Tagging images with correct licenses and categories is a must. These guidelines will help you learn more about tagging images.
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Please read the checklist when you upload media files. The checklist is there to make sure you are doing everything necessary when uploading said media files.
Be sure to tag and categorize all images. This helps organize the vast amount of images we have here.
Check if your image already exists by searching through categories, and Bulbapedia pages. This action will help prevent unnecessary duplicates from appearing.
When adding a licensing tag to anime or game screenshots, please avoid just choosing "Screenshot". This is not descriptive and places the images in the wrong category. Make sure to choose "Screenshot from a Pokémon game," or "Screenshot from the Pokémon anime." This will put them in the right categories, and help keep the Archives clean.
Does your image have a purpose? Will you be using it on a Bulbagarden Project? Avoid uploading images because you think they are "Cute" or "Awesome". That clutters the Archives.
Personal images are limited to two for each User. Personal images include personal logos, personal trainer sprites, drawings, trainer cards and mostly any image that would only be used in the User: namespace and have no encyclopedic value to Bulbagarden and its affiliates. Please tag these with the {{i-Personal}} template for easier organization. Under no circumstance should a photograph of one's self ever be uploaded onto Bulbagarden Archives.
In addition, please upload images with meaningful names. Names that are just numbers, for example, do not describe anything about the image, and can make it difficult for searchers. Names are just as important as licenses and categories, so make them descriptive. Please be sure that the filenames contain alphanumeric characters only.
Due to the many automated templates used on the wiki, lowercase extensions are imperative. That means jpg and png instead of JPG and PNG. It looks cleaner, it works better, and it does not cause any problems. Make sure to always use lowercase extensions.
If you're confused about the requirements for uploading files, have a look at this guide.
You did not use the correct licenses when tagging your recent uploads, nor did you add categories. Please ensure this does not happen again. — THE TROM — 09:26, 21 June 2009 (UTC)Reply
ooopss man...I dont know what you're talking about but dont worry i'll analyze those...just wait and seeGio1208:44, 8 July 2009 (UTC)Reply
Note!
Latest comment: 4 March 20101 comment1 person in discussion
Hey Gio, please do not upload same image twice with the different names just like you did with movie 13 poster. One more thing though, always upload images with .png extension instead of jpg. Thank you. --♫♪AdyNiz♪♫14:34, 4 March 2010 (UTC)Reply
Stop
Latest comment: 3 November 20101 comment1 person in discussion
We don't want your ugly gifs. Gifs only present a fraction of the colors that each image is supposed to have, and we have banned them. Don't upload any more, or you will suffer the same fate. MaverickNate01:45, 3 November 2010 (UTC)Reply