User talk:By the book

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Images
With regards to the image titles you are using, I might offer the following pointers in image naming: rather than using the titles of File:Tos wnmhgb delta vega viewscreen.png or File:Tosr wnmhgb delta vega viewscreen.png, in the grand scheme of things, it would be (and is) easier to catalog the image by identifying the content first, and episode title second (rather than vice verse). For that matter, naming the episode in the image title would really only be necessary if it might be confused with something else that shares a similar name. Delta Vega only appeared once, so something like "File:Delta Vega on viewscreen.jpg" and "File:Delta Vega on viewscreen, remastered.jpg" would more-or-less suffice. Also, it is generally preferred to use the .jpg file format for screencaps (which is about where 99.9% of screencaps on this site fall), whereas the .png format is used for artwork type graphics like this. Just some food for thought from someone who has spend an incredible amount of time making sure our image database is easy to search, browse and navigate. --Alan 05:18, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

In response to above, thank you. I guess I would also like to add that a number of duplicate or near duplicate files of existing files, including File:Enterprise dwarfed by fesarius.jpg which already existed as File:Enterprise Fesarius Old.jpg have been cropping up as of late. If you are unsure about which images already exist for a specific episode, you can always check the episode image category. Also, for future reference,. Thanks. --Alan 06:27, 7 December 2008 (UTC)