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Call to Action

Whereas, much good discussion and work has previously occured on the Barnstar and award proposal page,

Whereas, the level of discussion and progress on the abovementioned page has dropped to a record level of none; no constructive commments have been made on existing awards since May 17, 2005,

Whereas, many "Vote or Die!" have been left open, namely two, as a result of this lack of discussion,

Whereas, nine proposals lie untouched by Wikipedian hands,

Whereas, you have previously commented and helped on the abovementioned page,

Therefore, I, who have absolutely no command in ordering this whatsoever, instruct you, Zscout370, to return to the barnstar commitment and further the creation of Wikipedian awards; vote liberally and spread your constructive comments.

(Signed) Cmd. Bratschetalk 5 pillars of the Barnstarium Army, 03:08, Jun 8, 2005 (UTC)

I will see what I can do. I will try to instruct people to not suggest new awards until we get the ones we have now cleared out of the way. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 16:16, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Template:ISO

You expressed interest in an ISO flag template: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Flag_Template#ISO_template (SEWilco 06:23, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC))

swastika

Hi, could you explain why you changed the Nazi swastika on the Swastika page? The new asymmetrical one seems on the face of it less appealing and less accurate than the earlier symmetrical image. Paul B 18:29, 9 June 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I was replacing that image with one which is located on the Wikipedia Commons. Once I did that, it made the previous image an orphan, which I later placed on WP:IFD. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 18:56, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Complaint

I'm really dissatified to your interrupting deletion without previous notification, not to mention the "vandalism" you've made in the template. That's really offensive. No official rules are stated that animated gifs cannot be implemented in templates. Now I'm going to revert the template, and please make a sensible justification next time, thinking twice, before your action. -- Jerry Crimson Mann 21:22, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

One: as for the notification, see User_talk:Mcy_jerry#Image:Hkicon.gif.
Two: The image I am using is currently being used on all Wikimedia projects, including ours.

Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:29, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Well, that means it's not a matter of animation, but unification, right? -- Jerry Crimson Mann 21:43, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Yes. Of course, if you want to use the animated image on your user page, thats fine. But until I find out what is going on with animated images used for templates, I will not edit the template. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:45, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Do you mean that animated templates are not a problem? -- Jerry Crimson Mann 21:54, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I don't understand the relevance of the animation aspect of the image to the template. Surely Hong Kong's flag isn't inherently animated in that way. Aside from that, I find the animation distracting and annoying. I could deal with it if there were some purpose to the animation, but is there? I certainly have never see anything like it in any other template, though I doubt it ever needed to be formally discouraged for it to be uncommon. What was wrong with the version that just had the actual flag? HorsePunchKid→龜 22:19, 2005 Jun 9 (UTC)
You may say that, HPK. But my point is the whole thinis is just like a conspiracy. He deleted it, he made it orphaned, he dumped it into the deletion page....just a through-train and no more!
Of course flags won't brandish that way; that's an icon, mind you. I wonder what can distract you if you're really paying a degree of attention to the article you're reading. A stub, in this case, can make itself even more eye-catching to show it itself is in fact a puny malnourished handicapped pitiful stub, asking for further constructive postive healthy improvement in the wikipedia community. --Jerry Crimson Mann 22:28, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Drop the conspiracy theory: I regularlly place images on IFD, especially now. As for the eyecatchingness of it, I am not going to debate it. We have a few days for the image to be debated about and see what happens. Plus, that is the way I deal with images: if it is orphaned, it goes on IFD. If I find a better version, I replace the old image and then place it on IFD. More later, I need a break now. As for you, HPK, if you wish to revert to a previous version, fine by me. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 23:22, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
It's like a conspiracy, but I don't mean it's exactly one dirty plot. I'm not very happy with your speediness...just too fast and unreachable. So you must be very confident with every deletion of yours, otherwise time must be needed for relentless argument and consensus. Extremely heart-broken now...needa rest, having no mood to speak daggers in the debate. I won't care about the fate of the pic, I hope. - Jerry Crimson Mann 23:43, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Help with Image:moon.gif

Hello, I am trying to restore the ifd tag to this image, however, I have reverted it twice and will not have an opportunity to restore it again until at least Sunday. Could you please help? Thank you. You 01:09, Jun 10, 2005 (UTC)

