User talk:NuclearVacuum/Archive 5

Flags
Dude, I've seen your flags, and their amazing. How do you make them? Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 19:33, January 2, 2014 (UTC)

Personally, I like the ones for Saigyo, New Kamchatka, Kagiyama, and Vasiliysk. I've made a few of my own, but I used GIMP and I've been looking for an alternative that is easier to use, control, and produces cleaner results. Inkscape seems to have filled in all of those needs (I got the maps down a science, no more fuzzy borders!). Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 02:15, January 3, 2014 (UTC)

I meant Kenai's flag sorry. Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 02:34, January 3, 2014 (UTC)

Awesome. Thanks for the info once again. Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 02:44, January 3, 2014 (UTC)

Niew-Africa
I take it Nieu-Afrika in South African and open? If so, I'd like to write on it being an Afrikaneer colony established due to fears (as in OTL) of a potential black genocide of the white population in South Africa. With your permission that is. Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 02:43, January 3, 2014 (UTC)

Sorry about that. Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 02:51, January 3, 2014 (UTC)

Understood. My influences for the state is actually based on OTL Orania. These people establish a colony backed by funding from Afrikaners seeking to join them away from South Africa, which, by all honest accounts, has failed to maintain the way of life they had accustom themselves to during the apartheid-era. Men like become major leaders in the new colony. Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 03:04, January 3, 2014 (UTC)

Why thank you. I'm honored to play a part in the TL. :D Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 03:07, January 3, 2014 (UTC)

RE:Adding Tags
Sure thing. Saw you add the site parameter to a picture I uploaded one time and have been doing it since. Is there a way to check if an image is only on Wikipedia? Mscoree (talk) 04:19, January 3, 2014 (UTC)

Okay thanks for the tip. Mscoree (talk) 04:24, January 3, 2014 (UTC)

Can you delete a page for me?
Hello. Could you delete my pages? I feel like starting a whole new one

Thank you!

Memester (talk) 03:08, January 4, 2014 (UTC)Memester

Future
Do you want to help me on the Alternate Future Wiki? -- Ismael777 12:24, January 4, 2014‎

I'm not trying to spam. And it is alternate future history, not OTL future history. I founded the wiki yesterday and I really need help developing it. Ismael Perez 17:31, January 4, 2014 (UTC)

I did get the impression. I just did not think a comment of mine to support you would be removed in such a manner. It is your timeline in the end though so I wish you good luck with it. Imp (Say Hi?!) 18:19, January 7, 2014 (UTC)

Can this wiki affiliate to the Alternate Future Wiki? Ismael Perez (Talk) 00:12, January 9, 2014 (UTC)

Accidental Duplicate
Just so you know I didn't mean to duplicate. I was trying to make more flag choices for my page and I combined the admiral flag with the United States flag. I didn't know that Hellerick had done something similar when he made all those alternate United States flag. My mistake, and I apologize for the duplicate. Mscoree (talk) 01:38, January 9, 2014 (UTC)

Okay I got your message. Thanks for the information. Mscoree (talk) 01:39, January 9, 2014 (UTC)

I saw you replace the flag and I started typing the message to you while you were typing to me, expecting the worst. Saw your message after I hit publish and sent the second message rather relieved. Anyway, thanks for the help. Mscoree (talk) 02:12, January 9, 2014 (UTC)

Largest City
I noticed you are trying to fix the largest city code in NationInfo. Here you go:

-->|}} {{#if:{{{capital|}}}{{{admin_center|}}}{{{largest_city|}}}{{{largest_settlement|}}} (and {{{largest_settlement_type|largest city}}}) {{{capital}}}{{#if:{{{latd|}}} | {{coord|{{{latd}}}|{{{latm}}}|{{{latNS}}}|{{{longd}}}|{{{longm}}}|{{{longEW}}}|type:country({{{area_km2|}}})}} }} |<!---else4:

{{TestInfo }}
 * capital = Moscow
 * largest_city=capital

I took the code from NationBox (the ugliest template on the wiki), which has had this functionality since day one, and adapted it for NationInfo. Feel free to add that to NationInfo. Mscoree (talk) 17:08, January 9, 2014 (UTC)

No problem. Good luck with NationInfo. Mscoree (talk) 17:22, January 9, 2014 (UTC) {{clear}}

I recommend having some sort of boolean value or parameter to indicate if a capital is its largest city (see NationBox) because right now the way you have it you've made it so that when ever no largest city is indicated it makes the capital the largest city by default. This means almost every page that uses NationInfo has been changed. Mscoree (talk) 03:24, January 13, 2014 (UTC)

RE:Stop categorizing!!
I see. I'm going to go back and remove the spaces if that's alright. Mscoree (talk) 04:52, January 12, 2014 (UTC)

I think we got them all. Now that we're done do what ever punishment you see fit. Mscoree (talk) 05:47, January 12, 2014 (UTC)

To answer your question I was chastised for images in the past. Anyway, in case this is my last day on the wiki, thanks for the help, and good luck in the future. Mscoree (talk) 05:59, January 12, 2014 (UTC)

Depending on how long I am banned I will probably never be seen again. It's very possible that by then I will have succumb to illness. But I am grateful. I was expected by the turn of the year. Twelve days can mean a lot to someone. Even given me some time to think, on legacy, impact, and that sort of thing. When you said "considering what you've done to me previously", it made me sad to know I had impacted you in a way that could never be mended or touched, left simply in the state it was; poor. I don't know how else to say it but I appreciate everything you've done for me. During the time I was on this wiki I've had a lot of good experiences, some of which lasting for only seconds at a time. So even now in these few great seconds I have left to cherish, these last few messages, I am at home. It's like a light to me, and when light goes out I don't know what's left. All I know is that somewhere there is a wiki with edits by some guy in the future will have long since past, and this poor, mediocre legacy is all that he would have left. And yes I'm an idiot. I have no idea what I'm doing. You should be madder. I used to get very mad too sometimes. But really all you're affecting is some guy who in the future will have long since past. Anyway, thank you for your great timelines, all of which I've read, your images, maps, and flags, to which I strive to be, and everything else. Just know, if it's any consolation, that you've impacted me. Mscoree (talk) 06:22, January 12, 2014 (UTC)

NationInfo template
Nuke, what happen with NationInfo template? FirstStooge (talk) 05:12, January 12, 2014 (UTC)

I'm sorry for being so explosive, Nuke. I promise I will tone down my temper from now on. Well, I can only leave this matter completely to the TSPTF now and let them judge Ms wisely. FirstStooge (talk) 06:16, January 12, 2014 (UTC)
 * sigh* Him again. Well, now the wiki is already on a total mess just because his stupidity. FirstStooge (talk) 05:44, January 12, 2014 (UTC)

Map Program
Hello,

I was wondering what program you use to make the orthographic projections of your Venus, they're very impressive.

Thank you (I am that guy (talk) 01:35, January 15, 2014 (UTC))

Yes, it helps. I appreciate it.

(I am that guy (talk) 03:11, January 15, 2014 (UTC))

National Anthem of New Kamchatka
I think I found a suitable anthem for New Kamchatka. Actually, it was a rejected proposal for an anthem of the Soviet Union. It is used by Transnistria today with different lyrics.

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D1%83%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B0_%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1X0XebFfs8

Just edit it out to fit New Kamchatka.

General tiu (talk) 15:16, January 16, 2014 (UTC)

I didnt realize it was a duplicate. Sorry DS|The Rainbow Machete 18:06, January 16, 2014 (UTC)

Some of them were already buried in the depths of my computer (Yankees logo and Mets logo), under the names which I uploaded them with. For the others, I mostly added New York here and there, and replaced underscores with spaces. Do you want me to rename them or something? I just feel like "New York Yankees Logo" (name here) is easier to find than "NewYorkYankes PrimaryLogo" (Wikipedia file name).

02:45, January 17, 2014 (UTC)

OK, I'll do that next time.

02:56, January 17, 2014 (UTC)

Re:Flag of Italy
I am really sorry, Nuke. I promise for being more careful next time. FirstStooge (talk) 17:13, January 20, 2014 (UTC)

Hey nuke
You pretty much seem like the guy who would like to make a flag I have the idea for. This flag would explore in Yellowstone: 1936 Leon Trosky moving back to Russia after the eruption and chaos. He would make a nation in Leningrad and surrounding areas called the Peoples Republic of Leningrad. Now I have always imaged it to have Russian naval symbolism and communist and maybe a tiny bit of imperial symbolism. Why I am asking you to do this is because you are great at making flags and you seem to love Russia. OCT MARIUS, HAIL HIM  17:57, January 23, 2014 (UTC)


 * Sounds like the early Soviet naval jack. It's communist, it's naval, and it's Imperial Russian in the same time. — Hellerick [[Image:Flag of Divnogorsk.svg|20px]] 00:58, January 24, 2014 (UTC)

re:Flag in Signature
Thank you for the heads up, nuke. Whew, I thought I was in trouble for a minute there. Changes have been made as requested. CrimsonAssassin- I have special eyes 20:23, January 23, 2014 (UTC)

DComedian13
Here's Nuke: Flags (Socialist World) by DComedian13. FirstStooge (talk) 10:52, January 25, 2014 (UTC)

Re: Duplicates
Concerning the duplication of flags of nations in my timeline; the flag of Hadramaut is not the same as the Qu'aiti sultanate. Also, regarding the flags of Castille and Egypt etc., I seem to have difficulties changing the height of the picture so as to preserve uniformity on the page. Any help in doing so, would be appreciated. - Happychickenvermin (Talk 03:33, February 2, 2014 (UTC)


 * I've edited the flag of (my) Castille; it is now deprived of the fringe and has a variant of the Castillian coat-of-arms, flanked by the Pillars of Hercules and crowned with the Spanish crown. The Latin name of the kingdom is inscribed at the bottom.


