Wikitroid:Images

This page documents the official image policy. Parts of this policy pertaining to fanart and off-topic images were ratified on 30 November 2008 at an RfC.

General

 * Make sure that you are not uploading a duplicate file.  Note that the filename and extension are case sensitive, so uploading a file called "Phazon. JPG" will not overwrite "Phazon. jpg"
 * Please use a descriptive file name. Bad file names include "IMG019272.jpg" and "Metroid Prime 3.jpg". Good file names for these could be "Phaaze (viewed from space). jpg" and "Metroid Prime 3 Box Art. jpg"
 * Indicate the location of the image, such as the website you took the image from.
 * Select the image's license. All screenshots and artwork from the Metroid series are copyrighted by Nintendo, making them being used under fair use. All user-created uploads (fanart) must be released under a free license. Incorrect licensing or lack of a license tag will result in the image being deleted (note: Before uploading fanart, please read this section below).
 * Try to remove logos and watermarks before uploading images.

Placement

 * Make images on articles no bigger than they need to be.
 * Images should be thumbnails (the  parameter) unless necessary (such as in infoboxes).
 * If an image pertains to the subject but is not already used in the article, you may use a gallery at the bottom of the page, like this (note: Images in galleries are automatically sized and made into a table):


 * Images should not be used in an article more than once. This includes in galleries.  If an image is used in the article above the gallery, the image should be removed from the gallery.

Special Policies
The policies below were ratified on 30 November 2008 at an RfC. They concern off-topic and fanart (fan created) images.

Off-Topic
Off-topic images, uploaded images that have nothing to do with Metroid - are forbidden. There are no exceptions. This includes - but is not limited to - images of the following type: Please be aware that administrators have the right to delete these types of images on sight, without warning, at their discretion.
 * Lolcats
 * Pictures of users
 * Pictures of users' possessions
 * User banners (an example of which is at the top of this userpage)

Exceptions
There is one exception to the rule - if the image is hotlinked (that is, linked to but not uploaded), than it may be used. Please be aware that only images from certain sites may be hotlinked, and these pictures are not allowed outside of User:, User talk:, Forum:, and Forum talk: pages. This especially applies to articles. No off-topic images, in any shape or form, are allowed on articles.

However, hotlinked off-topic images must be appropriate. This means: No pornography or anything else deemed highly inappropriate by administrators. Administrators reserve the right to make this distinction (within reason). Hotlinked inappropriate images may result in a warning and/or a block.

Examples of hotlinking can be found at the top of this page (the user banner) and at the bottom of this page (the lolcat).

Fanart
Fanart is used to describe images that are created by users, but unlike off-topic images, pertain in some way to the Metroid series. This includes fake posters (for a Metroid film, for example), but regardless, pertains to Metroid in some way. Fanart should follow these guidelines:
 * Administrators have the right to deem individual fanart off-topic and delete them without warning.
 * Fanart must be freely licensed. Failure to correctly license fanart will result in it being deleted.
 * There is a strict limit of 10 fanart images per user. This does not include deleted fanart images or reuploads.  If you have more fanart, please upload it to the Metroid Fanon wiki.
 * Fanart must be tagged with {&#123;fanart&#125;}. To do so, add {&#123;fanart&#125;} to the end of the image's description.  Failure to do so will may result in the image being deleted and a warning.
 * Administrators reserve the right to individually ban users from uploading fanart. While you cannot be banned from doing so by the software, if you are limited from uploading fanart by an administrator, uploading fanart will result in a real block.  The list of those banned from uploading fanart may be found below.
 * Fanart must be appropriate: This means: No pornography or anything else deemed highly inappropriate by administrators.  Administrators reserve the right to make this distinction (within reason).  Uploading inappropriate images may result in a warning and/or a fanart upload ban and/or a block.
 * Fanart is restricted to pages in the User:, User talk:, Forum:, and Forum talk: namespaces. This means no fanart on articles whatsoever.  Adding fanart to articles will result in removal of the image from the article and deletion of the image and/or a warning and/or a fanart upload ban and/or a block.

Exceptions
Like off-topic images, you may hotlink (that is, link to but not upload) fanart if you have reached your 10 image limit. Please be aware that only images from certain sites may be hotlinked, and these pictures are not allowed outside of User:, User talk:, Forum:, and Forum talk: pages. This especially applies to articles. No fanart, in any shape or form, are allowed on articles.

However, hotlinked fanart must be appropriate. This means: No pornography or anything else deemed highly inappropriate by administrators. Administrators reserve the right to make this distinction (within reason). Hotlinking inappropriate images may result in a warning and/or a block.

Examples of hotlinking can be found at the top of this page (the user banner) and at the bottom of this page (the lolcat).

Bans
'''Below is a list of users banned from uploading fanart images. It is meant for administrator reference.'''


 * No one is banned from uploading fanart at this time.