User talk:NikNaks

If you are posting a comment or request relating to vector images, you may wish to try my talk page on Commons.

Chess diagrams & PGNs
Saw your note on my talk page, I'm not used to wikipedia yet so I have no idea how to reply, sorry if answering here does not follow the standard practice. About your comments on the SVG pieces, it makes a substantial difference between the chess diagram and the game text notation. In the chess diagram any image format can be used of course, my extension uses PNG at the moment but it could be changed to the SVG of your choice. For the game text notation, using a chess font rather than images works much better, both aesthetically (at least in my experience) and functionally (for example, my extension uses a chess figurine font, but if you select the game text notation and you copy&paste the content in a text editor you still have a fully readable text with the proper letter replacing automagically the figurine font; this would not happen using SVG images for the piece initials. Regarding your comment about fairy pieces, well, up to you to make your SVG set and font all inclusive of the pieces you need/want; I'm personally interested in chess, hence the support of the standard pieces so far. About the most common sizes for SVG images, for the chess diagram yuo need something that scales down to 20px and up to as large as you can think of. For the chess game notation, the typical font size is 16px but your font or images should scale well down to at least 8px (that might be tricky, one more reason why a font works better). Casaschi (talk) 10:06, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of "Design (disambiguation)"
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 * Please establish the notability of the former band first.

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Thank you. — Jeff G. (talk&#124;contribs) 15:56, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs
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Edit summaries
Edit summaries save the rest of us time and trouble. On your recent edit of List of British flags, if you had said something like "file name changed", it would have saved my tracking down what you did and why. So, please, add a few words of explanation to every edit. Thanks Jim - Jameslwoodward (talk • contribs) 13:47, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that! I'll try to be a little more informative in future.  NikNaks93 (talk) 13:55, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Jim - Jameslwoodward (talk • contribs) 16:35, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

I notice you haven't gotten a formal welcome -- usually that happens before you get to fifty edits, and you're closing in on 200, so here it is: - Welcome!

Hello, NikNaks93, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! - The paragraph above is a template, but still sincerely meant and if I can be helpful in the future, please let me know. Jim - Jameslwoodward (talk • contribs) 16:35, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
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 * Thank-you! I'll let you know if I have any questions. NikNaks93 (talk) 11:56, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Commisioners' Flags
Actually, they're excellent, I really appreciate it. Unfortunately I do not know of any SVG versions of the Arms of Nunavut available. Fry1989 (talk) 16:54, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Railway signal icons
Many thanks for taking this task on. To give you an idea of what semaphore signals look like in real life, have a look at the Bluebell Railway signals webpage. The righthand signal in the top image is a good example of what we are trying to depict, although that signal is to the right of the track, not the left.

The icon you created will need to be redrawn so that the signal post is near the railway line, and the arm pointing to the left. The arm itself is red, with a single white band towards the lefthand end. When I say rotated, I mean rotate clockwise 90° and then rotate clockwise through another 90°. I think we should get the first one correct then worry about rotating, and creating icons for the signal on the right of the track. Mjroots (talk) 18:23, 4 April 2010 (UTC)


 * It's getting there! Needs a top to the signal post (small triangle?) and the arm needs to be reduced in length. Suggest that if you take the distance of the outer red bit, and make the arm 4x that length, then reduce the white band by 50% by recolouring the half nearest the signal post, it'll be pretty much there. From left to right the arm will then be 25% red, 12½% white, 62½% red in width. Mjroots (talk) 11:56, 5 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Having introduced the icon into a diagram, the size of the signal is going to need to be increased. What I'm aiming for is a display something like that in the part diagram from Chettisham signal box, although ours will be in the vertical plane rather than the horizontal. Mjroots (talk) 12:05, 5 April 2010 (UTC)


 * The third alternative is a bit better. Try thinning the signal arm, and separating the post from the track. It may be we'll need to split the signal over two icons (base and top), but if we can get it all on one icon that will be much better. Mjroots (talk) 13:25, 5 April 2010 (UTC)


