User talk:Wildgoosespeeder

I am usually around 1PM-4AM CST (6PM-9AM GMT). I usually reply on the users' talk pages if you don't see my replies on my talk page. If it looks like I don't respond, I do, just in a different spot. I have decided that archival will happen after every 100th talk section sees a resolution. Archives: 1

angrylion

If you look carefully at the new version of File:PM Master Poet screenshot.png, you'll notice that the there is a small dot on the left side of the speech box. The Rice one does not have the problem. The author of the current Paper Mario TAS on TASvideos also suggests that the encoder takes advantage of both Glide64 and Glide64mk2. Both these points make it clear that there should be no rule over what plugin is "more correct" than another. My thought on your /sandbox stuff is that if another emulator (such as BizHawk) takes equally good screenshots, it should not be forbidden by policy. A gossip-loving Toad (Talk) 08:31, 22 July 2016 (EDT)

First, BizHawk is now standard practice on TASvideos. Second, just because the majority of people use or prefer Project 64 does not mean the right of the minority people to use a different emulator must be sacrificed. A gossip-loving Toad (Talk) 19:32, 22 July 2016 (EDT)

It's similar to how the Super Mario Wiki does not reject editors who use Linux or Mac as long as they contribute as well as Windows users.A gossip-loving Toad (Talk) 19:40, 22 July 2016 (EDT)

BizHawk's not being listed on Emulation General does not mean it is wrong. A gossip-loving Toad (Talk) 22:40, 22 July 2016 (EDT)

"Night theme"

Edit User:Wildgoosespeeder/common.css and/or User:Wildgoosespeeder/monobook.css.

Also, standard blue links on mid-dark green is illegible. - Reboot (talk) 18:22, 22 July 2016 (EDT)

Re: Play Nintendo Artwork

Hey! Yeah, I've been thinking about it. And I decided that you were right to link+categorize. If an artwork for example, is released with one game and then reused for a later one, then we would categorize and link the image to both games (as the image would be used in both of the game galleries). The same precedent can be used here with Play Nintendo. Perhaps the artwork wasn't specifically made for Play Nintendo, it was reused for Play Nintendo. So yes, they should be categorized and linked.

Shokora (talk · edits) 19:46, 23 July 2016 (EDT)

Yep, that's one example. I know there are many character artworks that are re-used between games too.

Also, may I advise you to archive this talk page?

Shokora (talk · edits) 20:12, 23 July 2016 (EDT)

No worries! And a quick update on your admin review of MW:Screenshots, we need a bit more time to gather a collective opinion.

Shokora (talk · edits) 20:21, 23 July 2016 (EDT)

PMTTYD aspect ratio

I was playing the Japanese version of PMTTYD; that's why the aspect ratio was 1.333 instead of 1.222. A gossip-loving Toad (Talk) 21:39, 23 July 2016 (EDT)

On the other hand, Dolphin does say the aspect ratio for the English version of PMTTYD is 640x528, but it does not behave so. (I am still using Dolphin 4.0 because 5.0 requires VC Redistributable 2015, and the installation file provided by Microsoft doesn't work on my computer.) A gossip-loving Toad (Talk) 21:50, 23 July 2016 (EDT)

To be honest, Dolphin states that both the resolution for the English and the Japanese version of PMTTYD is 640x528, yet it takes 608x456 ones, which is of the same aspect ratio as 640x480. Don't know why. I guess that it is due to automatic cropping that the aspect ratio changes from 1.212 to 1.333. But anyway 1.333:1 screenshots are being used on TCRF. A gossip-loving Toad (Talk) 22:26, 24 July 2016 (EDT)

Uploads

Heehee, I thought someone would ask. I came across this, which is an official guidebook that was only released in Japan, but it details every single enemy from the first few games. Sadly the images are in black and white for the most part, but it's more than what we currently have. I think that other guy just saw me uploading them and putting sources on enemy names, and decided to do some himself ~ Qyzxf (talk)

not that I know of ~ Qyzxf (talk)

User:Wildgoosespeeder/sandbox

Hey there, this is the collective admin opinion on User:Wildgoosespeeder/sandbox:

• It's a great elaboration on the policy. It would be good to link users to further, more technical reading which also acts as a support page to the policy. It should be therefore titled as "Help:Screenshots".
• Displaying ideal screenshots organised by system throughout the page is great, as inexperienced users may otherwise not recognise which types of screenshots are the best quality.
• At "Things to keep in mind", the restriction on "post-processing" effects could be elaborated in a couple of succinct sentences.
• Some other minor alterations could be made to the overall wording, as well as the "Things to keep in mind" section. But these changes would be made later by the administrative team.
• At the 3DS section, the direct pagelink to the Homebrew Launcher should be replaced with an indirect link (like those which you have made to "Emulation General"). The information about staying below a certain firmware version should be completely removed (to include this information, it is best to use a link similar to "Emulation General" instead).
• When you feel that the page is definitive and ready to become an official Help page, then contact us again so we can have a final look at it. Then we'll give you some instructions on how to create and format the page so that it's suitable for official use. The page should not be moved but rather it should be created as a new page.

