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**Using abbreviations is often preferable to the full names of games and other media, however abbreviations and any other shorthand used must be well-known and easy to use. For instance, "''SMW2YI 1-4.png''" is instantly understandable, whereas "''SMW2W1L4.png''" is not nearly as clear. | **Using abbreviations is often preferable to the full names of games and other media, however abbreviations and any other shorthand used must be well-known and easy to use. For instance, "''SMW2YI 1-4.png''" is instantly understandable, whereas "''SMW2W1L4.png''" is not nearly as clear. | ||
**If the file name is already accurately describing the image, it shouldn't be moved unless absolutely necessary, such as fixing the extension. | **If the file name is already accurately describing the image, it shouldn't be moved unless absolutely necessary, such as fixing the extension. | ||
**Avoid using punctuation (brackets, colons, dashes, etc.), superfluous words, conversational names and any other padding that may make names longer and more complicated than they need to be. | **Avoid using punctuation (brackets, colons, dashes, etc.), superfluous words, conversational names and any other padding that may make names longer and more complicated than they need to be. If the file's name uses any hyphens, dashes, exclamations, or apostrophes that is used in the subject's title, it can remain. | ||
**Don't use symbols (stars, hearts, etc.), foreign characters/alphabets (i.e. Japanese kana or Greek letters), accented letters (é, ü, etc.) and other specialized characters. These are often difficult to type for many users and may even render as unicode rather than the proper symbols, making the images even harder to understand and use. | **Don't use symbols (stars, hearts, etc.), foreign characters/alphabets (i.e. Japanese kana or Greek letters), accented letters (é, ü, etc.) and other specialized characters. These are often difficult to type for many users and may even render as unicode rather than the proper symbols, making the images even harder to understand and use. | ||
**Unless subject material is in another language (i.e. the German ''Club Nintendo'' comics), please use English for the file names: this will ensure everyone will be able to understand. | **Unless subject material is in another language (i.e. the German ''Club Nintendo'' comics), please use English for the file names: this will ensure everyone will be able to understand. | ||