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Hello, NikNaks!

Thanks a lot for contributing to the Wikimedia Commons! Here's a tip to make your uploads more useful: Why not add some categories to describe them? This will help more people to find and use them.

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I have renamed the flags as "Flag of " something format. Just so you know. -- とある白い猫 ^ちぃ？ 17:19, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

File:Lightning_Rod.svg

File deletion warning

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  Bulwersator (talk) 21:35, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

File:Queen's Colour for Royal New Zealand Navy.svg

Heya, Your changes on the Queen's Colour for the Royal New Zealand Navy have moved the Union flag, crest, and starts closer so they are almost touching. This is incorrect. I am looking at the Royal Warrant signed by the Queen and there is a space between the three objects. As indicated in the earlier image. This is the closest revision that looks like the copy I have

Cheers Brian (talk) 05:32, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

There are some images of it on the net. The southern cross appears to have been narrowed because of the proportions, and the Queen's cypher is also smaller. That may be some help. Fry1989 ^eh? 06:34, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

How is that? NikNaks _{talk - gallery - wikipedia} 20:22, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

I got no complaints :) Fry1989 ^eh? 20:29, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Much better! Looks perfect. Thank you Brian (talk) 08:10, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Back?

Just checking. :) -- とある白い猫 ^ちぃ？ 21:45, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Yes indeed. It's back to school, though, so it'll only be an hour or so a day, if that. NikNaks _{talk - gallery - wikipedia} 21:01, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Aw... Let me know when you have time for the super-national bodies. :) -- とある白い猫 ^ちぃ？ 21:11, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

File:Supranational European Bodies-with-NATO-en.svg

Can you add a circle for the w:en:Prüm Convention? RobiH (talk) 19:13, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

No reaction? RobiH (talk) 13:29, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

Sorry! I did read this and discussed it briefly with the person that requested the diagram in the first place. My feeling is that that map is already over-complicated and not particularly easy to read, so if the Prum were to be added, some others might have to be removed. If you'd like to suggest a new combination of bodies entirely, including the Prum but without some of the ones on this, I'd be happy to make it. NikNaks _{talk - gallery - wikipedia} 20:09, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

Good point. In return for adding the Prüm circle, you might want to remove the United Nations circle. It was useless, anyway, as it did not cover all UN members. RobiH (talk) 20:27, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

The Euler does not contain all the NATO members either, so perhaps that's not such a concern! Anyhow, the central ones would be better to remove some of. NATO, the Euro mint, for instance. I'm not sure what sort of article this would be for, so if you could shed some light, it might become obvious which ones are more relevant and should be kept. NikNaks _{talk - gallery - wikipedia} 20:35, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

Actually, we need many many more circles to properly reflect all columns in both tables of w:en:Multi-speed Europe. RobiH (talk) 20:54, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

It would be better to have more diagrams with fewer circles in each to show the different relationships, or else, as the article already seems to be marked, it becomes too complicated and confusing for people to use or interpret. NikNaks _{talk - gallery - wikipedia} 11:33, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Then have a look at this for proof that integrating more entitites do not necessarily mean a more complicated graphics. RobiH (talk) 21:05, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

If anything, that serves to justify my reasoning. That diagram is a mess of colours and labels and is horrifying to look at! Less complex is best. NikNaks _{talk - gallery - wikipedia} 21:13, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi

I hope you're not offended if I ask this, but would you mind if we deleted File:Seal of the Governor of Pennsylvania (alternate).svg? I made the second alternate closer to the source, and I don't think we need two from the one source. Up to you ofcourse, and thanks for making my requests. 21:26, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Of course! I wasn't expecting you to keep both. I was just having a hard time interpreting it, so made alternatives. Go ahead!  :P NikNaks _{talk - gallery - wikipedia} 07:45, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Ok thank you :) Fry1989 ^eh? 20:21, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

File:Seal of the Governor of Pennsylvania (alternate).svg

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  Fry1989 ^eh? 20:22, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Air Ensign

