Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28083312-20170316074550

There will be more overview information tomorrow once the Weekly Update is released, including explanations for why this is necessary. Once the update is live I will highlight this thread, but until then this thread just covers the brass tacks of the project.

= Rewards = Let’s get into the bribery straightaway. The Diep.io Wiki needs your help, & you want special recognition/personal fulfillment. So I say lets trade, like gentlemanly capitalists. Of the people who contribute to the Image Replacement Project, I, the Senior Administrator, will personally select four of the most helpful contributors to receive prizes, ranked by the amount of effort they put forth into it. The rewards are thus:

Fourth Place
You shall receive:
 * 1) The “Image Replacement Volunteer” Medal forever.

Third Place
You shall receive:
 * 1) The “Image Replacement Volunteer” Medal forever.
 * 2) You are given the option to pick one of two rewards:
 * 3) *Instant acceptance as an Intern; no Résumés required. Effective the moment you select this as a reward.
 * 4) *The right to request any colors, gradients, or fonts for the duration of one week. No imported fonts. Overrides the standardized News Team Colors.

Second Place
You shall receive:
 * 1) The “Image Replacement Volunteer” Medal forever.
 * 2) The one-time right to be instantly admitted as an Intern upon request; no Résumés required. You can hold on to this request indefinitely; you don’t have to cash it in immediately as with the previous reward.
 * 3) The right to request any colors, gradients, or fonts for two weeks. No imported fonts. Overrides the standardized News Team Colors.

First Place
You shall receive:
 * 1) The “Image Hero” Medal forever. Or, if you prefer, you can have the “Image Replacement Volunteer” Medal instead.
 * 2) The one-time right to be instantly admitted as an Intern upon request; no Résumés required. You can hold on to this request indefinitely, as with the previous reward.
 * 3) You will be made the next Editor of the Month, of March. Rewards for becoming the Editor of the Month include:
 * 4) *The “Editor of the Month” Medal forever.
 * 5) *The “Editor of the Month” Tag (currently visible on Nobellion’s profile) for one month, following the expiration of Nobellion’s term with it. You may have it styled in any way that you wish, or you may keep the current style.
 * 6) *Your profile showcased on the Main Page.
 * 7) *The right to request any colors, gradients, or fonts for one month. You may choose one imported font. Overrides the standardized News Team Colors.

Now that bribery is over, lets talk about the project itself. = General = = How you can help — In Depth = Images. We need images. Not just screenshots, but clean screenshots photoshopped onto the canvas as described above. You can help the Diep.io Wiki to get these images in three ways:
 * 1) Tank Templates must be replaced with the Infobox Template (just change the name; most existing parameters can stay).
 * 2)  parameters need to be surrounded in   tags.
 * 3) All Tank Profile Images (those are images of tank upgrade options, like this & this) need to be replaced.
 * 4) *Old Color Scheme Profile Images need to be resized to 200x200px & centered on a blank canvas that is:
 * 5) **470 pixels wide.
 * 6) **200 pixels tall.
 * 7) **Identical in color to the border of the Tank Profile.
 * 8) *New Color Scheme Profile Images need to be screenshotted cleanly, cropped so that it they are exactly square (200x200px), then centered over a canvas that meets the above parameters.

Number 1 — Replace Old Color Scheme Tank Profile Images
If you see an image that is in an infobox, called a Tank Profile, then here’s how you can replace it with the optimized images:
 * 1) Download the Tank Profile.
 * 2) Resize the Profile to 200 pixels wide & 200 pixels tall.
 * 3) Create a blank canvas image that is 470 pixels wide, 200 pixels tall, & is the same color as the border of the Tank Profile!
 * 4) Center the Tank Profile over the canvas.
 * 5) Save the image.
 * 6) Find the file you got the Tank Profile from, File:GuardianProfile.png for example.
 * 7) Go to the file page, & then click the “File History” tab.
 * 8) Scroll down until you see “Upload a new version of this file”
 * 9) Click that, then upload your new image (make sure it’s the same file type; if it’s different, then use an online website to convert it to the correct file type).
 * 10) Pat yourself on the back for helping with the Image Replacement Project. Maybe give a heads-up to an Admin (this is preferred).

Number 2 — Make New Color Scheme Tank Profile Images
This is only required for tanks that exist; removed tanks such as Mothership or Machine Gun II do not need New Color Scheme images. If you see an article that doesn’t have an image for the new color scheme, here’s what you can do do: Doing it on your own If you want to do it yourself, you may. You just have to follow these additional steps:
 * 1) Make your image. First, go to Diep.io, enter sandbox, then level up your tank until you can see the Tank Profile.
 * 2) Get a clean screenshot of the Tank Profile.
 * 3) Crop it cleanly so that it is perfectly square, with no whitespace.
 * 4) Resize the Tank Profile to 200x200px.
 * 5) Create a blank canvas image that is 470 pixels wide & 200 pixels tall.
 * 6) Make the canvas the same color as the border around the Tank Profile.
 * 7) Center the Tank Profile over the canvas.
 * 8) Save your image.
 * 9) Check to see if there is already an image of the New Color Scheme. If yes, find that file, & upload the image you just made as a new version of that file (make sure the file types are the same).
 * 10) If there isn’t already an image of the New Color Scheme, then upload your new Tank Profile a separate file & let an admin or another knowledgeable user know that you’ve uploaded it so that they can put it on the page.
 * 1) Open the article editor (in source mode!). Check to see if the Template used is Infobox. If it’s not, then change it to Infobox.
 * 2) Check the  parameter in in the template to see if it’s a gallery. If it isn’t, then make it one by following these steps:
 * 3) *Write  before the image file which follows the   parameter.
 * 4) *Hit enter so that the existing image file is on a second line.
 * 5) *Place a  after the existing image file, then write “Old Colors”
 * 6) *Hit enter.
 * 7) *Enter the file name of the Tank Profile you just uploaded.
 * 8) *Place a  after that image file, then write “New Colors”
 * 9) *Hit Enter
 * 10) *Write  in the new line.
 * 11) *Save the page & pat yourself on the back.
 * 12) If the  parameter already is a gallery, then insert your image in this way:
 * 13) *Place your cursor after “Old Colors,” & hit enter.
 * 14) *Enter the file name of the Tank Profile you just uploaded.
 * 15) *Place a  after that image file, then write “New Colors”
 * 16) *Save the page & pat yourself on the back.

Number 3 — File Maintenance
This is the easiest, but perhaps one of the more necessary elements of this project. Any images used in Infoboxes need to be categorized for organization. Here’s how you can help with that:
 * 1) See an Infobox image on any page.
 * 2) Go to the file page of that image.
 * 3) Check if it is categorized.
 * 4) If it is not categorized, then add the following categories to that image:
 * 5) Category:Images
 * 6) Category:Template Image
 * 7) Category:Infobox Image
 * 8) Pat yourself on the back.

= Replies = If you have questions about this project, then go ahead & leave a reply; I will answer them all as I am able. If you have comments, objections, or suggestions then leave them in the latest Weekly Update Blog comment section. Now, if you’re reading this before the March 17th Update, then you don’t have a blog to comment on; you can leave them on my Message Wall  or Talk Page. Just don’t leave them here, or else they will have to be deleted to prevent the thread from being derailed. 