Qix Wiki:Files

Qix Wiki utilizes various files in order to properly document, commentate, and describe ideas and educate readers about the mechanics or display of Qix that could otherwise not be put into words. Because the use of files is nearly always copyrighted, Qix Wiki has a variety of standards to ensure that all files remain used in fair use and organized.

Uploading files

Files must utilize the file template. While a more thorough explanation is on the template page, the purpose of this template is to:

• Identify the where a file was taken
• Identify the purpose of the file
• Affirm that the file does not breach copyright
• Categorize the file

A blank template that can be added to new or existing uploads can be found here:

{{File
|game=
|summary=
|type=
|source=
|license=fairuse
}} 

Types of files

Images

The most common type of file on the site. Images are used to represent visual elements of a game, whether through the gameplay itself, physical iterations of the game, or other elements that would not effectively be done through text. Images should be clean, clear of watermarks or blurriness, and appropriately represent content. Qix Wiki's use of images should not be minimalist, but the number of images on pages should be kept low—it is believed that imagery of gameplay cannot be substituted for playing the game, but this can only be accomplished if images used have explicit purposes for covering material. Images should not be used on pages for the sake of having images.

There are several image types available to use on Qix Wiki:

JPG

JPG, also called JPEG, is a lossy image format. It is one of the most common types of image types available digitally. This image format loses quality in order to preserve space, and for this reason should generally be avoided. If a file is already a jpg file, keep it as a jpg. Do not convert this file to any other type. Historically, jpg is for print media (like manuals) due to use of color: for this reason, most jpg files are going to be of artwork or photography.

For organization purposes, files with a jpeg extension can and should be uploaded to use jpg instead.

PNG

PNG is a lossless image format. It is a very common image type. This should be the format of the majority of files on Qix Wiki, such as gameplay, sprites, and diagrams. This file type has a wide variety of colors and transparency available to be used as well. These files have a tendency to become large in size and for this reason, should be losslessly optimized (not compressed) using an optimization program. Examples of programs include:

• ImageOptim (mac)
• PNG Monstrous (windows)
• Trimage (linux)
• EZGif (web)

WEBP

This is a lossy or lossless file type from Google. Due to significant security issues, it will not be accepted as a file format on Qix Wiki.

See also

• Deletion policy
• User content
• Naming