User talk:NormanEinstein

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[edit] Welcome!

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and vote pages using three tildes, like this: ~~~. Four tildes (~~~~) produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! -- Francs2000 | Talk [[]] 00:05, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] OK

thanks =)--Zxcvbnm 22:47, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright Picture

Well I think that fair use means you can use it on an encyclopedia just not on your website claiming that it's yours. If you want you can ask for permission, i'll let you email her..

And btw, the other one is mine, i got it from a cutscene, is that copyright also?--Zxcvbnm 14:18, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Ok, good luck =)--Zxcvbnm 17:27, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Yaaaay! I have some image changes to do..coughcough...--Zxcvbnm 04:21, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Move Article

Thanks for the tip, ill be sure to do that next time. Bonus Onus 03:22, Mar 16, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Laurier University

It bugs me when all the links can be accessed though a link already there. I hate to see big lists like that. You're welcome. --Spinboy 20:43, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] All in the Family

Norman, it really bugs me that you edit pages related to All in the Family or its characters or actors, when you obviously have no knowledge of the topic at hand. First, I have worked with Sony, MGM, TVLand and the writers and former cast members of the show to create the allinthefamilysit.com website. This site has been in existence for over 10 years now and have assisted in retrospective shows, like E! True Hollywood Story, ET and others. You refer the site as spammy, and obviously hate advertising, but I think you need to read up on the defintion of SPAM. I would reference that you read http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&q=define:Spam

Merely becuase a site pays its bills via advertising, does not constitute spam. Secondly, you do a great disservice to users who are looking for topics on Martin Balsam, or Norman Lear for example who played a large part in these shows. Straight fact, you might not like a website, but let that be judged by the 1500+ people who do visit the site daily.

Your comments and deletions are unjust and biased. Ed Taylor

[edit] Superherobox

Not quite superheroics, but thanks anyway. ed g2s • talk 14:04, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

An em is the width of the letter m at the current font size. This means the infobox scales up when the font size of the browser is increased. The bitmap images cannot be scaled on the fly, and they can only be specified in pixels. ed g2s • talk 14:37, 4 May 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Amazing Race page

Please refer to the discussion on that article. You're making a gross assumption that readers won't be spoiled, because the article gives away many details about the race including placements, penalties, eliminations, and locations. --Madchester 17:48, 2005 May 5 (UTC)


You said it yourself, those other pages give away plot details.

A lot of the rules give examples of actual plot details from past and present races. What goes on during the race, whether it's the challenges, locations, strategies, penalties, or the actual gameplay is just as important as the final results themselves.

I think you need to be more careful when discussing potential spoilers and be more considerate for the general reading audience at Wikipedia. --Madchester 21:24, 2005 May 5 (UTC)

[edit] Post Counter

Thanks for letting me know about that post counting page. --feitclub 05:18, May 7, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] renaming

I see you're pursuing a policy of renaming all the Canadian rivers and lakes from the parentheses to the comma form. I was wondering if you had consulted with others about this major change to Canadian article naming policy? A lot of effort has gone into the creating the article structures as they are. -- Decumanus 03:50, 2005 May 12 (UTC)

You're correct that in the case of counties and towns (any municipality or jurisdiction), the comma is used, because that's basically how it always appears in the print. In the case of natural geographical entities, however, the consensus in North Americam articles is to use the parentheses when disamiguating. There are several reasons for this, one being that some entities are both town/cities and geographical features (see Grand River for example). Beaver Lake, Ontario and Cache Creek, British Columbia (both communities) are good examples here too. Secondly, many natural feautures cross or straddle province/state boundaries, and cannot be identified with a particular province/state unambiguously. I don't have any interprovince Canadian examples of this off the top of my head, but the U.S. has many (see Bear Lake (Idaho-Utah)). Along the international border, Pigeon River (Minnesota-Ontario) is an example of how parentheses can work well for this situation. You might want to look at Wikipedia:WikiProject Rivers. The debate on this was some time ago last year, but the usage has been pretty much stable since then. -- Decumanus 04:37, 2005 May 12 (UTC)


[edit] Thanx Norman

Thank You for the nice maps of Ponza and the Pontine Islands.

What software do you use to make these maps?

