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How do you add a row to the stranger things episode titles list? --
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Stranger Things
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Hiyah, I just created another article and it’s been rejected due to lack of inline citation. I thought I’d done enough… anyway, I’ve added more but would you review and see what you think.
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general (non-inline) reference
templates in the "General references" section.
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Hello how do I edit and add information about myself on wikipedia --
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, there are many policies and guidelines when it comes to
conflict of interest editing
(COI). Wikipedia strongly discourages COI editing as it could backfire and cause embarrassment, especially if not written in a
neutral point of view
.
Editors with a COI must
disclose the COI
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especially if you are being paid
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process for disclosing paid editing
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Articles for creation
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notable enough
for inclusion. Text on Wikipedia must be
cited
by
reliable sources
so that information is
verifiable
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an article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing
, as
you don't "own" what you write
on Wikipedia.
The bottom line is,
COI editing is just not a good idea
. COI editing can cause many problems, and there are even
legal consequences for hidden advertising
mimicking a content format such as a Wikipedia article. If your company tells you to make or edit a Wikipedia article about them,
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Hi , Thank you for being my mentor
My name is Heinrich , and I work for Trade Nation in UK.
We want to add a new article/company on Wikipedia.
We are fully regulated, and all , and this will be a professional publication our tompany on Wikipedia.
Would you be able to get in contact?
Thank you --
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conflict of interest editing
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neutral point of view
.
Editors with a COI must
disclose the COI
,
especially if you are being paid
per the Terms of Use
, in which case, there is a separate (but similar)
process for disclosing paid editing
.
COI editors are strongly discouraged to edit affected articles directly. Instead, use the
{{
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Articles for creation
for creating a new article.
Before creating a new article, you must make sure that the subject is
notable enough
for inclusion. Text on Wikipedia must be
cited
by
reliable sources
so that information is
verifiable
. Also,
an article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing
, as
you don't "own" what you write
on Wikipedia.
The bottom line is,
COI editing is just not a good idea
. COI editing can cause many problems, and there are even
legal consequences for hidden advertising
mimicking a content format such as a Wikipedia article. If your company tells you to make or edit a Wikipedia article about them,
tell them it can't be done
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[25]
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[26]
Wikimedia Enterprise
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Hiyah! So, the editor that declined my most recent article has past on my revisions and it all seems a bit odd. They were being assessed at the time for a higher ranking on here… would you be able to revisit it and make sure that it’s still in the works. It seems as though that editor’s actions have caused it to be mothballed… and I saw you edited too. Thanks again --
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even though it's just a guideline
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Hello, please help me with my first wikipage about the artist Richard Saringer. Please prepare the Wikipage for me so that I can start editing the text. Thank you! --
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conflict of interest
or COI)?
Editors with a COI must
disclose the COI
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especially if you are being paid
per the Terms of Use
, in which case, there is a separate (but similar)
process for disclosing paid editing
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COI editors are strongly discouraged to edit affected articles directly. Instead, use the
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Articles for creation
for creating a new article.
The bottom line is,
COI editing is just not a good idea
. COI editing can cause many problems, and there are even
legal consequences for hidden advertising
mimicking a content format such as a Wikipedia article. If your company tells you to make or edit a Wikipedia article about them,
tell them it can't be done
.
Before creating a new article, you must make sure that the subject is
notable enough
for inclusion. Text on Wikipedia must be
cited
by
reliable sources
so that information is
verifiable
. Also,
an article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing
, as
you don't "own" what you write
on Wikipedia.
When you're ready to create a new article, go to
Help:Your first article
, which will guide you through creating a new article. You should go through the entire page before proceeding to the Article Wizard. After creating a new article draft, it will be reviewed by an
Articles for creation
volunteer. Be patient; there are currently 3,328 pending submissions, and they are not reviewed in any specific order. In the meantime, you might want to do some
basic copyediting
so that the article is more likely to be approved.
