Why is Claims map differing to the Political (Special) Map?

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Why is Claims map differing to the Political (Special) Map?

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Why oh why?

I'm not being rude here I just don't know why!
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it's different because the old cartographer for it (Scott Alexander) left and no-one really knew how tyo update it so it got left and the claims map just kept getting updated
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Swamp Candle wrote:it's different because the old cartographer for it (Scott Alexander) left and no-one really knew how tyo update it so it got left and the claims map just kept getting updated
but now Scott's (kinda) back, and Mr. Abramowicz has done some good attempts at updating it too...
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true, but what i wrote above is too the knowledge i have gleaned from reading old threads and NOT reviving them.
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Swamp Candle wrote:true, but what i wrote above is too the knowledge i have gleaned from reading old threads and NOT reviving them.
well read the new ones and you'll see what's happening now :wink:
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:lol:
Sorry Torfa, but asking that really makes you seem like n00b ...

Something should be put on the site about it not being updated, the number of people I've seen recently using it for something important then being told "hey, that map's old, that nation doesn't exist any more" ...
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Sorry Torfa, but asking that really makes you seem like n00b ...
Some people are just so dogmatic here! :lol: ... :( ... :cry: ... :evil: ... :twisted:
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Andreas the Wise wrote::lol:
Sorry Torfa, but asking that really makes you seem like n00b ...
on the contrary, at least he's finding out more information about this place rather than ranting on about things he doesn't know about...
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Post by Scott Alexander »

Yeah, I think it's a pretty good question. The current two map system IS pretty awkward.

I'd really like to see the old map ditched in favor of shiny happy newness. I showed Pete and Spangle how to easily update the special map in Paint but I haven't heard back from them, probably because they don't want to hurt my feelings.
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spangle and pete aren't cartographers :P
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Scott Alexander wrote:Yeah, I think it's a pretty good question. The current two map system IS pretty awkward.

I'd really like to see the old map ditched in favor of shiny happy newness. I showed Pete and Spangle how to easily update the special map in Paint but I haven't heard back from them, probably because they don't want to hurt my feelings.


Thats a real help. I'm sure Pawel will use it, & Craitman.
I'm going to have a go myself now.
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I think I'd even do it if nobody else wants to! I'm not dissing the work that's put into it but I find the claims map to be ambiguous where each nation actually is because some of the colour coding is very similar. It would be nice to have the Special Map as the Official one, it looks so much more professional and it looks like a great job was being done on it.
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spangle and pete aren't cartographers
You're the big-wig high-powered jet-setting policy-making masterminds! You're in charge of deciding what maps get updated by whom! You say "Make it so!" and pull the little strings to make the cartographers dance!
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lol kk we'll have to make iehova dance :P
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Even if someone gives the Special Map a go, and it's not absolutely identical to the claims map, like maybe some very slight border differences, I think the Special Map should be regarded as the correct one.
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Yay! Alex of Torfa is my new best friend!
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I forwarded it to Iehova.

He said cool
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seems simple enough. i'll give it a go
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