I will see what I can do, but I will be on the road this weekend. Though, I do think that we should remove this image from all pages so once (if) it is deleted, then the pages will not be messed up. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 20:56, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Hong Kong-stub

I had to revert it quite some way back. Every time I tried to open up the template or any article containing the template, my browser crashed. it was only when reading Mcy jerry's usertalk page that I found out it was because of an animation. There are good reasons why very few of them are used on Wikipedia! Grutness...wha? 08:24, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Well, if you wish to read my commnets above about the same image, which I placed on WP:IFD after I removed it from the template. Once I did so, it became an orphan. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 20:57, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

48 star flag

You could follow the _flag_large.png pattern in most flags. (SEWilco 04:02, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC))

  • us_1912_flag_large.png
  • us_48_stars_flag_large_.png
  • us_48_states_flag_large.png
    • Most flag files are named Flag of Country X. I think I will rename the image Flag of the United States (1912). Zscout370 (Sound Off) 22:34, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
      • Articles about flags are "Flag of …". Flag files end with "_flag_large.png". Compare a search for Images from "Flag of" to "What links here" Template:PD-flag. (SEWilco 00:48, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC))
        • I am changing that. I have placed several flags on IFD and new flag images are being drawn by me and others. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 02:05, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
          • Why not upload new images to the same names, to replace existing images? Existing links would still work, so it would seem to save a lot of effort. You're also inviting confusion by using such similar names, despite being in different namespaces. (SEWilco 03:59, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC))
            • Most flag images, as you said, are Country X flag large. We do not have small and medium size images of the flag, so I just see there is no use to have the file name as Country X flag lagre. Yes, it is a lot of hard work, but I usually let folks know that the image has been renamed and been relocated. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:00, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
              • Template_country_flag_alias_* has been populated, using images in United Nations member states. The "shortname" array is now being populated, so most countries will be ready for use within a day. (SEWilco 00:49, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC))

Medal of Honor

Yes, the lead is adequate now. Tnx. Article can reapply for FA at any time, but if you want to have it removed, you have to visit Wikipedia:Featured_article_removal_candidates first. I don't think it is bad enough to warrant removal, but then I know little about the issue except what is in the article itself. One more technical note - external links should be removed from main body, preferably moved to notes/references and linked with Wikipedia:Footnotes. Btw, you may want to take a look at Wikipedia:Peer_review/Virtuti_Militari - it's an article quite similar to MoH. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 10:34, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Thanks. I will try and do that. I created Hero of Belarus, another medal article that has been promoted to FA status. I know there are things I took from the MoH article and used for the HoB article, but I can look at the Virtuti Miliaria article and see what yall have there. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:02, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Fonzie Fan

Sandbox again - and this time Fonzie Fan (talk · contribs) is not just a harmless guy playing in the sand. Check out his sockpuppet accounts, all of which have disgusting offensive names:

The edit summaries are crazy and he keeps placing in nonsense. Although you're not an admin, I need your opinion on wp:lvip (long-term alerts), section "Sandbox semi-troll." Fonzie Fan is not what he used to be. — Stevey7788 (talk) 23:35, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I quit watching the Sandbox, but you can go ahead and report the socks to the WP:AN/I. You can also comment about the offensive username too. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 23:38, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Order of Canada

I have also been trying to find the history of the Order. What I have found so far is that John Matheson designed the medal and was involved in creating the Order. Take a look at this CBC link (it has a segment about him). Let me know if you need any help for this article. I am a big fan of the Order of Canada and I have been working to add articels for all of the Companions. --YUL89YYZ 15:51, Jun 16, 2005 (UTC)

And Matheson was the same person who had a hand in creating the Canadian flag? If so, wow. Well, I have been making and working on medal articles. I have been trying to make a few become Featured Articles and that is my main goal. We should have a section on the creation and the first appointments. We should mention Matheson, and a bunch of other things. We could also trim down the list of the various people who received which order, put them on a whole new article or list. Thanks a bunch for working with me on this article. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 18:34, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Another Answer

