MarioWiki talk:Featured Images

By technichal problems on my laptop, I couldn't say something important as well during the proposal: What about screenshots? In my opinion it's necessary to talk about these type of images, because some of them contain watermarks or are relatively small in size (the most notable defects). I was thinking about adding some rules on this:
 * Screenshots free of watermarks or logos on them. It is possible we are showing the logo of a site, considering then we "stole" that picture.
 * Size: the size doesn't matter if the image shown has a great quality, and all the properties that fullfills the general rules.
 * Sprites: sprites should be in PNG or GIF format. a JPG sprite will appear with "spots" or blurry.
 * when featured, the image could carry a description (something similar to that shown in wikipedia's featured pictures).


 * Actually, I'd say that every image should be free of logos, since websites like Gamespot or IGN can host art as well as screenshots. I'd also say that any screenshot of a 2D game should have to be png. On the other hand, since these are being voted on, I'd guess that any inappropriate images would probably be filtered out naturally. 00:16, 10 April 2009 (EDT)


 * Sure, although maybe these rules can be set there too, which every user can understand what we like for a featured image (or media) exactly... --

This type of idea failed, check the proposals archive...Proposals/Archive_8 Edit: Never mind, I thought it's for something else, not eh Featured Images section. xD -
 * I support these rules being put in place. (It doesn't seem like they have been.) 16:36, 16 April 2009 (EDT)

I appreciate your comment Stoob, I think too that these rules can be set in a part of the page so. 23:06, 16 April 2009 (EDT)

Simple images
Many "Simple images" are being nominated, like Birdo and Dark Fawful Big.will images with many opposes, be deleted?
 * From the rules: "Any image with a negative amount of points at the end of a week (that is a nomination with a majority of opposes) is removed from the selection process." 15:22, 15 April 2009 (EDT)

huh?
so after this ends, and one wins what happens to the others? do they stay on to get more votes like the polls, or are they removed as only won can win? Lu-igi board 16:18, 16 April 2009 (EDT)

They stay, but those with more negative votes than positive are deleted, as it says in the introductory blurb. 16:21, 16 April 2009 (EDT)

why has the image not changed? Shouldn't it have happoened yesterday. Lu-igi board 16:17, 1 May 2009 (EDT)
 * Oh, you're right, I'll change it right now. 16:22, 1 May 2009 (EDT)

What About Ties?
What do you think should we do if by the end of a week there are two or more images with the same amount of positive votes? I would suggest to feature the image that was nominated earlier. Other opinions? 16:48, 1 May 2009 (EDT)

I agree. Also if there are any opposes, than that should take the support number down. (in the case of a tie, not just generally). Lu-igi board

p.s., how many opposes more than supports does an image need before being taken down? Lu-igi board

Im prettey sure that if it has at least 1 more oppose then support it will be erased at the end of the week User:Dark boo

Looks like we could have a tie today. I still think we should choose the image that was nominated earlier. 13:29, 28 May 2009 (EDT)

replace
the pic needs replacing. I'd do it but don't know how yet... Lu-igi board

Changes
A think a rule should be made about uploading new versions of images when they are being voted, because that might change a lot of votes

A Suggestion...
Although I don't plan on doing this much myself, but I think that, like the Featured Articles, we have an unfeaturing option, in case an FI gets another version uploaded, or people change their minds about the quality. Also, in the case a FI ends up "disappearing" off of the main space wiki, this would be a good feature. 16:27, 1 July 2009 (EDT)

screenshots
I believe screenshots should be featurable. Some of them are great and it is a great way to get memorable moments. Lu-igi board 02:46, 20 July 2009 (EDT)
 * They can, just some user won't vote for them

Mario Hoops 3 on 3
Why was that picture removed? It hat 16 supporters and 4 opposers. 16 - 4 = 12 = not negative... - 18:22, 1 October 2009 (EDT)
 * It's featured :) 18:24, 1 October 2009 (EDT)
 * Oh, ok. Talking about dumb questions. - 19:05, 1 October 2009 (EDT)

Just a question.
Dimenshi has a question. Why did that one user remove not only Dimenshi's vote, but also a whole section picture (the one nominated by BMB) even though it was equal 3-3(but after they got rid of Dimenshi's vote became 3-4)? Can someone put it back up, because that is not fair!
 * Sorry about that. I didn't notice your vote was removed by mistake. I put the image back up. 02:58, 23 October 2009 (EDT)

Metal Mario
To be a FI, an article must be on the mainspace, but the Metal Mario image that was recently featured isn't on any mainspace articles anymore... Doesn't that mean we have to remove its status of something?