If you have any further questions, feel free to ask me. --™ The 'Shroom 00:06, 26 July 2016 (EDT)

RE:Recent Uploads

Hello! The artworks I provided this wiki with are from a Japanese Mario character book, which you can find and download (almost) integrally from here. The original poster was kind enough to scan it and present it to us – shout out to him! In all honesty, I have no idea what the book is called, either because the front cover is not shown there, or because I don't know Japanese (I see there's a big colorful title on the first scanned page, but I do not know if that's the name of the book). In fact, the original poster did not scan any cover, so there's apparently no way to obtain the ISBN or anything like that from the book. However, I thought it looked like a worthy official source for the wiki, but if it's not (which I doubt), I think I'll stop uploading/base on any information from there until you manage to get some good proof regarding its authenticity. Indeed, I took example from user Qyzxf (talk) and decided to upload several samples from that publication. Thank you for your interest, nevertheless! -- -- KOOPA CON CARNE

HD Pictures Request

Hey, Wildgoosespeeder. I was wondering if you could upload high-quality versions of these two pictures I uploaded:

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I'd much appreciate it. Thanks! --MarioKartDoubleDash (talk) 14:03, 27 July 2016 (EDT)

Perhaps you could try emulating them. --MarioKartDoubleDash (talk) 15:56, 27 July 2016 (EDT)

Re: General Comments About Your Return to Sysop

Why, thank you for your kind comments. I'm glad that after such a break in activity, I could return with new ideas and a sense of still having a purpose here.

About the gallery stuff, we used to use the File and center tags and that was what I was used to. I didn't realise that the coding changed, thanks for the headsup.

Shokora (talk · edits) 15:45, 27 July 2016 (EDT)

TabuuandMasterCore's Personal Image

Hi the reason I put MasterCoreinsubspace (talk)'s image for deletion is because isn't it a rule that says you're only allowed to have 1 personal image for your signature, because according to here it says users can only have four personal images plus one for the user's signature. But TabuuandMasterCore (talk) had 2 for her signature, are we sure that's even allowed? The RPG Gamer (talk) (edits) 02:17, 28 July 2016 (EDT)

browserhax

Cool. Exciting isn't it? I'm going to have to try it myself! How did you find out, anyway? It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 17:43, 28 July 2016 (EDT)

Per sis. I hope you can take all of the higher quality .pngs and replace those stupid Miiverse screenshots with them! Ray Trace^(T|C) 17:45, 28 July 2016 (EDT)

Well crap I actually don't own Sticker Star so I can't exploit using that method :/ Ray Trace^(T|C) 17:06, 30 July 2016 (EDT)

This [browserhax] is for the New3DS though? :[ It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 19:29, 30 July 2016 (EDT)

I'm trying to boot Mario Kart 7 now, though I'm having issues (all I'm getting is "an error occured" screen right after I try booting it with Hans). I do have Ocarina of Time 3DS lying around, though I'm trying to figure out how to install via oothax. I didn't see the save data there, just the normal save data as if nothing happened (I have three normal saves in that game right now). It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 20:11, 30 July 2016 (EDT)

I don't really want to buy Sticker Star, funds being the number 1 reason I can't. Maybe if I get funds and come across a used copy for cheap I might get it...? Ray Trace^(T|C) 20:51, 30 July 2016 (EDT)

Actually, I have an o3DS, sorry for not making that clear. I just wanted to make sure my hopes for modding the 3DS wasn't false. But, I figured on my own. For some reason, the oothax installer just hangs there, so I'm having trouble running oothax. In the reddit link you provided, it might not be unique to me buuuuuuuut (after reading the link I just provided while typing this ;P) I just have to update the payload. But in the meantime, I did successfully made a custom home menu theme, just to let you know, it overall works. I DO have a n3DS, but it's my bro's so, yeah... It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 20:10, 31 July 2016 (EDT)

It's actually menuhax that worked! It's part of the basic install package, and I just had to configure it properly, which I did. It works like a gem, and I can get Mario Kart 7 running with some nice pictures of Wario's back. I think image replacement is time-consuming, but I enjoy doing it. It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 22:30, 3 August 2016 (EDT)

Maybe I mentioned this before, but I didn't update to the latest Nintendo 3DS firmware. What do you mean by "update the Homebrew Launcher"? What's the benefit for that? It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 14:43, 29 September 2016 (EDT)

I still didn't update, but I got a message prompting me to update. I didn't update. I played Mario Kart 7 a little earlier today via HANS, but when I booted my 3DS later, my custom theme isn't here anymore. What's the problem? It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 00:11, 6 October 2016 (EDT)

Go-to Guy

Dunno. What exploit, console and System Version are you using? --Hiccup (talk) 02:33, 29 July 2016 (EDT)

Ah. If possible, you should use anything other than browserhax. Browserhax is much less reliable than the others. --Hiccup (talk) 03:40, 29 July 2016 (EDT)

Secondary exploits are fine. Secondary just means you can't do them without homebrew or unofficial hardware - it doesn't reflect on the reliability or quality of the exploit. Do you have or can you get (get from a friend, buy it from eShop or shop or re-download it from eShop) any of these?: Freakyforms Deluxe, SmileBASIC (USA version), The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Sky3DS (this is a card that can "simulate" exploitable (and many other) game cards, it would be piracy, but you are only using it once and not actually playing the game and you can delete the ROM afterwards), VVVVVV, Citizens of Earth, Pokémon Omega Ruby, Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, Cubic Ninja, Ironfall (old version)? --Hiccup (talk) 04:18, 29 July 2016 (EDT)

Re: Two Images

Hey. That is a perfectly good screenshot, it would not have been right to delete it. Also considering that it differs significantly from the alternate screenshot. I replaced the sprite with the screenshot, as the sprite was already used on the game's gallery page. So nothing is left unused.

