User talk:Hoodinski

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Re: The White Eagle

The White Eagle is certainly an important (actually, the most important) symbol of Poland. But it's not a personification. — Kpalion^(talk) 23:04, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Notability of Steel Prophet

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reply to question

Many of the bands you entered are already on the list. It is not an alphabetical list. There are numerous sub-genre listings that are alpha based. That list is intended to be a support piece for the main article. It should resemble featured lists such as the List of Telecaster players. You edit also included flag icons which have been discussed across many Wikipedia projects and are not to be used as simple decorations see WP:MOSFLAG. Anger22 (Talk 2 22) 15:07, 19 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

One other thing to note about the "list of X metal bands" is that most of them have been nominated for deletion since alphabetical lists do nothing that a category doesn't already do. That is why the list of heavy metal bands is altered away from that format. Because if it is an alpha list it is pretty much useless. I see that the List of thrash metal bands has been improved in order to stave of elimination. The list of folk metal bands is also a bit more than just an alpha list. The list of heavy metal bands is one of those "work in progress" articles that has a foundation for expansion but has slipped through the cracks as far as improvement goes. If you want to see a plain list of heavy metal bands that already exists. See: Category:Musical groups by nationality. Every heavy metal bands is among those nationality pages. If you want a project. Category:Heavy metal musical groups is a category that has been added to dozens of music articles incorrectly. All the artists that have that category need to have it removed/replaced by the proper "Category:'X Country' heavy metal musical groups". Those categories replace the need for a simple alpha list. But the categories are a bit sloppy and need someone to correct them. Also don't forget to sign your talk page posts with 4 'tildes' ~~~~ . Anger22 (Talk 2 22) 16:21, 19 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Rise To Addiction

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Blaze/Bayley

I had originally made the same change myself, but then decided that a person coming to the Blaze disambig was more likely to have been looking for the older name of the band (BLAZE) than the newer one (Blaze Bayley, like the vocalist). So I reversed it, and had "BLAZE - now known as Blaze Bayley" rather than "Blazy Bayley - formerly known as BLAZE"...I still like this vers. better, but if you feel otherwise, it's such a minor issue that I'll just leave it :D Mr. IP 《Defender of Open Editing》 10:59, 1 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Proposed deletion of List of KAT band members

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Articles for deletion nomination of List of KAT band members

I have nominated List of KAT band members, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of KAT band members. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Excirial^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 19:55, 23 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Friedrich Adolph Wislizenus

Hi Hoodinski. I wasn't sure when you would be back to the Friedrich Adolph Wislizenus article when I added a few categories. Just one thing you might be interested in: the lifetime template automatically sorts the categories for any added to the article, much like the DEFAULTSORT template, so you don't need to add sort keys to any other categories. Saves time :) . Anyway, keep up the good work. FlowerpotmaN·(t) 13:21, 28 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rufus Sage

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Speedy deletion nomination of Gaspar Tochman

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What did Gaspar Tochman do that would make an article about him appropriate for Wikipedia? So far all that was listed in the deleted article was that he fought in the US Civil War, apparently as a n ordinary soldier, since no rank or command is mentioned. Hundreds of thousands of people did that. What makes Gaspar Tochman notable?

If I were the deleting admin (which I am not), and if you had a reasonable answer to the above, i would move a copy of the deleted article to a page in your user space, such as User:Hoodinski/Gaspar Tochman/draft. There you could work on it until it was ready to move back to the main article space. You could also start in new article in such a location. drafts in userspace are far less subject to speedy deletion (although copyright violations and advertisements and such do still get deleted). DES ^(talk) 15:09, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gaspar Tochman

Reviewing the Google hits for Gaspar Tochman, it looks like something more can be said about him so I'm going to restore the article. Please make a statement in the article about why Tochman was notable, and be sure to add some reliable sources. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 19:04, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Companies based in Ratzeburg

Hi Hoodinski

I have proposed that Category:Companies based in Ratzeburg, which you created, should be deleted.

