User talk:Haros

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Rajasthan map
Thanks for map. I have updated Rajasthan article with it. All credit for the map should go to Nichalp who created the map and got it featured. Please use the blank map as the source going forward and attribute him on the license. The plan is to use this same map for all states, cities etc. I had loaded maps for Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and West Bengal already. You can use them. Thanks again, Ganeshk  ( talk ) 23:04, 24 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I know, and I have credited him. Haros 23:17, 24 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I noticed you had credited him (a bit late though). :) BTW, I checked out Norway wiki, you are doing a great job. Ganeshk  ( talk ) 23:24, 24 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I improved the credit, though I'm not sure what You mean by a bit late. I use the Information template where the source comes as a second line. I have just started with the states, thus it is a bit premature to call it a great job, but thanks anyway. Haros 23:42, 24 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I meant, I noticed the credit after I left a message at your page. Sorry for the confusion. - Ganeshk  ( talk ) 23:51, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Hi Haros! Thanks for the message. :) Just one question: Have you updated the meta data? If you're using Inkscape, go to  and click on the   tab to update the text. Regards,  =Nichalp   «Talk»=  15:23, 25 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I used Emacs. That way I copied the exact borderdata - zoom in and you will see. I changed the filename, but I can see there are other data I perhaps should have changed (date & description). You are still the main creator. It was late at night and I was pleased to have finished the map. I have a question to you too. How did you get the initial data on the borderpositions. Just curious. Haros 16:57, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

location maps
Would you consider dual licensing your edits to location map and related template under the cc-by 2.5? This way I could use them on the english wikinews. Happy editing. Bawolff 00:51, 30 May 2007 (UTC)


 * As my edit was a interwiki link I cannot see that my edit would prevent you anyway, but apart from that I hav no problem with giving you my blessing. My 22 added characters may be considered also licensed under cc-by 2.5 (or later). Haros 16:54, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Re India maps
Let me think over it and get back you in a day or two. V. busy outside wiki. =Nichalp  «Talk»=  21:28, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Re: Indian districts
Hi!

Sorry for the delay in contacting you. Was busy with RL deadlines. Ok so here goes.
 * 1) I suggest you wait for sometime before working on Indian districts. There is some controversy on the number of Indian districts. Wikipedia talk:Noticeboard for India-related topics has an ongoing discussion. In addition, you might want to see User:Nichalp/districts.
 * 2) User:Ganeshk has a nice bot that wrote articles for all Indian town, cities, and villages. You might want to contact him for using the bot on the Scandinavian-language wikipedias.
 * 3)  We have lower scaled images for Indian districts. See Odisha for an example. You might wan tto use this instead.
 * 4) Also, this is a suggestion: Since the base map is SVG, we could have bot automatically create a new file, fill the district with colours (based on the id), and automatically upload it to wikipedia. It would save a lot of your time.

Let me know your thoughts. Regards, =Nichalp   «Talk»=  18:06, 20 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Sure, as you wish. Although I still think using a bot to do the hard work can be really helpful. If you do come across any discrepancies, on the list I made, and you have, do let me know. BTW some distrikts  such as Mumbai City do not have a hovedstad and others such as Bilaspur need disambiguation. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  19:30, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Re: Districts of Madhya Pradesh
Thanks for pointing out the discrepancy. The maps would have to be updated, yes, but as we have no base maps of the newly-carved districts, I am hesitant to proceed any further as it would be my original research. For now we would have to live with the old maps till the government can release a new map on their website.

You mention that Norwegian readers would need a map of India with states such as Orissa highlighted. I have a simple solution that you can use instead of the template. Edit Image:India-states-numbered.svg to highlight only Orissa. Then, import the image as a layer to the Orissa district map, and scale down the resolution.

We are going to have a big problem with maintenance of all the maps of Indian districts. So, I'm thinking of bot work to do this in the long run. Each time a district is created, it would be easier to change a reference map, and have a bot that runs from toolserver update all district locator maps.

Thanks for the heads-up on the district list. Feel free to update my list if you want. =Nichalp  «Talk»=  14:45, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thank you for the fast response! TOW talk  06:16, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

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Request translation Isabelle de Charrière
Hello Haros, Could you write /translate the article of Isabelle de Charriere or someone else for the Norwegian and/or the Danish Wikipedia? That would be appreciated. Boss-well63 (talk) 13:01, 23 August 2019 (UTC)