FW: [Clipart] Clipart cleaning (was: Artists Signing Clipart)

ryan ryan at lennox.com.au
Sun Dec 3 14:36:28 PST 2006 

I have started marking images that I think may need cleanups with the
cleanup tag. At the moment there are 3. you can check them out here:
http://openclipart.org/cchost/media/tags/cleanup

I will add a link to this somewhere on cchost soon, but where? Any ideas?

Also, I have tried to justify why I think this image needs a cleanup by
writing a review on the image...

If you cleanup the image, remember to remove the cleanup tag...

Ill add this stuff to the wiki on the page that rejon made as well, so all
this is not lost in the world of email lists... :)


thanks,

Ryan Lerch



> -----Original Message-----
> From: clipart-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org [mailto:clipart-
> bounces at lists.freedesktop.org] On Behalf Of Jon Phillips
> Sent: Sunday, 3 December 2006 4:53 PM
> To: ryan
> Cc: clipart at lists.freedesktop.org
> Subject: Re: FW: [Clipart] Clipart cleaning (was: Artists Signing Clipart)
> 
> On Fri, 2006-12-01 at 07:54 +1000, ryan wrote:
> >  I think I may create a system tag - cleanup_needed, and apply it to
> images
> >  that I think may need a touch up, but don't have time to do yet.
> >
> >  Just in case you don't know, there is a Admin link on the rhs of an
> >  images' page that allows you to edit a system tag. (that's if you are
> an
> >  admin in cchost :) )
> >
> >  So when we get around to cleaning up an image with this tag, it can be
> >  removed.
> >
> >  thanks,
> >
> >  Ryan Lerch
> 
> I think we should just use the tag: cleanup
> 
> This is a great idea...
> 
> Jon
> 
> >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: clipart-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org [mailto:clipart-
> > > > bounces at lists.freedesktop.org] On Behalf Of Martin Owens
> > > > Sent: Thursday, 30 November 2006 10:20 PM
> > > > To: momo
> > > > Cc: clipart at lists.freedesktop.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [Clipart] Clipart cleaning (was: Artists Signing
> Clipart)
> > > >
> > > > Hi Molumen,
> > > >
> > > > This sounds like you've done some great work. When I was in the
> > > > Community Artists for the BBC we had a set of peer review which was
> > > > far too restrictive and it wasn't very productive. I'm happy to say
> > > > that open clipart fosters better colaberation on images.
> > > >
> > > > Perhaps we could have a special honour for people who love to clean
> up?
> > > >
> > > > Best Regards, Martin Owens
> > > >
> > > > On 11/30/06, momo <momo at lumenstudio.net> wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > Yesterday I had some time to work on the clipart maintenance, so:
> > > > >
> > > > > - I cleaned several cliparts with embedded or linked bitmaps (not
> > > > deleted
> > > > > them, but rebuilt without the bitmap inside). An example is
> > > > > http://openclipart.org/cchost/media/files/mip/1251 a clipart
> created
> > > in
> > > > > illustrator that icluded a bitmap shadow that I recreated in
> Inkscpae
> > > > with
> > > > > blur. After the transormation the file size dropped from around
> 300Kb
> > > to
> > > > > 24Kb.
> > > > >
> > > > > - I deleted 2 cliparts (one containing a bitmap without vectors at
> > > all,
> > > > omne
> > > > > containing a Renault logo) and wrote a mail to the uploaders
> politly
> > > > > informing them about the cause of the deletion.
> > > > >
> > > > > - I added tags to cliparts with poor or no tags at all (about 25
> > > pieces
> > > > of
> > > > > clipart).
> > > > >
> > > > > - http://openclipart.org/cchost/media/files/vlodco_zotov/1524 is
> now
> > > > without
> > > > > signature, I reuploaded the svg after adding proper metadata
> (author,
> > > > date,
> > > > > tags, description and licence) to the file and deleting the
> signature.
> > > > >
> > > > > - several (about a dozen) cliparts had too big bounding boxes, so
> I
> > > also
> > > > > reuploaded them after changing that parameter to a more
> convienient
> > > > size.
> > > > >
> > > > > I think that these kind of "clipart cleaning" operations should be
> > > > practiced
> > > > > once a week or so, to ensure the clipart's quality will not fall
> to a
> > > > point
> > > > > where it will be poorly usable.
> > > > >
> > > > > Molumen
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Jon Phillips" <jon at rejon.org>
> > > > > To: "ryan" <ryan at lennox.com.au>
> > > > > Cc: <clipart at lists.freedesktop.org>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 5:58 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Clipart] Artists Signing Clipart
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, 2006-11-29 at 09:44 +1000, ryan wrote:
> > > > > >> Do we have a stance on an artist signing/ putting a visible
> label
> > > on
> > > > the
> > > > > >> bottom of their clipart. I don't have a huge issue with it,
> except
> > > > for it
> > > > > >> detracts from the usability of the clipart a lot, if someone
> has to
> > > > > >> remove
> > > > > >> an annoying message like that before putting it into a
> document...
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Any thoughts?
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> And here is an example that triggered this email :)
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > >
> > >
> http://openclipart.org/cchost/people/vlodco_zotov/vlodco_zotov_cell_phone.
> > > > sv
> > > > > >> g
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> cheers
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> ryanlerch
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yeah, i think we should advise against this so that people
> aren't
> > > > > > compelled to make a "remix" ;) without that person's
> name...better
> > > to
> > > > > > allow our system identify an author.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > However, this should be a social policy IMO rather than bannable
> or
> > > > > > grounds for deletion. What do you all think?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jon
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
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> > > > > >
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