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In keeping with our general [[tardis:user page policy|user page policy]], you may of course use any format you want on your own user pages. But you are restricted to uploading no more than three pictures specifically for your user page. | In keeping with our general [[tardis:user page policy|user page policy]], you may of course use any format you want on your own user pages. But you are restricted to uploading no more than three pictures specifically for your user page. | ||
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There's quite a bit of talk on [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Logos|that other wiki]] about restricting the quality of logo image files to avoid falling afoul of fair use/fair dealing restrictions. We aren't that wiki, but we are hosted in the same legal jurisdiction under similar circumstances. Properly-crafted SVG files generally result in far higher-quality output than comparable raster image files; their quality is theoretically infinite. For this reason I wonder whether using the format for logos and other copyrighted and/or trademarked material is something we should actually be avoiding. [[User:Rob T Firefly|Rob T Firefly]] 03:06, April 6, 2011 (UTC) | There's quite a bit of talk on [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Logos|that other wiki]] about restricting the quality of logo image files to avoid falling afoul of fair use/fair dealing restrictions. We aren't that wiki, but we are hosted in the same legal jurisdiction under similar circumstances. Properly-crafted SVG files generally result in far higher-quality output than comparable raster image files; their quality is theoretically infinite. For this reason I wonder whether using the format for logos and other copyrighted and/or trademarked material is something we should actually be avoiding. [[User:Rob T Firefly|Rob T Firefly]] 03:06, April 6, 2011 (UTC) | ||
:This is a good point, and we should certainly be aware, on a case-by-case basis, of attempts to use the format in ways that might substantially threaten another party's legal rights. However, we can's ban the format outright, as it has plenty of perfectly innocent usages. One major advantage to the format is its handling of transparency, which is absolutely required in some circumstances. In truth, we don't actually host that many .svg files anyway. Almost every logo I'm aware of on this site is either done in .jpg or, if transparency is required, .png format. Still, if you see any potentially problematic .svg files, please let me know. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}} | :This is a good point, and we should certainly be aware, on a case-by-case basis, of attempts to use the format in ways that might substantially threaten another party's legal rights. However, we can's ban the format outright, as it has plenty of perfectly innocent usages. One major advantage to the format is its handling of transparency, which is absolutely required in some circumstances. In truth, we don't actually host that many .svg files anyway. Almost every logo I'm aware of on this site is either done in .jpg or, if transparency is required, .png format. Still, if you see any potentially problematic .svg files, please let me know. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}'''17:00:37 Mon '''16 May 2011 </span> | ||
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:As for BMPs, I quite appreciate that they are the first kind of images that a lot of users might make with MSPaint or the like. But they're still not allowed. It's not fair to force other people to convert and resubmit your work. Moreover, once it's uploaded with a certain extension, you can't just "convert" it anyway. You have to upload a completely new file to a completely new page. | :As for BMPs, I quite appreciate that they are the first kind of images that a lot of users might make with MSPaint or the like. But they're still not allowed. It's not fair to force other people to convert and resubmit your work. Moreover, once it's uploaded with a certain extension, you can't just "convert" it anyway. You have to upload a completely new file to a completely new page. | ||
:For instance, let's say you had the file, [[file:Sample.bmp]]. In order to get a .jpg out of it, you can't just upload a .jpg to [[file:Sample.bmp]]. You have to create the new page | :For instance, let's say you had the file, [[file:Sample.bmp]]. In order to get a .jpg out of it, you can't just upload a .jpg to [[file:Sample.bmp]]. You have to create the new page and then have an admin ''delete'' [[file:Sample.bmp]]. | ||
:Thus '''completely banning BMPs''' is simply more efficient than sayint to new users, "Don't worry. Give us whatever you can. We'll fix it for you." It's better to teach new people how to create proper files than to have to clean up after them. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}} | :Thus '''completely banning BMPs''' is simply more efficient than sayint to new users, "Don't worry. Give us whatever you can. We'll fix it for you." It's better to teach new people how to create proper files than to have to clean up after them. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}'''16:53:06 Mon '''16 May 2011 </span> | ||
[[category:tech notes]] | [[category:tech notes]] | ||