User talk:RaphaelQS

Hello RaphaelQS,

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) has recently made changes to its Board of Directors^[1].

Would you be available/willing to update our Wikipedia page for us? I work at CFR and noticed you recently made edits to our page (thank you). I'm happy to make the edits myself, but I'd like to follow proper protocol by going through a third-party Wikipedian.

Thank you!

Dkingsmill (talk) 13:49, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

Hello, RaphaelQS. An RFC has been opened that may be of interest to you. It can be found by the article's name in this list and the actual discussion can be found on Template talk:Infobox university, in case you wish to participate. Thank you for your contributions. Eden5 (talk) 03:18, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

First off, thanks for replacing that logo with an SVG. I do have a source question, though. Did you find a vector version of the logo, or did you just manually recreate the original JPG logo as an SVG? I do not see a vector logo on the URL you list as the source.

It is a a good SVG that matches the JPG, so I think it's a good image. But knowing the exact source for files used under Fair Use is considered quite important on Wikipedia. So I'm just checking.

I will be happy to edit the source based on what you tell me here, if you do not want to bother with it. But I'd like to know.

Thanks again! — trlkly 20:11, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

Hello the seal was extracted from this PDF: http://action.naacp.org/page/-/Toolkit_Faith_v_7_RV_1.pdf --RaphaelQS (talk) 20:23, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

The edit that you just reverted again at Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections is not vandalism. It was added in this edit by Darknipples. As this article is under discretionary sanctions editing restrictions, I recommend that you self-revert.- MrX 15:30, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

My bad this wasn't vandalism. Fixed. --RaphaelQS (talk) 15:41, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

Dear RaphaelQS,

Given the lack of consensus on the University of Paris and Sorbonne University talk page, I have request a dispute resolution regarding these pages.

Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#Talk:University_of_Paris

Best, --SirJamesMcBiscuit (talk) 21:36, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

... from Harvard, jackass. Corky 19:48, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

You are on Wikipedia please use the "seach" on the top right to learn about the difference between a vector image and a raster image. --RaphaelQS (talk) 19:52, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Also, please stop the name calling you're not 12 (I guess). --RaphaelQS (talk) 19:55, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Please use the search button on the top right to learn more about edit warring and how to discuss it. You should also use the search button on the top right to learn more about taking ownership as you've done with many files. You're not 12 (I guess). I know the difference between all of them and have read them all. You can't seem to accept other people's work or edits, which shows how ignorant you really are. Corky 20:11, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

So you DO understand the difference between a raster and a vector image! That's awesome so now stop altering colors of the vector file yourself because you found a raster version with different colors somewhere. Thanks, that'd be great. --RaphaelQS (talk) 20:20, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

If Harvard wanted to keep using gold, they'd have it on their website.... but they don't. Plain and simple. Corky 20:46, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Your speculation isn't a source so you don't get to alter the colors of the vector image. --RaphaelQS (talk) 20:49, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Please, there is no need to bicker when someone brings something up to you, just accept it, you dont need to say anything but, okay, and move on. Also, Files you upload are constantly being brought to Files for Discussion due to your lack of supplying sources. Forgetting (Emphasis added) on most of the files you've uploaded can be considered disruptive, so for the sake of everyone and the project, please double check your work before hitting upload, or use the guided uploading process. Thank you! Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ _Talk 19:31, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

Hello, RaphaelQS.

I'm representing the Middle East Media Research Institute on Wikipedia and need help making updates since I know I'm not supposed to edit the article myself.

I see from the article's edit history that you have made constructive changes to the article. Would you be willing to take a look at a recent proposed edit that I've posted on the Talk page? The first thread links to new suggestions for the "Reception" section. There has not been any feedback yet, and I would like to get your input on whether the draft is an improvement over the current article.

Many thanks. R at MEMRI (talk) 18:09, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi. I see you were the one who added the seal for the University of Oslo page in 2016. Would you be able to update the seal to the official one which is the same seal with a red background and white text?

According to the University's graphic design guidelines the seal should always be with a red main colour and white text when in colour: http://www.uio.no/om/designmanual/grunnelementer/segl/segl-retningslinjer/

The seal should never have a white main colour and black text. That's not the official seal and is never used by the university.

