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The Sims Wiki has adopted this '''Image and File Policy''' to apply to all images, videos, audio clips and other files uploaded to The Sims Wiki. This is done to ensure an adherence to wiki standards and rules, and to ensure that each file uploaded is copyright compliant.
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# Files uploaded should be relevant to The Sims Wiki or to a personal project on the wiki. Files uploaded for personal projects (such as work on a User Page) should be kept to a minimum and should utilize Public Domain (i.e. non-copyrighted) material as much as possible.
# Files uploaded should be used on an appropriate article or page as soon as they are uploaded. Unused files will be subject to deletion.
# Files uploaded should be the best-quality and highest-resolution photos possible. Low-quality images may be replaced by higher-quality ones, and very low-quality images may be deleted. See more about this rule below.
==Image quality==
When uploading images of the game, whether it is released or in-production, please be sure that the image is the highest quality and resolution possible. If you are unable to find an image that is high quality, you may upload a lower quality version. However, a lower quality image may be replaced with higher quality version if one is later found.
Generally, an image with the dimensions of 640x360 or higher can be considered as high quality for usage on an article while an image with the dimensions of 320x240 or lower can be considered low quality. Note that these dimensions may not apply in all circumstances (e.g. icons).
===TV/Monitor pictures===
[[File:TVPictureExample.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Pictures like this tend to look horrible.]]Please do not take a picture of a TV or PC/laptop monitor and upload the image; images generated in this way are typically very poor quality. Please use the 'Print Screen' key to take a screenshot. If uploading an in-game image, use the 'C' key to take an in-game screenshot, as it captures the game in the running resolution, ensuring the image appears "natural".
An exception to this is console titles as TV screens are the only image sources available and most emulators are unable to run the games in a satisfactory state.
===Graphics settings===
It is recommended to have the game running the maximum settings when taking screenshots. If you are unable to maximize the visual quality of the game without a heavy performance penalty, you may upload an image using the lower graphics settings. However, a lower quality image may be replaced with one of a higher quality, if a higher quality image is available and possible to upload.
==File name blacklist==
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==Copyright requirements==
Any user that uploads files to The Sims Wiki must adhere to Copyright requirements.[[File:How To License Files.ogv|right|200px|How to license a file properly.]]
1. '''Uploaded files must contain all known copyright information.''' It is the responsibility of the uploading user to explain in detail where a file originated and the person or company that produced the original work which the file comes from. For example, a user uploading an in-game screenshot would need to attribute the copyright to [[Electronic Arts]], since EA holds the copyright on the game where the screenshot was taken.
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2. '''Uploaded files must be given the proper license.''' Licenses are selected through a drop-down menu, or can be added as templates manually. If an uploading user cannot find the proper license for the file they are uploading, they should contact an [[The Sims Wiki:Administrators|administrator]] for assistance.
:''Proper License depends on the origin of the file and its use.'' Depending on where the file came from and how it will be used, a number of different licenses could be
*All screenshots, videos or audio from EA-produced games (including any game in [[The Sims series]]) ''must'' be licensed as copyright by Electronic Arts. This license is auto-selected from most of the dropdown options when uploading, but it can also be manually added by including {{t|Copyright by EA}}.
*All images taken from EA-
*All images or files taken from a Copyrighted source (that is, a source that is not in the [[Wikipedia:Public domain|public domain]]), must include a Fair Use tag; this can be added by using {{t|Fairuse}}. Be sure to include the name of the copyright holder in the license, or by adding {{t|Fairuse|Copyright holder name}}.
*Images or files taken from a source that is not copyrighted or that is not eligible for copyright should be tagged as public domain ({{t|PD}}. '''If you are unsure of whether a file is in the Public Domain''', mark it as ''Fair Use'' instead.
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:''Fourth and subsequent issues'' - Administrators should take appropriate escalating action in handling users that continue non-compliance with Copyright requirements. Files uploaded by these users that do not comply with Copyright requirements should be deleted.
==Policy adoption and revision history==
The Image and File Policy was proposed in [[Forum:Proposing a Files and Images Policy|this forum thread]]. The creation of the policy was ratified by community consensus, and the policy entered into effect on December 16, 2012. This policy was amended on June 6, 2013 to cover image quality.
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