Thread:Watson 777/@comment-5358994-20121011121822/@comment-5429934-20121012190606

I think in this day and age with amazing computers and bandwidth, compressing an image to save 50 bytes is like refusing to eat a candybar before you get on an airplane to save on fuel costs. It isn't going to make a difference.

And as you pointed out, Rogue, it actually increases storage space on Wikia and creates extra work for admins if they want to clear it out.