Category:Orphaned Files: Difference between revisions

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What Are Orphaned Files?

In the context of this archive, an orphaned file is an image that has lost its original source.

These files may be:

Cropped, resized, or compressed versions of the original
Saved thumbnails from social media platforms or galleries
Artworks with watermarks, artifacts, or editing from reposts
Fragments or partial images without artist credit
Low-quality versions where a better version may have once existed

They are called orphaned because the original, full-quality source has been removed, deleted, or is currently unknown (lost media).

How to Help

Our goal is to preserve and present artwork in its highest quality and most complete form, while also ensuring proper attribution to the original creators.

Contributors are encouraged to help locate and restore the original clean versions, whether from personal backups, other archives, or another source.

Media in category "Orphaned Files"

The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total.

Lexi margo lexi 4.jpg 640 × 640; 38 KB
Lexi margo lexi 8.jpg 640 × 640; 68 KB
Unknown gillian 1.png 1,262 × 1,302; 996 KB

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+===What Are <i>Orphaned</i> Files?===
+In the context of this archive, an <i>orphaned</i> file is an image that has lost its original source.
+These files may be:
+* Cropped, resized, or compressed versions of the original
+* Saved thumbnails from social media platforms or galleries
+* Artworks with watermarks, artifacts, or editing from reposts
+* Fragments or partial images without artist credit
+* Low-quality versions where a better version may have once existed
+They are called orphaned because the original, full-quality source has been removed, deleted, or is currently unknown (lost media).
+===How to Help===
+Our goal is to preserve and present artwork in its highest quality and most complete form, while also ensuring proper attribution to the original creators.
+Contributors are encouraged to help locate and restore the original clean versions, whether from personal backups, other archives, or another source.