User:Cache/Unit Logos
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Unit Logos Project[edit]
In addition to reviewing all uploaded unit logos, I will be trying to add consistency to the way unit logos are named. This will provide a little more organization in the alphabetized faction galleries, e.g. all regiments of a brigade will be grouped together.
Issues Observed[edit]
- A new style logo has been uploaded in place of the old. I don't think this is right. Units with different styles of logos throughout the years should have a gallery showcasing the history of them. This includes faction logos. The Clans, for example, have plain, jeweled, and marbled logos, not to mention the battle-damaged logos of the Jihad era.
- Duplicate unit logos have been uploaded, and added to different articles. Updating one obviously does not update the duplicate. These need to be found and corrected.
- I believe units with no logo image of their own should display the logo of their parent unit, when available, rather than the faction logo. For example: The 59th Cobra Guards (perma-link, possibly outdated) should display the Gamma Galaxy logo, not the Clan Cobra Logo. (Currently there are over 20 CCC sub-units displaying the CCC logo. That seems like a lot when at most it should be Galaxies and Keshiks.)
- Is it "unit logo", "unit crest", or "unit insignia"? I'll probably never get to the bottom of this one, but I'm putting it out there.
- - Insignia (a patch or other object that indicates a person's official or military rank, or membership in a group or organization) is used in FM:Mercs Rev
- - Emblem (a representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo) is used in Jihad Secrets
Tentative File Name Format[edit]
- PNG file with transparent background (where appropriate) preferred.
- Mark end of file names with "logo" (for consistency with Category:Unit Logo Gallery)
- Make file names alpha-numeric for grouping in image categories. (note: This will not sort Greek lettering properly.)
- Mark Brigade logos with hyphen (-Brigade) to keep them at top of the alphabet.
- The Ryuken regiments became the first exception to this because of their hyphenated names. To keep the brigade logo at the top of the alphabet, a double hyphen was used. (Ryuken--Brigade logo.png)
(Why did I not use the wiki function to sort files in categories, i.e. [[Category:AFFS Unit Logo Gallery|Syrtis Fusiliers, 07]]? Because I learned of it well into the project. It still can be used to sort Roman numerals, etc.)
- For historical logos, add date (year) after "logo"
- For consistency, add affiliation (not command) to file names when they are are included in the related article name.
- Add zero prefixes on numbers pending on the number of digits in all related units. ("01" when related units use double digits, "001" when triple)
- When factions have changed, use the original faction under which the unit was created. (Be sure all applicable factions are included in the category listing.)
Format Examples[edit]
- Arturan Guards 17th logo.png
- Alshain Regulars -Brigade logo.png
- Alshain Regulars 06th logo.png
- Arkab Legion -Bridade logo 2765.png
- Crucis March Militia New Avalon logo.png
- Army 09th (ComStar) logo.png
- Division 012th (ComStar) logo.png
- Division 388th (ComStar) logo.png
- Division 08th (Word of Blake) logo.png
- Shadow Division 45th logo.png
- Galaxy Alpha (Clan Ghost Bear) logo.png
- Galaxy Omega Provisional (Clan Nova Cat) logo.png
- Banshee Stables logo.png
Checklist[edit]
- Category:Military Organizations
- Faction categories with individual units listed: Category:Military Commands
- Category:Unit_Logo_Gallery
- Next Up: CCAF -- Category:CCAF Unit Logo Gallery
- Reviewed:
- AFFC Unit Logo Gallery
- AFFS Unit Logo Gallery (Review again when Force Manual: Davion drops)
- Alliance Military Corps Unit Logo Gallery
- Andurien Defense Force Unit Logo Gallery
- Notes:
- Force Manual: Davion is on the horizon. Assuming there will be a large number of new images to upload, only clean/organize the AFFS logo gallery for now.
- SLDF commands using faction crest as unit insignia need thumbnail resized to 150px. Next up: Army Group