If you have more questions, don't hesitate to ask me using your
Homepage
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Recent changes
- On Wikisource there is a special page listing pages of works without corresponding scan images. Now you can use the new magic word
__EXPECTWITHOUTSCANS__
to exclude certain pages (list of editions or translations of works) from that list.
[32]
- If you use the
user-preference
"Show preview without reloading the page", then the template-page feature "Preview page with this template (
what's this?
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[33]
- Kartographer
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alt=
attribute. This is identical in usage to the
alt=
attribute in the
image and gallery syntax
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[34]
- The old
Guided Tour
for the "
New Filters for Edit Review
" feature has been removed. It was created in 2017 to show people with older accounts how the interface had changed, and has now been seen by most of the intended people.
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Changes later this week
The
new version
of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 14 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 15 May. It will be on all wikis from 16 May (
calendar
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[37]
The
Special:Search
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[38]
Future changes
- In the Vector 2022 skin, main pages will be displayed at full width (like special pages). The goal is to keep the number of characters per line large enough. This is related to the coming changes to typography in Vector 2022.
Learn more
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Two columns of the
pagelinks
database table (
pl_namespace
and
pl_title
) are being dropped soon. Users must use two columns of the new
linktarget
table instead (
lt_namespace
and
lt_title
). In your existing SQL queries:
- Replace
JOIN pagelinks
with
JOIN linktarget
and
pl_
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Thanks for going through a few reports at Copypatrol! I noticed you seem to be manually filling in the cv-revdel template (which somehow resulted your edit being flagged in copypatrol twice), have you tried out
User:Enterprisey/cv-revdel
? It's super convenient and makes marking revisions and URLs much easier, especially if you continue to deal with copyright issues.
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Hi can you write and show me the template for editing semi restricted article where they mention please change from X to Y --
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[42]
- New changes have been made to the UploadWizard in Wikimedia Commons: the overall layout has been improved, by following new styling and spacing for the form and its fields; the headers and helper text for each of the fields was changed; the Caption field is now a required field, and there is an option for users to copy their caption into the media description.
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The
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of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 21 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 22 May. It will be on all wikis from 23 May (
calendar
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[46]
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report any related problems
so that they can be resolved before this change is made in all other skins. The developers are also considering the introduction of a
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How do I update/upload an image to a biography page? --
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- Hello @
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, here are the steps to upload and use an image and other media files:
- Check if the file is free (as in freedom)
- If you made the file yourself, you'll need to license it under a
free license
. For example:
- CC BY?Permits use and modification (including commercially) as long as the author is credited
- CC BY-SA?Permits use and modification (including commercially) as long as the author is credited
and modifications are under the same license
- CC0?Public domain (no rights reserved); permits any use and modification (including commercially), even without credit
- Most files found on the Internet are not considered free.
Files that you didn't create must be licensed under a free license or in the
public domain
, either expired,
too simple to be copyrighted
, or the auther released it to the public domain. If in doubt, don't use it.
- Be mindful of
freedom of panorama laws
.
- If you are a copyright holder, published your work elseware, and would like to confirm permission, please contact the
Volunteer Response Team
instead of proceeding with the next step here.
- Upload the image to Wikimedia Commons
- Wikimedia Commons
(or simply Commons) is a central repository of free media files that can be used on Wikipedia, other
Wikimedia projects
, and anyone worldwide (like in a presentation).
- Use the
Upload Wizard
to upload files.
- You'll need to log in. Use the same username and password as your Wikipedia account.
- Please fill the information accurately.
If you add incorrect information, the file will be deleted.
- Use the file
- After you upload the file to Commons, you can now use it. Click
in the toolbar (you may need to click
Insert
first), and enter the file name you entered in Upload Wizard, enter a descriptive caption, then click
Insert
.
- You just added a file to Wikimedia Commons! Now that the file is under a free license, anyone in the world can benefit from your file.
