ok so WHAT IF

[Kosheh]

uh, um

I think what Dazz is hinting at is COMPLETELY different. That idea, while I don't want to give away too much (???) is more like "one guy uploads".

I like Des' idea, but I'm not sure how much Petie is really feeling it from the vibe of this topic. I don't like putting words in anyone's mouth but from Petie's perspective an image-hosting site would be a nightmare in terms of server costs and upkeep. But maybe I can sweeten the deal, because I get the idea, and would probably make a fun challenge...except I doubt neither Des nor I have the PHP/SQL know-how to make such a thing happen:

- upload just one image at a time
- gif only
- image width/height max of 256x256 px?
- filesize limit is very, VERY small. like 2~4 kb (that'd be a good roundabout way to ensure it has a low color index, since coding it to recognize the amount of colors feels like you'd have to literally invent a google-sized algorithm)

The only downside of course is like - sure, the time it'd take to write something like that, but if people were to hotlink those images OUTSIDE of VGR, would it have a harmful effect on the server? I mean, if it's only calling 2kb of traffic at max per image, then it wouldn't like obliterate the VGR servers, would it? Or would it possibly harm monthly bandwidth or something? I'd assume hotlinking spritesheets would actually hurt the site more...
Within VGR limits (like no hotlinking allowed) it seems like it'd be too much work for so little reward. But if other pixelart/spriting communities began using it and put their two cents in on it we might have a killer app in the works here.

I mean, you could make a wall of 50000 tiny Sonic sprites and they'd add up to 100MB, but what are the odds that like somebody's actually going to do that to exploit the service lmao