 * I've not forgotten abou this. Could you e-mail me as I have a few small images which will show better what I'm trying to achieve. It may be that we have to create a base and top to get the desired effect. Mjroots (talk) 15:42, 16 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your message. You can e-mail me via the "E-mail this user" feature in the toolbox when on my user or talk pages. I have e-mail enabled so you should be able to contact me OK. Mjroots (talk) 19:44, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

 * Any updates? Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 20:33, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

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File: Flag_of_Lovely.png
sorry, we've registered us for the top4-image nearly simultaneously. i didn't wan't to overwrite your "taken by" entry McSush  talk  16:54, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

white dots in small chess diagrams
A change you made may have messed up white dots in small diagrams. See your change to queen and pawn versus queen endgame. What you changed to x is supposed to be a small white dot. Bubba73 (You talkin' to me?), 15:40, 5 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry that I incorrectly blamed you for breaking the small white dots. Thank you for fixing it!  Bubba73 (You talkin' to me?), 16:19, 5 June 2010 (UTC)


 * See also the problems here (pawn moves tables). Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 23:03, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

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File:Crt-telecine.svg
For this image it is very important the light source is a CRT tube, not a light bulb. Thanks again, and keep up the good work!--Svgalbertian (talk) 20:28, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Something like File:Cathode ray tube diagram-keys.svg might work, check commons:Category:Cathode ray tubes for more.--Svgalbertian (talk) 20:38, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

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Flags of Commisioners of Canadian Territories
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 * I have adjusted the copyright status of File:Flag of the Commisioner of Yukon.svg and have started an undeletion request for the NWT file at Requests for undeletion --Svgalbertian (talk) 17:38, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
 * All images have been restored, if you have any questions on copyright feel free to ask me. --Svgalbertian (talk) 00:56, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

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Creating a flag
Hi I would like to request if you can make this flag into svg format:http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/fic%5Egeas.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drax90 (talk • contribs) 15:19, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't see why this flag would need vectorisation with any kind of priority, seeing as it's only useful for Code Geass related articles, and as it's so complicated, I'll have to decline. Please request in the workshop in future.  Now, what is the issue with the Serbian flag, please?   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 11:01, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

sorry about that flag request,thinky you could fix this flag,a portion of feathers graphic is missing on the eagle:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Supposed_Serbian_Empire_flag.svg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drax90 (talk • contribs) 17:54, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Morris Air
Replied at WP:GL. Thanks. Connormah (talk) 02:33, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry to be a bug, but did you have a chance to check the thread at the Graphcs Lab? Thanks! Connormah (talk) 02:02, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

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Ownership of Parliament diagrams
Hi, In May of last year, I worked on and uploaded to the commons several diagrams of the UK Parliament. I was recently reading the article on the House of Commons for some research and couldn't help but notice that my diagram is still there, albeit with a key added, however when I clicked on it to see who added it (you), I noticed that no reference was made to me being the original author. I have no issue with you altering these diagrams, indeed it improves it, but I would very much like it if you could give mention to me being the original author of the diagram.

I am referring to the original file at the following URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Parliament2010UK.svg and your version at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UK_Commons_Current_Composition.svg

I will post this on WikiPedia and the Wiki Commons

Thank you,

95jb14


 * Hi, thanks for amending it, it's fine now. I didn't want to come across rude, but I was just conscious that it was based on mine.


 * Thanks,


 * 95jb14 Talk, Founder of WikiProject Latin. 17:02, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Chess font?
Hi, do you know if there is a chess font that was used to supply the basic chess piece icons for chess position diagram templates? (The icon style reminds me of that used in Batsford books, and I'm wondering if Wiki has a font for it, and if so, can I get the .ttf file somewhere?) Thank you for any help! Ihardlythinkso (talk) 04:30, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I don't know of any such font. What do you need it for?   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 15:07, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I resolved there is no such font on WP. (Such font would be useful when creating images for gameboard geometries when WP templates for that sort of thing are limited.) Ok, Ihardlythinkso (talk) 18:04, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

Al smelting
Thanks for your help so far. More tweaks please (mea culpa): (1) Cryolite should not be capitalized on either new diagram (it would be in German, because they capitalize all nouns but in English, not.)  (2) For the simplified diagram, please cut (T = 950C).

