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Political map of Bougainville Province

The **Bougainville, or *North Solomons* Province** is a province of Papua New Guinea that is located between New Ireland and The Solomon Islands. The province has been involved in a civil dispute since 1990, which officially ended in the year 2000. This map shows the political subdivisions of the province, including the Districts and Local-Level Government areas.

Reason: This image was difficult to research and create, due to lack of official information in the area. The map illustrates the subject matter well and is simply drawn, allowing ease of viewing. This map is a part of a project to map all the provinces of Papua New Guinea, but is the best work in the series so far.
Articles this image appears in: Bougainville Province, List of Districts and LLGs of Papua New Guinea
Creator: User:aliasd

Support as nominator and creator — aliasd·U·T 19:22, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support It might be useful to list your references on the image page, and say what "LLG" means there as well. The red dots for settlements seem a little too big as well: Buka obscures the strait between the islands, and Kieta and Arawa overlap. However, these are minor points, and this really is excellent work. Adam Cuerden ^talk 04:00, 15 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I tried to make the dots visible in thumb view as well as full view, but you are right about Buka, and I should probably merge Arawa and Kieta into a single settlement, as these urban areas have grown to the point of almost merging. Your comment about LLG explanation and listing of references is very sound, and I will include this in my work very shortly. Thankyou for your support. aliasd·U·T 05:51, 15 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See commons:Image:Bvdistricts.svg#Explanation_of_details aliasd·U·T 06:38, 15 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Support As an editor working on Papua New Guinean articles, I know how difficult this map would have been to research. Excellent and thorough job - and a fine map. Wantok (toktok) 13:14, 15 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose An interesting map but I don't like the labelling method, its quite innacurate especially for a vector image, as is the coastal outline, very square, but I'm yet to find a perfectly straight strip of coast in real life. I also found the choice of colours quite aesthetically displeasing. It has the potential though, don't be put off by my comments, I hope it will make an excellent addition to the article. WikipedianProlific ^(Talk) 18:35, 15 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I find the map a bit confusing. After I carefully study the map, it seems to me that the Solomon Islands are a different country and New Ireland is a different province in the same country-- but these distinctions are depicted in a way that is possibly too subtle. I suggest that the distinctions between international and various sub-national boundaries be more distinct from one another. Also, is "Bougainville" the name of the main island in this group? The name of the island itself (as distinct from the political subdivisions) does not appear to be on the map, even though some other islands are named. Spikebrennan 14:14, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The name of the main island is marked, and the difference in shade for interprovincial and international land is marked in the key, along with the border line, which is also different. aliasd·U·T 21:22, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I missed the Bougainville Island legend. Now I see it, but it's wedged in between other legends and easy to miss (and easy to misinterpret as referring to "Torokina LLG" rather than to the whole island. May I suggest that this legend be printed across the island or alongside it, at an angle? Similarly for the "Bismarck Archipelago" legend. The "Nissan Is." and "Green Islands" legends are placed in a similarly confusing manner- which island is which? Also, does this map depict the province of Bougainville (or of the North Bougainville or South Bougainville districts) in their entirety? If so, then perhaps these boundaries should not extend to the edge of the map-- it gives the impression that only a portion of these jurisdictions are depicted. Don't get me wrong-- you have obviously spent a lot of effort on this map and it shows. Spikebrennan 14:13, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The caption is also confusing: "The province has been involved in a civil dispute since 1990, which officially ended in the year 2000. "" Is the civil dispute still going on, or not? "...has been involved... since 1990" suggests that it's ongoing. Spikebrennan 14:20, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose, Nice map, But I don't see why it should be a featured picture. ^8thstar 23:19, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Nothing blatantly wrong with it, and I admire your hard work and the value it adds to the article. However, I simply think it is not a true example of "Wikipedia's best work". If you are doing a lot of these for a project, keep working on your artistry and nominate a different one at the very end of the project. Specific, constructive feedback: It is good form to not mix font sizes, colors, and styles more than absolutely necessary in a chart or map. You are using too much variety. If this many variants are necessary to include all the information, maybe less information should be included. There is also a font problem where the name of the districts and the name of the towns are too similar, and a list of similar tweaks that I don't have time to describe right now. If you would like become engaged in this, check out any of a host of books on the topic. For a specific suggestion, ask me here or on my talk page; I would have to look in my bookshelf for the name of one I really like. Zakolantern 04:54, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Zakolantern.--Mad Max 21:18, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per above. Chris Buttigieg 20:49, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 02:47, 22 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]