User talk:MrPenguin20

Need help

Please make a map of damascus showing territorial inside the capital.

Sure I'll give it a look :) MrPenguin20 (talk) 12:40, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Also,the ghab area is under Opposition control.

Shaba’a area is under SAA control

Someone told me the S Vietnam I-IV corps was misspelling? please check

File:Rif Dimashq offensive (March 2013).svg

Thank you for File:Rif Dimashq offensive (March 2013).svg. What day does the map nominally reflect? I see you have been making daily changes to the map. Are these intended to reflect daily changes in the battle lines?

I am mostly interested in a map that would reflect the situation as of August 21, 2013. Which one of the multiple versions would best reflect the situation on the night between August 20 and August 21? -- Petri Krohn (talk) 13:31, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Fantastic work on the symbols and Syrian armed forces flags, I was just creating them myself. Thank you! Jakednb (talk) 14:44, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Is there a chance you can create the badge in two versions; with a black background for "republican guard" and also with a red background for the "defense company". Jakednb (talk) 10:19, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

Yeah sure! MrPenguin20 (talk) 13:18, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

Btw, out of interest, which Osprey book did the Defense Company badge appear in? MrPenguin20 (talk) 13:26, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

Men at Arms #194; Armies of the Middle Eastern wars (2) - plate E. It shows a Defense Companies soldier with the patch in red on his upper left sleeve, and a similar badge over his right jacket pocket. Jakednb (talk) 13:51, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. I've uploaded them now - here and here. Thoughts? MrPenguin20 (talk) 14:48, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

Fantastic! However, I would only say the golden hilts on the black patch look wrong, unless you've seen it somewhere, I would say they are probably also white. In the red version, the skull outline seems a bit thick don't you think? looks really great though, maybe one day you can teach me to work with SVG. Jakednb (talk) 17:34, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

I was thinking the exact same thing about the skull on the red background. The handles were gold originally because they looked gold on the badges seen here, but I've changed it to white now though - certainly on the soldier in the Osprey book the handles are the same colour as the sword/skull, so maybe they should be white. I'd be happy to :), tbh I mostly learned just through fiddling about with Inkscape! MrPenguin20 (talk) 18:27, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

Looks great now. I have actually come across other patches, but they are very general (engineers, infantry..), so there is not much really to do with them here. What I really want to find are unit patches. Jakednb (talk) 13:41, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

Absolutely. The patch I'd most like to find is that for the 4th Armoured Division, and I'm quite surprised how hard it is to find it given the prominence of the Division. If you do find any more unit insignia's I'd be more than willing to turn them into SVG's. MrPenguin20 (talk) 18:53, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

Hey, after hours of searching i found glimpses of division symbols, but i will keep you informed when i find something clear that can be created. For now, i found a patch worn on the upper arm of SF soldiers, I've seen it a few times (for example here), I thought it could be nice to create in SVG. If you need other references i could e-mail you some pictures i gathered, or you could search for them in the web. Jakednb (talk) 15:51, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

That's great! If you've got any more like that you can either leave a link here or email them to me at Lazzeer@Hotmail.com. I'd actually recently found something quite similar - here there seems to be soldiers wearing a similar badge, but their badge says Republican Guard. MrPenguin20 (talk) 16:16, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Daraa

First of all i would like to thank you for the maps(Syrian civil war) that you created. They are very useful for the users who is fallowing the current situation in the country. As you know, we are using some of your maps at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Syrian_civil_war_detailed_map. So i would like to ask you if you could creat a detailed map for Darra. Since the city is heavy contested we need a map which can show the situation in there. Once again, thanks for your hard work. AOnline (talk) 12:00, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

Jafra,deir ez zor

I think it is under opposition control,

Yeah I think you might be right. Yalla Souriya is certainly reporting it, but I can't seem to find news on it anywhere else (couldnt see a report on it on the SOHR page for example). I think maybe we should wait a couple of days to see if it's reported anywhere else? Or at least until the Wikipedia article is reporting it as under opposition control. MrPenguin20 (talk) 18:35, 19 October 2013 (UTC)

Aleppo map

This map has extreme mistakes,abu thuhur airport is besieged,secondly the government control road is completely surrounded with rebel territory,so all white spaces,must be green,Alhanuty (talk) 23:59, 18 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! Yeah Lothar von Richthofen over at wikipedia also pointed out quite a few problems with the map, and as such I've updated the map a bit. The only part of the map that's still white is the area around Khanasser, as I wasn't sure if the SAA control was limited to the road or what. What do you think of the updated map? MrPenguin20 (talk) 18:20, 19 October 2013 (UTC)