TCO (talk) 21:31, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

almost there
Looks nice. I like the shorter captions and that they are tailored for my atom.

The "neon shell" dashed circle goes OUTSIDE the blue. It is a wider circle than the blue cloud circle.TCO (Reviews needed) 22:01, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
Double sharp (talk) 03:33, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

Graphics Lab
Currently there is a photograph which awaits conversion from jpg to svg format. Its been several days and no response has come. I was wondering whether you could carry out the conversion. Here is the link for the photo's section in the Graphics Lab page. In case you are unable to do this, could you point out anyone who will be able to do so? Thanks. ~*~AnkitBhatt~*~ 10:17, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

A little help
Hey help me out a bit here. I recently uploaded File:FlagOfYorkshire.svg. But the preview has many things missing which can be seen in the full sized image. I am having the same problem with File:County Flag of North Yorkshire.svg also. Is there a problem with the file or the renderer?? Thanks Roshan220195 (talk) 12:35, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Hm, that's very odd. Are you talking about the blurring of the edges between dark and light parts of the petals?  Correct me if I'm wrong, but the central yellow circle also disappears on the raw SVG. I suspect that it is due to the effects you've used in Inkscape (if you're using that), that work in most renderers, but not in MediaWiki.  Have you used the normal blur, for instance, or a different effect?   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 12:51, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Pardon me but i am a beginner at this(that includes using inkscape). I have used the blur option that is available in 'fill and stroke'. Actually, the central yellow circle is visible but the shading in some petals is missing. This is a screenshot of what i can see: File:Screenshot 1234.png. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roshan220195 (talk • contribs) 14:45, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Ah, yes, I can see. I think the circle disappearing must be an issue with Chrome.  As far as I was aware, blur was supported by MediaWiki, but apparently not.  I think we'll just have to accept that it doesn't work!  The alternative is to use a radial gradient to create the same effect, which is definitely supported.  As for the petals, I can fix those if I have more time.  I'm not sure what's causing the issue exactly.  Nik Naks  talk - gallery 15:09, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh ok. Thanks anyway. 117.193.33.95 (talk) 07:10, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

WP:GL
Should I just delete the existing files tagged as non-free currently here? I uploaded them all to Commons as they all seem to be simple text/shape logos. CMAH (Connormah's Sock) 22:05, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm slightly concerned that some logos that have been considered non-free here are being uploaded to Commons as PD-Text, but I am far from an expert. As for deleting the files here, if they're no longer used, I think it's policy to remove fair use files, so I would go ahead.   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 06:42, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

