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The bot is now running on a task to change every single picture on the site to have the following format:
[[file:picname.jpg|...]]Please do not use the following form any longer:
[[image:picname.jpg...]]The actual name of the space on the wiki that houses pictures is file:. Image: is redirected to file:, thus creating a teeny tiny bit of lag on the wiki. Multiplied times the thousands of pictures we have, that can add up to a needless, but significant, drain on our resources.
Also, it's much harder to have the bot maintain the database if it has to worry whether the pictures begin with image: or not. Having one consistent word at the beginning of a file name makes it much easier to keep this place tidy. :)
Again, please use file: not image:
Thanks :)
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ <span style="">21:26:09 Sun 03 Apr 2011