Shokora (talk · edits) 17:30, 29 July 2016 (EDT)

Ok, looks good.

They differ because one seems to habe been taken from the original version, and the other was adjusted to appear as seen on the Virtual Console. Plus the positioning and scene is different.

Shokora (talk · edits) 18:17, 29 July 2016 (EDT)

Hatch image

Hey Wildgoosespeeder, could you please upload an image of Hatch. Patch's Flipside counterpart from Super Paper Mario, my images of him are more than likely un-fittable. The RPG Gamer (talk) (edits) 01:13, 30 July 2016 (EDT)

Anything for P&D:SMBE?

Hey, Wildgoosespeedster, I see you've been uploading some ROM screenshots from the 3DS games. Would uploading .png pictures from Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition be in the cards for you? I'd like to eventually replace the pictures from Miiverse with those from the ROM version. --Zootalo (Talk)

No emulation, huh? Well, I have the digital version of the bundled game if that means anything. Beyond that, any help having things set up would be great. --Zootalo (talk) 16:33, 30 July 2016 (EDT)

PNG Monstrous

Yep sure, I was thinking about replacing the jpgs, I'll do that as well as create the other power shot articles whenever I'm on my computer. Just wanted to ask, how do I use PNG Monstrous? I haven't downloaded it yet, so I thought I would ask in case I download it and have no idea on what I'm doing. - 19:16, 30 July 2016 (EDT)

Thanks, I forgot how to do that, i'll do that from now on. I also forgot to add PNG Monstous, I"ll do that as well. - 02:35, 4 August 2016 (EDT)

PMTTYD aspect ratio

Just curious, what is the aspect ratio of the PMTTYD screenshot on TV, black borders excluded -- 1.21, 1.2, or 1.26? I do feel that my 1.3 : 1 PMTTYD uploads are too "fat". A gossip-loving Toad (Talk) 13:02, 31 July 2016 (EDT)

Is it a good idea to manually set the resolution to 1128x900 by manual stretching? I'm asking because I'm going to retake the low-quality PMTTYD screenshots on this wiki with Dolphin (since I don't know of any other emulator for GameCube), and that manual stretching is discouraged in the Help:Screenshots - to - be. A gossip-loving Toad (Talk) 00:15, 1 August 2016 (EDT)

The problem is that it's hard to get pixel-accurate screenshots (I spend my whole morning doing that with no success) - do you have good methods of doing that?

On an unrelated note, it seems possible to remove the black border and reveal the content behind it when taking a PMTTYD screenshot --

File:PM2 Hooktail.jpg

Do you have a clue of how this screenshot is taken? A gossip-loving Toad (Talk) 00:44, 2 August 2016 (EDT)

Do you think it's a good idea to convert the image above into a PNG? Pro: PNG is superior to JPG, as always. Con: bigger file size. --A gossip-loving Toad (Talk) 05:19, 5 August 2016 (EDT)

Special *-* images

Firstly, remember to use {{aboutfile}}. You're skipping it.

Secondly, bad filenames. I thought it was Super Mario Bros. Special maps at first. Always, always remember to include (an abbreviation of) the game title in the filename - e.g., SM3DL-Special *-*.png. - Reboot (talk) 21:34, 4 August 2016 (EDT)

Re: Revision delete request

Hello. Don't worry, your requests don't bug me at all.

I have chosen to not delete that particular SM3DL revision. It's not a duplicate revision, and the file history is small enough for a single mistaken revision to not be a problem.

Thanks, Shokora (talk · edits) 04:48, 6 August 2016 (EDT)

It was a long time ago, but I'm very sure that I've seen other sysops deleting duplicate revisions of images before me. Although I don't know of anyone today who consciously thinks of deleting revisions. Of course, there should be strict, written standards on deleting file revisions. This could be entered into the Deletion Policy some time in the future, but I follow these general ideas:

• Revisions which are an exact duplicate of a past revision (not counting compression), uploaded by mistake or through reversion warring, should be deleted.
  • I have seen many file pages where there are at least ten revisions of users just using the "reupload" reason to send comments back and forth. This is scathing to look at, and the file page should ideally only show revisions where the file was improved.
• And then standards which are already strictly enforced, such as any inappropriate or copyright-infringing content (includes certain "strategy" content from published game guides).

