User talk:Kmusser

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[edit] Contact info

I do not check this page frequently. If you want an immediate response find me on AIM: musserk.

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Archive 1 (2005-2006)

[edit] Map Requests

Thanks for cleaning up the map requests I made. Sorry to make all that work. I have been adding pages to WikiProjectBC and I guess I got the template request wrong. KenWalker | Talk 16:46, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

No problem, it was easy enough to fix. Kmusser 16:50, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the thanks

For the river mapping; I totally stole, er borrowed... was inspired by your maps. :-) Pfly 01:27, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Paulins Kill now a Featured Article

As of a few moments ago, Paulins Kill was promoted to Featured Article status. I just wanted to thank you for your contributions to and suggestions for improving the article over these past few months and that I appreciate your help in bringing this article to notice as a Featured Article. Once again, thank you, and keep up the good work. —ExplorerCDT 22:48, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mekong River map

Seeing there was no map for the Mekong page and thinking it a cool looking river/watershed, I made a map. But just as I uploaded to the Commons, I found I was about to overwrite your Mekong watershed map. Yours looked almost exactly like mine, but seeing it was last edited over a half year ago and wasn't on the Mekong page here, I went ahead, renamed mine, and added it to the Mekong page. Hope that's okay! Pfly 06:28, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

I think yours looks fine. Sometimes my maps get pulled off pages and I'll re-add them if they weren't replaced by something better, but sometimes I don't notice. You can always check my gallery if you want to see if I've already done one or not, at one point I did the 20 or so longest rivers that didn't already have a map. Kmusser 16:02, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Also added what's currently on my to do list to my user page to help prevent duplication of effort. Kmusser 16:17, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, that's useful.Pfly 17:22, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Map

Hello Karl. I have seen your map of Aral Sea waters, including Amu Darya and Syr Darya and would like to ask, if you can draw clarification. Syr Darya is created in Uzbekistan by confluence of Naryn and Kara Darya rivers, hence it doesn't flow in Kyrgyzstan as your map shows. Thank you. - Darwinek 13:47, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

I added a label for the Naryn portion. Kmusser 14:07, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Thank you very much, Karl. :) - Darwinek 14:08, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lactose intolerance map

Thanks for updating our map. I guess we need to dig up some more data to get the rest of the world. I found quite a bit, but then I ran out of steam. We need more, obviously. But it is coming.--Filll 04:45, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Western Sahara map request

Can you be more specific in what you are looking for in a Western Sahara map? There are already two maps based on the U.N. map in commons and I've noticed that insane edit wars erupt whenever someone tries to use one of them. Is there a consensus on what a NPOV map should look like? Kmusser 18:29, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Hello,

I thank you for your answer to my request.

A NPOV map is a map which displays only factual features. I think there is a general consensus about that, and we don't need a particular consensus for a particular map.

These 2 maps

display controled zones, though the 2 opposed sides have not concluded any treaty or agreement in order to delimit these zones. More, one of these maps don't specify any date or source. I think that these maps are unusuable in any NPOV article.

The MINURSO map displays interesting factual features like oueds, lakes, localities, roads, and the berm. But, I wish a general map for Western Sahara, and I don't want the extra informations regarding the MINURSO. So, I would be glad if you could make a new map of Western Sahara, based on the MINURSO map, since it is far most precise than the current maps of Western Sahara in Commons.

Main needed changes to the MINURSO map:

to remove the special MINURSO informations in the caption
to remove the UN warnings and references
to replace the map icons for localities where the MINURSO was deployed (blue names, do not confuse with geographic features)
to change the color of locality names from blue to black ("Staging Area" is not a locality and has to be removed)
optionally, you can also resize the height near 20° and 30° parallels.

Regards. --Juiced lemon 12:16, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Grlakes lawrence map.png

I noticed in the imgage that you uploaded Grlakes lawrence map.png that you have two different chades of blue. Does the darker blue represent fresh water? If so, this should be added to the description. --Kalmia 08:16, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

No the darker blue represents the location of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence. Kmusser 14:01, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Suggestions

You mentioned suggestions on your page, so I thought I'd write my little list of pages I've thought of making maps for (but won't for a long time if ever -- currently trying to focus on a for-print map that might be of commercial value!). I don't know if any of these would be fun or worthwhile, but here are some of the pages: ~~Cross Timbers~~, Transylvanian Plateau, ~~Southwest Trail~~, Natchez Trace, ~~Wilderness Road~~, Old Wire Road, ~~Saskatchewan River~~, ~~Red River of the North~~, ~~Honey Lands~~, and something for the various headwater tributaries of the Tennessee River (like the Clinch River, Holston River, French Broad River, Hiwassee River, etc etc). This last one I may get to someday, perhaps in the style of the Monongahela tributaries. Pfly 21:12, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Oh, and you did the Chowan River, I just saw! Wonderful, I've been thinking of doing that for a while, but would never have gotten to it, thanks! Pfly 21:16, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Discordian Works