Supercool Dude 23:00, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Ancient Maps

Here are some free old maps.

http://davidrumsey.com/

Supercool Dude 11:04, 18 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Infoboxes

You might be interested in this dicussion: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Tree_of_Life/taxobox_usage#Style ed g2s • talk 13:07, 20 May 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Oak Ridges Moraine

I know it's a little late, but the updated map is excellent. I'd like to make a few suggestions, though:

  1. could you label Bolton; you've already highlighted it in the map
  2. could you highlight and label King City - it's mentioned in the Politics of.. article

Also, could I suggest some images/maps to create? Images of this quality are hard to come by. (Feel free to answer here - I'll watch your talk page.) Mindmatrix 21:31, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Sure, I'll add those communities as soon as I get a chance. Let me know if you need specific maps and I'll see what I can do. I can't promise to do maps for everything because sometimes I have to be in the right mood or particularily interested in the subject, but I do like contributing what I can. --NormanEinstein 22:20, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)
I just noticed the changes; thanks for updating it. Mindmatrix 30 June 2005 13:54 (UTC)

Here's a few images I'd be interested in for the ORM-related articles; I don't know what kind of GIS data you have access to for mapping purposes, so I'll just list everything I'd like to see. All of the maps should highlight the ORM, of course.

Hydrography of the Oak Ridges Moraine:

Politics of the Oak Ridges Moraine:

  • a map of the Seaton lands, and their location relative to the moraine
  • a map of the Richmond Hill lands involved in the North Pickering Land Exchange
  • a map of the Durham-York sewer system, and its extension to King City (small) and a second northward pipe (large)
  • a detailed map of Aurora, Richmond Hill, Oak Ridges and King City on the ORM (a zoom of your current map, really, perhaps with roads)

Origin of the Oak Ridges Moraine (Geology):

  • a map of land types on the ORM (forest, rivers, wetlands etc)
  • a map of the formation of the ORM (ice sheets, Lake Iroquois etc)

Ecology of the Oak Ridges Moraine:

  • a map of the significant ecological areas on the ORM
  • a map of habitat ranges on the ORM for vulnerable and threatened species in Canada

Don't worry, I don't expect any of these, but if you have some time and the data, then they'd certainly improve the articles. Mindmatrix 12:50, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I'd just like to say that really is a nice map there. There aren't too many who can appreciate a really good map. Good work. Zhatt July 8, 2005 17:43 (UTC)

[edit] Geography of XXX re-cat

Thanks for the note; I was going to wait a while to slap delete tags on the old cats to ensure that everything stabilized; then again, everything looks OK - (I had the old cats pre-loaded before any chages were made, just so I could compare). I'll add delete tags to the others too.

It's too bad this kind of thing can't be done automatically. I'll check the features request for MediaWiki, and add it if it's not there. Mindmatrix 16:41, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Heh - looks like you did them all, except for Alberta; that's done too now. Mindmatrix 16:46, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Wow, you're quick - I was just adding in the tag and got an edit conflict! Mindmatrix 21:04, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Graham Chapman page

Norman, it really bugs me that you take it upon yourself to judge the content of this page by continually deleting the official Chapman website, especially, simply because it does not meet your standards of what constitutes information. It is the official webpage and I am the Literary Executor for the Chapman Estate, it belongs on this page, as do the comments of recent Chapman material being produced which keep getting removed as well. I will continue to reinstate it if you continue to delete it.

Archives, I'm sorry that I upset you by removing the external link you added to the Graham Chapman article. My rationale in removing it was that the site doesn't actually have any content that adds to the article. It has lots of little things to click on and some Monty Pythonesque-illustrations, but there's nothing to read there that adds to our understanding of Graham Chapman. I can understand why you'd be upset that I removed your site, and I think that's why generally it's better to let other people add your site based on its merits rather than adding it yourself. I removed the speculation about a movie being created on Chapman's life based on the simple fact that it's speculation. And please sign your comments with ~~~~. :-) --NormanEinstein 17:03, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Maps, of course

Norman,

Thanks for the map at Asinara. It's lovely. I totally agree with you that a good map can replace paragraphs of text; in fact, it is often irreplaceable. Which has gotten me thinking... there are a ton of geography articles on Wikipedia, and very few of them have maps at all, or decent ones. It is really a great contribution to supply maps to these articles. Could I suggest that you add some maps for the featured geography articles rather than largely ignored articles like Asinara? There are several that would benefit from a decent map, especially the city articles; some, like Marshall, Texas, Newark, New Jersey, and Sarajevo lack any halfway decent maps at all. I'm not sure what sort of base maps you have access to, but I love maps and in general they're sorely lacking on even the pages listed as the "best Wikipedia has to offer."

One other thought -- would it help to create a project, category or other listing of articles needing maps? That way editors could request maps without contacting you directly, and a team of mapmakers could tackle the project together. You can respond here if you like; I'll watch your talk page.

