Requested feature overview description.
I was wondering if it was possible to implement a total resolution limit instead of just limiting max height and width. Such a system would use the square dimensions, instead of judging just height and width individually.
For example, instead of the site checking potential uploads like if(height < 15,000 && width < 15,000), it would check if(height * width < 225,000,000). 225,000,000 is of course 15,0002, so it would be equal to a perfectly square 15,000 × 15,000 image, but would also allow any combination of dimensions up to the max square total of 225,000,000.
Of course, there should also probably also be a minimum dimension check, so we don't end up with 10 × 22,500,000 images. I believe a minimum of a 50 pixels for dimensions would be appropriate. I would have suggested 100, but there have been a few sub-100 width post approvals within the last year, as seen here. Alternatively, a dimension ratio limit could be implemented, so that images can't be uploaded if one dimension is 30 times larger than the other, for example.
Why would it be useful?
The rationale for this would that it would allow very tall and narrow comics to be posted, whereas uploaders such as I are currently required to crop and split such comics in order to meet the resolution limits.
What part(s) of the site page(s) are affected?
Upload page, upload conditions.
Updated by savageorange