You can download the official seal (apollonseglet) here (below "last ned": http://www.uio.no/om/designmanual/grunnelementer/segl/ PromisingLight (talk) 14:43, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

 Done --RaphaelQS (talk) 07:22, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! PromisingLight (talk) 14:43, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Why don't we include the age for colleges and universities? I'm not challenging the assertion that we don't do it but asking why we don't do it. We almost always include the founding date in the infobox and article so why not use the age template, too? ElKevbo (talk) 14:38, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

I'd appreciate an answer to this question. Thanks! ElKevbo (talk) 14:08, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I had totally forgotten your question! It's simply consensus that has developed from over time in the project. --RaphaelQS (talk) 14:28, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi, would you care to clarify the reason for the reverts on Stav Shaffir article as the user thinks that "irrelevant" is not valid. Please respond on article talk page. Thanks. Keith D (talk) 18:47, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Hello, for some reason I don`t know you keep copying my work and stealing my credit. I`ve created for example File:Israel Security Agency.svg and File:Aman-logo.svg. You uploaded it without mentioning who created this. In addition you keep reverting my work by removing symbol I created for IDF and replace it with your version. Actually, the last version you uploaded is stolen from another file I made. Please stop behaving like this. Tal (Ronaldinho The king) 21:28, 11 December 2018 (UTC)

Hello, I did not know you created the official logos of the organizations in question. That doesn't seem plausible actually. Also, stop using the term "stolen" Wikimedia is a non-profit organization and all the medias that aren't the official logos of organizations should be under free and open license OR REMOVED FROM THE SERVERS. --RaphaelQS (talk) 07:25, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

Hi, of course I didn`t created the official logos. I created a good quality version of them and all I ask for is a proper credit. Tal (Ronaldinho The king) 10:24, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

I saw your edit-warring to restore the redundant nonfree newspaper logo. What is the merit of having this twice? You claimed in your edit summary there was a consensus to do this; that sounds unlikely to me, but please begin by pointing me to this consensus you claim. --MarchOrDie (talk) 16:49, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

Can you reply to this, please? If I see you continuing to edit without responding I will take it you have lost interest and will re-remove the surplus nonfree image. --MarchOrDie (talk) 18:37, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

I don't understand what you want me to say. Look at other newspaper articles by yourself and you will see that most of them have the logo in the corresponding field of the infobox. It is a consensus i.e. a vast number of members of the project who do the same things for many years. --RaphaelQS (talk) 18:44, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

I would like you to answer two questions. I'll bold them so you don't miss them again.

1. What is the benefit to the reader of carrying two different versions of the logo?

2. Where was this agreed?

I understand you're not now claiming there was a consensus in a discussion, just some sort of tacit agreement not to remove them? I'll add a third question:

3. How does this claimed tacit practice fit with our policy on nonfree material? --MarchOrDie (talk) 19:01, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

The logo is used to identify the newspaper, a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the newspaper, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the newspaper, and illustrate the newspaper's intended branding message in a way that words alone could not convey. --RaphaelQS (talk) 19:06, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

Ok, but what is the benefit to the reader of seeing the logo twice, one on the front page image, and then again in the logo field? It has to be a strong benefit to pass NFCC and I am not seeing it. --MarchOrDie (talk) 19:47, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

It's not the official logo on the other image.--RaphaelQS (talk) 19:49, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

So you think The Independent didn't use its own logo on its print edition when it had one? Huh. Before we get too surreal here, take a look at Template talk:Infobox newspaper#Logos and page spreads. There's a discussion there that shows there is no consensus for this duplication of fair use images. I think at this point the onus is on you to show there is a need for it. Failing that, I think they have to go. --MarchOrDie (talk) 19:55, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

I would agree that the discussion you linked was relevant if the logo was the same in the image. It's not. --RaphaelQS (talk) 20:11, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

Fair enough, we disagree. Let's see what others think.