You asked: "How does the BoW work?". Detailed information on how BoW works can be found here . Read our rules, and in case you want an account in our bank feel free to ask it in our talk page. Bank of Wikipedia 06:00, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I will think about it. Thanks for setting it up. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 13:54, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Portal question

Hi Zach. Looks like RU-portal is active. I am very glad to notice that. I need your help. Recently several Wikipedians got together to make a Ukraine Wikiportal. We didn't move it yet to its final destination at Wikipedia:Wikiportal/Ukraine. As of now it sits in my userspace at User:Irpen/uawp. There is one remaining problem: the "edit" buttons at templates' right-hand upper corner don't appear in some browsers, particularly in "classical skin" settings. They are seen in Opera, harldy seen in Netscape and not seen at all at MSIE. I would appreciate if you have time to look at it. Thanks! -Irpen 04:54, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)

Change the link color and that is it. I can see it and I am using IE, but barely. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 13:46, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Try "classic skin" in your WP settings. Then you would barely some in the left columns but nothing at all in the right-hand columns. -Irpen
Hmm.. I will try that later, but that is probably why the Wiki is using this skin instead of any others. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 19:08, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, but some people use "classic", so we need to fix this. Of course feel free to fix it yourself, if you have time. I am rather ignorant when it comes to page design. Cheers, -Irpen 19:12, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)

I could try, but I am stuck fixing Order of Canada right now. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 00:58, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Image:Hkicon.gif

If the image is still orphaned, then may I ask why was the image kept. The orphan issue was why I listed the image on IFD in the first place. Also, I hope the creator of the image still does not think I am running a conspiracy here. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 03:02, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Well, there were a few objections to deleting. Since images can't be undeleted, the instructions in the second paragraph at WP:IFD are very conservative.
User:Mcy jerry's contribution to that discussion was pretty hilarious! By the way, I really appreciate the work you've been doing tidying up images. Thanks! dbenbenn | talk 06:26, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Your welcome. I know there was one other objection to the deletion, so I tried to satisfy his comment by positing the link about animated images in stub templates. There, it was a consensus it was a bad idea. IMHO, I would not mind seeing the stub icons being tossed from here. Makes my job easier. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 13:45, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Do you think it will be ok to place the image at IFD again, since it has not been used since it has been removed from the templates? Zscout370 (Sound Off) 03:09, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Yep. dbenbenn | talk 03:40, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I placed it there now, and a notice on the uploader's talk page. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 03:44, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Unprotect

Done. Any more thoughts about me nominating you for admin yet? :) Grutness...wha? 19:33, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Still don't want it. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 20:53, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Barnstar and award proposal page

Hey, Zscout. Substituting lengthy discussions with templates on the WP:BAP page was very clever, but I'm not sure what happened to some image galleries. For the Bot Barnstar, this text

<gallery>
Image:Barnstarbot.png|1. Dot Matrix Barnstar (Bastique)
Image:BotBarnstar.png|2. Circuit Board Barnstar (Zscout370)
Image:BotBarnstar2.png|3. Circuit Board Barnstar 2 (Zscout370)
Image:BotBarnstar3.png|4. Circuit Board Barnstar, 3-D w/out background (Sango123)
Image:BotBarnstar4.png|5. BSD Daemon barnstar (Sango123)
Image:BarnstarBotState.png|6. Barnstar Bot State (SEWilco)
Image:BarnstarBotState2.png|7. Barnstar Bot State2 (SEWilco)
Image:Barnstar daemon1.png|8. BSD Daemon barnstar with shoes (AllyUnion)
Image:Barnstar daemon2.png|9. BSD Daemon barnstar without shoes (AllyUnion)
Image:Tux Barnstar.png|10. Tux barnstar (AllyUnion)
</gallery>

became "NaodW29-gallery5e6f8b922a9f664000000001".

The Wikimedal of Contribution/Featured Article Barnstar and Spoken Barnstar image galleries have become "NaodW29-gallery18966b1a3adb24850000000" and "NaodW29-gallery5e6f8b922a9f664000000002", respectively.

However, The Resilient Barnstar image gallery is unaffected (because the gallery isn't at the beginning of the discussion?). Maybe it's just me, or maybe Barney-star has come for revenge, but could you take a look to see if anything's wrong?