Thanks again! - 21:37, July 15, 2005 (UTC)

Hi Bantman. Thanks for the suggestion to keep an eye on the Geography Featured Articles. I will definitely try to do that in the future. (Although I just got back from a vacation so I'm going to take it easy for a few more days ;-). With regard to creating a project for maps, there is a WikiProject Maps and they have a page where you can request maps, and there's also a maps section on Requested pictures. Although admittedly I never check either of those pages. --NormanEinstein 22:12, July 15, 2005 (UTC)
hi Norman -- your maps are excellent. Could you tell me where you get the blank maps you base them on? I've been looking for decent blank maps, showing major rivers, for some time, and I am afraid the maps I have come up with are not very nice, see for example Image:Vedic_India.jpg, for example. I would love to base this on a better map showing the rivers of the Punjab. Or, Image:Viking_Age.png, where I had to approximate the course of the major rivers by hand. regards, dab (ᛏ) 09:24, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
I create most of the maps using a GIS program, so I don't need to worry about blank maps too much. Occasionally I'll grab additional data from geographynetwork.com or GeoGratis. My data for the Indian area is pretty sketchy (it only outlines the Ganges, Indus, and Brahmaputra rivers), but I do have fairly detailed info on the rivers and lakes of Europe. I whipped up a quick blank map similar to your Image:Viking_Age.png. If you need something like that in the future, let me know and I'll see what I can do. --NormanEinstein 14:29, August 2, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Marsala map

NormanEinstein, thanks for making and placing the great map for Marsala. Friejose 18:59, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Oak Island

I've put it on my watch list too. Wyss 01:31, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Martha's Vineyard map

I noticed an error on your map of Martha's Vineyard. You labelled the town of Chilmark, Massachusetts as "Chilwick". As far as I know, there is no such place on the Vineyard and the local of "Chilwick" corresponds exactly to that of Chilmark. Mike Dillon 18:22, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Also, the map labels Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts which is a prominent district of the town of Tisbury, Massachusetts but the boundaries belong to the town, not Vineyard Haven. It could probably be labelled "Tisbury (Vineyard Haven)" since most visitors to the Vineyard who do anything in Tisbury do it in Vineyard Haven. Mike Dillon 18:25, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
Mike, thanks for noticing those errors. I'm about to go on holiday for a few weeks, but will correct those errors as soon as I return. --NormanEinstein 22:15, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] User Categorisation

You were listed on the Wikipedia:Wikipedians/Ontario page as living in or being associated with Ontario. As part of the Wikipedia:User categorisation project, these lists are being replaced with user categories. If you would like to add yourself to the category that is replacing the page, please visit Category:Wikipedians in Ontario for instructions.--Rmky87 04:05, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the Vote

Even though you opposed me, I'd like to thank you for the vote. Its too bad that you don't think I'm familiar enough, I've heard about wikipedia in July, because I never really was on the internet, I don't have a lot of experience I guess if thats what you think, and I do make some mistakes, so I guess your vote is justified. Thanks for the vote again. Private Butcher 18:24, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Your vote on Aranda56's RfA

Hi, you have voted for Oppose - however typed it as Support. I am informing you just in case it is an oversight; you may want to correct it. --Gurubrahma 04:11, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

Thank you so much for noticing that. I've corrected it. --NormanEinstein 04:22, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Ramallite RfA

Hi Norman. I wonder if you've had time to look back at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ramallite? You were one of the early voters, and there have been a number of comments made since then which might have allayed your concerns, so (if you haven't been following the RFA), I thought you might want to look again, and perhaps even re-consider. Best Wishes, Jayjg (talk) 20:16, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Photos

Hi Norman, I need some photos of Pozzuoli Harbors Roman Ruins. I would like to add it for the Pozzuoli article. Would you believe I cannot find any on the internet! I know I have some I took back in 1970, but I cannot find them. Have any piccys? Supercool Dude 04:34, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

Sorry, I don't have any pictures of that. --NormanEinstein 13:52, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Russian

Thank you for deleting the odd reference to a Russian researcher in the Etruscan civilization article. Probably, I should have done it myself outright, but as a newcomer to Wikipedia, I am still trying to understand what is the normal behaviour here. Guparra 22:56, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Geographical ref

Hi, This is regarding Wikipedia_talk:Notice_board_for_India-related_topics#Indian_subcontinent_.2F_South_Asia. Could you suggest please what the geographical records suggest wrt the naming of the region? --Regards. Miljoshi | talk 09:54, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Arcipelago Toscano

Hi :) I've read that you can provide a blank copy of the Image:Tuscan archipelago.png to use in a foreing language... If you do that, I'll put Italian names for Sea etc. - I'm afraid that there's also a misspelt name in it, Giannotri instead of Giannutri. Thank you for your work. --M7it 18:41, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

I've added a blank copy to the Commons at Image:Tuscan archipelago blank map.png. Thank you for noticing the typo; I've corrected the English version. --NormanEinstein

[edit] Lucas, Fielding Jr.

