User talk:Hellerick

Hanging round here as well? ;) --Karsten vK (talk) 20:15, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Flag
Thank you. You are welcome to contribute to the TL as well. Buk5 20:48, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Spinoffs of Australia/New Zealand flag
I've taken the liberty of creating some spinoffs of your Australia/New Zealand flag for use in the 1983DD world. I'd like to know what you think of them.


 * I like that roundel a lot! It creates a real dilemma, actually, since it's got such a "coolness factor."  I had already thought through the comments you had made on the roundels.  I don't think New Zealanders could be very upset about the lack of white.  Roundels should be generally suggestive of a country, but they don't necessarily carry any symbolism of their own.  They're not omnipresent like flags are, anyway.  And as for Jamaica, well, post Doomsday Jamaica has either collapsed or joined the, so there won't even be that to overlap with.


 * PapuaRoundelRough.PNG your "star and pentagon" modifiable for the associated states? Papua's might look something like this very rough one, I suppose.  With those, though, we run into the rule of tincture - the actual ANZ flag is a good exception to the rule, I think, but on a fast-moving plane it is practical to separate your dark colors from each other.


 * And yes, that is an ensign, not a jack. It's based on the white ensigns that Australia and New Zealand use OTL. Benkarnell 16:56, 20 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I have to admit, your pentagon roundels are much more striking than mine. If you ever get a chance to make a "full set", I'll use them.
 * I think that I will not use the "original" Hawaii flag, however. According to WP, at least, it was rediscovered in some archives only in 1999; therefore, in TTL it seems most likely that nobody would know about it.  Benkarnell 17:01, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

New Britain
Could you come up with some spinoffs of the UK flag that incorporate African themes? Thanks. Bob 17:34, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

New Britain
Could you come up with some spinoffs of the UK flag that incorporate African themes? Thanks. Bob 17:35, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Map
So,how's the map for the USSR going?--Vladivostok 20:51, November 5, 2009 (UTC)
 * The boundaries look ok,you should probably check out this map of Kazakhstan which would provide some idea of the extent of the borders to the south. For the Kyrghyzstan part we can either ad it as a seperate republic or simply incorporate it in the Kazakhstan part.Map of kazakhstan 83DD.jpg You also didn't ad Alaska,look at the article now,the invasion part makes more sense now.--Vladivostok 15:44, November 6, 2009 (UTC)

Template and China
I like the template and when I start writing the other republics' articles,it will come in handy. But we need to make a decision. We can have a short article about China, detailing what was left of it and include the Uyghur part and the Manchurian part,saying that these parts of China are part of the USSR,links to the pages,etc.(then I'd also include Tibet,since it was a part of the PRC). But I just don't see the joint government happening. In the eighties the Uyghurs were a majority(true,a slight one) in Xinjiang and as such I think that the Siberian leadership would have to give them their own republic. Chinese radicals could start proclaiming that part rightfully a part of the rest of China under the control of the Socialist Union,but in an aftermath of a nuclear war,I highly doubt they would start complaining about it. Maybe there could be a referendum,or a proposal of a referendum on forming a joint republic in the USSR,but even that is a bit unlikely in my opinion.--Vladivostok 13:50, November 8, 2009 (UTC)

Siberian population
So,what do you think an acceptable number for the population might be? Also,do you think we'll be able to save most of the content we had for the region?--Vladivostok 07:24, November 21, 2009 (UTC) Oh,and one other thing. I hate to say this,but if we have to change something, what would we be willing to give up?--Vladivostok 09:48, November 21, 2009 (UTC)
 * No thoughts at all on this subject?--Vladivostok 07:26, November 23, 2009 (UTC)

A lot has happened
Just a quick recap of things that happened when you were away: The Alaska article is still a proposal, but it hasn't been marked as obsolete, since Ben wanted your input on it as well. Xi'Reney and Mitro are against the article, while Darth and Ben are for the article. I changed the population number to a more acceptable level, created biography pages for the leaders of the USSR and Cosmodrome page for the space information. Paul II. has been asking questions about the articles and I was giving him some basic information on the Siberian articles. If you have any other questions, ask away.--Vladivostok 12:21, December 6, 2009 (UTC)

