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tooki:
On iOS, a long press on it opens the context menu for the image, with the hover text as the heading.
Bud:

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--- Quote from: Circlotron on April 13, 2021, 02:40:39 am ---I think it would be good if next to each user's country flag it had a two-letter abbreviation of the country name. There are so many flags that I have no idea what they are. And no, I don't come from USA.

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On a desktop I can hover the mouse pointer over the flag to get the country name. Does that not work on all platforms?

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No mouse on tablets and phones.
Syntax Error:
How about showing the (IANA) country code from the IP where the post was generated?
harerod:
I like the country flags for several reasons.

First of all, when I see an English speaking country, I can safely take the author's production as the gold standard of English. Conversely, for certain other countries, some caution, mixed with leniency, is called for.

Furthermore, the flag gives a hint at what common cultural knowledge I may expect expect from
the writer. Helps in communication.

Last but not least, one can read the post in what he assumes this person's accent might be. Great fun.
I mean, just read my posts wiz a German accent, as I read the Russians' with Russian accent. :)
tooki:

--- Quote from: Bud on April 13, 2021, 01:23:18 pm ---
--- Quote from: wilfred on April 13, 2021, 12:46:28 pm ---
--- Quote from: Circlotron on April 13, 2021, 02:40:39 am ---I think it would be good if next to each user's country flag it had a two-letter abbreviation of the country name. There are so many flags that I have no idea what they are. And no, I don't come from USA.

--- End quote ---
On a desktop I can hover the mouse pointer over the flag to get the country name. Does that not work on all platforms?

--- End quote ---

No mouse on tablets and phones.

--- End quote ---
Very observant! However, they do have touchscreens.
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