 * I've replaced the old flag link with the new one but, on the Nations page, it displays the old one. Any thoughts why?
 * Happychickenvermin (Talk 05:47, February 2, 2014 (UTC)


 * The flag of Arkhangelsk is not a duplicate. Also, I failed to notice the flag of Murmansk oblast when I searched the wiki.
 * Happychickenvermin (Talk 06:32, February 12, 2014 (UTC)


 * As I have stated before, the flag of Arkhangelsk is not a duplicate. The saltire is a different shade of blue and the crown atop the coat of arms is also different. In regards to the flag of Veneto, when I had searched for the file on this wiki, I found the old version. I uploaded mine on the same day you changed the flag. Am I supposed to check every day for minor changes such as this? I accept accountability for the duplicates of the dependent territories as I had forgotten I uploaded them on an obsolete page.
 * Happychickenvermin (Talk 09:53, February 27, 2014 (UTC)
 * I accidentally duplicated some flags but corrected myself (as much as I can) and put the new files in the Category: Delete. Sorry.
 * Happychickenvermin (Talk 10:14, March 30, 2014 (UTC)

IP Block
Hi, I don't mean to spam people, but I am contacting you because you were the administrator who most recently edited. Recently the user Mscoree was banned for two weeks, and his ban was supposed to ban today, however, because he viewed the source of a page recently it auto blocked his IP. Since his block was supposed to expire today and this is all a mistake, is it possible for you to unban his IP? Thanks, Tr0llis (talk) 22:30, February 2, 2014 (UTC)

Actually his ban ended at 21:19 UTC (about an hour and a half ago). It even says he is unblocked to any observer. If you look on his profile it says he is unblocked. But wikia just auto blocked his IP. I ask that you just unblock his IP. Tr0llis (talk) 22:45, February 2, 2014 (UTC)

He's not going around a block at all. He simply viewed a page, and now his IP is blocked. He's supposed to be unblocked at the moment (his user is unblocked already), it's just that his IP is blocked as a mistake. Please correct this mistake. Tr0llis (talk) 23:11, February 2, 2014 (UTC)

Andr3w777
ok i was unawareBowties are Cool (talk) 22:43, February 2, 2014 (UTC)

I didn't mean to offend you, after I posted I realized it was in anger. I don't like being the person in the wrong, even on accident. I just though it was a bit unfair. I hardly thought it was harrasement. It was most certainly not my intent. I am a bit ill tempered perhaps, and for that I suppose I apologize, I will pay more attention in the future.Bowties are Cool (talk) 23:05, February 2, 2014 (UTC)

Great White South
Recently I have decided to begin contributing to the timeline Great White South, and have created the following pages:


 * South Africa
 * Port-aux-Français
 * Battle of Kerguelen
 * Antarctic Meltdown

I read the editorial guidelines, and I believe I did everything correctly, but if you see anything that needs to be fixed please tell me and I’ll be happy to oblige.

Also I have a few questions. Is it okay to have certain countries settle Antarctic or nearby islands they may own? For example would South Africa have a greater presence on the Prince Edward Islands? Right now I have it the same as OTL, but I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the matter. Mscoree (talk) 23:24, February 2, 2014 (UTC)

Sorry I thought the timeline was open to everyone, but if you don't want certain editors to contribute then that is fine I guess. Sorry for the trouble. Mscoree (talk) 23:46, February 2, 2014 (UTC)

Austria - Hungary
A piece of advice: Austria and Hungary are both within Austria-Hungary, so I think that the category for Austria shouldn't be categorized with Austria-Hungary. Probably should be the other way around. Anyway, that was just what I thought when i saw your edit. Mscoree (talk) 19:07, February 4, 2014 (UTC)

Stuff
Sorry that I've been very sporadic for the past while. Will hopefully give you a big reply to every note you left in the next day or so. Short one for now.

Yeah, sewage backed up in most parts of the apartment. Didn't cause too much damage - it didn't get beyond the edges of the carpet outside the bathrooms, though it got absorbed further from there, including through the bathroom wall - but we needed to get out of there fast after the complex dropped the ball on cleaning and fixing it in a major way. Can't live in sewage, eh? (Luckily tenants have a lot of rights here, and we had a lucky visit with our lawyer about immigration that this was mentioned in as an aside. Never saw a lawyer so into the idea of tearing someone a new one, lol)

So, we moved in a little over a week and a half, in winter. During which time the wife ate something stupid and had horrid food poisoning, lol. Not fun. Things only just now getting back to normal. Shouldn't elaborate more, in case the complex tries to fight it (they shouldn't, but...)

No, that timeline is not ASB, though the idea of those areas eventually becoming a Confederation is far too optimistic. As for how to adopt, you are correct, though after that you need to leave a short note asking for objections or problems on the timeline's talk page. Same principle as the note on the author's talk page.

Lordganon (talk) 14:07, February 5, 2014 (UTC)

Soviet Union in Sochi
What would the Sochi Olympics would look like in the Venusian Haven, Russian America, New Union, and Great White South TLs would look like?

--General tiu (talk) 02:43, February 8, 2014 (UTC)

Re:East Germany
Thank you, Nuke (^_^).

I found that is just interesting (and kinda bit ironic) that German exiled communists in the Soviet Union initially chosen the same flag that used as the rallying symbol of the nationalists & monarchists during the Weimar Republic and as the early flag of Nazi Germany (1933-1935) for the National Committee for Free Germany in 1943.

FirstStooge (talk) 01:07, February 16, 2014 (UTC)

Political party infobox
Nuke, is there any technical problems in political party infobox template like what happened on here: Nationalist Party of Japan?

FirstStooge (talk) 10:12, February 20, 2014 (UTC)

I mean, everytime I put the template, the first paragraph of my article is like being entered, making a gap between the article title and the first paragraph. Is it because of the template? FirstStooge (talk) 17:07, February 20, 2014 (UTC)

Glad it finally fixed. Thank you very much, Nuke. I am very sorry if I bothered you. FirstStooge (talk) 23:50, February 20, 2014 (UTC)

Alright, alright XD FirstStooge (talk) 02:06, February 21, 2014 (UTC)

Signature
Hi Nuke, I was wondering if you could add a link to your talk page in your signature. It would make it easier to contact you that way. I can even add it for you if you want, whether it be "(talk)" next to your name, part of your name the second link, or make it so that the flag links you there. Let me know. Thanks, Mscoree (talk) 15:46, February 22, 2014 (UTC)

RE: SERIOUSLY?????????
Please note that the file I uploaded is labelled as a PNG version of the original file, and was necessary for a project I was working on. They are different files. Thanks, Mscoree (talk) 02:08, February 24, 2014 (UTC)

Nuke please, I can't use the one that's already uploaded. The one I uploaded is necessary for the thing I was working on. Mscoree (talk) 02:12, February 24, 2014 (UTC)

Is there anyway I can reupload the image without it getting deleted? I know it is very similar to the old one, but I made that new one specifically for a project I am working on. It's a different of fifty-seven kilobytes in the image (more than eight times the original). Mscoree (talk) 02:24, February 24, 2014 (UTC)

I needed a PNG since it makes the background transparent, and because it is higher quality. Are alternate file types not allowed? Mscoree (talk) 02:41, February 24, 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for reuploading the file. Mscoree (talk) 02:56, February 24, 2014 (UTC)

RE:You are not an admin
I am aware that I am not an administrator. I merely wanted to welcome the new user to the site, and I noticed that he had uploaded some duplicates so I gave him a tip. I didn't mean to impersonate staff in any way, and I apologize if I interfered in any way. Thanks, Mscoree (talk) 03:13, February 25, 2014 (UTC)

Is there really an issue with marking the file to it's easier to find? It's like reporting a crime. I just noticed it was a duplicate and marked it as such so you could delete it. If you really want me to not do that I guess I can, but it seems like that would be less beneficial. Again I didn't mean to impersonate staff in any way. Sorry, Mscoree (talk) 11:39, February 25, 2014 (UTC)

Badge


I'd been planning on remaking the TSPTF badge for a while now, so here it is in all of its SVG glory. Looks weird on my end. No matter. Enjoy. :P Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 03:15, February 24, 2014 (UTC)

I've uploaded an improved badge in .png format that is a tad bit more presentable. I hope you like it. Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 06:22, February 25, 2014 (UTC)

Here's the most recent one I have. I uploaded it a day or two ago, but the image appears to be broken. Have at it if you want. :) Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 17:27, February 25, 2014 (UTC)

I figured as much. But I'd be honored. Thanks for sparing your time. Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 17:41, February 25, 2014 (UTC)

Thank you so much! I've been trying to figure out how to make actual letter blocks for ages. XD Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 05:06, February 26, 2014 (UTC)

Sorry
Someday I'll be perfect - at least, my mother hoped so until the day she died.

