Tahrey: OK, tried again, both in Chrome with all extensions turned off, and in Internet Explorer (this machine only has those two browsers). No change in Chrome. And it didn't work at all in IE. Like, it didn't display embedded in the regular page, and when I clicked "image only" it displayed the xml contents of the file as if it were a text document (...and showed it as having a name that ended in "_jpg.mht", rather than the ".svg?" of Chrome... and yes, knocking off the "?" didn't do anything either).

Said XML may reveal why it didn't work though I think - the interactivity / state machine lurking within appears to be driven by javascript. Maybe, for security reasons, that doesn't load when you're just viewing an image by itself rather than within the context of a whole page, and the display engine gets rather confused as a result?

Tahrey: ...in fact when I right click on the embedded image (in Chrome) and try to "save as", it presents as a piece of HTML rather than an SVG file...

Tahrey: (ergo, maybe the browser is trying to display it as an html page and thus failing, as if you hold it to those standards it's rather badly malformed, being merely a module/fragment/object rather than an entire correctly-formatted page?)

Valkaiser: @Tahrey: What I mean is, the image board software is somehow confusing the browser. I can view the plain svg file with my browser just fine. I can even rename it to an html and it works. I set up my own image board using the same software that this one is based on and it works (this is mainly why I think it should work).

...but in the source for this page, the "Image Only" button is just a form element that directly links the image when clicked. It should work.

The same problem happens with the other two SVGs I uploaded here, which have no embedded javascript or CSS, so that isn't it.

I'll have to run some more experiments when I return home.

@Tahrey: I think vector graphics are receiving new attention due to the explosion of mobile devices and the need for crisp graphics at multiple screen sizes.

Valkaiser: Now that I'm thinking about it. The version of the booru I'm using retrieves images via PHP. This booru doesn't appear to. Maybe this booru is running an older version of Shimmie2? I wonder how I could find out...

Valkaiser: I think I figured it out! The HTTP response header generated when retrieving the SVG via the "image only" button (in this case, linking directly to "http://www.prequeladventure.com/fanartbooru/_images/fdc6078861a74f5e831439f9da10e0ad/2230%20-%20Crossover_Collab%20Katia_Managan%20adorable%20artist%3AValkaiser%20casually_underdressed%20very_casually_underdressed.svg") incorrectly specifies the "Content-Type" field as "image/jpeg". This confuses the browser as it correctly receives the SVG data and then tries to parse it as a jpeg file. The "Content-Type" that should be reported is "image/svg+xml".

I demand satisfaction!!! >:V

Armored-Struggle-Wagon: yay.

Valkaiser: The same thing happens with other image files, such as PNGs, but the browser is smart enough to recognize that it isn't really a jpeg.

This could be caused by your web server configuration. As you appear to be running Apache, this might cause it:
<Location /fanartbooru/_images>
ForceType image/jpeg
</Location>

Of course, I am making wild assumptions based on whatever little gobbets of info I can scrape from your web server.

Valkaiser: Err, wait. Webserver looks more like nginx 1.8.0.
I don't know anything about configuring that then.
I should be like, drawing or something.
Yeah, the arts...

Tahrey: You, sir, are a gentleman and a polymath. Or madam/lady if that's more appropriate. Excellent investigative work, anyway.

Valkaiser: Dat belt buckle :3
Sigrid's days are numbered!

Geravind: @POMA: Не делай этого с колодцем!
Кроме колечка на запястье блики около внешних окружностей глаз -- непонятно вообще на чём они. Может я последний ракал, но я их там не понимаю.

(For deletion with his post as well, but give him at least one hour to see it.)

Armored-Struggle-Wagon: Is this supposed to be for the X-over collab? :S

Man_Of_Mer: Strengthening the Khajiiti stereotype, I see.

Kewot_Rokar: Not sure if it's a stereotype of all Khajiit, or the soon-to-be Katia. Either way, this Khajiit aprroves.

POMA: @Geravind: They're reflexing off the eyeball which is lightgreen, iris is green and pupil is black.

stupid_smelly_greedy_cat_people: Your art skills have improved these past couple years, POMA. Nice job.

POMA: you mean since past 10 months when I started to self-teach myself drawing? <_<

Geravind: @POMA: You leveled up, indeed! This one got some experience from your works.

Khajiit can not into damn shading! It's not enough to see, how it should look like -- the tools seem unclear for this one. Even after those youtube drawing lessons Khajiit has problems with shading of polished armor parts.

Tahrey: 10 months? damn... that's some quick study, pom.

CaptainLackwit: i mistook nunchucks for tampons

Kewot_Rokar: Are those seriously tampons? If so, WHY?!

Kazerad: Wow you guys are mean. There is clearly a chain between them.

I like your art!

Armored-Struggle-Wagon: @Kazerad: I expected this to be a reply to the Temporaryface/Tronn argument, I'm taking away 12 points just for that >:l

Kewot_Rokar: @Kazerad: Just blends in with the background.

Valkaiser: I can't help but hear the Zelda "found X in chest" sound.
Is Sigrid the level boss that can only be defeated with nunchuks?

Tahrey: Tampchucks?

Geravind: Интересный ракурс, прикольная мордаха! =*_*=

Interesting perspective, cool cat-face!

John_Medina: When I saw this poster, I knew it had to be done.

Kewot_Rokar: I bet that on the 23rd, someone will release another picture for this.

Man_Of_Mer: How come I've never seen this before? It's amazing! I must learned to draw better!

Geravind: Such an impudent kitty!
His works are somewhat purrrfect as always. =*_*=

POMA: Best thief's outfit. Will try to do something with colors here later.

Armored-Struggle-Wagon: lel poofy pants and tight Jackboots :3

woundedkneecap: Katia pretends to be a golfer that has forgotten their golf clubs and is forced to put with a oddly shaped tree branch... Oh, my bad, it's Katia cosplaying as Sly Cooper! Nice art :3

ThatGuyWithAKhajiitWaifu: Sly Katia!

Valkaiser: I look forward to the colored version :3