Rif dimashq map August -October 2012

There is massive mistakes in that one,which I will point out. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-65zQiE5K4VI/UAirpDjbm8I/AAAAAAAABaI/A07mquU0s6c/s400/damascustwitter.jpg

The areas with yellow pins where at that time contested,so with brown,darayya was taken by the gov.forces on August 26 2012,mezzah wasn't contested,at all ,and mouadamiya was the only one that stayed under rebel control,but you can mark that one as contested,jadedat alfadel was under government control,and try to mark khan al sheh on the map,and Harran alawamid was government controlled also nashabiyah and Marjal sultan and Meliha and shabba was under government control and the area east probably under government control except a road leading to otaiba,and the most important Assad was controlling douma till mid October.i will give you other corrections soon.Alhanuty (talk) 23:58, 19 October 2013 (UTC)

Cool thanks I'll get working on updating it. About Mezzeh - the Rif Dimashq offensive (August–October 2012) page refers to clashes there, and also the map that you linked to shows the area as contested. (the residential district, not the airport) MrPenguin20 (talk) 12:25, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

Small corrections in flags

Dear friend: many thanks for your fabulous work. As expert vexillologist I found two small mistakes in flags you create, that i believe that you prefer correct them for to have you wonderful job fully perfect: the armed forces of Syria have gilded inscriptions in the red and the black stripes, and both are curved as semi-circle. The Bahrain army lack a half moon below the shield. I assume that you can find the references easely in the web, but if is need please write me to my e-mail jolle@terra.com I have serious problems for draw images with arabic inscriptions while you maitrise this job. Sorry for my bad english, and receive my great admiration; Jolle.

Request

A request for an expert on arab symbols: Can you

• Redraw File:Coat of arms of North Yemen (1962–1990).png according to File:Emblem of Yemen.svg
• Improve de:Datei:Flag of Hezbollah.svg?

--Antemister (talk) 22:56, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

No problem! COA is uploaded now - seen here. Not sure what you want me to do to the Hezbollah flag - the version you linked to looks pretty much perfect in my opinion! MrPenguin20 (talk) 02:47, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

One more SVG of a national emblem. For the Hezbollah's flag, most parts are perfectly done, but the globe and the leaves are only autotraced.--Antemister (talk) 21:32, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

Yeah I see what you mean. I'll get working on it. MrPenguin20 (talk) 00:42, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

Ok, that looks better than before. Unfortunately, it will not tbe possible to keep that file on Commons, it was deleted more than one time yet, as it is a copyright image above threshold of originality. One has to upload it to each WP as Fair-Use image. Another issue, you might be interested. Some days ago, I obtained a quite rare book: A reprint of an official book of flags and symbols of the south vietnamese armed forces. It contains images you'll not find elsewhere, as most stuff was publically burned after 1975. I scanned that book, and as I saw that you also draw some symbols of south vietnamese army units, you might be interested in it.--Antemister (talk) 22:05, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

Absolutely! Just send me the scans and I'll get working on them! You can email me at Lazzeer@Hotmail.com. MrPenguin20 (talk) 01:21, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

Sent you an eMail. Another note: For some months, Category:Military symbols of South Vietnam contains several files, uploaded by blocked User:Namkhanh02 and his sockpuppets. He seems to have access to an vietnamese publication on that topic or he used the some publication. But these files are no real SVGs, the reason why he was blocked repeatedly.--Antemister (talk) 22:09, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

Yeah I noticed that a while ago. I'll get working on turning them into real SVG's. MrPenguin20 (talk) 22:47, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

Map of Rif Damashq

Dear MrPenguin20

First of all i want to say that your maps are great! But in the "Rif Damashq offensive Map (since September)" there is a place which is (was always) controlled by Assad regime troops. This region south of the airport road, between "Al-Husseiniya" and "al-Ghizlanieh" with the "Ebla Cham hotel" and the "Damascus Fairground" are controlled by Assad.

Your sincerely Bernd

Oh dear I think you're right. Look's like there's quite a bit of fixing for me to do! Thanks for pointing this out! MrPenguin20 (talk) 00:56, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

File:Flag of Hezbollah.svg

A previous version of this file was deleted as a copyright violation, and this one could go the same way... AnonMoos (talk) 07:06, 16 November 2013 (UTC)

Wrong image text on user page

The Image text on the Image

Image:Damascus offensive (November 2012).svg|Map of the November 2013 Damascus Offensive.

ought to be

Image:Damascus offensive (November 2012).svg|Map of the November 2012 Damascus Offensive.

