moderation question - formats which aren't displayed
Hi Moderators, I was just pondering the recent upload of a file with the format .studio3. (https://inkscape.org/en/~Tanzbella/%E2%98%85nahliebe-chrissibag-emblem-1mal) I'm not familiar with that format, and suspect it might be the native format for some particular graphics program.
My question is what should we do with images with formats which the website does not recognize or display? Should we take the time to contact the member, and ask them to submit a different format? Or should we just delete them (not removing member in this case)?
To me, it doesn't make sense to waste our space on something which no one can see (unless they download it, and have a program which will open it).
To me, TIFF is a different story, as it's my understanding we hope to be able to display them someday. But for anything else which is fairly obscure, how should we handle it?
Thanks for comments :-) brynn
Hi Brynn,
A file which isn't either a) a standard format for the web, print or linux or b) isn't a format Inkscape can use OR c) could be converted to a more useful format for the given task
Should be removed / moderated after giving the user the chance to amend the entry.
There isn't an exhaustive list of formats we would accept, but project files for other programs is pretty high up on the list of no.
Best Regards, Martin Owens
On Fri, 2018-03-16 at 06:03 -0600, brynn wrote:
Hi Moderators, I was just pondering the recent upload of a file with the format .studio3. (https://inkscape.org/en/~Tanzbella/%E2%98%85nahliebe-chrissibag-embl em-1mal) I'm not familiar with that format, and suspect it might be the native format for some particular graphics program.
My question is what should we do with images with formats which the website does not recognize or display? Should we take the time to contact the member, and ask them to submit a different format? Or should we just delete them (not removing member in this case)?
To me, it doesn't make sense to waste our space on something which no one can see (unless they download it, and have a program which will open it).
To me, TIFF is a different story, as it's my understanding we hope to be able to display them someday. But for anything else which is fairly obscure, how should we handle it?
Thanks for comments :-) brynn
Thanks, Martin!
Ok, so those should be handled in the same way in which we handle photos. I'll go ahead and send them a message, and I'll add a note with the date when we will delete, if the member hasn't taken any action.
All best, brynn
-----Original Message----- From: Martin Owens Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 8:31 AM To: brynn ; Inkscape-Docs Cc: Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer ; die humblex Subject: Re: moderation question - formats which aren't displayed
Hi Brynn,
A file which isn't either a) a standard format for the web, print or linux or b) isn't a format Inkscape can use OR c) could be converted to a more useful format for the given task
Should be removed / moderated after giving the user the chance to amend the entry.
There isn't an exhaustive list of formats we would accept, but project files for other programs is pretty high up on the list of no.
Best Regards, Martin Owens
On Fri, 2018-03-16 at 06:03 -0600, brynn wrote:
Hi Moderators, I was just pondering the recent upload of a file with the format .studio3. (https://inkscape.org/en/~Tanzbella/%E2%98%85nahliebe-chrissibag-embl em-1mal) I'm not familiar with that format, and suspect it might be the native format for some particular graphics program.
My question is what should we do with images with formatswhich the website does not recognize or display? Should we take the time to contact the member, and ask them to submit a different format? Or should we just delete them (not removing member in this case)?
To me, it doesn't make sense to waste our space on somethingwhich no one can see (unless they download it, and have a program which will open it).
To me, TIFF is a different story, as it's my understanding wehope to be able to display them someday. But for anything else which is fairly obscure, how should we handle it?
Thanks for comments :-) brynn
Finally did some research on .script3 format. Got results everything from a pop-rock group named "The Script" album #3, to pharmaceuticals (prescriptions).
Closest result looks like ActionScript3. Quoting from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActionScript)
ActionScript is an object-oriented programming language originally developed by Macromedia Inc. (later acquired by Adobe Systems). It is a derivation of HyperTalk, the scripting language for HyperCard.[2] It is now a dialect of ECMAScript (meaning it is a superset of the syntax and semantics of the language more widely known as JavaScript), though it originally arose as a sibling, both being influenced by HyperTalk.
So *possibly* related to ECMAScript. But again, that could be purely coincidence!
I found nothing about ".script3".
brynn
-----Original Message----- From: Martin Owens Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 8:31 AM To: brynn ; Inkscape-Docs Cc: Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer ; die humblex Subject: Re: moderation question - formats which aren't displayed
Hi Brynn,
A file which isn't either a) a standard format for the web, print or linux or b) isn't a format Inkscape can use OR c) could be converted to a more useful format for the given task
Should be removed / moderated after giving the user the chance to amend the entry.
There isn't an exhaustive list of formats we would accept, but project files for other programs is pretty high up on the list of no.
Best Regards, Martin Owens
On Fri, 2018-03-16 at 06:03 -0600, brynn wrote:
Hi Moderators, I was just pondering the recent upload of a file with the format .studio3. (https://inkscape.org/en/~Tanzbella/%E2%98%85nahliebe-chrissibag-embl em-1mal) I'm not familiar with that format, and suspect it might be the native format for some particular graphics program.
My question is what should we do with images with formatswhich the website does not recognize or display? Should we take the time to contact the member, and ask them to submit a different format? Or should we just delete them (not removing member in this case)?
To me, it doesn't make sense to waste our space on somethingwhich no one can see (unless they download it, and have a program which will open it).
To me, TIFF is a different story, as it's my understanding wehope to be able to display them someday. But for anything else which is fairly obscure, how should we handle it?
Thanks for comments :-) brynn
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