Talk:Event E2/Proposal lizperk23

I know this is a little nitpicky, and apologies about that, but...well. How can you tell that the ship would be at sea in the screenshot? I mean, the main boat depiction remains the same no matter if you're docked or if you're halfway across the ocean.

That being said and done, I still look foward to seeing someone attempt compose a dozen shanties and then stitch them together to create Puzzled Pirates: The Musical Adventure. -Shikyo

'''Ye raise a good point--I'll do my research as soon as I have time to logon, and clarify as needed. --Lizperk23 13:49, 19 January 2006 (PST)'''


 * It's easy to tell if a ship is at sea. The mini window in the upper right will show if the ship is sailing or in port at an island.  Just ask for them to make sure that's part of the shot and yer golden.  --Peanutswench 18:05, 22 January 2006 (PST)

'''Yep, that's what I thought, just wanted to have a chance to check in-game to make sure. That's why the language about full screenshots is in there, so now I'll go clarify that. Thanks! --Lizperk23 21:48, 22 January 2006 (PST)'''

I think you made the right call in allowing them to doctor them up, because you admitted you couldn't necessarily tell if they had or not. I believe any rule you can not enforce should be tossed out, so that all participants have an equal shot instead of dishonest ones willing to break the rules having a better chance at winning than more honest counterparts.

With that said, I'm not sure that a no-editing rule is unenforceable. You should talk to some folks who often use editors if they have advice for you on tricks to telling the difference. I know sometimes I'm not able to tell with the naked eye, but if I open the image and magnify it down to the pixel size, I can then see pixelation that gives it away. I don't know that my own skills I would say always...so talk to the experts. Perhaps they'd be willing to check some entries over for you and be able to allow you to keep that rule. If not, you can perhaps compromise with "No obviously altered submissions" and explain it to mean, if you can tell it's been altered, it won't be allowed, so you recommend against altering. --Muroni 06:36, 9 February 2006 (PST)