Oops! Thanks - fixed now. MrPenguin20 (talk) 23:38, 16 November 2013 (UTC)

5th Rif Dimashq offensive map

Hello, I think the situation has changed since the last time you edited the map so I think maybe you could show the rebel advance in the eastern Ghouta and the siege broken or at least weakened. Thanks --Amedjay (talk) 13:31, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

How do you edit this map,so I could update it also.Alhanuty (talk) 03:06, 5 December 2013 (UTC)

Yeah that'd be good thanks (I'm pretty swamped with work atm). Personally I use Inkscape (which is also free). MrPenguin20 (talk) 12:23, 5 December 2013 (UTC)

How do you change colors and shapes,please,I am lost on this.24.0.210.152 04:02, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

But how exactly do you edit it.24.0.210.152 04:30, 6 December 2013 (UTC)

Category:Someone told me the S Vietnam I-IV corps was misspelling? please check Category:Thanks

Someone told me the S Vietnam I-IV corps was misspelling? please check

Thanks. Any idea what the problem is? MrPenguin20 (talk) 21:04, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

In reef dimashq i think the syrian army now is controlling barazeh and al mouadamieh! or at least no more rebels there but syrian gov. police! i think it should be red now

thanks

Neither the government or the opposition fully controls either, but they seem to be operating some kind of shaky truce. I think the current Barzeh arrangement looks about right, especially if the truce line is outside Al-Salam mosque. I think it's a good point you've made about Maadamiyeh, especially if you're right about there being a police presence. There's still some kind of opposition presence marked here, although I suppose that might be out of date. Since there's a bit of uncertainty for now I've reduced and consolidated the opposition control a bit, and then marked it with a truce line. If it emerges later though that government control is quite strong then I'll change it to government controlled though. Thanks! MrPenguin20 (talk) 21:28, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

The new changes are correct! Mouadamieh isn't in army control! according to thr truce, army soldiers are not allowed to enter to the city but only make checkpoints at its entrance! On the other side rebels should give up their arms too and police will take over the situation there there! Therefor i dont know if you should color it in red or green! I suggest also you do a map for al qalamoun since it is a really important frontline and a new map for aleppo that look like those of dier ezzor or homs because the one currently existing is not representive of the current situation! Which programe do you use to do maps ? Thank you and i really hope you do something about qalamoun frontline!

Hello, there is a truce in Babbila, Yalda and Beit Sohom now! :)

Thanks! Updated now. MrPenguin20 (talk) 14:36, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Hello MrPenguin20! Can you make a map for the qalamoun frontline as well as for aleppo ? (The current one is really ugly and outdated). Everyone will be very thankfull!

I've got a Qalamoun map in the works, shouldn't take too long now. I dunno if I'll do an Aleppo one soon though - don't want to step on anyones toes! (Might do though!) MrPenguin20 (talk) 02:56, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

File:Flag of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces.svg

That flag did never exist! I checked the book several times now, and did not find it there. You drew it according to File:Flag of the South Vietnamese Army.jpg, of course, but it seems that this flag is completely wrong. The book contains File:Flag of ARVN.svg as the flag of the south vietnamese military forces (not the one of the army = ground forces, it has a red background and a different motto, p50), and then a flag with an red eagle on page 64 as the flag of the president as supreme commander of the armed forces. But there are no red stripes and no wreath behind the eagle. The eagle with the wreath behind shows is in fact the hat badge (p48).--Antemister (talk) 22:47, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

Yeah I noticed that too. The only place a similarish depiction exists is on the cover, and also in the link you sent. Maybe it's some kind of unofficial flag? MrPenguin20 (talk) 00:05, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

That's the problem with it: An unofficial military flag? That may be logical, if it would be a civilian one (like that or that that, which can be seen very often here in Bavaria, although unofficial). I assume that the book cover is a rather silly artwork by the editor, who combined the eagle of the military flag, the stripes of the national one with the emblem the armed forces. But that does of course not explain the quite different one here on Commons. File:Flag of the President of the Republic of Vietnam.svg is not really the "Flag of the President of the Republic of Vietnam", but rather "Flag of the President of the Republic of Vietnam as supreme Commander of the armed Forces". The flag(s) of the president of vietnam can be found here.--Antemister (talk) 22:59, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

