Policy:Images

Guidelines

1. Images should be relevant to the article and in some way contribute to understanding the article.
2. BTW is not an image repository. Just as you write high quality article text, include high-quality images. (You can put links to the images on the article's discussion page until you've got a good version or you want feedback.)
3. When appropriate, images should be cropped to show only the relevant portions. (Don't include a full Warhammer image if you're only discussing the SRM-6.)
4. Please do not use animated images.
5. Images must have a relevant and descriptive name.
   1. Image names like mech.jpg or bookcover.jpg are not useful. Image names like CloudCobra-StarCommanderInsignia.png and TRO3075-CoverImage.jpg are useful.
   2. If you upload an image that shares the same name as an image already in the wiki, the new image will replace the older one.
6. The image's description page should list the source of the image. (That's why the file upload page has that big textbox labeled Summary. )
7. Images in an article should have a descriptive caption, unless they're in an infobox.
8. "Infobox pages" (used by combat units, combat commands, and weapons among others) should only have one image in the infobox. All other images on these pages should be contained in a gallery.
   1. Avoid using repetitious images in the gallery unless you're comparing differences.
   2. Images in a gallery should always have a descriptive caption.
9. Images on pages without an infobox should appear next to or near the topic they're discussing. For example, the Colonel page shows the rank insignia for each faction is shown near the header. Maps in the Fourth Succession War article would be included in the relevant section for each front or wave.

Galleries

For pages with an infobox and a lot of images please consider adding a "Gallery" section to the page. This will do a few things:

1. Present the images in a nice, consistent way.
2. Keep the images and text separate so Editors can find what they're looking for.
3. Add a link to the Table of Contents so everyone can see your images easily.

Using a gallery is particularly useful on pages where the unit has many variants and images of them, like the Warhammer page.

To create a Gallery, all you need to do is edit your page and include this code:

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:IMAGEFILENAME|Image caption text
File:IMAGEFILENAME|Image caption text.
</gallery>

The Warhammer page uses this method to bring the images together. Here's the code:

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:WarhammerInternalSchematics.jpg|The internal schematics of a ''Warhammer''. Note the pilot on the right.
File:Warhammer.jpg|''Warhammer'' from the cover of the original box set.
</gallery>

And here's what it looks like:

Gallery

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  The internal schematics of a Warhammer. Note the pilot on the right.

• 

  Warhammer from the cover of the original box set.