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==Unit Logos Project==
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===
* 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 [https://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=59th_Cobra_Guards_(Clan_Cloud_Cobra)&oldid=649750 59th Cobra Guards] (perma-link, possibly outdated) should display the [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Cloud Cobra)|Gamma Galaxy]] logo, not the Clan Cobra Logo. (Currently there are over 20 CCC sub-units displaying the [[:File:Clan_Cloud_Cobra.jpg#filelinks|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 ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised|FM:Mercs Rev]]''
::- Emblem (a representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo) is used in ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents|Jihad Secrets]]''

===Tentative File Name Format=== 
*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#Units_of_the_Ryuken|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. <nowiki>[[Category:AFFS Unit Logo Gallery|Syrtis Fusiliers, 07]]</nowiki>? 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===
: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==
*[[:Category:Military Organizations]]
*Faction categories with individual units listed: [[:Category:Military Commands]]
*[[:Category:Unit_Logo_Gallery]]
*Next Up: [[Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces#Deployment_Status|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.
::[[:Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|SLDF commands]] using faction crest as unit insignia need thumbnail resized to 150px. Next up: [[:Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Army Group|Army Group]]