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*Do not replace existing images just for the sake of it, replacing an image is only acceptable when the image is a clear improvement over the old image. Such acceptable instances include replacing an image with a higher resolution one, or replacing an image with one that more clearly demonstrates something relevant about its article's subject. | *Do not replace existing images just for the sake of it, replacing an image is only acceptable when the image is a clear improvement over the old image. Such acceptable instances include replacing an image with a higher resolution one, or replacing an image with one that more clearly demonstrates something relevant about its article's subject. | ||
*Images that are of subpar quality, or otherwise contain undesirable elements (e.g. borders of blank space), should be tagged with {{t|lowquality}}, signaling to other users that the image is in urgent need of a better quality replacement. However, images that are of so excessively poor quality that they're no better than the wiki having no image of the subject at all, such as someone taking a photo of their monitor instead of using an ingame screenshot, or a smasher's photo whose face is completely obscured, should be removed from their articles and deleted instead. | *Images that are of subpar quality, or otherwise contain undesirable elements (e.g. borders of blank space), should be tagged with {{t|lowquality}}, signaling to other users that the image is in urgent need of a better quality replacement. However, images that are of so excessively poor quality that they're no better than the wiki having no image of the subject at all, such as someone taking a photo of their monitor instead of using an ingame screenshot, or a smasher's photo whose face is completely obscured, should be removed from their articles and deleted instead. | ||
**Note that there will be cases where an image is of undesirable quality but a better quality image is not realistically obtainable, for instance a photo of a long retired smasher that last competed in 2008, or a gif of footage from a required video that was uploaded in only 240p. In such instances, the | **Note that there will be cases where an image is of undesirable quality but a better quality image is not realistically obtainable, for instance a photo of a long retired smasher that last competed in 2008, or a gif of footage from a required video that was uploaded in only 240p. In such instances, the {{t|HighQualityUnavailable}} tag should be used instead. | ||
*No image can "belong" to any user or group of users. Images "belong" to the wiki once uploaded; if not needed or against this policy, they will be deleted. | *No image can "belong" to any user or group of users. Images "belong" to the wiki once uploaded; if not needed or against this policy, they will be deleted. | ||
*Do not use fanart in the mainspace. There are limited situations where it may be used to demonstrate a point, but in general, articles should stick to screenshots and official images only. | *Do not use fanart in the mainspace. There are limited situations where it may be used to demonstrate a point, but in general, articles should stick to screenshots and official images only. | ||
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