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@RaphaelQS:

Thank you for taking in an interest in this article. However I take issue with you about the colour of the seal. The colour as I have it is the colour used by the school (please see every use of it by the school online) and the colour of what is known as 'The Sherborne Penny'. The arms of Edward VI are used by the school because the school was founded by Edward VI; to th ebest of my knowledge the school's charter acknowledges the school's right to use them (vide Gourlay's history). You also acknowledge that the school uses the arms but then deny the opportnity to show them; I am struggling to follow your reasoning but am open to your explanation. fuseemusee (talk) 11:14, 6 February 2019 (UTC)

@RaphaelQS:

I see now that you created the original seal artwork so perhaps feel protective of it. Would a satisfactory compromise be if a) you coloured it to reflect how the school uses it and b) that I then showed the arms seperately captioned as 'Arms of Edward VI'? fuseemusee (talk) 12:02, 6 February 2019 (UTC)

Hello, I agree with everything, you obviously know far more about this school than I do, but please use the vector graphics format (SVG): File:Coat_of_Arms_of_England_(1509-1554).svg and File:Dorset_sherbone_school_seal.svg. If you don't know how to update the colors of the seal on the SVG file you can ask here Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Image workshops clicking on "new request" under "Illustration workshop". Have a good day! --RaphaelQS (talk) 09:46, 7 February 2019 (UTC)

Hi RaphaelQS, thank you for your kind and encouraging reply. I had given up on Wikipedia but thought I would check back to see what you and others have said and find a true spirit of collaboration has suddenly asserted itself! So I will tentatively try to move forward again, adding noteworthy historical details to this article from a neutral POV. I am not an expert on Sherborne School and have no connection with it, but having read a book on it recently was fascinated by its 1300 year history. I have since ordered a couple more books on the Saxon saint who founded it and Wildman's history of the school. You are quite right about using the SVG format, however I have run into problems opening both files in Illustrator, Inkscape and other editors, all of which seem to say they are not true SVG files. Anyhow, I found a workaround and created an SVG file of the recoloured seal and arms and will upload it shortly so let me know what you think. I see from your profile that you have done great work in providing high quality logos for institutions so greatly value your opinion and experience. It is good to be collaborating with you. Fuseemusee (talk) 12:57, 8 February 2019 (UTC)

Hi, can you, please, provide a source about Arrow 3 being 'hypersonic'? Flayer (talk) 14:13, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

https://www.jpost.com/Defense/Israel-successfully-tests-Arrow-3-missile-defense "It obtained hypersonic speed" --RaphaelQS (talk) 14:17, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

Greetings, I uploaded an updated image, provided by Prof Ariely. What's wrong with it?--Asafabir (talk) 18:27, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello, the resolution is simply too small. --RaphaelQS (talk) 18:29, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi RaphaelQS,

My name is Vivian and I am a Public Relations professional at GCI Health, a healthcare communications agency. I'm reaching out on behalf of our clients at Kite Pharma to potentially update outdated information found on the Kite Pharma Wikipedia page.

Given your previous efforts editing the page and similar company pages, I wanted to see if you would be interested in reviewing the page as it currently stands. To further disclose my position, I'm aware that per Wikipedia’s guidelines neither the company nor the company’s representatives can make direct edits to Wikipedia pages. Respecting these rules, our priority is ensuring that the Wiki has the most up-to-date information – I'm reaching out in the hopes you may be able to assess the current state of the page against publicly available information to make accurate and appropriate updates.

Namely, the page lists Arie Belldegrun as CEO which is no longer up-to-date information. You'll find that outlets including STAT News reported that the new CEO will be Christi Shaw. Because the use of press releases as a source is not allowed, please let me know how you would best verify a business announcement otherwise.

The page also uses the incorrect version of the Kite Pharma logo. Would you as an editor consider replacing it with the correct logo available on the Kite Pharma website?

Please let me know if you have any follow-up questions.

