User talk:Ecrusized

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DS information on Kurds and Kurdistan
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&maltese; SunDawn &maltese;   (contact)   03:25, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

Hey.
I noticed you left a note at Talk:2023_Sudan_conflict about @NYMan6 that may be seen as not assuming good faith. Your name also isn't in the signature.

May you please further explain what you meant by it?

- L'Mainerque - (Disturb my slumber) -  21:06, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Hello, @Ecrusized I would like to inform to you that both the edits that you listed were of reliable sources I had gathered (I was never affilated to the Russian government nor the Wagner Group, in fact I'm pretty much neutral in the conflict) This is disturbing of you mentioning it especially on my comment regarding changing the name having nothing to do for what you've said, I am a 6 month account on the platform, before not having an account I was a person that just used the platform frequently now I am a article creator and editor.

Thank you, NYMan6 (talk) 01:15, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

Support
It seems that you are persistent in reinstating the vague or even irrelevant supported by claims. It's your onus to get consensus for addition of challenged material, since there is no consensus for that on the talk page yet, reliable or not is decided by consensus, not you. There are at least 3 other editors who don't agree with the claims, that's enough to remove the claims for now and wait for consensus if that is to be reinstated. There is literally only one source about support and that's barely enough, the rest is about support before conflict, which is totally irrelevant. RCB88 (talk) 12:47, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

Excuse me...
What software did you use to create File:Wagner Group mutiny.svg? I've been trying for days using Inkscape but I haven't been successful. Nythar (💬-🍀) 11:47, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

It's a derivative of the file. I have filled the selected oblasts where the clashes are going on with Inkscape. Don't forget to unlock the layers if this is what you're struggling with. Ecrusized (talk) 11:51, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

October 2023 Northern Syria clashes (Question)
Hello. Just curious. What's your reasoning behind changing "Internal Security Forces" to "Asayish" in October 2023 Northern Syria clashes ? CatmanBw (talk) 18:02, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Gaza War Map
I'm away from my main computer, so I can't get to this right now, but Palestinian militants have been arrested in Ein HaShlosha and Nahal Oz, so those communities should be added to include the presence of Palestinian militants. -- Veggies (talk) 18:28, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Added but I can't find a source for Nahal Oz, do you have a source for this? Ecrusized (talk) 18:48, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, sorry. I meant to include it. -- Veggies (talk) 18:52, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for keeping up with the map. Could you tell me how you got the OpenTopoMap data onto the map? Thanks. -- Veggies (talk) 05:01, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry to be so insistent, but I'd really love to know. I can't get OpenTopoMap to export anything and I don't want to try to do it via patchy screenshots. -- Veggies</b> (<b style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman;">talk</b>) 21:17, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi, sorry I didn't notice the message yesterday. I simply create it by taking multiple screen shots and then merging those images together in GIMP. I have already made one for Israel-Lebanon-Syria border in case war spreads to the north. Here is the .png for it. Ecrusized (talk) 21:23, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Ah, yeah, I was afraid that was the only way. Oh well. And, yes, I was looking to make one for the same sector. Looks like you beat me to it. 👍 -- <b style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman;">Veggies</b> (<b style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman;">talk</b>) 22:06, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

FYI, I created an SVG map for the Lebanese/Northern Israel theater. File:Israel-Lebanon-Syria-border-Conflict-2023.svg Let me know your thoughts. I'll include it in the appropriate section in the war article. -- <b style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman;">Veggies</b> (<b style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman;">talk</b>) 15:37, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Looks good, I was also in the midst filling the same region. You should upload this one on Wikipedia, I'll performs updates when needed. Besides that, one problem I found is that due to the large size of the original .png, the compression results in considerable artifacting. This becomes especially noticeable when zoomed in. I've used GIMP to compress it with minimal quality loss. Another alternative would be to upload the file as .png without any loss but this would prevent users from translating the file. I personally favor having a .svg instead of a .png. Let me know what you think. Ecrusized (talk) 16:34, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Here it is thus far, I've kept the 24bit ratio on the jpeg instead of using 8bit, but brought the quality down to 84, smoothness to 25 and set subsampling to 4:2:0. Ecrusized (talk) 16:53, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Where'd you get the spellings and locations of the towns on the map? They're different from the ones I used and the ones Wikipedia uses. -- <b style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman;">Veggies</b> (<b style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman;">talk</b>) 23:37, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I got them from Google Maps. Ecrusized (talk) 07:54, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm a little hesitant about that. Google Maps isn't universally considered a reliable source. Beyond that, I think copying place names so directly may be a copyvio issue. Also, I always used (and use) the spellings for places as they're used in Wikipedia (ex: Kiryat Shmona vs Qiryat Shemona). -- <b style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman;">Veggies</b> (<b style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman;">talk</b>) 13:31, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I’ll work to restore Wikipedia names in the next edit. Ecrusized (talk) 15:15, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I've updated the names with Wikipedia names. Also there is something I should mention, when editing the file, saving as Inkscape .svg will increase its size to over 10mb, for this reason you should save it as optimized svg, if using Inkscape. Ecrusized (talk) 21:28, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for all your help. I tried to add the name of a moshav in the original Gaza-area map per a request on Commons talk, but I think I screwed something up. I'm still learning how to work with Inkscape. Someone wanted the name of Yakhini added, which is fine, but when I uploaded the SVG file, it created a mess in the thumbnail, so I quickly reverted. Could you tell me what I did wrong? Thanks again. -- <b style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman;">Veggies</b> (<b style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman;">talk</b>) 06:44, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Translated .svg are a bit problematic when editing with Inkscape. I'm not sure what went wrong with your edit but generally, trying to copy paste location names will cause them to disappear due to being "switches" instead of regular text. Ecrusized (talk) 08:16, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
 * What's the solution? Should I just write the name out in Inkscape and save as optimized SVG? How did you fix it? -- <b style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman;">Veggies</b> (<b style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman;">talk</b>) 15:06, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I created a new text (T key) in the same font and size as the rest. Also saved as plain svg. Ecrusized (talk) 15:59, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

