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MarioWiki:Galleries
Galleries are special pages given to subjects that are featured in enough images to warrant a dedicated, structured viewing area. If all the images can be included in the subject's main page without creating an excessively long gallery section, a separate page is unnecessary. This policy page outlines standards that must be followed when creating a gallery sub-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:Pushmo.
 * 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:Super Mario Galaxy Trading Cards, and Gallery:Rosalina's Storybook.

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/Models, Screenshots and Box art. The accepted order for these sections is as follows:

Artwork Sprites and Models Screenshots
 * For Subject Galleries
 * 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 have a relate to any game installment (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 featured, 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 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.

Logos Artwork Sprites and Models Screenshots Scans Box art Miscellaneous
 * For Game Galleries

By this standard, 'Box Arts' and 'Logos' are classified as separate sections. 'Box Art/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.

Any appropriate section title can be given to a miscellaneous gallery, as these galleries often cover subjects that require specific headings for their organisation.
 * For Miscellaneous Galleries

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 'Game Installments'. Any appropriate title can be given to a subsection provided that it accurately describes the images that it encompasses. Subsections do not require precise organisation. However, any miscellaneous subsections must be placed at the bottom.

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 given by this proposal.
 * Section titles (such as Artwork) must use Heading 2 (==), Sub-sections (such as Group Artwork) use Heading 3 (===).
 * When formatting a gallery, must be placed outside of the 
 * This is very useful for galleries which have captions that are just game titles, such as character galleries. Obviously, if there is other writing within the gallery, the captions will have to be manually italicized.