User talk:Gage/Archive 1

Democratic Primary Results.png

Obama did win in Texas! Source: The Green Papers 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Greetings from Germany Tom 84.169.176.168 08:36, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Hillary won according to the popular vote, which is what this map is based on. Not to mention all USA news sources reported that Clinton won Texas. Gage 20:39, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Republican Primary Results.png

Could you remove Paul and his note? It's like leaving Gravel on the Democrats. 71.99.85.156 18:55, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

I'd suggest McCain first, then Romney, then Huckabee on one line and the campaign end note on the next. 71.99.85.156 19:17, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

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Didn't McCain win Pennsylvania? 71.99.82.202 18:44, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

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McCain's won Idaho. It would be good to color it.125.239.165.240 01:26, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Map

I didn't darken anything. I copied the file straight from Wiki and then corrected the counties. TheHoosierState89 03:45, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

• At this point I think we need to sacrifice a minor color change for correctness, so when I upload the final results of all the SD and MT counties everything will be correct and apparently they'll be "dark" again even though I have done nothing to make them "dark". TheHoosierState89 03:56, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Open up Paint (if you have Windows), copy and paste the current light colored map into paint, and then paste yours on top of it. You will notice that there is a very darkened difference between the two that causes the two colors to essentially blend with each other when zoomed out. What program are you using to color these counties? It would probably be best to just let me fix the dozen counties. Gage 04:22, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

I'm using paint and the colors are exactly the same. TheHoosierState89 04:58, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Would you mind reposting your version of the map so I can recompare them? It doesn't have to be completely up to date, I just need to see something. Gage 05:01, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Okay will do. TheHoosierState89 05:24, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Done. TheHoosierState89 05:29, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Okay, thank you. I compiled an animation to show the difference in color that I am seeing. Here is the image: . Gage 05:39, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

That's it. You're using an older version of paint than I am. There actually is no difference in the color, just the versions of MS Paint. TheHoosierState89 05:47, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

There is a difference in the color. I don't only see the color difference in Paint, it's the same when it's on here. The version has nothing to do with the final result. I also fixed all the counties (about three, not a dozen) that I saw were different between my map and yours as I was overlaying the two. So the issue of incorrect counties, unless I missed one and I'm pretty sure I didn't, then there's really no reason to try and fix mine, and darken it for the people whose monitors differentiate the two colors. Gage 05:54, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Okay to hopefully wrap this up, both the cities of Boston and San Francisco (they're very small, so they're easy to miss) should be purple for Obama along with Lassen County, California. If I find any more, I'll let you know. TheHoosierState89 06:02, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Alright, thank you. I just now noticed Lassen County as I was reevaluating myself to make sure I had not missed any 100%. I'll fix the other two, and finish off the only 5 counties left in Montana. Gage 06:06, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

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Superdelegate by state map

In the superdelegate by state map you created, it needs to be updated so that New York, Ohio, and Florida are purple. Thanks, TheHoosierState89 07:04, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

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Could you color Montana and South Dakota on this map so that it's finished? Thanks.125.239.169.215 09:42, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

It's been replaced by my own SVG version of the file. Wherever you are seeing the PNG version, please replace it with this image:

Electoral college

Gage, could you please explain the extra numbers in your file Image:US Electoral College Map 2008.svg for Maine and Nebraska? Thanks. Goodtimber (talk) 17:28, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Actually, I really have no idea why they are there. They were just in the PNG version of the same file, and so I just added it to the SVG version out of instinct that they actually had a reason for being there. Gage (talk) 01:58, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Rachael MacFarlane Picture

What license did you put this picture under? miranda 01:52, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

I think I put this one on it cc-by-sa-3.0. I'll go ahead and add it to the image. Gage (talk) 03:27, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Statewide data image

I will provide the spreadsheet I use to calculate the data if you will email me. Unfortunately, you have your email disabled. The Evil Spartan (talk) 03:01, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Bob Barr

Note my comment at [1]. - 70.127.77.154 03:55, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Image:US Electoral College Map 2008.svg

Could you edit the file description to include which news source(s) this map is based on? Thanks. 140.247.131.119 01:07, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Done. Gage (talk) 01:07, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Could you also use more than one source as many people I know find CNN biased towards Obama. I find FOX News Fair & Balanced. If you could use just FOX News or both FOX News and CNN that would be great.--  † ChristianMan16  01:20, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

