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Objection to the image-picking discussion for Mushihime-sama: Mushihime-sama

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ssfsx17 crazy and proud of it Since: Jun, 2009
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#1: Jun 7th 2011 at 10:45:01 PM

I object to the way this image-picking discussion for Mushihime-sama was conducted. My reasons for this objection are as follows:

  • The main motivator for this discussion was not familiar with the game.
  • The discussion was not correctly linked to the article.
  • The discussion was closed and locked within four days. In combination with the above, this means that those who would have a more serious interest in the page would have been unable to notice that decisions were being made about its images.
  • Although there have been many references to multiple images making things "not look right" or "look cluttered," I have not found a hard rule that states that admins should alter pages in such a way with extreme prejudice. Please point me to the page written by Fast Eddie or another administrator about this and I will drop this point.
  • It was claimed that the original main image was the cropped version of the box art. In reality, it is a piece of official artwork that was later used for the Playstation 2 port of the game. The game started out as an arcade game. The most accurate image of the physical nature of the game would therefore be a picture of an arcade cabinet.

FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#2: Jun 7th 2011 at 10:46:45 PM

Admins/mods will do what they think is best for the wiki. We don't have 'hard rules.'

edited 7th Jun '11 10:48:18 PM by FastEddie

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nzm1536 from Poland Since: May, 2011
#3: Jun 8th 2011 at 4:03:12 AM

The problem with pictures of arcade cabinets is that they are often similar to each other. IIRC Cave's cabinets are of the standard type, only painted with game-related artwork. PS 2 boxart is the picture of the earliest home console conversion of this game and the most recognizable one + it shows Reco and Kiniro.

On the other hand, I liked multiple pics

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#4: Jun 8th 2011 at 4:14:08 AM

Well, since I was the one who started and then closed that thread, and was subsequently PM'd the entirety of the OP, I'll address your points here instead of a reply.

  1. You're right, I know nothing about the games beyond what's on the trope page. That's immaterial to discussing issues with the page pic(s).
  2. That's a problem with the linking system; it doesn't like punctuated titles for some reason.
  3. That's a consequence of other threads generating a lot more interest.
  4. I believe you're right about there not being a set rule about multiple images on a page, however I'd be hard-pressed to tell you more than one other page (Evil Is Visceral) that uses multiple images that are spread into the examples, and there's an IP thread about that page that actually still needs to be resolved. It's ugly and unnecessary, and I'll definitely be bringing it up as a entry to the Image Pickin' Guidelines thread. As Deboss said in the original page, multiple pics are fine on character pages.
  5. I did an extensive GIS for pics about the game before deciding on that image, and that was the only piece of art that came up that I recognized as an actual game cover. Everything else was screenshots, original art, or official art, and I didn't see a pic of an arcade cabinet.

In short, if the mods had had a problem with how the other thread had been handled, I'm sure they would've said something when I asked to lock the thread.

edited 8th Jun '11 8:20:04 AM by Willbyr

Killomatic TURN OFF THAT LIGHT! from Loli Funtime Playhouse Since: Oct, 2010
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#5: Jun 8th 2011 at 7:34:53 AM

Can't we just add this to the guidelines already? You never need more than one image, especially not for works, and even if you do, that's what Image Links if for.

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#6: Jun 8th 2011 at 8:18:24 AM

[up] I put it in the Image Changin' etiquette thread.

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