Halopedia:Image use policy


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

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


 * In most cases, images should be a PNG image uploaded to the wiki via the Upload file page.
 * Images should be optimized for the web and its size should not exceed 100 kilobytes.
 * Images' dimensions should be approximately the same size as on the official site and never exceed 600 pixels in width.
 * JPEG format is generally only desirable for "live action" pictures.
 * GIF formats are only desirable in the rare case of an animated GIF picture.
 * BMP formats are never desirable.
 * When uploading the file, be sure to give it a meaningful name which describes its content and more importantly, its use on the wiki, as in this example:
 * "masterchief935.png" is not meaningful. "halo_3_screenshot.png" is more meaningful.

Please note that any non-personal images that hasn't been used within 12 hours of being uploaded will be subject to deletion as unused images.