New workshop
Hey there. Please take a look at this proposal to start a new workshop in the graphic lab. Please add your views on this. Roshan220195 (talk) 15:25, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Yet another electron shell request
Could you please correct lawrencium to 2,8,18,32,32,8,3? Thanks. Double sharp (talk) 11:31, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Done! I'm always happy to do these as I've written a bit of javascript to generate the angles for any number of electrons.    Nik Naks  talk - gallery 14:48, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
 * In that case, could you please make images for the ones beyond Uuo with articles? None of these have images yet. They need 8 (or, for the last one, 9) electron shells, and can have as many as 50 in one shell. They're all predictions, though, but so is everything beyond Rf. In brackets I give the colour the ball in the centre should have.
 * Ununennium: 2,8,18,32,32,18,8,1 (#d8bcbc)
 * Unbinilium: 2,8,18,32,32,18,8,2 (#ffecd3)
 * Unbiunium: 2,8,18,32,32,18,8,3 (#d1ddff)
 * Unbibium: 2,8,18,32,32,18,9,3 (#d1ddff)
 * Unbiquadium: 2,8,18,32,36,18,8,2 (#d1ddff)
 * Unbihexium: 2,8,18,32,38,18,8,2 (#d1ddff)
 * Untriseptium: 2,8,18,32,49,18,8,2 (#d1ddff)
 * Unsepttrium: 2,8,18,32,50,35,18,8,2 (#c6dd9d)
 * Thanks in advance, Double sharp (talk) 08:34, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
 * May I suggest these format changes: 1. Use font Sans (or DejaVu Sans), not Times New Roman (no serifs, no unfree font in general). 2. Reduce the padding (inside "margin", to say 2px) for these top texts, so that the topline can use a bit more height & width (symbol text should be central of course). 3. If there is space (as expected), make the toprow font larger. Good for readibility when the image is shown not-too-big (150px we are using). When these improvements work, they could be done for the existing ones too. -DePiep (talk) 11:10, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I can certainly do these. However, I'm not sure why these should have a different format to the other ones.  As far as I can see, the font chosen in the current files is "Arial", not Times, and I have no particular interest in changing so many files.   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 13:23, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
 * The reasons for the format change I wrote. Currently, these images are to be used in 150px width (see sandbox: ). At that size, every pixel counts for readibility. So I proposed a bigger font. About font type: whatever the entered font in this, what counts is the ultimate show image, on a page. I see a different font (example: File:Electron_shell_038_Strontium.svg shows a different (serif even) font with me). Serif letters makes the text less readible in this situation. About Arial: SVG Help says: Fonts such as Arial and Times New Roman require licencing fees to distribute, and so are not used by Mediawiki internally. So Mediawiki picks another font for the show (curious that in the Strontium example a serif font was used btw). -DePiep (talk) 14:10, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Could you put this on hold for a moment? I have a question about the colors, Double Sharp. See the talk at WP:ELEM. -DePiep (talk) 13:44, 14 July 2012 (UTC) done -DePiep (talk) 16:12, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Oops. Fixed. Double sharp (talk) 16:00, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
 * NikNaks, maybe I invoked too many details, let's skip them. I suggest you proceed as you think best and are happy to do. When they are ready they will show nicely or I will adjust the template. -DePiep (talk) 09:22, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
 * No, no, I will get to these in due course, but I see no point in starting to then go back and edit them! :)  Would it be out of turn to propose something on the Elements talk page?   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 18:24, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I didn't even want to hurry you. Yesterday was fine, tomorrow is fine. Have a nice edit. (Any afterward change to them, would be ~125 then, is next step -- on top of these eight. Rome was not built in a day). -DePiep (talk) 22:22, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Second thought, good point by you. Well, this is my idea.
 * First, you make these eight in the existing form: with label, names in the same pattern. This way we have the complete set in a single form: electron shell. (An incomplete set is not convenient, anytime anywhere anyperson). All editors, in other languages too, can rely on this one. The current already checks for File:Electron shell 119 Ununennium.svg by composing this name, so when it is uploaded it will appear. All fine I'd say, nothing broken.
 * Afterwards, we can discuss to create all of them into a nolabel variant set, the label text stripped (copy-&-edit or create from zero). That set will be complete too, and with different (systematic) names. Maybe you like to do that, or we can look for a GL bot. When this set is made and uploaded, we'll change the template to use these, since they are better suited (for this template). Note that this does not edit your eight additions, but copy-then-edits them. -DePiep (talk) 08:37, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, that sounds much more workable! I will post my proposal for the new diagram at some point.  Apologies for not replying sooner; I have full-time work experience and it's eating up more of my time than I'd anticipated!   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 17:34, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Any time soon? -DePiep (talk) 15:00, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