Your comments would be welcome in the discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2010 January 9#Category:Companies_based_in_Ratzeburg. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 11:22, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File:Demons of War poster.jpg deleted

Hi Hoodinski, I've deleted this image as it is clearly a commercial and copyrighted one - not releasable under a free (creative commons) licence. Peripitus (Talk) 11:48, 27 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sejm (Łotwa)

Hi, my Polish skills are insufficient, therefore I decided to contact you here, although the problem revolves an entry in the Polish Wikipedia: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejm_%C5%82otewski

I would greatly appreciate if you could comment on my concerns regarding the name of the article - I'm quite certain that the authors of it have erroneously assumed that the name of the Latvian parliament (Saeima) means "Sejm" or is somehow derived from the Polish/Lithuanian word or has it's roots in Polish or Lithuanian. The truth is that the word only looks similar to it's Polish counterpart, but has it's own seperate history, so to speak.

In other words, I currently consider it a distortion of the name of the Latvian parliament. Can the difference be possibly explained by some Polish linguistic rules or is it really just a mistake? Kursis (talk) 16:47, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've explained it here: Saeima;

here's a copy of the paragraph: "The word "Saeima" meaning "a gathering, a meeting, a council" was constructed by the Young Latvian Juris Alunāns. It stems from the archaic Latvian word eima meaning "to go" (derived from the PIE *ei "to go" and also a cognate with the Ancient Greek eimi, Gaulish eimu among others)"

The word Saeima is now used only as the name of the Latvian parliament (you won't see the word saeima, as it's never written with the smaller case 's'), it is not used as a regular word to describe any other kinds of meetings, councils or the parliaments of other countries.

The question is, do you translate the names of other parliaments in Polish? Saeima is analogous to Althing or Riigikogu - it might mean something, but it's essentially a proper noun. If you translate all the proper nouns in Polish, "Sejm" could be the most appropriate translation. If you don't, it certainly is a mistake. Kursis (talk) 20:26, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

King George's War map

Umm, not to put down the effort you put into making File:King George's War.png, but it's actually a map of the French and Indian War. Magic♪piano 20:03, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Graphic Designer's Barnstar

		The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
		I hereby award Hoodinski the Graphic Designer's Barnstar for the recent work in creating maps for our articles. Moxy (talk) 03:25, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:KAT

Template:KAT has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (talk) 16:09, 10 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Second Lieutenant Union Army Rank Insignia

When On the page Uniform of the Union Army, The icon in the table for rank insignia shows the 1st Lt. Rank Insignia with one gold bar instead of a blank rank insignia. Would you be able to change this. Someone inquired about it in February and nobody has answered or changed the icon. Thanks! --Underwoodl06 (talk) 08:00, 27 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

COE maps

Great work on the Polish Church of the East article. I am most impressed with the maps you created. Could you provide a source for those maps? I would really like to translate them to other languages. Regards.--Rafy talk 13:54, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be grateful if you'd make on in English. I would like to translate it later to Arabic for the Arabic article.--Rafy talk 21:45, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot... I will add your maps to some article at enwiki as well.--Rafy talk 13:54, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A doubt

Hi, Hoodinski. It's nice to meet you. I saw the File:Boshin war.svg you created and I found it great. I wonder if you still create maps? IF yes, were you willing to do one for me? It's quite simple, probably more simple than the Boshin War map. I've finished Uruguayan War and I plan to nominate it to FAC. But I need a decent map. You could use File:Mapa guerra do uruguai.png as the basis for your map. I would be really grateful if you could lend me a hand. Regards, --Lecen (talk) 15:17, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, you were fast. Thank you very much! --Lecen (talk) 16:23, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The map looks amazing! That's what I was looking for: a professional-looking map. I'm really grateful, Hoodinski. I noticed that you forgot to add an "x" on the town of Salto. Could you do it? Also, perhaps it would be better to add different colors to both Argentina and Brazil (but neutral colors, which wouldn't call too much attention). Lastly, I'm beginning to work at Platine War (the "prequel" to Uruguayan War). Would you be interested in helping me with a map for it (I want to keep a standard on all these articles about wars in the region)? It would be even more simple than the one you made. Regards, --Lecen (talk) 11:26, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

