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[[File:Marian_Mudder.jpg|200px|thumb|This user page is approved for general exhibiton by Her Majesty the Queen, [[Adelaide II of Vodeo|Adelaide II]].]]
Ohai, I'm '''ParAvion''', head of the Lands Survey Department, the <s>crowd</s> <s>mob</s> government department responsible for charting every square inch, centimetre, and furlong of {{Vodeo}}.

I started mapping on OpenGeofiction on December 12, 2016, and began charting Vodeo on December 31, 2016. Vodeo is based on a series of maps I began drawing in 2005 and 2006, and until now has been restricted to pencil and paper. OpenGeofiction has given me the chance to computerise my maps and add in a level of detail I hadn't been able to achieve before. A lot of what you'll see in Vodeo (provinces, cities, and highways) exists on the paper maps, and many of Vodeo's place names go back years, so if you see a place name that matches one of your own, congratulations, great minds think alike! <small>(And fools never differ.)</small>

Like many of you, I draw on real-world inspiration for my mapping. Vodeo is mainly based on places around Australia and New Zealand (with Saviso and Holme taking inspiration from Adelaide, Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, and Wellington), but other places occasionally pop in.

As for me? I'm from New Zealand. Besides indulging in recreational cartography, I have an interest in history (particularly 20th century history and ''especially'' the Atomic Age and the Cold War), photography, and politics. I'm also a Twitch streamer (ParAvion2000), and I do some mapping on-stream occasionally, so stop by and watch the construction of Vodeo in real time.

[[File:1957 Cobalt Belvoir.png|300px|thumb|Here is a 1957 [[Cobalt]] Belvoir. I'm a big fan of the '50s, so it makes sense that Vodeo should produce such a wonderful car as this.]]

'''And now, a table detailing what's inspired by where:'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Place
! Based on
|-
  | [[Avington]]<br><small>''My skin wasn't always this red, was it?''</small>
  | '''Australia:''' Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne<br>'''New Zealand:''' Tauranga<br>'''United States:''' Los Angeles, Miami, San Bernardino Mountains
|-
  | [[Brynderwyn]] and Colony Coast<br><small>''We've heard all the sheep jokes, trust us.''</small>
  | '''Australia:''' Hawkesbury River<br>'''The Bahamas:''' Nassau<br>'''Jamaica:''' Kingston<br>'''New Zealand:''' Bay of Islands, Brynderwyn<br>'''Wales:''' Porthmadog
|-
  | [[Cheltenham]]<br><small>''I'm sure we have some sort of claim to fame.''</small>
  | '''Australia:''' Echuca, Shepparton, Wagga Wagga, Wodonga
|-
  | [[Crafers]]<br><small>''We'll let you know once we've sobered up.''</small>
  | '''Australia:''' Albury<br>'''Jamaica:''' Kingston<br>'''New Zealand:''' Dunedin, Tauranga, Whangarei
|-
  | [[Franklin Coast]]<br><small>''Surf's up, dudes!''</small>
  | '''New Zealand:''' Coromandel Peninsula
|-
  | [[Gerrise]]<br><small>''More hipsters per square hectare than anywhere else.''</small>
  | '''Australia:''' Melbourne (culturally)<br>'''Canada:''' St. John's<br>'''New Zealand:''' Dunedin, Wellington
|-
  | [[Greville]]<br><small>''They're up to something.''</small>
  | '''Australia:''' East Gippsland
|-
  | [[Holme]]<br><small>''We remember the Queen when she was little Addy.''</small>
  | '''Australia:''' Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney<br>'''New Zealand:''' Wellington
|-
  | [[Saviso]]<br><small>''We pay for everything, stop complaining about us.''</small>
  | '''Australia:''' Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney<br>'''Canada:''' Ottawa<br>'''New Zealand:''' Auckland
|-
  | [[Schellingen]]<br><small>''We're used to the rest of the country forgetting about us.''</small>
  | Can we get back to you on this one?
|-
  | [[Silverton]]<br><small>''That ground is flat, better dig a hole and have a look around.''</small>
  | '''Australia:''' Ballarat, Bendigo
|}

==Sandboxes==
*[[User:ParAvion/Sandbox|Sandbox 1]]: A list of significant dates in Vodean history.
*[[User:ParAvion/Sandbox 2|Sandbox 2]]: Various assorted goodies:
**[[User:ParAvion/Sandbox 2#Vodean pronunciation table|Pronunciation table for Vodean placenames]]
**[[User:ParAvion/Sandbox 2#Public holidays in Vodeo|Public holidays in Vodeo]]
**[[User:ParAvion/Sandbox 2#Census in Vodeo|Vodean census dates and data]]
**[[User:ParAvion/Sandbox 2#Electricity in Vodeo|Power stations in Vodeo]]
**[[User:ParAvion/Sandbox 2#List of rivers in Vodeo|List of rivers in Vodeo]]
**[[User:ParAvion/Sandbox 2#National parks of Vodeo|National parks of Vodeo]]
**[[User:ParAvion/Sandbox 2#Dominoes|A political drama in the vein of ''House of Cards'']].
*[[User:ParAvion/Sandbox 3|Sandbox 3]]: A draft of future information regarding piracy in Vodeo and the Sea of Uthyra.
*[[User:ParAvion/Sandbox 4|Sandbox 4]]: Notes on the Commonwealth space program.
*[[User:ParAvion/Sandbox/House of Commons|House of Commons]]: Information on the current composition of the Vodean House of Commons.
*[[User:ParAvion/Sandbox/People|People]]: Notable people in Vodean history.
*[[User:ParAvion/Sandbox/Postcodes|Postcodes]]: A list of postcodes currently in use in Vodeo.

==Nations of Cartographic Distinction==
I love maps. Seriously, I have an abnormal obsession with them. Because I can sit for hours staring at maps, I'll list here my particular favourites. Shoutout to [[User:Niels20020|Niels20020]] for the idea.

#'''{{Vodeo}}''' to start with, because of course.
#'''{{New Ingerland}}''', '''{{Karvaland}}''', and the '''{{South Astrasian Federation}}''' have lovely maps. Seriously, they are absolutely ''gorgeous'' to look at. Whenever I want to see how something is done in OGF, I stop in these places first.
#'''{{Aorangëa}}''' isn't too bad on the eyes either.
#'''{{Broceliande}}''' might be French, but the detail is staggering.
#'''{{Myrcia}}''', you may be swarming with Reds but your maps are beautiful.
#'''{{Khaiwoon}}''', what is there to say? I'm not sure whether the level of detail in the map is astounding, or disturbing.
#'''{{Gobrassanya}}''' has plenty of motorways to <s>play on</s> enjoy.

==Bliki==
All the cool kids are doing it.

{{ParAvionBliki}}