Was wondering if you could help find/provide pointers to info on Lucas, Fielding Jr. (1781-1854)? Tried google, but its not providing details other than his maps or am I missing something... --Regards. Miljoshi | talk 12:52, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

You're right that there's not a lot of personal biographical information available about Fielding Lucas Jr. Personally, I know very little beyond that he was based in Baltimore. It's tricky searching for information too because he was a publisher so his name appears on all sorts of old books. This is probably the same stuff you dug up on him: [1] [2], [3], [4] this one is about one of his sons, [5] mentions him briefly, and says "Fielding Lucas Jr... published a profitable line of atlases and maps that provided financial support for his religious publishing", and that he made Baltimore a major centre of Catholic publishing. I hope that helps out. At least it's enough to get a stub going and you'll have no trouble finding a pretty map to use on his page. ;-) --NormanEinstein 14:46, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
Thanks, this helps. Will try and see how much I could add (If I get a stub going :-) ). btw, have used one of his maps in Malwa (FAC) if you want to have a look. --Regards. Miljoshi | talk 15:00, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
Stub - Fielding Lucas Jr. --rgds. Miljoshi | talk 16:37, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Ice Storm of January 1998

This is a broadcast message for users that voted to select this article as the Canadian collaboration. It has been selected for the January 2006 collaboration period. Congratulations, and happy editing! Mindmatrix 17:29, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Happy New Year

Happy New Year! --ΜιĿːtalk 08:06, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

Hello there... Hope you had a nice little vacation over the holidays. Well, I tried a bit with maps in my own humble way (some at User:Miljoshi#Maps). Turned out to be tough to make them co-ordinate specific in absence of any source material (and had to mark them "Not to scale"). Was wondering if you can give me a hint or two, it would be of help and would appreciate it. Thanks. --ΜιĿːtalk 13:20, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Etruscan pictures

Thanks, Norman. I thought the pictures would look better larger. I'm still looking for pictures, if you know of any. I love an illustrated article. I have not quite finished the expansion. Etruria was not built in a day, you know. Best.Dave 16:31, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sorry

Sorry, i got carried away on my anti-vandilism dutites when it came to reverting the DOAX page (when i acidently reverted the page because i thought someone downgraded the article). Please forgive me. -Dynamo_ace Talk

That's okay. I know you're familiar with reverting vandalism, but you might want to use Template:test before jumping to Template:test3 and threatening to block the user. For new editors, like User:71.110.28.43, it's not a very friendly welcome. Also, don't forget to sign your comments when you use those templates. --NormanEinstein 15:13, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Epaminondas

Epaminondas has now been thoroughly copyedited by another user, and I'm hoping this will have addressed your concerns. --RobthTalk 20:04, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Indeed. It's a great article, Robth. --NormanEinstein 20:38, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Texas Counties map

Thanks for the Texas counties map; that's just what I had in mind.  –Benjamin  (talk)  00:22, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimedia Canada

Hi there! I'd like to invite you to explore Wikimedia Canada, and create a list of people interested in forming a local chapter for our nation. A local chapter will help promote and improve the organization, within our great nation. We'd also like to encourage everyone to suggest projects for our national chapter to participate in. Hope to see you there!--DarkEvil 17:11, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Praising time

Hello Norman! Your maps are the best I have seen on Wikipedia thus far: Pleasant colours, no superfluous "noise", informative and concise (my map vision instinctively scrutinizes/scans each map I see to spot any abnormalities). Might I suggest that, in addition to checking Requested and orphan maps for fun projects, that you also take a look at Requested maps? Specifically, I'm hoping to see maps added to Subdivisions of Norden and Lists of unofficial regions by country. =] //Big Adamsky 01:13, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Adamsky. I'll check out Requested maps. --NormanEinstein 14:23, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Hey NormanEinstein,

Thanks for the Treaty of Osimo map translation.--Carabinieri 22:15, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Marvel Database Project

Hey Norman, Nearly a year ago, I over-eagerly created a Wikipedia article about the Marvel Database Project, you rightfully marked it for deletion stating that I should come back when our website was not devoid of content. Well, I am back...

Our project has nearly 9,000 articles now ranking among the list of largest wikis (number 73 at the time of writing). Oddly enough, upon making a new project page recently, it was marked for deletion again. I understand I may have been hasty in some of my actions, but our project has stepped up to a higher level lately and I truely think we have acheived a certain level of notariaty.

