Requesting edits for locked pages.

[Time Turner]

Can I ask what the difference is between "File" and "Image"?

"Image" used to be the only uploadable file format way back in 2007-2008, but it's been supplanted by File:. Functionally, there's no difference.

So... why change it if there's no difference?

 

[User4042]

Can I ask what the difference is between "File" and "Image"?

"Image" used to be the only uploadable file format way back in 2007-2008, but it's been supplanted by File:. Functionally, there's no difference.

So... why change it if there's no difference?

because it's more than just images now

 

[Glowsquid]

I totally missed that last post on the previous page. One could say "File:" is the more recent and accurate standard, but it's kinda pointless really.

 

[Dashbot]

My opinion, change it while editing if you like, but don't edit just to change it

 

[LeftyGreenMario]

Kind of like removing that thumb|right parameter, eh?

 

[Dashbot]

Why remove that?

 

[Glowsquid]

thumb|right is useless since images are placed on the right by default.

 

[Dashbot]

oh, it is still pretty pointless to press "edit", change "Image:" to "File:", "thumb|right" to "thumb", click save and do this over and over flooding the recent changes.. also known as unconstuctive edits.

 

[Glowsquid]

that's exactly what she implied.

 

[User4042]

But it has less bytes

 

[Lakituthequick]

But it has less bytes

Just editing to remove stuff like mentioned above does not safe bytes, really. Every time you edit a page, a new revision is saved, the previous one isn't deleted.

 

[Driftmaster130]

MarioWiki:Proposals/Header should also be updated. (per change to the No-Signature Policy)

No one's done that yet.

 

[Dashbot]

I guess admins are still discussing this.

 

[YoshiCookie]

The Scuttlebug page needs to be deleted so I can move Scuttle Bug to it (Scuttlebug is the spelling in-game, so it takes priority over the Nintendo Power "Scuttle Bug").

 

[Dashbot]

Can someone delete Random Item? It is a non-existence item. Mixing a Mystery with a Point Swap gives you a random item, not an item with the name "Random Item". It may be very confusing, and It is an orphaned page (except from my user_talk).

 

[Driftmaster130]

Can someone fix the date for the next issue here? (Template:Shroom)

Edit: nevermind I'm stupid

 

[Dashbot]

Can someone add a link to the 40th archive in MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive Header?

 

[Ray Trace]

Can we move this outdated category page name?

 

[Glowsquid]

categories can't be moved. Your best bet is to create a new category and tag that one for deletion when the replacin' is done.

 

[Ray Trace]

Tagged for deletion

 

[Ray Trace]

http://www.mariowiki.com/MarioWiki:Image_Use_Policy

JPEG format is generally only desirable for "live action" pictures.

Saying "photographs" is a much better wording than "live action" pictures. So I'd like this changed to

JPEG format is generally only desirable for photographs.

 

[Walkazo]

Isn't "photograph" just for film? There's also screencaps from live action films that'd fall under the "jpg plz" umbrella, but would seem inappropriate to classify as photographs.

 

[Ray Trace]

It's also for photographs of real life subjects like people.

 

[Walkazo]

Oops, that first "film" was about film as in film photography, not "film" as in movies (whcih I'm saying wouldn't be covered by "photograph"). I should've been more precise with my wording, sorry...

 

[Ray Trace]

Still I don't really like the use of the wording "live-action" pictures. Something doesn't sound right to me. I consider screencap of live-action stuff "photograph" but I could be wrong :P