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As a followup to my previous question, I need some additional assistance with a routemap

The routemap in question is at Template:The Stourbridge Line and viewing it shows two errors which I cannot fix.
The first is an alignment issue on the main line between the Brown Street to White Mills sections where 'SHI1+r' appears to be the wrong icon to use. I cannot find a better one.
The second is a small chunk which seems to be missing from the icon 'BS2r' as shown just above the passing siding above Brown Street. Not sure what's going on there.
Thank you for any help Kether83 (talk) 03:54, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I have fixed this issue with the help of Laberinto.app which is an online bsicon generator. At this point I just wish there were a thin line grade crossing icon to use for Brown St. but it looks like there just isn't one. Kether83 (talk) 15:16, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I need help displaying a map properly; I have an Openstreetmap relation, just can't get it to show up in the article.

I tried to get this to work for some time but had no luck. The relation in question is here: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/19476256 and the article in question is The Stourbridge Line (note the commented code right in the infobox).

Thanks in advance to whomever can help! Kether83 (talk) 17:24, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Kether83:

Your code: {{maplink|frame=yes|id=Q7620588|type=line|zoom=6|text=The Stourbridge Line route}}

I created an OSM account and sent a user who recent edited Stourbridge data a message. I can't seem to edit or even query features in OSM.

Bascially, https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/97356533 (Stourbridge Railroad) is different to https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/19476256 (The Stourbridge Line). Could it be an historical subset?

Wikidata's Stourbridge Railroad (Q7620588) links to 19476256, but 19476256 doesn't link to wikidata.

However, OSM 97356533 does link to wikidata.

Something needs to be adjusted on OSM. Commander Keane (talk) 14:25, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Kether83: on OpenStreetMap, I have added Q7620588 to the relation and removed it from the way (I message Veronica_G on there and they said they didn't finish the way or something).

mw:Help:Extension:Kartographer/OSM says it can take up to one day for Wikimedia to sync with OpenStreetMap, so now we wait and see if I did the right thing. Commander Keane (talk) 04:59, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It seems to be working now. I have uncommented your code in the infobox in The Stourbridge Line to get it to display. Commander Keane (talk) 06:55, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome thank you! Kether83 (talk) 07:19, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have a small followup and am not sure if this is the right place to ask - I created a routemap for this article as well but am having trouble with a couple of icons, as shown: Template:The Stourbridge Line

Would you be able to help or at least direct me to it? Thanks so much. Kether83 (talk) 19:56, 28 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Kether83. I suggest posting a new Help desk desk question, and include the exact problems.

For example: I can see the problematic gap (derailment!) between White Mills Road and Brown Street, but did you want three sidings or switchbacks (as used)? Maybe I can learn the fixes by reading Wikipedia:Route_diagram_template, bit I may get stuck - it is complicated :-(.

I will ping @Jackdude101 (they edited the icons on {{Channel Tunnel RDT}} at one stage) ahead of your new Help desk question. If you don't get an answer after some time in your new question we will find another place to post. Commander Keane (talk) 00:10, 29 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds great, thanks. Posting it now. And yeah I just sort of need it shifted over (I guess?) Kether83 (talk) 03:36, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Map of Sudan (1956–2011)

Hi, I'm looking for someone to create the Sudan grey–green orthographic map from 1956 to 2011.

Old map:

Thanks in advance. Nguyenduong2601 (talk) 16:01, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Nguyenduong2601 are the boundaries just those of Sudan and South Sudan merged? Do you want this to be overlaid on a contemporary or historical map? – Isochrone (talk) 13:52, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

They are. Cornerstone1949 (talk) 03:40, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

North Dakota counties on Mountain Time

North Dakota Counties Observing Mountain Time Zone
Typical ND county locator map

Article(s)

Time in North Dakota

Request

The current map of MST counties in ND is awkward because it doesn't show the rest of the state at all; if you don't know the geography well at all, you won't know if they're farther west or east, and even if you know this, you won't know if they're farther north or south. Could you take the typical locator map and highlight the MST counties with the same colouration? This way we'd get the whole state, so it's easy to see where in the state the MST counties are found. -- Nyttend (talk) 18:58, 13 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

Check it out! Looks better now. Infinitehoax (talk) 21:12, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Couldn't update/overwrite it. So, it's available here:

Infinitehoax (talk) 21:18, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

South Sudan visa map

Request

The current map of visa requirements for South Sudanese citizens indicates that visas are required for the U.S., however since it was created, travel was banned by the U.S. government. This indicates that the U.S. should be coloured black rather than the current gray, as is done in the map for Israeli citizens for countries they are refused travel to. I have included both for reference.