I was really hoping to get your thoughts, either way, good or bad. Could you please have a look at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marvel Database Project (second nomination)? Thanks!--JamieHari 05:28, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Translation help

Hi! We in Finnish wikipedia would like to have a translated version of your Image:Etruscan civilization map.png. Is it possible for example me to do the translation from your source files, since editing the english one would hardly give any good results. Let me know as soon as possible. --Ningyou 20:14, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

I've uploaded a blank version of the map to the Commons. You can label that one if you'd like. The map is based on the sources provided in the Etruscan civilization article's external links. I really didn't have any special source files for the map, I threw some dots and colours into an ArcMap project. --NormanEinstein 21:20, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hey Thanks Norman

I can't figure out how to e-mail you (or any other wikipedians) so I'm using your Talk page... Thanks for this message: "Hey Ian. A quick FYI. It's not necessary to add Category:Caves to every caves article if the article is already in a Caves in XXX category. For instance, the Raggejavreraige article is in Category:Caves in Norway which is a subcategory of Category:Caves so there's no need to add Caves again. I know it's sorta confusing, but once you get used to using categories it makes sense. If you have any questions about it, let me know. --NormanEinstein 16:50, 3 March 2006 (UTC)"

I did wonder about the excessive use of Categories. It makes sense to me that one Page need not include , for example, Caves, Limestone Caves, Caves of Scotland *and* Caves of the United Kingdom, as they are all subsets of Caves. However, when I looked around, it did not seem that the Caves category was pulling in the other categories that included the term Caves in them. Hence my (misguided?) mission to include Caves as a category all over the place. I shall desist on the assumption that you are right, though. Thanks for the contact; I appreciate it.Ian mckenzie 17:25, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cruise ship edits

You left a message saying that you have reverted some of my edits on cruise ships. On some you were justified in that, but on others I was just changing formatting, correcting info, or, in most cases, adding information. Yes, on some, I might have removed too much, but you came back and completely removed all of my additions. I would merely like to know why. Thank you. Splamo 21:23, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

I understand. I've been trying to improve some of the articles, but I guess I accidently changed the wrong thing. I was trying to get them all to the same format. Splamo 17:15, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rv'ed your edits on Mini

Sorry I had to revert your edits on the Mini page. Because they were pretty reasonable changes, I feel I should explain the context. The biggest complaint I get about the article (see especially it's FA status request) is that the images crash into each other and cause big ugly whitespace. This is impossible to get 100% correct for all browsers at all screen/window/font sizes - but the thing that most mitigates the problem is maximising the amount of text between images/tables/templates. The two changes you made - whilst reasonable and valid in themselves, have the effect of worsening the layout issues. Since we've had ZERO complaints about the ordering of the links and disambig sections and three or four about the layout, I believe that the layout issues trump the order of those things you moved and therefore most propel the article's quality forwards. So, I humbly submit that your changes needed reversion. If we need to discuss this further, let's do it on Talk:Mini. Thanks! SteveBaker 23:38, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for your comments and the compliment, Norman. Well, I have always been an admirer of your work more than other examples that we have on wiki (and you may have noticed that I have utilized some of the color-shades of your maps in some of my own work :-) ). Thanks for the support. Cheers! --ΜιĿːtalk 12:28, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Maps of New England

I'm user of the German Wikipedia de:Benutzer:Nikater and I write articles about American Indians of New England. I found your maps and I think they are excellent. May I take some of them for my articles? Please look my maps in the German Wikipedia under de:Beothuk; de:Östliche Abenaki; de:Pequot or de:Passamaquoddy. I have to change the English terms into German. Thank you. --Nikater 13:37, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Nikater, thanks for the kind words. You can do whatever you want with any of the maps I created. If you need a blank version of one of them, let me know. Keep up the good work. --NormanEinstein 13:59, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
Yes, I have a question. Did you create maps of entire New England or southern areas like Virginia or the Carolinas? I would need them for my articles of the tribes there in former times. I dont need a blank version, because I translate only few words, thank you. Do you work with Photoshop, too? --Nikater 07:54, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
I haven't created any maps of New England, Virginia, or the Carolinas, but I can make some for you. I use ArcGIS to create the maps and then sometimes Photoshop or Illustrator for details. Just give me a few days because I'm a little busy with other stuff right now. :-) --NormanEinstein 17:06, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
For your work in producing many great-looking maps, I award you the Graphic Designer's Barnstar Circeus 19:13, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Palliser's Triangle map.png

Excellent map for Palliser's Triangle, definitely helps the article. I'm curious as to what your data source was for determining the exact extent of the area and the soil types? I left a similar comment on the image's talk page if you wish to reply there. Thanks. RedWolf 20:06, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Lord of the Rings

You commented on the FAC for the article that you felt size and adaptations should be cut. I have since done this and was wondering if you would now be willing to support the article. Thanks, SorryGuy 06:05, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:1998_Ice_Storm_map.png French version

I was wondering if you would be willing to work a rench version of Image:1998_Ice_Storm_map.png for the French article fr:Verglas massif de 1998. Circeus 21:27, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tuscan archipelago

Hi, I'm afraid there is a typo in your Image:Tuscan archipelago.png: "Tuscony" should be "Tuscany". Could you correct that? Thanks. SeL 10:02, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing that. I'm surprised that typo lasted so long. --NormanEinstein 19:34, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Map Request

Would it be possible for you to make a map for Treaty of Sèvres? It seems only small unreadable maps ever get attached to that article...one of yours would be so much better 8->

Super Jedi Droid 15:53, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Oops...just found the Requested Maps page...heh. Super Jedi Droid 20:33, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

It would be best if you asked at Requested maps because I'm not familiar with the topic and could easily botch a map like that. ;-) --NormanEinstein 16:52, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Could you upload base map for Fertile Crescent?

