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- hrm from your user page it looks like you have probably been welcomed and blanked your talk page. Oh well, welcome again! -Ravedave 20:09, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
Hello, mate, I see that you are interested in Eurovision. Would you like to be involved in connecting with more eurovision wikipedians to do up the eurovision pages in a more coherent manner? I have come across the Eurovision wikiproject page, which seems to have been dormant for over two years. It may be an idea to have a look there and see how we could improve the eurovision coverage. I have done up the Congratulations (Eurovision) page so far and put notes about it on the pages of those who performed there. Best regards from Australia, Blnguyen 23:54, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
Yugoslavia in Eurovision[edit]
Dear Lewis,
Thank you for your contributions to the Eurovision Song Contest article. I must query something, which is not quite clear. You "corrected" my map - the one with the former Yugoslavia in red, so that the red area just included FR Yugoslavia (Serbia & Montenegro), stating that they were the first to participate. Why exactly did you do this, removing Croatia, Bosnia and Slovenia from the red area? The purpose of the map is to show which countries were included in the country known simply as "Yugoslavia", in the Contest. That country did not only include Serbia & Montenegro: it also included HR, BA and SI. In fact, the Winner from 1989, Riva, was from Croatia - competing under the flag of "Yugoslavia". Can you please explain your logic to me; why you changed the map? Thanks. EuroSong talk 15:57, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
- Replied on Eurosong's talk page -- Lewis R « т · c » 21:03, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for your reply. Okay.. I see what you're saying now. However, I disagree with the change because my original purpose in presenting the participation maps in 1992 and 1994 was to show the difference that the new Eastern bloc made: not to specify exactly which part of the former Yugoslavia entered under the name "Yugoslavia" in 1992, particularly. I could very well have made a map from 1989 instead of 1992, where Croatia would have been the entrant. The fact is, in 1992 the country which entered the Contest was called "Yugoslavia", and in Eurovision terms, this included HR, BA, SI, CS(YU) and MK. Therefore that whole bloc of states is highlighted, no matter from which particular state the songwriter came in any particular year. Do you understand what I am saying? :) EuroSong talk 00:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
- The Yugoslavia in 1992 might have been different from that in 1989, but in Eurovision terms it was still just competing under the title "Yugoslavia". If you look at such lists as Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest (not just that in Wikipedia), then the entry from 1992 is included in the same canon. It is not a separate country. Just like Germany and West Germany: after reunification, the "Germany" which was entering in the Contest was not the same as the West Germany which entered before German reunification. But still, no-one has ever split up the list, saying that there was one Eurovision country called West Germany which entered from 1956-1989, and then another, separate, new country called Germany which entered from 1990 onwards. No: they're lumped together as the same country, because that's the flag under which they're participating at the Contest. Conversely, when Serbia & Montenegro started entering in 2004, they were considered as a new country - even though, as you say, they had entered before in 1992. The difference is that in Eurovision terms, back in 1992 they were still participating under the flag of "Yugoslavia": the same flag under which the entrants in 1989 had participated. It's all about the names of the country in Eurovision terms, and the flag under which they participated. And in 1992, the Yugoslavian flag was shown on the screen. I hope I have made myself clear. I do understand what you are saying to me - that 1992's Yugoslavia was different to 1991's Yugoslavia - but the purpose of my including that map in the article was not to specify which parts of Yugoslavia entered in 1992 particularly; but just to show "Yugoslavia" as a whole, as a Eurovision entity; as the country which had been participating under that name all those years. See? EuroSong talk 11:47, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for your reply. It's good that you have got involved in this issue, because it just goes to show that two heads are better than one: you have told me something I did not know before, and therefore the article here will be all the better for it! I was not aware that the flag shown on the 1992 scoreboard was the starless one: although still the name was "Yugoslavia" and the 1992 entry is included in the Yuglsoav canon. Nevertheless, I shall take your suggestion and mention the point about FR Yugoslavia. With regards to your comment about Slovenia and Macedonia being coloured red... Slovenia WAS already coloured red: it is Albania and FYR Macedonia which I did not colour in, in that region. The reason I originally left out FYR Macedonia is because, in the 1993 pre-selection, only HR, BA and SI were included (and not MK), that rather led me to believe that MK was not a part of anything until 1998. However, with further consideration I see that you have a good point: I have just been talking about the whole entity named Yugoslavia, and MK was a part of that, so yes, it should be included. Tell me though - as you seem to know more about YU at Eurovision than I do - in which years did a Macedonian artist perform, under the banner of "Yugoslavia"? This page says that they were represented, but does not specify which years are which. Any ideas? EuroSong talk 12:47, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
