I'm on Wikipedia mostly to feed an addiction to creating scalable vector graphic (svg) files. Past obsessions include: various air force
roundels, flags,
NATO military unit symbols, sports team logos,
ribbons associated with medals and decorations, and
roundels of Royal Air Force squadrons. My current obsession is charts detailing the year-to-year performance of various association football clubs in the U.K. The general tenor of the svg files is the use of minimal code, with the vast majority of the graphics created through direct text editing in Notepad. Adobe Illustrator is occasionally used, but only when absolutely necessary (it feels like an admission of defeat). Minimizing of the svg code
always follows the Illustrator usage.
The latest interest is editing season pages for association football clubs in the U.K. from the Premier League to the Conference as well as
MLS and
USL clubs in the U.S.
My proudest moments on Wikipedia has been when some of my graphics appeared on
Today's Featured Article for
4 March 2015, another on
16 November 2018, a third on
14 April 2019, a fourth on
26 May 2019, a fifth on
18 November 2019, and a sixth on
18 May 2021.
My Virtual Wikipedia Projects Ribbon Rack
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