User talk:Orca

July 2020

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Jimmy Rane (October 9)

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January 2021

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Your draft article, Draft:Jimmy Rane

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:40, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Maps for Delaware

@OrcaLord Thanks always for your map contributions, could you do Delaware maps next? It would be really great to see more detailed results for a much smaller state. Do you have any data to make for those maps and a base map to work from? Putitonamap98 (talk) 18:08, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I will do Delaware in the future. OrcaLord (talk) 18:31, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

okay but do you have a svg precinct map for delaware and the data? i can make the maps in inkscape Putitonamap98 (talk) 23:21, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I do not use inkscape to make the maps and I make the svg files with QGIS. Using inkscape would be extremely inefficient. Data for basically all of my maps that I post are from the voting and election science team at the harvard dataverse: https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/electionscience OrcaLord (talk) 03:39, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I added some Delaware maps that you might want to know about:

OrcaLord (talk) 21:38, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hey sorry, but what application do you use to see the precinct results? Putitonamap98 (talk) 17:51, 5 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean? You go on the wikipedia page and click the image. OrcaLord (talk) 19:06, 5 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I am trying to make a map for the 2016 elections in Delaware Putitonamap98 (talk) 20:35, 5 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I use QGIS. Here is a tutorial I made on how to map them out for Wikipedia:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqDG68ffWtM&t

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpaBa-WHfXg OrcaLord (talk) 20:52, 5 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
	Thank you for your work in making high quality, public domain maps for elections! You are a hero to Wikipedia. ^^ ~ Mycranthebigman of Alaska ^_^ 18:17, 29 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Tennessee 2022 gubernatorial

Thank you so much for doing the 2018 TN Precinct map! If you want to, could you make a better version of the 2022 gubernatorial map? WikiFazBear1984 (talk) 21:38, 26 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm looking into it. I need to find a matching shapefile for 2022. Once I do I will make a precinct map for Wikipedia. OrcaLord (talk) 23:39, 26 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yay! You do a lot of great work, thank you for making maps! WikiFazBear1984 (talk) 00:36, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. OrcaLord (talk) 00:47, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Where are your sources for the precinct maps?

i need them ASAP. WeaponizingArchitecture | scream at me 01:26, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Most of them are from the Voting and Election Science Team at the Harvard Dataverse. Occasionally I get results from state board of elections websites or county clerks, (for example, the 2023 Green Bay mayoral election results were from the Outagamie County Clerk) Redistricting Data Hub, (where I get most house results from) or other places. OrcaLord (talk) 01:31, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Aight, got it. Thanks! WeaponizingArchitecture | scream at me 14:44, 18 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Precinct Map Ideas

Hello, OrcaLord.
I've noticed that you've made a lot of precinct maps for various elections both statewide and for specific congressional districts. If it's not too much trouble, could you try making a precinct map for the State Auditor's race in Missouri in 2018? If you could do that, it would be much appreciated.
Alongside this, here are some elections from 2012 that might be interesting to try mapping by precinct:
Missouri US Senate
Minnesota's 6th congressional district (Michele Bachmann)
Washington US Senate (I've been wanting to know how Cantwell won Yakima County)
Thank you,
PrusBis6187 (talk) 16:43, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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July 2023

Please stop. If you continue to violate Wikipedia's no original research policy by adding your personal analysis or synthesis into articles, as you did at Elissa Slotkin, you may be blocked from editing. Don't assemble various sources to make a novel point. WP:SECONDARY sources are required to describe a politician's position, not voting records. And if you add a secondary source that does not name the politician, you are violating WP:SYNTH. Binksternet (talk) 16:39, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, if you look at the deleted section you can see that it is not just the roll calls but also articles linked as a source. Why did you delete my edits if they are linked to secondary sources? Also, the points that I am making are not novel points, these are parts of her ideology which fall under political positions. Can you provide further reasoning as to why my edits needed to be reverted, and if not can you please put them back? OrcaLord (talk) 17:20, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Also I can see that you replaced the part talking about Slotkin's anti-student debt forgiveness part, which was properly cited, with a pro-student debt forgiveness part. By doing this I am inclined to view your actions as more malicious than genuine. Please do not delete properly cited works of others that is relevant to the title simply due to biases. OrcaLord (talk) 17:35, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing good will come from you accusing me of malicious behavior.

You wrote that "Slotkin was the only Michigan Congressional Democrat to vote against an amendment to ban nuclear testing." You only provided primary sources, which means that you are performing your own analysis of the voting results—a violation of WP:SYNTH. Binksternet (talk) 18:26, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Binksternet He do not priovide primary source, but I find one https://thehill.com/policy/defense/508206-house-votes-to-block-funding-for-nuclear-testing/ Do you think with this source it should be kept? 165.91.13.231 (talk) 18:45, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That's a fine source. Binksternet (talk) 18:47, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I fixed the nuclear testing section with that source. Please let me know if it is okay and if any modifications are needed to be made. OrcaLord (talk) 19:08, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A cookie for you!

