Forum:New versions of images

I've attempted to lighten a few images that were otherwise super dark. The problem is that sometimes it just doesn't work. When I click to upload a new version of a file, I'll upload it, and then it'll display the new image the same as the old one. For example, this File:Spore_Carrier.jpg image did not update to the new version, but this File:CannibalJ.jpg image did. When I updated the image of FestusFile:Festus.png, it didn't update, so I reverted it. But then, once I reverted it again, it changed to the correct image.

Basically I'm just really confused. I don't know if it has to do with Monobook (since as far as I know, this only happened after I switched), or if my computer just doesn't display the new images for some reason? Glomulus 06:12, November 15, 2010 (UTC)


 * Actually, I was in contact with a Wikia Community Support administrator just a few weeks ago about this very topic. Here are a few excerpts from him about the problem:


 * We are aware of a cache problem related to images


 * Which I am led to believe means the transition between skins recently is leaving them with a few server issues, and thus caches holding information about uploaded images are experiencing some sort of "jet lag".


 * The reason it "works" when you upload to a different name, is that our cache network stores things based on URL (which includes filename, and timestamp of last upload). A new filename would have a different filename. Uploading the same version overtop of its self would also change the timestamp, which would also have a new URL. We can flush out these "stuck" urls from the network without uploading the last version overtop of its self.

Some of this last paragraph didn't make much sense to me, but I personally don't know much about the subject. I take it that this means image "versions" update their timestamps, and their URL's, meaning they are improperly linking to the Wikia via their respective  pages. But that's just what I think it means. *Shrugs shoulders* - Ghouly89 (Talk) 02:52, November 16, 2010 (UTC)


 * Hmm. Does that mean there's a chance the images will fix themselves eventually? I know I didn't change the filename on any of the images, but only some of them worked. Eh, whatever, I guess we'll see what happens. Hopefully they'll resolve the new problems... Glomulus 08:10, November 16, 2010 (UTC)

The classic images bugs uploads are sometimes non-replacement of an old image for a limited duration or indifiniment (very rare) or image that doesn't appeared and let the red cross error (very frustrating). Upload the same image a second time can sometimes solve the first problem, for the second it is currently impossible to resolve (although the picture is seen well uploaded since it has a specific size). I hope these bugs will be fixed too, in the meantime we can only live with it and continue to upload with its problems. Itachou [~talk~] 22:22, November 18, 2010 (UTC)