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== Main Image Change ==
== Main Image Change ==


I want to change the main image for the Eleventh Doctor's page. Can I do that? I've uploaded the image that I would use. [[User:King of the Sandmen|King of the Sandmen]] [[User talk:King of the Sandmen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 14:25, 7 May 2021 (UTC)[[File:Eleventh Doctor Closing Time.jpg|thumb]]
I want to change the main image for the Eleventh Doctor's page. Can I do that? I've uploaded the image that I would use. [[User:King of the Sandmen|King of the Sandmen]] [[User talk:King of the Sandmen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 14:25, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
<gallery>
ElevenInShadowsTDODT.jpg|Current image (#1).
Eleventh Doctor Closing Time.jpg|[[User:King of the Sandmen]]'s proposal (#2).
Eleven Closing Time Crop.jpg|Crop with bowtie (#3).
Eleven Closing Time very close crop.jpg|Even tighter crop. (#4)
</gallery>


:There has to be a discussion first with big pages like this, and an admin has to give a final ruling. I (not an admin) like the new picture better (it shows the Doctor's distinctive hairstyle better and there is no mood lighting), but it will probably have to be cropped a bit. [[User:LauraBatham|LauraBatham]] [[User talk:LauraBatham|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 14:32, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
:There has to be a discussion first with big pages like this, and an admin has to give a final ruling. I (not an admin) like the new picture better (it shows the Doctor's distinctive hairstyle better and there is no mood lighting), but it will probably have to be cropped a bit. [[User:LauraBatham|LauraBatham]] [[User talk:LauraBatham|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 14:32, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
:: Yes — discussion ''is'' needed before anybody (even an admin) can change the infobox image of one of the TV Doctors. But I think in this case it is a discussion worth having. The current image runs contrary to [[T:GTI]]'s best practices, which advise one to avoid overly stark/unnatural lighting. King's proposal is much better, but does need to be cropped severely.
:: I've created a gallery presenting two potential crops. Although the tightest is the one that policy would recommend by ''default'', I think it's worth discussing, in a special case like the [[Eleventh Doctor]], whether it's worth settling for the slightly wider (but still ''acceptable'') crop of #3, which allows us to see a bit of the iconic [[bow tie]].
:: Thoughts? [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|Scrooge MacDuck]] [[User talk:Scrooge MacDuck|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 14:44, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

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Main Image Change

I want to change the main image for the Eleventh Doctor's page. Can I do that? I've uploaded the image that I would use. King of the Sandmen 14:25, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

There has to be a discussion first with big pages like this, and an admin has to give a final ruling. I (not an admin) like the new picture better (it shows the Doctor's distinctive hairstyle better and there is no mood lighting), but it will probably have to be cropped a bit. LauraBatham 14:32, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
Yes — discussion is needed before anybody (even an admin) can change the infobox image of one of the TV Doctors. But I think in this case it is a discussion worth having. The current image runs contrary to T:GTI's best practices, which advise one to avoid overly stark/unnatural lighting. King's proposal is much better, but does need to be cropped severely.
I've created a gallery presenting two potential crops. Although the tightest is the one that policy would recommend by default, I think it's worth discussing, in a special case like the Eleventh Doctor, whether it's worth settling for the slightly wider (but still acceptable) crop of #3, which allows us to see a bit of the iconic bow tie.
Thoughts? Scrooge MacDuck 14:44, 7 May 2021 (UTC)