User talk:Simonmetcalf

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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Arms of Australia 1912.jpg

A tag has been placed on File:Arms of Australia 1912.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image is an unused redundant copy (all pixels the same or scaled down) of an image in the same file format, which is on Wikipedia (not on Commons), and all inward links have been updated.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Cloudbound (talk) 20:23, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Eurovision winners map

Coming out with remarks like this can be deemed as disruptive and threatening behaviour towards editors. The map is not still wrong, in actual fact the map is depicting the national boundaries in accordance to their chronological era, which is also in line with Wikipedia policies that must be adhered to. Before the German reunification, Germany as a country was divided in two - German Democratic Republic (commonly known as East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (commonly known as West Germany). People say there was no West Germany, which while one could agree, one could also disagree; purely for the fact the term "West Germany" was only a common English term (a bit like a nickname) for the country; likewise for East Germany.

The reunification of the two did not occur until 1990. The German Democratic Republic (or East Germany) never competed in the Eurovision Song Contest. Therefore using logical deduction, the win in 1982 can only have been for Federal Republic of Germany (or West Germany). This win is depicted on the map showing the win for "West Germany" in the map's insert. The win in 2010 happened after the reunification, thus the one win is highlighted for the reunified Germany. So even though Germany technically has 2 wins, in reality (because of the political boundaries that are a historical fact) we have to show the two as being separate, whilst including a note to explain this fact (which the article itself does include this information.

Hopefully this addresses your concern and explains why the map has been designed the way it is. Wes Mᴥuse 14:53, 12 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]