RuneScape talk:Featured images

Template
EDIT: Earlier commented out; see my next message. 17:28, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Is this template used for nominating? I think it is better if the Featuredimages template only be edited by admins for the moment. 10:12, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The Template:Featuredimage's source code was very messy a while ago (massive amount of image options), so this was created to clean up the page. As it only includes a few different images now, I think it's obsolete. And nomination template is unneeded in my opinion. 17:28, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
 * EDIT: Made a template for nominating. May be used if people see need for it. Example found in User:10finland01/Hiscores. (That page was useless. =P) 17:35, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Semi-protection and template

 * I've semi-protected all of the featured images, as it is featured on the Main Page. Registered users would have no problems editing the images... only IP addresses would be blocked.


 * A template has been added to each image to tell users that the image is featured on the Main Page. Feel free to edit it if required. 16:32, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

I like the template, it's a nice touch. 07:53, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Featured image template
we should have one for the image and the page. --13:58, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Replacing image for template
I think the Star Sprite face image in the template should be replaced, as the image itself is not a featured image! 16:04, October 3, 2009 (UTC) I am sure that you was one of the people who said a star sprite shouldn't be a feaured image when I nominated it. And you opposed against the point that it represents the featured images. 20:14, October 3, 2009 (UTC)

Sory, I just checked and you didn't say that... my fault... 20:16, October 3, 2009 (UTC)


 * Just because, the template is for featured images, it does not mean it needs a featured image. But anyway, do you have any suggestions? 10:58, November 6, 2009 (UTC)

Bigger is better?
Some people think that bigger is better. But is it really needed to upload an image thats over 1200 wide just to get it featured, because "it's bigger and has more detail"? Isn't there some kind of limit? Personally I think 800-900 wide is big enough, which is 2x as small in filesize then the bigger ones.. but still has good detail and size. 11:41, October 22, 2009 (UTC)
 * The size doesn't matter to me at all, as long as the detail and angle is good. 15:43, October 22, 2009 (UTC)

Why am I not seeing the newer featured images?
As of 10:58, November 6, 2009 (UTC), we have 40 featured images. Is it just me, or am I seeing some images more often than others... I haven't seen some of the newer featured images. I only visit the Main Page 2-3 times per week, so I may not be a good judge of things.

The question I have is this: should we limit the number of images so that we only have n number of images? So when n=40,
 * 1) Simply remove the oldest nominated image (n=1) and replace with the newest successful image (n=41).
 * Or, always nominate new images (n=41, 42,...) as replacements to other images.

Another alternative is to add a weight to the newest image, so it appears twice as often compared to the other images. See Extension:RandomSelection. This option will be shown twice as often as a normal option. (Use this only for the newest image.) By default, options have a weight of 1. This option also has a weight of 1. Fractional portions are ignored.

Thoughts? 10:58, November 6, 2009 (UTC)
 * I'd support having the 5 most recent additions having double the weight. 17:45, November 6, 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree with Psycho_Robot here 13:14, November 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * It sounds like a good idea, just have to remember to remove the weight once it goes out of the top 5. 13:19, November 8, 2009 (UTC)

Semiprotect?
Should we semiprotect the page to prevent IPs from sockpuppeteers and the like? -- 03:14, November 27, 2009 (UTC)
 * Don't think so. This sort of extra precaution seems unnecessary when we haven't encountered such a problem before. 03:20, November 27, 2009 (UTC)

Image frames?
Why is everyone removing the image frames? 12:51, December 17, 2009 (UTC)

Fail....
Uh because of the new year, all the 'time left' sections on the images are messed up. 18:32, January 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * Fixed. The countdown template didn't have year-end protection. 18:46, January 1, 2010 (UTC)

Some thumbnails are loading too slow
The Lumbridge Council image thumbnail (File:RFD_2.png) is ~220kB in size, and taking awhile to load. I think the size is over the 100kb limit in the guideline: The image file size is less than 100kb. It may be acceptable if the file size is about 100-150kb, but 220kb? .... 10:03, January 21, 2010 (UTC)


 * 95% of the FIMG are over 100, or even 200 kb; I propose the limit be raised. 22:25, January 21, 2010 (UTC)


 * Smaller size thumbnails load faster. Have a look at Wikipedia's list of thumbnails (Wikipedia:Picture of the day/January 2010). The thumbnails are all less than 100kb, and yet the full images are of high quality with sizes reaching 14Mb. Why is it possible there and not here?


 * See this: How to reduce the file size of a PNG file. 06:50, January 27, 2010 (UTC)

Orb of Oculus
Is this what every single featured image should be with now? It just seems almost pointless to even try and take an image without it.

Just wondering~!

20:11, February 2, 2010 (UTC)


 * It is hardly any different; I personally took some images with the orb, and some on land images, and they are hardly different. 23:11, February 2, 2010 (UTC)

Nominating
Can you nominate an image that you took yourself? 19:58, February 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * I think so. There is no rule saying otherwise. 23:57, February 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * All right. I have one in mind.  00:52, February 7, 2010 (UTC)

Candlelight
The nomination for Candlelight does not seem to have a nominator or be in the correct position. It should be just above Ulfric's Shipwreck. I'm not going to move it as it doesn't have a nominator, and I don't know what to do with it anyway. -- 16:56, February 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * I moved it and added a nominator. -- 17:05, February 14, 2010 (UTC)