Question about unused banners

[Minoa]

This afternoon, NSindex compiled a list of all known banners. After proofreading the banner ID codes, it has come to our attention that there may be two or more hidden banners:

1. https://www.nationstates.net/images/banners/l27.jpg
2. https://www.nationstates.net/images/banners/t7.jpg

Can anyone please explain the names and criteria of those hidden banners, and when they were retired?

Best,

-- Minoa

[Luna Amore]

Can't see what they used to be tied to (if anything) but I can confirm that they are in our big pool of unassigned pics now.

[Socialist Democratic Hryvina]

This afternoon, NSindex compiled a list of all known banners. After proofreading the banner ID codes, it has come to our attention that there may be two or more hidden banners:

1. https://www.nationstates.net/images/banners/l27.jpg
2. https://www.nationstates.net/images/banners/t7.jpg

Can anyone please explain the names and criteria of those hidden banners, and when they were retired?

Best,

-- Minoa

#1 environment?
#2economy or culture

[Trotterdam]

I recall having checked once and finding that there's quite a few unused banners. You can find them by trying numbers beyond the highest in-use number and seeing if you get a 404.

I think that mostly they're images that were cheaper to buy in a single package deal rather than individually, but that the staff currently have no use for.

[Frisbeeteria]

I think that mostly they're images that were cheaper to buy in a single package deal rather than individually, but that the staff currently have no use for.

We bought a time-limited membership and simply selected everything we thought there might be an eventual need for. The IEs can pick from a list, but we've probably still got some leftovers.

[Minoa]

Well, that escalated really quickly to a point that NSindex now has a full table of images. Now I am tempted to call for more editors to catch up on the interconnected nature of NationStates’s imagery.

Thanks anyway, in respect of this enquiry.

[Trotterdam]

For what it's worth, here's a list of all images used by banners:

a1	Chewing the Cud	Prioritize agriculture-based industries
a2	Rush Hour	Develop a strong cattle industry
a3	Productive Soil	Develop a strong agriculture sector alongside a good environment
a4	Early to Rise	Develop a thriving agriculture sector
a5	From the Earth	Enforce compulsory vegetarianism
a6	On the Menu	Eat your national animal

b1	Air and Glass	Develop a technologically literate populace that doesn't care that much
b2	Modern Style	Develop clever citizens
b3	Minimalist Curves	Develop an extremely intelligent populace
b4	Interior Tech	Combine a strong IT industry with a powerhouse economy
b5	Server Room	Develop a strong technology industry
b6	Domed	Develop excellent political freedoms
b7	Leadership	Take charge
b8	Department of Oversight	Clamp down on political freedom
b9	Removed	Develop a religious yet uncaring populace
b10	You Didn't Build That	Engage in corporate welfare
b11	Business First	Prioritize commerce
b12	Cold Hard Reality	Eliminate public healthcare
b13	Secure	Fill the prisons
b14	Needs of the Many	Enforce capital punishment
b15	Dissent is Treason	Harshly suppress political opposition
b16	Medieval	Reject modern ways
b17	Nice for Some	Simultaneously develop a strong economy and high income inequality
b18	Contemplation	Develop a faithful populace
b19	Between God and Rock	Provide significant public funding for religion
b20	Hallowed Halls	Support traditional religion
b21	Stadium	Develop healthy citizens
b22	Gatekeepers	Develop high levels of corruption
b23	Palatial	Develop very high levels of corruption
b24	Listening In	Take a keen interest in what your citizens are doing
b25	Perspective	Believe in religious tolerance

c1	Bright Lights, Big City	Combine 1 billion citizens with a very strong economy
c2	River City	Combine 100 million citizens with a reasonable economy
c3	Metropolis	Combine 400 million citizens with a good economy
c4	Incremental Improvement	Develop a good economy in a nation of at least 200 million citizens
c5	Fast Lane	Choose cars over environment
c6	Modern Steel	Reach 100 million citizens with an excellent environment and economy
c7	Progress is Movement	Develop a thriving gambling industry
c8	City of Sand	Combine a population of 200 million with a terrible environment
c9	Aspire	Develop a strong economy in a scientifically advanced nation with a good environment
c10	Progress is Thirsty Work	Develop a strong economy in a collapsing environment
c11	Renovator's Delight	Combine 100 million citizens with a weak economy
c12	Urban Sprawl	Reach 5 billion citizens
c13	Artist's Impression	Develop high levels of economic freedom in a nation of at least 250 million citizens
c14	Island of Many Hills	Develop a very strong economy in a nation of 2 billion citizens
c15	Mega-Metropolis	Combine 10 billion citizens with a powerhouse economy
c16	Power Grid	Boost education
c17	Skyward	Reach 500 million citizens with a very strong economy
c18	Steel and Glass	Reach 2 billion citizens with a strong economy
c19	Beating Heart	Reach 300 million citizens with a very strong economy and a non-terrible environment
c20	No Limits	Abolish speed limits
c21	They Grow Up So Fast	Develop a good economy in a nation of 300 million citizens