I love the maps in your gallery. They are clear, elegantly labelled, and use the standard base of colors. I aspire to your level of professionalism. What software have you used to build these??

I have begun to tackle some of the Requested Maps and I am wondering if it would be possible for you to upload the base map for your Image:Fertile Crescent map.png? I would like to use this as a basis for a map of the Levant. I am particularly interested in having the red "fertile crescent" outline removed, although if it were also available without the labels that might be optimal.

In any case, thanks. I hope someday to build a gallery like yours. MapMaster 11:22, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

I've uploaded a blank version of the base map that I used for the Fertile Crescent map. You can find it at Image:Fertile Crescent blank base map.png. Nice work on the Roman Empire invasions map. I really like the bright, clean and simple style. --NormanEinstein 19:28, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Source of Venice map

I'd like to translate your excellent Venice map to Japanese -- do you have a blank or SVG copy lying around? Jpatokal 03:46, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Hey. I've uploaded a copy of the map for you at Image:Venetian Lagoon blank map.png. I think it was one of the first maps I threw together and I'm not very fond of it, but if you want it, go ahead and use it. :-) --NormanEinstein
Thanks! But just to make sure we're legally in the clear, can you flag the license as PD (like your original map) or CC by-sa 2.0? Wikitravel doesn't use GFDL. Jpatokal 04:22, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
Sure. --NormanEinstein 04:33, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Added your name to the Cartographers's list

I've added your name and a link to your gallary to Wikipedia:Wikipedians/Cartographers. --DelftUser 10:30, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:The New Pornographers group photo.jpg

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[edit] Untagged image

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[edit] Possible additions to 'Capri and Ischia map.png'

Hello Norman,

thank you for your nice map of the gulf of Naples, which is used as 'Capri and Ischia map.png' by many articles in differen language versions of the Wikipedia!

Now I would like to tell you about two possible additions which look especially useful to me:

  • In the north of the gulf, you have already added a grey shape meaning the city of Pozzuoli, but there is no legend (“Pozzuoli”) for the shap. What about adding it? Pozzuoli is really missing, as you have alreade legends for Castelleammare and Sorrento, towns which may be even smaller than Pozzuoli.
  • Near to Pozzuoli, there is the small island of Nisida (looking like a penisula on most maps). Now Nisida is fairly small, but of some historical etc. importance, and we now have already special articles about that island in different languages (English, Italian, German). It is rather difficult to explain in words the exact position of Nisida. So an addition of some legend to your map saying “Nisida” at the right place would be very useful.

Best, Roman (User page for German Wikipedia) --84.161.237.184 17:59, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Etruscan civilization map.png

This map is great and it's part of Campaign_history_of_the_Roman_military which is up as a featured article candidate. While the map probably is correct I feel that it needs to be sourced before that article can become featured. Could you tell us how you created the map and what schoalrlsly scholarly source you used to make sure the borders and town locations are correct. gren グレン 18:45, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

The map was primarily based on an article and similar map from National Geographic Magazine Vol.173 No.6, June 1988. I've added that to the WikiCommons data. Good luck with your FA candidate. --NormanEinstein 19:17, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Autoblocked because of shared IP with other user

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[edit] AfD Progressive Bloggers

You have edited the article Progressive Bloggers. This article is currently being considered for deletion under the wp:afd process. You may contribute to this discussion by commenting here. Thank you.Edivorce 23:06, 14 February 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Three Reversion Rule

You have broken the three reversion rule. Please contact an administrator to get this dispute sorted. SuperTycoon 21:10, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Reverting vandalism isn't subject to the three reversion rule. Talk:Put-in-Bay, Ohio details the on-going efforts of several external websites to link their sites on these two pages, and the WP administrators' decision to remove such links. I'm merely continuing that decision. --NormanEinstein 05:36, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jeddah

Hello NormanEinstein. I would like to have map Image for Jeddah such a locator map[6] If you could help please inform by a massage en:User:Tiger71. best regards.

