Board Thread:Wiki Improvement/@comment-7637833-20160629182514/@comment-5255416-20160718182700

Smash The Echidna wrote: After a recent incident behind the scenes of SFW, I believe that we must elaborate on this rule. We have to make a clear definition of what qualifies as a recolor, and what can be allowed.

For example, we have this blatant recolor of Sonic in the left corner here, and a less than clean edit of Jet the Hawk which adds more hair, and makes his tail one piece only.

There are also pictures that practically transform an entire picture into something new, though i'm sorry to say that I'm unable to find any right now.

On top of that, we should specify whether or not such edited pictures extend to official art, like these do.

And finally, we need to state how this affects people who upload sprites. (Like me!)

Here's my draft on the rule.

Official Artwork
Official Artwork that has only been altered to change colors is forbidden. (Unless it is stated to be a fanon-alteration to a canon character: i.e a new super transformation for Sonic. This is up for debate)

Official Artwork that has been slightly edited (i.e adding bangs, eye-lashes, lipstick, etc.) is forbidden. (This is up for debate)

Official Artwork that has been transformed to the point where the only recognizeable feature is the pose itself is up for debate.

Personal/Fan-Art
Uploading pictures of fan-art from other people is allowed with permission from the artist and credit on the page.

Recoloring pictures of fan-art is forbidden.

Sprites
Uploading edited sprites from official video games is allowed under certain circumstances.


 * If all that has been changed is the color, it is forbidden. (This is up for debate.)


 * If it has at least been edited to have extra features (i.e bangs, clothes, change in quills/hair if available,) then it is allowed. (This is up for debate.)


 * If it has a custom pose (i.e a purple Sonic firing a hadouken) then it is allowed. (This is up for debate.)

Uploading edited sprites from other sprite artists is allowed with permission from the artist and credit on the page.

This is what I have for right now. I would like to hear input from the rest of the community on this matter. I agree with this. It felt like we were being a bit too general and vague with the recolor policy, so the extra clarity helps.