Thread:Angelo Gabrini/@comment-30035163-20170713162228/@comment-30035163-20170714163322

I know this must be annoying for all parties involved, but I'd like to ask you to please take my point into consideration and treat me like a rational person with rational motives. I'm not throwing a tantrum over a grudge. I'll try to be as clear as possible, so please forgive the length.

I had a lot of time while blocked to write this, and I wanted to ensure there was no ambiguity whatsoever.

Angelo Gabrini wrote: Also, Vizard can't read Japanese, so it's not really his fault for misunderstanding the mitemin account The issue has never been about Vizard misunderstanding the mitemin account, as that issue was resolved easily with a small amount of discussion. I have no complaints there. My only current issue is his refusal to allow more than one source link in image descriptions.

Usually these issues boil down to a minor misunderstanding. In this case, Vizard didn't seem to understand my reasoning and closed discussion before I could properly explain why his proposed solution wouldn't work or suit anyone's purposes.

He also blocked me for reasons other than what were stated in his warning, which has prevented me from clarifying the issue sooner. Quoting from him, "If the file is uploaded again or the link added again to the anime annoucment.png, I will block you. This is your first warning."

Continuing discussion over the matter was never in the warning, nor was taking the issue to another moderator.

Angelo Gabrini wrote: If you're that dead set on uploading it then crop the border off of it and replace the existing file with the larger one, there's no need to have both of them there

Please let me clarify. I'm not deadset on uploading this image. I'm not trying to put both up. Cropping isn't the issue, as Viz believes the image is just too large in general and I personally don't disagree with him there.

As such, I believe the ideal solution is to put up a link in the image description of the smaller one, so people interested in that specific image can find it easily.

Angelo Gabrini wrote: The thing is, replacing existing images with higher quality ones are one thing, but I doubt people really care about whether there are links on image pages or not. The image is already on the wiki, so why should they follow the link?

I cannot speak for anyone but myself, but I use wikis to assist me in researching stories and related information. I find citations and sources to be helpful, even if they're in another language, because it makes it easier to find more on the subject.

In the case of artwork, it often helps me find more like it or find higher quality versions of the same image. If an image is edited, it's also handy to know where the unaltered version comes from. Other people also may find other images from those sources that they may want to upload or make use of.

On this wiki alone, such source links have helped me find higher resolution versions of images to replace ones I found on the wiki, such as with some of Minerva and Typhon's art.

Vizard's suggestion that I upload the image to social media platforms such as facebook or twitter, or his suggested compromise to post the image to the forums, does not serve this function as a research tool to point people investigating this specific image to where more can be found. Anyone doing so would find a link to a higher resolution version to be helpful.

A compromise that serves neither side's purpose is not a true compromise, but just a pointless gesture.

Angelo Gabrini wrote: In all seriousness, you're (standardname) making this a bigger deal than it should be, and I might as well reverse my decision if that's going to be the case.

I know I'm making this a bigger deal than it should be, but I'm sick of having to write essays to explain minor edits. All to clarify what turns out to be an extremely minor point, which is usually based on someone assuming I did something completely stupid for no reason.

I generally don't make edits to wikis without some amount of research, comparison to other similar pages, and a clear reason. This is not a blog after all, it's a wiki. I'm not trying to say "look at this cool image I found!". I'm trying to provide a resource for people who use wikis the way I do.

Adding this link into the image description does no harm, and benefits anyone who would actually care enough to look for the image description. If a legitimate reason for why it is detrimental exists, I'd like to know.

If you actually read this, thank you for your time and consideration. I hope my reasoning makes sense to you. If there's any point you don't understand or that you disagree with, please tell me. I'd prefer to avoid any miscommunications if I can.