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{Autotranslate|1=|base=Please link images} CategorizationBot (talk) 10:44, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

{{Dont overwrite|File:Fukushima I NPP 1975 medium crop.jpg}} (The above was a template, following is by a human.) Sorry to throw this template at you, you did upload a useful impovement at File:Fukushima I NPP 1975 medium crop.jpg, the only problem is the rotation lost all the image notes and changed the appearance of the thumbnails for existing users. I have moved your version to File:Fukushima I NPP 1975 medium crop rotated labeled.jpg so you may ignore the last part of the template above. -84user (talk) 00:25, 16 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

March 2011[edit]

Thank you for your contributions. Please remember to mark your edits, such as your recent edits to Solar System, as "minor" only if they truly are minor edits. In accordance with Help:Minor edit, a minor edit is one that the editor believes requires no review and could never be the subject of a dispute. Minor edits consist of things such as typographical corrections, formatting changes, or rearrangement of text without modification of content. Additionally, the reversion of clear-cut vandalism and test edits may be labeled "minor". Thank you. In addition to not being a MINOR edit, I'm questioning the wisdom of changing formats from JPG to SVG, considering compatibility. — UncleBubba T @ C ) 02:37, 16 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi UncleBubba,
Thanks for your note. My bad for marking it minor; I thought minor is for when no text is changed. Re:
> In addition to not being a MINOR edit, I'm questioning the wisdom of changing formats from JPG to SVG, considering compatibility
I found the labels in the original JPEG too small to view in thumbnail mode though there is plenty of space available.
I've ensured that it renders well on the MediaWiki renderer and several modern browsers. Regardless, most Wikipedia readers will see the automatically rendered JPEG instead of the original unless they choose to view it.
Moreover, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Planets2008.jpg shows that it has been translated to several languages. My initiative lets editors easily translate it into their language without needing to fix the background.
Regards,
Cmglee (talk) 18:42, 16 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

fukushima map[edit]

Hello,

can you please tell me the date of the radation measurements in this map?

-- PM3 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.32.150.219 (talk) 00:41, 27 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your answer. I have added March 15 as date of measurements to the file description. -- PM3 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.32.166.54 (talk) 12:45, 28 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I recently came across this template and noticed that Mercury and Eris lead to disambiguation pages. However, try as I might, I could not edit the template successfully so as to disambiguate the links. Perhaps you will better know how to manipulate EasyTimeline to achieve this? It Is Me Here t / c 16:28, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi It Is Me Here. Thanks for pointing it out and trying to fix the links. I've fixed the links using [[Mercury_(planet)|Mercury]] and [[Eris_(dwarf_planet)|Eris]] as EasyTimeline seems to fail on spaces in links. Please let me know if there are any other improvements to be made. cmɢʟeeτaʟκ 19:14, 2 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject East Anglia[edit]

Would you be interested in WikiProject East Anglia?

If yes, please support us here at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/East Anglia. Wilbysuffolk talk 13:08, 8 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'll tentatively say yes, though I couldn't find out from the proposal page how you'd like supporters to help. I can contribute photographs and illustrations especially of Cambridge and surrounding villages. Please let me know if you'd like me to help in something specific. cmɢʟeeτaʟκ 18:13, 8 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Any help will be fantastic at the moment though I need lots of helping making Wikipedia:WikiProject East Anglia. Thanks for joining. Wilbysuffolk talk 18:20, 8 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
First thing I noticed about Wikipedia:WikiProject East Anglia is that the brown background makes the text very hard to read (on Vector skin). Mind if I make it white or brighter? cmɢʟeeτaʟκ 18:23, 8 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Nope, Fine with me. Wilbysuffolk Talk to me 19:36, 8 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your East Anglian Newsletter[edit]

Welcome to your first newsletter from Wikipedia:WikiProject East Anglia.Enjoy!

This is the first East Anglian Newsletter. We have set up the project page and templates with help from Thomas888b (Creator of WikiProject Essex). At last count we have got 41 articles and templates. We may merge with WikiProject Essex and Cambridge. Please visit our projects talk page to submit your opinion on it. We have already merged with King's Lynn. We will hopefully soon set up the following task forces: Suffolk,Norfolk,Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Essex & Cambridge (If/When they get merged) and East Anglian Transport.