✅ nrs 119--127. See Electron_shell and [WT:ELEM]]. -DePiep (talk) 17:07, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

invalid data and coloring
Hi,regarding Sudan % ,before South Sudan seceded 70% Muslims is understandable, but since you already split it in the map Its more than 97% now, here, regards--2.50.234.129 (talk) 11:24, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
 * As discussed here, the map should not have the two countries split as the data was collected when they were one country.  Nik Naks  talk - gallery 16:25, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Chess pieces
Any chance of getting the full Alfaerie graphic set (redrawn?) up? ^_^ It would certainly make it a lot easier to create articles on chess variants... Double sharp (talk) 13:57, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I would be delighted to, so long as you're willing to assist in placing them in sensible letters and moving others around if needs be, as I have done with the ship and the elephant. If you could list the ones that are most useful and give them letters here then I will make them and add them (although not in red, green and yellow for the time being).
 * Incidentally, do you have any suggestions on the best places to put the inverted king or pawn? I have found a piece called a "Berolina pawn" which used the inverted image, so perhaps capital B?  For king I have no ideas.   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 14:35, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Inverted king is used for the anti-king.
 * Might be hard to get the entire Alfaerie set up, as there are more letters than piece shapes. Can you use letter pairs as well as single letters? Double sharp (talk) 13:04, 3 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Posted on User:NikNaks/Chess. Huge list, I'm afraid, but we won't really need anything else too badly. Double sharp (talk) 13:40, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * It certainly seems possible to use double letter schemes as well, so that seems good. I will reply to some of your suggestions my subpage and strike out ones that are already available.   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 14:07, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

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SVG
Hi NikNaks. I'm a Wikipedian from sr.wp and currently I'm working on something for my school (A0 conference poster) and I need to convert an image from PNG to SVG format. I have tried to do it with Inkscape but I have no experience with that program at all and the results are not so good. So maybe you can help me? I would be very grateful to you :) It's just a simple logo consisting of letters. Thanks in advance.  mi  cki   07:08, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Sure! If you post a link to the image here then I can do it for you, or if you'd prefer, I could just give you some tips on how to fix a file you've tried yourself.  Whichever is easier.   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 11:15, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I didn't upload file here because it's possibly copyrighted, although I can always get the permission from the school. Here you can see the logo in question. Any help would be nice :) As you can see, it's a small PNG file and I need much larger image for a A0 poster.  mi  cki   11:53, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
 * If you know what the font that's there is, then that would make the job very easy, but I assume you don't? If you can find out and get permission, I could do it in about ten minutes.  Without the font, I'd have to guess and attempt to find something similar or just manually hand trace it, and that won't be as accurate.   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 12:20, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, I don't know which font it is. I believe it's Arial but I'm not sure. I cannot get the permission before Monday, but maybe you can try to make SVG file and post it on postimg.org as I need the logo to finish the poster. And next week I'll upload it on Commons after I get the permission. There is a possibility that the logo is not copyrighted as it consists of simple geometric shapes and/or text and it does not meet the threshold of originality needed for copyright protection.  mi  cki   12:34, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, I had a crack at it, and you're right that the bottom font seems to be Arial (except for the R, which is more like Helvetica for some reason) but the top font eludes me. I tried to improvise by editing some letters from Futura, and I think it turned out okay.  Let me know if it's suitable.  The file is here:   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 13:20, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Wow, it's wonderful :) Thank you so so so much. As I already said, I tried to do something like this but I failed. Thanks again :)  mi  cki   13:28, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Dozenal multiplication table
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A second request
Hello there,

Thank you for the excellent job that you did on the Council of States diagram at the Graphics Lab. I'd like to take up your offer, if possible, to create a second diagram - this time for the 545 seat House of People (Lok Sabha), now that the election is over. Here's the colour coding scheme for the parties, with results below: {{Legend|#FFBA00|Telugu Desam Party (TDP)}} {{Legend|#FF9900|Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)}} {{Legend|#CC5500|Shiv Sena (SS)}} {{Legend|#FF4D00|NDA minority parties, including:}} {{Legend|#FA0019|J&K National Conference (J&KNC)}} {{Legend|#08E8DE|Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)}} {{Legend|#00FFFF|Indian National Congress (INC)}} {{Legend|#00FF00|UPA Minority parties}}, including:
 * National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
 * Pattali Makkal Katchi
 * Shiromani Akali Dal
 * Lok Janshakti Party
 * Rashtriya Lok Samata Party
 * Apna Dal
 * Swabhimani Paksha
 * All India N.R. Congress
 * National Peoples Party
 * Naga People's Front
 * United Progressive Alliance (UPA)
 * Rashtriya Janata Dal
 * Indian Union Muslim League
 * Kerala Congress (M)
 * Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

