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Yep, that's the case! That rule refers to two different things: actual WIPs (incomplete works) and WIP animations (animations of work being created).
Oh wait hold on, have I misunderstood what it means for something to be "Work In Progress?" I had assumed that it was an incomplete work, but I realize too late that it may refer to an animation of the creation of the work, and not merely an incomplete graphic which is how the term is (seems to be) used on the forums. Is that the case?
If so, then yes, you are absolutely right. XD
Maybe I have overestimated the importance of filesize here. I can fix that easily enough. Just a minute...
// UPDATE:
I corrected the problems and made the background transparent. Hopefully, the file will update in a couple of minutes to the new version. Pity about the background; it increases the file size from 73 kilobytes to 3.6 megabytes. :/
// UPDATE 2:
The upload for the image with a proper transparent background did not work, so here is the 73 kilobyte version. If the background is still a serious problem and there is a maximum detail image filesize then I suppose I am stuck. DX
What I am asking you is what you find incomplete about it.
Is it just the background? Lots of animations have backgrounds, that make it through the queue. Like I said, it is a known problem, but not one which can be fixed without creating new problems.
If that would satisfy you, I can do it, but the file will get quite large. Not so large that it cannot be submitted, just a lot larger. That strikes me as being "less complete" than the way it is now, since the background is also an important element in the creation of the image, which is the theme of the thing in the first place.
(Possibly you have something else in mind that I cannot see. ;) )
The rule explicitly says "this also means no WIP animations uploaded as final art" (i.e. submitted to the gallery), so it's pretty rare for them to appear on the queue xP
Nono, what confuses me here is how it could be seen as "In Progress." I was wondering how you got that out of it. ^^;
It is as done as it is ever going to get, as far as I know, let alone "blatantly half-done."
I had not seen any other animations of this type in the queue before, so I had assumed that it was not something that came up at all, either.
The rules ask that WIP animations are linked in descriptions rather than submitted. The "not to strict" applies to submissions themselves being WIPs - it's fine to submit things that aren't done, as long as they're not blatantly half-done. At least, that's how interpret it, and animations like this submitted to the gallery generally get declined, I think.
I read that one; it is not incomplete as far as I can see. What do you mean?
I mean, before that, it also tells you "We're not too strict on this one...just don't submit half finished pieces," and I would say I have observed that satisfactorily. Did I miss something in there? ^^;
As cool as this is, please see rule #2: "This also means no WIP animations uploaded as final art. If you want to show your progress feel free to link to an external file in the piece's description. Remember, this is a gallery."
That is.. absolutely not obvious. :y
It would have been nice if that had been written down someplace.
Oh well, I will figure out what to do about it later.
Thanks for letting me know, though!