Below is the FFWiki policy on media files, including Uploading and Usage. Due to certain copyright laws, it is encouraged that these guidelines are followed when uploading these type of media in the FFWiki.
For the guide on uploading and related markup, see Help:Images and Help:Audio.
General
- Any files uploaded should serve a purpose. If no page uses them in any way, the file will be deleted.
- Please use the Upload form to upload single files, or Multiple Upload form for less than 5 files. The same directions apply.
Audio
- Sound files must be in .OGG formatting.
- Only music samples related to Final Fantasy are allowed for upload.
- If you upload a music sample, make sure it is no longer than 30 seconds and of no greater quality than 80kbps.
- You may NOT upload official game soundtracks. This constitutes major copyright infringements.
- You may upload any OC Remix or other mix of a song provided you obtained the remixer's permission.
- You may upload any remix you make yourself and any voice acting you may have (such as a spoken article or an interpretation of a character's voice).
- All music files are to be categorized as Category: Music Media.
Images
- Game covers, screenshots, official art, or any other picture of something that Square probably made is asserted to be fair use on this site since they are not being used commercially. Therefore, you do not need to check to see if you can use it.
- The following images are subject to Deletion:
- Hentai
- Any copyrighted image for which ALL of the following apply:
- Someone other than Square or one of Square's designers owns it
- The image is not used in mainspace or templatespace (or is used in those places for reasons other than commentary, description, or parody, all of which are fair use)
- You didn't obtain permission to use it
- Hentai
- Racist or obscene pictures
- Hentai
- Goatse or other shock images
- Hentai
Fanart
- Fanart you made yourself are especially encouraged in this wiki. Please categorize your uploaded fanart as Category:Fanart.
- If you want to upload fanarts and pictures of fan-drawn comics, you must first obtain permission from the artist or writer. They own the copyright to their work, and using fanart does not qualify as fair use because it is not canon, and it is disrespectful to the artist.
- You may only upload it with permission from the artist which must be given in the upload summary and the description form must be filled accordingly.
- If it is uploaded without permission, templates "Copyright" or "VFD" will be added to the image and you'll have a week or so to get permission to use the image. If you fail to do so, the image will be deleted.
User Images
- If an image is 100% self-created or a photograph you have taken, categorize it as Category:User Images. Under Licensing you may release it under the Creative Commons or another compatible license, release it into the public domain, or decide to keep it copyrighted.
- If an image is only partially self-created, i.e. uses copyrighted material in some form, but is otherwise created by the user (e.g. desktop backgrounds, character collages, etc.), it must have a fair-use rationale and be categorized as as either Category:Fair use images or Category:Fair Use Images not made by Square.
- If an image fits as a "self-created image", but is made by someone other than you, it must be added with permission from the artist. If it is not, the same rules as with fanart apply.
- If an image fails all the above, but would still be used, please upload it to an external image hosting website. If it is uploaded to the FFWiki, it will be deleted.
Copyrighted Images
- Any copyrighted image uploaded must have fair-use rationale and must be categorized as Category:Fair use images.
- Any copyrighted image that does not have rationale, such as random anime/cartoon or game images, must be uploaded to an external image hosting website. If it is uploaded to the FFWiki, it will be deleted.
Hentai
- Anyone who uploads even one Hentai picture will be permabanned. There will be NO exceptions!
Video
- The FFWiki has created a Youtube account for use of uploading videos and embed them for use in pages. This account may be accessed at the FFWiki Youtube account
- If possible, look for a video on YouTube and use the <youtube></youtube> tags to put them in articles.
- Due to the installation of videospace, the following policy is to be followed: only Final Fantasy related videos are allowed within videospace.
- Videos encouraged to be within videospace are gameplay videos, such as summoning sequence videos, ability videos and the like. All other videos, especially those that use media not related to the series, will be deleted.
- All videos in the videospace are to be categorized as Category:Videos