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*'''Smasher articles''': Sometimes a smasher may wish to have no picture of them on SmashWiki, in which case the wiki will usually oblige. When this happens, an editing note should be left on the page noting that the smasher does not want any pictures of them up. In other cases, there may not be any known pictures of the smasher available online, especially of those that played in the era before widespread streaming. | *'''Smasher articles''': Sometimes a smasher may wish to have no picture of them on SmashWiki, in which case the wiki will usually oblige. When this happens, an editing note should be left on the page noting that the smasher does not want any pictures of them up. In other cases, there may not be any known pictures of the smasher available online, especially of those that played in the era before widespread streaming. | ||
*'''Team articles''': Otherwise notable teams may have no proper group photo or acceptable logo available, leaving there no suitable images to be inserted in the article. | *'''Team articles''': Otherwise notable teams may have no proper group photo or acceptable logo available, leaving there no suitable images to be inserted in the article. | ||
*'''Articles not explainable with a still image''': Certain techniques or glitches may not be apparent by simply a still image. The recommendation is to use an animated .gif file. See [[Yoshi Bomb]] or [[ | *'''Articles not explainable with a still image''': Certain techniques or glitches may not be apparent by simply a still image. The recommendation is to use an animated .gif file. See [[Yoshi Bomb]] or [[shield jump]] for examples. Some articles, for instance those depicting complex techniques or glitches with intricate set-up methods, would be better off by an external link to a video, or else usage of one that has been uploaded. | ||
==Personal Images== | ==Personal Images== | ||
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==Other concepts== | ==Other concepts== | ||
*Generally, edited images should not be used in the mainspace. Images should represent the subject as "natural" as possible; altering artwork or a screenshot gives a false impression, while screenshots involving hacks or codes should be limited to pages discussing said hacks or codes. | *Generally, edited images should not be used in the mainspace. Images should represent the subject as "natural" as possible; altering artwork or a screenshot gives a false impression, while screenshots involving hacks or codes should be limited to pages discussing said hacks or codes. | ||
*An article having a gallery is not a free pass to upload whatever images you have that happen to be related to the article's subject, any images uploaded to the gallery should demonstrate something relevant and noteworthy to the article that no other existing image on the page does. | *An article having a gallery is not a free pass to upload whatever images you have that happen to be related to the article's subject, any images uploaded to the gallery should demonstrate something relevant and noteworthy to the article that no other existing image on the page does. As an example, if adding images to the gallery on the [[Time]] page: | ||
**An image showing how a Time match looks in a ''Smash'' game that no other image currently on the page shows would be acceptable. | **An image showing how a Time match looks in a ''Smash'' game that no other image currently on the page shows would be acceptable. | ||
**An image of a random Time match that shows nothing uniquely noteworthy from the other images | **An image of a random Time match that shows nothing uniquely noteworthy from the other images ''would not be acceptable''. | ||
*Redundant or unused images will be deleted; do not upload a duplicate image. The exception to this is if you wish to have use of an image as a signature image (see above). | *Redundant or unused images will be deleted; do not upload a duplicate image. The exception to this is if you wish to have use of an image as a signature image (see above). | ||
*Do not replace existing images just for the sake of it, replacing an image is only acceptable when the image is a clear improvement over the old image. Such acceptable instances include replacing an image with a higher resolution one, or replacing an image with one that more clearly demonstrates something relevant about its article's subject. | *Do not replace existing images just for the sake of it, replacing an image is only acceptable when the image is a clear improvement over the old image. Such acceptable instances include replacing an image with a higher resolution one, or replacing an image with one that more clearly demonstrates something relevant about its article's subject. | ||
*Images that are of subpar quality, or otherwise contain undesirable elements (e.g. borders of blank space), should be tagged with {{t|lowquality}}, signaling to other users that the image is in urgent need of a better quality replacement. However, images that are of so excessively poor quality that they're no better than the wiki having no image of the subject at all, such as someone taking a photo of their monitor instead of using an ingame screenshot, or a smasher's photo whose face is completely obscured, should be removed from their articles and deleted instead. | *Images that are of subpar quality, or otherwise contain undesirable elements (e.g. borders of blank space), should be tagged with {{t|lowquality}}, signaling to other users that the image is in urgent need of a better quality replacement. However, images that are of so excessively poor quality that they're no better than the wiki having no image of the subject at all, such as someone taking a photo of their monitor instead of using an ingame screenshot, or a smasher's photo whose face is completely obscured, should be removed from their articles and deleted instead. | ||
**Note that there will be cases where an image is of undesirable quality but a better quality image is not realistically obtainable, for instance a photo of a long retired smasher that last competed in 2008, or a gif of footage from a required video that was uploaded in only 240p. In such instances, the {{t|HighQualityUnavailable}} tag should be used instead. | |||
*No image can "belong" to any user or group of users. Images "belong" to the wiki once uploaded; if not needed or against this policy, they will be deleted. | *No image can "belong" to any user or group of users. Images "belong" to the wiki once uploaded; if not needed or against this policy, they will be deleted. | ||
*Do not use fanart in the mainspace. There are limited situations where it may be used to demonstrate a point, but in general, articles should stick to screenshots and official images only. | *Do not use fanart in the mainspace. There are limited situations where it may be used to demonstrate a point, but in general, articles should stick to screenshots and official images only. | ||
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