Hope to make the next newsletter soon,
Thanks for reading,
Wilbysuffolk Talk to me 19:27, 8 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Meow![edit]

Really amazing contributions you have on your user page there! I’m particularly impressed with the way you use diagrams, drawings and other graphical representations to portray interesting and important information. Keep it up!

Timwi (talk) 20:10, 30 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Time pyramid[edit]

Great image, really good! Well done. Calistemon (talk) 00:54, 5 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You's[edit]

re: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Comparison_disk_storage.svg Excellent, deft compact display of layered information! Thanks! 70.254.44.105 (talk) 13:22, 14 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks :) Glad you found it useful! cmɢʟeeτaʟκ 22:08, 14 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Possible Manhattenhenge pic[edit]

Take a look at Talk:Manhattanhenge#Mockup_of_what_you_could_try and let me know what you think Egg Centric 16:20, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comparison of bounding box of Q-max with some other ship sizes in isometric view.

Thanks for File:Ship measurements comparison.svg! Is Q-Max really unlimited draft? Slide 27 of this lists it as 12m draft. Thanks! (update: this says Ras Laffan Port is the limit; this [REPLACE .xcom WITH .com – THE DOMAIN NAME WAS BARRED BY WIKIPEDIA'S SPAM FILTER] lists 12.5m draft) 165.170.128.66 (talk) 16:01, 29 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the note. I've updated the image (as on the right) and Q-Max#Technical_description. cmɢʟeeτaʟκ 00:17, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

File: Thin_lens_images.svg[edit]

Fixed!

Hello Cmglee,

I believe this image is incorrect: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thin_lens_images.svg

The letters on the right side should only be inverted vertically, not horizontally. I could do the calculations, but one way to see it is that if the letters were flipped horizontally it would imply that light from the back of the letter reaches your eye first, which is not the case.

Otherwise, the image is very useful. Keep up the good work!

DaedalusInfinity (talk) 00:59, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well-spotted and thanks, DaedalusInfinity. I've fixed the SVG. Let me know if you find any other errors. cmɢʟeeτaʟκ 12:26, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the SVG fix![edit]

I noticed your edit on the SVG source of this file, and I was really impressed. I could tell from your user page that you extensively create/modify pictures on Wikipedia, including vector graphics. Glad that you improved mine this time, truly appreciate it.

If you don't mind, could you help me with the other 3 SVG graphics? I'm referring to this, this and this. All those graphics were made manually, meaning I was arranging those hexagons, naming them and trimming coordinates in the source, so that file sizes were kept small. I believe there is a way to create this sort of diagrams less painstakingly, just that I haven't come across it.

Could you advise me on representing by-elections clearly in the diagrams? Should texts be added for that matter? Also, what do you think about these pictures being transferred to Commons, with additional 2 sets of translated versions, in Bahasa Melayu and Chinese? Hytar (talk) 08:56, 17 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Demonstration of suggestions
Thanks for the kind words, Hytar; I try my best :)
I would find labels for the by-elections useful, but do get a second opinion. I prefer multiple layers of information in a single diagram but some Wikipedians find mine too cluttered.
I normally upload my images to Commons, though they have stricter policies e.g. on the corporate logos you've made.
I've done similar changes to the 3 images you linked. I must say I really like your idea of using hexagons for equal-area representation and also using more saturated colours with a border to show changes.
Did you use a script or program to generate the SVG? If not, kudos on your great effort! Here are some suggestions to reduce the work:
  1. Write a script. I use Perl to generate mine.
  2. Use defs blocks and xlink:href to make each hexagon a separate unit which you can place using the transform attribute.
  3. "Cheat" by approximating hexagons with squares with corners cut off, so their coordinates are much simpler.
These techniques are in used in this SVG image.
Let me know if you'd like to collaborate on any new SVG visualisations you have in mind.
cmɢʟeeτaʟκ 12:53, 17 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

>== Re: SVG Check ==

Yes, all sound like good suggestions.

Unfortunately I'm very busy at the moment for various reasons. This means I've worked up a large backlog of "features I'd like to implement" :( (In fairness, this is also because I get new bugs in my inbox most days, and I devote time to fixing them as soon as I know about them.)