d1	Slight Crime Problem	Develop a crippling crime problem in a reasonably wealthy nation of at least 500 million citizens
d2	Bridge to Nowhere	Overlook education
d3	Exodus	Combine a terrible economy with a terrible environment
d4	Not Sure What's Happening Here	Be strange
d5	Could Have Happened to Anyone	Combine sub-par intelligence with a beautiful environment
d6	White Whale	Fail to prevent mistakes in the fishing industry
d7	Inconsistent Service Delivery	Abolish the government

e1	Ride the Wave	Trust the market
e2	Open for Business	Help your people do business
e3	Conference	Partner with private industry
e4	Making No Cents	Free yourself from the tyranny of coins
e5	All That Glitters	Combine a thriving economy with significant corruption and inequality

f1	Misty Morning	Protect the forests
f2	Treefall	Protect the land
f3	Autumnal	See in your first national birthday
f4	Happy Trails	Address 200 issues
f5	Tall Timber	Develop a thriving timber industry

g1	Form and Function	Guide the political process with a firm hand
g2	Glory to the Government	Develop a large, corrupt government
g3	Pillar of Society	Grow the government

h1	Cracked	Have trouble attracting tourists
h2	Dune	Enhance the environment by removing trees

i1	Model of Efficiency	Prioritize the economy over the environment
i2	Energy Source	Power the economy without mining
i3	Clean and Green	Fund environmental initiatives
i4	Piped Profits	Develop a thriving soda industry
i5	Engine of Growth	Develop a strong automotive industry
i6	Trade Hub	Develop a broad industrial base
i7	Export Sales	Develop a thriving industry
i8	Live Wire	Outsource national power generation
i9	Better When Bottled	Develop a thriving bottled goods industry
i10	Vaults of Knowledge	Develop a thriving publishing industry
i11	Gone Fission	Build nuclear power plants
i12	Foundry	Develop a solid industrial base
i13	Platform for Expansion	Develop a very large industrial base
i14	The Hand That Feeds	Simultaneously develop strong automotive and agricultural sectors
i15	Conveyance	Develop a strong transportation plan
i16	Jacked In	Embrace technology
i17	Book Repository	Develop quality libraries
i18	An Apple a Day	Encourage healthy eating
i19	Railworks	Maintain a healthy economy in the absence of cars
i20	Puffing Billy	Provide low-tech public transport
i21	Book Smarts	Develop a nation of readers
i22	Blue Sky Mining	Develop a strong mining industry
i23	The Fish Are Worth It	Support the fishing industry
i24	Delicious	Support the dairy industry
i25	Slice of Life	Support the pizza industry
i26	On Rails	Provide substantial public transport

k1	Bike Lane	Ban automobiles
k2	In My Sights	Support the right to bear arms
k3	Protector	Know what's best
k4	Holy Warriors	Develop a faith-based military