Very true. I've seen other versions of it too - e.g. here. It was exactly because of the big variations between depictions of the flag that I thought it might be some kind of unofficial flag. I suppose alternatively it could be legitimate and was simply been adopted post 1971, but I don't think I've seen any photos of any actual real life flag versions. For the Presidential flag I've now changed the flags' description and requested it be moved to your suggested name. Also I've designed a new face for the bird which I think is closer to most of the depictions than the one I was previously using. I've just updated the National Defense Minister flag so far. Thoughts? MrPenguin20 (talk) 01:27, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

The introduction of a new flag after 1971 seems to be unfeasible. I assume that this variant is an incorrect depiction drawn by some exile groups in the US ("the eagle of the military forces on a yellow flag" - you can draw both versions if you have just that description of it). It can be found on many websites of those south vietnam nostalgia groups, copied from each other. My suggestion/commons procedure on issues like that is simple: Starting a DR. Doubtful flags cannot be used in articles, and their existence on Commons provide some legitimicy to them. Other websites copy them, and so they are more and more spread throughout the web. Verifying their correctness becomes even more difficult.--Antemister (talk) 12:57, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Yeah it's a fair point. I'm not too informed on the process whereby items are deleted from wikicommons, but if you want to request the files deletion then I won't oppose it, given the seeming lack of any historic (or contemporary) backing for its use. MrPenguin20 (talk) 22:23, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

OK, will do that - after you have uploaded the hat badge as a separate fle.--Antemister (talk) 12:21, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

KK have uploaded them now. MrPenguin20 (talk) 16:09, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

BTW, the afghan MOI insignia in color: [1]--Antemister (talk) 22:47, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! Updated now :) MrPenguin20 (talk) 00:05, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

Also the Airforce has such an emblem: [2]--Antemister (talk) 22:59, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

Good find. I'll add that to the to-do list. MrPenguin20 (talk) 01:27, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Need help

Can you make the flags of Bahrain's National Guard? [3]--Zxs1 (talk) 07:17, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

Sure I'll get working on that now. MrPenguin20 (talk) 13:20, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

Uploaded now. MrPenguin20 (talk) 14:17, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much--Zxs1 (talk) 22:01, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

The last one Royal Medical Services And BDF finished [4]--Zxs1 (talk) 04:10, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Do you know if there is a flag as well or is there just a logo? MrPenguin20 (talk) 13:20, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

yes flag [5]--Zxs1 (talk) 14:29, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

File:Central Security Forces Emblem.svg

Hello. Would you please tell me what program you used to make this image in SVG? And how could you make it so clean while the source image is so bad? I would be so glad if you answered me. Regards.--Avocato (talk) 06:31, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Sure! I personally use Inkscape - which is a free program. It might seem a bit tricky to initially get used to, as it's pretty different from photoshop etc, but there's quite a few good guides/tutorials available online. MrPenguin20 (talk) 13:20, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for replying, I really appreciate that. I ask you, please, to explain some points about Inkscape:

1. After opening any file, what should I choose: Link image, or embed image?
2. What tools you used in order to make the image so clean and better than the original one?
3. In what type should I save the image: "Inkscape SVG", "Plain SVG", "Compressed Inkscape SVG", or "Compressed Plain SVG"?

Thanks again and sorry for any nuisance I may caused.--Avocato (talk) 17:07, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

It's no nuisance at all - always happy to help!

1. I assume that you're dragging and dropping a non svg file into inkscape? In that case you select embed.

2. Once the file is embedded then you have to trace it. This can be done automatically within Inkscape, or alternatively there's other applications which can turn images into svg's, although they often aren't that precise. I personally tend to trace the files in Inkscape manually, like the person in this video, by drawing over them using the drawing tools in Inkscape, as this results in more accurate/higher definition end results. When I first started using Inkscape though what I'd do is that I'd use vector magic, and then touch up the file within Inkscape.

3. I personally just save it as an Inkscape SVG. MrPenguin20 (talk) 20:16, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

Hello. Check this out and tell me about your opinion. :)--Avocato (talk) 04:23, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

Great job! Believe me, it's far far far superior to my first stuff when I started using Inkscape. MrPenguin20 (talk) 00:30, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

I am very grateful for your encouraging words.--Avocato (talk) 22:04, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

No problem! I look forward to see what you'll produce next :) MrPenguin20 (talk) 23:30, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

User:Ngoclinhtran

Can be found in Category:Sockpuppets of Namkhanh02--Antemister (talk) 11:46, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

