Quote Originally Posted by artificer View Post
Aye, I'm that "some" , more to the point, it's an awkward thing to handle a flag on your lonesome, especially when it's not on a pole.

The Saltire already represents something... Scotland. We'd just be appropriating it. To me, it just smacks of 'wrong'. We don't represent all of Scotland (they don't even wear the kilt unless it's a wedding or big event).
Putting a flag in 'compromising' poses smacks of impropriety to me (unless it's all our, and then we can do whatever the h@ll we want with it).

I think we need a new symbol. Don't ask me what that should be, just yet.
just my $0.02
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I respectfully disagree. I believe our own English Bloke has posted photos of an Aussie mate of his that travels with a small Australian Army flag around the world, and seems to have no issue with handling a flag on his lonesome.

And the flag itself doesn't necessarily have to be a Saltire -- why not a small banner with the Xmarks crest badge? A firm such as Caberdancer, which makes personal heraldic banners for armigers could no doubt come up with something nice and compact. No issue with "compromising" photos then.

We already have a symbol in the Xmarks badge. No need to reinvent the wheel.

T.