Border change in Alaska
Hi, I saw that you came back for a spell. We've just about reached a consensus that the new borders of Soviet Alaska look like this: File:Divided Alaska Revised.png. (The DMZ might be reduced in the Aleutian Islands; someone pointed out that demilitarized islands don't make a ton of sense). But if you get the chance, could you change the map of the USSR/Siberia to reflect this? I would but don't have anything that can edit a .svg. Benkarnell 05:10, January 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Hey, thanks. The history  has been modified along with the map: there was no big, strategic battle, only small skirmishes.  The Soviets were there, helping to administer that segment of land; the Americans attacked them; they fought back.  The Americans / ANZUS sent a small force but were not willing to start a full scale attack, though if they had I'm sure they would have won.  Historically, my take is that the situation is mostly known as the time when the former Powers made peace and decided not to fight again.  But territorially, it did result in a little piece of Alaska that remained Soviet (and which they would be unwilling to apart with, down the line). That's not so hard to believe, if you ask me. 207.63.140.254 20:24, January 22, 2010 (UTC) (Benkarnell)

RE:Siberia map
Great that you could comment because I'm having trouble with the map, it doesn't seem to upload correctly, am I missing something? Oh, and no problem, will change all the names, it's just that I'm swamped with work right now.--Vladivostok 16:47, March 28, 2010 (UTC)

Ross question
Hello again. You were very helpful with the names of Alaska's subdivisions for me. I was wondering if you can help me out with a problem I have been trying to answer for weeks now. In short, I have changed Alaska's subdivisions form oblasts to governorates (губернии), while oblasts will be downgraded to the status of subdivisions of the governorates (much like the counties of the US). I want to name the oblast that surrounds the city of Ross the Ross Oblast. However, I am not too sure how to write the adjective for Ross. "Росская область"? I know that Russian in Russian is either Российская (country) or Русский (language and people), but I still find it weird that Россий would mean something like "Rosser" in English.

I am curious if this would be how to say "Ross Oblast" in Russian. Or if its too confusing, would Fort Ross be named something different upon becoming a city. I thank you again. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 03:54, June 19, 2011 (UTC)

Re:Soviet republics license plates


Sorry for the delayed response, but yeah. Thank you so much for the link, it really helped me out. I found a link which showed all the codes, and I am really shocked. I originally thought it was one code for each republic, but it is actually one code for each oblast (more or less). So in my honest opinion, the fact that there isn't any type of icon or code for the republic as a whole makes me amazed. But anyway, I came up with an interesting idea. Rather than basing it on the plates of Russia (and Abkhazia to that respect), I decided to base it more on Pridnestrovie's plates. Obviously, the PMR is as close to the USSR today as it gets, and their design is interesting. The left side of the plate contains stickers. The top contains the flag of the republic, the bottom has some type of registration symbol. It reminds me of the drivers licensees of Florida, which have this reflective sticker which is used to confirm that the license is legit. I added the hammer and sickle to it (for fun), and it has the code of the plate to confirm which plate its for. The right-side of the plate contains the same coding for the USSR, one letter, four numbers, and two letters. Tell me what you think. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 17:51, July 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * It's funny that you brought up the EU. My original thoughts for the license plates of the USSR would have been a duplicate of the EU. Obviously with the blue replaced with red, and the 12 stars replaced with the hammer and sickle. Now I am tempted to add red to the license plate. As for the font I chose, I can't agree more with you. Sorry it looks terrible, but that's all I could find on such short notice. I do have plans to redo the font before I make anything canon. Also, what do you mean by "obviously soviet?". Thank you again for your help. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 13:59, July 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * Greetings. I just came up with a new idea. After thinking about it, adding the flag stickers seems like a waste of space (since more people can express themselves with bumber stickers and such). So I have decided to go back to the original design, but I thought it would stand out if I replaced the black with red. What do you think of the idea? --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 22:44, August 3, 2011 (UTC)

Another Russian question
Sorry to bother you gain, but I have another question involving Russian names. In my Venusian Haven timeline, one of the governorates of was named after Che Guevara. The region was named after the Cuban colonists, and would be named Gobernación de Che in Spanish, but I can't figure out how to make the translation in Russian. The only thing that comes to mind is Ческая губерния, but I think that sound too close to "Чешкий". I wanted to clarify with you if that is alright. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 22:33, July 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much, but I decided to rename the governorate to Новогаванская губерния (seems like a better name to me). There is still so much I need to learn about Russian names. I also wanted to know if you got my message I left you about the license plates of the USSR. I made an updated version, and made the font look exactly like the standard font. --NuclearVacuum (Talk) 02:00, August 1, 2011 (UTC)