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Copying from other guides released into the public domain or under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) is perfectly acceptable, however when copying from another GFDL source you are required to provide a link back to the source. When mirroring an entire guide from another site putting the notice on the first page only is considered acceptable.
Copying from other guides released into the public domain or under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) is perfectly acceptable, however when copying from another GFDL source you are required to provide a link back to the source. When mirroring an entire guide from another site putting the notice on the first page only is considered acceptable.


===Screenshots and illustrations===
''For more detailed help on images please see [[Help:Image]]''


Do not go overboard on screenshots. Each screenshot should have a specific purpose, such as demonstrating a particular task (such as finding the correct book to open a secret passage), or a boss's various evolutions or movement patterns, or a list of enemies so the player can learn to recognise and differentiate between them, and so forth. If the thing in question is not clearly visible it may be useful to draw a circle or arrow similar indicating it. For the sake of simplicity do not write on the screenshot, the explanation should instead go in the picture caption or in the walkthrough body. For more involved steps it may be necessary to label different parts "A" and "B" or similar.
Similarly, featuring an overworld or screenshot map without any annotations is probably of little value. Such should serve to either show all the major locations in the game world or else to highlight hidden goodies, enemies, etc.


=== Helping others find your guide ===
=== Helping others find your guide ===