Forum:History sections + image overload

okay, guys, we're letting everyone upload a new picture per character page per chapter again. Don't. Some of these images don't warrent being on the page. For instance, the image of Miku laughing did nothing for the text it support, I just removed it from the page.

the main culpurits are the history sections, we don't need so many images uploaded as everyone keeps adding. I want to discuss limiting the images somehow for history sections. I'm not saying have none at all, but really, if you have 3 images and all 3 are overlapping each other because theres not enough text between them, it means theres too much image. As pretty as they are, if their disrupting the text, they are not doing the text any favors. There needs to be a balance of text and images to avoid these problems. Also, when so many images enter a page, it becomes clear their being used for decorational reasons, not demostrational reasons.

Anyone got any idea? I myself think limiting it to 1-3 images per arc. If we can figure this out, I'll update Image Guidelines myself with additional notes if everyone is fine. Or someone else can, it doesn't have to be me, just so long as we agree on it. One-Winged Hawk 23:33, March 24, 2011 (UTC)

The picture of Mihawk laughing supported the text perfectly. It shows Mihawk in a extremely unusual moment, the text even comments on that.

It is similar to Buggy's trivia section, with this picture:

That just to explain why I added that particular picture. I fully agree on removing images because we have to many, but having no connection to the text is (in this case) simply not true.

But in general, I agree with you.-- 23:41, March 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * When there is already a picture related to the event, there is no need to add an additional one, the most related to the event must be used. In this case, it was more important to show Mihawk's presence on scene then it was to have him laughing.  Also... That Buggy one really need not be there, just to note. One-Winged Hawk 09:39, March 25, 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, we're getting a lot of new editors, and they all think it's nice to have more pictures ("a picture is worth a thousand words"). Maybe we should put this guideline on the Main Page so it's easier to know not to. Also, how do we sort out these pictures that we don't need? Yatanogarasu 23:48, March 24, 2011 (UTC)

This also brings up another point: people are putting up galleries for attacks, like the Kage Kage no Mi and Kokuto Yoru. We should only have really noteworthy attacks (like signature and frequently used attacks, or ultimate techniques) pictured. Yatanogarasu 01:50, March 25, 2011 (UTC)


 * Agreed, this was the danger of introducing the galleries to attacks pages from the start. In particular if there are more then 1 image used for a single attack, reject all but the best one and demand only a gif be used in such an event. This is more true for the complex moves, simple moves really shouldn't have images quite frankyl that are not animated gifs.  Too many images affect those with poor bandwidths; whats more important the pretty picure or the text if you can't get both to load? It should be the text and so long as they have they they can understand what the move entails, if not, we're not doing our job as editors explaining it. One-Winged Hawk 09:39, March 25, 2011 (UTC)