MediaWiki:Uploadtext
How to use this form
Step one
Acquaint yourself with Citizendium's media policies. All media not in accordance with these policies are subject to speedy deletion by constables acting on their own recognizance.
Step two
Select, copy, and then paste the text below into the Summary form below, and follow the directions.
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|Description= Replace this sentence with a detailed description of the media you are uploading.
|Source= Replace this sentence with *exact* data about where you got the image, usually a webpage such as http://www.acmemuseum.org/collections/history/sahara.html. People *must* be able to verify the data as found at the image's source.
|Date= Replace this sentence with the date the photo was taken, if known; or, Estimated: [Date]
|Author= Replace this sentence with info about who took the photo and/or who holds or held the copyright (MUST be a real name or official entity). Add any verifying links that may be available.
|Permission= Replace this sentence with "See licensing data below" (w/o quotes) if you choose a license from the drop down list below (recommended); or, replace this sentence with the license template you were guided to make by following Step three, making sure the license/copyright/permission data you add matches with the data from the media's source; or, write out the license data.
|other_versions= If there is another file format or derivative of this same image on Citizendium, add the link here. If not, remove this text altogether and leave blank.
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Everything to the right of the equals signs (=) describes what you need to do.
Step three
Select the appropriate license. Select the appropriate license from the below drop-down list (the list is growing); OR, visit the license tags collection and hand-select the license (you can find out about available operants there too).
Step four
Upload your media! Click "Browse..." to begin.
Additional help
To view or search previously uploaded images, go to the list of uploaded files. Uploads and deletions are also logged in the upload log.
To include the image in a page, use a link in the form [[{{ns:image}}:File.jpg]], [[{{ns:image}}:File.png|alt text]] or [[{{ns:media}}:File.ogg]] for directly linking to the file.
For further help, see Images Help.