Monk's edit: Hey guys. This isn't in use anymore. Thanks.
Very important note: I (frogbeastegg) am no longer in charge of the story upload service. The staff member you want to talk to is Ludens.
I have the pleasure of announcing a new feature for the org - the upload manager. This service allows patrons to upload their pictures to the org for hosting. Firstly the rules:
1. This service is for use in the Mead Hall and Throne Room only. No signatures, babe pics or other junk, only the pictures needed for PBM reports, the screenshot thread, or anything related to a current story thread. There is limited space so please do not abuse it with useless pictures.
2. Keep your files small. Again we have limited space and the smaller the files hosted the more that can fit on. As TosaInu says No need to post a 500 kb jpg when a 80 kb gif can show the same. Nothing above 2MB will be accepted and you should avoid files this big as far as possible.
3. Keep your pictures to a considerate size. Not everybody has a giant monitor capable of displaying high resolutions so keep your images small enough to fit on the screen without distorting the orgs layout - if it makes the post look wider than this one the picture is too big and should be reduced to a smaller size. Try to be considerate.
4. Run a virus scan on any zip file before submitting it. We will not be very amused if we end up infected with a virus because you didn't take a few seconds to check your file.
5. Please convert the files into JPEGs (or similar) yourself. There are instructions directly below on how to do this using free software. If you have problems converting ask for help and we will do our best. Basically there are three reasons why you don't want us to convert your files: Firstly we might crop away something you wanted to keep or alter the picture in a way you don't like. Secondly we are quite busy and we don't have the time to do everyone's TGAs for them, we will do the odd one or two as long as you ask for permission first. Thirdly the converted files are much smaller so you are more likely to be able to upload them successfully.
7. Don't put symbols or spaces in your file names. This one is very important - if you put a symbol or space in the file name you will not be able to use the uploader will refuse it. So use plain letters and numbers only, no ? * % or anything like that.
Please put your name somewhere in the filename. This is not a rule more of an insurance policy to make my (and yours) life easier. Some files get corrupted on upload and there is nothing I can do with them except delete them. Trying to find the owner of a file called 'stuff.zip' is next to impossible and it wastes my time. Trying to find the owner of 'NTWstuff.zip' is easier - I know to hassle one of the NTW mod team. Finding the owner of 'frogbeasteggstuff.zip' is easy. If I know who the file belongs to I can send them a short message telling them the file is corrupted, please resubmit. The limit on file name length is very generous so please put your name before the name of the individual pictures, for example 'frogbeasteggpics.zip' containing 'frogbeasteggVikings.jpg', 'frogbeasteggcharge.jpg' and 'frogbeasteggSamurai'jgp'. This also has the bonus of making it easier for you to find your pictures after they are hosted. Remember the org's coding doesn't get on with symbols, if your name contains one of these characters you will have to leave it out.
So the basic rule is size matters and smaller is much, much better.
How to convert your TGA into JPEG and resize it to fit the screen.
First download Paint Shop Pro from this site, you want the free evalutation version. Now open your TGA (found in the MTW/TGA folder with paint shop pro. To resize, click on image -> resize and choose percentage of original. To have the image fit into the usual post-width set both dimentions to 70%, then click OK. If your picture has a lot of unnecessary space on it you should crop it down as this will make it look better as well as make it smaller. To do this click on crop on the left hand tool bar and then drag out a box on your picture. When you are happy with the boundaries (anything outside the box will be lost) double click outside the box and the picture will be cropped. The final step you need is to save the picture in it's edited forum so click on file -> save as. Now enter a name and click on the menu next to save as type and scroll until you see JPEG, click on it to select JPEG format. Now click save and you are done
How to upload your files.
Click on the following link to be taken to the upload page and follow the instructions, they are quite straight forward but if you need help post here and it will be explained. As the page says the staff must first unzip and upload your pictures to the org so don't expect them to be available instantly. We will try to keep a rapid turnover but we have lives of our own so try to be patient.
Important: Please wait for the uploader itself to report the upload as complete. Some browsers are reporting the upload as complete when it is not. This leads to your file getting corrupted and your screenshots will be ruined.
Upload manager
After you have uploaded your pictures, PM the staff and they will move them to the public folder at the earliest possible moment.
How to post your picture when it is on the org.
Check this page after submitting your file. When the staff have added your file to the storage space it will appear here so make sure you give it a distinctive name. If you click on your file it will take you to a page where the picture is displayed. The address of this page is the one you need to post the picture in a topic so copy it and then it your post hit the image button in the create post screen (it's right next to quote and above the box where you type your posts) and paste the address into it and then hit ok. If you have done this correctly your picture should be displayed properly but use preview post to be sure, if there is a problem the picture will appear as a box with a red cross rather than your exciting picture. If this happens check your address again to make sure it is correct. Once again if you need help post here.
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this is the image (if it shows up) btw my sigpic worked for some reason but the av didnt 
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