User talk:Hstar

Test

Just experimenting ;) Hstar 15:57, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

RE: New Here

Hello Hstar!

Thank you for your support and for contributing to the wiki! :) Regarding the gallery, it's an interesting idea and I made some changes to the 1st episode. You can use that as an example. Just a note however: it looks like you're taking frames from episode by only a few seconds interval and I believe that just too little! (there would be wayyyy too many screenshots by the end of the episode). I think it's best to capture some of the best screens throughout the episode for a maximum total of 30 images (the ideal average should be around 15 in my opinion). So, maybe take a nice relevant screen every 2-3 minutes? It's not necessary to take too many or it'd look like an actual frame by frame video but with images only... Last thing: I started added some labels to the images just to show you how it's done but, please, feel free to label each of the images as you see fit. Thanks! --Maurice 17:27, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

RE: Thank You!

Hey again. I was writing the other message when you sent me your new message lol. And sure, no problem. Ideas and feedback are always welcome here. As long as things are done nicely (and properly), it'll only make the wiki better for everyone. Thanks again and keep it up! :)

It's alright for Episode 1. Since it's the first episode you did that for, we'll simply do some kind of cleaning later on. But for the other episodes, it'd be best to have at the very most 30 images (but it's alright to have about 15-20 relevant images or less). --Maurice 17:47, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Great job Hstar! I think it turned out pretty well and it does provide a whole new dimension when reading about the case: the images follow the plot and give a nice visual summary of the episode (which I'm sure fans will appreciate!). I do have some constructive criticism but that's only as a way to perfect the approach:

• Instead of following the format EP1_x for the file names (which is already pretty good as it reflects a standard we're adopting for other images here), it would be even better if it was following the format: EP1_Gallery_x (i.e. this could prove to be useful for filtering and/or searching purposes).
• Also, although it's not really a big deal (but it's something I'll eventually tackle at some point), could you ensure the extension is .jpg instead of .JPG (just a case-sensitive thing)? But if it would slow things down too much for you (as in grabbing the frame, saving, renaming, etc...), don't worry about it.
• As for episode 1, it would probably be good to replace some of the frames within the 1 to 12 range to something else cause they do look a bit redundant at times (example: File:EP1_1.JPG and File:EP1_2.JPG).

Finally, I really appreciate the fact that you're willing to learn more about the best ways to showcase information in this wiki. It shows a real level of motivation that's always greatly needed and appreciated. Thank you for that! Keep it up and good luck with school! :) --Maurice 21:15, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Sounds good. I've been thinking. I'd prefer to have a max number of images of 25 instead. I want to avoid having too many images (for many reasons that I won't be discussing here). And like I said, having only 15 images is already pretty good I believe: it would be a good average to aim for. Thanks again! --Maurice 18:51, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

RE: Episode 2's Gallery

Awesome! Thanks again! --Maurice 18:05, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

I only added captions for the first few images but I believe your captions are actually pretty good and I'm perfectly ok with you continuing to add them! I also made some templates but that's just for the standardization part of the presentation (so that it becomes super easy for anyone to add or modify galleries). If you want, you can just add new galleries with pictures for now (no need to tell me every time since it's easy to track what's been added/done) and later you can add the captions. Since you're taking the screenshots, it might be easier for yourself to add the captions (cause you're kind of watching the episode at the same time) but it's alright if you don't cause you don't have time or want to speed up the process. You (or someone else) can add the captions later. I don't think I'll spend time myself adding the captions as I normally spend more time on improving and standardizing the wiki and making sure things are in order. Thanks again and keep it up! --Maurice 15:59, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

RE: Video File=Media File?

From an old consensus established a while ago (and also part of the many reasons the Watch section is currently down), we'd prefer not promote videos of DC episodes (or movies, etc...) at this time. We wish to avoid becoming a "distributor" of actual content which could possibly become an issue for the site (you can find more information in the "News and updates" forum). I think the gallery of images is just within the limit of the acceptable. Videos would just be too much. I thank you for your suggestion though and hope this doesn't affect your awesome motivation to bring cool galleries of images to episodes as well as being a source of new ideas and innovation in general! :) --Maurice 17:51, 22 June 2011 (UTC)