CNN is not biased, FOX is not fair and balanced. I'll add a link to Fox News' map, if they even have one, for reference, but I do not see the neccesity. Gage (talk) 01:28, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Will you use both for that sake of being neutral, please?--  † ChristianMan16  01:33, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Done. Gage (talk) 02:51, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

maps

Nice work on the running updates of Image:US Electoral College Map 2008.svg! Birchcliff (talk) 01:08, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

No problem, it's my pleasure really, hehe. Gage (talk) 01:09, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Maine

The CNN source gives 3 of Maine's electoral votes to Obama, but the last one is still up in the air. Therefore, shouldn't the little circle with the 1 in it remain gray? --Haha169 (talk) 01:34, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Both Maine CDs have been projected for Obama. The districts are not split. SFGiants (talk) 02:05, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks

I wholeheartedly thank you for updating the election map in a timely order! Thank you! I could suggest that you include the electoral vote count progress for each candidate though. -- penubag  (talk) 03:56, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Gladly, I enjoyed updating it. Electoral vote totals are listed on the election's main page, it is unnecessary in the map itself. Gage (talk) 05:48, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Nebraska electoral votes

Hi, Gage. Thanks for your work updating the electoral votes map for the election. I notice that the map shows all 5 of Nebraska's votes projected for McCain, but the Associated Press, for one, has only called the 2 statewide votes for McCain (see [2]). The current estimates available on the Nebraska Secretary of State site suggest that the electoral vote for the Second Congressional District (Omaha) is likely to go to Obama: see this PDF. It appears that CNN has called all 5 votes for McCain, and the Fox News site doesn't work in my browser for some reason, but I would suggest leaving the three votes tied to Congressional Districts gray for now, given that the AP hasn't called them yet and the state estimates suggest one may go to Obama. —Bkell (talk) 04:56, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Never mind. The state estimates have been updated and now McCain leads Obama in the Second Congressional District. —Bkell (talk) 05:24, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Indiana

Hello. Both NBC News [3] and AP [4] are calling it for Obama.

I was actually just about to update it. Thanks for the notice. Gage (talk) 07:48, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Georgia is premature

Local media and AP are not yet calling Georgia; national networks called it prematurely. Shii (talk) 08:04, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iPFo_UMwjfq14RFUZ8HhT3YQWQ3QD948KIAO0

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/5/12649/6674/253/653696

Electoral college map.

I did keep North Carolina blue. All I did was spinout Nebraska's second congressional district; see here. For some reason, it isn't purging properly. Sceptre (talk) 21:12, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Update: It is purely a technical issue; the IRC channel's topic indicates that thumbnail is "very slow". Sceptre (talk) 21:16, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

wrong on county map

can read my observation on discussion page, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_talk:2008_General_Election_Results_by_County.PNG, thanks --82.57.148.74 13:25, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Already fixed them. Gage (talk) 03:33, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

State maps of election results by country

On some of the maps (Wyoming, Washington state, etc.) it would be better to avoid "tilting" that would be appropriate for a part of an overall map of the whole U.S., but can look strage on an individual map of one state only. AnonMoos (talk) 10:32, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Oregon Presidential election map

You have Jackson County colored in as red going for Republican on the map, but it actually went Democrat. Hopefully just a quick fix.--72.80.227.136 00:55, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi, I just noticed this error as well, as I am from Jackson County and this result was very historic for this county. I'm hoping you can fix it, all the info you need is in the 'United States presidential election in Oregon, 2008' article.

2008 Virginia Election Results by County Map

I just noticed an error on your Virginia 2008 Election Results by county map. You have Norfolk colored red. Barack Obama won the city by a very large margin, it should be colored blue. Please fix this. Thanks. --Cg41386 (talk) 21:07, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

• • Also, you included TWO MARYLAND COUNTIES: St. Mary's County, and Charles County in the map of the 2008 Presidential results in Virginia. They should be removed to be corrected.