Thanks, Sango123 19:13, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)

I seen that problem before, but I am not sure how to fix it. I will see what I can do. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:12, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
It worked fine when I checked it. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:13, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Yep, everything works perfectly now. Sango123 23:16, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)
I am glad it does. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 00:46, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

User:Cantors Oops

Well, thank you very much for fixing my stupid oversight of not adding my sig to a comment all about sigs! And, also thank you for being so considerate as to go back and make it seem otherwise. I'll be watching you. ;-) hydnjo talk 01:37, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Thanks. I watch that one VFD, since I was involved in one similar VFD. I am tempted to ask and see if their pages can be "shot on sight," but I do not know if it can be done. Also, it seems like a coordinated effort, and this is starting to get tiring. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 01:43, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
It clearly is a coordinated effort. After seeing a few of these in my short time here, it would seem that the best strategy is to answer with cordial responses. They become confused by all of the civility that we provide. And, there's more of us than them! And, since they do not have the commitment to this project that we do, they seem to fade away into their other lives after a while. Patience wins. ;-) hydnjo talk 02:01, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I bluntly told the Annons they are wasting our time with the mess. I think everyone else is tired of this stuff. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 02:03, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Let them develop callus' on their fingertips. Don't take it personally. Check in once a day or so to make a statement about their latest rant. If you try to keep up with a coordinated effort well then your fingertips will also become sore. Depend on the community to smush this kind of behavior. You don't have to do it by yourself. There are lots of remedies. Patience wins. ;-) hydnjo talk 02:16, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I think many people are reverting their efforts, but I hope it does end soon. I suggest people should list pages that are affected by this group effort. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 02:21, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Re:Admin questions

Hi Zach - okay, I can understand that. I think you would make a good admin, even if only for the reason that you'd have access to tools which would help the work you already do, but your reasons are understandable, so I won't push it. Grutness...wha? 06:33, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I have no idea if it is even possible to get just the tools and try not to get involved in every dispute that happens on here. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 23:30, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Mind Benders

Hello! I've noticed your interest in creating logos, barnstars, or your past artistic ability! Thus, I just wanted to let you know that the pre-round, an artistic competition, is now open at Wikipedia:Mind Benders (Shortcut: WP:MIND)! The competition is open to everyone and is seeking a logo/trophy, similar to Barnstars, to be placed on every winner's page. We urge you to help us out and submit an entry! Afterwards, the normal rounds, each consisting of ten or more fun, logical, brain-stimulating questions will open. Why don't you give it a try when it opens! Look forward to seeing your contribution. Thanks, Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 21:53, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I got some ideas in mind, but I am house hunting tomorrow. I am finally in California, plus, my family wants to use this one and only laptop we have. My idea so far: it is golden, with the brain on top, the middle section is a W and a base on the bottom. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 23:27, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Order of Canada

Just wondering, if your an American, why are you so interested in the Order of Canada ? (You are doing a great job with it BTW)

Been interested in Canadian topics. Plus, I have been working on other medal related articles. Plus, I got a Canadian girlfriend (she lives in Brantford, Ont.).

BTW : John Mathison chaired the committee for the creation of the Canadian Flag. He did not design it

Ok.

Also: The Order of Canada site used to have an FAQ section with questions like "Can muliple people get the Order for the same Deed" and the answer way "Yes. This year several Members of the Rock group RUSH recived the Order." However, this apears to no longer be active :( Dowew 02:32, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I made the changes. We should put a note on the article about it, unless it has been done already. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 03:26, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Canadian Articles

If you are interested in Canadian articles you might want to like at this page Wikipedia:Canadian wikipedians' notice board/CCOTW Dowew 05:12, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I am watching it know. I know there is a Wikipedia from Brantford, Ont. that me and my girlfriend know, so I have been trying to find him on here and help me not only work on the Order of Canada article, but get some tips on how I can make my gf's heart melt. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 05:15, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Flag editing

For editing flag template information, I suggest adding to each flag description page {{countryedit|CountryName|ISOabbrev|IOCabbrev}}. This creates a table with edit links for the various info. Example for USA: Template:Countryedit (SEWilco 16:57, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC))