Shokora (talk · edits) 03:24, 7 August 2016 (EDT)

Re: Image Replacement

Ah, thanks. To be honest, this isn't the first time this has happened. But thanks for the heads up. I'll ditch the image, as it is likely no longer needed. Tails777 Talk to me!19:30, 6 August 2016 (EDT)

Thanks for the advice, but it's fine. I'm content with how it's laid out now. But thanks anyway. Tails777 Talk to me!

Sure it can. In fact, I'll go through my user page and search for any other images that aren't being used. Thanks again for notifying me again. I'll get on it right away. Tails777 Talk to me!22:25, 13 August 2016 (EDT)

Re: E3 2011 Images?

Yes, but I'm not sure I should share the sources. Feel free to request images though. --Hiccup (talk) 15:07, 9 August 2016 (EDT)

Pic Stuff

Think you can work your PNG Monster or whatever magic you have with file:SM3DL Tapped Icon.png that I just uploaded? It's a little .jpeg-y :) 20:02, 9 August 2016 (EDT)

1. I took it with the "screenshot" option on the main 3DS menu, then sent it to myself using Facebook.

2. I could've, but I didn't think that far ahead :P

3. Oh, well.

I don't know, just thinking you could help clean it up a bit. 20:21, 9 August 2016 (EDT)

Unfortunately, Facebook was the only option I had to get it onto my computer. I don't use homebrew and, for some odd reason, my computer doesn't have an SD card slot. So, yeah.

Actually, is it possible to post pics taken from the home menu onto Miiverse? 20:31, 9 August 2016 (EDT)

EDIT:Yeah, that one looks better :) 20:35, 9 August 2016 (EDT)

Aqua Lakitu Img

Hey, could you possibly obtain a good quality screenshot of that too? It would be great to have both the sprite and the screenshot.

Speaking of which, how is your Help:Screenshots draft coming along?

Shokora (talk · edits) 16:44, 10 August 2016 (EDT)

The screenshot that you uploaded seems fine, not sure how the past version was created.

Re Help:Screenshots – Shame that some sections are difficult to fill. Well, we'll just use the best information available.

Shokora (talk · edits) 03:48, 11 August 2016 (EDT)

Image requests for the P&D:SMBE demo.

You mentioned a while back you had the demo version of Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition. If it's not too much on your plate, would it be possible for you to rip screenshots from the demo? It'd be five screenshots: one of the title screen; one for a normal battle, and boss battle for Intro; and one for a normal battle and boss battle for Expert. I haven't had a chance lately to get my 3DS set up, or else I'd do this myself. Thanks! --Zootalo (Talk)

RE:Wii U Screenshots

I do know about that, yes. Unfortunately, my Wii U web browser is blocked due to parental controls. It's always something :P 17:38, 14 August 2016 (EDT)

RE: Wrong deletion

Thank you for informing me, I've cleared up my mistake :)

Shokora (talk · edits) 18:15, 14 August 2016 (EDT)

image category

When browsing the our German affiliate, mariowiki.net, I spotted that they have categories like this:

• Kategorie:Artwork aus Paper Mario
• Kategorie:Screenshot aus Paper Mario
• Kategorie:Sprite aus Paper Mario

Our wiki, on the other hand, only has Category:Paper Mario Images where artworks and screenshots and sprites get mixed up. Last time I wanted to find all the Paper Mario screenshots, I had to filter them out by eye. Do you know of any facility to show the intersecting part of Category:Paper Mario Images and Category:Game screenshots? -- A gossip-loving Toad (Talk) 23:30, 17 August 2016 (EDT)

The different sections on gallery pages are already purposed to separate different types of images by game.

Shokora (talk · edits) 23:38, 17 August 2016 (EDT)

Re: Chapter 8

Thanks for the update. I plan to do it later as there is another picture (File:Frozen.PNG) showing Sir Grodus frozen, and I forgot to carry an Ice Storm on my way to the Palace of Shadow. A gossip-loving Toad (Talk) 03:01, 19 August 2016 (EDT)

As for File:Twilight town.JPEG, I took it, but unfortunately there are black borders that show up in an animation style during cutscenes. It's similar to the Hooktail Castle image I mentioned earlier when I asked whether it's a good idea to convert it to PNG. Such pictures are hard to replicate in full with the in-game camera.

By the way, I'm currently searching through Category:Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Images too and trying to reuse the screenshots by location. A gossip-loving Toad (Talk) 05:16, 20 August 2016 (EDT)

Um. Don't know what to do with File:Twilight town.JPEG after File:PMTTYD Twilight Town battle.png has been uploaded. A gossip-loving Toad (Talk) 23:16, 20 August 2016 (EDT)

Re: Reduction in art dimensions

Oh, thanks for bringing that to my attention. When I was active in pre-2014, I always made it a habit to watch for files which exceeded five megabites.Although after I retired, that guideline was removed, for reasons I am not sure of. Perhaps ask Porplemontage whether there is a current standing on maximum filesize. But I still believe that 8 MB for any image is excessive. And the Princess Peach artwork which you mentioned is still a very large resolution, even if it was reduced.

Shokora (talk · edits) 18:28, 19 August 2016 (EDT)

YoshiKong: [1], first discussion. There are the reasons, I believe. It's me, Mario! (Talk / Stalk) 18:32, 19 August 2016 (EDT)

Thanks Lefty! And so is the wiki's limit 10 MB?