Cornerstone1949 (talk) 03:45, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

Request: Pinpoint locations for wolf toponyms in Great Britain and Ireland

Map template
I was thinking of something visually similar to this

Articles

Wolves in Great Britain and Wolves in Ireland

Request

A map of the British Isles with the locations of all settlements, villages, towns etc. named after wolves, be they in English, Scots, Gaelic, Irish or Welsh. The names of the localities are listed here: Place-Name Evidence for the Former Distribution and Status of Wolves...in Britain. As to where they are located exactly, that will require someone with a greater knowledge of British/Irish geography than I to work out. I know this will be hard work, so anyone willing to take this on will have my sincerest thanks.
: P.S., an already completed map is apparently available here on Wiley.com, but it's subscription only. Mariomassone (talk) 11:46, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mariomassone: for places mentioned in your first link like Berkshire: Woolley Green (Wolves' wood) we have a wikidata item/Wikipedia article (Woolley Green (Q8033848)/ Woolley Green, Berkshire) so getting the coordinates and mapping (perhaps with Kartographer) would not be so difficult. But what to do with places listed like Shropshire: Great Hoopits (Wolf pits) - where coordinates may be hard to come by? (I am thinking aloud). The Wiley.com article is available through the Wikipedia Library (this link should work). Commander Keane (talk) 14:37, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Place-name evidence for the former distribution and status of Wolves and Beavers in Britain article I linked to has grid references (1x1km areas I think), like SU 4019 for Wooley Green, for nearly all locations - and general areas for others. So a map using a set of coordinates in the Data: namespace in Commons and Kartographer should be possible. Commander Keane (talk) 14:54, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Commander Keane Thank you for the wikilibrary link! I will start with a simple copy of the map shown on page 5, then see if adding the rest of names is possible with my limited technical knowledge. Mariomassone (talk) 16:20, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mariomassone: is your process going to be to list of all the grid references, convert them to coordinates, and then add them to a map? If we had a list like:

SU 6368
SU 5791
SU 8577
...

(taken from Table 2, p. 206 in the paper)

Then I could run a script to convert to coordinates and then use Wikipedia's in-built mapping to display them. Unfortunately the pdf is scanned poorly, so getting the grid references in a list is tough, even with copy/paste. Commander Keane (talk) 00:57, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Commander Keane, I'll list the grid references, but this may take some time as there are hundreds. I'll do them in batches:

England

Berkshire

SU 6368
SU 5791
SU 8577
SU 8577 (repetition?)
SU 4079
SU 4180
SU 4680

Buckinghamshire

SU 7786
SU 9186

Cambridgeshire

TL 4965

Cheshire

SJ 6157
SJ 4856
SJ 4068
SJ 8287
SJ 8677
SJ 3383
SJ 6552
SJ 3177
SJ 8057
SJ 5561
SJ 7578
SJ 5672
SJ 5756
SJ 8165
SJ 6175
SJ 7760
SJ 6375
SJ 6745
SJ 7281
SJ 8889

Cornwall

SW 9470
?
SW 7625
SX 1268
SW 8865
SX 0573
SS2203
SS2516

Cumberland

NY 2436
NY 0412
NY 0928
SD 1780
NX 9821
NY 2822
NY 0723
NY 2423
NY 2428
SD 1993
SD 1990
NY 0729
NY 1825
NY 1201
NY 3522
NY 1050
NY 8910
NY 1204
NY 4741

Derbyshire

SK 4968
SK 3545
SK 2719
SK 1979
SK 1860
SK 2246
SK 2572
SK 0972
SK 3737
SK 2050
SK 0973
SK 1786
SK 3760
SK 2838
SK 1683
SK 1134
SK 2758
SK 3661
SK 2853
SK 0095
SK 0972

Devon

SX 8570
SS 4543
SX 3784
SX 8255
SX 7348
SX 7550
SS 5316
SX 8178
SS 5937
SS 5712
SX 5061

Dorset

SY 9979
ST 7306
SY 8894
SY 8682

Essex

TL 9928
TL 5139
TQ 5793
TL 5726
TL 7337
TL 5926

Gloucestershire

SO 7225
SO 9616
ST 6087
ST 9896
SO 6931
ST 7395
SO 9614
SO 9725
ST 6087 (repetion?)

