User talk:Vegas adict

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Layout question
Being a non-wiki-technical - is it possible to have a link to the blogs area from both layouts and to the Wiki leaderboard from the sidebar version? Jackiespeel 14:09, November 4, 2010 (UTC)

'Sidebar version' - the conventional Wiki layout (even if WP has changed its layout slightly): and can the 'Go to your user profile to check it out!' link in that version include the 'list of points' gained. Jackiespeel 18:36, November 9, 2010 (UTC)

Design
Hey I liked your design, it was just that the tile effect was slowing down users' computers. I started a new topic on the forum requesting people to submit their designs. Who knows what might happen. Mitro 17:14, November 9, 2010 (UTC)

Hinter dem Ostwall
If you don't mind; I want to flesh out the timeline more before allowing outside input, yet I appreciate suggestions and critique. That's because switching Hitler's priorities from his ethnic and ideological "crusade" against the Soviet Union to Mussolini's dream of a &quot;Roman&quot; sea requires a good explanation. Also, I suggest you read Oil and Triumph of Nazi Germany to get a gist at what I am planning for the timeline, as I found out it almost offers a brief overview of what I had imagined after a few too many HoI2 games as Italy. xD --XterrorX 13:09, December 11, 2010 (UTC)

Singleton Flag
How is this? The colors are from the Scarborough coat of arms. I could do a version with just the arms for you without the banner and helmet, but figured a trading company would be more frilly.Oerwinde 09:32, January 7, 2011 (UTC)

Southern England - Cleveland links
When ever you think is right, maybe late 1990's, as thats when Cleveland was found by the Celtic Alliance, if you let me know when you've added to your page i'll add the details to the Cleveland page--Smoggy80 15:53, January 7, 2011 (UTC)

High Commisioner
True, but usually when someone gets a Monarch-appointed position, they have to "officially" lose their political party membership, since Monarchs aren't supposed to have a political agenda. Take this guy as an example: he used to be a member of the PCP, but to become Lieutenant Governor he had to leave the party. When he stops being Lieutenant Governor, he will presumably join the party again; but until then, he can't have a party affiliation. - Mister Sheen 18:21, January 17, 2011 (UTC)

WWIII (Map Game)
The game is starting now. CrimsonAssassin 14:33, February 4, 2011 (UTC)

Axis vs Allies (Map Game)
Hey VA, would you like to join this map game I made based on World War 2? PitaKang 01:08, February 8, 2011 (UTC)

Sudan
May I adopt your Republic Of Sudan on 1983: Doomsday? You don't seem to be editing it, no offence. PitaKang 23:40, February 9, 2011 (UTC)

I've messaged pitakang about the Republic of Sudan article, but I see it was your article originally so i'll put the message here as well:

Just to let you know Egypt has a small colony on the banks of the Nile in former central Sudan (in an unclaimed area between Darfur and former East Sudan and South Sudan - what is now the Republic of Sudan) or the former Sudanese states of Ash Shamaliyah (Northern) and Nahr an Nil (River Nile) to be more precice, hope that doesn't damage any plans you have for the area.--Smoggy80 17:01, February 12, 2011 (UTC)

also are you still editing Sudan or has Pitakang been given full adoption rights? just so I know who to contact in future--Smoggy80 11:27, February 13, 2011 (UTC)

I've picked the two states for the expansion of Egypt southwards that hadn't been claimed on the East Sudan, South Sudan or Darfur articles, hope thats ok--Smoggy80 18:22, February 14, 2011 (UTC)

Northern Sudan was part of Egypt from 1820 to 1956 under the Muhammed Ali dynasty and it only became independant after the '52 Egyptian revolution, so it would be possible that there would be surviving people who could remember being part of Egypt. Northern Sudan has always been closer to Egypt than the South of Sudan as the north is Muslim and the south is Christian. Plus, as you say, that particular area could not hold off the Egyptian military, that is if they would want to as there is no known governance in the area. Also if Egypt maintains control over the two previously mentioned states it gives plenty of space for the Republic of Sudan to spread into and in the future there could be a referendum in the states to stay part of Egypt, become part of Sudan or become independant(kinda like what happened in OTL South Sudan)--Smoggy80 18:52, February 15, 2011 (UTC)

I was thinking of formalising the southern boundary of Egypt along the latitude of approximatley 18 degrees. I wouldn't be seeking to make it any further west or east than the maps show (29 to 34 degrees longtitude roughly), that sound ok to you?--Smoggy80 15:07, April 26, 2011 (UTC)

As Egypt doesn't want a war either thats why I thought of formalising a border.--Smoggy80 15:28, April 27, 2011 (UTC)

Southerner's territorial claims
Just updating the ol'map. Just give a rough map of Southern England's territorial claims, and what it controls, maybe a sphere of influence and I'll incorporate it in. Mumby 18:12, April 12, 2011 (UTC)