l1	Red Dawn	Revere a land-based animal
l2	Hilly Terrain	Become a site supporter
l3	Every Road is a Story	Write five or more dispatches or factbooks
l4	Some Climbing Required	Write a Factbook
l5	Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted	Close the borders to immigration
l6	Unbeaten Path	Become an Anarchy
l7	Sand and Rock	Attribute 1% of annual deaths to people getting lost in the wilderness [SPACE]
l8	Sole Survivor	Develop an extremely strong timber industry
l9	Tourist Destination	Develop a culture-based tourism industry
l10	Revolving	Explore alternative forms of energy
l11	Outdoor Pursuits	Combine a healthy populace, civil rights, and an excellent environment
l12	Hiking	Leverage a beautiful environment into a thriving tourism industry
l13	Abandoned	Exhibit a disturbingly low average lifespan
l14	Brave New World	Found a region
l16	Cavern	Give tourism a state-funded helping hand to promote an excellent environment
l17	Hostile Elements	Develop a nation of at least 50 million citizens who aren't especially fond of strangers
l18	Perched	Divide into self-governing regions
l19	A New Day	Change from one nation classification to another
l20	Fields of Gold	Become a World Assembly Delegate
l21	Rock of Ages	Be truly ancient
l22	Gray Power	Care for the elderly
l23	Something Better	Reject industry
l24	Oasis	Be a regional hermit
l25	Remembered	Push average citizen lifespan below 50 years
l26	At Rest	Eliminate the elderly
l28	Seeing in the Dawn	Develop a population of at least 6 million citizens
l29	Pause for Sightseeing	Combine a pleasant environment with cars and low intelligence
l30	Retirement	Extend your citizens' average lifespan beyond 80 years
l31	Old Ways are Best	Develop a low-tech but economically thriving nation
l32	Temperature Dropping	Develop an inhospitable climate
l33	There's a Whole World Out Here	Abolish computers
l34	Go It Alone	Reject state-funded welfare
l35	Home Alone	Develop a populace who like to keep to themselves
l36	Immortal	Address 300 issues
l37	Rocky Endeavor	Address 150 issues
l38	Windswept	Address six issues
l39	Scenic Slag Heap	Develop a beautiful environment alongside a thriving mining industry
l40	Mesa	Address 15 issues
l41	Life is a Mystery	Cultivate a deeply spiritual populace
l42	Snowed In	Address ten issues
l43	Stand Alone	Eschew the military
l44	The Hills are Alive	Develop a beautiful environment in a nation of 1 billion citizens
l45	Cultivated	Provide government support for parks and nature reserves

m1	Tanks for Everything	Build a large military
m2	Sunset Escort	Build a substantial military
m3	A Moment's Peace	Combine a strong military with civil rights
m4	Cruise	Build an extremely large military
m5	Patrol	Build a ridiculously large military
m6	From Above	Build a very large military
m7	Peacekeepers	Build a military
m8	Material Disadvantage	Build an inadequately-funded military

n1	Medical Innovation	Fund advanced health research [SPACE]
n2	Genetic Warfare	Combine a strong military with advanced medical research
n3	Improvements Can Be Made	Fund very advanced health research
n4	There Are Always More Questions	Become highly scientifically advanced
n5	Budding Freedoms	Develop high recreational drug use

o1	Very Fishy	Revere a marine animal
o2	Homeward, with Ripples	Develop a thriving tourism industry
o3	Ocean Nova	Develop a world-class environment
o4	Crisp Morning	Address 75 issues
o5	Respected	Be endorsed
o6	Waking in Paradise	Develop an extremely good environment
o8	Shacked Up	Combine a good environment with below-average economy
o9	New Around Here	Found a nation!
o10	Beached	Develop a compassionate populace in a nation with a good environment

p1	Mother and Child	Eliminate youth crime while maintaining civil rights
p2	Faces of @@NAME@@ #1	Develop above average civil rights
p3	Handheld	Stay out of the bedroom
p4	@@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ Fashion	Develop a world-class fashion industry
p5	Faces of @@NAME@@ #6	Develop superb civil rights
p6	Faces of @@NAME@@ #5	Develop excellent civil rights
p7	Faces of @@NAME@@ #4	Develop excellent civil rights
p8	Faces of @@NAME@@ #3	Develop very good civil rights
p9	Faces of @@NAME@@ #2	Develop very good civil rights
p10	Faces of @@NAME@@ #7	Develop superb civil rights
p11	Faces of @@NAME@@ #8	Develop world benchmark civil rights
p12	Faces of @@NAME@@ #9	Develop world benchmark civil rights
p13	Faces of @@NAME@@ #10	Develop world benchmark civil rights
p14	Faces of @@NAME@@ #11	Develop excessive civil rights
p15	Faces of @@NAME@@ #12	Develop excessive civil rights
p16	Faces of @@NAME@@ #13	Develop frightening civil rights
p17	Power from the People	Develop a keenly politically-aware populace
p18	Cheeky	Take it all off
p19	Starting Out	Combine civil rights with a healthy economy
p20	Ocean Frolics	Make your people extremely cheerful
p21	Faces of @@NAME@@ #14	Develop frightening civil rights
p22	Giving Back	Extend your citizens' average lifespan beyond 70 years
p23	Popular Uprising	Defend the right to protest
p24	Kickball	Nurture a happy, free populace
p25	Together	Share the institution of marriage
p26	Keeper of the Flame	Support alternative religions

