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Latest comment: 1 year ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Hi!
Thanks for your bold (and factually correct) edit to the territorial control article.
However, please do not mark such edits as minor. That is not what the checkbox is for, per WP:MINOR.
Cheers, RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 07:10, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
Hi! I actually did two edits to the territorial control article yesterday. One changed Avdiivka's status (not a minor edit), and a second one (the minor edit) to clean up some things I forgot to do in the first edit, such as update the as of date. Physetersβ14:19, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
A cookie for you!
Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
It's very nice! Its simplicity is quite elegant. If you're asking if I will add a background to the Donetsk SVG map, I definitely will. Physetersβ16:10, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
Thanks bro) I'm making myself a folder with these "drawings", there is Vinnitsa and Volyn, I can share it later, and I'm also going to finish it to the end (using my own, like Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov, etc. the map will have its own). If anything happens, please contact me) I'll send you a cookie) Arabik4892 (talk) 20:05, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
That's fine. It's good to have similar maps in different file types! Having different file types can be useful for different purposes. When I have the time, I will add the background in SVG format to the SVG map. Also, thank you for the cookie! Physetersβ21:35, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
You should make maps for Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Luhansk Oblasts, as these are the most important, but you could also make maps of Crimea, Kharkiv Oblast, and Mykolaiv Oblast, as Russia controls territory in these regions as well. Maps in the style and file format exist for Dnipropetrovsk & Poltava Oblasts, so you don't need to make maps for them. Physetersβ19:38, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
I've already done it) And I'm already going to post PNG photos to Wikimedia, if anything. And I have already made a map of the Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava regions, because I "circled" the exact lines there Arabik4892 (talk) 09:03, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
Just so you know, you have Zhytomyr region labeled as Transcarpathian region. For whatever reason, Wikimedia Commons won't let me fix it. Physetersβ17:37, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
Latest comment: 1 year ago44 comments2 people in discussion
You could add those 2 new files for the Russian Invasion article in on the article's Talk page, and then one of the article editors can place them into the needed sections. ErnestKrause (talk) 21:01, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
You had previously mentioned that there might be issues with the animation map for Phase Two of the invasion when July came around. After thinking about this, it seems like there may be a way to extend the life of the animation map by changing over to an every second day strategy, since the progress of the invasion has been rather slow geographically speaking. That might extend the size capacity of the animation map for another month or two. Any thoughts? ErnestKrause (talk) 14:30, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
@ErnestKrause That could be possible. However, we would need to ask the people at the main Ukraine War article how they feel about this change. We have until July 18th to come up with a solution, and it is still possible that a natural breaking point will develop. I know some people say that the fall of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk represents the end of the second stage of the war, so is it possible that we could break the animation there? Physetersβ18:47, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
Latest intelligence report from Avril Haines is to expect the long duration conflict to continue. It might be an idea to wait until the end of this week to see if new target cities are invaded by Russian troops, and then either do the 'every-second-day' animation map, or to post it as an option on the Talk page at the article. Which version of this sounds best to you? ErnestKrause (talk) 22:27, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
I will give it another week, and if no natural break occurs, or the article is not divided into a third stage, I will propose the every other day animation on the main article.. Physetersβ03:16, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
Its Sunday afternoon and there are no objections to the proposal on the Talk page; it looks like it should be good to go forward with the file replacement as stated whenever you are ready for it. ErnestKrause (talk) 17:42, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
Yep. If no objections are raised, I will switch to every other day on July 19th, the day after the every day version will stop working. Thanks for the good idea! Physetersβ19:58, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
That was a nice map cropping for Phase 3 of the Invasion; I'm wondering if it might be useful to do an update before the end of September for those interested in this new phase of the invasion. It looks like you are getting close to 500 edits at Wikipedia, and that means that you'll be extended confirmed and be able to do these edits on your own as well. Let me know if end of September is possible for you on this animation map. ErnestKrause (talk) 18:21, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
Any chance that you could do a guest appearance at the invasion page and update that nice Phase 3 map animation that you make 2-3 months ago; there seems to activity in Kherson lately. ErnestKrause (talk) 16:38, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
