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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, . In order to get a .jpg out of it, you can't just upload a .jpg to . You have to create the new page [[file:Sample.jpg]] and then have an admin ''delete'' . | :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 [[file:Sample.jpg]] 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}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}}'''16:53:06 Mon '''16 May 2011 </span> | :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> | ||
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