Nitrome Wiki talk:Policy

Images and the like
This is a discussion re-incarnated from the depths of our desolate forum post, regarding the use of images on Nitrome Wiki. It is a suggested policy to keep non-mainspace images off our Wiki's archive by not uploading them here. Of course, it doesn't mean "boring" profiles, posts, etc. An easy alternate is to find an image hosting website, ex. Photobucket, Imageshack, etc, and paste in the direct link. Apparently  tags can help with adjusting size, but I only know how to use it to float an image to the right.

Now that I know this is all possible, it would be a great idea to implement this policy, on the condition that a page is set up with perhaps a tutorial showing the tools needed to compensate for the loss of uploading personal images to Nitrome Wiki.

One minor concern arises for me, though: what is going to define what stays on the Wiki and what doesn't? For instance, it is easily understood that images uploaded to mainspace pages are acceptable by Wiki standards and can stay, but what about images solely for the Wiki's slider on the main page? What about template images, userboxes, signatures and the like? And should Nitrome Wiki accept the use of uploading fanart to the Wiki's space?

Should the above be answered, I would support this images component going into the Wiki's policy. And that way, Bluefire2 can start commanding users to "upload their personal pics elsewhere per policy". 05:09, January 22, 2012 (UTC)