Love your political maps and appreciate the work! Heart ^(talk) 02:55, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

thx OrcaLord (talk) 03:04, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How did you make the prescient map for va attorney general 2021 Jm33746 (talk) 18:20, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I got the data from here https://dataverse.harvard.edu/file.xhtml?fileId=6174184&version=4.0 and used QGIS to map it out. OrcaLord (talk) 18:22, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Amazing maps

Hi I just wanted to tell you that I really like the election maps that you make! Also, is it possible for you to make very detailed (basically precinct) of Canadian election? CGP05 (talk) 23:24, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't do non-USA maps, sorry Orca (talk) 23:28, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ok I understand CGP05 (talk) 20:31, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Results by winning party vote share in 2024 Nebraska legislature election please

Results by winning party vote share in 2024 Nebraska legislature election please JNOJ1423 (talk) 01:59, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2017 Omaha Mayoral Election

Hi, can 2017 version for precinct map Jean Stothert vs Heath Mello, please. https://dataverse.harvard.edu/file.xhtml?fileId=4931772&version=94.0…, https://votedouglascounty.com/elections/2017/General/LG17ResultsDetail2017-05-09.xls…, it has same as same 2021 one map but without the grey area please respond back. JNOJ1423 (talk) 00:51, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

NYC Districts & Boundaries

Hi! I was interested in making NYC election maps using the State Senate & Congressional boundaries. What is the shapefile you use for NYC? 02rufus02 (talk) 21:38, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You can find all NYC related shapefiles here: https://www.nyc.gov/site/planning/data-maps/open-data/bytes-archive.page Orca (talk) 13:22, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Yeah you can delete that, it doesn't even work properly. Orca (talk) 13:41, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You need to comment on the TfD listing, the closing admin won't look here. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 20:09, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2021 Seattle mayoral election primary results map

Hello! Thank you very much for creating the precinct map for the election page. Could you please make a precinct map of the primary results? I think these are good resources for it, just change race to City of Seattle Mayor in the 2nd one: https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2021/08/the-e-republican-line-mapping-2021-primary-election-results-for-capitol-hill-and-the-central-district/ https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/jason.weill/viz/KingCountyWAAugust2021PrimaryElectionFinalResults/Votesbyracedashboard Thank you! C. W. Edward (talk) 22:06, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I will do it when I get the time Orca (talk) 22:08, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Inkscape Issue

Hi again! I have followed tutorials online to make maps using SHP files-> SVG files in QGIS/Inkscape. It has all worked, except for when I get the file into Inkscape, as the line thickness between the district boundaries is almost non-existent (compared to what it is/should be on Wikipedia maps made by others such as you). Do you know why that might be? 02rufus02 (talk) 01:31, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

July 2025

Your recent editing history shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war; read about how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

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I only reverted it since the admin said it doesn't count as a reversion. I am not edit warring, just restoring it to the status quo until RfC decision is made Orca (talk) 03:43, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What admin? You don’t even agree on what the status quo is in the first place, and you’re calling names and bludgeoning the RfC. Walk away for a while. Acroterion (talk) 03:58, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't call names... Orca (talk) 04:01, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Destructive editing" in more than one place - it's an argument about map colors. Acroterion (talk) 12:14, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't start the argument though Orca (talk) 14:14, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's not a justification for bludgeoning the RfC and edit-warring. You can both wait until other editors have had their say. Acroterion (talk) 14:24, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Regarding Talk:2025 New York City Democratic mayoral primary RfC

Hey, I think it'd be helpful if you read WP:BLUDGEONING, which outlines how people are expected to conduct themselves during an RfC or other consensus-building exercise on Wikipedia.

Replying and countering every opinion that doesn't match your own in a RfC is not necessary. You've already made your position very clear and others are welcome to read it and factor that into their own opinion, but you don't need to attempt to sway everyone who has an opposing opinion. RachelTensions (talk) 15:35, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think it would be helpful if you fuck off since those people are violating WP:CANVASSING yet I don't see you criticizing them. If anything their comments shouldn't even be permitted on the RfC. Orca (talk) 15:45, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Orca, you are running out of opportunities to avoid a block for bludgeoning discussions and treating Wikipedia as a battleground. Shouting "canvassing" is not the same as showing canvassing, nor is the arrival of other experienced editors evidence of canvassing, whether from the RfC notice or from Discord. If RachelTensions specifically solicited participation from a selected group of editors, on or off-wiki, that would be canvassing - merely mentioning that there is a contentious discussion is not. I don't know, since I don't use Discord, but you must back up your allegations with convincing evidence that specific POVs were directly solicited, not through mere mention of Discord. And while you may politely ask people to stay away from your talkpage, and while we don't block people merely for profanity, the overall impression I'm getting of your conduct is that it's disruptive, and you need to wait for consensus to develop. Acroterion (talk) 17:07, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ok fine I'll stop. Orca (talk) 17:11, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please take note of the message I left in the RfC and let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Barkeep49 (talk) 01:12, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]