An Opinion about the Pictures Page

Draak's picture
*bumped because I want EVERYONE to see this*

Alright, I've tolerated this as long as I can, but now it's wearing thin. And I know this doesnt bother only myself.

Can everyone please not put screenie dumps on the pictures page?

It just makes for total and utter hell for those with slow computers/internet waiting for all those screenies in one post to load. And when multiple people do it it's just...frustrating waiting for all those pictures to load when you want to see something else.

It is possible for everyone who wants to put a whole lot of pictures in one place to make a screenie journal? It's not that hard. It works in the same way....

Ok yes, I know...they're pictures/screenshots and they do belong there...just not in HUGE piles...and it pushes down art that people post too.

Oh look Raz complained again *smacked*

How to Resize and Crop in:

I'll start with the Crop tool, it looks the same in every single program, the little squarey looking thing:

When you click on it you can drag a box in your image and what's inside that box is what the image changes to. Usually you double click inside that box and it crops the image.

Photoshop:
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l316/PhoenixGryphon/HowtoresizeinPhotoshop.jpg
I just use the 'Percentage' option. For example if you put 50 in the text box, the image will be reduced to half it's size.

Paintshop Pro 6:
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l316/PhoenixGryphon/HowtoresizeinPaintShopPro.jpg
Same thing as photoshop, I use the percentage option.

If anyone else uses any other programs, dont hesitate to comment with them on here and 'how to'
parrotsnpineapple's picture

I agree +1 I wish people

I agree
+1
I wish people would resize them too X_x

Scythe's picture

I must say that I agree with

I must say that I agree with you. ^^; I really don't mind one or two screenshots per picture post, but the massive screenshot spams are rather annoying. Not only is it a pain to scroll through, but my computer chokes just about every time I click on the pictures page as of late. I shall second the notion of screenshot diary entries instead. *thumbs up*
Draak's picture

Quote:I wish people would

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I wish people would resize them too X_x

Like I said on msn...yeah XD

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but my computer chokes just about every time I click on the pictures page as of late


Yeah mine too, 56k modem speed hates on it, and especially if I have other things going on at the same time (other Firefox tabs) it makes it go very slowly.

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Arrikanez's picture

I guess I've been guilty of

I guess I've been guilty of a few screenshots here and there. I know!
I'll confine them to a post specifically FOR that, with a warning of what it is in the title~
That way, I won't kill slower computers~

Thank you for bringing this up! I will try very hard to keep my screenies [even edited] OFF the Pictures page~
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Vira's picture

Agreed +1 |D I don't like it

Agreed
+1
|D

I don't like it when players post a huge screenshot with a tiny fawn in the corner /complains

Flyra's picture

Absolutely. I've been

Absolutely. I've been pointing this out before, then it calmed down, and now all thesehuge screenie dumps are back again. So annoying!
I though about updating this older blog already but now you said it, so it's not necessary anymore - thank you.

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LighttheSky's picture

*agrees agrees* though I'm

*agrees agrees* though I'm guilty of posting screenie dumps there myself. But I usually only load a single (and always resized) picture that displays and then use the < ! - - b r e a k - - > add in to be sure that it doesn't chew up anyone elses computers. Loading the pictures page has been a risky thing as of late because of all the non-resized piles of wonder that keep being shared.

I do love to see people's screenshots, just not quite so huge and certainly not en-masse unless I choose to brave it of my own free will... ._______.'

<33 *un-smacks Raz* <33

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Pegasicorn's picture

You already know my opinion,

You already know my opinion, since I said it on your page. XD
But for others who didn't see it, I agree with Raz completely.

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Draak's picture

Arrikanez: Thankyou Ah you

Arrikanez:
Thankyou Laughing out loud

Ah you dont have to keep ALL screenies off the page, one or two in one post is fine c:

Vira:
Ah yeah that too....D< crop button people!

Flyra
Ah so it was you, I was told that someone else had made a blog earlier XD

Light:
*unsmacked XDD*
o: I didnt think about that "break" thingy XD

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I do love to see people's screenshots, just not quite so huge and certainly not en-masse unless I choose to brave it of my own free will... ._______.'

yeah D8

Pega:
:B yeah XD
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Kaoori's picture

I agree. If you're going to

I agree. If you're going to do more than one screenshot post, why not put one picture up and then link to the rest or something in a screenshot journal? Bah, I dunno.

