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 :English language cards are always preferred over any Japanese cards, while scanned images are preferable to digital ones, so to answer your question quickly, yes if you were to upload the scan of the card you have, it would be very much appreciated and wanted :)  '''[[User:4iamking|<span style="font-family:noteworthy;color:#FF1493">4iam</span><span style="font-family:papyrus;color:#8A2BE2">king</span>]]''' 01:14, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
 ::Awesome, thanks! [[User:Porygon-man|Porygon-man]] ([[User talk:Porygon-man|talk]]) 23:48, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
+== Re: Personal scans ==
+'''Original message''': "Hi! I noticed you upload some card scans recently to replace some of our less desired images. That's great! I do have 2 requests that I hope you can fulfill with your scans going forward.
+* The scan quality on [[:File:EnergyStadiumNeoDestiny99.jpg]] and [[:File:CharizardDragonStorm3.jpg]] is a bit lower than we typically desire. The bottom text on Energy Stadium in particular is a bit difficult to make out accurately. I'm not confident what settings you are currently using, but I remember when I had that problem, I increased the DPI and the images started coming out in better quality.
+* If possible, please try and get a tighter crop on your scans. Some of the whitespace creates enough of a size difference to affect the final output of the images on mobile. We try to get it as close to the edges as possible while also still including the gaps at the corners.
+If you have any questions, please get in touch! Thanks."
+'''Reply''': Will do. I've started scanning the cards at 600 DPI instead of 300 DPI. I've rescanned Energy Stadium and Charizard, though I think I'll have to scan Energy Stadium at an even higher DPI because the copyright info at the bottom is still a little grainy. Better, but could still be improved. Of course, I'll resize them to the 1280 pixel limit.
+*As for the whitespace, I will try my best, however, with the holofoil cards, sometimes the added weight of the holofoil causes a bend in the card, so that even when I straighten the image, when viewed head-on, the edges are not perfectly straight.
+*While I've got you, I have a question about [[:File:021276 P EREBU.jpg]] (and other files like it). I'll just copy and paste what I put on the talk page: Hi, I have scanned the English version of this card and would like to upload it. Which way is the the way to go:
+::A) Simply upload over the existing image, change the licensing template, remove the "Cards from the official card database" category, and request a move
+::B) Upload the English scan separately, replace the image on the Bulbapedia page, and nominate this (Japanese) version for deletion
+Thanks for getting back to me! [[User:Porygon-man|Porygon-man]] ([[User talk:Porygon-man|talk]]) 05:20, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
+:As long as you are trying your best to adhere to the advice, that's all I can really ask. I know sometimes other issues make it not reasonable, so just do what you can!
+:We prefer option A. We like to preserve the history of the image in a transparent way so uploading over the old and adding the new tags is the way to go. Hope this helps! ''[[User:Maverick Nate|<sup style="color:#00008B;">'''Maverick'''</sup>]][[User talk:Maverick Nate|<sub style="color:#00008B;">'''Nate'''</sub>]]'' 13:23, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
+== Link templates ==
+A few days ago, there was a discusssion in the discord about people being confused about which link templates are actually avaiable on the archives as opposed to bulbapedia. I sugeested having a page similar to {{bp|BP:LLT}}, so I've written up a draft with available templates, how to use them, and examples. Only thing is I'm unsure of how to submit it for staff review. Should I create a page in my userspace similar to on pedia, or should I just send you a text file? I hope you can review this page soon so it'll be a help to editors. Thanks! →<small> [[User talk:SuperPikaPool13|PikaTe]][[Special:Contribs/SuperPikaPool13|pig999]]</small> 03:37, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
+:To be honest, I trust this enough for you to publish it at [[Archives:List of link templates]] from the get go. I think any review that I'd do could easily just happen there. I look forward to seeing it! ''[[User:Maverick Nate|<sup style="color:#00008B;">'''Maverick'''</sup>]][[User talk:Maverick Nate|<sub style="color:#00008B;">'''Nate'''</sub>]]'' 12:53, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
+::Thank you for your trust. I've included most of the templates from [[:Category:Link templates]], although some templates might be missing due to being uncategorized. Additionally, some templates on BP were never created on the archives, such as {{bp|template:pal}}, {{bp|template:gal}}, {{bp|template:al}}, {{bp|template:hi}}, {{bp|template:rf}} etc. (Not that they have to be created, since their use case on the archives is pretty low compared to BP, but just letting you know.) [[Special:Diff/889480|The page is now live]]. Please feel free to let me know if there's anything else I can do to assist. →<small> [[User talk:SuperPikaPool13|PikaTe]][[Special:Contribs/SuperPikaPool13|pig999]]</small> 07:04, 20 March 2024 (UTC)