Debate point
Hiya, could you check out the OBN talk page for a topic I've just brought up? Thanks. Fegaxeyl 10:04, April 21, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Adopting the USSR
Sorry I haven't responded to you, or anyone else for that matter, for such a long time. Feel free to adopt any of the articles I'm author to. I trust that you will make the right decision regarding the future of the articles. But bear in mind a couple of things that should have happened and that I've neglected to do over the last 4 months: 1. The USSR incorporating the Ural Territory into the RSFSR and the Kazakh SSR, 2. The completion of the second and beginning of the third stage of GLONASS launches from the USSR, SAC and the ANZC,

If you have any questions regarding this, or anything else, feel free to leave me a message, I'll try to become more active again if I have the time or feel the need to jump into it again.--Vladivostok 08:07, April 23, 2011 (UTC)

Oh, and one other thing I forgot. The next round of expansion would take the USSR to the north, into Karelia, to create the Northwestern Territory and annex Soviet Karelia. This would in turn finally bring the ADC and the CSTO into a more direct, Cold War-esque state, with the USSR demanding the Republic of Karelia and Sampi. The later could be gained, as if I'm not mistaken, it isn't so connected with the Nordic Union and the Republic of Karelia. I was thinking this would happen some time in this year, maybe even before June. Once again, if you have any questions or suggestions, don't hesitate to ask.Vladivostok 07:20, April 24, 2011 (UTC)

Well, I won't lie, I've been considering it. But that doesn't mean you can't participate in anything related to the CSTO or the USSR. Like this whole round of expansion I was considering. Do you have any opinion on this?--Vladivostok 18:41, April 26, 2011 (UTC)

Ur Alba - CA war
Thanks for the offer however it's not going to be a naval war for very long, it's going to be a land war over the next week, the war itself should only take a month at the absolute most--Smoggy80 17:33, April 27, 2011 (UTC)

to be honest i think i can handle it myself, it not going to involve any other nation than Ur Alba and the CA and it'll be over soon enough as the CA military is FAR superior to Ur Alba's, thanks for asking though--Smoggy80 14:47, April 28, 2011 (UTC)

Then can I make the recommendation that only the Southern English Navy is involved and is held in reserve until it is needed--Smoggy80 13:34, April 29, 2011 (UTC)

Ok so i've got an idea for the SE navy, several ports along the east coast of Ur Alba need blockading to stop any Ur Alba vessels escaping and harrassing Celtic Alliance, Northumbrian or Clevelander vessels (as Cleveland and Northumbria have joined the fight). So the ports in need of blockading are, Eyemouth, North Berwick, Dunbar and Musselburgh. Will the SE navy be able to get up to the Ur Alba ports within the next week?--Smoggy80 15:52, May 2, 2011 (UTC)

What ever vessels you think best. If you want the Ur Alba Navy to try and break the blockade let me know and we'll arrange it between us. I'm also going to send HMS Tees, the new warship from Cleveland, northwards with the SE Navy, just let me know where you need her--Smoggy80 19:01, May 3, 2011 (UTC)

yeah feel free to start writing it, I would recommend that HMS Tees is used at the blockade of Eyemouth--Smoggy80 16:39, May 8, 2011 (UTC)

East European Alliance
Actually, the expansion, as me and Vlad were discussing on my talk page several hours ago, is going to be strictly in the northwest, far from any survivor-nations not affiliated with the Nordic Union. It's a threat, sure, but..... not to them. Lordganon 16:28, April 28, 2011 (UTC)

Ethiopia question
Hello Vegas. How have you been? I wanted to know if you had any links or references that says Merera Gudina had a movement for Ethiopia around 1991? Because when I look around, I find nothing. The only thinks I find seem to suggest that Gudina was a sole supporter of Oromo self determination. Sorry to bring it up, but I just wanted to get a better understanding for Ethiopia in TTL. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 00:31, May 23, 2011 (UTC)

New flag of Maudland


Hello Vegas. Thank you for answering me on my Ethiopia question. I still need to figure out the details of that, but another day. As for now, I have been wanting to create a new flag for, which you are the main contributor of. Anyway, here is a flag I think looks better than the other one (IMO). It is a Nordic Cross (in homage to Norway and the Southern Cross), but with a black background and a white-bordered, navy blue cross. The black represents the "land of the endless midnight." The navy blue cross represents the coast and vast water resources of Maudland. The white border represents the icy nature of the continent. I thought about using red instead of blue, but that would make the flag look too much like a proposed flag of Svalbard. Please tell me what you think. If you don't like it, please let me know and I will revert this at once. I also wanted to make note that I have made a new map of Antarctica (with more details). Because of the new map, I have altered the borders of several nations (including Maudland). Though nothing drastic, Maudland now has more land than previously (I think), and has a connection to the South Pole (in honor of Roald Amundsen). --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 17:34, June 13, 2011 (UTC)


 * Glad that you like the changes. As you requested, I changed the navy blue to a dark-ish red (which you can see above). --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 19:15, June 15, 2011 (UTC)

