Mario one of the most Japanese properties that exists, I don't even begin to see how this is off topic.
I also do question the "generic" part: This is one of the first images I think of when I see Mario. Well, I've opened a topic in the forums about this topic, so I won't approve it for now, but I want to...
While I don't strictly agree with the need to flag this, I do think there is a case to be made about the difference between, say, pixiv fanart or official art from a magazine like NewType, and something that appears to be a straight-up promotional image of a game.
That is, it's not being "not Japanese" that makes it off-topic, but that it's promotional art for a video game, of the kind you can easily see on any gaming media website, whereas Danbooru is more for otherwise obscure-to-an-English-audience fanart and doujins.
While I don't strictly agree with the need to flag this, I do think there is a case to be made about the difference between, say, pixiv fanart or official art from a magazine like NewType, and something that appears to be a straight-up promotional image of a game.
That is, it's not being "not Japanese" that makes it off-topic, but that it's promotional art for a video game, of the kind you can easily see on any gaming media website, whereas Danbooru is more for otherwise obscure-to-an-English-audience fanart and doujins.
There's plenty of stock art and official art on the site already, though. It's never been said anywhere that danbooru is strictly only for fanart or obscure art.
If this goes then the screencap and offical art tags would logically need to be purged as well.
There's plenty of stock art and official art on the site already, though. It's never been said anywhere that danbooru is strictly only for fanart or obscure art.
If this goes then the screencap and offical art tags would logically need to be purged as well.
You try to turn what I said into something far broader than it is.
Screencap generally gets plenty of extra scrutiny, already. It's generally discouraged, to start with.
Official art, meanwhile, means much more than just the posters of video games, however. Official art of anime is largely accepted. And again, scans of NewType magazines are official art and thoroughly on-topic, and the sort of thing that people not in Japan tend to have trouble getting.