Bil

EoGuy (talk) 04:03, February 28, 2014 (UTC)

RE: Categorizing?
What exactly did you need to fix? I'm having trouble finding an instance of you doing so. Mscoree (talk) 16:36, March 1, 2014 (UTC)

For those I just added "Flags". I wasn't aware of a special category for the first one's until after. I apologize for this inconvenience. Mscoree (talk) 17:06, March 1, 2014 (UTC)

In the case of We Can Pretend, you told me not to mark files as duplicates, so I categorized them like usual. Mscoree (talk) 17:10, March 1, 2014 (UTC)

Russian Americans
Hello Nuke. Tis I, Scraw. I was trying to find Russian American politicians of the early 20th century but couldn't find any. Would you happen to know any from the 1910 - 1950 time period? Russian-Canadians work too.

18:03, March 2, 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the speedy response. I'll be sure to check out all these resources.

18:27, March 2, 2014 (UTC)

Re: Ellipsis
Sorry for the duplication there. I used your method of using the Wikipedia title but apparently not even that is a sure fire method.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Hungary.svg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Hungary.png

Anyway, if you must delete one of them I guess go ahead. Thanks for not banning me and all. Mscoree (talk) 02:05, March 8, 2014 (UTC)



Also I don't mean to question you, but your replacement file looks really messed up. Mscoree (talk) 02:08, March 8, 2014 (UTC)

Can I restore this file? They're two different files on Wikipedia, and are different designs. The reason Wikipedia has two (three in total actually) is that they are all different versions. The one you uploaded for example has a simplified crown according to the description. The one you uploaded, as noted, is also really messed up and unusable. Mscoree (talk) 02:17, March 8, 2014 (UTC)

Questions
I'm wondering a few things, and I've noticed that none of the admins seem present lately or have retired, and you seem to be the next-in-line, so to speak.

So, I'd like to have the discussions I posted which aren't active deleted.

Do you think Hubei and Yunnan could federate in DD? Would it be possible for Yunnan, Hubei, and Guangxi to take on the PRC and liberate Gansu?

What I put on LG's wall;

"Also, I'm having difficulty with my timeline. I've been considering an original course I wanted to take, but didn't. Would it be possible for Western Christianity to develop between 30-330 as more along the lines of this Wiki's Equalism and Progressive Christianity ,or a primitive version at the least? I'd obviously need to do more research, but would this effect history too much for me to use the POD I have, or would I need to redo it...again?

I'm sorry, I know I've jumped around here in terms of redoing, but I have wanted to see what alternate development of Abrahamic religions would have on the world, particularly if they had Eastern influences."

Canuck2012 (talk) 02:05, March 9, 2014 (UTC)Canuck2012

Well, thanks anyway. It's nice to get a reply back this quickly (no offense).

Anyway, do you know of anyone at all who could perhaps help answer my questions in the mean time?

Canuck2012 (talk) 21:21, March 9, 2014 (UTC)Canuck2012

P
can you please fix letter P in the alt hist list.Andrewads2001 (talk) 04:48, March 11, 2014 (UTC)

Aztec flag
This flag was listed: "Age of Empires" I took it off Google images, not sure what I did wrong. SwankyJ (talk) 22:56, March 16, 2014 (UTC)

Did I do it right this time? http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/Aztec_Empire_(Principia_Moderni_III_Map_Game) ? SwankyJ (talk) 23:00, March 16, 2014 (UTC)

Sorry, I am very new to this wikia thing/althistory thing. I was recruited by Monster Pumpkin, and really liked this. But yeah, I didn't know that you search wikia pictures seperately. Thank you for not banning me or whatever the consequences would be. SwankyJ (talk) 23:08, March 16, 2014 (UTC)

Ok i created my own page that has nothing to do with the New Union. The only reason why I edited the Albania page was that I thought no one edited it for a long period of time. I am sorry if I caused any trouble. I guess I was just following the construction rules without noticing it was not on construction. Thank you for your input and sorry if I caused any harm.

Re: Bigovi8
Alright, Nuke. FirstStooge (talk) 04:51, March 17, 2014 (UTC)

Ok i created my own page that has nothing to do with the New Union. The only reason why I edited the Albania page was that I thought no one edited it for a long period of time. I am sorry if I caused any trouble. I guess I was just following the construction rules without noticing it was not on construction. Thank you for your input and sorry if I caused any harm.

I want my page to deal with Albania. If I can't use any of these names... What should I call the page?

Am I aloud to call it Nationalist Albania or something like that without any controversy?

Wow thank you. Sorry for all the trouble.

Crimea in Russian America
I think since New Union and the Venusian Haven TLs already covered what would happen to Crimea, it's in the Russian America TL in which it was a mystery.

Is Crimea never given to Ukraine in 1950s? Or it gonna be like OTL?

And wow, the New Soviet flags of the New Union looked cool. Only Bashkortostan and Mordovia are left.

General tiu (talk) 16:45, March 19, 2014 (UTC)

Thank you
Hey Nuc, thank you for the pictures. My device only allows me to do .jpgs :P

I am that guy (talk) 02:02, March 26, 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for moving that article of mine

EliastheGreat (talk) 00:37, March 29, 2014 (UTC)

New Union
Are you the creator of the New Union Timeline? If so, what page could I make. I'm newer to the wiki and haven't really worked on a timeline before, and want to add quality articles to the wiki. Saturn120  18:59, April 1, 2014 (UTC)

I was probably thinking of working on the EU pages as you stated the EU was becoming something somewhat like a third superpower. I think some more detail could be added on those nations. I was thinking I could do an Italy page as it was one of the founding members of the EU. Also thank you for your complement on my timeline's idea. I really appreciate it. Saturn120  21:16, April 1, 2014 (UTC)

Divided Japan Maps
I was fooling around and made these. Thought you might want them. Cour *talk* 16:26, April 6, 2014 (UTC)

Flag of Eastern Ukraine
I now know what would be the flag of Eastern Ukraine would look like!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donetsk%E2%80%93Krivoy_Rog_Soviet_Republic

General tiu (talk) 14:22, April 7, 2014 (UTC)

EU Flag
I don't want to Duplicate, but I can't find the EU flag. Do you know where I could find it, on the Wiki? Thank You, Local Mafia Boss (Talk) (Blog)

Alternative 2014
Can you make atlases for my timeline Alternative 2014?

Templates for atlas:



May add more.

Replies
No, not bothering me or anything. Just haven't gotten caught up on notes yet. Haven't gotten a chance to get a reply to you yet. Apologies - saved yours for last as it involves more thought and length.

With regards to the NJ idea, not all that workable, really. A bit too far and off the beaten path. Be hard to supply.

Have it be the Rhode Island coast - should be clean and open for some resettlement.

Lordganon (talk) 09:23, April 19, 2014 (UTC)

Notice recieved.

I have recieved your notice regarding the file usages.. I apologize for the mistakes that happnened. I will do my best not do it again.

Gillan1220 (talk) 11:33, April 21, 2014 (UTC)

Overall Response
Been a long time coming. Apologies.

VH:

The Stagnation, realistically, is going to still happen. The Venus activities will help mitigate the effects, but it's still a given. Actual reforms would have to occur to stop it, and Venus would not be anywhere near enough of a factor to cause them. Consider how much of a reaction Gorby got when he did his reforms in the 1980s - the backlash would be far worse. If anything, the extra expenses of Venus will make it worse in general.

Yes, getting to Venus first will get them more "pride." Which, in theory, may get them some sort of goodwill to enact some minor reforms. Nothing too major, mind - large reforms will still be needed later on, though they will go better. But past that, it matters very little. If they don't like the government, or Soviet occupation, it won't change their opinions.

There's a limit on how many people can be transported to Venus. In the Baltic States, for instance, you're talking about a population that, besides the Russians, is almost entirely opposed to communism. Poland, Germany, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia, much the same idea, though the proportions are not quite as high.

It might keep things more peaceful, but they're still going to want out, and realistically, get it. Can't deport millions of people to Venus, after all. Like I said before, Romania and Bulgaria are probably the only satellites that they can keep.

