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This thread will be to list pages whose pics are fine as is but are needing quality upgrades, so we don't take up space in the forum with individual threads for them.

Swapping a pic with a better-quality version is a free action, as is swapping a pic with a larger identical version to fit the new image size criteria (800px minimum width). If there are more changes in the proposed swap (e.g. less text, slightly different coloring or crop), however, you might want to post here first.

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Please add pages that need work to the following Sandbox page: Artifacts 'R' Us

Edited by Synchronicity on Aug 30th 2024 at 1:38:40 PM

rjd1922 Best robot boy | he/him | Image Pickin' regular, from the United States Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Best robot boy | he/him | Image Pickin' regular,
#1726: May 16th 2021 at 10:37:17 AM

[up]Separated by the Wall uses a crop of this book illustration.

Popee the Performer was changed without discussion and a thread decided to keep the new image, but multiple people said it needs a quality upgrade.

Edited by rjd1922 on May 16th 2021 at 2:07:21 PM

Keet cleanup
ginsengaddict Lt (jg) T'lyn (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Lt (jg) T'lyn
#1727: May 17th 2021 at 2:23:34 AM

The artwork for the first 5 entries on Characters.Scythe is pretty bad. I added the most recent 2 entries just now and found decent quality images. Do I have permission to go ahead and update the rest, or will that require a thread?


For the record, I don't even want to change the images used. It's all official artwork from the game. Just wanna update what's there:
For Anna & Wojtek:
https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/anna_wojtek.jpg

For Gunter, Nacht & Tag:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/german_character_01a_small.jpg

For Zhera & Kar:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scythe_crimean_khanate_1024x577.jpg

For Bjorn & Mox:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bjorn___scythe.jpg

For Olga & Changa:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/olgachangascythe.jpg

Edited by ginsengaddict on May 17th 2021 at 2:38:48 AM

I suppose, by the transitive property, I too must be "Vulcan as a Motherfucker."[1]
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Hi
#1728: May 17th 2021 at 7:10:32 AM

[up] I've no issues with those changes.

ginsengaddict Lt (jg) T'lyn (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Lt (jg) T'lyn
#1729: May 17th 2021 at 7:15:12 AM

Even accounting for Zhera and Olga not being exactly the same source image?

I suppose, by the transitive property, I too must be "Vulcan as a Motherfucker."[1]
rjd1922 Best robot boy | he/him | Image Pickin' regular, from the United States Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Best robot boy | he/him | Image Pickin' regular,
#1730: May 17th 2021 at 12:58:14 PM

Lawful Neutral is pretty poor quality, and I don't like how it's cropped. May I replace it with this White Dwarf cover which uses the same art? Someone more skilled at editing than me can edit out the text if it's distracting.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/judge_dredd_white_dwarf.png

Edited by rjd1922 on May 17th 2021 at 3:06:12 AM

Keet cleanup
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Hi
#1731: May 17th 2021 at 1:01:08 PM

[up] No objections here; I can take or leave the text in the corner.

rjd1922 Best robot boy | he/him | Image Pickin' regular, from the United States Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Best robot boy | he/him | Image Pickin' regular,
#1732: May 17th 2021 at 2:28:43 PM

The One Guy look pretty small and bad. I found a better quality version here, but the top is cut off a bit.

Keet cleanup
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
rjd1922 Best robot boy | he/him | Image Pickin' regular, from the United States Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Best robot boy | he/him | Image Pickin' regular,
#1734: May 17th 2021 at 10:17:26 PM

Swapped both of those in. Old images:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/IAmTheLaw_905.jpg

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mamoru-is-that-one-guy-in-sailor-moon_3339.jpg

Keet cleanup
Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#1735: May 17th 2021 at 11:27:11 PM

The image for Bubba the Redneck Werewolf is very small and looks very bad.

Jawbreakers on sale for 99¢
ginsengaddict Lt (jg) T'lyn (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Lt (jg) T'lyn
#1736: May 17th 2021 at 11:43:08 PM

[up][up] Are we supposed to link images here after we change them?

Hmm, very well:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/anna_4.jpg

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gunter.jpg

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zehra.jpg

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bjorn.jpg

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/olga_2.jpg

Edited by ginsengaddict on May 18th 2021 at 4:45:40 AM

I suppose, by the transitive property, I too must be "Vulcan as a Motherfucker."[1]
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#1738: May 24th 2021 at 9:58:06 AM

I tried updating Always Night. Old one is horizontally squashed and vertically stretched, but the new one is blurry. Which one looks better?

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/always10pm.png

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/monkeyislandalwaysnight.png

jandn2014 SMILE! from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
SMILE!
#1739: May 24th 2021 at 9:59:49 AM

I prefer the old one; I honestly didn’t even realize that it was horizontally squashed.

FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#1740: May 24th 2021 at 10:05:48 AM

Honestly, I think the image would work better as the page quote, it's better than the current quote.

While the squashing in the old one isn't too obvious, the vertical stretching is quite noticeable, look at the text for instance. The new one is meant to be pixel-perfect, but it was processed by the wiki for being too large; maybe reducing the pixels to be 1x1 instead of 2x2 will fix that.

EDIT: Changing the resolution somehow also moves the text a bit. Anyway, here's actual pixel-perfect size. Any better?

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tsomialwaysnight.png

Edited by FernandoLemon on May 24th 2021 at 2:14:54 PM

rjd1922 Best robot boy | he/him | Image Pickin' regular, from the United States Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Best robot boy | he/him | Image Pickin' regular,
#1741: May 24th 2021 at 10:41:42 AM

[up]Yes, that's the best so far.

Keet cleanup
FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#1742: May 24th 2021 at 10:54:45 AM

[up] I guess I'll change it again, then.

Delibirda from Splatsville Since: Sep, 2020 Relationship Status: I wanna be your dog
#1743: May 25th 2021 at 1:36:27 AM

Why is it called Artifacts "R" Us?

"Listen up, Marina, because this is SUPER important. Whatever you do, don't eat th“ “DON'T EAT WHAT?! Your text box ran out of space!”
ginsengaddict Lt (jg) T'lyn (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Lt (jg) T'lyn
#1744: May 25th 2021 at 2:05:10 AM

[up]Relic of a time when this was a thing that existed.

I suppose, by the transitive property, I too must be "Vulcan as a Motherfucker."[1]
Delibirda from Splatsville Since: Sep, 2020 Relationship Status: I wanna be your dog
#1745: May 25th 2021 at 2:24:10 AM

No, I meant that Artifacts "R" Us sounds like a trope name. What does it really refer to?

"Listen up, Marina, because this is SUPER important. Whatever you do, don't eat th“ “DON'T EAT WHAT?! Your text box ran out of space!”
ginsengaddict Lt (jg) T'lyn (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Lt (jg) T'lyn
#1746: May 25th 2021 at 3:19:39 AM

As I said; it's most likely a reference to Toys-R-Us. The earliest tropers were gen-Xers and older millennials. The now-defunct toy store chain was a touchstone of the youth of many of them. Alternatively, if you're wondering why "Artifact", that's this.

I suppose, by the transitive property, I too must be "Vulcan as a Motherfucker."[1]
Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
jandn2014 SMILE! from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#1750: May 25th 2021 at 8:36:33 PM

Katie's image on Characters.The Mitchells Vs The Machines is weirdly blurry.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.

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