Financial War
May I adopt this page since you seem to have no intrest in it? Bobalugee1940 04:04, June 14, 2011 (UTC)

Kent expansion
I agree completely. I've been held back by exams too (and commitment to other projects). It's about time we got the thing sorted out, especially as it's crucial for Essex's general election... tomorrow. :P You or I can get a page and a rough outline of it up at some point this week or weekend, so we can then get down to work. I look forward to the co-op! Fegaxeyl 14:52, June 20, 2011 (UTC)

Something that may interest you about Kent, Ray Mears (the survivalist) would have been teaching his survival skills workshop in the North Downs (where he lived at the time) around the time of DD. If anyone would've survived DD in this area he and his team would have. I doubt he would've gone 'evil or bad' but he may well have set up a survivalist camp somewhere in the north. Possibly an allied commander in the area to join with?--Smoggy80 18:21, June 20, 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for getting the article up. As for Dover, I assume that it would be a case of either both it and Folkestone getting nuked, or neither. That or the Soviets might attempt to conserve weaponry by detonating a nuke in the Channel and try to create a tsunami to wipe both out, but I've no idea if that was an OTL strategy. If it was, it would mean both ports are available to us, which would be good. But I doubt they would nuke one but not the other.

Funnily enough I have a Soviet map of the area from the early 1980s. Obviously it's in Russian and unfortunately doesn't display nuclear targets, but it's a reasonable resource. I could post it up to you if you'd like! Fegaxeyl 20:05, June 20, 2011 (UTC)


 * Dover - third wave (100KT)
 * Straight from the UK article. Thought I'd tell you. Lordganon 20:25, June 20, 2011 (UTC)

Yes Unfortunatly Dover was hit with a 100 KT bomb but by now it should be safe to try and fix up the port area as most of the radiation should be gone by now, wouldn't try setting up the town there but a new port facility where people work but not live would be feasable. There are large amounts of tunnels under Dover castle which should be safe to use as a base.--Smoggy80 17:03, June 21, 2011 (UTC)

Looking at the area on google maps it looks like Dover has a larger port facility (and multiple docking facilities) rather than Folkstone which only appear to have a mid sized marina--Smoggy80 17:21, June 21, 2011 (UTC)

All depends where it hit, have a look at this site for an idea of damage to give you an idea. Ah, sorry, yes, I am, thanks. Hmm, so we'll need to rebuild Dover... well, okay, I'll put a proposition for you. The politician I sent to do the negotiating, Jim Barker-McCardle, I will be making the High Minister of Essex. I would like for him to be a rather silver-tongued, so he can get away with a slight advantage in negotiations. I hope I'm not asking too much of you, but would it be okay for Essex to secure a deal with Southern England for their help in rebuilding the ports? I know it wouldn't necessarily be in your nation's best interests, but that's the point, and at least it means that you'll have access to better shipping opportunities sooner. Don't worry, in-universe Barker-McCardle's reputation will soon catch up on him and such unfair deals won't happen.
 * 10 - 15 PSI buildings are badly damaged but all damage pretty much stops (apart from broken windows and that sort of thing) by 7 PSI.
 * even human injury pretty much stops by 2 PSI (a few people will still have damaged eardrums down to 0.25 PSI)--Smoggy80 17:44, June 21, 2011 (UTC)

Alternatively, if you feel that this is unacceptable both in- and out-of-universe, then perhaps our nations could jointly establish a Chartered Company to rebuild the ports? The other option is no tariff for maintaining shipping.

Incidentally, just call me Feg. My long username is... well, I just dislike it. Fegaxeyl 21:07, June 21, 2011 (UTC)

I was looking on your conversation with Smoggy, and a thought struck me. OTL Dover doesn't have particularly good port facilities... however, if the port was hit by a groundburst nuke, it would create a rather convenient sheltered cove for shipping. It goes without saying there would be some irradiation, however, 40 years after the last tests in Bikini Atoll the area was concluded 'safe to walk on'; 30 years have passed since Doomsday, which would make it reasonably safe, and it is canon that areas can be scrubbed down and cleared of radioactivity to some degree, making it safe for operation.

In reference to my above message, then, perhaps part of the 'assisstance' Barker-McCardle wangles from Southern England could be helping to scrub the area of radiation? Fegaxeyl 07:07, June 22, 2011 (UTC)

Hmm, that seems mostly reasonable, except for the part about the Port Authority. Given how Essex's capital is twice as close as Southern England's capital to Dover, there's an obvious geographical argument there, plus it would mean that both key ports would be under Southern England's control. I'd counter this by offering a chartered company, independent of both nations, to be established to run the port, or that a sizeable portion of Dover would be the 'Southern English quarter', akin to the Venetian quarter in Constantinople. In either case your suggested tariffs would apply. Fegaxeyl 14:55, June 22, 2011 (UTC)