{{Legend|#F0001C|Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM)}} {{Legend|#FD0E35|Communist Party of India (CPI)}} {{Legend|yellow|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (AIADMK)}} {{Legend|#004225|Biju Janata Dal (BJD)}} {{Legend|#C41E3A|Samajwadi Party (SP)}} {{Legend|#228B22|Janta Dal (United) (JD(U))}} {{Legend|#66FF00|All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC)}} {{Legend|#E32636|Minority parties}}
 * Third and Fourth Front / Unaligned regional parties

{{Legend|#C0C0C0|Independents and others}} {{Legend|#000000|Nominated (NOM)}} {{Legend|#FFFFFF|Vacant seats}}

Results:

Many thanks once again!

--RaviC (talk) 17:19, 17 May 2014 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure I've done my counting correctly, but I've ended up with 33 minority third front party seats, which seems like a lot. Could you double-check the numbers for the minority parties and see if there are any that aren't listed under one of the headings that should be?   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 23:41, 17 May 2014 (UTC)
 * My appreciations for the quick reply and creation of the graphic. I think you are right - my counting gives the same number. It does seem like a lot, but in proportion of 545 seats, it's only 6% of the total seats. Regards --RaviC (talk) 08:54, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay then, I guess this is done! Let me know if the composition changes again.  :D   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 13:18, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

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Mughal Empire Flag
Hi NikNaks, thank you for your help with the flag. Could you move the central symbol just a little bit to the left, by one vertical star row? Gryffindor (talk) 06:36, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I mean, yes I can, but why?  Nik Naks  talk - gallery 11:14, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Android Runtime (ART) bird's-eye view
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Any chances to have those completed, please?
Hello! I apologize for bothering, but would you, by a chance, be willing to pick up a few requests I've placed quite a long time on Graphics Lab/Illustration workshop‎? Or do you maybe know someone else willing to do that? It would highly benefit the articles in which those illustrations would be used, and I have one or two more illustrations that could be created. Any help would be appreciated! &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 12:26, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I realise you're keen to have your requests filed, but if I felt that your requests were something I would want to do or be capable of doing adequately, I would not have marked them stale. In my opinion, the Android version chart needs a complete overhaul so that new data can be added manually and consistently; the PCI Express image should be left for Victor to complete so that the style is consistent (whether he will be back or not I don't know), and although I could rip the image directly from the PDF, this would ensure copyright issues; the other two requests are complex and would be time-consuming to do, and as I have little interest in the subject and they wouldn't really improve my ability in any way, they're not really for me.  I'm sure it's frustrating seeing later requests getting completed with yours sitting there, but we're all hobbyists.  You're welcome to keep updating your requests to prevent them going stale if you want, but I personally won't be completing them, sorry.   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 13:34, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
 * No worries, totally understood. Thank you very much for a detailed explanation, and once again sorry for bothering. &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 13:39, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

MiniStop logo
Thank you so much for doing that! Unfortunately, I am away from my home computer for two weeks. May I ask you to upload it to the en:wp? It will be easier to tag and defend there. Thank you!--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 03:43, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I will leave it to be deleted; just message me on your return and we can have another go. :)   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 12:49, 5 April 2015 (UTC)

FYI
Have nominated for deletion. Informing you given that you created the image that is the subject of discussion. Abecedare (talk) 19:03, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up. The image was created at the request of User:Gryffindor in a  GL request last year, and it seems he is also the last one to edit this template before me (adding the SVG version).  He provided the source for the flag (another digital image) and I simply vectorised it.  I have no knowledge of its authenticity, although it has been marked as a fictitious flag at Commons already, as you probably know.  He was very adamant about the detail of the flag though, so perhaps he can offer more sources or information as for why it should be kept.  I myself have no such information I'm afraid, I'm merely a graphics editor.  I will leave it to you to bring him into the discussion if you so choose.   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 19:26, 30 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Give your editing interests I suspected something along those lines, but couldn't figure out the provenance based solely on the template/image file history. Will leave a note for Gryffindor, who well may be just another link in the chain (since their interest too seem to be related to graphics, rather than Mughal history). Thanks for the quick response. Abecedare (talk) 19:43, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