I added a map for Jeddah. If you'd like any other Saudi cities done, let me know. --NormanEinstein 17:56, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your comments

Saying things about an edit war is one thing, calling someone "kids" is another. It is borderline offensive and borderline personal insult. If we compared notes, I may be as old or older than you - at least more worldly traveled and cultured. So I take offensive to your comment. I will continue to change what Supparluca is suggesting because he is going against convention in changing it even from South Tyrol (the proper link). If there is anything to call, it is stubborn. But careful who you call a 'kid'. Rarelibra 17:00, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Etruscan civ

Thanks for the words. I see you around quite a lot. People want to keep the map I suppose. The only question in my mind is whether the light grey is areas of colonization or areas of indigenous settlement. In order to settle this in my mind I need to do the research on all the cities, the list of which I have now moved to Etruscan cities. Also Rhaetia is not shown, which was way up in the Alps. However it's a good map so I don't plan to remove it. It looks like the mysterious etruscans map but we need one of our own. If someone got real ambitious, another map is possible of the Mediterranean showing all the locations of Etruscan and Lemnian inscriptions.

This is a lot of work of course. But I'm interested in the ethnography of early Italy so I cannot get anywhere in my understanding or on Wikipedia without some correct understanding of the Etruscans. I'll be on this for a while.

A lot of people seem to show interest in the Etruscans but very few know much of anything about them. There are a few Etruscans vandals that regularly bomb the subject. They do it in a subtle and educated way so I would guess they are momentarily or temporarily quirky students. Then there is a to him sincere person (or two) trying to present his own decipherment of undeciphered Mediterranean languages and he sure has made a mess of Wikipedia. Since nobody much is interested or knows much about it he has had the field to himself. And then there are the supposed Etruscan glossaries and articles by persons on the Internet. They are likely to tell you an Etruscan word means something based on Hungarian (except they don't say Hungarian).

So that is the source of the degradation you noticed in February. I'll be on this for a while so I can get on to the Italics and the archaeologies of Italy. So you are retired from Wikipedia. Got something better?

For myself I'd like to see an Etruscan portal parallel to the Roman military portal. But, right at this moment I still do not have the skills to design it myself.Dave 14:05, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Very tangential

Am I correct that there's a connection between "Norman Einstein" and a certain former quarterback? —OtherDave 16:42, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thundermaster367: Scrubs redirect

I apologise for redirecting Scrubs to the TV series. I now realise that this redirect could cause a unpleasent viewing for the person that is trying to get to another page with the same title as "Scrubs". Thank you for telling me about this mistake that I have made. —Thundermaster367 9:34, 28th June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Black Sea map

Hi! Can you please add Sochi on the Black Sea map [7] ?--213.141.142.41 15:05, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Done. Thanks. --NormanEinstein 18:12, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jeddah (1)

Ammar, you did a nice job rewriting the Jeddah article. It looks and reads much better now. --NormanEinstein 17:39, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Boss :) , if you have the article on your watch list , please do us a favour keeping it safe from vandalism and advertisments. :) Ammar (Talk - Don't Talk) 18:03, 10 July 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Come from a NPOV

WP:NPOV

Excuse me, but you added a section to an article that did not come from a neutral point of view. When editing the encyclopedia, please come from a neutral point of view. A•N•N•A hi! 02:57, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Please be a little more descriptive about the issue you're referring to. After some searching, I assume you're talking about the fact that I reverted a deletion you made to the article on the White cliffs of Dover. You deleted the entire geology section of the article which contains a lot of good information. Although the last sentence of the section is probably not ideally phrased, it is in no way biased. In the future, if you encounter an article with incorrect information please feel free to correct it and add references if possible, but don't delete entire paragraphs of solid information because of one or two poorly worded phrases. --NormanEinstein 12:53, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
It may be useful information, but the "millions of years" theory is not encyclopedic, and comes from an evolutionary point of view. WP:NPOV A•N•N•A hi! 20:01, 16 July 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Why do you keep deleting a link to the most informative site about Middle Bass Island???

Norman,

you have removed the link to the main Middle Bass Island web site several times. That means you don't even look at the contents of the items you remove, which is rather petty and incredibly arrogant.

The site started as a non-commercial site and contains a great deal of island history as well as many, many island pictures. It's one of the most popular sites in the Lake Erie Islands.

Please take a look at "Site Map Page 1" and "Site Map Page 2" before removing the link again. Saying that the hundreds of pages listed there have only commercial value is idiotic.

The site was started out of love for the Lake Erie Islands and Middle Bass Island and the fact that it now carries a number of ads for island businesses does not change the fact that it is mainly a site with island information not available anywhere else.

So what is your real rationale for deleting it again and again and again???

Mike Gora, Middle bass Island Webmaster

I agree that there's some good information on your website, and several articles do link to those subpages. However, as you've said, the front page of your website is covered in advertising and does not provide any encyclopedic information. When there's good information we link to it, don't worry about that. :-) Naturally you think your website is awesome, that's why it's best to take a step back and let someone neutral decide if it's worth having on the article. --NormanEinstein 19:47, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Norman,

Since you repeatedly deleted a link to the only web site with a great deal of detailed information about Middle Bass Island (news, pictures, history, etc.), I would hardly say you are neutral. You simply failed to take a look at all the links on the home page of the site, and believe that because there are ads on the home page, the site does not have content. You then have the gall to say "Naturally you think your website is awesome", when I simply know it has a LOT of good Middle Bass Island content and is in fact the only such site, a fact that you failed to recognize until I started complaining.