Sure, I'll work on it along with the other animations this week. I had kind of forgotten about it, as it was a fully protected file for a while, but that seems to have been lifted. Physetersβ20:23, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
On my screen I'm not seeing anything in the animation after Sept 25? You did update the caption, though I'm not seeing the animation up to Dec 1st which you seemed to refer to. ErnestKrause (talk) 17:29, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
@ErnestKrause I updated it to November 1st yesterday and it seems to display on my end. I suggest you clear your cache, as sometimes my device displays the cached old version of a file instead of the new one. Physetersβ19:50, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
I've tried it from another computer an it looks ok up to Nov 1st; could it be expanded at some point to get it up to December? There ha apparently been activity in Kherson which only occurred after Nov. 1. Nice going on getting it up to Nov. 1 in the meantime. ErnestKrause (talk) 15:14, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
@ErnestKrause I've added the frames to the fifth of December, but it seems that it has encountered the same problem as before with the other animation. I guess I'll just switch it to every other day? Physetersβ23:58, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
That animation map currently seems locked on the start date in September, with all animation currently being suppressed for some reason. I'm supporting you for going ahead with the 'every other day' approach, and then updating the caption there to December. I'll try to support you on making the changes. ErnestKrause (talk) 15:40, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
Rapidly approaching February and no updates to the maps since your last visit. Any chance that you could update the Phase three map now that February is approaching. ErnestKrause (talk) 17:03, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
Yeah. When I started editing the Ukraine map back in May, the front would move noticeably most days of the week. Now, even on days where there is an update, the change in control is so small that it is almost undetectable, especially in the gif. Physetersβ21:33, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
@ErnestKrause I just updated the cropped animation up to February 24th, but it has again hit the rendering limit, even though I already switched it to every other day. What do you think I should do? I could switch it to every three days. Do you have any ideas? Thanks! Physetersβ05:00, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
Actually, I'm thinking that every third day should be fine, since the frontlines have not really changed that much over the last 2-3 months. Sounds good. ErnestKrause (talk) 15:40, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
Sure, I'll work on it this week. I am painfully aware of the fact that I have not updated the gif, and must've become quite an annoyance to you, for which I apologize. Physetersβ20:20, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
There's no rush on this. Possibly you could get to it later this month or next month? Maybe you waiting for the resolution of Bakhmut before editing this. ErnestKrause (talk) 15:06, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
I actually started making the new frames yesterday. Do you want me to hold off until the end of the Battle of Bakhmut? Physetersβ18:22, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
By the end of the month or at the end of the Battle should work, which ever comes first. Does that work for your planning? ErnestKrause (talk) 15:30, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
Then there's every reason to go forward at this time; try to update the captions for updated dates as best you can in the captions. Cheers. ErnestKrause (talk) 23:05, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
Β Done! On your second point, do you mean that I should change the dates in the legends of the gifs themselves, or that I should change their descriptions in the map gallery. Physetersβ19:34, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
Hello! Right now, the only sources confirming Bakhmut's complete fall are Russian, with more neutral sources being unsure & Ukrainian ones vehemently denying it. When some neutral and Ukrainian sources report the complete capture of Bakhmut, I will update all of the relevant maps. Physetersβ17:04, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
Flag of Lawrence County, PA
Latest comment: 1 year ago5 comments2 people in discussion
Hi, Physeters! I saw you made an SVG of the flag of Lawrence County, PA and you did a great job for just having a grainy image from CFW Flags to work with!
However, that flag they list on CFW is not accurate: the proportions are wrong, the colors aren't quite right, and they mistook the gold fringe around the flag as part of the design.
I live in Lawrence County. I asked the commissioners about the county flag and I was able to get a photo of it. I was hoping that, at some point, you could redo the SVG you made of the Lawrence County flag using this photo I took.
The flag is an off-center, green shape of the county on a white background. In total there are 7 colors: white, green, gold, black, tan, gray, and sky blue. The lighting is bad but all the elements in the circle that look gray are actually white, except the wheat is gray, not white. The tan on the dirt half and between the gold wheat rays match. And the font on the bottom looks like Arial.
Once it's completed, could you put the image on the Lawrence County page in the flag section of the infobox, please?
Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion
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Β Done! Physetersβ 20:30, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
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