I know you commented so thought you'd want to see this. I put the problems with someone gutting this article up for mediation at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Mediation_Cabal/Cases/2007-02-10_Discordian_Works I hope I stated the case clearly and without sounding angry even though I am. I think that wise heads can see what's being done for themselves. Nothing justifies cutting it when the vote was KEEP! Binky The WonderSkull 06:04, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Atlas

You might be interested in joining the WikiProject Atlas, an attempt to make a wiki-atlas. Electionworld Talk? 22:45, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

I'm planning on focusing more on local maps, but I will add any new national ones I do to the appropriate category. Kmusser 13:47, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Red River basin

Thanks for putting up the images! I would suggest that the Devils Lake basin have a different shade, though. And Minot should probably be on the Souris River highlight version. --AlexWCovington (talk) 03:33, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Devil's Lake basin does have a different shade, it's tan instead of yellow, or do you mean it should get a third color? Or maybe I should label it? Will add Minot, thought about adding it to the base map, but decided it was too small, but yeah, it should go on the Souris one. Will probably be done Tuesday. Kmusser 11:18, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Western Sahara

Excellent map my friend, well done

Buffadren 09:37, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, it was not an easy one, so the thanks are appreciated. Kmusser 16:53, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Republic of Kurdistan - (Mahabad) Map‎

I added the first map request and created the map on the article, but the map is not accurate. I made it in Microsoft paint so it was a guess game, the article needs a more accurate map. If someone knows how to make good maps, I can give links and send them files of the map of the Kurdistan Republic. --D.Kurdistani 01:09, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Go ahead and send whatever you have to me and I'll see what I can do, either link here or e-mail to karl_musser@yahoo.com.Kmusser 02:50, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pee Dee River

Thank you for the Pee Dee watershed map! Pollinator 17:33, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

You're welcome, glad you like it :-) Kmusser 17:51, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Thanks so much for the barnstar! As an amateur mapmaker here I can say this means alot coming from you, your maps are very professional. The rivers maps are especially useful as many river articles ~~are~~ were lacking in the map department. Cheers! (its taken me a while getting back to you as ive been on a little wikibreak) --Astrokey44 11:13, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A request

The Wallkill River, please. Daniel Case 06:47, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Will do, may combine it with Rondout Creek, should get to it later this week. Kmusser 19:04, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! I can use it in both articles! (I just need to see if I have any usable pics of the Rondout) Daniel Case 17:45, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Map has been added :-) Kmusser 18:07, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Another one, and an error

Neversink River. Can you make sure to show the East Branch and West Branch in Ulster County?

Also Image:Lackariversmap.png misspells the name of the Lackawaxen River. Daniel Case 18:32, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Spelling error I'll get tomorrow, Neversink will probably be later in the week.Kmusser 16:06, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Miami Airport Map

The image you just added to Miami International Airport has an error, PAP is placed in Jamaica, when it should be placed in Haiti. -- SmthManly / ^ManlyTalk / ^{ManlyContribs} 02:06, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Fixed, thanks for catching that. Kmusser 13:49, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

No problem, thanks for the great addition to that article! -- SmthManly / ^ManlyTalk / ^{ManlyContribs} 22:54, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Hey, can you make one of those maps for FLL? Also, wil lyou be adding XNA onto to MIA map on April 10?

Sure, I'll do one for FLL. I'm not planning on updating these every time a destination is added, that's part of why I put the date on there fairly prominantly. My thought was to update them whenever there was a major change (like an airline adding or removing the airport as a hub), or maybe revisit it in a year or so and see what's changed. Kmusser 17:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Ok no problem about XNA, but keep in mind when making FLL, that Spirit has confirmed all those new destinations except CCS, so you can add them all in except that one they haven't confirmed that way there won't be a major bunch of them missing in a month when they all start up, also, Delta to SDQ, same deal. Thanks! Your maps are awesome, btw! Great Skills. -- SmthManly / ^ManlyTalk / ^{ManlyContribs} 19:58, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

I checked around and, It's listed here [1], which is kept very well up to date. I also see it listed on the board at the commuter terminal, but I don't remember how recent that was. Actually, I just noticed that the airport lists the commuter airlines on a separate list from regular airlines... [2], so it seems they are still operating. You can try calling the phone line given, but I think that's enough proof, right? -- SmthManly / ^ManlyTalk / ^{ManlyContribs} 17:38, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, yeah I think that's enough evidence to include them. Kmusser 17:54, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] French India Map

Hello Kmusser,

I don't mean to dig up a previously discussed point, but I do agree with the previous contributor regarding the map on the French Empire and French India articles. Although you (I presume you compiled the aesthetically pleasing maps) accurately indicate French dominions and influence on the India map, the world map mistakenly portrays areas of French influence as part of the French Empire. I'm afraid that is not supported by the map or by historical fact. After all, Hyder Ali/Tipu, the Nizam, and the Marathas were all independent rulers until their defeat/treaties with the British. Although Dupleix was an effective and cunning imperialist, I think we give him a little more credit than he is due with that map. Moreover, due to this map, the French world empire article notes that half of India was under French rule, which of course isn't true. Please let me know what your thoughts are and if the changes can be made by you or someone else. Thanks for your understanding.

Best Regards,

Devanampriya 06:48, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Answered on the French India page.Kmusser 13:42, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

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