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+'''<div class="noticebar roundy" style="font-size: 200%; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">ATTENTION!:</span> Before uploading files taken from {{bp|Nintendo 3DS}} games, read {{ar|Messages from the Council#November 9|this message}}.</div>'''
-=Checklist=
+<br/>
+{| style="{{roundy|1em}} background:#666; padding-top:5px" align="center" width="100%"
+! colspan="2" style="font-size: 160%;" | {{color|ffe|Uploading checklist}}
+|-
+| colspan="2" align="center" |
+{| style="background:#ffe; {{roundy|2em}} margin:0.2em; padding-bottom:20px; padding-left:4px" width="99%" align="center"
+|-
+| style="font-size: 110%;" | [[File:BulbaBot.png|120px|right]]
+Before you upload a file, please make sure you have done the following:
 * Did you use a '''descriptive''' but '''concise''' file name?
-* Did you make sure that the file name has '''no errors'''. Renaming media files is not possible.
+* Did you make sure that the file name has '''no errors'''? Renaming media files is tedious.
 * Have you provided '''detailed''' information in the summary, including source information?
-* Have you [[Project:Tagging images|'''tagged''']] the images appropriately?
+* Have you added '''[[Archives:Manual of style#Categories|categories]]''' to your images so they can be found easily later on?
+* Have you '''[[Project:Tagging images|tagged]]''' the images appropriately?
 * Are you going to '''use''' the image on a Bulbagarden project? Is the image '''relevant'''?
 : ''See also: [[Project:Image use policy|Image use policy]]''
-</div>
-<div style="background: #f8f8ff; border: 1px solid #88a; padding: 0.5em; margin: 0.5em 0;">
-To view or search previously uploaded images, go to the [[Special:Imagelist|list of uploaded images]]. Uploads and deletions are logged on the [[Project:Upload log|upload log]].
-The preferred formats are '''JPEG''' for photographic images, '''PNG''' for diagrams, sprites, icons and other simpler images, and '''Ogg Vorbis''' for sounds.<br />'''Avoid GIFs for complex images as they have a limited colorspace.'''
+If you are confused about how to upload a file, see the '''{{ar|FAQ|Archives FAQ}}'''.
+|}
+|-
+| valign="top" height="100%" width="50%" align="center" |
+{| style="background:#ffe; {{roundy|2em}} margin:0.2em; padding-bottom:20px; padding-left:4px" width="99%" align="center"
+|-
+| align="center" style="font-size: 130%;" | Upload formats
+|-
+| style="font-size: 110%;" |
+Bulbagarden Archives prefers the following formats for images:
+* '''.png''' for sprites, screenshots, icons, diagrams, and simple images
+* '''.jpg''' for photographs or scans such as cards from the Pokémon TCG
+* '''.gif''' format should be avoided. Animated images should be in anipng (.png) format.
-To include the image in a page, use a link in the form
+The use of the correct file is important as the file extension often interacts with templates on Bulbapedia and Bulbanews.
-'''<nowiki>[[{{ns:6}}:file.jpg]]</nowiki>''' or
+|}
-'''<nowiki>[[{{ns:6}}:file.png|alt text]]</nowiki>''' or
+| valign="top" height="100%" width="50%" align="center" |
-'''<nowiki>[[{{ns:-2}}:file.ogg]]</nowiki>''' for sounds. These links can be used on other wiki sites that are set up to automatically retrieve media from {{SITENAME}}.
+{| style="background:#ffe; {{roundy|2em}} margin:0.2em; padding-bottom:20px; padding-left:4px" width="99%" align="center"
-</div>
+|-
+| align="center" style="font-size: 130%;" | Please note
+|-
+| style="font-size: 110%;" |
+* A log of uploaded images is kept [[Special:Log/upload|here]].
+* If you are uploading over an existing image, you may need permission from a {{ar|staff|staff member}}.
+* You should '''only use alphanumeric characters''', dash and underscore in file names. Other characters, especially multibyte characters such as Japanese text, may cause server errors. (e.g. Lt. Surge's ピカチュウ {Pikachu}.jpeg)
+*Personal images are '''not allowed'''. Please do not upload them as they will be deleted on sight.
+|}
+|}