Shokora (talk · edits) 18:55, 19 August 2016 (EDT)

But then how are you sure that the dimension limit is 100,000?

Shokora (talk · edits) 19:10, 19 August 2016 (EDT)

Okay, thanks for the discussion.

Shokora (talk · edits) 19:28, 19 August 2016 (EDT)

Re: Pre-release notice template idea

Hey. I'm not too sure about the idea. On one side, it would be beneficial in the same way as the {{MapImage}} template, which says to not re-upload or edit the image due to its usage as an Image Map.

On the other hand, our Aboutfile template should ideally be the way to inform users that the image is from a pre-release. I don't see the benefit of having both an Aboutfile description, and a big colorful notice template above it. In my opinion, we shouldn't have to make it any more clearer to users beyond Aboutfile.

Shokora (talk · edits) 20:56, 21 August 2016 (EDT)

Animated GIFs

Hello! Do you happen to know if there's a way to resize animated gifs? "Thumb" shows a static image :/ --™ The 'Shroom 21:41, 21 August 2016 (EDT)

Looks like the image was too big to be displayed as an animated GIF. :P --™ The 'Shroom 21:58, 21 August 2016 (EDT)

Alright, thanks! --™ The 'Shroom 22:54, 21 August 2016 (EDT)

Pure Hearts

Did you happen to screencap Mario & co collecting the Pure Hearts while going through SPM? - Reboot (talk) 17:45, 23 August 2016 (EDT)

Re: Screenshot Submissions

Yeah, I don't know why I'm here either. I just missed editing. ^.^ I will probably disappear again when college kicks in.

Back in the day I always uploaded stuff by screenshoting from Youtube. Better than no image, I suppose. I have a GBA emulator that did terrible things to my computer, but it works now, so I could always get a nicer picture. If I have time to get it, that is.

Fawfulfury65

Re: Image categorization

Just as a side thing, with Porplemontage (talk)'s help to temporarily remove the category of {{game-screenshot}} and {{game-sprite}}, L151 (talk) and I went through images to insert the missing category. There was a lot missing and it was tedious. So tedious that the project was abandoned. Read up on it on his talk page (it's archived).

Hey. I didn't quite understand what was this task entailed exactly. The only conversation I can see begins from here. Could you explain it from the top?

Shokora (talk · edits) 18:00, 26 August 2016 (EDT)

Ah, so you guys removed the automatically transcluded category on some of the licenses, to then see what appears in Special:UncategorizedFiles. And then anything that appeared there was definitely missing a game category or something similar. Great idea! If I have a spare 36 hours, I could probably lend a small hand.

If such a large flood of files were to be edited one after, I'd suggest that Porple or Glowsquid enters anyone participating into the bot usergroup when we decide to resume that task. A "couple thousand" images at a time wouldn't be ideal for viewing recent changes, especially if we happen to be editing at a busy time for the site (probably around evening EST).

Shokora (talk · edits) 19:35, 26 August 2016 (EDT)

Sorry, at this time I couldn't possibly put aside the time for that. I'll inform you when I am able to.

Shokora (talk · edits) 07:34, 2 September 2016 (EDT)

Oh. Well we haven't had further input since my last message. As I said in that message:

Before the template is created, I'd like to see a proper consensus beyond ourselves and another admin to see if there were further opinions. I encourage you to create a proposal: I'd support it.

Shokora (talk · edits) 14:24, 2 September 2016 (EDT)

Re: Artwork

Sorry about forgetting to add categories, I'll make sure to do that from now on. Niiue (talk) 04:53, 27 August 2016 (EDT)

RE: LMDM Team-Up

I don't own a 3DS and the gallery section can be improve, but reduce the screenshots. Yes L151

Directing messages at users

When directing a message at a user, you should user @User (like Twitter) at the beginning of the sentence. Using {{User}} is kind of confusing as to who sent it so if directing it at a user use @[Insert Username here] it's not required, it's just a suggestion to make it less confusing. The RPG Gamer (talk) (edits) 16:58, 1 September 2016 (EDT)

File Type Question

Hey, I have a question about file types, and I thought maybe you could help me. I know that .png images are more desirable than .jpg images because they are of higher quality. When I upload images directly from my Wii U - I have no better method of getting images, as far as I know - it uploads the image as .jpg. However, the picture appears to be of very high quality. So what does the file type mean specifically? And can I convert my .jpg images to .png? I didn't upload the image I captured to Mario Wiki yet. I was just experimenting. Thanks. Fawfulfury65

Okay, so this also an issue with the file size? I'm trying my best to understand. If I upload them as jpg, is it still able to be "compressed" (or converted or whatnot...), or will the solution ultimately be for someone to reupload everything that I upload (with a completely different image)? And even if converted to PNG, it won't be quite as good because it started as .jpg?

