Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Heraldry and vexillology/Tasks

message: *Having just seen the latest edition of "The Coat of Arms" from The Heraldry Society, I thought of a new goal/task. This seems to be one of DrPDA's specialties, but here goes. The magazine had an article about the officers of arms that are listed in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. It would be good if we could get a decent biography of each of these heralds. I don't have access to the Dictionary, but someone else may.--dave-- 18:22, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Well...it seems that the folks at the CUHAGS beat me to the punch. If you look here you will see a list of all the heralds in the ODNB. I'll probably put a list of them on my userpage so that I can work through them one at a time if they are red links.--dave-- 18:14, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: You can view my list as it forms HERE.--dave-- 18:32, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Articles for creation 

message: Please help completing Coats of arms of Africa. NerdyNSK 18:15, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coats of arms of Africa 

message: The article Flag of Fiji claims that prior to 1970, the "colonial ensign ... used a darker shade of blue and displayed the entire Fijian coat of arms as opposed the just the shield".  It should be easy for someone familiar with SVG editors etc. to create this version of the flag (see Coat of arms of Fiji for the presumably correct image).  Could someone on this project put it together and update the article?  Thanks,  Andrwsc 00:18, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pre-1970 flag of Fiji 

message: The article Flag of Uganda notes that the current flag was adopted upon independence from the UK.  Does anybody know what was used prior to 1962?  Was it the Union Flag or a specific ensign?  If it was the latter, I would request that it be created and updated in that article.  Thanks,  Andrwsc 00:18, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pre-1962 flag of Uganda 

message: I've just about finished working on Swedish heraldry, please take a look and leave notes - I appreciate any feedback I can get on how to better improve the article.
I'm now writing German heraldry (it's here if you're that curious), and I wonder — should heraldry of the Holy Roman Empire be included in German heraldry, or should they be separate articles? Any thoughts? Wilhelm meis (talk) 01:04, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for improving this article. I'm currently working on English heraldry (offline, and slowly!). I've left some comments on the talk page, and made some copyedits to the article itself. Regarding the HRE, if there's enough for a separate article, then I would say do one. The list of countries which appears in the template was basically copied from another XYZ in Europe template, with a few other countries added, however all these countries are the modern versions, which don't necessarily correspond to the the countries/entities which existed in the medieval period, when heraldry was flourishing. Dr pda (talk) 10:47, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Heraldry by Country series 

message: Hey guys,
I don't know where I should ask this, so I thought I'd put it here.  Would any of you vexillology guys like to comment here: Talk:Flag_of_Texas#.22Proper_vertical_display.22_of_the_Texas_flag?  I'm wondering if you have any opinions or sources.  TuckerResearch (talk) 22:10, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Texas flag, vertical display 

message: I started checking into the first request on the list :Image:Norwegian Royal Standard.svg and quickly ran into :Image:Norwegian Royal Standard flag.png. Do we really need 2 separate pictures? Kthapelo (talk) 01:07, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flag Image Requests 

message: #:Image:Norwegian Royal Standard.svg Example
#:Image:Standard of the Crown Prince of Norway.svg Example
#:Image:Norwegian Royal Masthead Pennant.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of the Minister of Defence of Norway.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of the Chief of Defence of Norway.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of the Inspector General of the Royal Norwegian Navy.svg Example (not a good one, see army)
#:Image:Flag of the Inspector General of the Norwegian Army.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of the Inspector General of the Norwegian Air Force.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of the Inspector General of the Norwegian Home Guard.svg Example
#:Image:Norwegian postal flag.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of the Custom Services of Norway.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Nortraship.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Akershus.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Buskerud.svg Example (not a very good one, see the COA)
#:Image:Flag of Finnmark.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Hedmark.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Møre og Romsdal.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Nordland.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Nord-Trøndelag.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Oslo.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Rogaland.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Sør-Trøndelag.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Telemark.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Troms.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Vestfold.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Vest-Agder.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Østfold.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Bergen.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Voss.svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Kautokeino.svg Example and other municipalities of Norway
#:Image:State flag of Norway (1814-1821) north of Cape Finisterre.svg Example
#:Image:State flag of Norway (1844-1898).svg Example
#:Image:Flag of Norwegian ships south of Cape Finisterre (1818-1838).svg 
#:Image:Norwegian Royal Flag (1844-1905).svg Example 
#:Image:Norwegian flag 1818-1844 south of Cape Finisterre.svg Example
#:Image:Naval ensign of Sweden and Norway (1815-1844).svg 
#Pre-1970 Flag of Fiji
#Pre-1962 Flag of Uganda
#Pre-2001 Flag of Agin-Buryat Okrug (see talk page)
*Flag of Logan County, Ohio — I'm improving some articles on my home county, and I'd like to have an image for the county flag, which can be found here, at the right side of the header.  Nyttend 13:37, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Flag images

message: Hello!  I hope this is the right place to make requests (if not I apologize).  I usually haven't made Wikipedia flag or image requests in the past, but there are two flags that I would like to see included in Wikipedia (if possible).  I don't have any of the skills to create these flags myself, but I was hoping that someone on this project would like to try it.  
  
