Tardis:File naming conventions

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File names have a direct effect upon SEO and therefore how many people can find the wiki through ordinary Google searches. File names should be plain and accurately descriptive.

Shortcut:

T:FILE NAME

Shortcut:

T:IUP NAMES

Simple, English-language file names improve our wiki's ranking in search engines, and drive more traffic to our site. As is explained by Fandom's own white paper on the subject, it is better to use something clear like Dalek Annual 1976.jpg, rather than the awfully useless 34092 1463348074399 1554413376 1132859 4557396 n.jpg

This is not something that was known when this wiki first started, so unfortunately you will find many examples of the latter type of file naming. However, please make an effort to create any new files with common-sense, English words that accurately describe the main subjects of the picture.

Please note that while swear words are "common-sense, English words", they should be avoided in titles. Quite apart from any puritanical rationale, certain, sexually-charged profanities will simply mislead people performing Google searches. We don't want to attract people to the site because we've used inappropriate anatomical slang in a picture's title!

Pictures in violation of this guideline may be deleted, or renamed, without warning.