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	:::Also, do we have a policy page other than the Community Portal? -[[User:Derik\|Derik]] 17:34, 11 July 2007 (UTC)		:::Also, do we have a policy page other than the Community Portal? -[[User:Derik\|Derik]] 17:34, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

	::::No, we don't have a specific copyright policy, but we probably should. It isn't mentioned at all in the help pages, so that brief note on the community portal is it. I think a stock photo template is a good idea, though. --[[User:Steve-o\|Steve-o]] 17:51, 11 July 2007 (UTC)~~<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>~~		::::No, we don't have a specific copyright policy, but we probably should. It isn't mentioned at all in the help pages, so that brief note on the community portal is it. I think a stock photo template is a good idea, though. --[[User:Steve-o\|Steve-o]] 17:51, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Steve-o at 17:51, 11 July 2007

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	:::Now that I think about it Steve, should we have a <nowiki>{{stockimage}} template instead of just {{hastak}}</nowiki>? There is a slightly different legal justification involved (plus it would make it easier to ''find'' them if there was ever a legal issue.)		:::Now that I think about it Steve, should we have a <nowiki>{{stockimage}} template instead of just {{hastak}}</nowiki>? There is a slightly different legal justification involved (plus it would make it easier to ''find'' them if there was ever a legal issue.)
	:::Also, do we have a policy page other than the Community Portal? -[[User:Derik\|Derik]] 17:34, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		:::Also, do we have a policy page other than the Community Portal? -[[User:Derik\|Derik]] 17:34, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

			::::No, we don't have a specific copyright policy, but we probably should. It isn't mentioned at all in the help pages, so that brief note on the community portal is it. I think a stock photo template is a good idea, though. --[[User:Steve-o\|Steve-o]] 17:51, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Derik at 17:35, 11 July 2007

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	::That said, most of the Wiki staff considers the official/unofficial status of pictures about as important as knowing [[Wikipedia:Fork etiquette\|which fork is used for salad]]-- as long as the pictures are ''good'', no one ''cares''. Walky's link was intended for orientation purposes only, he wanted to save you some work and let you know that, in the consensus, stock photography has a very slight edge in preferability. -[[User:Derik\|Derik]] 17:31, 11 July 2007 (UTC)		::That said, most of the Wiki staff considers the official/unofficial status of pictures about as important as knowing [[Wikipedia:Fork etiquette\|which fork is used for salad]]-- as long as the pictures are ''good'', no one ''cares''. Walky's link was intended for orientation purposes only, he wanted to save you some work and let you know that, in the consensus, stock photography has a very slight edge in preferability. -[[User:Derik\|Derik]] 17:31, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

	:::Now that I think about it Steve, should we have a {{stockimage}} template instead of just {{hastak}}? There is a slightly different legal justification involved (plus it would make it easier to ''find'' them if there was ever a legal issue.)		:::Now that I think about it Steve, should we have a <nowiki>{{stockimage}} template instead of just {{hastak}}</nowiki>? There is a slightly different legal justification involved (plus it would make it easier to ''find'' them if there was ever a legal issue.)
	:::Also, do we have a policy page other than the Community Portal? -[[User:Derik\|Derik]] 17:34, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		:::Also, do we have a policy page other than the Community Portal? -[[User:Derik\|Derik]] 17:34, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Derik: Followup question for Steve-o

2007-07-11T17:34:24Z

Followup question for Steve-o

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	::Basically we've decided that Hasbro stock images are ''preferable''... as long as they're <tt>1)</tt> Available <tt>2)</tt> Show off the toy well. Sometimes Hasbro pics are wildly ''inaccurate''; mistransformed or featuring noticeably different colors (even mold changes,) and sometimes they simply don't show off a part/feature of the toy we wish to highlight.		::Basically we've decided that Hasbro stock images are ''preferable''... as long as they're <tt>1)</tt> Available <tt>2)</tt> Show off the toy well. Sometimes Hasbro pics are wildly ''inaccurate''; mistransformed or featuring noticeably different colors (even mold changes,) and sometimes they simply don't show off a part/feature of the toy we wish to highlight.

	::That said, most of the Wiki staff considers the official/unofficial status of pictures about as important as knowing [[Wikipedia:Fork etiquette\|which fork is used for salad]]-- as long as the pictures are ''good'', no one ''cares''. Walky's link was intended for orientation purposes only, he wanted to save you some work and let you know that, in the consensus, stock photography has a very slight edge in preferability. -[[User:Derik\|Derik]] 17:31, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		::That said, most of the Wiki staff considers the official/unofficial status of pictures about as important as knowing [[Wikipedia:Fork etiquette\|which fork is used for salad]]-- as long as the pictures are ''good'', no one ''cares''. Walky's link was intended for orientation purposes only, he wanted to save you some work and let you know that, in the consensus, stock photography has a very slight edge in preferability. -[[User:Derik\|Derik]] 17:31, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

			:::Now that I think about it Steve, should we have a {{stockimage}} template instead of just {{hastak}}? There is a slightly different legal justification involved (plus it would make it easier to ''find'' them if there was ever a legal issue.)
			:::Also, do we have a policy page other than the Community Portal? -[[User:Derik\|Derik]] 17:34, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Derik: Talk talk talk talk... are official pictures ''worth'' 1000 words?

2007-07-11T17:31:33Z

Talk talk talk talk... are official pictures ''worth'' 1000 words?

