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Currently, the section links to Special:PermanentLink/124575520 as an example of too many icons. However, this example no longer applies: most of the icons that were visible on the page are located within arguments of {{Infobox football biography}} that have since been deprecated and so they no longer show up when following the link: the only remaining icon is the Spanish flag on the "current team". The page doesn't seem to have been archived at Wayback Machine at the period that there were too many icons. Perhaps the example can be changed to a better one (though I am unfortunately unaware of any) or removed from the page completely? Randi Moth ^Talk_Contribs 17:20, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps, American Indian Wars would be a better example. It currently has 59 flag icons in the infobox. - Donald Albury 12:05, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I was going to bring this up because I saw the same thing with one flag showing. The American Indian Wars link would work but probably caution that it meets MOS:FLAGS. – The Grid (talk) 02:31, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I do question whether all of those flags are necessary. I am not sure why the same Spanish flag needs to be shown 8 times, or the same French flag 9 times. I suppose, though, that I need to raise that question on the article's talk page. Donald Albury 13:53, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A screenshot would do even better, especially on a page where the icons are large. That would be future-proof. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 02:42, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Making a screenshot where the conditions of the original example have been replicated in a sandbox may work. Randi🦋^Talk_Contribs 20:47, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:List of Lockheed C-130 Hercules operators § Flag icons in section headings. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:47, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

FYI

 – Pointer to relevant discussion elsewhere.

Please see: Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style#MOS:FLAGS.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  18:07, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

FYI

 – Pointer to relevant discussion elsewhere.

Please see Talk:Ulster Scots people#Why the flags?  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  18:40, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Now an RfC: Talk:Ulster Scots people#RfC on inclusion of ancestral national flags – about MOS:FLAGS / MOS:IMAGERELEVANCE and Northern Ireland again.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  06:37, 8 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]