Libya

Do not know if you are interested in that and if a vectorisation does make sense, as sooner or later the image can be found an official PDF, but I do not want to loose that research: An official en:Coat of arms of Libya does not exist now, but having a look on several website of state authorities [6][7], [8], [9], [10], [11] one can see that most of them use en:File:Libya PM logo.png. (exceptions [12], [13], [14], [15]). Question: Does the standard emblem have an own text for each ministry?--Antemister (talk) 15:14, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Yeah they're each individualized; they all say Libyan Interim Government (الحكومة الليبية المؤقتة) at the top, and then each one is individualized for the bottom text. So they say Ministry of Industry (وزارة الصناعة), Ministry of Defence (وزارة الدفاع), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (وزارة الخارجية والتعاون الدولي) etc. Bit busy atm, but I'll work on svg versions later. Of course these might all change after the new constitution is written, but I'm guessing that won't be for a while. MrPenguin20 (talk) 18:10, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

File:Iraqi Navy Emblem.svg

This file had some kind of complex gradient in the Iraq outline, which I didn't understand; I substituted File:Flag-map_of_Iraq.svg instead... AnonMoos (talk) 08:59, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
	what a great work man. thanks for the maps about the syrian situation and the control conflicts in each city, you are 95% accurate I wait your updates every day. Some maps are now very old and I wonder when you will update them :). Barcaxx1980 (talk) 17:39, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

Many thanks! I know what you mean about some of them now being a bit out of date though... Which one do you think I should work on updating first? MrPenguin20 (talk) 20:35, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

New Syrian civil war flags and emblems

Hi, first congratulations for your incredible work on the Syrian civil war maps, flags, emblems, etc... You have done an impressive graphic job, sincerely. Then, I would like to ask you for some more work:

• I've seen that you have done the Islamic Front flag, but it seems that a different colours version is more widely used by that militia, as shown here, here & here.
• Also, I would ask you to make the Palestine Liberation Army emblem (wich could be seen here). It seems that the emblem is very similar to the Syrian coat of arms, with the differences of the colours, the Palestinian flag instead of the Syrian flag in the Escutcheon, and a different motto in Arabic.

Thank you again for your work and regards, --HCPUNXKID (talk) 22:41, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind words, and also thanks for the heads up about the flag! I've uploaded an updated version now. Also the emblem of the PLA is now uploaded too. If ever notice any other problems with anything I've uploaded, or if you have any other requests, just let me know :). MrPenguin20 (talk) 00:28, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Al-Nusra Front flag

Hi, congratulations for your work on syrian flags, it was amazing flag. There is new flag of Al-Nusra Front I have uploaded. i think it will be so nice service if you edit the SVG version . :)

Thanks! And thanks a lot for adding to the description - it's really appreciated! I shall get to work on the new flag :) MrPenguin20 (talk) 23:07, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Siege of Homs map

The rebels control the entire north country side of Homs,check the template map for further details,and PLEASE,PLEASE,edit the rif dimashq offensive map showing the rebel counter offensive,where they capture qasimiyah,al jarba,bahariya,and including adra as contested,also the rebels did capture deir salman ,but they where driven out of it,and most IMPORTANT,that abadah is contested,and increase the territory that rebels control east of otaybah,and please mew need these edits soon,becuz the map is very so outdated.Alhanuty (talk) 02:51, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Oh dear that does sound quite bad! I shall fix all of those tomorrow! MrPenguin20 (talk) 03:14, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

I've added the opposition offensive in the east to the map, although I've not changed Adra to contested because the map shows the course of the Rif Dimashq offensive from September to November, and it looks like the offensive into Adra took place in December. I've also changed the borders around Babilla and Beit Sahm - according to the detailed map it looks like there's still some kind of opposition presence. The area described as Yarmouk has been increased (in line with reality), and so the new area has also been marked as contested. Tadamon is also now on the map, and is marked as contested.

In southern Ghouta I've changed the status of Sakka and Dulba to government-held, in line with the detailed map (this might not be a recent change, but might instead just have been something that's been wrongly marked on the map for a while).

I've made some changes to Otaybah, but do you know where about the villages taken by the opposition are? Like are they east, south, north, etc?