Can you effect your new version on File:Civil Air Ensign of Australia (1935-1948).svg? I can't change the colours of the stars of your latest change. Fry1989 ^eh? 00:47, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Ah, yes. I hardcoded the colour of the stars. If you try opening the file in Notepad and editing the definitions for the stars (helpfully labelled Star5 for the five-pointed and Star7 for the seven), changing #fff (white) to #f6cd00 (the yellow you've used). Have a go, and if you have trouble, I'll do it, but being able to change the colours of things this way (especially flags) might stop some of the other editors having a go at you with the increased file size! NikNaks _{talk - gallery - wikipedia} 18:52, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, but I had no luck, as you can see from my tests. There are only three "#fff"s I could see in the code, and they didn't change the stars. Also the yellow you gave me looks much darker then what I have for the stars on the older ensign. Fry1989 ^eh? 20:35, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

At second look, maybe it's just my eyes that make it look darker. Fry1989 ^eh? 20:46, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

You're looking in the <defs> section at the top of the file? That's where the stars are. NikNaks _{talk - gallery - wikipedia} 21:01, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Ahh, I didn't scroll sideways :P Thanks Fry1989 ^eh? 21:31, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Excellent! Forgive me, but I have, while you were uploading, made one very subtly different version which is now completely mathematically exact. Which, hopefully, is a good thing. If you don't want to spend more time uploading another version, I'll happily do it! NikNaks _{talk - gallery - wikipedia} 21:34, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Ah no, I might as well now that I've learned :) Fry1989 ^eh? 21:48, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Looks like you're going to have to after all. I did it exactly like I did last time, but now the Southern Cross wont turn yellow. Fry1989 ^eh? 21:53, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

I made a bad. Try with the new file. I had it making the white stars white twice. Just in case. Or something. Sorry. Giving you the runaround today! NikNaks _{talk - gallery - wikipedia} 21:59, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

There we go :) Btw just a heads up, I'm gonna make another seals request soon, gonna try and get through the last governor's seals I have in my bookmarks. There's no rush, you don't even have to take 'em, but if you see any you like, greatly appreciated. Fry1989 ^eh? 22:10, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Well, if no-one takes them this side of Easter, I might take a crack at them then. Until then, I've got school to drain my energy, so I doubt I'll get to them unless they're really straightforward! NikNaks _{talk - gallery - wikipedia} 22:13, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Rightio, well, they should be straightforward, Wyoming's deffinately is. but anyhow, there's really no rush. We've not had them on Wikipedia since the beginning of the project, we can wait a month or two :P. Have a good time back at school :) Fry1989 ^eh? 22:32, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

File:Fluorite_unit_cell_(ionic)_-_cropped.png

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Sorry, this must be a joke!? There's really no need to make a copy of this file with marginal smaller dimension. If this is importend(?) overwrite the original... -- πϵρήλιο ℗ 02:22, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

I do understand your point, but the request at the GL was to make the image have transparent padding at the top and bottom to make it fit better in the article. The ratio of sides is different, but if there's a way of fixing the article to avoid needing two versions, please do go ahead and delete this file, but only if the article author is satisfied. Cheers! NikNaks _{talk - gallery - wikipedia} 16:52, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

Arms of Kazakhstan

I would appreciate your vote at this discussion. Thank you. Fry1989 ^eh? 02:53, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Supranational European Bodies with NATO

Are you available to work on this? -- とある白い猫 ^ちぃ？ 15:00, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Not right now, but next week, perhaps. Have you been compiling the lists?  :3 NikNaks _{talk - gallery - wikipedia} 12:33, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Lists for what? :3 I am currently working with w:Template:Ranks and insignia of NATO/Generic/Army -- とある白い猫 ^ちぃ？ 15:24, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

I meant lists of organisations to put on the same Euler.  :P NikNaks _{talk - gallery - wikipedia} 15:06, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi

Sorry to bug ya, but will you be up to doing these seals any time soon? Fry1989 ^eh? 23:23, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

In time, in time. It's been a hectic one, I'm afraid! NikNaks _{talk - gallery - wikipedia} 12:30, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Rightio, in good time :) Btw, and I'm sure you're tired of me asking this, but would you possibly vote on this discussion when you have the time? Thanks. Fry1989 ^eh? 00:00, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

List of tallest buildings in the world map

Hello. Chile's Gran Torre Santiago is now 300 m tall and in the top 200 tallest buildings in the world. Can you please update the Tallest Buildings Locations.svg map? Many thanks. Cantus (talk) 03:15, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Seal of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.svg

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  Leyo 23:38, 7 May 2012 (UTC)