User talk:Fensterhoff

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Each time you post something to a talk page, always sign your posts with four tildes at the end of it, so people know who made that comment. There's even a reminder to tell you to do that above the text box.ChaosGallade (talk • contribs) 20:24, October 27, 2015 (UTC)

RE:(Token Proxy)

We always keep "proxy" images. If another, better version of the proxy card comes up in the future, we'll simply upload it over the pre-existing one. It also helps in case people want to use its legitimate artwork for things (without the foiling obscuring it). --UltimateKuriboh (talk • contribs) 17:46, March 2, 2016 (UTC)

Image file format

We prefer card images to be uploaded as PNGs, even if that means converting JPGs to PNGs. It makes it a lot easier to manage them when they're all in a consistent format. (There are quite a lot of uploaded card images that are still JPGs, but these are mostly older images that we intend to eventually replace.) --SnorlaxMonster 09:25, March 9, 2016 (UTC)

Repeating again. --UltimateKuriboh (talk • contribs) 16:32, March 17, 2016 (UTC)

Let's be honest here. I am aware of the fact that editing the source code to replace the PNG file format to JPG prevents easy file management in future. However, I'm only uploading images of cards most people don't have. And those who do have them have no intentions to update any Wikia pages. I actually purchase foreign language cards that are missing in the galleries with the sole intention to upload them here. So if nobody had added those missing foreign language cards since their release up until now, I doubt anyone else ever will.

Any card that I own is scanned with high resolution to a PNG file. Unfortunately some of the cards exist online only in JPG format and converting them to another format takes unnecessary time. And most definitely I am not planning to buy any cards that already have a scanned image available no matter the format. And even if for some reason there is be somebody who wants to replace the images I upload (very unlikely), editing the source code will take them less effort than it will take me to convert the files.

Thanks for your input but there is something more helpful for my cause that you could do. Since I don't have enough time to do it all myself, could you let me know which common/rare foreign language cards are missing in the galleries so I can purchase some of them and upload their scans? I don't know if there is a tool that lets you make a search of such criteria. If you can somehow help me with that I can use that saved time to actually convert JPG images to PNG as you asked for mutual benefit. Fensterhoff (talk • contribs) 18:54, March 17, 2016 (UTC)

Yes, we are actually in the process of downloading .jpg card images on this site and re-uploading them as .png files, before deleting the .jpg versions. Are you sure you don't mind? Because this would mean that your contributions don't get recognized, as they will be deleted and another user would be recognized for uploading the .png versions...

In any case, there are some galleries that we'd like to be filled: Set Card Galleries:Duelist Legacy Volume.5 (OCG-JP), Set Card Galleries:Structure Deck: Devil's Gate (OCG-JP), and the 4 1st Edition Spanish Starter Deck card galleries (which has a convenient ebay listing here). --UltimateKuriboh (talk • contribs) 21:21, March 17, 2016 (UTC)