User talk:Jinbe

Welcome


Heya :-)

Im doing my best to contribute to the wiki, but if you have a problem or something to discuss, please do so. I'm usually quite reasonable if criticism comes in a -polite- way.

Currently I'm working on the cp 9 pages. I will try to improve them and make them similar in appearance. I also added a topic on each cp9-member page to discuss the changes - so if you have something to object: please post on the talk page, not just re-edit. It took a lot of time for me and i think it is just fair to discuss the matter first! :)

Thanks fellow one piece fans!

Jinbe



GIF Over JPG And PNG
I'm concerned over the fact that you keep uploading images encoded as gif but without the images themselves showcasing any moving animation. That presents a problem in itself, as the majority of editors (old and new) uploaded or in some cases update other images be it manga or anime and people can't work on yours. If I'm not mistaken, I believe you replaced some images yourself with unmovable gif type instead of updating them...

Image files eventually get updated for one reason or another and some of them replaced (sometimes wrongfully) but yours don't quite fit in that category, could you do something about it? Another question would be, why choose gif for still images in the first place? That format doesn't hold any advantages over the aforementioned image types, unless you use it for icons in website development in order to focus on small filesize and increased loading speeds when rendering pages in web browsers! MasterDeva 20:39, January 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi there,


 * I wasn't aware that people are unable to update gifs, thank you for that info. I usually use still gifs to add transparency (see the picture of smoker at my talkpage, it had a white background previously). That is not possible with jpg. For the pictures I recently uploaded, that must be a mistake because it isn't needed at all, I probably forgot to change the save-settings.


 * So, what can I do about it? I could upload new jpg versions of the recently used ones. However, is there a way to delete the old pictures completely? Something like the "candidate for deletion" feature? (how that works is still unclear to me)


 * As for transparency, I will use png in the future. Jinbe 22:12, January 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * I'll have to make something clear first before it leads to a misunderstanding. Gifs can be updated, however most people prefer and they do use jpg and png for still images. The thing is that in order to update one pic with another, the said pic must be of the same type or format. In others words, only a type jpg can be uploaded on a jpg image file, a png on a png, a gif on a gif and so on and and so forth. The reason I said that non moving image files 'can't' be updated, was because what the vast majority of our users upload isn't compatible with that. My apologies if I caused you confusion before.


 * Regarding now the status of the images you mentioned, only a user with administrator privileges and above can delete images. Tagging images with a deletion or duplicate template does just that. Unless someone deletes them those files will continue to stay (becoming spacehogs or trash files). Being short of administrators at the moment (and more than ever actually) it becomes apparent why we have a problem with unused images piling up together as you can understand. Don't worry, although the process is slow you can give priority to the order of files you want to be removed. ;D


 * PS: In case you are wondering why I've put your response in my talk page here, I did it only for consistency's sake. That way people can keep track of a conversation as a whole without going back and forth between talk pages, that way is more appropriate to use when we are having a discussion. ^_^ MasterDeva 23:09, January 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * Mhm, I see.
 * Then I will do as suggested and upload new jpg versions of my latest pics and keep it as jpg or png in the future. Thanks for your advise, really appreciate it. I might have to poke you again for the deletion tag tho :) Jinbe 23:53, January 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * No problem. You can ask me any time you have a question, just drop a message on my talk page. Take care. ^_- MasterDeva 00:45, January 8, 2011 (UTC)