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A pixelated image shows a bright light source with a glowing effect against a dark background, featuring a small metallic object near the light.

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A pixelated image shows a bright light source with a glowing effect against a dark background, featuring a small metallic object near the light.

A pixelated image shows a bright light source with a glowing effect against a dark background, featuring a small metallic object near the light. 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Inte…

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Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Composition

  • central light source
  • dark background
  • small metallic object near light

Dense Caption

The image is a highly pixelated static icon with a central bright light source emitting a glowing effect. The light source has a yellowish-white hue with visible pixelation. Surrounding the light is a dark background with brown and black tones. A small metallic object, possibly a screw or bolt, is positioned near the light source. The lower portion of the image contains a reddish-brown area. The overall composition is centered on the light source with the metallic object as a secondary element. The image has a low-resolution appearance typical of early digital graphics.

Description

A pixelated image shows a bright light source with a glowing effect against a dark background, featuring a small metallic object near the light.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons

Metadata Only Entities

  • franksicons
  • 2007-2016
  • 2007
  • 2016
  • Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • pixelated light source
  • glowing effect metallic object
  • yellowish-white light brown background
  • low-resolution static icon
  • screw bolt light source
  • dark background pixelated image
  • reddish-brown area light source
  • central composition metallic object

Preprocessing Notes

  • image appears to be upscaled or low-resolution

Source Metadata Interpretation

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance topic-coverage: historical-archive

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  • pixelated
  • bright light source
  • glowing effect
  • yellowish-white hue
  • dark background
  • brown tones
  • black tones
  • small metallic object
  • screw or bolt
  • reddish-brown area
  • low-resolution
  • central composition

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200707301859401596451332
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:35 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
2007073019070945639536
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:35 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/b1/b15bb00c7b087dbf58bb4e1f6325ad2938e1a22cc4b3d9062b249ea1442d2df3.gif
Media type
image/gif
Scanner metadata
v1
Animation inspected
July 12, 2026 at 14:35 UTC
Archive ID
b15bb00c7b087dbf
SHA-256
b15bb00c7b087dbf58bb4e1f6325ad2938e1a22cc4b3d9062b249ea1442d2df3
Content-safety assessments (3)
openaiomni-moderation-latestnarrow
Assessed
August 25, 2026 at 16:45 UTC
Run
1343
Input
image+text
Preprocessing
contact-sheet-4;static-256;animated-cell-256;gray192;nearest;png
Overall label
not-flagged
Overall score
0.180826

OpenAI category scores

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openaiomni-moderation-latestnarrow
Assessed
July 24, 2026 at 08:49 UTC
Run
1179
Input
image+text
Preprocessing
contact-sheet-4;static-256;animated-cell-256;gray192;nearest;png
Overall label
not-flagged
Overall score
0.372612

OpenAI category scores

CategoryScoreProvider flagsexual0.372612falseviolence0.032096falseself-harm0.004788falseviolence/graphic0.002448falseself-harm/intent0.000277falseself-harm/instructions0.000228falseharassment0.000000falseharassment/threatening0.000000falsehate0.000000falsehate/threatening0.000000falseillicit0.000000falseillicit/violent0.000000falsesexual/minors0.000000false
onnxOwenElliott/image-safety-classifier-sbroad
Assessed
July 23, 2026 at 19:27 UTC
Run
1136
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image
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Overall label
nsfw
Overall score
0.834041

OpenAI category scores

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A pixelated image shows a bright light source with a glowing effect against a dark background, featuring a small metallic object near the light.

Reviewed
August 25, 2026 at 16:38 UTC
Run
69
Version
v5
Elapsed
7,094 ms
Tokens
prompt 2,133, response 771

Review tags

  • black (color, 0.80)
  • brown (color, 0.80)
  • reddish brown (color, 0.80)
  • yellowish white (color, 0.80)
  • enigmatic (mood, 0.80)
  • mysterious (mood, 0.80)
  • screw or bolt (object, 0.80)
  • low resolution (style, 0.80)
  • pixelated (style, 0.80)
  • static (style, 0.80)
  • light source (subject, 0.80)
  • metallic object (subject, 0.80)

Colors

  • yellowish-white
  • brown
  • black
  • reddish-brown

Composition

  • central light source
  • dark background
  • small metallic object near light

Dense Caption

The image is a highly pixelated static icon with a central bright light source emitting a glowing effect. The light source has a yellowish-white hue with visible pixelation. Surrounding the light is a dark background with brown and black tones. A small metallic object, possibly a screw or bolt, is positioned near the light source. The lower portion of the image contains a reddish-brown area. The overall composition is centered on the light source with the metallic object as a secondary element. The image has a low-resolution appearance typical of early digital graphics.

Description

A pixelated image shows a bright light source with a glowing effect against a dark background, featuring a small metallic object near the light.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons

Metadata Only Entities

  • franksicons
  • 2007-2016
  • 2007
  • 2016
  • Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Mood

  • mysterious
  • enigmatic

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • pixelated light source
  • glowing effect metallic object
  • yellowish-white light brown background
  • low-resolution static icon
  • screw bolt light source
  • dark background pixelated image
  • reddish-brown area light source
  • central composition metallic object

Objects

  • screw or bolt

Preprocessing Notes

  • image appears to be upscaled or low-resolution

Source Metadata Interpretation

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance topic-coverage: historical-archive

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  • static

Subjects

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  • metallic object

Wordwall

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  • glowing effect
  • yellowish-white hue
  • dark background
  • brown tones
  • black tones
  • small metallic object
  • screw or bolt
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  • low-resolution
  • central composition
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Reviewed
July 27, 2026 at 09:52 UTC
Run
52
Version
v5
Elapsed
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Error
No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. (127.0.0.1:11435)
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Full source records (2)
Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)
Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
200707301859401596451332
Archive entry
200707301859401596451332.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:35 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture
Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200707301859401596451332.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200707301859401596451332.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016 
Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)
Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
2007073019070945639536
Archive entry
2007073019070945639536.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:35 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture
Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#2007073019070945639536.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#2007073019070945639536.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016