User talk:Brynnis

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Image aspect ratio

Thanks for your recent image uploads! I've had to delete a couple, however, because they were well outside our guidelines for image aspect ratios. In general, it should be possible to crop even classic series images into something approaching a 16:9 ratio. Stories that are actually filmed in 16:9/16:10 should definitely yield screenshots of a similar ratio. A couple of your recent uploads were much longer than they were wide, completely reversing the aspect ratio we are trying to uphold. Please see T:ICC for a quick overview of our image rules.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 14:34: Thu 09 Feb 2012 

Oops, I'm sorry! I read Tardis:Image use policy and Help:Files and didn't see anything definite about aspect ratio, heh. I saw some other pictures that were similarly cropped around the wiki which led me to believe it was okay. I've bookmarked the cheat sheet now, thanks :) I'll skim through the episode tonight and grab some new screencaps. Brynnis ^{talk to me} 15:45, February 9, 2012 (UTC)

Perfect work at the new File:Arkinspace libri.jpg! Thanks! Yeah, I'll admit that you can find examples of non-standard work around, but see T:IUP ADMIN. We admin can't be everywhere, and the rule is only about two years old, whereas the wiki itself is coming up on its seventh birthday. And there are legitimate cases where the "must be 16:9" rule is waved, such as with magazine and book covers and some comic art, which are obviously of a different orientation. So you will see some examples that don't conform, but that doesn't necessarily make them right. Rest assured that if I come across screenshots in infoboxes that don't conform, I'll pull 'em immediately.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 16:09: Thu 09 Feb 2012 

Thanks! I thought I deleted my originals, but I didn't, so I went ahead and recropped. Yeah, I scanned through a handful of pages before I uploaded, and came across some such as Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor that threw me off. (I can get a better cap for that one tonight as soon as I can get to my DVDs, so you don't need to pull it. :P) I completely understand the rule, and I'll work to help fix the problematic screencaps.  :)

I also had another unrelated question. I have a copy of Doctor Who Storybook 2007, would you like me to scan pictures from the stories for the individual story pages? And if so, which copyright would they be under? I'm thinking "Illustrations and art: Illustrations from sources other than the above," but I might be missing one on the list. Brynnis ^{talk to me} 16:24, February 9, 2012 (UTC)

Infobox pic width

Hi again :) Just noticed that you tend to set your pic widths in infobox to (apparently) quite random numbers. Please be aware that infobox pic width is an inviolate 250px. This is a part of the reason for the need for widescreen aspect ratios. As you probably discovered, if you try to set a longer-than-wide pic to 250px it will make the pic extremely long in the frame. Pics must therefore be a minimum of 250px in width, and they must be, again, something approaching 16:9. This will then allow an infobox width of 250px to "work".
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 14:43: Thu 09 Feb 2012 

Christmas cheer

Happy holidays!

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This year has seen an impressive amount of growth. We've added about 11,000 pages this year, which is frankly incredible for a wiki this big. November was predictably one of the busiest months we've ever had: over 500 unique editors pitched in. It was the highest number of editors in wiki history for a year in which only one programme in the DWU was active. And our viewing stats have been through the roof. We've averaged well over 2 million page views each week for the last two months, with some weeks seeing over 4 million views!

We've received an unprecedented level of support from Wikia Staff, resulting in all sorts of new goodies and productive new relationships. And we've recently decided to lift almost every block we've ever made so as to allow most everyone a second chance to be part of our community.

2014 promises to build on this year's foundations, especially since we've got a full, unbroken series coming up — something that hasn't happened since 2011. We hope you'll stick with us — or return to the Tardis — so that you can be a part of the fun!