Alexander the Drake

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Naming of files

Hi Alexander, thank you for making the SVG files. IMO they are much more versatile than the PNG/JPG/GIF files. Please use a simple naming convention for your files representing flags: Flag of ENTITY [in DISAMBIGUATION].ext (only use the last part if disambiguation is needed). This will result in a more uniformly structured collection of images. Thanks for your consideration. Cheers! Siebrand 09:14, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi, and thanks for your comment. I was using the naming convention of the original files, but your suggestion makes more sense. I'll be sure to upload future files that way, and will see if I can change the filenames of the older ones. Best regards, Alexander the Drake 09:18, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

IF the files are already there it is a lot of hassle to rename them, as you have to upload them again and change references. As long as ' flag' and 'ENTITY' are in the filename, they can at least be found. I'd recommend against making that effort and wait for (if ever) functionality to easily rename images. Siebrand 09:58, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your advice. Fortunately, you caught me before I'd uploaded more than a handful of files.

I notice that you have made a number of SVG flags recently and are a frequent contributor to the Dutch Wikipedia. I hope you don't mind, but I've put up a listing (with links) of the flags I've already converted and the ones I intend to get to on on my subpage here.

I thought it might make it easier to not overlap our respective efforts and perhaps be helpful when replacing the older PNGs on NL.Wikipedia. Best regards, Alexander the Drake 23:27, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Feel absolutely free :) Yes, I have converted a few files to SVG, just because I wanted a taste of what it was like. I decided that converting to SVG is not my thing... Great work that you are participating in the project of converting flags to SVG. Good luck and I wish you lots of fun doing it. Cheers! Siebrand 14:22, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Tagging of files when SVG is present

Hi Alexander, you are currently tagging images like {{Vector version available|Flag of Schiermonnikoog.svg}}. You could also consider tagging {{SupersededSVG|Flag of Schiermonnikoog.svg}}. Siebrand 09:56, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi Siebrand. There's a reason for that. Some of the originals are outlined so that they'll stand out against a light background.

Since I don't include the outlines in my conversions, I thought it was better to use the {{Vector version available}} on those, since someone might possibly want to use an outlined version instead of a non-outlined one. I use the {{SupersededSVG}} tag only where my SVG versions are exactly identical to the original flags.

But of course I can change things if you think it best. Regards, Alexander the Drake 10:07, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Nope, it was just a tip. You're doing great work and are following guidelines, so I wouldn't know why I'd ask you to change anything :) Siebrand 11:39, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Image:Flag of Ukranian People's Republic (1918).svg

You have tagged the inmage with badname-tag. But the other image is not the same. Pease check this. -- Rüdiger Wölk 16:55, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, I had another incorrectly named image to request deletion for at the same time and copy-pasted its name instead. Fixed. Alexander the Drake 19:54, 1 March 2007 (UTC)