 * Wait, WHO deleted that image? :? Oh well, I guess we have to reupload it.

Umm... Why is it blocked
Could someone please explain to me why this page has been blocked??

Yeah what's going off?I wanted to nominate:

Lu-igi board

Because the Featured Images are going to be removed? 18:27, 12 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Really? Why not do it when the proposal passed and not delay it 3 months later? Anyway, it's blocked because the process is obsolete.
 * Actually, a mistake was made on my part. Seeing as we haven't started releasing polls yet, users are still allowed to make new nominations and vote on images. I apologize for that mistake. 20:39, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Hiatus?
Are we getting rid of the featured images once and for all, or are we simply putting the system on hiatus?
 * I don't know, but it could been saved if this proposal had passed. 04:18, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Ummm
Some people still support/oppose the example picture... doesn't it CLEARLY say NOT to say anything about it? Maybe it needs to be clearer...

Protected
Its protected..., so does that mean Polls are coming back??!! YESS!!!!

Finally! I started hating on this whole process. I can't find anymore images to feature anyway. 19:55, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Polls have been coming back for a while now...they should be ready next week.
 * By next Thursday, to be exact, we will have the first poll up. --
 * Where are the nominees then?
 * Gamefreak and the rest of the committee have been decideng those. 21:23, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Where are they though like in the forums in the staff channel?
 * I dont know. probably in a special forum board, chatroom, or forum PM> 21:26, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Good thing polls are coming back. I used to vote on them before I joined the Wiki. Maybe sometime, probably bi-annually, we should show all the FIs, one per week.

We have a hidden board on the forums.
 * You're an admin? I can't find you in the list of admins or patroller.
 * So now only the admins can have hidden boards? I'm a member of the Poll Committee too you know.
 * I thought you were talking about the hidden staff board...0_0 so who are the commitee members anyways?

There are tons of hidden boards for everything, 'shroom, polls, admins, mods, more. Anyways, SMB, St00b, GF, Edofenrir, SolarBlaze, me, Nerdy Guy and Black Hole Sun/My Bloody Valentine/Pokemon DP/whatever he's called now.
 * I thought Nerdy Guy and Black Hole Sun retired.

No, NG is a current MW forums administrator and MBV is a UP 'crat.

Bring this back!
I say we bring this back! Who agrees?


 * Make a proposal about it. 10:28, 6 October 2012 (EDT)

You know my proposals are a disaster, right? Could you please do it?

I think we should talk to the staff before working this out with a Proposal because they were the ones who took it down. 15:27, 7 October 2012 (EDT)
 * No we didn't a proposal did.

I don't think we should bring it back, the main page looks nice and organize without it, plus a feature image section will cause a longer loading time.
 * I don't think the images would cause that much of a server lag.
 * It's not only the image but the coding to create the new section. I think another reason why it was discontinued is because images were being recycled and the nominated ones were usually old video games because there are rarely new video game artwork.

Featured Image Proposal
I think we should bring this back. I mean, we have featured ARTICLES, so why not featured IMAGES?

Proposer: Deadline: October 24, 2012, 23:59 GMT

Support

 * 1) Per LuigiBlubber.
 * 1) Per LuigiBlubber.

Oppose

 * 1) – This system did not work when it was in place, voting and rotating was a mess, and it caused more problems than it should have. The current Main Page would also be cramped if another box were added, and it would not look good. The current Main Page is fine as it is.
 * 2) As much as I like this idea, without a good revamp of the system, the process would get taken down again. We have reasons for taking the FI down and our reasons were these: poor voting (since it's opinion-based, it is likely to be biased), cramped main page space, and the fact that, at the time, we were running out of FIs to feature. But the voting system is the main reason it was taken down. Also, per SMB.
 * 3) Per all.
 * 4) Per my replies above and all.
 * 5) Per SMB.
 * 6) Per the proposal that got rid of them in the first place, also Per Bop 1996.
 * 7) Per all.

Comments
This is a pretty big change, so it should a full-on proposal, not a TPP. - 18:24, 11 October 2012 (EDT)

Gee, I didn't know the Featured Images were so bad. I guess I shouldn't have started this. LuigiBlubber
 * There's absolute no reason you should think you shouldn't have started this. But to bring this back, we need a serious overhaul of the system that made it moot in the first place. Since your proposal has no plans for any sort of changes, chances are, it will get taken down again just as quickly as last time.
 * That just about sums it up. It's not that it's a bad proposal, it's just this sort of thing needs a different system to work-just think about it over the 4-week cooldown period, amend the system, and try it again.--Vommack (talk) 12:49, 21 October 2012 (EDT)