Michelle Obama

Hi! I uploaded the original high quality photo from the White House over the version you altered. If you think it's necessary to alter it again you can do it with the new version, too, and also create new cropped versions. I don't really get why, though. Anyway. Best wishes! Hekerui (talk) 23:45, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Watts and Powell

Hi there, can you use some of your magic on Image:Watts and Powell.jpeg? This picture needs it. Thanks! Hekerui (talk) 13:24, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Er..Are you referring to the brightness/contrast levels of the picture? If so, all you have to do is adjust it through Adobe Photoshop. Gage (talk) 19:50, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

I don't have Photoshop :( Thanks a lot for improving the picture! Best wishes Hekerui (talk) 20:26, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

111th United States Senate Structure.svg

Hello. I have done a little work converting images to SVG at English Wikipedia. I found en:File:111USHouseStructure.png in en:Category:Other images that should be in SVG format. I hand-crafted en:File:111USHouseStructure.svg as an alternative, before the Wikigraphists kindly pointed me at your rather better job at Commons with File:111th United States Senate Structure.svg. Before suggesting the .svg as a potential replacement I would value your comments, especially as to whether the new version is easily maintainable when the real world changes. Also, if you happen to be already working an equivalent image yourself, let me know and I'll find a different task. Thanks, en:Certes (talk) 11:14, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

It is as easily maintainable as changing a color in five seconds. And I have not created anything regarding the United States House of Representatives, only the senate. Gage (talk) 06:01, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the helpful comments. I have changed the colors and font on the Representatives SVG (to match your Senate image) and will suggest it as a replacement for the Representatives PNG (which has just been moved to Commons). en:Certes (talk) 13:12, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Alaska map

Hey, I'm working on en:United States presidential election in Alaska, 2008, and I saw your map of the results by borough. I'm curious to know where the data came from, in the hopes of being able to create a table like those most other states' articles have. I can't find the data anywhere on the state website, and the state's results are conspicuously absent on this map (click on 'county bubbles'). Any help would be much appreciated. — Hysteria18 (talk)

Actually, there was another user who had uploaded an SVG version of the United States county map for the 2008 election, who had stated that he had gotten the information on each specific borough from some website regarding election results in Alaska. I'm not sure if the file is still available or not, or if the discussion still exists, but I will try to find it now. Gage (talk) 20:22, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I found the map that I got the information from. It is on the English Wikipedia, and can be found here. Maybe you can try contacting the user who uploaded that map. Gage (talk) 20:36, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Oh dear, I can see this turning into something of a wild goose chase, especially given that Andyhi18 hasn't been active since March. Still, thanks muchly for the link, and here's hoping I find the data eventually. Just so you know, I'm trying to slowly work my way through the United States presidential election in x, 2008 pages, so there's a good chance you'll see me around here every so often if this problem arises on other articles. Thanks again. — Hysteria18 (talk) 14:05, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

No problem, hope you find whatever you're looking for. Feel free to contact me here on my Talk Page if you need anything else. Gage (talk) 18:39, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

California Senate Race 1950 map

Hey, I'm working on the article en:United States Senate election in California, 1950 and could really use a map by county. In that race, Nixon (Republican) took all counties except for Contra Costa, Solano, Lassen and Shasta, which were taken by Douglas (Dem.). Could you make one up? Many thanks. If you do, please let me know the image name either here or at my en: account (same name).--Wehwalt (talk) 14:54, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Wouldn't the county makeup look different from the current county map? Gage (talk) 13:05, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Have county borders changed since 1950?--Wehwalt (talk) 15:55, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

I have no idea, I was asking you. Gage (talk) 23:45, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

I did some searching. This site chronicles a long list of small boundary changes among the counties, none of which I think affects the county outlines on a standard resolution map. I think the benefit of having the map (and most of the changes would be within the graphic margin of error) would outweigh any tiny imperfections.--Wehwalt (talk) 09:51, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

The only one that even shows to my naked eye here is the slight change between Kern and Ventura. Again, the map will be well worth having, and a boon to an article which I intend to push towards FA (it is now a GA).--Wehwalt (talk) 09:57, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Okay, here you go. File:California Senate Election Results by County, 1950.svg. Gage (talk) 02:14, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! It really adds something to the article, makes it more professional.--Wehwalt (talk) 06:44, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Creating a map

Hey. How do you create your own election map, like the ones you've made for the 2008 presidential elections in individual states? Tell me in my talk page. Thanks.--72.88.240.171 23:46, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

