[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #48299: When "big_images" are automatically scaled, communicate with a UI message

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#48299: When "big_images" are automatically scaled, communicate with a UI message
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 Reporter:  webtrainingwheels  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Media              |     Version:
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                     |     Focuses:  ui, ui-copy
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Comment (by mikeschroder):

 Thanks for the report! This is an interesting question/issue.

 For (1) I agree! This could be confusing to users who intend the "full"
 size to be exactly a high resolution original. The original does still get
 left for use, but it's not clear to the user where to find it. @azaozz Do
 you have any thoughts on this?

 For (2), I don't think it's bad that folks upload large images, because it
 gives them a quality master to start with for quality resizes -- one that
 can remain for the future for WordPress to use again if they change themes
 or need even larger sizes as devices (and the internet) evolve. Ideally, I
 think users should never have to worry about what they upload to WordPress
 -- it should "just work" (See: [https://wordpress.org/about/philosophy/
 Design for the Majority]).

 Besides it being possible that an upload will fail, what are the reasons
 you think folks shouldn't be uploading large images?

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