Hampshire

SU 4829
SU 8032
SU 2117

Herefordshire

SO 4919
SO 5033
SO 5264
SO 7337

Hertfordshire

TL 3612
TL 2518
TL 4328

Huntingdonshire

TL 1365
TL 1574
TL 3381

Lancashire

SD 4652
SD 4859
SD 8222
SD 6357
SD 9639
SD 4108
SD 5451

Lincolnshire

TA 1000

Northamptonshire

SP 7470
TF 2005
SP 5768

Nottinghamshire

SK 6655

Northumberland

NU 2311
NT 9928
NY 8254
NZ 1839
NY 8355

Rutland

SK 8305

Shropshire

SO 5671
SJ 3906

Staffordshire

SJ 9510
SK 0805
SJ 8417
SJ 8808

Suffolk

TL 9762

Surrey

SU 8446
TQ 3750
TQ 0940
TQ 3050

Sussex

TQ 3036
TQ 2116
TQ 4226
SU 8822

Warwickshire

SP 4076
SP 4287
SP 2636

Westmoreland

SD 5585
SD 6092
SD 5376
NY 6208
NY 7203
NY 6400
SD 5199
SD 6286
NY 5613
NY 4400
NY 5109
SD 4581
SD 4979
NY 5522
NY 6622
NY 5919
NY 7800
NY 7415
NY 5123
NY 3915
NY 4381
NY 5610

Wiltshire

SU 2461
ST 8261
SU 1774
ST 9064

Worcestershire

SP 0272

Yorkshire North

NZ 0501
NZ 7003
SE 0279
NZ 6605
SE 8996

Yorkshire West

SE 4162
SK 5281
SD 7396
NZ 6010
SE 2975
SE 2739
SE 3113
SK 4685
SE 1134
SD 9664
SE 5845
SE 1134 (repetition?)
SE 1420
SK 5292
SE 0641
SE 1508
SE 5007
SE 1209
SK 5993
SE 3415
SE 3271
SE 1225
SE 0813
SE 1508 (repetition?)
SE 4529
SE 3210
SE 3416
SE 2808
SE 2805
SE 3113 (repetition?)
SE 3113 (repetition?)
SE 3113 (repetition?)
SE 3113 (repetition?)
SE 1225 (repetition?)
SE 3113 (repetition?)
SE 3113 (repetition?)
SK 3594
SE 4244
SK 5993
SE 4101
SE 4243
SE 3458
SE 5119
SE 2036
SE 7849

Scotland

NO 0592
NO 2349
NO 0592 (repetition?)
NN 6298
NR 4069
?
NN 8309
NX 8775
NJ 4951
NJ 7222
NJ 9357
NK 0638
NS 4155
NN 9932
NO 5070
NC 5249
NX 4237
NN 9893
NO 0592
NJ 2801
NS 1683
NH 5878
NC 3252
NS 1593
NS 0681
NH 3107
NC 3021
NN 7485
NX 2472
NS 5776
NO 1384
?
NX 3945
NR 4666
NS 7407
NM 5531
NH 9716
NN 1115
NC 1516
NN 5153
NH 3389
NN 5925
NH 3037
NM 7174
NM 7275
NX 7869
NG 8133
NG 8233
NC 9023
NM 4040
NM 5429
NT 7463
NT 3107
NT 3447
NT 8267
NO 3288
NO 4288
NO 3377
NO 1533
NJ 6154
NJ 5840
NY 3593
NT 6737
NJ 0753
NT 5015
NT 5809

Ireland

J 2777
H 3116
Q 8354
R 2164
R 2264
H 3242
G 2715
G 6347
M 1889
G 1028
C 0437
C 2019
N 2577
?
V 5270
W 8888
Q 8613
O 1944
V 6069
R 1298
H 3247

Wales

?
?
SN 5133
SN 9749
SO 1279
?
SH 9477
SH 5538
?
SH 9561
SJ 2760
?
SO 2158
SO 1058
SN 9213
SM 9526
SM 9321
ST 2689
ST 4588

@Commander Keane Done. I didn't include the "whelp names" as they could easily apply to dogs or foxes, as stated in the paper.Mariomassone (talk) 13:50, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mariomassone:

Mapped locations from Aybes & Yalden (1995)

. I have given it a go. Embedded here.

Visually, it looks okay to me at c:Data:Wolf_place-names_in_the_UK.map, full-screen on a desktop monitor - but the icons are way too bunched in thumbnail view. Not sure what to do about that.

I have put the location and grid reference as the description on the data page so when you click a marker you see them. The title field for each marker I have left blank, but someone could add the actual place-name (eg Woolan's wood) for each oneif they like (OCR really struggled; a job for a human).

For general interest: Python code used. I haven't double checked the results, so beware.

