Blog:Grabpics as character images
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Okay, this has been a fairly long time coming for me. I do not like the images that are known as "grabpics". These images are taken from an episode screenshot and altered. Often, these images are altered too much, with the colors being almost completely wrong. It is my preference to use actual episode screenshots over these kinds of images as the screenshots are official, grabpics are not. It will definitely take a while to replace all of these images but I personally believe it should be done. Unofficial images shouldn't be used on the wiki. The Solar Dragon 18:06, February 27, 2015 (EST)
- Well, some "grabpics" have actually appeared on the show's Facebook/Twitter page so, at least those ones should stay as they would be official. / Loco87 (TALK / Contribs) 18:22, February 27, 2015 (EST)
- I admit, I haven't seen all of the grabpics on this site yet, but I can sort of understand why some people might prefer them over screenshots of characters. For instance, I've noticed that there are separate pages for even the most minor of minor characters, like some of the Spuckler children. Their pictures (not all, but for many of them), while still viewable, are rather blurry or grainy because it was a screenshot, and I don't think the characters have a proper onscreen "close-up" to get a better quality screenshot. Here's one example: Rumor Spuckler. And I'm not sure if all of these characters have an official grabpic with Matt's signature either? At the same time, I can see how the licensing complication comes with using grabpics by other people. Maybe we can add footnotes like "Original design owned by Fox" and then add "Redrawn by (enter user's name)"? Just an idea. Mrs JohnnyTightlips (talk) 19:59, February 27, 2015 (EST)
- To be perfectly honest, I actually prefer the grabpics with transparent backgrounds, assuming they're show accurate for things like colour, line art, etc. I dunno, I guess I just like the cleaner, uncluttered appearance? That said though, I'm not gonna go up in flames if you decide to change to actual screenshots, and I understand it would probably be best to have official images. So, either way is fine by me. --Nick97 (talk ~ contribs) 00:56, February 28, 2015 (EST)
- I admit, I haven't seen all of the grabpics on this site yet, but I can sort of understand why some people might prefer them over screenshots of characters. For instance, I've noticed that there are separate pages for even the most minor of minor characters, like some of the Spuckler children. Their pictures (not all, but for many of them), while still viewable, are rather blurry or grainy because it was a screenshot, and I don't think the characters have a proper onscreen "close-up" to get a better quality screenshot. Here's one example: Rumor Spuckler. And I'm not sure if all of these characters have an official grabpic with Matt's signature either? At the same time, I can see how the licensing complication comes with using grabpics by other people. Maybe we can add footnotes like "Original design owned by Fox" and then add "Redrawn by (enter user's name)"? Just an idea. Mrs JohnnyTightlips (talk) 19:59, February 27, 2015 (EST)
