No more RGI flag sequences

[Doug Ewell]

Mark Davis wrote:

> The reasoning behind that has been at
> https://www.unicode.org/emoji/proposals.html#Flags (F2) for some time.

Since I'm unlikely ever to submit a true emoji proposal (i.e. for a facial expression or animal or hand gesture), I probably wouldn't have thought to look at the "Submitting Emoji Proposals" page.

That said, this passage in that section:

> Adding further subdivision flags as RGI can also appear to play
> favorites unless similar subdivisions also get flags, which could mean
> “all other flags of that country” or “all subdivisions of greater or
> equal population in other countries”

doesn't seem to align with the decision to exclude Northern Ireland.

> The feasibility issues behind that reasoning would have to change
> substantially before FR could be revised. 
>
> Note however that all the subdivision flags remain valid; just not
> recommended for general interchange.

That basically means no vendor will support flag images for these places, and they will not be interchangeable in any medium that uses Unicode.

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