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No problem! In my experience, it's often harder to learn something different from what you're used to than to learn something brand new. And we have quite a few policies that are different from other popular wikis. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:33, September 17, 2014 (UTC) | No problem! In my experience, it's often harder to learn something different from what you're used to than to learn something brand new. And we have quite a few policies that are different from other popular wikis. [[User:Shambala108|Shambala108]] [[User talk:Shambala108|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:33, September 17, 2014 (UTC) | ||
== Images == | |||
Thanks so much for trying to improve our image library of SJA images! Seriously, very helpful! Still, I've had to delete a few of your pictures today just because they didn't quite comply with [[T:ICC|our image guidelines]]. A basic rule of thumb that we have is that you should always try to get a widescreen image. This isn't always possible, of course. Some of our topics are comics and/or an earlier age of television. Still, it's ''generally'' possible to crop to widescreen, even if the whole of the original image is ''not'' widescreen. | |||
We won't necessarily delete an image from classic ''Doctor Who'' or a comic if it's at least 4:3. However, one thing that almost always get a delete are images that are square or even portrait-orientated. And one thing I'll always delete are non-widescreen images that are taken from widescreen productions. Since most people who edit here are only interested in BBC Wales productions, and all of those were in widescreen, it's really important that we insist upon widescreen images, or the rule will mean nothing? | |||
Why do we even have the rule? Mainly because filmmakers wouldn't shoot in widescreen were it 16:9/16:10 an attractive ratio. But the secondary reasons are that many of Wikia's products assume that your images are widescreen. For instance, every page served by the iOS app, MyWkia, begins with a widescreen image. And if it finds only a portrait image on the page, you end up with only a forehead. If we always try to give widescreen images, our work is going to look the best across the widest number of devices and applications. | |||
So please: don't think my deletions were done arbitrarily or because we have stupid rules. Instead, I'm trying to future proof your work, and make sure that your contributions will live on for many years to come. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}} 22:22: Wed 17 Sep 2014</span> | |||
Revision as of 22:22, 17 September 2014
LelalMekhaThanks for your edits! We hope you'll keep on editing with us. This is a great time to have joined us, because now you can play the Game of Rassilon with us and win cool stuff! Well, okay, badges. That have no monetary value. And that largely only you can see. But still: they're cool!
We've got a couple of important quirks for a Wikia wiki, so let's get them out of the way first.
British English, please
We generally use British English round these parts, so if you're American, please be sure you set your spell checker to BrEng, and take a gander at our spelling cheat card.
Spoilers aren't cool
We have a strict definition of "spoiler" that you may find a bit unusual. Basically, a spoiler, to us, is anything that comes from a story which has not been released yet. So, even if you've got some info from a BBC press release or official trailer, it basically can't be referenced here. In other words, you gotta wait until the episode has finished its premiere broadcast to start editing about its contents. Please check the spoiler policy for more details.
Other useful stuff
Aside from those two things, we also have some pages that you should probably read when you get a chance, like:
- the listing of all our help, policy and guideline pages
- our Manual of Style
- our image use policy
- our user page policy
- a list of people whose job it is to help you
If you're brand new to wiki editing — and we all were, once! — you probably want to check out these tutorials at Wikipedia, the world's largest wiki:
Remember that you should always sign your comments on talk and vote pages using four tildes like this:Thanks for becoming a member of the TARDIS crew! If you have any questions, see the Help pages, add a question to one of the Forums or ask on my talk page. Doug86 ☎ 00:00, August 28, 2014 (UTC)
Stegosaurus
Hi there. I incorrectly presumed your edit was based upon a picture on Luke's t-shirt. I have reverted my undoing of your edit. My sincerest apology. --Revan\Talk 08:23, September 17, 2014 (UTC)
Re: mistake
No problem! In my experience, it's often harder to learn something different from what you're used to than to learn something brand new. And we have quite a few policies that are different from other popular wikis. Shambala108 ☎ 19:33, September 17, 2014 (UTC)
Images
Thanks so much for trying to improve our image library of SJA images! Seriously, very helpful! Still, I've had to delete a few of your pictures today just because they didn't quite comply with our image guidelines. A basic rule of thumb that we have is that you should always try to get a widescreen image. This isn't always possible, of course. Some of our topics are comics and/or an earlier age of television. Still, it's generally possible to crop to widescreen, even if the whole of the original image is not widescreen.
We won't necessarily delete an image from classic Doctor Who or a comic if it's at least 4:3. However, one thing that almost always get a delete are images that are square or even portrait-orientated. And one thing I'll always delete are non-widescreen images that are taken from widescreen productions. Since most people who edit here are only interested in BBC Wales productions, and all of those were in widescreen, it's really important that we insist upon widescreen images, or the rule will mean nothing?
Why do we even have the rule? Mainly because filmmakers wouldn't shoot in widescreen were it 16:9/16:10 an attractive ratio. But the secondary reasons are that many of Wikia's products assume that your images are widescreen. For instance, every page served by the iOS app, MyWkia, begins with a widescreen image. And if it finds only a portrait image on the page, you end up with only a forehead. If we always try to give widescreen images, our work is going to look the best across the widest number of devices and applications.
So please: don't think my deletions were done arbitrarily or because we have stupid rules. Instead, I'm trying to future proof your work, and make sure that your contributions will live on for many years to come.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 22:22: Wed 17 Sep 2014
