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Latest revision as of 10:32, 16 January 2024

Uploading checklist

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 tedious.
Have you provided detailed information in the summary, including source information?
Have you added categories to your images so they can be found easily later on?
Have you tagged the images appropriately?
Are you going to use the image on a Bulbagarden project? Is the image relevant?

See also: Image use policy

If you are confused about how to upload a file, read our guide on uploading images or see the Archives FAQ.

Upload formats

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.

The use of the correct file is important as the file extension often interacts with templates on Bulbapedia.

Please note

A log of uploaded images is kept here.
If you are uploading over an existing image, you may need permission from a staff member.
In general, the maximum image resolution is 1920×1920. If you need to upload a larger image, please contact a 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.

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+| title = Uploading checklist
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+| content = [[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 tedious.
 * Have you provided '''detailed''' information in the summary, including source information?
 * 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?
+* 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 class="noticebar"><big>'''Images of new Pokémon must have the approval of the Editor-in-Chief before they are uploaded.'''</big></div>
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-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 '''.jpg''' for photographic images, '''.png''' for diagrams, sprites, icons, screenshots and other simpler images, and '''Ogg Vorbis''' for sounds. Lowercase extensions are imperative. '''Avoid .gifs for complex images as they have a limited colorspace.'''
+If you are confused about how to upload a file, read our '''[[Help:Uploading images|guide on uploading images]]''' or see the '''[[Archives:FAQ|Archives FAQ]]'''.
+}}
-To include the image in a page, use a link in the form
+{{ContentGrid
-'''<nowiki>[[File:name.jpg]]</nowiki>''' or
+| content =
-'''<nowiki>[[File:name.png|alt text]]</nowiki>''' or
+{{ColorBox
-'''<nowiki>[[File:name.ogg]]</nowiki>''' for sounds. These links can be used on other wiki sites that are set up to automatically retrieve media from {{SITENAME}}.
+| t-align = center
+| title = Upload formats
+| t-background = CCC
+| content = <nowiki/>
+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.
-Please remember, that before uploading anime screenshots you need to get permission from an {{bp|Bulbapedia:Administrators|administrator}} per the {{bp|Bulbapedia:Image reversion policy|image reversion policy}}.
+The use of the correct file is important as the file extension often interacts with templates on Bulbapedia.
+}}
-<big><big><big>'''ONLY USE ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS, DASH, AND UNDERSCORE IN YOUR FILENAMES.</big></big></big><br>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)'''
+{{ColorBox
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+| t-align = center
+| title = Please note
+| t-background = CCC
+| content = <nowiki/>
+* 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 [[Archives:Staff|staff member]].
+* In general, the maximum image resolution is 1920×1920. If you need to upload a larger image, please contact a [[Archives: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.
+}}
+}}