Skullgirls Wiki talk:Fanart/@comment-10558422-20141128235609

Though I am happy with how the galleries look now, I have decided to temporarily lock the page for the time being to stop any more fanart from getting added. I am not saying that no more fanart will ever get added, but I just what to do a feedback review with more of the community first to see if the current selection of images reach a certain standard, if you catch my drift.

1.) Some of the images, like Banksia had said, are repeats of what are on other, official galleries. I am pretty sure Emlan has contributed to actual concepts for characters before for example, so some of their work is considered semi-official in a way. If an image is already used in an external gallery, is it really fanart? I'm sure these select pictures can be removed, it's just sorting out which images appears on what page and which are re-uploads that have to be deleted/replaced.

2.) To see which images are 'more deserving that others'. Since Skullgirls is a 16-rated game I'm pretty sure not too many people will be that offended by the pictures posted here. Though it may be worth considering which ones are considered the most risqué and vice-versa too see what the borders are and which type of images people prefer to be added - or at least prioritized. There's no accounting for taste art-wise, but if there are reoccurring themes or suggestions then that could indicate what images to look out for.

3.) There has been conflicting discussions about the allowance of fanart at all on this wiki. Personally I don't mind it being here and I don't believe it does any harm, but I do think it's unprofessional for a wiki. I can see why people would be turned off by the fanart here, as it would generally show that the wiki is unmanaged and, most importantly, arguably defies the purpose of a wiki to only store factual information. (unless it's a fanon wiki, as some of those apparentlyexist where artistic licence knows no bounds). Saying that though, this page it the most neat fanart page I have ever seen, and it does look presentable and well managed. Likewise it is in a single secluded page, meaning it is out of the way from the official stuff.

Of course the third point won't easily get resolved if the last fanart-related discussion is to go by, which is why I am happy to unlock it after going through the first two points. I just don't want loads more images to get uploaded if they only had to get deleted for what ever reason. :)