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Fixing Maps - August/September 2012
The August 2012 upgrade of MediaWiki from version 1.15.x to 1.19.x caused several problems for maps produced with Display_Map and Display_Point
1. The syntax for the Display_Map and Display_Point command changed. There is no longer a pipe character after the initial colon character.
2. For Display_Point commands, there is no longer a semicolon at the end of the final location
3. The Display_Point command has a bug which interferes with footnotes. No Display_Point command can appear between any footnotes and the <Reference> or <Reflist> commands.
The old clickable US state maps no longer work. There are now the following templates:
* <nowiki>{{USA imagemap state names coal}}</nowiki>
* <nowiki>{{USA imagemap state names existing coal plants}}</nowiki>
* <nowiki>{{USA imagemap state names existing coal waste sites}}</nowiki>
* <nowiki>{{USA imagemap state names proposed coal plants}}</nowiki>
* <nowiki>{{USA imagemap state names fracking}}</nowiki>
The following (in rough order of priority) is a list of projects that need to be done to correct or move maps:
* In the "(State) and coal" pages, reposition any maps that use Display_Point to a "Maps" section at the bottom. Also, replace the old USA map with the new one. (50 pages)
* In the [[International_Information_on_Coal|"(Country) and coal" pages]], reposition any maps that use Display_Point. (Fewer than 10 pages -- most do not have the problem, but need to click through the list to make sure)
* The
* All the [[Coal terminals]] pages need to be checked. If they use the Display_Point command, the maps may need to be repositioned (Up to 200 pages)
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Please add the issue of coal fires to this discussion. There are many natural and man-made coal fires burning out of control around the globe. These are a '''major''' source of CO2s. In China alone, the fires are estimated to produce as much CO2 as all the vehicles in North America. In the US, a Pennsylvanian town has been abandoned due to the fires burning under it. Awareness needs to be raised and finding a way to extinguish them should be a global priority.
