Talk:List of spirits (disambiguation)/Archive 1

Images

As more and more images of Spirits are being uploaded onto SmashWiki, it's probably best if we nip this in the bud as soon as we can.

What kind of images should we use for the Spirit list pages? Should we stick entirely to images taken directly from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (including the November Direct, the website, etc.)? Or should we upload the highest quality version of an image, preferably directly from the source?

For example: for List of spirits (Pokémon series), which Charmander image should we use?

• Charmander.png

  Ultimate screenshot

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  Original artwork

I'd say that we should use the original artwork where available. After all, we can already see in footage that Spirits use the full artwork in-game, instead of only using cropped images such as the one seen to the left. --PeabodySam (talk) 16:37, 7 November 2018 (EST)

I disagree, i upload these images to proof that they are in the game, if we are just doing the artwork people can fake the artwork to add their own spirits that are not in the game like the final fantasy one. So to make sure that people know it's in the game i rather add crops of the actual image from smash ultimate. Hope you understand. BroskiPlays (talk 23:34, 7 November 2018 (EST)

That's fine for now, but I'm thinking long-term. Once the game is out and anyone can check if a particular spirit is in the game, then having screenshots won't be necessary as proof. Even now, we have an odd hodgepodge of PNGs from the website combined with screenshots from the Direct; it looks messy, and it would have to be addressed anyway since SmashWiki likes consistency.

What I'd recommend is that we provide a citation (November Direct, website, etc.) for any pre-release spirits, since that would be the most effective way of showing where a particular spirit has been confirmed. That way, we can use high-quality art now without having to replace it later on. --PeabodySam (talk) 19:20, 7 November 2018 (EST)