Rules Updates - Posting Images
Attention Community,
Grey area in rules is something we do our best to eliminate.It gets staff, namely moderators, into a lot of trouble because each person has a different interpretation on what is right and what is wrong.
Most of our rules, which can be found here, are pretty concrete but there are some rules which are more of a "common sense" type thing. However, we occasionally have to look at those to see if we can nail down the nuances and make sure things are set in stone.
With that in mine, we need to make some modifications to the rule below about posting images which break the html format of the forums.
Original rule:
Please note that removal of an image may mean removal of the entire post. If an image falling in the orange area is removed the admin or moderator will do their best to provide a reason why.
For reference, please see the post directly below this for an image size reference.
Newer members to the forum may not understand the boards that much, unfortunately due to the nature of the boards and the template we are using we are unable to fix this particular problem at this time. We have full intention of upgrading to a better board system, especially now that we have some expanded resources with our partnership with SGI, but there is no ETA on this at this moment in time.
Until then, we have to re-write the rules here so that people have a more clear understanding of what is going on.
It is not difficult to use thumbnails for images. We recommend Photobucket for image posting as it gives you great options after you upload it including an automatic img tag for posting to forums. And gives you automatic options for creating thumbnails from the images.
It is not our intention to have to go this far, but too many grey areas leaves room for trolls to provoke our staff and force us to go this far.
Thanks
Grey area in rules is something we do our best to eliminate.It gets staff, namely moderators, into a lot of trouble because each person has a different interpretation on what is right and what is wrong.
Most of our rules, which can be found here, are pretty concrete but there are some rules which are more of a "common sense" type thing. However, we occasionally have to look at those to see if we can nail down the nuances and make sure things are set in stone.
With that in mine, we need to make some modifications to the rule below about posting images which break the html format of the forums.
Original rule:
Will be written as the following:Please do not break the forum html format by posting large images. Please try to link to larger images using thumbnails or html links.
Do not break the forum html format by posting images larger than 850px wide. Images between 850 - 1300px wide can be removed at the discretion of a moderator or admin. Images larger than 1300px will result in the image being removed and a possible infraction or warning handed out. If you have to post a larger image, please link to it via a thumbnail or html link.
Please note that removal of an image may mean removal of the entire post. If an image falling in the orange area is removed the admin or moderator will do their best to provide a reason why.
For reference, please see the post directly below this for an image size reference.
Newer members to the forum may not understand the boards that much, unfortunately due to the nature of the boards and the template we are using we are unable to fix this particular problem at this time. We have full intention of upgrading to a better board system, especially now that we have some expanded resources with our partnership with SGI, but there is no ETA on this at this moment in time.
Until then, we have to re-write the rules here so that people have a more clear understanding of what is going on.
It is not difficult to use thumbnails for images. We recommend Photobucket for image posting as it gives you great options after you upload it including an automatic img tag for posting to forums. And gives you automatic options for creating thumbnails from the images.
It is not our intention to have to go this far, but too many grey areas leaves room for trolls to provoke our staff and force us to go this far.
Thanks
Comments
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So 800x600 images aren't allowed anymore?
Where does it say that?
This is only dealing with posting width (for the moment, if we need to adjust for height we will). And it's dealing with images larger than 850 pixels.
Under 850 pixels your image will be fine, between 850 - 1300 your image could be moderated, and a reason will be provided. Images larger than 1300 will be removed. -
FrozenSyther wrote: »So anything in the orange may or may not be deleted?
Are MODs given the ability to actually change the image size?
well, they could save the image, do a thumbnail, upload it and then edit posts around but I think that's a bit too troublesome. -
LobsterMts wrote: »well, they could save the image, do a thumbnail, upload it and then edit posts around but I think that's a bit too troublesome.
The original poster of the image could do this just as easy if they realize the image is going to be too large.
As with all these rule changes, they are always often re-written in the face of users who can't understand the simple courtesy of the original rule. A brand new player to this forum may not understand the rules and will be told so. But a veteran of 3 years should know by know that large images break the html format and should be resized. -
Why not resize all images on the page on document load in showthread.php?
Something like:
$(document).ready(function() {
var z = document.getElementsByTagName('img');
for(i=0;i<z.length;i++) {
if(z.width >= 850){
z.width = 850;
}
}
});
Taken from:
http://userscripts.org/scripts/review/134059 -
You're joking, right?
You're going to put this on the USER?
This is what you have web developers for! vb mods, making your theme fluid or even adding in a small javascript snippet can fix this!
Well they did say, they can going to have some website upgrades soon which will hopefully fix this. -
You're right. Let's wait a few months for what would take a single web developer a few minutes to address.
They could be working on other things as well and might want to do the website upgrade only once which could be why they haven't applied this to the website yet. This might not be their top priority right now. -
You're right. Let's wait a few months for what would take a single web developer a few minutes to address.
The problem was never with the images or their sizes, the problem was with obnoxious attitudes by the people on this forum who just can't use some simple courtesy. The way this forum system handles images is not functioning the way we would like. At the moment it's not going to be changed. So you can deal with the black and white rules now.
The attitude isn't appreciated.
The rule is now clearly defined so that trolls can be dealt with. Which is the point of the rule change to begin with.
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