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:If you do use such a technique, I recommend that your transformed maps should include a comment containing a link to the original untransformed SVG, a list of the tie-points used and their coordinates, and the transform function applied. [[User:Maproom|Maproom]] ([[User talk:Maproom|talk]]) 16:57, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

==Guatemala - Belize Territorial Dispute==

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File:Guatemala (orthographic projection).svg

File:Disputed territory between Belize and Guatemala.svg

File:Dispute boundary between Belize and Guatemala_(GADM).svg

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: [[Guatemala]]

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:{{reply|User:Gringer}} Okay, thanks, I really appreciate it. [[User:Snow Lion Fenian]]

==Commonwealth Games - Birmingham & Durban==

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File:Commonwealth Games years participants.PNG

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: [[Commonwealth Games]]

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: Could someone please change South Africa back to red and remove Durban from the map, as it is no longer scheduled to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games (after all, as far as I'm aware, Montreal was supposed to host the cancelled 1942 Games, yet isn't marked as such either). Also, since the city of [[Birmingham]], England, has been chosen as the new hosts of the 2022 Games, perhaps you could also mark them as such. Thanks. [[User:Snow Lion Fenian]]

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== Saint Pierre and Miquelon ==

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: [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]]

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: please create closeup map of the islands in relation to Newfoundland. The article has two long-distance maps which show them as specks… -- [[User:Kintetsubuffalo|Kintetsubuffalo]] ([[User talk:Kintetsubuffalo|talk]]) 09:35, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

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==Independence from Britain==

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File:List of countries gained independence from the UK Flag version 3.svg

File:Flag of Dominica.svg

File:Pacific Culture Areas.png

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: [[List of countries that have gained independence from the United Kingdom]]

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: Okay, I've noticed a few inaccuracies with the above-left map that should probably be fixed:

1) The flag of the [[Dominican Republic]] is incorrectly shown for [[Dominica]] (above-centre), a completely different country.

2) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gained independence in 1979, not 1931.

3) There's no arrow linking the flag of [[Myanmar]] to its respective flag.

4) The flag of [[Malta]] is wrongly shown to be linked to the [[Balearic Islands]], not at Malta itself.

5) [[Nauru]] gained independence in 1968, not 1957.

6) The [[Maldives]] gained independence in 1965, not 1982.

7) The flags of [[Tonga]] and [[Tuvalu]] are actually shown pointing to Fiji, and the flag of [[Fiji]] itself is linked to [[Vanuatu]] (the actual locations of said countries are provided on the above-right map).

8) [[Papua New Guinea]] gained independence from Australia in 1975, not Britain, hence it should be removed from the map (otherwise you'd have to include all other countries that gained independence from former British holdings, such as Namibia, Bangladesh, South Sudan, etc.).

Thanks. [[User:Snow Lion Fenian]]

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== Repartition of Ireland==

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File:Repartition of Ireland (amended).jpg

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: [[Repartition of Ireland]]

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: This map would be ''significantly'' more useful if it had a '''clear border delineation between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland'''. Since there is no clear border, a reader would have to refer to a secondary map to know which counties are Northern Ireland and which are Republic of Ireland. As a secondary and minor issue, it seems counter-intuitive to color the Loyalist/Protestant areas green, since that color is traditionally associated with Catholics/Republicans. The most literal coloration would be to have the RoI and Catholic areas of NI be green, and Protestant be orange, but honestly any scheme which doesn't label the Loyalists/Protestants as green would be better than the current coloration. -- [[User:MatthewVanitas|MatthewVanitas]] ([[User talk:MatthewVanitas|talk]]) 09:40, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

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I see four things that could usefully done to this image:

#Convert it from .JPG to .PNG

#Make some of the county boundaries thicker, to show the current international border

#Use a more appropriate colour for the Protestant population

#Copy or move it to Wikimedia Commons

I'll wait a while to read people's comments before doing anything. [[User:Maproom|Maproom]] ([[User talk:Maproom|talk]]) 10:05, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

:On the second map: Most valuable thing missing is to mark that area that actually changes. SVG would be better than PNG for this.

:More problematically, ''who'' proposed the boundaries of the 2nd map? The first map showing census data (if accurate) is fine, but the second is dubious.--[[User:Nilfanion|Nilf]][[commons:User:Nilfanion|anion]] ([[User talk:Nilfanion|talk]]) 21:55, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

::If I make the international border thicker as proposed above, it'll be obvious what area changes: it'll be the blue stuff north of the border. A well-constructed SVG would indeed be better than a PNG, but is beyond my ability. And yes, we do need a source for the second map. [[User:Maproom|Maproom]] ([[User talk:Maproom|talk]]) 10:20, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

:::I updated this to PNG a few years ago, but never got to uploading it. [[:File:Repartition of Ireland.png]]—[[User:Spesh531|<b style="color:red;background-color:#000">SP<u>E</u>SH</b>]][[User talk:Spesh531|<span style="color:#FFF;background-color:#000">531</span>]][[User:Spesh531/El|<span style="color:silver;background-color:#000;">Other</span>]] 20:29, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

== Modify Eastern Hemisphere - 700 AD for Afghanistan ==

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File:East-Hem 700ad.jpg

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: [[Muslim conquests of Afghanistan]]

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: I want to use a part of the image on the above article. It should focus on area corresponding to Afghanistan. I need the name of Zunbils and Kabul (the Kabul Shahi kingdom) available. However, Kabul is mentioned by number on the map and its name is listed in "Numbered Countries". Please change the "12" to Kabul. Thank you. Also not to forget that the map should focus on area corresponding to modern Afghanistan. Thank you. -- [[User:MonsterHunter32|MonsterHunter32]] ([[User talk:MonsterHunter32|talk]]) 08:32, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

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