- Okay, thanks for the info on Macedonia. I had seen that EuroBosnia page before, a long time ago - but it's a good thing you reminded me of it. I checked the article again just now to ensure that it's still accurate, and it is: in the "participation" section, I simply mention that "different consitituent states represented the country in different years"; and on the 1992 map detail, I say that 1992 is the last year in which the country known as "Yugoslavia" participated under that name. So, yes... good, all is as it should be! I'm glad you like the blue areas of the maps: I thought it would be much better to show the sea properly, because before it was coloured white: the same colour as non-participating, non-eligible countries. It made the maps look a bit confusing. I'll investigate about the Tunisian attempt in 1977 - thanks for bringing it to my attention. EuroSong talk 19:32, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for your reply. It's good that you have got involved in this issue, because it just goes to show that two heads are better than one: you have told me something I did not know before, and therefore the article here will be all the better for it! I was not aware that the flag shown on the 1992 scoreboard was the starless one: although still the name was "Yugoslavia" and the 1992 entry is included in the Yuglsoav canon. Nevertheless, I shall take your suggestion and mention the point about FR Yugoslavia. With regards to your comment about Slovenia and Macedonia being coloured red... Slovenia WAS already coloured red: it is Albania and FYR Macedonia which I did not colour in, in that region. The reason I originally left out FYR Macedonia is because, in the 1993 pre-selection, only HR, BA and SI were included (and not MK), that rather led me to believe that MK was not a part of anything until 1998. However, with further consideration I see that you have a good point: I have just been talking about the whole entity named Yugoslavia, and MK was a part of that, so yes, it should be included. Tell me though - as you seem to know more about YU at Eurovision than I do - in which years did a Macedonian artist perform, under the banner of "Yugoslavia"? This page says that they were represented, but does not specify which years are which. Any ideas? EuroSong talk 12:47, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
- The Yugoslavia in 1992 might have been different from that in 1989, but in Eurovision terms it was still just competing under the title "Yugoslavia". If you look at such lists as Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest (not just that in Wikipedia), then the entry from 1992 is included in the same canon. It is not a separate country. Just like Germany and West Germany: after reunification, the "Germany" which was entering in the Contest was not the same as the West Germany which entered before German reunification. But still, no-one has ever split up the list, saying that there was one Eurovision country called West Germany which entered from 1956-1989, and then another, separate, new country called Germany which entered from 1990 onwards. No: they're lumped together as the same country, because that's the flag under which they're participating at the Contest. Conversely, when Serbia & Montenegro started entering in 2004, they were considered as a new country - even though, as you say, they had entered before in 1992. The difference is that in Eurovision terms, back in 1992 they were still participating under the flag of "Yugoslavia": the same flag under which the entrants in 1989 had participated. It's all about the names of the country in Eurovision terms, and the flag under which they participated. And in 1992, the Yugoslavian flag was shown on the screen. I hope I have made myself clear. I do understand what you are saying to me - that 1992's Yugoslavia was different to 1991's Yugoslavia - but the purpose of my including that map in the article was not to specify which parts of Yugoslavia entered in 1992 particularly; but just to show "Yugoslavia" as a whole, as a Eurovision entity; as the country which had been participating under that name all those years. See? EuroSong talk 11:47, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for your reply. Okay.. I see what you're saying now. However, I disagree with the change because my original purpose in presenting the participation maps in 1992 and 1994 was to show the difference that the new Eastern bloc made: not to specify exactly which part of the former Yugoslavia entered under the name "Yugoslavia" in 1992, particularly. I could very well have made a map from 1989 instead of 1992, where Croatia would have been the entrant. The fact is, in 1992 the country which entered the Contest was called "Yugoslavia", and in Eurovision terms, this included HR, BA, SI, CS(YU) and MK. Therefore that whole bloc of states is highlighted, no matter from which particular state the songwriter came in any particular year. Do you understand what I am saying? :) EuroSong talk 00:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Citizens of Lovely flag?[edit]
What's up with the Citizens of Lovely flag? Your svg file is clear and doesn't show up as a flag shape on the userbox, unlike the original png file. --Renice 11:33, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
- Yep, your svg's background is transparent, while the png has a pale grey background that is very nearly the same color as an infobox background. Btw, I'm using Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7 -- and I do see the bkgrd as white when I view the page with IE6. (I don't know if the flag bkgrnd should be pale grey or white -- I only know that the original file was pale grey and showed as a flag shape on a darker grey while the transparent bkgrnd does not.) --thanks, Renice 12:21, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
- Looks great now... I learned something about designing for IE. Too bad it works that way -- it would be nice for svg's transparency to work across browsers! --Renice 21:47, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
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Whoops[edit]
A quick note, while fixing backreferences I just accidentally edited a page in your user space, User:Lewis R/New JESC article, and replaced {{SPA}} with {{ESP}}, since {{SPA}} was deleted back in august and {{ESP}} was the correct one. Cheers. --slakr\ talk / 06:41, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
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