How to Contribute or Upload Files to PidgiWiki

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PidgiWiki is a community-driven video game media repository for artwork, promotional materials, logos, and similar files. To contribute, you need to create an account, then upload files that follow the wiki's naming and categorization guidelines. The site currently hosts 56,926 files, and its own welcome text explicitly invites visitors to "create an account and upload more to help." Before uploading, read the naming and categorization pages linked from the main page, and check the FAQ if anything is unclear.

What PidgiWiki accepts

The repository describes its scope as "video game media," including:

  • artwork
  • promotional materials
  • logos
  • and more

Recent uploads on the main page show the range in practice: corporate Pokémon SVGs, character model sheets from the Sonic the Hedgehog IDW comics, and large League of Legends splash art JPGs. Files vary widely in size and format, from a 24 KB SVG to a 15.87 MB JPG, so there is no single expected file type or resolution.

Step-by-step: contributing a file

  1. Create an account. The welcome message states that uploading is tied to having an account ("create an account and upload more to help"). Account creation is the prerequisite step before any upload.
  2. Check whether the file already exists. With tens of thousands of files already uploaded, searching first avoids duplicates. The main page's "Recent uploads" list shows how existing entries are titled, which is useful as a naming reference.
  3. Read the naming guidelines. The main page links to a "Naming files" page under "Useful pages." Follow it, because the uploads shown on the main page use a consistent pattern: subject, optional variant in parentheses, then the source or game, e.g. Lapras (alt 4) - Pokemon corporate.svg or Prestige Classic Baron Kog'Maw - League of Legends.jpg.
  4. Read the categorization guidelines. The "Categorization guidelines" page is also linked from the main page. Category pages are listed alongside it, so you can see how files are grouped before you assign categories.
  5. Upload the file with a name and categories that match those guidelines.
  6. Verify the result. After uploading, confirm the file appears with the title, format, and dimensions you intended, and that it is placed in the right category. The main page's recent uploads list shows entries with uploader name, timestamp, dimensions, and file size, so you can compare your entry against that format.

Naming and categorization rules to follow

The two guideline pages linked from the main page are the authoritative references:

Page What it covers
Naming files How to title an uploaded file
Categorization guidelines How to sort files into categories
Category pages The existing category structure to fit into
How can I help? General ways to contribute
Frequently Asked Questions Common questions about the wiki

The naming pattern visible in recent uploads is worth copying: a descriptive subject, an optional variant marker in parentheses (for example (alt), (alt 2), (Lustrous)), a hyphen, then the game or source, followed by the file extension. This keeps files findable and consistent with what other contributors have already uploaded.

Community and licensing requirements

  • Licensing: content on PidgiWiki is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License unless otherwise noted, according to the site footer. Uploads are expected to fit that framework.
  • Collaboration: the wiki is community-driven, and the main page points contributors to administrators and the "How can I help?" page. If a naming or categorization question is not answered by the guidelines, those are the listed contacts.
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Common snags

  • Skipping the naming page. The naming convention is not obvious from a blank upload form, and inconsistent titles make files harder to find. Read the guideline first.
  • Ignoring categories. Files without categories are effectively invisible to anyone browsing by category, which is a primary way the repository is organized.
  • Assuming a file is missing. With 56,926 files already uploaded, search before uploading to avoid duplicates.
  • Forgetting the license context. The CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported License applies unless a file page notes otherwise, so check before reusing or re-uploading content.

Quick reference

  • Where to start: the main page's "Useful pages" section — How can I help?, Naming files, Administrators, Categorization guidelines, Category pages, Frequently Asked Questions.
  • Who to ask: administrators, linked from the main page.
  • What to expect after uploading: your file appears in the recent uploads feed with your username, a timestamp, dimensions, and file size.