Discussions 2026

Your Arabic_Varieties_Map.svg

Very good map! But Khorasani Arabic is missing. The File:Central Asian Arabic enclaves.png shows where it is located. Can you add it? Draysik (talk) 08:31, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

@Draysik I'm the graphic worker for this map but I have zero knowledge so I asked the requester here for what they say, thanks. Let's keep the discussions there, just ping me. --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 11:55, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Greater Lincolnshire Map.svg

Hello there, sorry I haven’t spoken to you for some time lots going on at my end and besides you have given a lot of time up for me so I guess it’s only fair to let you give your time to others. I have a very simple request for you, please can ”Kirton-in-Lindsey“ be changed to “Kirton in Lindsey” on the Greater Lincolnshire map please. Thank You (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 07:03, 18 February 2026 (UTC))

@MOTORAL1987: No here things are quiet so no worry. Updated file.  Done --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 16:48, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

Mappa da Bahia de Paranaguá

Hi Goran tek-en, Thanks so much for offering to vectorize Mappa da Bahia de Paranaguá. That would be amazing. I have done a little work on that sort of thing but I think tracing such a complicated map is beyond my skills. If you can do it I would be very grateful. (I would also be interested to learn more about how you would go about such a task, but I don’t want to put an extra burden on the request!) Best regards, Babbage (talk) 14:25, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

@Babbage lets keep all discussions so far at the map workshop. Later if needed we can move it.  Done --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 15:58, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Ok thanks! I misinterpreted "ping me" 😁 Babbage (talk) 17:19, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Here is the file:

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Babbage (talk • contribs) 14:39, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

Historic Lincolnshire

Can you create a new map of Historic Lincolnshire with its historic subdivisions of Holland, Kesteven and Lindsey (subdivided into its three ridings please) and in the map can we have the city of Lincoln in block capitals please. MOTORAL1987 (talk) 21:24, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

@MOTORAL1987 I can but right now I have some other work to do. If you think I take to long just remind me, thanks. --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 09:46, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

@MOTORAL1987 Do you have a map or link to which areas should be covered and subdivisions. --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 09:51, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello again sorry it’s taken me a few days to reply, the image of the map above is the best I can find which shows the boundaries of Holland, Kesteven and Lindsey plus Lindsey’s three subdivisions now I am not sure at this moment if I want any settlements featuring in this map to be honest I’m kind of wondering what your advice is and how we can proceed with this new for historical Lincolnshire and I ought to add the boundaries of historical Lincolnshire do differ very slightly from the broundries of present day Lincolnshire so please use the boundaries featured in the image above. Thank you (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 07:37, 15 March 2026 (UTC))

@MOTORAL1987 In this Draft historical-1 the old border is the slightly thicker line, thinner is today's Lincolnshire. Land and coastline is as today, I just added cities, villages rivers that I had. You tell me what to edit. Nothing finally fixed. --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 15:35, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

thank you for adding the borders of historical Lincolnshire, well to start the map can you have the broundries of Holland, Kesteven and Lindsey added into the map please, as for Settlements please can you add “LINCOLN” in block capitals to start with and we will take it from there. (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 21:11, 19 March 2026 (UTC))

@MOTORAL1987 We do have LINCOLN all ready. Right now there is to much stuff and you have to think about the different types of borders as they share some lengths and is hard to separate. --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 12:23, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi there, I think we are getting a little confused here, I don’t want the present day boundaries of Lincolnshire featuring on this map at all I am only interested in the historical boundaries of Lincolnshire however it was very interesting to see in your draft how the present day boundaries differ from the historical boundaries although they are very small in nature. (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 10:43, 24 March 2026 (UTC))

@MOTORAL1987 Draft old linc-3 --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 11:15, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Okay right get rid of all the cliff villages plus the town of Newark and add Labels for Holland, Kesteven and Lindsey (and each of the three ridings please) all in large capitals and add the towns of “Grantham”, “Bourne”, “Spalding”, “Boston” “Horncastle”, “Skegness”, “Mablethorpe”, “Alford”, “Spilsby”, “Brigg”, “Grimsby”, “Immingham”, “Stamford”, “Sleaford” and “Louth” please. (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 18:58, 25 March 2026 (UTC))

