Talk:flag jacking

RFD discussion: September 2015
Supposedly a verb, but defined as if it were a noun. SemperBlotto (talk) 14:50, 13 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, it is now defined as a noun. Perhaps there is a verb as well, but I can't find any citations. At this point, it looks like a rfv situation to me. Kiwima (talk) 06:56, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia that has citations in their article. IQ125 (talk) 18:03, 16 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep: Well known expression in Canada! IQ125 (talk) 17:59, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I have created flag jack (the verb), flag jacker (the person who does it) and a participle sense for flag jacking (which, like many -ing words, can be both a noun and a verb). I believe both could be attested. Pur ple back pack 89   20:27, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment: Thanks for participating Purple -:) IQ125 (talk) 11:38, 17 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete. Nothing on Google Books, Google Groups, or Issuu. (As an aside, I'm Canadian, and although I've heard of the practice of American travellers wearing Canada flag patches because they figure Canada has a better international reputation than the U.S. and they'll be more warmly received if they present themselves as Canadian, I've never heard it referred to by this term.) -Cloudcuckoolander (talk) 02:48, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep in RFD; already in RFV where it belongs. I'd even propose archiving this RFD to nowhere. --Dan Polansky (talk) 13:55, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

RFV discussion: September 2015–February 2016
Could not be attested per WT:RFD. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 05:12, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment: There are HuffPost and CNN articles pertaining to this phenomenon. Not sure how to turn that into the durable URLs on this topic, but there is information out there. Pur ple back pack 89   13:14, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
 * All the references in the Wikipedia article are clickbait based on a YouTube video created as viral marketing for a travel website. -Cloudcuckoolander (talk) 19:42, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
 * , are some of them durable links, though? Whether the origin of the article was grassroots or astroturf is irrelevant; if it is used enough, we can still have it. Pur ple back <font color="#CC33CC">pack <font color="FFBB00">89   12:05, 18 September 2015 (UTC)


 * RFV failed: no durably archived citations provided. —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 13:30, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

flag jack
The two forms that do not have interference, and, have zero hits on BGC, and I could not find any to support this at  either. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 05:15, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
 * So? Just because there's no BGC hits doesn't mean it's unattestable. <font face="Verdana"><font color="#3A003A">Pur <font color="#800080">ple <font color="#991C99">back <font color="#CC33CC">pack <font color="FFBB00">89   11:59, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
 * He never said it was, he just said it wasn't on Google Books. Renard Migrant (talk) 15:39, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Maybe not here, though he did blast me (unnecessarily, IMO) on my talk page for creating these (even though some were created by User:IQ125 and not I). <font face="Verdana"><font color="#3A003A">Pur <font color="#800080">ple <font color="#991C99">back <font color="#CC33CC">pack <font color="FFBB00">89  16:43, 18 September 2015 (UTC)


 * RFV failed: no durably archived citations provided. —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 13:30, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

flag jacker
No BGC hits for singular or plural. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 05:16, 17 September 2015 (UTC)


 * RFV failed: no durably archived citations provided. —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 13:30, 26 February 2016 (UTC)