Best, Vtamgcih (talk) 22:22, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for this. The edit by User:2600:1003:B12F:A643:3925:BEE6:2F6C:8665 Slipped through the cracks in my passes at cleaning up a long-term IP-hopper who does this to lots of schools and also adds uncited BLP to individuals' articles. DMacks (talk) 02:38, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

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Hey there, I just reverted your revert but thought I should come here to avoid any back-and-forth conflict. I should explain that I am the biggest Dune fan/nerd and have made significant edits to pretty much all Dune-related articles since 2006. As a matter of fact I've probably made more edits to House Atreides than any other editor in recent years. During that same time I've been trying to improve the character articles with citations asserting notability, but it is difficult to find sources (at least online) that actually discuss the characters in a meaningful way. Even the film/miniseries reviews are limited. I actually got a copy of the Touponce book but haven't had a chance to implement it. In any case, the House Atreides article has gone virtually unsourced for years, and truly in its current form it is not worthy of a standalone article. When we have the Dune (franchise) article, articles or robust list entries for every Atreides character, and articles for every novel, there really is no need for a collective article like this one. I went through it and made sure the important plot info and links related to the Atreides were covered (at least in Frank Herbert's work) in the redirect destination before redirecting it. "House" or family articles have a rough history; all of the A Song of Ice and Fire family articles were in similar shape and redirected years ago, and I don't know of any others still in existence. In any case, I obviously agree that the Atreides are notable, but knowing the limited sources out there I don't think this particular article can be adequately improved. We're better off focusing on the character articles, which are in constant danger of deletion LOL. I'm sure the new film will generate a lot more discussion of the novels and characters so that should help. Thanks!— TAnthony^Talk 16:02, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

Hi I apologize, I thought that template was created so to be inserted to other info templates. Kind regards, Rakoon (talk) 18:16, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

No worries :) have a nice day! --RaphaelQS (talk) 19:15, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

I agree completely that 'several sources' is classic weasel wording, and have applied that tag myself for exactly that reason, but typically because there is just one or even no citations whatever. But the issue here is surely just an injudicious/lazy choice of words, since three citations are supplied. I guess you may be right in this case, though, given the high profile of the article - it needs to be as good as it can be. Hopefully whoever contributed that text will come back and edit it. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 16:31, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

RaphaelQS,

Hope everything is well in the midst of this mayhem.

I have just vectorised the Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro crest, as per was suggested in this talk page in 2017. The earlier version needed a bit of work. However, I find it hard as an amateur to correct a small detail. Within the shield, the letters CPH are interspersed, but some parts of a letter go over another etc (something I haven't quite achieved in the last version of the file ). It should be as depicted here rather than here where the fact that it is coloured in black and white has made it appear like there is a space between when the letters coincide. This has obviously affected my bitmap trace.

Could you perhaps help me out with this small detail? If this issue needs further clarifying don't hesitate to ask!

Thank you so much!--Cantabrucu (talk) 14:02, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

RaphaelQS,

Sorry for the insistence. I have managed to fix the error. However I still have a small problem, but I'm sure its relatively simple. Could you help me make the borders of the crest a bit thinner (particularly of the letters since it is that what I'm having problems with because I traced bitmap so it won't let me make them thinner. --Cantabrucu (talk) 11:42, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

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Hello again Raphael,

This time I'm going to work on a stub on the Spanish Wikipedia, to then translate it into the English one, and it would help if you could vectroize this coat of arms: https://www.rcphierro.com or here: http://www.fedgolfmadrid.com/upload/fotos/original/logo_golf_puerta_de_hierro.jpg

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Hi. You explained your deletion with "please refer to the template documentation of the Infobox university it's 'Start date' in the "established" parameter and not 'Start date and age'". Could you please let me know where that template documentation is? Thanks. Contributor321 (talk) 23:11, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

See Template:Infobox university --RaphaelQS (talk) 09:48, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. Contributor321 (talk) 22:54, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi @RaphaelQS:, I left you a message in the talk page of the article on the university. It somehow reverted to the old logo.--Adig-pt (talk) 14:18, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

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I see that you make constructive edits to articles relating to the Israeli military. Perhaps you might like to look at an article covering a documentary about the Mossad: The Spy Machine?

I see a new editor (apparently with more than one username) has just severely edited the quotations I added to the article. It may well be that there was overuse of quotation before but imho the result of the recent edits is now not only a barely comprehensible article but the edits also show a clear bias against the meaning of the original sources (airbrushing?)

If I was a normal editor interested in editing this article it would not be a problem to revert and build a better consensus. But, as explained on my user page, I have a COI so do not want to overstep the line. Hence reaching out in case you might like to try and find a good way forward. The film is unusual and important, made in collaboration with a significant Israeli production company, and deserves to be accurately represented.