@MOTORAL1987

I don't really understand which area would be Lindsey or what relationship the three ridings has to the other parts. Draft old linc-4 --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 13:18, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello there thank you for the update, the three ridings are all part of “Lindsey” which was subdivided into those three ridings because it was so big, the Labels are all good, can the borders of the three Lindsey ridings be made less prominent please. Also can the labels for “Bourne”, “Spalding”, “Boston”, “Sleaford”, “Horncastle”, “North Hykeham”, “Louth”, “Stamford” and “Scunthorpe” all be emboldened please. Also can the towns of “Crowland”, “Market Deeping” and “Holbeach” be added please but not emboldened please. (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 13:52, 29 March 2026 (UTC))

@MOTORAL1987 Draft old linc-5 --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 12:55, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the latest draft, it’s getting better. What we need to do now is I would like this map apart from the historical county boundaries of Lindsey, Kesteven and Lindsey to have the same colour features, rivers, topography features, settlements and places of interest (along with the same towns which have their labels emboldened that are featured in the [Greater Lincolnshire Map] and if there is a settlement that is on the current draft that isn’t on the Greater Lincolnshire map the. please remove those settlements. (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 14:42, 31 March 2026 (UTC))

@MOTORAL1987

To reverse the info.

You want the historical boundaries with its names on the Greater Lincolnshire Map?

With the overall size and area of the map as the new one we are working on? --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 11:28, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

Good afternoon and thank you for asking this question before proceeding, the answer to keep this simple is no I am looking for a totally separate map for historical Lincolnshire as mentioned and not a new version of the Greater Lincolnshire map but I would like the new historical Lincolnshire map to have the same features, topography and place names as the Greater Lincolnshire map it’s just the historical boundaries and parts of the county that need to be different with this map. I hope that clears things up (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 11:50, 4 April 2026 (UTC)) 11:48, 4 April 2026 (UTC))

@MOTORAL1987 Not really sure I understood but here is a Draft historical linc-6 --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 16:05, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you so much that is fantastic you understood me correctly it’s almost ready for uploading, just two issues I wonder if we could make the borders for Lindsey, Kesteven and Holland a little clearer to see on the map, secondly I have noticed on the historical county border itself what seems a strange anomaly near Sutton Bridge where the historic county border comes back in on itself back to the River Nene, could that be removed or is it actually part of the historic border, thirdly can labels for “LINCOLN CLIFF” and “THE WOLDS” be added in as well and lastly can the areas outside of Lincolnshire not be in the same colour as Lincolnshire itself (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 20:09, 4 April 2026 (UTC))

@MOTORAL1987 As always I had to move stuff around. That anomaly is in the source image you provided.

Draft historical linc-7 --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 17:12, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

I really appreciate you having to move things about, the map is ready for uploading please can you send me the things that need the details filling in so we can upload it otherwise it’s finished. (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 07:05, 7 April 2026 (UTC))

@MOTORAL1987

I forgot to change the color outside, Draft histo linc-8

I will need the following;

• Name of the file
• Description (/language)
• Captions/s (/language)
• Category/ies at commons
• Structured data/Items portrayed in this file, the Q#, to be able to upload it at commons, thanks.

--please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 14:29, 9 April 2026 (UTC)

Hi there, thanks for the latest draft we are ready to upload. These are the details I would like you to add.

File:Historic Lincolnshire Map

Description: A map of the area of the historic county of Lincolnshire along with its ancient subdivisions.

Captions: Maps, Lincolnshire, Historic Lincolnshire, Parts of Holland, Parts of Kesteven, Parts of Lindsey

Category’s: Lincolnshire, Maps of Lincolnshire

Structured data: Map of historic county of Lincolnshire along with present day settlements and places of interests.