q1

Birds of a Feather

Be endorsed by six nations at once

r1	Trickle Down	Develop high income inequality
r2	Seen Much Better Days	Run a very poor economy
r3	Slumming	Develop significant numbers of impoverished citizens
r4	Small Business	Run a fragile economy or worse
r5	Home	Develop a good economy with some income inequality
r6	Seen Better Days	Run a crumbling economy
r7	Stories to Tell	Publish a dispatch other than a Factbook
r8	The Sea Remembers	Make sewage waste someone else's problem
r9	Detrimental Externality	Seriously prioritize the economy over the environment
r10	Dumped	Eliminate environmental protections
r11	Nothing to See Here	Develop a serious crime problem

s1	Keeping the Peace	Prioritize Law & Order
s2	Thickening Blue Line	Boost the police force
s3	National Pride	Enforce compulsory military service

t1	All Available Space	Run a below-average but not terrible economy
t2	Vista	Be cultured
t4	The Other Way	Develop a good economy without free markets
t5	High-Density Culture	Show an appreciation for the finer things
t6	Light the Lamps	Become influential in a region
t8	Icy Gaze	Address 250 issues
t9	On the Water	Prioritize the environment over the economy
t10	Holy Water	Support @@FAITH@@
t11	Oversight	Fund Law & Order in a low-tech nation
t12	Under and Over	Simultaneously develop low inequality and high culture
t13	Tranquility	Develop a pleasant environment in a religious nation
t14	Queen of the Hill	Address 30 issues
t15	The Sun Always Rises	Exhibit low unemployment
t16	Morning Calm	Achieve balance in all things
t17	Seat of Power	Develop a large, tasteful government
t18	Summer Residence	Develop deep-rooted corruption with a taste for nice things
t19	Father Knows Best	Become a Father Knows Best state
t20	Window Shopping	Develop a cultured nation of at least 80 million with good civil rights
t21	Crisp Village	Develop a cultured, self-centered nation of at least 40 million citizens
t22	A Many Splendored Land	Address 50 issues
t23	Simple Life	Develop an issue with unemployment
t24	City of Sticks	Combine a beautiful environment with a weak economy
t25	Above it All	Develop a stoic, dispassionate citizenry
t26	Green is the Morrow	Address 100 issues
t27	Nice Part of Town	Get cultured

u1	No Rest for the Young	Develop a problem with youth crime
u2	Underbelly	Combine heavy industry with crime

v1

Celestial Color

Embrace the one true faith

w1	No Moisture Required	Have a truly terrible environment
w2	The Future is Near	Make contact
w3	The Worlds Above Us	Reach for the stars

x1	Out There	Become so technologically advanced, they don't even have a name for it
x2	Vats Entertainment	Embrace vats
x3	There Will Be Blood	Make sacrifices
x4	Atomic Age	Build bigger bombs
x5	Infected	Deal with the undead
x6	Avast!	Keel-haul scurvy dogs

z1	Great Works	Be cultured and clever
z2	Defiance	Cultivate a nation of activists

eg1	Oblong Secrets	Find an easter egg
eg2	Eggcellent Detective Work	Collect four easter eggs

tv1

Everyone Wants a Piece

Develop a thriving entertainment industry

wa1

A Voice at the Table

Join the World Assembly

A list of all images used by policies can be found on my site. It includes some that aren't used by banners.

What I'm curious about is what the letters stand for. Most of the letters seem to be organized by what the image depicts, rather than strictly what subject it's used for. I've been able to guess many of them:
a = agriculture
b = buildings
c = cities
d = ??? (damage? dumps? most of the banners are about bad stuff)
e = economy
f = forest
g = government
h = ???
i = industry
j = -
k = ???
l = landscape
m = military
n = ???
o = ocean
p = people
q = ???
r = ??? (some look like ruins, some look like rural...)
s = ???
t = town
u = underworld (or maybe just urban, both of the current ones are about crime but the remaining unused banners don't seem associated with it)
v = violet
w = ??? (world?)
x = ??? (tends to get used for really weird stuff)
y = -
z = ???
eg = egg
tv = television
wa = World Assembly

[Minoa]

Hola,

It will take some time due to the large number of banners (I just added the policies), but as far as I am aware, the V, EG and WA series have a definite meaning.

Maybe the admins will be able to explain the other groups.

-- Minoa

[Minoa]

Source: https://nsindex.net/wiki/Government_spending

I have a related question: can anyone identify the banner that provides the background of the Healthcare sector of the government spending pie chart?

Best,

-- Minoa

[N7eternia]

Source: https://nsindex.net/wiki/Government_spending

I have a related question: can anyone identify the banner that provides the background of the Healthcare sector of the government spending pie chart?

Best,

-- Minoa

https://imgur.com/K6LrlU6