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===Uploading images=== | ===Uploading images=== | ||
:''For further information, see: [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Uploading images|Wikipedia:Uploading images]], and [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:File names|Wikipedia:File names]]'' | |||
All users can upload media to the UniWiki. For preferred file formats, see: [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Preparing images for upload|Wikipedia:Preparing images for upload]]. | |||
====Image description pages==== | ====Image description pages==== | ||
:''Further information: [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Categorization#Files/images|Wikipedia:Categorization#Files/images]]'' | |||
Each image has a corresponding [[Help:Image page|description page]], which documents the image's source, author and [[Wikipedia:Copyrights|copyright status]]; descriptive (who, what, when, where, why) information; and technical (equipment, software, etc.) data useful to readers and later editors. | Each image has a corresponding [[Wikipedia:Help:Image page|description page]], which documents the image's source, author and [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Copyrights|copyright status]]; descriptive (who, what, when, where, why) information; and technical (equipment, software, etc.) data useful to readers and later editors. | ||
To maximize the utility and educational value of an image, please describe its contents as fully as possible on the image's description page. For example, photographs of artwork benefit from documentation of the artist, title, location, dates, museum identification numbers, and so on. Images that are described only in vague terms (for example, "a cuneiform tablet" or "a medieval manuscript") are often less useful for Wikipedia and less informative to our readers. | To maximize the utility and educational value of an image, please describe its contents as fully as possible on the image's description page. For example, photographs of artwork benefit from documentation of the artist, title, location, dates, museum identification numbers, and so on. Images that are described only in vague terms (for example, "a cuneiform tablet" or "a medieval manuscript") are often less useful for Wikipedia and less informative to our readers. | ||
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Reliable sources, if any, may be listed on the image's description page. Generally, Wikipedia assumes in good faith that image creators are correctly identifying the contents of photographs they have taken. If such sources are available, it is helpful to provide them. This is particularly important for technical drawings, as someone may want to verify that the image is accurate. | Reliable sources, if any, may be listed on the image's description page. Generally, Wikipedia assumes in good faith that image creators are correctly identifying the contents of photographs they have taken. If such sources are available, it is helpful to provide them. This is particularly important for technical drawings, as someone may want to verify that the image is accurate. | ||
Description pages for images are rediscovered by editors using the [[H:S|search engine]] and the [[Help:Categories|categories]]. To help editors find precise images, please remember to document the image description page accordingly. Well-categorized and well-described images are more likely to be used. | Description pages for images are rediscovered by editors using the [[Wikipedia:H:S|search engine]] and the [[Wikipedia:Help:Categories|categories]]. To help editors find precise images, please remember to document the image description page accordingly. Well-categorized and well-described images are more likely to be used. | ||
===Consideration of image download size=== | ===Consideration of image download size=== | ||