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Tally's picture

I think no more than three

I think no more than three screenies should be posted on the pictures page at one time. But thats just me. :3
Draak's picture

Kaoori: Yeah...or

Kaoori:
Yeah...or something...hotlink the image...but..I dunno how you'd do that |D;;

Tally:
Yeah, also depending on the size.
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Her's picture

+25!

+25!
Draak's picture

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8D
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ocean's picture

Hm, well, okay, that does

Hm, well, okay, that does make sense. Poor slow computer people!

entumente's picture

Sorry.. .:Mute:.

Sorry..

.:Mute:.
Draak's picture

it's fine, some people's

it's fine, some people's internet dont go well with huge screenie dumps x_X so yeah...now you know :B
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DraakxMitra C:

Wuh oh...GUILTY GUILTY

Wuh oh...GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY! I had a few occasions posted screenie dumps there, just so ppl can see what my deer have been up to or to ask who's deer is that. Oh well...I guess it's time to break some old habits and post them in my blog, even though I'm pretty much ignored around here. Blame my shyness.

So anyways sorry....o.o...you have the right to shoot me. Also the music players there...sorry about that too.

Commisions
Draak's picture

XD o: orrrr there's that

XD
o: orrrr there's that "break" code thing...but I'm not entirely sure what it is XD.
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Or at the very least, could

Or at the very least, could you put them under the screen shot category, so people looking for drawings don't have to wade through them... Sad

Draak's picture

Yeah, though I do that and

Yeah, though I do that and they still end up there x_x

Rebumped because it seems to be happening again 8|
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Kinsmate's picture

-nods in agreement- "Looking

-nods in agreement-
"Looking for something I've never seen."
Ozora's picture

Well it's true what you are

Well it's true what you are saying and I'm sorry for doing soo..and thanks Draak for linking to this Smiling I won't do it again
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Custard's picture

-shrugs- I don't mind it. It

-shrugs- I don't mind it. It may be a screenie dump but my computer sure hates me but doesn't mind the pictures.
If we put them in the diaries, well it isn't a diary 8D Not that it'd be a problem putting it there but... it is a picture so I understand why people put them there anyway.

Draak's picture

Yes but not everyone has

Yes but not everyone has that luxury of having their internet like screenie dumps on the pictures page.
Yes, but it is a screenie diary.
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Bothers me aswell -_- *waves

Bothers me aswell -_- *waves with my screenie dump-diary* lulz.
trigger_mortis's picture

Maybe, if this is such a

Maybe, if this is such a problem to you, you could help out people by giving them resizing advice? Some newcomers may not know about editing the screenies down, and I'm sure they would appreciate a few kind words of advice.
Draak's picture

That's a good point, though

That's a good point, though it depends on who has what software. I guess I could start a list on here on 'how to' with what I use.
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I just crop with MS Paint.

I just crop with MS Paint. P:

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xDD MS Paint is my enemy

xDD MS Paint is my enemy D8
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Pegasicorn's picture

I crop in Photobucket. XD;

I crop in Photobucket. XD; My screenshots are small in filesize already too, cuz they're taken in jpeg format.

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Draak's picture

|D Photobucket takes ages to

|D Photobucket takes ages to load when I go into their edity thing x_X even if they're jpegs argh.
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Pegasicorn's picture

Yea, they do take time, but

Yea, they do take time, but I like it better than cropping in PhotoShop and either overwriting the pic I have or renaming it and having an extra copy. |D

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Draak's picture

8o |D I think most of the

8o |D I think most of the space taken up on here is by TEF screenies and their duplicates |DDD
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Kallykat's picture

I like to post screenshots

I like to post screenshots on occasion, and I don't see anything wrong with that (although I realize how it could be frustrating for some people). I do think it's nice when people who post a lot of them at once put only the first one on the front page and the rest under the "read more" link. I would love to do this too, but I don't know how. Can anyone give me instructions on how to do this?
Pegasicorn's picture

Put <*!--break--> (without

Put <*!--break--> (without the *) where you want the "Read More" link to be.

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"Look for Friends. Let Love find you."
"If you don't like something, tolerate it."
kovah's picture

Ok, I kinda understand where

Ok,

I kinda understand where you are coming from and it also kinda annoys me if I'm honest. There is a screen shots section for a reason, if you don't want to see them don't click on it, that is why there are sections.

I crop the majority of my images as well, they are not huge and they do not in most 99% of cases stretch the page so i am well within my rights to post long lines of screen shots when I want to, and links to rage journals because people are still on 56k connections make me want to do it even more, because for some reason you feel your inadequate internet connection gives you an excuse to tell people what to do.