I just used your list above (including repeats), but the reference is: Aybes, C.; Yalden, D.W. (1995). "Place‐name evidence for the former distribution and status of Wolves and Beavers in Britain". Mammal Review. 25 (4): 201–226. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2907.1995.tb00444.x. ISSN 0305-1838. Commander Keane (talk) 08:30, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

Range map for the Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

Article(s): Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby; List of macropodiformes; 25 other pages on 24 other projects
Request: Could you remove the big square and replace it with a circle around each of the isolated locations where this species lives? (Right now it's hard to distinguish most of the locations from dust spots on my screen.) I believe it's fine to overwrite the existing map with the new, since it's just an improvement rather than a major change. Most of the other projects don't have captions for the map, and (based on Google Translate) all that have captions say simple things like "Distribution map", so there aren't any references to the square itself that would be confused by an overwrite. Nyttend (talk) 19:15, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion: As it's a PNG, that's quite tedious work. It's better to recreate it as an SVG file. Regardless, rather than cropping Australia from a world map, it's preferable to choose a projection centred on Australia. cmɢʟee τaʟκ (please add {{ping|cmglee}} to your reply) 05:37, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Nyttend:

ICUN distribution.

I had a crack. I downloaded the shapefile (via email form) from IUCN, vectorised to coordinates and made a data file on Commons: c:Data:IUCN population bridled nail-tail wallaby.map. Resulting map embedded here (the four regions are clickable with titles/descriptions editable). It renders a little oddly at thumbnail, but you can click and zoom. Commander Keane (talk) 15:09, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Request: Administrative divisions in Oran province

Oran Province map1
Oran Province map2

Articles

Multiples

Request

Hi, I have two requests, if you don't mind. I might be mistaken, but it seems to me that picture 2 is overwritten. If so, is it possible to adjust it?
My second request is, if possible, to add the administrative divisions as shown in picture 1. Thank you. --Fayçal.09 (talk) 12:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

Oran Province Districts. Map from Wikidata/OpenStreetMap query for places that are (1) an instance of a district of Algeria, and (2) located in the admin territory of Oran Province

Oran Province Communes. Map from Wikidata/OpenStreetMap query. Get districts (see previous example) and retrieves anything that is an instance of those districts.

Hi Fayçal.09. There is a good map (I think?) at Oran Province - File:Oran communes de la wilaya.GIF. Is that one problematic? I can't draw maps, but I used {{maplink}}, Wikidata and OpenStreetMap to create zoomable district and commune maps. Embedded here.

Request: Relief Location Map for Iloilo Province, can be used for location pins on Wiki pages.

Description of first image

Description of first image
Description of second image (if needed)

Description of second image (if needed)
Description of third image (if needed; don't request too many at once, though)

Description of third image (if needed; don't request too many at once, though)

Article(s): [[]]
Request: Details of your request go here... -- Retdar (talk) 03:48, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

@Retdar, your request a malformed but I think your question is in the topic heading. I haven't checked, but are pushpin maps still favoured in Wikipedia? It is possible to have an OpenStreetMap with a marker instead. For example in these edits I replaced the pushpin map for a church with a zoomable OpenStreetMap version.

Map of fish distribution

Here we have a map of the northern coast of South America, showing the distribution of three fish species: Poecilia koperi, Poecilia wandae, and Poecilia boesemani. A fourth species, Poecilia vandepolli, can be easily added as it inhabits Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, three small islands off the coast of Venezuela.

I would be very grateful for either a simple map or a Maplink map; Peter once made a wonderful interactive distribution map for Limia#Species, quite possible the best distribution map I have seen.

This map would be useful in articles Poecilia koperi, Poecilia wandae, Poecilia boesemani. and Poecilia vandepolli (currently a FA candidate). Surtsicna (talk) 10:46, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Surtsicna:

Distribution of P. boesemani (red), P. koperi (blue), P. vandepolli (yellow) and P. wandae (brown).

I have created a map (embedded here) using c:Data:Poecilia distribution.map. When I overlaid the .png image you provided it didn't match up perfectly with the OpenStreetMap mapping (it was a bit of a rough sketch to be honest). I assume you know about the sources and can cite them where appropriate. I tried different projections and in the end lined up the points the best I could (out of interest the process was: QGIS; Freehand georeferecner plugin; projections EPSG:4326 & EPSG:3857; Lat Lon Tools plugin switching to lon-lat for copying picked points). Commander Keane (talk) 09:47, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is perfect, @Commander Keane! Beautiful. Thanks! And thank you for explaining the process. It might come in handy. So far I can only make modest Photoshop attempts. Surtsicna (talk) 10:45, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have run into a problem. No matter how wide I make it, the map shows only a single K mark for P. koperi and only a single W mark for P. wandae, making it look like each is found in only one locality :( Please see Poecilia koperi. Surtsicna (talk) 11:04, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Surtsicna: Oh dear. On Show preview and Commons it look fine. I have filed T413473. Commander Keane (talk) 11:26, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It is funny (and possibly telling) that all three Vs are showing! Surtsicna (talk) 11:30, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Surtsicna: I have created Poecilia distribution (multipoint bug workaround).map to workaround the bug and updated the map at Poecilia koperi. Commander Keane (talk) 04:30, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This works perfectly, @Commander Keane. Surtsicna (talk) 12:08, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Add basins to Turkey rivers

