MarioWiki:Galleries

Galleries are special pages given to subjects with enough images to warrant a dedicated, structured viewing area. New gallery pages under 2,000 bytes in size must have a corresponding proposal or consensus-reaching discussion in order to be split from a subject's main article. If all the images can be included in the main article without creating an excessively long gallery section, then a separate gallery page is unnecessary. Merging any existing gallery back into its main article also requires a discussion/proposal, regardless of its size. This policy page outlines standards that must be followed when creating a gallery page.

Types of galleries

• Game galleries: Includes images pertaining to a game with an article on the wiki. Examples include: Gallery:New Super Mario Bros. U, Gallery:Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, and Gallery:Super Mario 64.
• Subject galleries: Includes images and artwork relating to a notable character, species, form or object. Examples include: Gallery:Mario, Gallery:Goomba, Gallery:Fire Mario, and Gallery:Fire Flower.
• Miscellaneous galleries: Subjects that have enough images and notability for a gallery, and do not fall under games, characters, species, forms or objects. Examples include: Gallery:Wii U, Gallery:The Year of Luigi, and Gallery:Play Nintendo.
• Super Mario merchandise: Galleries that contain images of collectibles such as accessories, toys, and other miscellaneous merchandise.

Sections

A section is used to divide images by type within a gallery to prevent having an unorganized wall of pictures. In general, images are classified under logos, artwork, sprites and models, screenshots, and box art. The accepted order for these sections is as follows:

For subject galleries

Artwork

Sprites and models

Screenshots

Video games

Animation

Scans

A selection of official artwork that features the subject should be included in the gallery under an "Artwork" section. Artwork that does not relate to any specific Super Mario game (e.g. artwork used at Nintendo-related events) should also be included under a "Miscellaneous" subsection.

"Sprites and models" encompasses all sprites, pre-rendered sprites and 3D models taken directly from a game. For subject galleries, only sprites and models that directly feature the subject should be included, and only a few examples from each game should be provided.

A "Screenshots" section includes an assortment of images taken directly from a video game or official animation (such as television shows, anime and advertisements) that feature the subject. Scans from printed media (such as comic books, game manuals and other publications) should be listed under a "Scans" section. Not every screenshot and scan needs to be featured in the gallery, but one or two examples from each of the subject's appearances (in video games, animation and printed media) should be included for diversity.

For game galleries

Logos

Artwork

Sprites and models

Screenshots

Scans

Box art

Miscellaneous

By this standard, "Box art" and "Logos" are classified as separate sections. "Box art and logos" is no longer used unless there is only one logo available, in which case they should be merged for neatness.

For game galleries, all artwork pertaining to the game must be included (and sorted under appropriate subsections), unless the artwork has been recycled from a previous game. All sprites and models should be included in a game gallery, as well as all screenshots and scans from game manuals and guides.

A little bit of lenience can be given to a "Miscellaneous" section, provided there are images which need a dedicated section that isn't already covered by sections that are present. For instance, The New Super Mario Bros. 2 gallery has sections for official wallpapers and Facebook covers, as well as Swapnote stationery. These can both be placed as subsections under a "Miscellaneous" heading.

For miscellaneous galleries and merchandise galleries

Any appropriate section title can be given to a miscellaneous gallery or a merchandise gallery, as these galleries cover subjects that require specific headings for their organization.

Subsections

Some sections may be given subsections when appropriate, often when there are enough images that can be grouped under a common heading. Common examples of subsection titles for galleries include "Group artwork", "Items" and "Bosses". Any appropriate title can be given to a subsection provided that it accurately describes the images that it encompasses. Subsections do not require precise organization. However, any miscellaneous subsections must be placed at the bottom.

Splitting galleries

Sometimes, galleries may grow large enough to begin negatively affecting computer performance and loading times. This is normally seen in galleries showing characters that have appeared in a substantial amount of games and other media, where images are continuously added to the gallery over time. The size of a gallery is generally a concern once it exceeds 75,000 bytes (this information may be seen under the "Page information" link in the sidebar), although it may be less depending on collective user discretion. When a gallery grows too large, it may be split into multiple galleries.

For example, due to its large size, Gallery:Mario has been split into multiple separate galleries which are distinguished by decade.

Proper formatting

In addition to the order the sections are displayed, some minor formatting standards should also be adhered to:

• A brief opening sentence describing the gallery must be placed at the top of the article before the gallery itself. It must comply with the standards below:

General media:

This is a gallery of images for the game/television show/film/etc. ''[[X]]''. For images pertaining to the remake/port, ''[[Y]]'', see [[Gallery:Y|Gallery:''Y'']].

Reissue games:

This is a gallery of images for the game ''[[Y]]''. For images pertaining to the original ''[[X]]'', see [[Gallery:X|Gallery:''X'']].

Subjects:

This is a gallery of images featuring (the) [[character/item/species/gaming system]]/[[X Mario|X form]].

• Section titles (such as "Artwork") must use heading 2 (==), subsections (such as "Group artwork") use heading 3 (===).

See Help:Gallery for technical details on how to format gallery tags on the wiki.