In that case, I have a harder task for you, if you don't mind. :) This is a map I created to use at both Uruguayan War and Paraguayan War. Could you create one based on it with a better look? --Lecen (talk) 14:46, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If possible, could you give to the countries the same color you gave in File:Uruguayan War.svg? I really want to maintain a standard. --Lecen (talk) 15:38, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Would you mind adding Mena Barreto's full name (José Luís Mena Barreto, notice that there is an "´" on the "i") into the map you created ("José Luís Mena Barreto's attack on Melo")? I had forgotten that there is another Mena Barreto (his uncle and superior) in the war, which is far more mentioned than him. --Lecen (talk) 19:41, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm really sorry. I was really dumb. Instead of adding a large name as "José Luís Mena Barreto" you should merely change to "Brazilian attack on Melo".--Lecen (talk) 12:44, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It looks far better than I hoped. It's perfect! Only one problem: you spelled "Urugay" instead of "Uruguay". I laughed a lot because it reminded me of The Simpsons' episode Blame It on Lisa when Homer misspelled the country's name "You-are-gay". You should also take the "´" off from the "i" in "Bolivia" (in Portuguese it has the "í" but not in English) both in the map and in the white box. --Lecen (talk) 12:01, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I just noticed (sorry for not doing it earlier) that you also forgot to add "Apa R." which runs side by side with Branco R. (see File:Territorial disputes in the Platine region in 1864.png). --Lecen (talk) 13:17, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about that. I uploaded a map that might help you: File:Mapt to be erased.jpg. I realized that the contested area between Brazil and Paraguay is far larger. The book I used as source got it wrong. You can see a colored map that might help you fix the one you made: File:Krigsteater trippelalliansekrigen.png. There is no need to add the names of the Maracaju and Amambai Mountain ranges (be careful not to add the line that looks like a river but actually represents Maracaju Mountain range). --Lecen (talk) 14:58, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
	For your outstanding work when creating amazing maps! Lecen (talk) 17:51, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm really grateful for your help. Uruguayan War looks wonderful thanks to the maps you created. I have a debt with you that I hope I may pay one day. Kind regards, --Lecen (talk) 17:53, 18 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

New requests

Hi, Hoodinski. I'm working on Portuguese invasion of the Eastern Bank (1811–1812), my next FAC. It's a war that occurred in the very same region as Uruguayan War, but only 50 years earlier. I'll need two maps: one of the Platine region just like File:Territorial disputes in the Platine region in 1864.svg and File:Uruguayan War.svg. For the time being, forget the second one. I created two maps to help you out:

What the map of the Platine region in 1811 differs from the one in 1864:

The names: Bolivia was called "Upper Peru", Argentina was "United Provinces of the Río de la Plata", Uruguay was "Eastern Bank" and Brazil was "State of Brazil" (a Portuguese colony). Paraguay was Paraguay.
All borders are exactly the same, with two exceptions. The first one is the United Province's southern border. The future Argentina was much smaller than it would be later. I recommend this map: File:Mapa ARGENTINA frontera.png (keep yourself with the 1771 border as seen in the map).
The second exception is the western half of Brazil/Eastern Bank (Uruguay) border, which is a little different since it's located a little farther north. This is where enters File:Portuguese invasion of the Eastern Bank (1811–1812).jpg. On this file you'll see the western half of the border in red (1864/present-day border) and in red the border in 1811. The eastern half of the border in red is exactly the same as in 1864 and noawadays. It hasn't changed.
The disputed territories are even greater. The Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata broke itself in different parts: Upper Peru, United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, Paraguay and the Eastern Bank. All the disputed territories in 1864 are still valid, but there are more now. The United Provinces regarded itself the true successor of the Viceroyalty and thus regarded Paraguay, Eastern Bank and Upper Peru as part of its territory (see the map I created).

Well, if it wasn't for the last item this map would be even easier, but unfortunately, it isn't. Could you do it? --Lecen (talk) 23:13, 26 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]