Age of Sigmar - Lexicanum:Image Upload Help

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Images are a central part of Lexicanum and are a very useful way of both illustrating points as well as making articles a lot more fun to look at. The following are some guidelines on how to do this well.

How

To upload an image, go to the link on the left-hand Toolbox, and click on Upload file. Then click on Browse and select the file you want to upload. Note: these files must be on your computer, you cannot upload an image straight from the Internet.

Once you have selected this, the Destination Filename is filled in automatically. However you can change the name (by deleting and writing a new one - but leave the end: .jpg, .jpeg, or .gif.) You can and should give an appropriate name for your image (e.g.: if have an image of a wardancer use "Wardancer" as title, etc)

Then, give a suitable summary (see below), insert the correct copyright information (see below) and put in the source for the image (see below). All three fields should be filled in or else the image will be incomplete in some way. The goal is to have a proper image gallery completely filled out with the destination of all images known, that way we can keep things organised and hopefully avoid the wrath of Games Workshop's legal department.

There are also two buttons, 'Watch this page' and 'Ignore any warnings'. The first adds the image to your watch list which will alert you to any changes made to the image (in much the same way that an article on your watch list). The second is there in case there is a problem with the image for some reason, but you still want to upload it. This will hopefully not happen often! Then, simply click the 'Upload file' button and wait for it to finish.

One final thing. Please don't categorise your images as you upload them. Categories may change in the future. Please categorise your image only after uploading it.

Further Help

Summary

The Summary section needs to be just that, a summary of the contents of the image. If you are uploading an image of a model, write 'A model of X' or 'X model'. If it is a map, write 'A map of X'. If it is a battle scene, write 'Battle of X' or 'A battle between X and Y', and so on. It doesn't need to be long, just giving as much description as possible.

Copyright Status

This is necessary on all images as it is required by Games Workshop, otherwise the picture is being used illegally and Games Workshop could shut us down for having just one! For simplicity we provide you with the Copyright to include, see below:

  • For images produced by Games Workshop or Forgeworld use: {{Copyright}} - this template generates the full text.

If the image has been painted and the source is available, put something like: 'Also, Copyright X (painter)'

Source

The Source is not so vital as the Copyright but it does help to tell which source should be used. If it is acquired from a website, give the web address by simply copying the URL (web address i.e. http://www.gamesworkshop.co.uk) and paste it straight into the box. You do not need square brackets to make it a link as it is done automatically.

Editing

The above information can easily be edited when, for instance the copyright status was forgotten during the upload of the picture. To do this, find the image in the wiki and click it. You can then edit the information by using the Edit function, just as you would do with an article.

Image Check List

  • Selected correct file
  • Has a suitable Destination file name
  • Given a brief but descriptive file name
  • Added category
  • Given the correct Copyright status
  • Given the exact source
  • Selected either button if necessary
    • File Uploaded