HRWiki:Image use policy

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This article is about the HRWiki policy regarding general uploading and use of images. For the HRWiki policy regarding personal images, see HRWiki:Personal images.

The following guildelines are strongly encouraged when uploading images for use in articles for this encyclopedia.

Format

When uploading a file, it should be in a:

• PNG format for screenshots of toons on the official sites, general screenshots, DVD screenshots of toons, and Puppet Stuff on the official site.
• GIF format for the need of an animated file.
• JPEG format for live action screenshots, on the official site or from a DVD.
• BMP formats are never to be uploaded.
• Images should be optimized for the web and their size should not exceed 153600 bytes (150 kilobytes) (0.15 megabytes).

Specifics

• In most cases, an image for use on the Homestar Runner Wiki should be a uploaded via the Upload file page.
• Images' dimensions should be approximately the same size as on the official site and never exceed 600 pixels in width.
• When uploading the file, be sure to give it a meaningful name which describes its content and more importantly, its use on the Wiki.
• For example, "homestar_with_a_hat.png" is not meaningful. "dangeresque_3_screenshot.png" is more meaningful.

Page

The page for an image should be formatted like this:

A description of the image. This includes where this screenshot originates from.
==Licensing==
The template for the proper license for this image will be put here. It is recommended that this is done by adding "from [[wherever]]." to the end of the last sentence.