Sveriges Radio, 16 September 2014 linkhttp://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.as ... el=5966219[/link]
Google-translation from Swedish linkhttp://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.as ... el=5966219[/link]
I have corrected the article somewhat, as it is about coats of arms, not "weapons", as Google Translate would have it.
Also covered here:Municipality coats of arms replaced on Wikipedia - "problematic"
Wikipedia's own interpretation of the Swedish municipality coat of arms is a problem for all Swedish municipalities, according to the National Archives Herald Henrik Klackenberg. Among other things, Oskarshamn city arms have been removed from Wikipedia and replaced by another version several times. On Wikipedia, the encyclopedia on the Internet where anyone can go in and edit what it says, has instead an unofficial version published and representatives of Oskarshamn Municipality has tried to get this corrected several times without success. Since 29 August, there is now a coat of arms on on Wikipedia, but not municipal official version that has a mural crown in the top of the shield. This may be due to mural crowns protected by copyright rules, but from the municipality sees anything that the official version is used. " It's in the right direction, but I do not understand why you can not use the official version when we ourselves make this point, it says Ted Lindquist, Marketing Manager at Oskarshamn. [...] long and intense discussions on municipal arms have been common on Wikipedia. Often copyrights mentioned as a reason to publish unofficial arms. "This is not just a problem in Oskarshamn, it is a problem for all Swedish municipalities and authorities" said Royal Herald Henrik Klackenberg. According to him, Wikipedia has its own heraldic who draw their coats of arms based on the rules for Swedish arms, the so-called blazon. [...] The National Archives provides since May pictures of correct weapon free for Wikipedia and others through the image bank Wikimedia Commons. Nevertheless, it is still not certain that the version that appears on Wikipedia is the same as used officially by example municipalities. The official versions should be used, says Henrik Klackenberg ... I think Wikipedia goes too far in its concern for copyright right here.
Wikipedia plockade bort rätt stadsvapen
Barometern-OT, 16 September 2014 linkhttp://www.barometern.se/nyheter/oskars ... T+Nyheter)[/link]
Wikimedia Commons' Category:Heraldry is an unorganized mess, run by amateurs with a bit of knowledge who believe they are experts. It would be so easy to make it a useful resource.