If you file a JIRA feature request, then at least your good suggestions won't get lost, even if it takes me a while to get round to doing anything about them (I do apologise for this, I just try to be realistic about these things). To do so, you have to register first (your Wikipedia login details won't "just work" unfortunately), then the "New feature request" button is fairly obvious.

Sorry to not be of more use, Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) - Jarry1250 [Weasel? Discuss.] 19:02, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

File:Camcentrallib hours.gif listed for deletion[edit]

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Camcentrallib hours.gif, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. –Drilnoth (T/C) 23:24, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Malaysia history chart[edit]

Hey, I just noticed the improvements you made to the Malaysia history, and am dropping this note to say good work. Colouring the columns and making a similar colour coded map was an extremely novel idea, and it works brilliantly. Cheers, Chipmunkdavis (talk) 16:19, 13 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Carpet cleaning[edit]

Hey,

I thought it was useful because it gave people a way to find a carpet cleaner (which is really one of the biggest reasons they visited the page). Further, the site is not selling any products.

Cheers,

Pragmatically — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pragmatically (talkcontribs) 01:35, 16 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your speedy reply and clarification, Pragmatically. While I appreciate that you may be trying to be helpful to people who want to clean their carpets, Wikipedia is meant to be an encyclopedia, not a how-to guide. I think WikiHow is a much more suitable place for your contribution. Thanks for your understanding! cmɢʟeeτaʟκ 18:41, 16 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Hi,
I would assume post people go to the carpet cleaning article to find out how to clean their carpet, no?
Cheers — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pragmatically (talkcontribs) 21:23, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
That might be our assumption, but the policy has been decided by the community as documented here. If you wish to challenge it, try discussing this at the Village Pump. cmɢʟeeτaʟκ 21:40, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Use of a Photo[edit]

Hi Cmglee. I am setting up a magazine, and would like to use a photograph you have added to Wikipedia for the cover on an issue. Could you please drop me an e-mail on editor@fenlandfocus.co.uk to discuss? Thanks Kep69 (talk) 19:06, 9 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nice pic! Happy editing. 7&6=thirteen () 13:52, 12 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if anyone would find this useful or not: http://srufaculty.sru.edu/david.dailey/svg/SVGOpen2008/barberPole.svg
David.daileyatsrudotedu (talk) 17:06, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Use of a photo[edit]

Hi Cmglee!

I'd like permission to use your photo (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berjaya_Times_Square_theme_park.jpg) for a blog post i'm posting on Theme Parks in Asia. It's a new website so I don't have the URL yet. I'll credit of course and can link to your wikipedia page. Do let me know if you have any concerns at karl.bustamante [at] sambaash.com.

Many thanks!

08:26, 20 October 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.92.72.130 (talk)

Thanks for the note, Karl. Sure, feel free to use it! cmɢʟee'τaʟκ'maιʟ 11:55, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

2nd WikiProject East Anglia Newsletter[edit]

This is the second WikiProject East Anglian Newsletter. We have got 1,908 articles with our banner and a bot will be off soon distributing the banner to mainly Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire talk page (Essex has been done) and have now got 13 members. We will soon fully merge with Cambridgeshire project. We need a bit of help assesing pages (about 100 need doing) but other wise we are progressing well.


Thanks for reading,
Wilbysuffolk Talk to me 20:19, 21 October 2011 (UTC) (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar[edit]

The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
Thank you for adding so many valuable graphics to Wikipedia! Chris (talk) 21:36, 27 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Chris. Let me know if you'd like something illustrated!
cmɢʟee'τaʟκ'maιʟ 17:05, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Edits[edit]

Hello, can I ask you to please undo some of the changes in this edit? It looks like it was a revert of my revert (without explanation), and per WP:BRD, these should be discussed before being repeated. The colour coding is fantastic, but you've changed the column titles and repeated alot of changes that I reverted. Also, why have you removed diacritics from names (even in quotations)? This pushes the reader through redirects...