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	Also, can you include the alternate modes with your toy photos? --[[User:Sntint\|Sntint]] 13:33, 11 July 2007 (UTC)		Also, can you include the alternate modes with your toy photos? --[[User:Sntint\|Sntint]] 13:33, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

	:Actually, as Walky said above, it would be better to use official stock photography whenever possible, as the image quality is then much higher. --[[User:Steve-o\|Steve-o]] 16:19, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		:Actually, as Walky said above, it would be better to use official stock photography whenever possible, as the image quality is then much higher. --[[User:Steve-o\|Steve-o]] 16:19, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

			::From a legal standpoint, while Hasbro stock images are unquestionably {{c}} Hasbro, their purpose is to promote/advertise/showoff the toy, and Hasbro presumably went to considerable expense to produce them- a photo shoot with 100+ pictures taken, selecting the ''one'' or ''two'' images that present the toy in the most flattering light. Non-Hasbro images, by contrast, can have [http://www.tfu.info bad angles, bad lighting, misapplied stickers, chrome wear] or other problems that makes the toy look much less appealing- purely technical problems the Hasbro photo shoot is designed to prevent.

			::Basically we've decided that Hasbro stock images are ''preferable''... as long as they're <tt>1)</tt> Available <tt>2)</tt> Show off the toy well. Sometimes Hasbro pics are wildly ''inaccurate''; mistransformed or featuring noticeably different colors (even mold changes,) and sometimes they simply don't show off a part/feature of the toy we wish to highlight.

			::That said, most of the Wiki staff considers the official/unofficial status of pictures about as important as knowing [[Wikipedia:Fork etiquette\|which fork is used for salad]]-- as long as the pictures are ''good'', no one ''cares''. Walky's link was intended for orientation purposes only, he wanted to save you some work and let you know that, in the consensus, stock photography has a very slight edge in preferability. -[[User:Derik\|Derik]] 17:31, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Steve-o: official photos if possible, please

2007-07-11T16:19:01Z

official photos if possible, please

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	PS I really enjoy your Shortpacked comic. --[[User:Azereal\|Azereal]] 12:25, 11 July 2007 (UTC)		PS I really enjoy your Shortpacked comic. --[[User:Azereal\|Azereal]] 12:25, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

	Also, can you include the alternate modes with your toy photos? --[[User:Sntint\|Sntint]] 13:33, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		Also, can you include the alternate modes with your toy photos? --[[User:Sntint\|Sntint]] 13:33, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

			:Actually, as Walky said above, it would be better to use official stock photography whenever possible, as the image quality is then much higher. --[[User:Steve-o\|Steve-o]] 16:19, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Sntint at 13:33, 11 July 2007

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	Yeah, I saw that one. I guess I am a little uncomfortable doing this. If I take my own photos then that sidesteps a potential set of copyright problems. They would probably look better if I put in some work to remove the background but I am not 100% confident with GIMP yet.		Yeah, I saw that one. I guess I am a little uncomfortable doing this. If I take my own photos then that sidesteps a potential set of copyright problems. They would probably look better if I put in some work to remove the background but I am not 100% confident with GIMP yet.

	PS I really enjoy your Shortpacked comic. --[[User:Azereal\|Azereal]] 12:25, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		PS I really enjoy your Shortpacked comic. --[[User:Azereal\|Azereal]] 12:25, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

			Also, can you include the alternate modes with your toy photos? --[[User:Sntint\|Sntint]] 13:33, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Azereal at 12:25, 11 July 2007

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	You don't need to be taking your own Robot Heroes photos. [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=Products/Catalog&subbrand=515 Hasbro already has all these] photographed in front of a blank white background. --[[User:ItsWalky\|ItsWalky]] 15:21, 6 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		You don't need to be taking your own Robot Heroes photos. [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=Products/Catalog&subbrand=515 Hasbro already has all these] photographed in front of a blank white background. --[[User:ItsWalky\|ItsWalky]] 15:21, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

			Yeah, I saw that one. I guess I am a little uncomfortable doing this. If I take my own photos then that sidesteps a potential set of copyright problems. They would probably look better if I put in some work to remove the background but I am not 100% confident with GIMP yet.

			PS I really enjoy your Shortpacked comic. --[[User:Azereal\|Azereal]] 12:25, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

ItsWalky: New page: You don't need to be taking your own Robot Heroes photos. [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=Products/Catalog&subbrand=515 Hasbro already has all these] photographed in ...

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New page: You don't need to be taking your own Robot Heroes photos. [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=Products/Catalog&subbrand=515 Hasbro already has all these] photographed in ...

New page

You don't need to be taking your own Robot Heroes photos. [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=Products/Catalog&subbrand=515 Hasbro already has all these] photographed in front of a blank white background. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:21, 6 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

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	PS I really enjoy your Shortpacked comic. --[[User:Azereal\|Azereal]] 12:25, 11 July 2007 (UTC)		PS I really enjoy your Shortpacked comic. --[[User:Azereal\|Azereal]] 12:25, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

	Also, can you include the alternate modes with your toy photos? --[[User:Sntint\|Sntint]] 13:33, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>		Also, can you include the alternate modes with your toy photos? --[[User:Sntint\|Sntint]] 13:33, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

			:Actually, as Walky said above, it would be better to use official stock photography whenever possible, as the image quality is then much higher. --[[User:Steve-o\|Steve-o]] 16:19, 11 July 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>