Yugoslavia's collapse had little, if anything, to do with the Soviets or the economy, and everything to do with it being colossal screwup in the first place. A better economy isn't going to solve the problems there. The only stable time in its history was under Tito, remember. Just about every other decade the same kinds of things like the otl 1990s was tried. A split there is more or less assured. Best you can do is make it more pleasant. Not that I think, mind, that changes in Moscow would make things any better between them.

WoC:

You followed it to the letter.

NK Idea:

Yeah, being realistic, it wasn't an attempt - have to go with South Korean intel on that one. However, given what the same sources say about their train network, not impossible for it to have happened at the time to off him.

Nam would not be considered, and you're right about Un being too young. At a guess, Un is named to power, but... don't see it sticking. either he'll be kept as a figurehead, or overthrown outright. Figurehead is more likely, given the personality cult of that place. Would guess that the uncle executed otl is the power behind the throne.

Yeah, reform basically out of the question. People are too indoctrinated.

Don't see how you could include it in NU, however.

NU Quebec:

Don't see any way that a Soviet Union still existing would cause the result to flip. Probably swing more the other way, actually.

Not that any government besides France would recognize it unless the result was a large majority, though.

An actual attempt would result in armed revolts, and what amounts to civil war.

OL:

That may be the case with Long Island, but it is even further from the rest of OL. Doubt they would support it.

Would also bring them into potential dispute with Delmarva, which I doubt they want.

NJ is also more damaged, and picked over, by this time.

Rhode Island is more somewhere I can see them doing it. Would be easier to support, if nothing else. Central, less damaged, and a plausible claim to the area, given the part of that state in the OL. Lot more things should be intact, and colonization should be fairly easy.

Suspect they would avoid the New Haven area. Would no doubt have to fight to take it over from what amounts to bandits, and I foresee it being a Vermont long-term plan anyway, as a port.

Lordganon (talk) 09:06, April 22, 2014 (UTC)

Chalk the VH part more up to the Christmas season, overrunning into later problems.

There is a difference, however, between sovereignty in the USSR, and what Quebec was going towards. Internal versus external, if you would. Would be a bad idea for them to support it, with regards to precedent towards their own republics. About the same reason why the USSR didn't tend to support such moves during the Cold War.

Note, too, that all of the areas that split in NU had exile groups in the West, especially the Baltic states, with some influence - the Baltic states even had governments in exile. Nor did the west recognize the annexation of those three states.

Situation is different with Quebec.

Also, odds are fairly good that the USSR still being around, even though moderated and improved, would make people be less desirous to leave Canada. Stronger united than apart, etc.

Outer Lands...

Yes, they are a maritime nation, but even that has limits, you know? It's not like they have a ton of resources to spare. Really, the main reason I can think of for them to establish posts would be farmland, in the end. NJ is a bit far for them to have something like that. Can't even really argue that it would work for trading posts, etc., given the proximity to Delmarva.

With regards to Delmarva, I'm saying that the good relations between them would mean that they wouldn't do anything out that way. Why risk a good thing, especially given the Delmarvans help with the plant?

Yes, NJ would, in theory, have small amounts of people around. No settlements, states, or the like, but in theory some would still be around. With RH, it is more doubtful. The "fall" would also have been far more sudden there than in NJ, leaving more to salvage.

Not so much that Delmarva would complain as it would just be a needless issue to risk.

Vermont, by and large, has never been all that picky about those "claims." Unless, of course, you act like Plymouth. Rhode Island also has, obviously, several coastal islands, which are basically out of reach for Vermont anyway. I figure, so long as OL doesn't push it too much, Vermont would be fine with it.

Vermont already has a project like that with Aroostook, which is probably even further off in terms of real development. Port there would really not be of any help to the OL anyway - would just mean more traffic in their waters. Would bet on them getting some sort of fees for it, though, kinda akin to the Sound Dues. With cooperation from Vermont, mind. Would lead to lots of other side-businesses, like casinos or the like.

Vermont, by my guess, is only 20 miles or so from the area anyway, in terms of solid control, at this time.

Lordganon (talk) 11:10, April 25, 2014 (UTC)

Image Duplicates
I just thought that I would key you in on a duplicate image that I found, since you seem to be the guy who takes care of these kinds of things.
 * File:Flag of Madagascar during French Union.png
 * File:Madagascar French Union.png

Sincerely, 06:11, April 25, 2014 (UTC)

U.S. Cabinet infobox
Hello, Nuke, I just using the U.S. cabinet infobox for my Theodore Roosevelt page. I find out the infobox occupy too much spaces on the page. Do you have any ideas to make a cabinet infobox that more simpler, collapsible, and even applicable not only for the U.S. cabinets, but for other government's cabinets?

FirstStooge (talk) 14:49, April 25, 2014 (UTC)

I am apologize too if I bothered your time, Nuke. As long as I can inform this matter to you, however, there is no problem for me too, even if you cannot help me on this problem. I will also working on the creation of a simpler cabinet infobox. Thank you for your time, Nuke.

FirstStooge (talk) 15:21, April 25, 2014 (UTC)

Template Help
Hello, been a while. I was working on fixing the Template:Infobox former country for another user. While I fixed the main problem I caused another one I can't for the life of me figure out. Use my Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Central Victory) page to see, the preceding arrow in the upper section of the infobox and it's flag appear in a solid link box simultaneously with the "Preceded by" section at the bottom of the infobox which appears normally.

I was wondering if you can help me with this as I've played with the template a few times and variations on using the template to get it to at least appear correctly.--Central Victory Creator 05:06, April 26, 2014 (UTC)

Alexander Kerensky image
I uploaded the second image because it was smaller, and I needed a small one for the infobox. For some reason, the 'imagesize' section of the infobox does not work, and makes the image too large. The 'imagesmall' just stretched the picture downwards. I uploaded the second file since it was small enough that I could use in the infobox. Now I cannot have a picture for the page. --Snowtrooper1917 (talk) 22:14, April 28, 2014 (UTC)

Re:People (Myomi Republic)
For other pictures, I admit it hold no distinction from other files on this wiki. The one that make its different is they were uploaded by me. However, Lenin portrait color.jpg was photoshopped, a change was made on its background. I also planned to make the picture to become more lively soon. So, in my opinion, Lenin portrait is not neutral at all as it will be endured further photoshopping.

FirstStooge (talk) 15:32, May 3, 2014 (UTC)

Original picture prior being photoshopped as the proof:

http://www.corbisimages.com/images/Corbis-42-17709954.jpg?size=67&uid=6d5385d4-fdff-4c8e-a736-e6cbfe31bf18

I removed the watermark and changed the color of background and the contrast of the suit.

FirstStooge (talk) 16:43, May 3, 2014 (UTC)

Duplication
I Did Not Duplicate File: TE New Netherlands.jpg i just found it on Google Images. Thank YouLikercat (talk) 15:12, May 10, 2014 (UTC)

Im Tired Of This Dumb Stupid Wiki

At LEAST on Future Wiki PEOPLE dont MAKE stupid HUGE WARS for One Thing Im Just SAYING That I Fouand One At GOOGLE THAT Was IDENTICAL. Thank YouLikercat (talk) 15:42, May 10, 2014 (UTC)

What do You Mean I Assume you got if off here i Just Wanted to Make a Scenario where New Amsterdam Survives And i just googled it And Took it!. Thank YouLikercat (talk) 15:52, May 10, 2014 (UTC)

Flag Replacement
Hello Nuke. What is the policy of replacing flags which are only used on Flag Disambiguation pages? I find many flags which are in jpg/gif format and I thought it could easily be made into a vector file and the version which they are based on - the worse base versions - could be deleted? Imp (Say Hi?!) 15:05, May 11, 2014 (UTC)

I was referring to user made flags, like bad quality jpg/gifs and such. Imp (Say Hi?!) 15:58, May 11, 2014 (UTC)

GWS Redo?
Hi, I've been recently been hearing that your GWS timeline might be redone, is this true?

Thanks for the help
Hey, Nuke, I wanted to thank you for all the Inkscape info you gave me in the past. I've since been able to create a host of maps, icons, and flags using it, and I no longer have that issue of "dancing letters" on my work. Here's some of the work I can attribute to the information you gave you. So yeah, thanks! Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 18:32, May 12, 2014 (UTC)

Duplication Template
Do you want a duplication Template? I have made one on another wiki and if you need it I'll make another for this one.

This
Apologies for upsetting you, Nuke. Not my goal or intent whatsoever.

Don't think of it as discrediting - think of it as critiquing.

Your ideas are good - would never tell you otherwise. At a minimum, you do put a lot of thought into them. That alone makes them good. They're not pointless, at all. Really, what you noted improves things a great deal.

Really, even with all of that, I only had two net points of issue with it.

As for why... Nuke, you're talking to someone who used to read encyclopedias for fun, and competed at the provincial level in geography competitions. I've also been trained on how to research and tear apart concepts, too.

In essence from all I've said on GWS, it's just the icecap and Scandinavia that need some thinking. Nothing to fret about, and you know I'm always willing to listen/lend a hand.