And just this evening, you didn't entirely delete the main link again but this time replaced it with a single arbitrary link to the main island history page, completely ignoring the fact that there is a similarly important island photos pictures page and an island news page. I personally think it's silly to have 3-4 or more links on Wikipedia to the different sections of the site that contain good Middle Bass Island information, simply because you think the home page does not meet your non-neutral standards! Most users seem to have no problems using the home page as a way to find the different parts of the site, even though it has ads.

I'm upset because you think it was right, several times, to simply delete a link to the major site that has content about Middle Bass Island, without taking a look at whether it has good content. I agree that the vast majority of "commercial" sites do not have much good content. But you need to check for the existence of content before deleting a reference. You will note that I also added links to the pictures section of the site, with many hundreds of pictures, and to the news page, which has further links to several years of past news. Unlike most "local area" sites, the Middle Bass site has over 1000 old and new island pictures on it, years of island news, and much more, including maps, island discussions, etc.! As I mentioned earlier, this did not start as a commercial site. Do you really think that adding ads to a home page disqualifies it as a main Wikipedia link? That seems to be what this discussion is about. Does that mean that other good local interest sites will disappear off Wikipedia if they start running ads on the home page? That simply doesn't seem right. Mike Gora, Middle Bass Island webmaster

As I mentioned, I'm aware of the content on your website because it's already linked in a couple of other articles. Since you objected, I thought perhaps we could compromise so I added the link directly to the content and bypassing the advertisements. The fact remains that your site is a commercial site attempting to use Wikipedia to generate revenue through advertising. That's not really what this encyclopedia is about. I'd suggest you review the Wikipedia policy on external links, specifically the section on advertising and conflict of interest. You're here trying to promote your website, but I'm here to build an encyclopedia. --NormanEinstein 03:39, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

OK. I re-added the main site link before reading this, but will now cease and leave all edits in your hands. I wil accept the idea that a site owner should not add links to his/her site. If you would re-add the history link, and consider adding a link to the island pictures, it would be appreciated. I won't make any more changes.

I apologize for writing all this anonymously, but Wikipedia keeps "losing" my login connection. It lets me log in, but by the next screen I am always not logged in anymore. Mike Gora

[edit] Tar Sands

Your recent edits may prove to be controversial. The subject has been kicked around for some time in Talk:Tar_sands. I'm not fussed about it myself, but some think that the choice of Tar or Oil reflects POV. Just a heads-up.LeadSongDog 21:17, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

I realize there's some discussion about the title, but figure that until a resolution is made the article might as well be formatted properly and stick to one term. :-) --NormanEinstein 22:47, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chukchi Sea Map

Please don't feel offended for me having put the "my own work" tag. It just is the one I use normally when I upload maps drawn by myself. Please indicate to me the tag that I should use in the future if and when I edit a map of yours. Sorry again!Mohonu 14:40, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Norman, I have edited again one of your maps, focusing on the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Strait. I didn't know which tag to put. So I'm being told that the image will be deleted. Do you have a tag I can copy and paste?Mohonu (talk) 08:21, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

It looks like you added the necessary source data so the bot should leave the image alone now. I put the info in a template to keep it organized. Everything looks good. :-) --NormanEinstein (talk) 17:04, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Hornindalsvatnet map.png

Thank you for your map. It has been very useful for me: Image:Nordfjord.png. Yours' sincerely Ulamm (talk) 17:50, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

You managed to pack a lot of info into that map. Great work! --NormanEinstein (talk) 02:38, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Map for Labrador

Hi, Your map of Newfoundland Image:Newfoundland map.png has been selected for use in the infobox for map location of communities/towns/cities in the province. Do you know if there is a similar type of map (color, size, etc.) for Labrador. I'm looking to use it for location of communities in Labrador. Thanks, --HJKeats (talk) 01:55, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

I can whip up a map of Labrador for you. I'll post it shortly. --NormanEinstein (talk) 00:49, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Thank you, --HJKeats (talk) 01:09, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Certainly I appreciate your willingness to create a Location Map for Labrador, and please don't take this as a sign of impatience. I was wondering if you had a chance to develop such a map. Thanks, --HJKeats (talk) 14:50, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] FAR

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No it has not. It is a "class B" article. The correct procedure for nominating the page was not used and the tags have been removed. Snowman (talk) 16:25, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
I have no involvement in this issue. If you wish to argue with the bot posting this notice, my talk page isn't the place to do it. --NormanEinstein (talk) 15:59, 20 May 2008 (UTC)