Then for Homs I expanded the area controlled by the opposition to the north of the city, although it already largely follows the areas shown as opposition controlled according to the detailed map. If the map went slightly farther north then you'd see opposition control branch out a lot more due to Talbiseh, Zafaranah etc, but for the area shown the level of control seems about right. MrPenguin20 (talk) 19:08, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for these changes but I think you forgot something important in the rif Dimashq map: Adra. It has been reported that rebels have taken over the area north east of Duma and North of Brigade 39 which is besieged. Also there's a truce in Barzeh and Qaboun so maybe we should find a way to represent that. Thanks. --Amedjay (talk) 15:48, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Yeah I'd intentionally left the Adra offensive out since the map was supposed to be for the article relating to the fighting between September & November whereas the Adra fighting took place in December. Having said that there seems to be no other article for the current fighting, so I guess I'll just edit the map to show the current situation. And yeah that's a good point about Barzeh and Qaboun! MrPenguin20 (talk) 23:12, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Ok the Adra offensive is now shown, and I've marked the truce area too. I think there might still be some issues with the way the Adra offensive is shown (opposition might control more ground to the north), but as a whole it's getting there. MrPenguin20 (talk) 03:50, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, the changes look good. However I forgot to mention that there's also a truce in Maadamiyeh and that we should probably extand rebel control in Darayya a bit northwards and add Qadam as rebel controlled as they were able to make regime cut the road that lies from Damascus to Daraa. Still they were repelled but that's a proof that rebels are still ative in Darayya --Amedjay (talk) 19:50, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! I've updated it a bit more now. MrPenguin20 (talk) 21:20, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the Homs map. It was long overdue. However, the central rebel pocket is not up to date. If you could draw it to mimic the map in Wall Street Journal article from Jan. 27, 2014, it would be great. While you're at it, you might want to remove the label "Homs" from the middle of the map as it is obvious from the caption. Tradedia^talk 20:31, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Updated now. MrPenguin20 (talk) 21:20, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

File:Flag of Hezbi Islami Gulbuddin.svg

Using File:Arms of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.svg, you can improve that image.--Antemister (talk) 20:53, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Yeah I'm working on a better definition version of the logo. Should be done soonish. MrPenguin20 (talk) 02:53, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

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File: Battle of Daraa City.svg

Dear MrPenguin20,

It's a pleasure to talk to you. I have read in 2014 Daraa offensive that the Ghaz Prison and some silos have been taken by the Syrian rebels, which means that the connection between Daraa and Umm al Mayadin should be removed.

Since this map is used in the template:Syrian Civil War detailed map you may like to change it.

Sorry for the inconvenience

Best regards --83.42.97.135 22:53, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi there! Thanks for the information - currently updating the map now. :) MrPenguin20 (talk) 21:56, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Picture of the Year 2013 Results Announcement

Picture of the Year 2013 Results

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Dear MrPenguin20,

The 2013 Picture of the Year competition has ended and we are pleased to announce the results: We shattered participation records this year — more people voted in Picture of the Year 2013 than ever before. In both rounds, 4070 different people voted for their favorite images. Additionally, there were more image candidates (featured pictures) in the contest than ever before (962 images total).

• In the first round, 2852 people voted for all 962 files
• In the second round, 2919 people voted for the 50 finalists (the top 30 overall and top 2 in each category)

We congratulate the winners of the contest and thank them for creating these beautiful images and sharing them as freely licensed content:

1. 157 people voted for the winner, an image of a lightbulb with the tungsten filament smoking and burning.
2. In second place, 155 people voted for an image of "Sviati Hory" (Holy Mountains) National Park in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
3. In third place, 131 people voted for an image of a swallow flying and drinking.

Click here to view the top images »

We also sincerely thank to all 4070 voters for participating and we hope you will return for next year's contest in early 2015. We invite you to continue to participate in the Commons community by sharing your work.

Thanks,
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The File:Battle of Daraa City.svg contains raster elements

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Notification about possible deletion

Some contents have been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether they should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at their entry. If you created these pages, please note that the fact that they have been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with them, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Affected:

• File:Flag of the Donetsk People's Republic.svg

And also:

• File:Flag of the Donetsk Republic (Organisation).svg
• File:Flag of the Kharkov People's Republic.svg
• File:Flag of the Lugansk Parliamentary Republic.svg

Yours sincerely, Anatoliy (talk) 01:14, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

File source is not properly indicated: File:2014 Iraqi election map.svg

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Leyo 15:48, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Non free logos

Dear MrPenguin20

Logos of political parties are copyright protected and can not be kept in commons. Soon or late all of them will be deleted. I suggest you to upload them as "non-free content" it English wiki or another wikis, the place that can keep them forever. Monfie (talk) 06:02, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

Will do! :) MrPenguin20 (talk) 22:20, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

Deir ez-Zor city map

The Deir ez-Zor city map needs to be modified. All territory north and east across the river from the city is ISIS-controlled [16][17]. Thank you in advance!