Lordganon (talk) 09:16, May 14, 2014 (UTC)

Nothing to apologize for. And you'd have to do a hell of a lot more than that to upset me, lol. Lordganon (talk) 12:53, May 15, 2014 (UTC)

duplicate response
do apologize didnt realize i was duplicating a file it was a flag that another user made for me i guess i forgot there was another copy on the wiki. and a heads up this is a first time offence on my part. With Blood and Iron (talk) 01:16, May 15, 2014 (UTC)

GWS costumes
BTW, what do you think of the national costume of Ognia?

--General tiu (talk) 23:17, May 16, 2014 (UTC)

I mean what are the ethnic costumes of Ognia.

--General tiu (talk) 16:12, May 17, 2014 (UTC)

Sorry
Hey, NuclearVacuum, this is Ginger2002, and I am very sorry for ignoring your posts on telling me to stop duplicating. As you can probably tell, I am new, so I forget a lot of things. Sorry for accidentally duplicating those images. It's all cool, okay?

VH contest thing
Hello sir,

I saw that a while back you had a contest of sorts to get help with Venusian Haven. I was wondering if that is still going on.

I am that guy (talk) 11:07, May 23, 2014 (UTC)

Alaskan Parchment Scrips
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaskan_parchment_scrip

I found it interesting. Maybe an Antarctican version was used in the GWS TL?

--General tiu (talk) 18:01, May 24, 2014 (UTC)

dates of althistory.
My althistory begins in 1987, I was wondering can I go into the our future with it or does it have to stop at May 2014 many thanks (Masterire (talk) 22:10, May 26, 2014 (UTC))

Hukahangas in GWS, I mean Antarctic Maoris
BTW, how many Hukahangas are left in Bellinsgauzenia? I got the name from the article Antarctic_Indigenous_Peoples_(Great_White_South).

--General tiu (talk) 00:28, May 27, 2014 (UTC)

USA
Hey I Need to be an admin soon BridgittLaura (talk) 04:06, May 27, 2014 (UTC)

Bellinsgauzenian Anthem
So the anthem of Bellinsgauzenia remains Farewell to Slavianka?

And also, would Bellinsgauzenia be ever in the FIFA World Cup?

--General tiu (talk) 14:30, May 27, 2014 (UTC)

I seem to have accidently made a duplicate of a map I was working on. It is not the same, I had a spelling error on the first one, in which the second one corrected. I was hoping you could go to http://althistory.wikia.com/index.php?title=%20Sen%C4%81tus%20Populusque%20Britannia%20(Days%20After%20Chaos)&action=edit&useFormat=1 and find the duplicate and remove it. Thank you for your understandingALLONS-Y!!,Basically, RUN!! 15:57, May 27, 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, I will be sure to take your advice. I noticed the overwrite button, but it was right before i clicked upload. Again thanksALLONS-Y!!,Basically, RUN!! 17:24, May 27, 2014 (UTC)

Bellinsgauzenia in Polandball
I already created one for you. Like Russiaball, he thinks he's the stronkest, but of course, he's a different breed.

--General tiu (talk) 23:35, May 27, 2014 (UTC)

Sorry Nuke
Sorry Nuke after that Duplication Incident, i just Overreacted, i was Having a hard time, Im Not angry now Please Forgive Me - Likercat (talk) 14:59, May 28, 2014 (UTC)

Transparency
File:Prussian eagle without regalia.png Hello, I do not know how to make images transparent. One in particular I uploaded recently I was wondering if you could upload an .svg version for me.--Central Victory Creator (talk) 12:27, May 30, 2014 (UTC)

Ascension Island in GWS
Are they as they are in OTL or annexed to Eduarda now?

--General tiu (talk) 15:51, May 30, 2014 (UTC)

Flag(s) of Éire/Eire
I'm sorry for duplicating but I had some problems with the Flag of Eire, I can't have it be the new version with the crown in the middle, could you help me out? Sky Green 24 21:08, June 2, 2014 (UTC)

As you might have noticed, I already tried about 6 times to upload the new version with the crown in the center, but the issue is that the one with the celtic cross always stays as the current one. Sky Green 24 06:51, June 3, 2014 (UTC)

Bellinsgauzenia Aircraft Carrier
I think the Bellinsgauzenians bought some ex-Soviet aircraft carriers with them and renamed them as the Mirny, the Bellinsgauzen, and such. This way, these carriers will be saved from being scrapped.

Are you favor of this idea?

--General tiu (talk) 18:01, June 4, 2014 (UTC)

Duplicate prevention
Hey i would like this picture removed as im replacing it with another thats very similar and this was a pre-work image that i mis labelled. So if you could do that i would be grateful. I also did this to prevent a duplicate image issue. Proto-Habsburg Spanish CoA

On the page Tampanian Republic, I notice that you changed the image I uploaded to the Fleur de Lis of Florence. While, yes that is the inspiration, the images are actually different - the one I uploaded was a Burgundy color, the same as the flag. So, when I re-upload the same pic, that is why. Thanks for your help, 20:10, June 7, 2014 (UTC)

I apologize for just doing it myself. However, as I stated, I would like the image that I uploaded. The reason is that on the Tampanian Republic page if you compare the seal you added to the flag I added, the shades of red are different. The flag is Burgundy, but the seal is most definitely a red. If you compare them side-by-side: Hereand Here, you can see the difference in shades of red. There is no reason for the different image to not be on the wiki, and there is no clear issue of duplication as there is a distinct difference.

I am willing to put your unfairly harsh ban behind us, and I ask that you do the same and fix the mistake that you have made a couple of times now or allow me to fix it. 02:07, June 8, 2014 (UTC)

I removed the warning because I cleared out over 3/4 of my entire talk page. And you never stated it was a three-strike system. It was over a year, and I'd forgotten about the first warning. The file I uploaded was obscure and I actually did look up Kokoomus in the photo directory, but got no result. But its behind me.

The files are different, you said so yourself. Why can we not have two similar images? 02:52, June 8, 2014 (UTC)

Russian naming
Uhm... Normally you can't just take a Russian personal name and declare it a place name. But I guess it's the same in English? "Victoria" is an exception because this name already sounds like a name of a country.

Cities like Николаев, Николаевск, Александров, Александровск are named after Russian emperors or after saint patrons with the same names.

The name "Александровская область" is plausible, and is compatible with its main city being named Александров or Александровск.

Could it become Александрия? I doubt it could become a colloquial name — it doesn't sound Russian, and it isn't something common people would like to stick to. Probably it could be imposed by intellectuals of some kind. But would the independence-inclined intellectuals want to invent a name commemorating a Russian emperor?

The name Bellingsgauzenia is outright scary.

In region mostly likely would get a "spontaneous" name without clear etymology similar to Kamchatka or Chukotka, but of course it's very difficult to guess what it could be.

Some suggestions:

Penguins are named after great auks, a bird similar to them. The Russian name for this bird is "gagarka". Probably it could become this world's word for penguins, or at least the Russian word for them. Maybe the word could be used in a place name of some kind as well?

Probably you could use a name like Белоземье ("the white land") for something.

In the Russian far north there are many places named "Stan" with a preceding adjective or a possessive word ("Горохов стан"). The word stan apparently meant something like "Base" -- a place where could be found a house with a furnace, a storehouse etc. Most likely there would be similar stans in your Antarctica as well, and some of such names could be inherited by later cities. — Hellerick 04:55, June 11, 2014 (UTC)

As a note here - it's not as bad as he makes it out to be. There are cases where towns and cities in the Russian Empire, and especially streets and squares in these places, had names that ended in "a." Especially if they were from the area where Bellinghausen was from. Same applies for names of places being taken straight from the "namee"'s name rather than modifying it, and all of this was even more prevelent in colonial areas. That there would be English influence on the local language would make it even more possible as a name. Overall, it's fine. Lordganon (talk) 14:12, June 11, 2014 (UTC)

Thuth be told I'm not sure what Lordganon is talking above. And wasn't Bellingshausen from Germany?

The root "земье" is used in some compounds like "Черноземье" (in this particular case it wather stands for "soil" than for "land") or "Средиземье" (Russian for Tolkien's "Middle Earth").

The Russian word "стан" is an Indo-European cognate to Persian -stan, just like the English word "stand" -- but this fact hardly matters anything, and their use in place names is just a coincidence.

The name "Александр" is kinda clumsy, it's too long and difficult for pronunciation so you hardly can derive any compound form it. — Hellerick 16:25, June 11, 2014 (UTC)

Basically right, Nuke. Despite what Hellerick is saying, neither the ending of the name or the name itself are unusual in/for Russia. Lordganon (talk) 08:16, June 12, 2014 (UTC)

I'm still puzzled at what you're trying to say. I don't understand what endings or usuality of the name has to do here. — Hellerick 08:55, June 12, 2014 (UTC)

GWS
Yeah, fell behind again. Things are a bit in flux around here, last couple weeks. Should have something for you tomorrow. Lordganon (talk) 08:54, June 11, 2014 (UTC)

GWS Standard Assault Rifle by country
Here is the breakdown:
 * Bellinsgauzenia=MB51, is a version of the IMI Galil, but with a standard Soviet 7.62 round instead of the NATO 5.56. Also AKM.
 * New South Greenland=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FARA_83 of the FAL.
 * Eduarda=SA80.
 * Ognia=AK-47 (from the remnant Alexandrian Armies) and AKM.
 * New Devon=SA80, later the South African R4 and the IMI Galil.
 * Maudland=AG-3 and the Heckler & Koch HK416.
 * New Swabia=Wieger Assault Rifle.

