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===Images for the lead===

~~{{shortcut|MOS:LEADIMAGE|MOS:IMAGELEAD}}~~

It is common for an article's lead or infobox to carry a representative image~~{{mdashb}}~~such as of a person or place, a book or album cover~~{{mdashb}}~~to give readers visual confirmation that they've arrived at the right page.

It is common for an article's lead or infobox to carry a representative image—such as of a person or place, a book or album cover—to give readers visual confirmation that they've arrived at the right page.

For some topics, selecting the lead image can be difficult. While ~~Wikipedia~~ is not censored, lead images should be selected with care. ~~{{see above~~|1=Offensive images}} The lead image is perhaps the first thing to catch the reader's eye, so avoid lead images that readers would not expect to see there. Unlike other content beyond the lead, the lead image should be chosen with these considerations in mind.

For some topics, selecting the lead image can be difficult. While the UniWiki is not censored, lead images should be selected with care. ''(See [[#Offensive images|Offensive images]], above.)'' The lead image is perhaps the first thing to catch the reader's eye, so avoid lead images that readers would not expect to see there. Unlike other content beyond the lead, the lead image should be chosen with these considerations in mind.

Advice on selecting a lead image includes:

* Lead images should be natural and appropriate representations of the topic; they should not only illustrate the topic specifically, but also be the type of image used for similar purposes in high-quality reference works, and therefore what our readers will expect to see. Lead images are not required, and not having a lead image may be the best solution if there is no easy representation of the topic.

* Lead images should be of least shock value; an alternative image that accurately represents the topic without shock value should always be preferred. For example, using an image of deportees being subjected to selection as the lead image at [[Special:PermanentLink/460749801|this version]] of [[Holocaust]] is far preferable to the appropriate images that appear later in the article that show the treatment of the prisoners or corpses from the camps.

* Lead images should be of least shock value; an alternative image that accurately represents the topic without shock value should always be preferred. For example, using an image of deportees being subjected to selection as the lead image at [[Wikipedia:Special:PermanentLink/460749801|this version]] of [[Wikipedia:Holocaust|Holocaust]] is far preferable to the appropriate images that appear later in the article that show the treatment of the prisoners or corpses from the camps.

* Sometimes it is impossible to avoid using a lead image with perceived shock value, for example in articles on human genitalia. Editors may assume~~, per [[Wikipedia:Content disclaimer]],~~ that readers are aware that such articles may contain such images~~.{{shortcut|MOS:NOETHNICGALLERIES}}~~

* Sometimes it is impossible to avoid using a lead image with perceived shock value, for example in articles on human genitalia. Editors may assume that readers are aware that such articles may contain such images.

*{{anchor|NOETHNICGALLERIES}}Articles about ethnic groups or similarly large human populations should not be illustrated by a photomontage or [[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#Galleries|gallery of images]] of group members; see [[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Images/Archive 6|this RfC]].

On some mobile platforms an article's first image may be displayed at the top of the article, even if it appears well into the article in the desktop view. When placing images consider whether this phenomenon may mislead or confuse readers using mobile devices.

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 ===Images for the lead===
-{{shortcut|MOS:LEADIMAGE|MOS:IMAGELEAD}}
-It is common for an article's lead or infobox to carry a representative image{{mdashb}}such as of a person or place, a book or album cover{{mdashb}}to give readers visual confirmation that they've arrived at the right page.
+It is common for an article's lead or infobox to carry a representative image&mdash;such as of a person or place, a book or album cover&mdash;to give readers visual confirmation that they've arrived at the right page.
-For some topics, selecting the lead image can be difficult. While Wikipedia is not censored, lead images should be selected with care. {{see above|1=Offensive images}} The lead image is perhaps the first thing to catch the reader's eye, so avoid lead images that readers would not expect to see there. Unlike other content beyond the lead, the lead image should be chosen with these considerations in mind.
+For some topics, selecting the lead image can be difficult. While the UniWiki is not censored, lead images should be selected with care. ''(See [[#Offensive images|Offensive images]], above.)'' The lead image is perhaps the first thing to catch the reader's eye, so avoid lead images that readers would not expect to see there. Unlike other content beyond the lead, the lead image should be chosen with these considerations in mind.
 Advice on selecting a lead image includes:
 * Lead images should be natural and appropriate representations of the topic; they should not only illustrate the topic specifically, but also be the type of image used for similar purposes in high-quality reference works, and therefore what our readers will expect to see. Lead images are not required, and not having a lead image may be the best solution if there is no easy representation of the topic.
-* Lead images should be of least shock value; an alternative image that accurately represents the topic without shock value should always be preferred. For example, using an image of deportees being subjected to selection as the lead image at [[Special:PermanentLink/460749801|this version]] of [[Holocaust]] is far preferable to the appropriate images that appear later in the article that show the treatment of the prisoners or corpses from the camps.
+* Lead images should be of least shock value; an alternative image that accurately represents the topic without shock value should always be preferred. For example, using an image of deportees being subjected to selection as the lead image at [[Wikipedia:Special:PermanentLink/460749801|this version]] of [[Wikipedia:Holocaust|Holocaust]] is far preferable to the appropriate images that appear later in the article that show the treatment of the prisoners or corpses from the camps.
-* Sometimes it is impossible to avoid using a lead image with perceived shock value, for example in articles on human genitalia. Editors may assume, per [[Wikipedia:Content disclaimer]], that readers are aware that such articles may contain such images.{{shortcut|MOS:NOETHNICGALLERIES}}
+* Sometimes it is impossible to avoid using a lead image with perceived shock value, for example in articles on human genitalia. Editors may assume that readers are aware that such articles may contain such images.
-*{{anchor|NOETHNICGALLERIES}}Articles about ethnic groups or similarly large human populations should not be illustrated by a photomontage or [[Wikipedia:Picture tutorial#Galleries|gallery of images]] of group members; see [[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Images/Archive 6|this RfC]].
 On some mobile platforms an article's first image may be displayed at the top of the article, even if it appears well into the article in the desktop view. When placing images consider whether this phenomenon may mislead or confuse readers using mobile devices.