User talk:Emilfarb/2010

ALADI Map

While I would like firstly to congratulate you for your excellent works, I wanted to let you know that your ALADI Map has a caption in the ALADI article that points out Chile as a member of the Mercosur trade bloc, something which is not. Anyway, I don't know if there is any other rationale behind the shading of the original map. Thanks for your attention, --IANVS (talk) 12:52, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! Maybe some desire for symmetry was driving me, when I unintentionally made that mistake. Feel free to correct it, if you want to ;-) Regards! Emilfaro (talk) 19:11, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

List of futurologists

You may be interested in this proposal. --Michael C. Price ^talk 11:49, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your proposal, but I can contribute nothing to this linguistic debate :-) Emilfaro (talk) 18:14, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

pre and post soviet gdp graphs

I was wondering what your source for the USSR GDP numbers was for this image [1], since the UN Statistical Division does not have data on USSR GDP. I'm particularly wondering about the source for the numbers for the 1985-1990 period. Also I see that the FSU portion is Nominal GDP ("current prices") rather than Real GDP and as such the graph should be labeled appropriately since otherwise it can be misleading.radek (talk) 00:34, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

The data is there. Look for the "Former USSR". Emilfaro (talk) 08:47, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Making maps legible to color blind readers

As a color blind reader, I have long felt there is a lack of awareness among map- and chart-makers about my disability. I would like to contribute through this post to an increase in this awareness.

Fully eight percent of males are color blind.

Invariably, when I encounter a map or chart that I cannot read, or find very difficult to read, it is clear that an alternative choice of colors or patterns would have been possible, which would have made the material readable to me.

The example which drew me to this page today was the map of trade imbalances. The colors of the countries with trade surpluses is very similar to the color of the countries with trade deficits, to my eyes.

Of course, I'm appreciative of the contribution you and other volunteers make to the Wikipedia community.

Many thanks for reading. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Charles s lang (talk • contribs) 19:41, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Actually I am aware. That's why I try to make monochrome maps, when possible. But instead of complaining, you should make maps yourself if you need them so much, especially considering you will have so many people that need them, and it is you who fully understands the best colors needed. Wikipedia is a hobby not a job after all. Emilfaro (talk) 09:02, 16 November 2010 (UTC)