What do you think?

--General tiu (talk) 01:17, June 12, 2014 (UTC)

Sure, why not? There is Pimpmygun site to tinker out. I am thinking about the Avtomat Korobov. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TKB-408

Also about accents, I think the Bellinsgauzenian accent due to Cossack influence would be a mix of Northern and Southern Russian dialects, plus some Maori and Dutch loanwords.

And New Devon, I think it would sound like this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummerset

--General tiu (talk) 01:31, June 12, 2014 (UTC)

My corrections
I'll try to remember not to edit you at all.

Bil

EoGuy (talk) 16:13, June 12, 2014 (UTC)

Commas from numbers
I was taught many years ago (in the 1950's) that all numbers between 1000 and 9999 did not have commas.

"sq km", etc, is just a stylistic choice.

Bil

EoGuy (talk) 16:25, June 12, 2014 (UTC)

Found This!
http://www.deviantart.com/art/Dress-UP-Make-your-own-Hetalia-OC-411744790

Just credit xxxxvivixxxx there. It's useful if you need a quick and dirty OCs.

--General tiu (talk) 17:25, June 13, 2014 (UTC)

Lol New Swabia Flag!
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/de_colon.html#nsw

It was a hoax almost "perpetrated" by Althistory.wiki.com! We almost got into trouble!

BTW, I could provide designs for the Coats of Arms of Antarctic nations in Great White South.

As of now, only Bellinsgauzenia, Eduarda (from the OTL British Antarctic Territory CoA), and New South Greenland (possibly from the Falklands CoA) have definite Coat of Arms. New Devon's might be based on the old New Devon Flag, combined with the CoA of the South Georgia Islands. Ognia is a headache, though, given that it might be penguin-related or with a sun. Maudland is also a problem. Though it be the royal monogram of Queen Maud.

The melody of the Die Wacht am Rhein could be used as the basis of the New Swabian anthem.

--General tiu (talk) 15:41, June 17, 2014 (UTC)

New Swabia CoA
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aguila_explayada_5.svg

I think during the Nazi era, they used a modified version of the Nazi CoA. After the fall of Nazism in New Swabia, they adopted the CoA from the old eagle of the German Empire.

There must be a shield, and this is the basis of the design of the New Swabia flag.

What do you think?

--General tiu (talk) 01:20, June 19, 2014 (UTC)

Flag King
So, you are the "Flag King" of the wiki, and I have a request for you. This file, a flag of a past Hungarian state, is not showing up properly on this page.

Perhaps you can just change out the file or do something. If you can't solve the issue, just let me know (please) and I will upload a duplicate file (if you are ok with that).

Thanks,

23:33, June 19, 2014 (UTC)

I recently made a few minor changes to one of my flags, I believe I deleted all the duplicates, could you double check and let me deal with it? As far as I know I should be good, but I wanted verification.ALLONS-Y!!,Basically, RUN!! 23:47, June 19, 2014 (UTC)

Yep, it is most definitely working.

Here are a couple duplicate flags I found today (I was making flag pages for PM3 and my TL). The one with the funkier name is used on a TON more pages, so I'd keep that one. The other flag is only used on one page. Hope this helps!

Also: Question, should I accidentally upload another duplicate, would I banned right off the bat? Would my reporting these flags make me 1 strike lower? I really do not want to be banned again, esp. for something that is just accidental and can sometimes be hard to prevent. 23:51, June 19, 2014 (UTC)

Couple more duplicates for you. 10:20, June 22, 2014 (UTC)
 * File:Austria Bundesadler 1919-1934.png
 * File:Austria Bundesadler 1919-1934.svg

I'd be happy to help you out by marking files with the delete template and category and then replacing duplicate flags. Also, can you answer this question: should I accidentally upload another duplicate, would I banned right off the bat? Thanks, 19:50, June 22, 2014 (UTC)

Thank you. It will not be a common occaison, I can assure you of that. Ever since my ban, I've double and triple checked both the wiki and Wikipedia. Anyhow, I am not going to be going crazy about the whole image thing, but I may do some in addition to my categorization work. 20:11, June 22, 2014 (UTC)

Unblock my DannyCity account. I'm sorry for duplicating.

Re: Ikarian Duplication
Nuke,

Again, I am sincerely sorry for my non-intentional duplication. I always do my very best to find pre-existing versions of flags and coats of arms for me to use, but as I'm sure you are aware, the "search" tool for finding pre-existing pictures is not the best. It should also be noted that I added heaps of other pictures to that page yesterday, all of which were either pre-exsting or non-duplicates. I think it is therefore clear that my duplication was non-intentional. I appreciate the valuable work you do, Nuke, but I do not like it when I get accused of purposefuly circumventing the conventions of the Wiki and your directions.

Again, I am sorry for my accidental duplication. Callumthered (talk) 22:25, June 22, 2014 (UTC)

Weimar Republic?
Do you know where I can find the Weimar Republic's flag? I am cautious about adding it, as I am sure it is on here already, I simply cannot find it. Local Mafia Boss (Talk) (Blog)
 * Isn't it exactly the same as modern Germany's flag? — Hellerick [[Image:Flag of Divnogorsk.svg|20px]] 14:26, June 29, 2014 (UTC)

79.7.145.50 18:48, June 30, 2014 (UTC)Thank You very much for your message could you please stop Lordganon from blocking me every time.

Maps
Would you consider doing a tutorial for making maps with Inkscape, or could you point me in the direction of such a tutorial?

Canuck2012 (talk) 22:29, July 2, 2014 (UTC)Canuck2012

Shia
Okay, I won't change any of them any longer.

Bil

EoGuy (talk)

Similar Map
I was poking around DeviantArt and noticed this map, which bore striking similarities to yours in the 13 Fallen Stars timeline. I just thought I'd mention it. Cour *talk* 22:16, July 9, 2014 (UTC)

I am awfully sorry about my mistakes as you see i am new to this wiki but I noticed you retitled a page to "Rising Nationalism" when it is not affiliated at all with my set of articles I am creating. I hope you repeal this title change to avoid confusion and to avoid a conflict with the author of that page. As of now I have only created two pages with the "Rising Nationalism" part in them. Have a good day sir. WarriorVizsla710 (talk) 00:44, July 16, 2014 (UTC)WarriorVizsla710WarriorVizsla710 (talk) 00:44, July 16, 2014 (UTC)

Licensing
Sorry I wasn't aware that it could be done when uploading. Anyway I think we got all the misspelling. Thanks for the help correcting them, and I will be sure to put "Licensing" from now on. Mscoree (talk) 15:25, July 17, 2014 (UTC)

There doesn't appear to be a visual difference between the two, but I will do it. Also I didn't ask you to do any, I was doing them myself when I noticed all the edit conflicts. I can correct them all if you want. Mscoree (talk) 15:33, July 17, 2014 (UTC)

They are all for a series of articles I am working on, not just an image dump. I haven't been able to really work on it, because I was too busy getting it set up. Mscoree (talk) 15:42, July 17, 2014 (UTC)

Here is a before and after. Am I doing this right?