Apologies if you‘re too busy or otherwise not interested. AnOpenMedium (talk) 08:57, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi @RaphaelQS:, I may need your help in replacing the Technion’s logo. Both logos in the infobox are obsolete. I opened a COI request in the Technion’s talk page, but I’m not sure the answer I got is accurate. You can see the right logo in the web page of the marketing unit of Technion: https://marketing.technion.ac.il/plugging-in/download-technion. It is in the middle of the page - the Print | Vertical | English | 300dpi logo. --Adig-pt (talk) 07:04, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

The logo in this file File:TechnionLogo.svg is the "Print | Digital | Horizontal | English | 300dpi" from the marketing unit of Technion. I don't see any indication that it is obsolete, it is still listed with the others on the site. Can you clarify what you mean? I'm a little confused. --RaphaelQS (talk) 12:59, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks @RaphaelQS:, please note that there is a difference in the place of the symbols: in File:TechnionLogo.svg it goes all the way to the last line of the text, while in the logo of the marketing unit of Technion it ends in the middle of the text. The reason the Technion wants the Print | Vertical | English | 300dpi logo is because it's "neutral" since the symbol is on top of the text and not on one of its sides. You can see the right logo (with Hebrew text) in the Hebrew wiki: https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%98%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F_-_%D7%9E%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%98%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%92%D7%99_%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C --Adig-pt (talk) 18:40, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

@RaphaelQS: what do you say? If you are not convinced yet, I can try asking the Technion for an official letter explaining the change, if that helps.--Adig-pt (talk) 14:06, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

Again I don't see any indication that the logo uploaded in the file File:TechnionLogo.svg is obsolete in any way. The logo is still officially available on the Technion marketing website ("Print | Digital | Horizontal | English | 300dpi") and is still used by the university including by being the main logo on the website. --RaphaelQS (talk) 15:17, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

@RaphaelQS: please note the difference: in File:TechnionLogo.svg the symbol goes all the way to the bottom of the text, while in the logo from Technion's marketing website it goes only halfway to the text. So File:TechnionLogo.svg is not an official logo. As seen on their page, there are many versions of the logo, but they prefer the Print | Vertical | English | 300dpi logo because it's neutral. --Adig-pt (talk) 15:43, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

Indeed the difference was subtle enough for me to miss it, but you were right I updated the logo. --RaphaelQS (talk) 15:46, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

@RaphaelQS: thanks for that. Can you delete also the seal? It's obsolete. I'll ask the Technion's guys if they are OK with that logo. If they insist on the Print | Vertical | English | 300dpi, I'll ask them to issue a letter on the subject. Will that convince you?--Adig-pt (talk) 16:01, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

@RaphaelQS: Ok, I think I'll delete the seal since it's not in the the Technion marketing website and I'll ask the relevant people at Technion if they are satisfied with the current logo.--Adig-pt (talk) 06:32, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

I wonder if the seal isn't official, it's still used on the boxes of scarves that are sold in the Technion shop for example --RaphaelQS (talk) 12:44, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

OK, I think I'll ask the Technion's guys for an official document about the logos and then get back to you.--5.29.13.215 (talk) 14:14, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Great, thanks. --RaphaelQS (talk) 14:42, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

@RaphaelQS: Ok, I finally got an official letter from the Technion about the logo. How can I show it to you? --Adig-pt (talk) 07:29, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

@RaphaelQS: Do you need the letter from the Technion, or can I just erase the "Technion seal"? --Adig-pt (talk) 14:45, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Not necessarily a letter but you will need to provide a source that the seal is deprecated because the Technion still uses it officially on their merchandise as I have shown. --RaphaelQS (talk) 14:52, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

@RaphaelQS: Well, one source is the marketing page with all logos https://marketing.technion.ac.il/plugging-in/download-technion which doesn't include the "seal". I also have an official letter stating that "This is a version of a logo that was designed in 2011 for a set of commercial products marketed after Prof. Dan Shechtman had won the Nobel Prize. This logo was never officially approved by Technion management and its appearance on Wikipedia remains the only use since". If needed, I can send it to you (how?).--Adig-pt (talk) 15:36, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

