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. Each uploaded image shall be used within at least one article (or its talk page).
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. 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.
5. All images uploaded to BTW are required to have the source (with page number) included in the Summary field of the "Upload file" page.
6. Images in an article (either thumbnails or galleries) should always have a descriptive caption, unless they're in an infobox.
7. "Infobox pages" (used by combat units, combat commands, and weapons among others) should only have one image in the infobox.
8. If more than 4 thumbnail images (not counting one displayed in the infobox) are to be included, if the article is too small to allow an easy fit of additional images or if the images are over-sized, a gallery of images will be inserted following the primary text of the article (but before the References section).
9. Avoid using repetitious images in the gallery unless you're comparing differences.
10. 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.
11. If too many images are present in relation to the text (including those within a gallery), the least-relevant images may be 'stored' on the article's talk page in order to solicit feedback or until that time the article has been suitably lengthened to accomodate more images.
12. Please do not use animated images.

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:

==Sample 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:

Sample Gallery

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

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  Warhammer from the cover of the original box set.

Thumbnails

It is sometime appropriate to add an image to occur within the text of the article, generally when it is providing visual demonstration of an object discussed within the text. Articles should be limited to no more than four of these 'thumbnails', and less if the article is short. They can be located on either on the left or the right of the text and sometimes have to be placed within the 'code' of the text in order to be properly placed.

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

[[Image:imagename|left|thumb|caption]]

Guide to thumbnails:

1. First field (on the left of the first pipe (|): replace "imagename" with the image's file name. Don't forget the extension (ex: .jpg, .gif, .png, etc.).
2. Second field (after the first pipe): change to "right" if you want it to appear on the right side of the article. If an infobox is present on the page, the picture may have to be on the left side.
3. Third field (after second pipe): this is required to create a thumbnail; leave it be.
4. Fourth field (after the last pipe): This is the caption, and is required. Replace "caption" with your text. Wikilinks will work here, if deemed appropriate.

The Warhammer page uses a Thumbnail to the left of the WHM-8D entry, to provide a visual for that variant.