Just kidding, that's an after and before. :) Mscoree (talk) 15:46, July 17, 2014 (UTC)

Deletion Error
Hello, it appears you deleted my flag,, and replaced it with this. The Flag of the State of Great Britain was going to be used on Southern Secession for the nation it represents. The flag I uploaded is different from the Union flag as it's proportion was 1:2, while the Kings Colors is 3:5. I would like to use the file I previously uploaded due to its differences from the Kings Colors and it's use on Southern Secession. Thank you. (United Republic (talk) 04:32, July 20, 2014 (UTC))

Unblock me
I should be unblocked by now. DannyCity (talk)

Flag Duplication
Thanks for sorting my duplicate out - even though the star is now the wrong way round! Yan Hoek (talk) 15:37, July 30, 2014 (UTC)

Ok, sorry. I apologize for not using the exact names, which is what I'll do from now on. I tried to do it as much as possible, but sometimes the names get all confusing and un-English, so I'll try and let you know about these odd instances. 22:49, August 6, 2014 (UTC)

File Duplicate
Hello there, I got your message about me upload the same file. The file "New Nicobar" and another one with the same name. I apologise for not changing the name as I should have when I edited the .png. I had actually changed a few pixels on it but it isn't very noticable. I apologise for uploading with the same name and I will make sure I don't do so in the future. Aternix!? 02:10, August 10, 2014 (UTC)

Maybe they were the same file, I just checked my computer and I couldn't find the file "New Nicobar". Hope it didn't cause too much of an inconvenience. Aternix!? 02:35, August 10, 2014 (UTC)

Spam
Why is this spam? I messaged those people because I needed to get their opinions on a matter. I was inviting them to help settle a discussion. I'm sorry, I thought you were an editor on DD. Must have gotten that confused. -- 00:50, September 5, 2014 (UTC)

Re: File Duplication
Hello, I saw your message, and I would like to say that The corresponding version of the flag on wikipedia has the same name(I believe) as the one I uploaded. I uploaded the 2000-px and ".png" version, and the file is named accordingly. The file it was replaced with is only about 500 pixels in size and a .svg format. I believed that I followed protocol when I uploaded the version of the flag with the same name as the version on wikipedia. I would greatly appreciate a response, and clairification. I absolutely HATE .svg file, and if there is a way to upload a .png version of the file(as tehre is on wikipedia, as it likns to multiple sizes of the .png version of the .svg aswell as multiple sizes of the .svg file), I am happy with that as an alternative to having only the .svg file on the wiki if posting a .png format versionl of the file is not acceptable. I am looking forward to input. Thank you.-Lx (leave me a message) 17:54, September 5, 2014 (UTC)

You dont have to be rude, you know, I thought I would get a normal respnse, but instead I get your rude yelling, Chill out, all I wanted to know was: are png files acceptable, the 2000-px(name).svg.png is the name of the file I downloaded, Also, I asked if there is a way to upload many sizes/different formats of the file. a simple "no, it is not acceptable" would have sufficed, and you didnt answer the second quesiton. There was no need for yelling-Lx (leave me a message) 18:13, September 5, 2014 (UTC)

I would first of all like to appologize for seeming rude in my initial response, I did not want to come out like that, but simply highling that I absolutely dispise vector files for their pain-in-the-assey behavior while editing...(in hindsight It would seem bold+italics would have worked better, but you know what they say, hidsight is 20/20). In any case, thanks for the explanation. I kind of know how vector flies work(something to do with the "instructions" to make the shapes instead of the pixels being puixels and unmovable, right? or something like that, that is my understanding of .svg files), but the unfortunate thing is, I have no idea how to realy use programs that can edit vector files(i.e. Adobe Illustrator). No clue. None. Whatsoever. which is a contributing factor with my annoyance with them...all the conversions I need to do and tediousness...and photoshop(a program in which I am much better acustomed to) cannot edit them natively. I can tell you its annoying, but hey, this is just an oportunity to learn how to use a new program, right? The illusive Adobe illustrator may not be so distant and annoying in the near future...anyway...in the future I guess I will have to deal with Vector files...thanks for the bit of explanation though...and now...without further adue, to youtube, I must watch some tutorials...-Lx (leave me a message) 01:29, September 6, 2014 (UTC)

If it helps you out any, I use Inkscape for vector files. I'd be more than happy to help you out. -- 01:39, September 6, 2014 (UTC)

Hey! My apologies for all the stuff but I'm new using this (and I have so just editate something on wikipedia). What I wanted to do is something like the wikipedia's tabs of countries, but I do not drive properly. Regarding the original files agree and apologize. Now, some are original but very similar to others (such as the case of Balochistan or Ethiopia).

Two Americas
Hello. Two Americas has been inactive for a long time and I was wondering if I could adopt it as you are the creator of this alternate history. ( United Republic )

Sorry
I am sorry i did to the wiki butr i dont know what i did wrong all i know i was soposed to use (_) Instead of spaces but whats the side effects? Sergiusz01 (talk) 15:11, September 10, 2014 (UTC)

ah ok so by not duplicating i just use the (_) Right? Sergiusz01 (talk) 16:54, September 10, 2014 (UTC)

If not then how will i get the danish flag with no duplicating? Sergiusz01 (talk) 16:54, September 10, 2014 (UTC)

k thanksSergiusz01 (talk) 17:01, September 10, 2014 (UTC)

Denmark
The kind of messed up the map for Denmark on this page Just look at the, you'll see that there is a map of Denmark in Europe, and then a map of all Danish possessions. Would you mind fixing it so that the map of Denmark is restored? Thanks, Mscoree (talk) 01:38, September 15, 2014 (UTC)

Heads Up About Pictures
Recently I uploaded a bunch of pictures that I wanted to save, and I wanted to let you know since I'm not sure if they're duplicates or not. I was feeling kind of paranoid while uploading them, and I don't want to get banned for something foolish, so I'm alerting you before hand for you to look through if you want. Most of the files were not found on Wikipedia, but may exist on Wikipedia under a different name. Here is the list of pictures. Feel free to delete and replace any that already exist. Thanks, Mscoree (talk) 13:37, September 20, 2014 (UTC)

Scottish Union Jack
Hello Nuke, hope you are well,

I was just wondering if you were aware of whether flag (or an identical-looking one) existed on the wiki? I've done some extensive searches, none of which have returned any results. However, I consider it unlikely that an alternative history wiki would not have the flag somewhere or other. Pursuant of your warnings about duplication (none of which have been intentional), I have been loath to upload the flag until I could be completely sure that a duplicate did not exist on the wiki.

Thanks for your time,

Callumthered (talk) 09:29, September 24, 2014 (UTC)

Thanks awfully for the file and for the reassurance! Whilst not scaring me per se, your warnings have made me more vigilant, and more averse to giving you any more work than you already have in the fight against duplicates.

Thanks again, Callumthered (talk) 23:02, September 24, 2014 (UTC)

Great White South
Are you still working on Great White South?. User:Likercat (talk) 15:20, September 24, 2014 (UTC)

No, its because i saw you were inactive in it. User:Likercat (talk) 15:42, September 24, 2014 (UTC)

Doing
I'm fine, just really backlogged lol Lordganon (talk) 14:21, October 5, 2014 (UTC)

Re: Thought You Might Be Interested
I'm sorry it took so long to get back to you as I've been very busy with schoolwork. However, thank you very much for bringing this to my attention! Being that I'm from South Carolina, I will most likely work on Carolina. It probably won't be right away as I've been trying to work on King of America and get some more ideas on Rebellion of 1775. But I probably will work on Carolina sometime soon. Thank you! ( United Republic 17:19, October 6, 2014 (UTC))

thank you very much

About my duplicate
Look, I am sorry for duplicating your flag, but I need it so that my signature is compatible. So can I at least change the file name so my signature works

Thanks

--	 Fireurchin: Destroyer of worlds  03:46, October 13, 2014 (UTC)

RE: Second Duplication
Alright, then I will accept your judgement and assume the difference in vexillological design of the "orginal" Vinlandic flag and the Norwegian one isn't so great as it appears to me. Consider the Åland Islands flag I made replaced too then, per your request. I also had two slightly related questions, now that we're talking.

First one, what is the cool-off period of a duplication warning, if any? Your first warning towards me was on July 19th, 2013 and your second today. That makes one year and nearly three months in between. Wouldn't a cool-off period of at most a year be reasonable?

Secondly, I saw you had also tried to upload a file I've been struggling to get on here, and presumably also ended up with it being a corrupted mess of code. Any idea what might be causing this? --NFSreloaded (talk) 20:05, October 14, 2014 (UTC)
 * Really, it's okay. You're pretty much the man in charge of images around here, so if you rather have me use the original Åland flag, I'll adjust. Besides, I'm kind of a everything-or-nothing type of guy, so if I can't have one thing the way I want, I tend to get lethargic about getting my way on the rest (not my best personality trait, people tell me, heh).


 * And alright, good to hear. For a moment there, I actually feared slipping up a third time within the same timespan and having to take my first mod-sanctioned leave after four and a half years on this wikia. Despite my incidental run-ins with the image conventions, I'm nonetheless impressed with your will towards seriously regulating them, while other althistorians merely spend their time here as a habit of creative relaxation (or work-time procrastination in my case, lol) . Most other wikias have an abhorrent plethora of uncategorized, incorrectly transferred/attributed images, and governing the 50,000+ images on this one surely is no small feat.


 * The Drachten file really is an odd one, yeah. I had saved and uploaded it at the same time as the Gorredijk one in hopes that it was just Wikipedia/Commons acting up, but they both remained like that. No idea how you fixed the latter (which at the time was also just a wall of code), but the fact you did shows that it should indeed be corrigible. Let us just hope it be sooner, rather than later. --NFSreloaded (talk) 03:30, October 15, 2014 (UTC)

Standardization is also my point of focus when it comes to stuff like flags and maps (although I plain suck at cartography and usually edit existing maps to fit my needs), hence me being kind of anal about having all the Scandinavian cross flags in my timeline use the same dimensions as the Danebrog. Mainly to show a subtle legacy of the Kalmar Union, which in my ATL essentially is to be a Greater Denmark, even more so than in OTL. This, of course, didn't sit well with the Swedes for too long, and they secede with their Baltic Sea holdings, yet never bothering to alter their Danocentric flags. Norway and other Danish dependencies remain under the latter's domination until the decentralized Dano-Norwegian & Finno-Swedish "Union States" are born (taken from the of OTL), never altering their flags either.