*The first is the flag of Rodrigues (island), an island dependency in the Indian Ocean controlled by Mauritius.  There is a picture of the flag that I found on French Wikipedia on the Rodrigues page.  However, when I put it on the web page, I discovered that it was tagged for deletion since it was taken directly from the FOTW website.  I was wondering if anyone could try to create and replace the Rodrigues flag with an image that can be used on Wikipedia. Here is the flag on FOTW. 
*The second flag that I am requesting (if possible) is for the French dependency of Saint-Barthélemy, which is better known as St. Barts.   It was recently politically separated from the neighboring island of Guadeloupe to become its very own French collectivity, a type of territory.  However, I have seached and I can't find any images of its unofficial flag on Wikipedia.  It is a white flag with the St. Barts coat of arms on it.  Here is a picture from FOTW  The flag also appears on some St Barts brochures.  
I don't have the skills to create these flags myself, since they are both very intricate. However, if someone with more knowledge could try to recreate these flags in a format that can be used on Wikipedia I would really appreciate it!  Thank you very much for your time.  Have a great day!
Scanlan 00:23, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Image requests have a better chance if you forward them to WP:GL. They are the ones with the expertise. Valentinian T / C 07:39, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Thank you!Scanlan 21:38, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Two Flag Image Requests - Rodrigues Island and St. Barts

message: Hi all.  I'm wondering if some enterprising soul could create & upload the following flag (banner) images?
Wales: the banner is based upon the Coat of Arms of the Principality of Wales, (the historic arms of the Kingdom of Gwynedd), which consist of four quadrants, the first and fourth with a red lion on a gold field, and the second and third with a gold lion on a red field. Superimposed is an escutcheon vert bearing the single-arched crown of the Prince of Wales.
Scotland: the banner used is based on two Scottish titles of the heir apparent: Duke of Rothesay and Lord of the Isles. The flag is divided into four quadrants. The first and fourth quadrants include a blue and white checkerboard band in the centre of a gold field. The second and third quadrants include a galley on a white background. A gold inescutcheon bearing the lion rampant of Scotland with a label to indicate the heir apparent is superimposed. 
Cornwall: the banner is "sable fifteen bezants Or", that is, a black field bearing fifteen gold coins, which Prince Charles uses in his capacity as Duke of Cornwall.
I'm pants at graphics.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thank you! Prince of Canada t | c 03:21, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Three flag requests: Banners of [[Charles, Prince of Wales]]

message: # The Coat of arms of Côte d'Ivoire has a typo in it, and is incorrectly colored based on the article. Is anyone in a position to fix this? Thanks! Alan 04:57, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Coat of arms images

message: Hello Wikipedians! I am researching John R. Drake both online and in local records.  His family seems quite important and other members may be added to Wikipedia.  I found an important source here that identifies his Drake heraldry as "a shield argent, and a hibern tailel [sic?] nowed sable." Does this look legit, and if so, could someone illustrate this? Also, what the heck is "hibern tailel"?  Thanks! NTK (talk) 00:02, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: John R. Drake

message: On [www.heraldryshop.biz]  I am adding (slowly) a large number of images from picture albums, cigarette cards, cinderella's etc. Most of the material is pre WWII and a lot (like the Wills's borough arms) pre WWI and as far as I am concerned all can be uploaded to wikipedia, as long as the original site is mentioned. Presently there are over 4000 images on the site. I am not in the mood to upload all to commons, but if someone has the time, go ahead !Knorrepoes (talk) 12:29, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Images from heraldryshop

message: There are a few heraldry/blazon sub-topics that are not presented in a way that is easy to locate.  (Well, I found them but I wish that they'd all been in one place...)  I think they would be useful and at home in the Heraldry template.  In particular : Field (heraldry), Variation of the field, Division of the field, Tincture (heraldry), Attitude_(heraldry), Ordinary (heraldry) & Charge (heraldry).  I thought about adding them myself, but I am not sure it makes sense to just plunk them down somewhere.  They might belong grouped with a particular element and I'm not familiar enough with the topic.  - BalthCat (talk) 03:53, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Most of what you suggest exists as Template:Blazon, though a couple of your suggestions could stand to be added there. Dr pda (talk) 04:05, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, hooray for me managing to miss that at the bottom.  Why "Series"? - BalthCat (talk) 00:08, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Heraldry template

message: Per pale dexter side Gules three Lions passant guardant in pale Or and the sinister side chequy Or and Azure. I had a go at this myself all was going (reasonably) well until the "chequy" part.  I was able to "cheq" but all over the alpha region.... I am not yet proficient in this stuff. Rich Farmbrough, 13:07, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Anyone? Rich Farmbrough, 23:01, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not proficient in the nomenclature of heraldry so I'm just not sure what you want to change. If you can explain a little more I'm sure I could help. Kthapelo (talk) 21:44, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  It appears you have it correct but, the chequy seems a bit unnatural. Try to get the checker squares to evenly meet at the sinister edge, there are some checkers getting cut-off. The same goes vertically. --Xavier (talk) 00:08, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

text:  Furthermore, a chequy should always be even so that the second tincture ends at the sinister side and the pale (bottom). --Xavier (talk) 00:11, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

text:  Also the lions should all be centered as much as possible by default since the blazon did not specify otherwise. They look a little off and crammed. --Xavier (talk) 00:14, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

text:  Lastly the blazon did not mention "armed and langued azure". Which your lions currently have. Since the blazon does not specify a tincture for the lions parts, than the tincture is of the entire lion, in this case, "or". Your lions parts should all be or. --Xavier (talk) 00:19, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Stamford coat of arms

message: could we render our own versions of arms for armigers who have articles with blazons, but not images. 98.206.155.53 (talk) 06:52, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  rendering our own arms 

message: I went through the long list of the Armorial of the Communes of Calvados and updated arms images and descriptions last night. --Xavier (talk) 00:04, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updated list