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Should we use the government house as main image? In low size, it's just a building seem from a distance. It may be a better idea to use the map File:Falkland Islands topographic map-en.svg (which is a featured image in itself) or the flag File:Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg Cambalachero (talk) 15:58, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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At maximum main-page size (shown), the map would be a poor choice, I think, because nothing would be legible. Having said that, I must remember that I'm no longer TFA coordinator and the decision has to be the new team's! BencherliteTalk 16:19, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"....the islands have had French, British, Spanish, and Argentine settlements". Argentine -->Argentinian? Moriori (talk) 21:42, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Argentine, not Argentinian --Cambalachero (talk) 22:39, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

FWIW, British English dictionaries allow either; see for instance "the Argentine landscape" at oxforddictionaries.com under "examples", and dictionary.cambridge.org. Argentine is more common in US journalism (per AP Styleguide). Cambalachero's argument is also reasonable: when English-language usage doesn't dictate, it's sensible to use words for people that are less likely to offend the people you're talking about. - Dank (push to talk) 23:19, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
As a comment, the current photo is seriously confusing and under-whelming (people will wonder why an article on a country is being illustrated with a photo of a dull building). I'd suggest going with the map. Nick-D (talk) 01:21, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Can we replace the image with just a plain relief map?

Rob984 (talk) 02:37, 2 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging Crisco 1492. - Dank (push to talk) 05:55, 2 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]