Long story short, as you hopefully can see this makes the OTL flag of the Åland Islands (too wide horizontally) and 's (vertical bar too much to the left) really stand out to me as a result. So yeah, I guess I really do focus too much on the little details, lol. As an addendum, I've been pondering the question of my Åland flag and since you haven't deleted it yet and stressed that replacing it was only a request, I've decided to keep using it after all (chronic backtracking, another one of my lesser traits, heh). I sincerely hope this is okay with you.

And yeah, bad moderation of Wikipedia/Commons files really is a problem on most other Wikias I've visited as well. In and before 2013, I usually just uploaded resized .png previews of files too, until you took it upon yourself to turn the ship around and later told me how to save the vector files. After that, I started to get annoyed with all the duplicates too and was happy to see the list of file replacements and deletions steadily grow. By now, most commonly used Wikipedia/Commons flags, maps, coats of arms and media files are present here and it's become pretty much normal to actually utilize them. Nice job, once again.

Lastly, I saw you succeeded in uploading the Drachten flag, albeit via a redirect, as you said. Thanks for that! I have zero knowledge of how a file destination can be as broken as that, but I assume that if you can't do it, few can. Might be an idea to get Central in on this and get it sorted out. Also, don't worry about me going file happy at this late stage of my Wikia career. Since I'm not an admin or mod in any sense of those words, I am very much free game to get squished like a bug under the banhammer, lol. --NFSreloaded (talk) 22:35, October 16, 2014 (UTC)

each is
each of which IS ("each" is the subject of the sentence and it takes "is" not "are.'

Bil

EoGuy (talk) 15:37, October 16, 2014 (UTC)

Catalonia Independence Flag
Hello Nuke. I thank you for deleting Samuil Krustev page as well as all of the things you have done for the wiki. For the past day, I've been thinking of creating a "live" timeline were Catalonia decides to still hold it's un-official independence referendum. I looked around on the wiki, and I didn't see a Catalonian Independence flag. So, as your the master with files on the wiki, could you please upload this image to the wiki and then post it on my talkpage? I would highly appreciate it, and my tablet can't save SVG files anyway. Thanks! Saturn (Talk/Blog) 01:40, October 17, 2014 (UTC)

Thanks once again. I didn't want another duplication, lol. Saturn (Talk/Blog) 02:06, October 17, 2014 (UTC)

Sorry
Sorry, I didn't realize that this wasn't allowed. What should I do instead? Upvoteanthology (talk) 02:53, October 17, 2014 (UTC)

Alright, thanks! Upvoteanthology (talk) 03:05, October 17, 2014 (UTC)

Is this image on this wiki?
Is this image http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Coat_of_arms_of_Serbia_(1882%E2%80%931918).svg on this wiki? i'm nervous about uploading it since i can get banned for duplication, is the image on this wiki or not?. IrishPatriot (talk) 16:06, October 18, 2014 (UTC)

Map Drawing
How do you draw out a map of the world. For example, I want to create a map of the world with an independent Louisiana in the year 1821, so how would I draw that out on a map of the world? Any help is appreciated on how to create maps. ( United Republic 23:33, October 18, 2014 (UTC))

I've been working on the pixel world maps and I've been getting the hang of it. Also, you're maps are very well done, so I was wondering if you could help me make a map similar to this atlas: Here is the basic map I've made that I was wondering you could make: The map is of the for King of America. The states that are labeled indicate that their names in the timeline are different from what they are in OTL. States that aren't labeled indicate that their names are the same as they are in OTL. Mexico is independent from the US, while Canada is integrated with the United States. Now, there are some things I would like to add to the proposed map. States that are not seen on my map are Cuba, Hispaniola (OTL Haiti & Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Belize, and Guyana. Greenland should also be included in the map, however it is known as the Greenlandic Territory. The Bahamas are integrated with Florida, while Maine has it's pre-1812 borders due to no War of 1812. I hppe you are able to create this map, as it would benefit my timeline and nation.

Also, I've been trying to learn more about 13 Fallen Stars so that I can begin work on Carolina (13 Fallen Stars). I also took your advice on the branches of government in King of America, and you are more than welcome to add any more contributions to this project. Thanks! ( United Republic 01:43, October 20, 2014 (UTC))

SVG Question
Recently I came across a problem with Inkscape and SVG files, and I was wondering if you could help. Basically I made the following image in Inkscape, but whenever I save it and try to upload it to the site, the top line of text is deleted. Similarly when I open the image the text is jumbled into a ball in the top left.

Thanks, Mscoree (talk) 16:17, October 25, 2014 (UTC)

Re: Mscoree
I had no idea that you had banned him from GWS. Okay, you can revert his edits. Maybe I can just have him help me out through talk pages. Still, I'm sad about whatever went on between you guys when I wasn't around. Godfrey Raphael (talk) 12:47, October 25, 2014 (UTC)

RE: File naming
Sorry about the file types, I cannot do anything about that as I am on an iPad Mini (do not have normal computer access) and it automatically makes all images .jpgs when I save them. I will try to upload images as little as possible. --Galactic Emperor (talk) 16:07, October 26, 2014 (UTC)

Hey man why did you block me? If you block me again I'll call the cops on you!

Unblock me from this wikia.

I am very sorry for uploading two files of the same data except that I am not accustomed to this wikia system, and could not check your warning messages. Sorry and thank you for informing.Imperator Augustus (talk) 03:37, October 30, 2014 (UTC)

Can you please help me in http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_(Centralized_Empire) or http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/Papal_States_(Centralized_Empire) which has some weird marks?Imperator Augustus (talk) 04:51, October 30, 2014 (UTC)

communists continue to promote but has
communists have - not communists has.

Bil

EoGuy (talk) 20:35, October 30, 2014 (UTC)

Re:Uploading Correct Files
I apologize for the hassle. While I copy-paste the names of the files from wikimedia, my ipad (where I don most of my wiki stuff, as I'm away from a computer much of the time) lacks the ability to upload any other file other than .jpg, otherwise I get an error message. As for the licensing, I'll try to remember to add it when I upload files from now on. I am that guy (talk)

Thank you for helping out. Your advice and editing was excellent!!! Imperator Augustus (talk) 08:30, October 31, 2014 (UTC)

Re: Duplication claim
Hi,

In regards to your claim that was a duplication, I just wanted to point out that this was not the case (or at least not my intention). Not only did the addition of the "(MGS)" point to the fact that it was meant to be used for a specific timeline (Munich Goes Sour), but the actual file was ALSO different from the OTL Coat of Arms of the ČSFR. The one meant for the MGS timeline had different Bohemian lions (based on the one used from 1918 to 1960) instead of those used in OTL. If I wanted to use the existing ones, I would of course have used them. This is of course not that big of an issue, but I just wanted to point that out and "clear my name", so to speak.

Have a nice day, and keep up the good work.

--Realismadder (talk) 14:22, October 31, 2014 (UTC)

Saigyo and Venusian Haven
I'm doing fine, just busy with college right now. Hence why I'm not too active around here at the moment.

Anyway, I'll go check out the political proposal on the talk page and respond there. Sorry for not seeing it earlier. -Seiga  2014 November 03, 01:47 (CET)

Naming Files
I'm not going to disagree with you, I do tend to rename files from Wikimedia. In my defense it's usually because they've been sat on my hard drive for months if not years before I find a use for them so you can blame my younger self. 99% of all the pictures in my Monarch lists will need redoing by the same measure.

Perhaps it should be made explicit in the 'welcome message' that media file names should be kept the same as they are in Wikipedia. Just a thought.

Yan Hoek (talk) 16:10, November 28, 2014 (UTC)

Nah it's cool, I know you're just doing your job and I'm coming along and spoiling it!

Yan Hoek (talk) 23:13, November 28, 2014 (UTC)

I am terribly sorry for accidentialy duplicating (I tried to make a clockwise photo like but i failed) so you can delete it

Image: http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/File:The_Great_War_(VINW)_clockwise_image.jpg

IrishPatriot (talk) 09:41, December 3, 2014 (UTC)

Kiribati in Stars
Apologies for the long delay. Finally getting back on track with things :S

Palmyra may have been claimed by said individual, but it was already part of Hawaii by that point. Whoever has Hawaii would get it.

Spain's claims to Kiritimati seem to have been more theoretical than anything. Can easily see NN administering it after the purchase, mind, irregardless of what Spain says.

Brits would likely care less than otl in a lot of the Pacific if NN beats them somewhat to the punch, so long as they have coaling stations.

No, the French would not like it, but I can definitely see them selling their rights to the thing. Clipperton would indeed be a better base, vis-a-vis trade routes, than the Galapagos.

Lordganon (talk) 11:34, December 17, 2014 (UTC)