...Although I've just noticed that I've put "Supportiveive" instead of the "supportive" that was agreed upon on the talk page (a mistake). Thanks, Nightw 14:04, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks mate. Appreciate it. Nightw 21:11, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
That's quick; I was going to reply after fixing the page. Sorry about the mess-up, Nightw. I didn't realise my text editor corrupts non-ANSI characters and your changes were lost due to the merge conflict.
I've tried to restore the section to the state before I edited it, except the following:
  1. Colour-coding, giving more width to the Further Details column, and removing unused style attributes (my original intentions)
  2. Restoring the headings -- I think "Position" and especially "Rec." are not descriptive enough
  3. Restoring "Support" and "Oppose" -- I think "Supportive" and "Against" are unnecessarily long
  4. Restoring a reference for Bosnia-Herzegovina removed without explanation
Hope that's ok now! cmɢʟee'τaʟκ'maιʟ 21:24, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
After reading the discussion on the Talk page, I've changed Support/Supporting to Supportive and Oppose to Against. cmɢʟee'τaʟκ'maιʟ 21:35, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, looks good. Thanks for taking the time to review. And thanks for editing the table as I consider it an improvement. Regarding the headings, I think a key will probably be added to better explain the table (will do so myself as soon as I get a chance), so don't worry about that for now. I deliberately removed the reference for the Bosnian position because it was attributed to the Israeli government (not appropriate given the context). You were right to add that back since I didn't give an explanation in my edit summary. I've tagged it with an explanation, will remove it again tomorrow if nobody objects. Not a big deal. Thanks again, Nightw 21:43, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks too. I'm done editing the page and shall leave it to you and others to improve it :) Have a good day! cmɢʟee'τaʟκ'maιʟ 21:48, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Transparent Background[edit]

Hi Cmglee. You do really nice work. I was wondering if the image found here http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ideal_projectile_motion_for_different_angles.svg could be uploaded with a transparent background? Bruhow (talk) 23:12, 8 November 2011 (UTC)Bruhow[reply]

Thanks, Bruhow. I've made the background transparent and improved the scale on the ground. Incidentally, could you forward me to a document that explains why it should be transparent? Wikipedia:Preparing_images_for_upload does not explain it. I can understand it lets images be used on different backgrounds without unsightly borders, but for graphs (especially colourful ones like this one), wouldn't that make certain parts unreadable? The white background guarantees that this cannot happen. cmɢʟee'τaʟκ'maιʟ 13:05, 9 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

US standard atmosphere[edit]

Hi, the current version of the US standard atmosphere is 1976, not 1962. I think it would be better to use the current data for the articles you just added your 1962 image to. Q Science (talk) 06:10, 12 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Q Science, I'm aware of that, but could not find any suitable graph of all 4 properties to trace. If you have one, or know the vertices of a piecewise-linear function (or quadratic/cubic Bezier curve), please let me know. Nevertheless, since NASA used it for their Centennial of Flight site, it shows at least some acceptance of the 1962 model. cmɢʟee'τaʟκ'maιʟ 15:57, 12 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for good work! And, problem with Sagittarius A* graphic[edit]

Hi! Seems like you've done a bunch of really good work here - thanks! I just found what I think is a problem with your (otherwise most excellent) graphic on the star orbits around Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. See the talk page at Sagittarius A*. I didn't want to fool around with your graphic, so I just documented what I think are the errors, and suggested improvements, there. Hope I'm right, and I hope you can fix them (assuming they need fixing) - have a look. thanks - lanephil Lanephil (talk) 21:13, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lanephil, thanks for the compliments and feedback. It's really perceptive of you! I've replied to your comments on Talk:Sagittarius_A*#Problem_with_x-axis_scale_in_.22Galactic_centre_orbits.svg.22_graphic.3F. I hope you don't mind my splitting your message into paragraphs for greater readability. cmɢʟee'τaʟκ'maιʟ 18:30, 23 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What is the simplest structure having ten struts? Kittybrewster 09:53, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, no idea. As the number of possible structures increases exponentially with the number of struts, it may be unfeasible to get a definitive answer. cmɢʟee'τaʟκ'maιʟ 12:05, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know what made you use Mm (Megametre? Megamillimetre?) instead of km (kilometre) in this diagram, but may I ask you to correct it? (Unless I'm missing something.) Thanks! Nageh (talk) 14:22, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The megametre is a perfectly valid unit in the metric system and is equivalent to 1000 km. I would have used "x000 km" instead, if there had been sufficient space in the diagram. cmɢʟee'τaʟκ'maιʟ 18:35, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Ack. I was being stupid, that's all. I was relating miles with metres (instead of kilometres) for a moment, which made me wonder where the 'M' came from. Thanks for the diagram then! Nageh (talk) 19:09, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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