Perfect, thanks. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 17:14, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Most of the flag/country info is ready. I'm filling in the holes, particularly of the non-UN countries. Recent test is at Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template/Testall. Avoid updating it, particularly while SEWilcoBot is running. (SEWilco 04:02, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC))
I know there is many bots running related to flag images, and I ran into many before. I will stay away, until it is clear. Plus, I mainly just want to upload flag images. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 04:08, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Canadian Victoria Cross

I really dont see that much can be done with that article since it has never been awarded. I added a picture of it from a Canadian Postage stamp a while ago on the Victoria Cross page and perhaps that can be added to spruce it up a bit...but with this never being awarded...what's the point ? ( well, mabye to have a page ready for it is award :)-like that is ever gonna happen Dowew 01:11, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

At least we beat everyone to it. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 02:36, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Consider it as part of being "encyclopedic". (SEWilco 04:06, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC))
I am glad I wrote the article. At least the Google searches will start coming here if someone gets the Canadian VC. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 17:25, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Barnstarmy.jpg

Thanks for the image deletion notice and your vote against it. May Barney-star live on! Sango123 16:46, Jun 24, 2005 (UTC)

Your welcome. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 17:27, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Can you help?

Hey Zach. I know this isn't your particular interest, but I was wondering if you'd mind lending me a hand with this project I'm thinking about: I'm looking to create a wikiportal for Brazil. I have ideas for the contents, but the problem is I'm all thumbs when it comes to the graphic designing that would be required. Just today it took me an eternity to "upgrade" my user page, and I was only able to do it because I copied the code from other pages I found throughout Wikipedia. I thought of asking for your help because I saw the neat work you did in the Belarus portal. I've actually even created a place holder for the portal(here). Naturally, I'm aware that you may be swamped with other projects (including your "off-wiki" life), so whenever you have some time, maybe we could work on this? Hopefully it shouldn't take us too long. What say you? Redux 21:37, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I created a few Wikiportals myself, so I can always lend you a hand. Of course, I have many things that I need to take care of, including trying to find a house and college. But I can take a look at the portal and see what I can do. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 22:30, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Check the Wikiportal now. I started it, seeing if you like the colour scheme. Also, thanks for honouring me on your user page. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 02:32, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)

A good start. Thanks! The color scheme looks great. I'll take a crack at it (later today, or maybe tomorrow). Once I've gotten some stuff in, I could maybe ask you to take a look at the code? It could be a little work, since the stuff I'm gonna be able to come buy will likely suck. On another note, it was my pleasure, I do think you're one of the top notch Wikipedians. In fact, thank you too for mentioning me on your user page! Redux 05:00, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Hey Zach! I just added all the content to the Brazil portal. I used the Australia portal as a paradigm. I used its code and tried to adapt to the Brazil portal color scheme. I messed up though. The colors are completely crazy, especially the background and subheaders. Can you take a look, maybe salvage it? Thanks. Redux 23:17, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I can't believe it, I gave it a try and managed to fix it! Check it out. It seems to match the first box you created... Redux 23:27, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Pefect. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 00:30, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Featured article

Hi Zach. Thanks for your message. I'd have answered sooner, but in the time it took me read your message and start my answer, the database got blocked. Btw, what do think of the new resources?

I'm aware of the requirements for an article to be featured. The page, however, says that a featured article should, not has too. That seems to indicate that, in some cases (very particular ones, I would suppose), not every item on the list has to be met. Since featuring an article is a matter of consensus, however, it will come down to how important any given requirement is to the majority of the people that usually vote on the candidates. I don't usually participate in such votes, so I'm not really sure of how important this particular item would be. It's very important, of course, but is it absolutely essential in the view of the community? That's what I meant with that question. Come to think of it, I guess I was a little vague in my post concerning that. My bad, one of the worst things one can do when participating in those kinds of discussions is making it look like one doesn't really know where one's getting into. Maybe I should clarify it there? We could also drop it altogether and try and find another article on Brazil to get featured (I don’t really care if this article gets featured, I’m in it for the sake of the portal), but it won't get any easier; there are too few people with a high level of commitment working on articles about Brazil. In the end, it would take some good will to look the other way in some technical flaw of any given article in order to get it featured. Maybe there’s even precedents to this (technical problems being overlooked to feature an article). Your friend, Redux 28 June 2005 04:10 (UTC)