The Wii U takes really nice HD screenshots. I just wish that they could be as perfect as possible xD Not sure how I feel about getting a Wii U emulator and having to play through a ton of stuff again. Fawfulfury65

That's how I'm going to get my screenshots for DKC Tropical Freeze. I guess that's what I'll have to live with. I was hoping to take the opportunity of freely uploading whatever screenshots I wanted to make small gallery sections for each level. Anyways, thanks for answering all my questions and confusions. Fawfulfury65

Images Tagged With Delete

I tried putting in the filename of the image replacements I uploaded, but I ended up showing the entire replacement image in the template, not the filename that should link to the replacing image. A51 Trooper 17:05, 7 September 2016 (EDT)

Poor quality images

Here's a bunch of DKC3 images that are blurry, oversized, cropped, watermarked or generally in need of replacement: [2] - Reboot (talk) 22:17, 9 September 2016 (EDT)

Re: Imagecat

Nice! I have a question, what does the "note" mean at Template:Imagecategory-reminder? I don't quite follow it. What categories are missing?

Shokora (talk · edits) 05:03, 11 September 2016 (EDT)

95% of images that people upload from day-to-day are applicable to a game category. In the other miscellaneous cases of television/film screenshots, comics and merchandise, it doesn't hurt or take up too much time to give the user a specific example of what category they should apply to the images they upload. And the way the template is currently written, the user would then know the correct procedure for game images if they were to go on to upload those.

I don't think a link to Category:MarioWiki images would make it immediately clear to an inexperienced user. We're throwing gallery pages with the long abandoned "award images" category in the mix, as well as other categories which the average user would likely not use. And I don't think another subcategory to collect the "Images by ___" would be very practical.

Additionally, I kinda disagree with your recent removal of several subcategories from Category:Images by type. The categories "glitch" and "pre-release/unused" perfectly fit within the "images by type" title: there is no reason why they do not belong or be split only because they are used by copyright tags, especially since Category:Images by copyright status is already focused on splitting images by copyright.

Shokora (talk · edits) 16:11, 11 September 2016 (EDT)

Paper Mario screenshots

Have a message from A gossip-loving Toad:

"On YoshiKong’s talk page, you mentioned that the Paper Mario screenshots from RPGShrine were of terrible quality. What's exactly the problem? I happened to be playing Mario games through emulators and tried retaking a few of them, but quality didn't improve much so I stopped. As for the argument, I didn't deny that mentioning the crop is right. I was just saying that not mentioning the crop is not wrong."

--Zootalo (Talk)

A gossip-loving Toad's reply to the message you posted on my talk page:

OK, now I understand what you mean. In fact, these images are converted from GIF to PNG, not from JPG to PNG. Anyway, I'll be retaking the rest of them once I get my computer back.

P.S. Will you be retaking them? If so, I'll just wait for you to come up ones with angrylion rendering.

About cropping: If technical accuracy is at stake, it is much simpler to add a note to {{game-screenshot}} that says, for example, "The Super Mario Wiki does not guarantee that the screenshots will be presented in the same way as the hardware output." That rule is bad because not everyone get their screenshot by emulating the hardware and such people will be forced to compare their version from the hardware's version and mention something they have NEVER done.

--Zootalo (Talk)

Re: Moving Files

Greetings,

I see your point; however, I believe there are certain cases where image names should be changed.

Here's a copy of what I wrote over on Tucky's user page:

"I've fixed the 'Shroom error. Tucky can fix the user pages, although I'm personally not that sure how much it matters, considering they aren't particularly active.

Regarding the reminder you sent me, I find that moving image names (especially if they have a major typo in their name) can be warranted under some cases. While image names are highly subjective, basic spelling should always be correct. It's a nuisance, yes, but it's the professional thing to do." --Andymii (talk) 17:00, 17 September 2016 (EDT)

Re: Broken File

File moved

You talked to Steve about a broken file. I have a question. Is it not showing at all but is showing a blank page? Yoshi the SSM (talk) 16:16, 22 September 2016 (EDT)

I suggest you change the size on the page (not the file) that the image is on. If that's not the case, then you're beyond help, possibly. Yoshi the SSM (talk) 16:24, 22 September 2016 (EDT)

the image not the actual page.

What's the page you want to put it on or is it already there (gallery of Yoshi's Story) Yoshi the SSM (talk) 16:52, 22 September 2016 (EDT)

What device do you have? Yoshi the SSM (talk) 17:55, 22 September 2016 (EDT)

I have a computer and I don't have that problem. Yoshi the SSM (talk) 18:12, 22 September 2016 (EDT)

I bet I know why it's broken for you. Try disabling adblock... - Reboot (talk) 18:10, 22 September 2016 (EDT)

Okay, I've reverted to the original version BUT moved to a title involving the tagline rather than the word "Advertisement". Can you see it now? *eyebrow raise* - Reboot (talk) 18:20, 22 September 2016 (EDT)

Problem solved. --Wildgoosespeeder (talk) ^{(Stats - Contribs)} 18:37, 22 September 2016 (EDT)

Re: Featured Images Conflict

Hi there, I'm sorry in the delay in responding to you.