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Hello!
I have done a few editing, and found Visual Editor quite useful. I intend to write and publish an article about a living person. Can you guide how to proceed with that? Thanks --
Tans78
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- Hello @, creating a new article is a complicated process. Before creating your first article, you should
learn editing and rules of Wikipedia
and complete smaller tasks at the
Task Center
.
First, is the subject you are editing closely related to yourself, family, friends, clients, employers, financial or other relationships (having a
conflict of interest
or COI)?
Before creating a new article, you must make sure that the subject is
notable enough
for inclusion. Text on Wikipedia must be
cited
by
reliable sources
so that information is
verifiable
. Also,
an article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing
, as
you don't "own" what you write
on Wikipedia.
When you're ready to create a new article, go to
Help:Your first article
, which will guide you through creating a new article. You should go through the entire page before proceeding to the Article Wizard. After creating a new article draft, it will be reviewed by an
Articles for creation
volunteer. Be patient; there are currently 3,328 pending submissions, and they are not reviewed in any specific order. In the meantime, you might want to do some
basic copyediting
so that the article is more likely to be approved.
If you have more questions, don't hesitate to ask me using your
Homepage
or at the
Teahouse
and learn about editing Wikipedia through our
introduction
. Happy editing!
~~
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How can I make a Wikipedia on myself --
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- Hello @
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, there are many policies and guidelines when it comes to
conflict of interest editing
(COI). Wikipedia strongly discourages COI editing as it could backfire and cause embarrassment, especially if not written in a
neutral point of view
.
Editors with a COI must
disclose the COI
,
especially if you are being paid
per the Terms of Use
, in which case, there is a separate (but similar)
process for disclosing paid editing
.
COI editors are strongly discouraged to edit affected articles directly. Instead, use the
{{
Edit COI
}}
template to propose changes to an existing article and
Articles for creation
for creating a new article.
Before creating a new article, you must make sure that the subject is
notable enough
for inclusion. Text on Wikipedia must be
cited
by
reliable sources
so that information is
verifiable
. Also,
an article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing
, as
you don't "own" what you write
on Wikipedia.
When you're ready to create a new article, go to
Help:Your first article
, which will guide you through creating a new article. You should go through the entire page before proceeding to the Article Wizard. After creating a new article draft, it will be reviewed by an
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volunteer. Be patient; there are currently 3,328 pending submissions, and they are not reviewed in any specific order. In the meantime, you might want to do some
basic copyediting
so that the article is more likely to be approved.
The bottom line is,
COI editing is just not a good idea
. COI editing can cause many problems, and there are even
legal consequences for hidden advertising
mimicking a content format such as a Wikipedia article. If your company tells you to make or edit a Wikipedia article about them,
tell them it can't be done
.
If you have more questions, don't hesitate to ask me using your
Homepage
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Recent changes
- Several bugs related to the latest updates to the UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons have been fixed. For more information, see
T365107
and
T365119
.
In March 2024 a new
addPortlet
API was added to allow gadgets to create new portlets (menus) in the skin. In certain skins this can be used to create dropdowns. Gadget developers are invited to try it and
give feedback
.
Some CSS in the Minerva skin has been removed to enable easier community configuration. Interface editors should check the rendering on mobile devices for aspects related to the classes:
.collapsible
,
.multicol
,
.reflist
,
.coordinates
,
.topicon
.
Further details are available on replacement CSS
if it is needed.
Changes later this week
The
new version
of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 28 May. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 29 May. It will be on all wikis from 30 May (
calendar
).
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- When you visit a wiki where you don't yet have a local account, local rules such as edit filters can sometimes prevent your account from being created. Starting this week, MediaWiki takes your global rights into account when evaluating whether you can override such local rules.
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How do I add my profile information --
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- Hello @
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, there are many policies and guidelines when it comes to
conflict of interest editing
(COI). Wikipedia strongly discourages COI editing as it could backfire and cause embarrassment, especially if not written in a
neutral point of view
.