Nah, do not drop this. Let's keep the article on Peer review and we can see what happens. As for other articles to put on WP:FAC, I can see what I can do. My recent article, Order of Canada was deemed short, but it still made it into Featured status. Who knows, we can create a new article alltogether. Thanks for working with me on this and I hope the peer review goes well. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 28 June 2005 17:55 (UTC)
Thank you for your support Zach. And also, thanks for joining the "maintenance crew" of the portal. It's always nice to have someone as committed as you in the ranks. If the "sources hurdle" turns out to be unsurmountable in the Empire of Brazil article, we might have to drop it though, since I believe it would be difficult to find corroborative sources for at least some of the stuff 172 put in there (unless he answers my post in his talk page, but that's a long shot). In that case, the opportunity to start a new article may be at hand, since I'm about to start an article on Prince Luis of Brazil. It's going to be a biographic article on the present legitimist pretender to the Brazilian throne. I don't know if biographies make up ideal candidates for Featured Article, but it's a perspective... Finally, congrats on getting Order of Canada featured! Redux 28 June 2005 20:17 (UTC)
Thanks, and your welcome. Of course, bios can be placed on FAC. Anything that can be created and kept on Wikipedia, it can become a featured article. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 29 June 2005 01:09 (UTC)

Re:Tax Template

Hi Zach - that's fine. Glad it's useful for something! I wouldn't be surprised if it turned up on tfd at some point, though... Grutness...wha? 28 June 2005 23:57 (UTC)

I mainly did it to fit the Wikipedia Babel template. As for the TFD, unless people have really have issues with it, I think it will be largely ignored. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 29 June 2005 01:07 (UTC)

LA-area Wiki meetup

You expressed an interest in a San Diego Wiki meetup. Although it's not in San Diego, there is an LA-area meetup being planned for Monday, July 25, 2005. For further details, see User:Eric Shalov/Wikimeetup. If you know of any other San Diego-area Wikipedians, could you also help spread the word? BlankVerse ∅ 29 June 2005 10:44 (UTC)

I will see what I can do. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 29 June 2005 18:42 (UTC)

Angel

Thanks for the names, Zscout370. Wow...I can't believe I was missing an obvious one like "Angel". :) func(talk) 30 June 2005 00:07 (UTC)

I know they sound like stripper names, but I am jogging through my memory bank. Plus, if locations count, I wish to add Chelsea (the name of my gf and a town in the UK) to the list. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 30 June 2005 00:09 (UTC)
Though I think Diamond could also be added to the list. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 30 June 2005 00:11 (UTC)
These are all good. :) The issue of location is an interesting one. For all I know, Chelsea might have been named after a woman in the first place. ;-) func(talk) 30 June 2005 19:40 (UTC)
Well, I added a few and looks like others are too. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 30 June 2005 19:52 (UTC)

Old SA flag

I was wondering whether you still had the source of Image:South Africa flag 1927.png — I'm assuming you have it in a vector format since you state you redrew it? I'm trying to consolidate all the various existing SA flags on Wikipedia, and yours look the best. dewet|™ 30 June 2005 07:11 (UTC)

Aren't the flags already "consolidated" in Flag of South Africa? (SEWilco 30 June 2005 13:41 (UTC))
I was meaning more of a "standardisation" of sorts across all the SA flags already on WP. There are dupes of some of them, through which I'm working. dewet|™ 30 June 2005 13:44 (UTC)
I will upload the file to the Wikimedia Commons so all can use it, and yes, I drew it. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 30 June 2005 18:06 (UTC)
But as for Image:Southafricanflag.gif, I am about to place it on placed it on WP:IFD. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 30 June 2005 18:14 (UTC)

PKWN

Tnx! If you had time, could you perhaps take a look at Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/History_of_Poland_(1945-1989) and voice your opinion? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 30 June 2005 08:53 (UTC)

I placed my support and I am also fixing the article. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 30 June 2005 18:34 (UTC)
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