Logo: Difference between revisions

A <b>logo</b> on a {{tag|wiki}} is a symbol, {{tag|images|image}}, or other design; graphical or textual, created by a [[what is a Wiki|wiki's]] owner to visually identify the wiki. In WikiIndex's [[article]]s of wikis, {{tag|logos}} of said [[wiki]]s shoud ideally be [[Special:Upload|uploaded]], appropriately {{tag|WikiLogo|categorized}}, and then [[wikilink]]ed within its article [[Template:Wiki|infobox]]. Alternatively, wiki-logos ''may'' be hotlinked directly to their external wiki site. The advantage of hotlinking is that if the logo is updated on the external wiki, it will be not be necessary to re-upload the new updated logo here on [[WikiIndex]]. However, a disadvantage is that if the wiki site has problems with [[:Category:Cannot connect|connectivity]], or goes [[:Category:Dead|offline]] and becomes inaccessible; its wiki logo will no longer display here on WikiIndex. A further disadvantage is that hotlinking logos directly to their external site places a greater load on the WikiIndex [[:Category:Server|server]], to 'fetch' the logo from its host wiki site, and then 'forward' the logo onto the [[user]]s own [[:Category:Browser|browser]]. This 'fetch and forward' action takes place every time its wiki article page is loaded (whereas local logos which are uploaded to WikiIndex are forwarded only once, then stored locally in the cache of the users machine, unless a forced 'refresh' or purge of the page is manually requested by the user).