I think it would be very unnecessary to replace that JPG, even if the version on PidgiWiki is indeed a source PNG. At the large size of MarioWiki's version, the face that it's a JPG does not matter (and the compression appears to be very low, as the quality is quite good). High resolution wallpapers like that, without transparency, are fine as JPGs. It's just not worth a PNG version, considering how many times larger the file size would be.

Shokora (talk · edits) 20:45, 23 September 2016 (EDT)

RE: Signature

Huh? I thought I tagged it with the Signature tag. It's in my signature already. See? What should I do since I've already created the signature? I don't know if it matters, but I created it using the preferences page as opposed to User:Luigi 64DD/sig. -- (talk - edits) 15:52, 24 September 2016 (EDT)

I see. I'll change it right away.

I believe I did it right this time. So, now what? Will the image be taken out of the unused page? -- (talk · edits) 16:31, 24 September 2016 (EDT)

OK. Thanks for informing me of my mistake. -- (talk · edits) 16:37, 24 September 2016 (EDT)

Screenshot cleanup for Paper Mario

Sorry for using your talk page as a sandbox directly. After a conversation with YoshiKong, I explored the existing Paper Mario images and came up with the following info:

Screenshots that differ from hardware by border

1–10 File:Air Raid.png File:Albino Dinos.png File:BellyFlopPM.png File:Bomb3.PNG File:Bow Spook.png File:Bowser Gate.PNG File:Bowser diary.png File:BowserStarRodPM.png File:BowserStarRodPowerUp.png File:Brothers Bowser Battle.png 11–20 File:BubblePlant.png File:Chill Out.png File:Chompy.PNG File:ChuckQuizmo'sQuiz.png File:CloseCallBadgePM.png File:Cloud 9.PNG File:Club64.PNG File:Crystal palace.PNG File:Dizzy Shell.png File:Dry dry desert.PNG 21–30 File:DryDryRuinspm.PNG File:Electro Dash.jpg File:Fice T..png File:FinalBattlePM.png File:Fire Shell.png File:FirstStrike.png File:FlowerFieldsPM.png File:Focus.png File:Forever Forest.png File:Franky.png 31–40 File:GBMultibonk.jpg File:Goomba King's Fortress.png File:Goomba Road.PNG File:Goomba Village.PNG File:Goombaria.PNG File:GoombarioHeadbonkPM.png File:Goompa.png File:Gusty Gulch.png File:Gusty gulch.PNG File:Hammer.jpg 41–50 File:Herringway Bumpty.png File:Herringway Invisible.png File:Herringway.jpg File:Hurricane.png File:Jade jungle.PNG File:K64PaperMario.png File:KolaradoPMKoopaVillage.png File:KoloradoTreasure.png File:Koloradocamp.png File:Koopa Bros. Fortress.png 51–60 File:Koopa Bros. Toad.png File:Koopa Bros. in Bowser Castle.jpg File:Koopa Fortress.PNG File:KoopaFort.png File:Koopabros1.png File:KoopasShop.png File:Koopatrol Peach.png File:Koopavillage.png File:LittleMouserPM.png File:Lullaby.png 61–70 File:Mega Shock.png File:Mort T..png File:Mt. Lavalava.png File:Muss T.PNG File:PM Attack FX B screenshot.png File:PM Biglanternghost.png File:PM Boo's Mansion Boo.png File:PM Boos Throwing the Record.png File:PM Clubba screenshot.png File:PM Marioshouse inside 2.png 71–80 File:PM Marioshouse inside.png File:PM Master Poet screenshot.png File:PM Oaklie.png File:PM Peach Treasure Chest.png File:PM Pop Diva screenshot.png File:PM Princess Peach's room.png File:PM Shivertoadglitch2.png File:PM TayceTCooking.png File:PM Tubba spitting Boos.png File:PM Yakkey talking.png 81–90 File:PM beta partner.png File:PM ch0 01.png File:PM ch0 03.png File:PM ch0 04.png File:PMBowserBattle1.png File:PMHiddenBlock0.png File:PMSpin dash.png File:PMStarPoints20.png File:PMguard.png File:Paper Mario Buzzar Checking Identity.png 91–100 File:Paper Mario Buzzar Perch.png File:Paper Mario Buzzar Stopping Mario.png File:Paper Mario First Meet Merlon.png File:Paper Mario Goompa Hammer.png File:Paper Mario Goompa Power Jump Badge.png File:Paper Mario Goompapa Mad.png File:Paper Mario House.png File:Paper Mario Imprisoned Bombette.png File:Paper Mario Injured.png File:Paper Mario Kammy Koopa Gate Destroy.png 101–110 File:Paper Mario Koopa Bros. Alert.png File:Paper Mario Koopa Bros. Caged Key.png File:Paper Mario Koopa Bros. Item Box Trap.png File:Paper Mario Koopa Bros. Last Defense.png File:Paper Mario MarioandMerluvlee.png File:Paper Mario Merlee Tent.png File:Paper Mario Merlon Exposes Koopa Bros.png File:Paper Mario Merlon Tells a Story.png File:Paper Mario Moustafa First Meet.png File:Paper Mario Moustafa Reveal.png 111–120 File:Paper Mario Parakarry Beginning.png File:Paper Mario Parakarry First Meet.png File:Paper Mario Twink Lucky Star.png File:Paper Mario Twink Peach Balcony Door.png File:PaperFuzzyBoss.png File:Penguin murder.png File:Pleasant path.PNG File:Pm btl 01.png File:Pm btl 02.png File:Pm chap2 risingruins.png 121–130 File:Pm chap5 quizshow.png File:Post Office.png File:Power Bomb.PNG File:Power Shock.JPG File:QuakeJumpBadge.png File:RedandBlueGoombaAngry.PNG File:Refresh.png File:Rowf and Rhuff.png File:Shiver Mountain.png File:Shiver region.PNG 131–140 File:Shooting star summit.PNG File:ShroomGrocery.png File:Shy Army.JPG File:ShyGuysToyBox.png File:Sky Dive.png File:Smack.png File:Smooch.png File:Sneaky Parasol.png File:Snowmen.png File:Spiny Surge.png 141–150 File:Spiny Tromp.png File:SpinyFlipPM.png File:Squirt.png File:Stanley.PNG File:Star Cruiser.png File:Star Haven.png File:Star Storm.png File:Star Way.png File:Starborn Valley.png File:Sun Tower.png 151–160 File:Super block.PNG File:SuperHPDrain.png File:SuperHammer.PNG File:SuperHappyHeart.png File:Tidal Wave.png File:Time Out.png File:Toad Town News.png File:Toad Town.PNG File:Toad's House PM64.png File:ToadHouseGoombaVillage.png 161–170 File:ToadTownDojoPM.png File:ToadTownPM2.png File:TotalEconomizingEffect.png File:Tubba Blubba's Castle.png File:Tubba Blubba's Heart Attack.png File:Turbo Charge.JPG File:Twink.PNG File:Up & Away.png File:Water Block.png File:WeakHammerCharge.png 171–177 File:WeakJumpCharge.png File:WhackaMtRuggedPM.png File:Whale PM.png File:Windy Mill.png File:WiseWisterwood.png File:Yoshi Village.png File:Yoshi's village.PNG and the ones on the star piece list