Editors with a COI must
disclose the COI
,
especially if you are being paid
per the Terms of Use
, in which case, there is a separate (but similar)
process for disclosing paid editing
.
COI editors are strongly discouraged to edit affected articles directly. Instead, use the
{{
Edit COI
}}
template to propose changes to an existing article and
Articles for creation
for creating a new article.
Before creating a new article, you must make sure that the subject is
notable enough
for inclusion. Text on Wikipedia must be
cited
by
reliable sources
so that information is
verifiable
. Also,
an article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing
, as
you don't "own" what you write
on Wikipedia.
When you're ready to create a new article, go to
Help:Your first article
, which will guide you through creating a new article. You should go through the entire page before proceeding to the Article Wizard. After creating a new article draft, it will be reviewed by an
Articles for creation
volunteer. Be patient; there are currently 3,328 pending submissions, and they are not reviewed in any specific order. In the meantime, you might want to do some
basic copyediting
so that the article is more likely to be approved.
The bottom line is,
COI editing is just not a good idea
. COI editing can cause many problems, and there are even
legal consequences for hidden advertising
mimicking a content format such as a Wikipedia article. If your company tells you to make or edit a Wikipedia article about them,
tell them it can't be done
.
If you have more questions, don't hesitate to ask me using your
Homepage
or at the
Teahouse
and learn about editing Wikipedia through our
introduction
. Happy editing!
~~
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- It is now possible for local administrators to add new links to the bottom of the site Tools menu without JavaScript.
Documentation is available
.
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- The message name for the definition of the tracking category of WikiHiero has changed from "
MediaWiki:Wikhiero-usage-tracking-category
" to "
MediaWiki:Wikihiero-usage-tracking-category
".
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- One new wiki has been created: a Wikipedia in
Kadazandusun
(
w:dtp:
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The
new version
of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 4 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 5 June. It will be on all wikis from 6 June (
calendar
).
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- Next week, on wikis with the Vector 2022 skin as the default, logged-out desktop users will be able to choose between different font sizes. The default font size will also be increased for them. This is to make Wikimedia projects easier to read.
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Guideline and policy news
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- The
Nuke
feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title.
T43351
Arbitration
Miscellaneous
Hello how I can create account I want withdraw from crypto guru --
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- The software used to render SVG files has been updated to a new version, fixing many longstanding bugs in SVG rendering.
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The HTML used to render all headings
is being changed to improve accessibility
. It was changed last week in some skins (Vector legacy and Minerva). Please test gadgets on your wiki on these skins and
report any related problems
so that they can be resolved before this change is made in Vector-2022. The developers are still considering the introduction of a
Gadget API for adding buttons to section titles
if that would be helpful to tool creators, and would appreciate any input you have on that.
The HTML markup used for citations by
Parsoid
changed last week. In places where Parsoid previously added the
mw-reference-text
class, Parsoid now also adds the
reference-text
class for better compatibility with the legacy parser.
More details are available
.
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Problems
- There was a bug with the Content Translation interface that caused the tools menus to appear in the wrong location. This has now been fixed.
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Changes later this week
The
new version
of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 11 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 12 June. It will be on all wikis from 13 June (
calendar
).
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The new version of MediaWiki includes another change to the HTML markup used for citations:
Parsoid
will now generate a
<span class="mw-cite-backlink">
wrapper for both named and unnamed references for better compatibility with the legacy parser. Interface administrators should verify that gadgets that interact with citations are compatible with the new markup.
More details are available
.
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- On multilingual wikis that use the
<translate>
system, there is a feature that shows potentially-outdated translations with a pink background until they are updated or confirmed. From this week, confirming translations will be logged, and there is a new user-right that can be required for confirming translations if the community
requests it
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How can i edit information on wikipedia --
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, welcome to Wikipedia! First, is the subject you are editing closely related to yourself, family, friends, clients, employers, financial or other relationships (having a
conflict of interest
or COI)?
