Template:Generic image names

When uploading files to, please use a file name that describes the content of the image or media file you're uploading and is sufficiently distinctive that no-one else is likely to pick the same name by accident.

Examples of good file names:


 * [[Image:Yes_check.svg|15px]] "City of London skyline from London City Hall - Oct 2008.jpg"
 * [[Image:Yes_check.svg|15px]] "KDE Kicker config screenshot.png"
 * [[Image:Yes_check.svg|15px]] "1863 Meeting of Settlers and Maoris at Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.jpg"
 * [[Image:Yes_check.svg|15px]] "Polyhedron with no vertex visible from center.png"

Examples of bad file names:
 * [[Image:X mark.svg|15px]] "Image01.png"
 * [[Image:X mark.svg|15px]] "Joe.jpg"
 * [[Image:X mark.svg|15px]] "DSC00001.JPG"
 * [[Image:X mark.svg|15px]] "30996951316264l.jpg"

For more information, please see    :Image file names. If you have a good reason for uploading a file with this name, or if you receive this message when attempting to upload a new version of an existing file, please let us know at Administrators' noticeboard. Be sure to specify the exact name of the file you are trying to upload. Thank you.