Hello all!,
This wiki has been receiving a lot of activity lately. One of the first things users do to help out is add lots of images to articles. There is of course nothing wrong with that and an article with images encourages a user to read more than a wall of text would.
There is however a downside to his. A lot of the images being uploaded are fanart. Created by fans who love the game as much as we do. This gives us two problems. First off: Copyright. These images are usually taken from DevianArt and other places where artist share their work. These works of art are copyrighted and require permission from the artist to use. Even then most of them should not be uploaded here because of Wikia's CC-BY-SA license which to my understanding requires the image to be in the public domain. The second problem is lore. These images are drawn by fans who often add their own touch to the character. This is confusing for someone looking for official lore for example to see images that contradict the text written next to it.
Examples:
- File:Empress_of_time_by_kaileena1.jpg. Meaningless image. Watermark. Copyright.
- File:Firmakaileena.jpg Meaningless image. Taken from a user @ official forums. Do we have permission?
- File:318762_344726522270808_1742602834_n.jpg Meaningless image. Vague. Watermark. No use.
- File:Dastan and Kaileena by NightWish666.jpg. Contradicts lore. Who is the model? Free image?
- File:Contest his guardian angel by xmencykewolvei-d4sh17y.png. Contradicts lore. Watermark. Copyright.
I think we should stick to images from official Ubisoft sources(Wallpapers, renders etc.). Users wanting to show off artwork(and have permission from the author to do so) can use their Userpage. I'd like to know what you all think about this. Sylvari (talk) 13:22, July 30, 2012 (UTC)