- A guide to editing Wikipedia is available at
Help:Introduction
. For student editing as part of a course, go to
Wiki Education student training
. There is also a
single-page guide to contributing
, and even an interactive training game,
The Wikipedia Adventure
.
When you're ready to edit articles, you can find some to edit on your
Homepage
and
Citation Hunt
to get rid of the
[
citation needed
]
tags.
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Recent changes
- People who attempt to add an external link in the visual editor will now receive immediate feedback if they attempt to link to a domain that a project has decided to block. Please see
Edit check
for more details.
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- The new
Community Configuration extension
is available
on Test Wikipedia
. This extension allows communities to customize specific features to meet their local needs. Currently only Growth features are configurable, but the extension will support other
Community Configuration use cases
in the future.
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- The dark mode
beta feature
is now available on category and help pages, as well as more special pages. There may be contrast issues. Please report bugs on the
project talk page
.
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Problems
Cloud Services tools were not available for 25 minutes last week. This was caused by a faulty hardware cable in the data center.
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- Last week, styling updates were made to the Vector 2022 skin. This caused unforeseen issues with templates, hatnotes, and images. Changes to templates and hatnotes were reverted. Most issues with images were fixed. If you still see any,
report them here
.
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Changes later this week
The
new version
of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 18 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 19 June. It will be on all wikis from 20 June (
calendar
).
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- Starting June 18, the
Reference Edit Check
will be deployed to
a new set of Wikipedias
. This feature is intended to help newcomers and to assist edit-patrollers by inviting people who are adding new content to a Wikipedia article to add a citation when they do not do so themselves. During
a test at 11 wikis
, the number of citations added
more than doubled
when Reference Check was shown to people. Reference Check is
community configurable
.
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- Mailing lists
will be unavailable for roughly two hours on Tuesday 10:00?12:00 UTC. This is to enable migration to a new server and upgrade its software.
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Hello. I am in possession of concrete evidence proving that my great, great, great grandfather was actually the oldest man to ever live. However, I'm not sure what to do with this information or how to edit Wikipedia to reflect this. Do you have any suggestions? --
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Hi
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- Hello @
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, here are the steps to upload and use an image and other media files:
- Check if the file is free (as in freedom)
- If you made the file yourself, you'll need to license it under a
free license
. For example:
- CC BY?Permits use and modification (including commercially) as long as the author is credited
- CC BY-SA?Permits use and modification (including commercially) as long as the author is credited
and modifications are under the same license
- CC0?Public domain (no rights reserved); permits any use and modification (including commercially), even without credit
- Most files found on the Internet are not considered free.
Files that you didn't create must be licensed under a free license or in the
public domain
, either expired,
too simple to be copyrighted
, or the auther released it to the public domain. If in doubt, don't use it.
- Be mindful of
freedom of panorama laws
.
- If you are a copyright holder, published your work elseware, and would like to confirm permission, please contact the
Volunteer Response Team
instead of proceeding with the next step here.
- Upload the image to Wikimedia Commons
- Wikimedia Commons
(or simply Commons) is a central repository of free media files that can be used on Wikipedia, other
Wikimedia projects
, and anyone worldwide (like in a presentation).
- Use the
Upload Wizard
to upload files.
- You'll need to log in. Use the same username and password as your Wikipedia account.
- Please fill the information accurately.
If you add incorrect information, the file will be deleted.
- Use the file
- After you upload the file to Commons, you can now use it. Click
in the toolbar (you may need to click
Insert
first), and enter the file name you entered in Upload Wizard, enter a descriptive caption, then click
Insert
.
- You just added a file to Wikimedia Commons! Now that the file is under a free license, anyone in the world can benefit from your file.
If you have more questions, don't hesitate to ask me using your
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