Thank you (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 15:29, 9 April 2026 (UTC))

@MOTORAL1987

I added the legend we usally have.

Now you can find it here Historic Lincolnshire Map.

 Done --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 12:38, 11 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you  Done (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 13:24, 11 April 2026 (UTC))

Non-Metropolitan Lincolnshire Map Request

Please can you create a separate SVG map please of non-Metropolitan Lincolnshire. How this is going to be very easy because you can use the Greater Lincolnshire map as a basics for this map with the very same features, borders and place names as the Greater Lincolnshire map with the only exception that I would like the seven district council areas (East and West Lindsey, North and South Kesteven, Brough of Boston, South Holland and the City of Lincoln adding into the map in the same style but not in blocked capitals as what we did with historical Lincolnshire. As for Northern Lincolnshire that isn’t in non-Metropolitan Lincolnshire I would like them to be kept in the map but not in the same colour as the rest of Lincolnshire as this is to show what the county reorganisation of 1974 did to Lincolnshire. I hope that makes sense. Thank you (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 13:27, 11 April 2026 (UTC))

@MOTORAL1987 You have to give me some time, remind me in a week, thanks. --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 14:14, 11 April 2026 (UTC)

That’s a okay I will message you again on the 18th April. (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 14:33, 11 April 2026 (UTC))

Hello I am so sorry I totally forgot to message you back on Saturday about my request for a map of non-Metropolitan Lincolnshire, hope you haven’t forgotten. (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 12:55, 20 April 2026 (UTC))

@MOTORAL1987 It sounds to me as you want File:Historic Lincolnshire Map.svg except:

exception that I would like the seven district council areas (East and West Lindsey, North and South Kesteven, Brough of Boston, South Holland and the City of Lincoln adding into the map in the same style but not in blocked capitals, is that correct? --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 14:34, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Hello there, no please don’t use the File:Historic Lincolnshire Map.svg as a baseline because those boundaries are historical and are very slightly different to the broundries of present day Greater Lincolnshire, as a baseline please use the Greater Lincolnshire map as the starting point for this map please, keep everything on there with the only addition being the boundaries of the seven District Council areas, I would like them adding into the map please. Now as for North East and North Lincolnshire they are to be excluded from this map but please don’t remove those areas and features apart from the labels and boundaries for those two areas just keep those areas in a different colour like what Nottinghamshire is on the map please. Don’t worry if you are not sure what you give it your best shot and I will explain more as and when needed. (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 13:41, 22 April 2026 (UTC))

@MOTORAL1987

• In this draft I have made the outer border of the new Seven districts as a thin red line. This is so you can see that it overlaps other border and when we have the usual thicker gray you don't really know which is which.
• Also should we keep this (red) border on top of the coastline, we did so on the historical? It is not exactly as the coastline of today.
• Draft non-1

--please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 11:25, 23 April 2026 (UTC)

Good afternoon, thank you for your first draft. It’s very very good and most importantly, what you’ve done with regards to the north of Lincolnshire virtually exactly what I was hoping for. As for the red historical boundary that you have outlined, will you please remove that because it’s not necessary for the map that we are creating in question the map that we are actually creating today even though it’s technically a present day non-Metropolitan Lincolnshire it is also a map of what Lincolnshire was between 1974 and 1996 but I would like the settlements north that were historically part of Lincolnshire keeping in the map to show exactly the fact that those settlements were taken out of Lincolnshire in 1974. Also please remove the “Lindsey (including the riding labels)”, “Kesteven” and “Holland” labels and using the same style of borders add the borders of the seven district councils which are “North Kesteven”, “South Kesteven”, South Holland”, “East Lindsey”, “West Lindsey“, “Borough of Boston” and finally “City of Lincoln” (Please do feel free to play around with the “City of Lincoln” label as I know as that will be tricky to add in). Thank you (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 13:30, 23 April 2026 (UTC))

P.S Can we also have a map of ceremonial Lincolnshire in the same format as we discussed up above? (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 08:15, 24 April 2026 (UTC))