Forum:Image Rules

Hi. I'm TDIFan13, the wiki's newest administrator. You know, ever since I was little, something I have always strived for is organization. This wiki is incredible; the nearly-flawless pages, the super-friendly users, and the activities going on right now. But there is one thing on this wiki that we, as a community, need to take better care of. I'm talking about our images. Now, what would a wiki be without images? Goshdarnit, especially one about a television show! It's totally groovy that we have the right to upload images, but we need to take better care of our wiki's files.

Recently, I've been cleaning out all the wiki's unused images. It's super-fun and a great time-killer, but I'm not just doing it for kicks. My goal is for every image on this wiki to be on an article. We don't need clutter and clutter is caused by images just lying around unoccupied. It's so not radical. So, I want to propose a few rules for the wiki. We, as a community, can decide on whether they're helpful or not. Cool?

1. Unused images will be deleted after five hours of not being used. This rule is pretty simple. No page occupying the image? We delete it. No harm done. If the user wanted to put said image on a page and forgot, they can just re-upload it. No one gets hurt.

2. Users that upload ten or more unused images will face a three-day ban. Okay, hold the phone. I know what you're thinking; this is totally not stellar. But I feel like users would learn to take care of their images a lot more if this rule was put into action. And besides, we already have one of these rules for users that upload unrelated images, so, why not have one for users that upload unused images?

I can also probably guess that you're concerned for the users that upload images, put them on a page, and then they're removed by another user. No worries; if said user puts the image for deletion after it's removed, they won't get in any trouble at all.

3. Users that upload ten or more duplicate images will face a three-day ban. Same as the last rule, except applying for duplicates. Unused images are one thing, but uploading the same file twice, or uploading a file that a user has already uploaded is totally not acceptable. There's no excuse for doing that and it should qualify for a ban.

Now, if you find these rules too harsh, please say so in the comment section. As a community, we can come to an agreement on what's okay and what's not. Don't oppose the proposal just because you disagree with the lengths. Oppose it if you disagree with the rules overall. I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade by making this proposal; that would be a bummer. I'm just trying to make sure that our wiki is cleaner than ever before. I mean, we are preparing for a lockdown, right? Why not have the images sparkling clean, too, instead of just the pages?

I also propose weekly admin-checks for unused images. There's almost a thousand images that are currently unused at this moment. After I delete all of them, hopefully, the number of unused images on this wiki will never get that big. Thank you and goodbye. Please support. Make our wiki safe. Make a difference. Have a stellar day. --TDIFan13 (My Talk andMy Contributions )

Support

 * 1) Keep in mind that, for those who oppose the length of the "unused/duplicate image" user bans, it's the exact same for users who upload unrelated images. The unrelated images rule has already been passed so this is essentially just an add-on to it. --TDIFan13 (My Talk andMy Contributions ) 01:29, February 3, 2012 (UTC)

Comments
Please comment and share your thoughts. I'm open to negotiation. My talkpage is also open to you. Feel free to leave any comments/questions/concerns there if this forum gets too crowded. --TDIFan13 (My Talk andMy Contributions ) 01:29, February 3, 2012 (UTC)