You can download a free program called Inkscape.org, and easilly import and edit map images found here on Commons, as well as create your own SVG files. Gage (talk) 15:56, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Flickr review request

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As you review files uploaded from Flickr, would you mind checking their sizes to make sure that they are each the largest version available from Flickr? I just uploaded the largest available version of File:Alexis Copello Meeting Areva 2009.jpg, which you had reviewed. Thanks.   — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 06:29, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Piscitelli

Esta imagen tiene una licencia CC-BY. Corregí la información para que puedas corroborarlo y retirar la plantilla. Saludos. --primitivojumento (talk) 00:00, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Done. Gage (talk) 00:31, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Date sorting for Barack Obama in 2009 images

Hello,

If you could sort your uploads by the format [Image.jpg|YYYYMMDD], that would help arrange them in the category chronologically. Thanks! --BrokenSphere 20:11, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

My apologies, I was unsure of specifically how to arrange the date, but are you referring to the date in the image title, or in the image description? Gage (talk) 20:16, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Sorry for not seeing your response sooner.

What I specifically meant was sorting the images chronologically within a category. E.g., [[Category:Barack Obama in 2009|20090813]] would be how you would set sort an image that was taken today.

However also mentioning the date of the event depicted in a photo as part of the title would be helpful, because it would help distinguish at a glance when Obama is at x location with x person. --BrokenSphere 01:12, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Alright, thanks for responding as I was still quite unsure. I'll keep this in mind the next time I upload an Obama in 2009 image. My apologies for any inconvenience I caused by not adding it sooner. Gage (talk) 03:40, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Reishi Pictures

Today I uploaded some reishi mushroom pictures. They were listed under Creative Commons 2.0. I thought these pictures were free to use? Please let me know why they are not and how to upload pictures from flicker. Jatlas2 (talk) 20:34, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

You did not give a source from where you retrieved these images. To correctly upload an image from Flickr, you may click on the appropriate link on the 'Upload file' page, and copy and paste the image code into the Flinfo tool. Gage (talk) 20:37, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks! I did it wrong I will correct the problem. I believe the images are still good to use. Jatlas2 (talk) 20:42, 14 July 2009 (UTC) Where do I insert the source information once I generate it with the tool?Jatlas2 (talk) 20:45, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

You can go to the basic upload form, if you are uploading a new image, or you can simply add it to the Summary, and replace the CV notice and previous description with the generated source information, if you are attempting to add it to an image that you have already uploaded. Gage (talk) 20:47, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Sorry to be a bother... I upload the sourcing information on the Reishi photos are they ok now?Jatlas2 (talk) 20:52, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Yes, and I have corrected my review of the image. Gage (talk) 20:53, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Great I figured it out with your help... Thanks!Jatlas2 (talk) 20:54, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Deleted image

Hello Gage,

I have uploaded an image from Flick (http://www.flickr.com/photos/elyob/3717383524/), that it has been deleted as a copyright violation. Its licence is Attribution-Share Alike 2.0., so I don't understand why. Thank-you.

The URL that was linked as the source, was not the same image that you had uploaded. Therefore, I determined that it was a copyright violation. If you would like to try to upload the photo again, and link to the correct image this time, then it should pass Flickr review. Gage (talk) 11:47, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Alaska

How in the world did you find the map for the borough results of the presidential election in Alaska?--72.76.142.97 17:53, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

I addressed that above. Thanks. Gage (talk) 22:22, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

California_Senate_Election_Results_by_County,_1950.svg‎

Hi, I find I made an error (well, not me, actually several books did) in who won which county. I'm now staring at a copy of the Statement of Vote, and this is how it was:

• Douglas (Democratic) Contra Costa, Plumas, Lassen, Solano, Shasta
• Nixon (Republican) all others.

Could you upload an updated version of the file? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:37, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

So, essentially just change Plumas county, correct? Gage (talk) 20:50, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Correct. I've commented it out in the article, but as it's at FAC, be kinda cool to have it back. Imagine my shock when I viewed the official documents and found four history books got it wrong!--Wehwalt (talk) 02:08, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Alright, fixed it. Feel free to contact me again if you come upon any other mistakes. Gage (talk) 02:15, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. No more mistakes likely, as I entered all the stats in a sortable table in the article!--Wehwalt (talk) 02:25, 29 July 2009 (UTC)