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.
Latest comment: 3 June 20101 comment1 person in discussion
Please upload .png files for anime screenshots instead of .jpgs as .png is of a higher quality. Also, please tag and categorize all your uploads. Thank you. JelloTalk14:18, 3 June 2010 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 8 December 20111 comment1 person in discussion
Hi there, please remember to upload anime screenshots as png., and not jpg. Also, please remember to add a summary, and categories relevant to the image. XVuvuzela2010X22:31, 8 December 2011 (UTC)Reply
Hello
Latest comment: 24 March 20121 comment1 person in discussion
Would you mind explaining your recent "Hammer Arm" upload? We already have a 720p image, so there is no need to save the same image and re-upload it with a different name. ♫♪エイディニズ♪♫06:56, 24 March 2012 (UTC)Reply
Please
Latest comment: 19 August 20122 comments2 people in discussion
To clarify, that means you MUST include a summary and relevant categories as well as the licensing tag. Failure to do so again will result in a loss of the ability to upload. --SnorlaxMonster07:25, 19 August 2012 (UTC)Reply