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This page approximates a widely accepted standard that all editors should normally follow.
Labeled as a Guilty Gear Wiki policy or guideline, changes require consensus.
This is the policy for media, uploading and using files on the Guilty Gear Wiki. Uploads that fail to meet the criteria listed here may be deleted by an administrator and the uploader may be blocked in accordance with the blocking policy.
General[]
- The only officially supported upload form on the Guilty Gear Wiki is Special:Upload.
- All media uploaded must have a practical use in a mainspace article. Else, they should not be uploaded. Not only that, but they must have encyclopedic and unique value; don't upload it if it's just to put it in a single gallery on one page.
- Files in articles must come from official sources.
- Refrain from uploading either full page scans from any artbook (this practice is limited only to sample pages for merchandise books, which may get no more than three samples each) or storyboards not featured as in-game art. The wiki is neither a image repository nor it seeks to take power from official releases. Be selective about what to upload.
- Under no circumstances upload files that are either illicit (such as hentai, adult, or shock images) or an infringement on copyright (such as fanart without permission or images from media other than Guilty Gear).
- Similarly, avoid posting non-Guilty Gear images in comments, but if you do, they must not exceed 300px in width.
- All uploads must be properly categorized (must be written in the "Summary" box) and licensed (must be selected via the "Licensing" dropdown bar).
- Ensure the file is not a duplicate of an existing file of similar or superior quality. This includes both exact and effective duplicates (i.e. files that ultimately serve the same purpose).
- Unless the file meets a crucial need, avoid uploading low quality files, or files that could likely be obtained in higher quality.
Procedure[]
- Images
- There is a hard limit of 10 megabytes and 12.5 megapixels for any upload. Uploads larger than this will be rejected by the server, and if the upload succeeds, the file may not display properly. These broken images may be deleted.
- Image licenses are as follows:
- Generic Fair Use, which adds the category Category:Fair use images, is used for everything that isn't in the three categories below.
- Logos is used for Category:Logo images.
- Covers includes cover and box artwork; corresponds to Category:Cover images.
- Game/Video Screenshots is for Category:Screenshot images.
- Image categories must be selected according to the source (game, novel, manga) they come from and according to their content type; that is to say, write [[Category:<series release> <type> images]]. For example, this goes into Category:Guilty Gear STRIVE character images.
- Currently, content types are as follows:
- For source categories (and their possible subcategories), take a look at Category:Images by series release.
- You can upload your own fanart, or from another with permission, or edits for your user page as long as you correctly license it and categorize it with Category:User images.
- Audio
- For audio files, ensure the file is in .OGG format. {{listen}} is used for inserting them in articles.
- Music samples can only be taken from non-vocal tracks. Vocal themes (e.g. "Freesia") will have official videos in their respective articles. Songs from vocal and live albums do not get either samples or videos.
- Music samples may be no longer than 30 seconds and of no greater quality than 96kbps. This does not have to be the first 30 seconds of the song being sampled; feel free to make a sample of the part you feel best represents the song.
- Music samples are categorized according to their main game source, not the album. The possible categories are: Guilty Gear, Guilty Gear Petit, Guilty Gear X, Guilty Gear XX, Guilty Gear Isuka ,Guilty Gear 2, Guilty Gear Xrd, Guilty Gear Strive.
- Official arrangements also go into these categories; e.g. the Heavy Rock Tracks versions (marked with "HR" in their filename) and Best Sound Collection (marked with "Remix") arrangements count as Guilty Gear X samples, while those from the Sound Complete Box (marked with "CB") are Guilty Gear samples.
- Voice samples can be uploaded if they serve some encyclopedic purpose and/or accompany an opening quote.
- Manuals
- They have their own option in the dropdown bar: Game Manuals.
- Game manuals can be uploaded as .pdf for the purposes of our Verifiability policy since, in the earlier games, background information could be found in them.
- Both an English and a Japanese version should be provided, if possible.
- Videos
- These files have limited use on pages. You can upload one only if it fills at least one of the criteria below:
- It illustrates an elaborate attack sequence, like an Instant Kill or a combo.
- It is an official starter guide.
- It is a trailer or an arcade opening.
- It is an official music video with visuals or is a vocal theme.
- Videos are embedded from YouTube, rather than uploaded as files directly; it is preferable to embed a video to the wiki you have uploaded to YouTube yourself.
- All videos must be, of course, properly categorized.
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