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Contents 1 PNG??? 2 image problems 3 Not Of Tense Verbs 4 Voting Question

PNG???

I really wish I could contribute images, but I can't save in PNG! where can I get a PNG saver???-- Benol, aka Coach B 13:11, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Most programs allow you to save in PNG format. Do you have microsoft paint? It's a simple program, but that's the one I find myself usually using. Once you have the image you want in the paint program, press file, save, then when you get to the box where you type in the file name you want it saved as, you'll notice right below that you have a box labled "Save as type", with the default option usually being 24-bit bitmap. Open that drop down box, and one of the options, (probably the very last one) will be "PNG". Save as that, and it all comes out looking PNGful. Let me know if that doesn't work for you. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 13:55, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

On mine it only has BMP, JPG, and GIF.-- Benol, aka Coach B 12:53, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

You get PNG only if you're using Windows XP. --Stux 12:58, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

Benol, I use a free program called Irfanview to save my pics as PNGs. You can also add cool effects on pictures. —FireBird|Talk 13:21, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

Heh. Sorry 'bout that. I figured it was a more common format. Yea, irfanview looks okie dokie. I gotta update my program anyways, MS paint isn't known for being a master program of photo editing and the like. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 19:22, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

For the record, Irfanview rocks my world. —AbdiViklas 05:40, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

image problems

Whenever I try to upload an image, it always says "The file is corrupt or has an incorrect extension. Please check the file and upload again." I'm doing everything correct; the file always ends in .png or .PNG, but for some reason it never works! I seem to be having the same problem that Benol has. — _talk Bubsty _edits 05:11, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

Could it be a Mac (pre OS X) incompatibility thing? Seems strange. I dunno. --Stux 05:17, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

Seeing as I have Mac OS X, I don't think so. — _talk Bubsty _edits 00:17, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Hmmm. Well, there goes that idea. That's what I get for assuming that you're running OS 9 or something. Might have something to do with the problems you've been having staying connected on IRC. --Stux 05:35, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Are there any programs on Mac that will save something as a PNG? (Like Microsoft paint, except thats for windows). — _talk Bubsty _edits 17:45, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Image Magick i'm pretty sure should have PNG support. And it has Mac OS X binaries! --Stux 17:51, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Great, thanks! — _talk Bubsty _edits 17:56, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Not Of Tense Verbs

I'm curious, how much do you think we should use the second person in the articles? I have always been taught that professional writing should avoid using the 2nd person (or at least i think i did somewhere). But I also know this wiki is slightly more personal than that. Being Impersonal in MI,--Stux 15:35, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

I think we should avoid second-person where possible. (P.S. For those forgetting their persons, second person is when the writer addresses the reader.) — InterruptorJones 17:41, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

And while we're on the subject, we might as well drop the first-person as well. ([1], for example) -- Tom 18:10, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Oh wow. Sounds like a job for grape-nuts, should he ever get back in business. We see ---> There is shown, or something. ⇔Thunderbird⇔ 22:06, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Voting Question

I have posted a (rather lengthy) discussion on our current STUFF voting procedures. I ask that those who are interested would take a look and comment if you have the time. (Yes, it is lengthy.) I am posting this here so that the post has greater visibility. Thanks! --Stux 16:34, 3 December 2005 (UTC)