I don't have access to the K64 article so that screenshot didn't make its way to one of the lists above.

I noticed that you are taking care of the existing screenshots on the wiki. Want to take care of them? My Android cellphone is inconvenient for editing the wiki. Thanks. -- A gossip-loving Toad (Talk) 05:14, 27 September 2016 (EDT)

Drybone345

I find it annoying to have to read your messages, I'm new here so I need to be able to make edits freely, and plus, I think that the NIWA wikis don't allow this.
The preceding unsigned comment was added by Drybones345 (talk).

RE: Super Princess Peach Images

I'm screen-grabbing them from an LP I'm watching at the moment, but looking at the thumbnails of the videos, it looks like higher quality ones are coming in. Yoshi876 (talk)

Well the issue is, I own neither an emulator nor the game so YouTube is the only actual way I can get screen grabs for these levels, and I'd rather have that then a page with no images. Thankfully though, I do remember how to resize images so I can happily do that before uploading. Yoshi876 (talk)

DryBones345 concern

It's rather frustraiting that I need to read your messages, you can't just monitor my changes, I hope you will stop bossing me around and just be a normal user, just like me, and everyone else on the NIWA wikis.
The preceding unsigned comment was added by Drybones345 (talk).

Image Categories

Thanks for reminding me about adding categories to my images. --MarioKartDoubleDash (talk) 12:58, 1 October 2016 (EDT)

Sorry about that

This is SmithJrBlaquaLuigi I was trying to edit my page because sometimes I forgot what to add on my page. I apologies. I'm just a noob with this.

Also, I haven't seen these replies on my discussion page before lol
The preceding unsigned comment was added by SmithJrBlaquaLuigi (talk).

Super Mario 64 HD

A new Super Mario 64 TAS came out and sonicpacker made an encode. It was HD but the HUD elements got rendered with no black outlines. Do you know which video plugin it used? – A gossip-loving Toad (Talk) 10:41, 2 October 2016 (EDT)

Disappearing and reappearing

Oh hey Wildgoosespeeder! I haven't seen the wiki since the last time we discussed about something...I knew there was something, to the point that I wrote up a very big thing on a topic about it, but interruptions and going off the beat type of stuff. Well, unless it's not needed anyone (which would kinda suck that I typed all that up). An unofficial successor to Monster PNG? I'll definitely check it out and do some comparisons.

From my experience, believe it or not, the drawback of a super compressed PNG file is that it takes some more processing power to recreate the image as it is than a relatively uncompressed PNG image. It's subtle but a noted difference from my experience of compressing PNG snapshots from my mobile device. It's a bit like uncompressing a compressed ZIP file, with the best compression technique for the lowest filesize, but decompression is not necessarily the fastest if older compression techniques are used in this extreme manner. There's a reason why from looking in earlier iOS game files, Apple recommended to convert PNG files that are generally viewable to make it optimized for their iOS devices to the point that it won't render properly from viewing from non iOS devices.

Let's hope I don't disappear off suddenly, right now I'm rather preoccupied with my education. --RAP... 04:04, 7 October 2016 (EDT)