Article(s): List of rivers of Turkey
Request: I am trying to improve Water supply and sanitation in Turkey and would like to add this map which is already in the rivers list. I think it would be easier for the reader to understand if the basins shown in map 1 of https://water.fanack.com/turkey/water-resources-in-turkey/ could be added to . As you maybe know water shortages are a problem here so helping people understand is important I think. Chidgk1 (talk) 13:29, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Request taken by --always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 13:23, 23 December 2025 (UTC). @Chidgk1:[reply]

Do you mean "Map 1" on that link?
Do you have a legend so one understands the colors and numbers? --always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 15:35, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Goran tek-en Yes map 1. The colors are just to see the basins clearly so you can use different colors if easier Chidgk1 (talk) 06:32, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Chidgk1 And the numbers, what are they? --always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 17:13, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Goran tek-en Good question. The second map in https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/SYGM/Belgeler/havza%20tan%C4%B1t%C4%B1m%2023.03.2023/ingilizce/Bat%C4%B1%20Akdeniz%20River%20Basin.pdf does not have any numbers. It would be great if you could do it with just the names of the basins not numbers. And of course in svg so I can easily translate between English and Turkish. Chidgk1 (talk) 14:10, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Chidgk1 Thanks, more questions, of course.

Can you write all the names here so I just can copy.
In that image they are colored according to finished or not, do you want that?

--always ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 16:06, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Goran tek-en Yes I will list names after Xmas - ping if I have not done by end of year. No please color to show them clearly like Fanack. Chidgk1 (talk) 16:51, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Request to add Maithili in Mithila region of India to Language region maps of India.svg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Language_region_maps_of_India.svg

This SVG currently shows India’s states and union territories coloured by the most commonly spoken first language in each state/territory. However, it does not represent the Mithila cultural-linguistic region, where Maithili is a major language spoken by millions across parts of Bihar and Jharkhand in India. Maithili is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and a distinct Indo-Aryan language inherent to the Mithila region.

Please include an overlay or separate key for the Mithila region and Maithili language distribution on the map so that the map accurately reflects this major linguistic region.

For reference this is Maithili speaking region of India: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mithila_Map.jpg DevGeekStar (talk) 15:32, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@DevGeekStar: As you say, File:Language region maps of India.svg is for the most commonly spoken first language in each state/territory. Mithila is not a state/territory (as far as I can tell). So you want new map: for which article and what purpose? Given the linguistic diversity of India I am guessing that File:Language region maps of India.svg was chosen as a simple, understandable, representation. There may be several major linguistic regions and a map maker would need all the relevant data so as not push a certain point of view. Do you have a source for the 22 scheduled languages and their boundaries? Commander Keane (talk) 03:30, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the clarification. The purpose would be proper representation on the Languages of India Wikipedia page, where this map is used as a visual overview. Maithili is a scheduled language of India and one of the proposed Classical languages of India, spoken by 70M+ people globally, yet its core linguistic region (Mithila) is not visually represented due to state-level aggregation under “Hindi”.

Multiple linguistic surveys and academic sources document the Maithili-speaking region. For reference:

• CIIL Linguistic Survey of India (Maithili):

http://lisindia.ciil.org/Maithili/Maithili.html

• Representative academic map of the Mithila region in Bihar and Jharkhand:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bijay-Das-2/publication/367167573/figure/fig1/AS:11431281113319284@1673860739818/Map-showing-Mithila-region-in-the-states-of-Bihar-and-Jharkand.png

It may also be relevant to note that Maithili’s visibility in official statistics and public usage has historically been limited due to factors such as:

its inclusion under broader language categories in census aggregation,

limited use in primary education and administration in its core region, and

a shift from its traditional Tirhuta script to Devanagari in most contemporary usage.

I am not proposing altering the existing state/UT logic of the map, but suggesting a supplementary or inset map so that major constitutionally recognised languages are not unintentionally left invisible in overview visuals. DevGeekStar (talk) 05:08, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]