@RaphaelQS: What do you say?--Adig-pt (talk) 13:33, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

The problem with the seal not being on the marketing page is that an absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Often universities do not include their official seal in their marketing page so that it is not used by mistake and reserved exclusively for the diploma. On the other hand I have no reason to think that you are lying about the email you received from the Technion and that confirmed your assumption that the seal is not official, so I let you remove the seal. --RaphaelQS (talk) 15:05, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

@RaphaelQS: Thanks for your confidence. I'll remove the seal. If you still have doubts, you can get in touch with Nir Shilo, Technion's marketing manager. His contact details can be found at https://www.technion.ac.il/en/communication-and-external-relations --Adig-pt (talk) 18:19, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

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Hi RaphaelQS, Hope you are well. I noticed you made some edits to the board of directors' page and I was wondering if you'd be interested in helping me with a project relating to it. Charlotte Valuer (Former head of the IOD UK) founded a charity called "Board Appreitnce" which aims to end inequality in the boardroom by giving the next generation of business leaders experience on company boards. I'd written up the page and had ago referencing a draft of the page (it's in my sandbox) but I'm struggling with the referencing. Do you have the capacity to take a look at it and help me get it up to scratch or point me to where I'm going wrong? m https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:MIAAccount/sandbox&redirect=no Thanks so much MIAAccount (talk) 15:10, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello! I recommend that you read MOS:FLAG more carefully. The "acceptable exceptions" are meant to be kept to a minimum; the rules generally state that only useful or neccessary flags / logos should be used, such as national flags to easily identify sides in a battle. However, the flags/logos of individual units do not contribute anything useful, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Icons#Inappropriate use, specifically MOS:FLAGCRUFT. Applodion (talk) 15:22, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

In the context of military units, it is a long-standing consensus, see for example 21st_Army_Group#Order_of_battle --RaphaelQS (talk) 15:24, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

This is a classic example of MOS:FLAGCRUFT; i.e., if you encounter articles with excessive flags, they should be removed. There is no such thing as a "long-standing consensus" - there are simple rules, and we follow them. Applodion (talk) 15:26, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Please read the relevant section "In some military history contexts" in the guideline cited. --RaphaelQS (talk) 15:27, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

I have. To quote: "It may in some narrow military history circumstances be appropriate to use flags, as they were used at the time being written about, including naval ensigns, provided that the flags are (as usual) accompanied at first occurrence by their country (or more narrow) names—our readers are not expected to be military historians. An example might be an in-depth exploration of a famous battle involving numerous forces with known flags; such flags might be used in summary tables to make it clearer which force was being referred to for a particular detail." Nothing in this text says anything about mass using flags and logos of individual units in infoboxes or lists for no other reason than to make it look prettier. Cases like "in-depth exploration of a famous battle involving numerous forces with known flags; such flags might be used in summary tables to make it clearer which force was being referred to for a particular detail" are more appropriate to medieval battles where individual lords had their own coat of arms, not a modern battle where unit flags serve a purely symbolic purpose. Applodion (talk) 15:38, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Per this guideline in the context of military articles "flags might be used in summary tables to make it clearer" and this is how they are used in the project by longstanding consensus, see the thousands of articles that use unit identifiers in this way throughout the project. --RaphaelQS (talk) 15:41, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

How do these random flags make anything clearer? They only look nice, they have no purpose. Applodion (talk) 15:42, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

The purpose is to make a long list more readable, clearer to the reader. That is why they are used in this way in thousands of military articles when a long list of units is detailed, for example in order of battles. --RaphaelQS (talk) 15:44, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

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Hello ! I updated the Birziet university logo Seal to the right one and its updated on the wiki , but the old on and the wrong one still appear on the search engine , the one that ave the arabic font ١٩٣٤ which means 1934 , and the right one is the one with the english numbers 1924 , can you please remove the old one from the archive its under your name role, I will appreciate that , I already put the right seal on the wiki web , thank you so much Ali.batha (talk) 22:27, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

It's orphaned, the bot is going to remove it. --RaphaelQS (talk) 18:23, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

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