NikNaks is it possible you can alter the image, there is a dispute, the Mughal Flag that you made while wonderful, the problem is the lion is standing, the original Mughal Flag based on the findings in the Mughal Flag talkpage is shown to be couchant. RussianDewey (talk) 23:12, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * The image was composed using the pre-existing lion from the square version of the flag. I am not a good enough artist to be able to redraw it lying down, but there are many vector lions on other flags that, if appropriate, could be borrowed from this category.  However, that aside, I'm not convinced that there is enough definitive evidence that the lion is couchant in the green field depiction that is represented there.  If there are more complex graphical requests that you want to make based on the new sources, you may want to try the graphics lab.   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 00:04, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

The lion is indeed couchant, we have SOLID evidence, the one you based your work on wasn't solid or reliable where the lion was standing, let me show you the evidence:

1) He calls it the Imperial Standard of the Great Mughals

2)The second evidence is from a book called Exotic Aliens: The Lion and the Cheetah in India which shows the lion couchat on the flag.

3) The third evidence is William Baffin’s 1619 map of the Mughal Empire, if you look at the top right corner of the map you see the lion couchant.

i hope you can work and create one of use, because the one you did was simply beautiful, I never realized it was wrong except after some users remove it. You should use the same outline, except give the sun two eyes and make the lion couchant, I think you choose which lion you want. RussianDewey (talk) 15:10, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm still unconvinced that any of those depictions of lions are intended to be used on a triangular field of small stars, and source for the image that this flag was created from clearly shows the lion passant. Moreover, the third image is not a flag, rather an emblem?  And the second one is too unclear for anyone to be able to replicate whatever the background of the design is.  Again, I am not a good enough artist to redraw these flags without clear, unambiguous sources that I can either trace or use existing elements to create.  I am also 99% sure that even a version of the triangular flag with a couchant lion would be neither uncontroversial nor acceptable for use as the flag of the Mughals.  If you would like me to create a version of the triangular flag using one of the lions from this category (that you need to select) then I am happy to make the change, but anything requiring a more complicated redrawing of the flag or a new lion should be taken to the graphics lab.   Nik Naks  talk - gallery 15:38, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

The website you got if from is very un-reliable, since it gives no clue or source on how they got it, even the emblem is a good source, at least we know the Mughals depicted their lion couchant and is well sourced from a guy we know who created the map in early 17th century, at the height of the Mughal Power. Also the issue of the multiple dots apparently is from a late Mughal Period, where a painting depicts with a different flag that has no Lion in it, just the sun and, your flag is based on the time of Aurangzeb which was the most powerful time of the mguhals, the green flags were darker, but I see no evidence of little dots/stars. I don't know what graphic lab is, I'm kinda new RussianDewey (talk) 01:14, 20 May 2015 (UTC)

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Coats of arms of Guatemala
Hi, may I help improve some coats of arms of Guatemala, as they have very poor quality and some of them are in poor condition. Plus I could help make all logos appearing on this link: Ministry of National Defense of Guatemala, Thanks !.

Basada en estad imagen, y porfavor podrían hacer todos los logos y banderas que aparecen en esta página y podrían hacer una bandera de Guatemala que diga en dorado Fuerzas Armadas de Guatemala? Gracias. Thanks" --ElisonSeg (talk) 23:53, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
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You do beautiful work!
Do you take requests?--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 05:53, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm certainly open to requests but I can't guarantee that I'll be able to do them!  Nik Naks  talk - gallery 13:09, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you! They are Scouting images in need of improvement, which the Graphics Lab generally doesn't like to take.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 13:13, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Do you have an example?  Nik Naks  talk - gallery 16:24, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

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