I understand that User:Supreme Deliciousness says Gjajar hasn't been evacuated, but it should still be included in the evacuation zone. Israel has designated the town as one to be evacuated even if they're not forcibly evacuating people. After all, many people who live in the evacuation zone also refuse to leave. -- <b style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman;">Veggies</b> (<b style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman;">talk</b>) 04:58, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Aside from what user Supreme Deliciousness has stated, there is another plus in not having Gajar included in the evacuation zone. It allows the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights to be viewed in full, otherwise it gets divided with the separation color. Ecrusized (talk) 08:05, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Israel war
Could you please somehow differentiate the Israeli figures of losses from the confirmed Palestinian ones, for example draw a line and put it under the 3 points? Onesgje9g334 (talk) 11:07, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

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File:October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict.svg
Hi. An admin (user Sadads) has rightfully pointed to the fact that File:October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict.svg is a problem for colorblind people. Could you change the red on the map into light green? Tradedia talk 06:25, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Is light green better to distinguish compared to red for colorblind people? Here is what it would look like but it is more difficult to distinguish for people with normal vision. User Sadads main concern appears to be good vs evil coloring? Ecrusized (talk) 09:48, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
 * According to this chart, red and blue are distinguishable for different types of colorblindness. Ecrusized (talk) 09:57, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
 * User Sadads wrote: "... could we use a color combination that is less cultural associated with "good vs bad" AND also less inaccessible for Red/Blue colorblind folks." So I think he had both concerns. I personally am not worried about the cultural issue. He also mentioned "... Red/Blue colorblind folks", and proposed: "... green and blue of different hues". Tradedia talk 14:06, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Israel-Hamas Casualties
I've been trying to keep the casualty count updated and accurate, and luckily not been doing it alone. Thank you for your efforts, you've been instrumental. I remember at the start of the war, I was the only one keeping it updated, but I'm in a bad time zone for this (Local sources updated in the middle of my night). Based on when you edit, you're probably in a closer time zone to the conflict than I, so thanks for updating as soon as new sources come out. TheAwesomeAtom (talk) 18:25, 23 February 2024 (UTC)


 * No problem :). Ecrusized (talk) 18:27, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi. Would either of you have an opinion on this? galenIgh  13:54, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
 * I have been topic banned from Arab Israeli dispute articles for 6 months thus will not be able to update the tally any longer. If you would like to take over, I Google "Gaza death toll Barron's", and quickly replace the url and title. Barron's publishes daily articles of the death toll. Ecrusized (talk) 17:32, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Alright, I'm on it. Thanks for the informing me! TheAwesomeAtom (talk) 19:28, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
 * If I may ask, why'd you get topic-banned? TheAwesomeAtom (talk) 18:58, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I removed the notice from my talk page but you can see it in the old versions of the page. Ecrusized (talk) 22:50, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Israel-Hamas War Map
Hi, I can't comment under the discussion over the map from the Israel-Hamas War article since it's protected, but I wanted to say that ISW does indeed mean "total area the IDF have operated in", not "currently ongoing IDF clearing operations". The phrasing "reported IDF clearing operations" they use is very misleading and it's completely bizarre why they would show total extent rather than current control, so I understand why anyone looking at it would think it's a control map, especially since they also have an additional category called "claimed furthest Israeli advance" which in fact is mostly meaningless and shouldn't be there at all. The satellite imagery they use as source for their map is open source and you can see easily where the IDF still actively operate and where they don't anymore, this should definetly be a clear distinction made on the map or should at least be added to the description (for example: "Furthest IDF advances in Gaza (does not account for areas withdrawn from)") or it will be completely misleading just like the ISW map. I'd also recommend adding the military outposts/bases the IDF has built inside Gaza, which you can also see on the satellite imagery, and the Route 749 gravel road. Gaza War Unit Tracking (talk) 18:03, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
 * There is an ongoing discussion about it over here. Ecrusized (talk) 10:49, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I know, I can't comment there, the page is protected Gaza War Unit Tracking (talk) 11:34, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Oh right. Sorry. Well. Like I said over there though. I believe its best to keep the map as it is for the time being as ISW hasn't made a distinction between where IDF currently and formerly operates. Trying to make a separation would create synthesis issues. However, if you can find a single source that shows where IDF is currently operating, I could update the map with that. Ecrusized (talk) 12:16, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
 * https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?mid=1CJ84G4mYnPgQ-pBVJl0EqQl2fWog82s&usp=sharing
 * Alternatively if we are to keep the ISW map we should change the description under the map to "Furthest extent of all Israeli operations (does not show current IDF control)" or something along those lines, because "Claimed extent of Israeli invasion of Gaza" doesn't make it clear that Israel currently only controls 6.3% of the area shown. Gaza War Unit Tracking (talk) 16:35, 15 April 2024 (UTC)