User:Ironwestie/Image policy

This page contains SiIvaGunner Wiki's image policy. It describes the rules for images which are uploaded to the wiki.

General
Images are subject to the general content criteria. In addition, there are some specific rules for this type of content outlined below.

Images

 * Images should be of good quality.
 * Files should be uploaded in the highest possible resolution.
 * Images should have a descriptive name.

Article images

 * Screenshots and stills of videos should not contain any part of the YouTube UI, such as the title, overlay, or video progress bar.

Album images
When possible, the cover of an album should be sourced from the cover included in the album release. The cover should be categorized into Category:Album covers.

Other images included as part of the album release should be placed into Category:Bonus media.

Navbox series template images
The center image used in Template:Navbox series is assumed to have the format File: Logo.png, where  is the name of the series that the image illustrates.

Playlist images
Images used in Category:Playlists subcategories should be named in the format File:.jpg, where  is the name of the playlist the image illustrates.

Categories
Images uploaded to the wiki should be put into an appropriate image category or categories based on their attributes and purpose.

Common image categories include:
 * Category:Thumbnails, for YouTube video thumbnails
 * Category:Banners and Category:Avatars, for YouTube channel banners and avatars, respectively
 * Category:Meme icons (not to be confused with Category:Icons), and Category:Supplementary images, used for illustrative purposes on meme pages and rip pages
 * Category:Rip images, used for images that appear in a rip

Licensing
A licensing template should be put onto an image's page when it is uploaded to the wiki.