If you had left a polite comment rather than a link to a rage people might be more inclined to listen.

However as I'm unwilling to make this into a big internet drama lama I will try and remember to use the break tags from now on so you don't have to wait for images you feel are not worth your obviously precious time.
Draak's picture

Yes that is true, now...what

Yes that is true, now...what if people put a single screenie...or a screenie edit that I might want to see? or if someone asks "who are you?"

Now you're just being inconsiderate and rude...going to be posting huge piles of screenshots just to annoy those with bad internet connections? And I am not the only one who has a bad connection. So it's not just for myself thank you very much.

It is a lot easier for someone to put in the break codes instead of waiting for the pictures page to load, and go click on the other options.

See, I don't leave a comment because all I have to say is in this journal. I'd be repeating myself if I left a comment.

And thank you for at least using the break codes. Next time, dont be so rude.
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Seele's picture

I just want to say a

I just want to say a liiittle thing Kovah~ (Here comes Misako again.)
The sections are really handy if you want to not-look at screeny's indeed. Unfortunately, not everyone always notices they're there! Which means that sometimes art or other stuff get's the wrong section, so it's not much of a help Sad That, and we're all curious humans who would like to look at all things posted.
But, darling Kovah, I do -not- see a rage of people here. Not ANYONE is being angry at people who do the screeny dumps, they're JUST bringing it to attention. Raz even put a PLEASE in her question. Who else still does that nowadays? Personally, I think you're overreacting a bit Eye And everyone should always consider eachother, because those are the ones you want to be looking at your screeny's, right? Maybe a diary in which you post them is a good idea Smiling Makes everything tidy.

So please don't accuse people of flaming you (Or how you'd call it XD) When they ain't. And Raz'd be repeating herself if she'd most much more as the link. Right?
Mis is out again~! Hope I haven't been offensive. Eye

--Stays a lonely Seele

Kallykat's picture

Thank you, Pegasicorn!

Thank you, Pegasicorn!

*hides from drama*
kovah's picture

Seel: The journal came

Seel:

The journal came across to me as hostile and preachy, hence my response. A simple "Would you mind putting break tags in please?" would have elicited a much better response from me than a link to this journal.

I may have over reacted a little, i was sleepy and grumpy when i replied but as I said the journal did not come across to me as a polite way to ask someone to do something. I took it badly as far as I was concerned posting screen shots, in the screen shot section that have already been cropped down was not something I thought was wrong.

Draak:

I never said I *would* be posting huge amounts of screen shots, I said I *wanted* to, it was a little immature but I was annoyed. I've said what I thought about the journal above and what would have helped instead of merely posting a link, I was a little rude and rather sarcastic but your journal came across as very preachy to me not polite on your part even though you put a few pleases in there.

Next time I wont be so rude if you don't post a link to a journal like this to tell me something.

I will agree to have a slightly differing opinion on this to you - and apologise for over reacting a little, but please understand that i am used to having a fast internet connection and its never even crossed my mind that people are still on 56k. So i wish you faster internets and maybe see you in the forest. Smiling
Pegasicorn's picture

It's not that Raz has a 56k

It's not that Raz has a 56k connection. It's that she has a limited amount of internet she can use a month. A certain amount of bandwidth for each month. She just wants the choice of whether or not to use it on a screenie dump instead of going to the pictures page and getting it used up more than it needs to be without a choice. There are a few other people I know who have a limited amount of internet too.

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entumente's picture

i'm sorry,but...i agree with

i'm sorry,but...i agree with kovah Sad
i mean, i'm not mad at you, it's just that...people could have worked hard to edit the pictures, make a couple of designs and so-so, and then you would have just posted the link, saying we should not do that, or, i should say, -ask- if we can stop, doing that, it could hurt or annoy the posting person Sad. In my opinion, is to at least say something positive about the picture first, before you post the link.


I also do agree with YOU, it does sort of lag my computer, when I have bad internet days, so I DO approve of this post.
All i'm saying is to be a little more kind when commenting on someone's post to say that there is something wrong, or something the problem with it.
thank you Smiling.
oh, i'm sorry if this comment made you mad, i wouldn't like it if i did Sad.

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Draak's picture

I have never posted this

I have never posted this link on someones page who's posted a single screenshot. Regardless if it's edited or not. The only time I would do it is if it was huge and stretching the page.

That's the thing, I tried to make this journal sound as positive as I could. Nicely telling people that what theyre doing is badly affecting others internet.
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