Since my State Flag of Charlotte got a pretty good response, I think Iām going to make this happen. However, Iād like some input from you guys.
Hereās what I have now:
It has been requested that I remove the āUniversity of North Carolinaā text from the seal, and I agreeā¦ Iād have a hard time getting a flag made with any direct reference to the University on it for copyright reasons.
So, that pretty much rules out putting āUniversity of Charlotteā in there as well.
The two directions that I thought about going:
āThe Great Seal of the State of Charlotteā replacing the āUniversity of North Carolinaā text and ā1946ā replacing the āat Charlotte 1946ā at the bottom.
Placing the names of the counties that make up the State of Charlotte around the perimeter of the seal. My question for this is: which counties actually make up the State of Charlotte?
Awesome! I can kick some cash your way to help out if need be. I would stick with just altering to say University of Charlotte and the date. I like the county idea - but we have students from all over the state that create āThe State of Charlotteā, so that is hard to do.
I feel like Iāve missed a conversation somewhere. Can the meaning of āState of Charlotteā be explained a bit further? What is the flag supposed to represent or advocate?
[quote=āZombieLew, post:1, topic:27896ā]Since my State Flag of Charlotte got a pretty good response, I think Iām going to make this happen. However, Iād like some input from you guys.
Hereās what I have now:
It has been requested that I remove the āUniversity of North Carolinaā text from the seal, and I agreeā¦ Iād have a hard time getting a flag made with any direct reference to the University on it for copyright reasons.
So, that pretty much rules out putting āUniversity of Charlotteā in there as well.
The two directions that I thought about going:
āThe Great Seal of the State of Charlotteā replacing the āUniversity of North Carolinaā text and ā1946ā replacing the āat Charlotte 1946ā at the bottom.
Placing the names of the counties that make up the State of Charlotte around the perimeter of the seal. My question for this is: which counties actually make up the State of Charlotte?
Give me your opinions, guys![/quote]Charlotte is 100% contained within Mecklenburg County. That may not have been what you were asking, but that is how I read it.
If I can find a place that will make it with a direct reference to the school, Iāll go that route.
I know we wouldnāt print something like that here without permissionā¦ but Iāll look around.
And NN, I know thatā¦ I was more or less asking how far out the theoretical ābordersā would go. NWA makes a great point, thoughā¦ students and alumni come from all over.
I also think it should simply be āUniversity of Charlotteā on top with either ā1946ā on the bottom or āState of Charlotteā or perhaps #StateofCharlotte to comply with current social media trends.
I think a grassroots effort to popularize the phrase āUniversity of Charlotteā with stuff like this flag, or individual designed apparel would be a great way to spread the word on name change.
[quote=ā49or bust, post:15, topic:27896ā][quote=āZombieLew, post:14, topic:27896ā]Well, thatās because it is derived from the Mecklenburg County Flag:
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Just a minor correction, that is the City of Charlotteās flag, not Mecklenburg. The actual county has no flag that I know of.[/quote]
[quote=āZombieLew, post:18, topic:27896ā][quote=āVA49er, post:17, topic:27896ā][quote=āSteauA, post:8, topic:27896ā]Love this idea and I love the design.
How about just āCharlotte 49ersā on the top and āEstablished 1946ā on the bottom.[/quote]
I like this idea.[/quote]
I do too, but Iām concerned with the copyright issues that would come with it.[/quote]
Stick with University of Charlotte. We really need to start socializing that and any opportunity to explain why we need to change it is a good one. THere are going to be a lot of alums who are not going to be crazy about it and something like this is a good way to get them talking so we can counter.
Donāt mean to get off topic, but I would love to get my hands on the blue saltire Mecklenburg or the green Charlotte crown flag. I know theyāre for government use only but how awesome would it be to fly one of those at a tailgate?
