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Please fill out the fields to the best of your knowledge, but do not guess. For any that you don't know, leave the field blank. | Please fill out the fields to the best of your knowledge, but do not guess. For any that you don't know, leave the field blank. | ||
* '''description''': A brief description of the file's contents. | * '''description''': A brief description of the file's contents, if the file name is not clear enough. | ||
* '''author''': The person | * '''author''': The person, people, and/or AI that contributed to the creation of the file. If a screenshot, this can be the name of the website, and post author(s) if applicable. | ||
* '''license''': The license and usage permissions of the file. If it is a commonly used license, simply enter the name and information will be displayed automatically. | * '''license''': The license and usage permissions of the file. If it is a commonly used license, simply enter the name and information will be displayed automatically. If there is explicitly no license, enter "none". | ||
* '''source''': | ** You can explicitly set the license to "unknown" to mark the file as likely unlicensed for our use, adding a notice below the info box (see [[:Category:Unlicensed files]]). | ||
* '''affiliation''': The [[:Category:Communities|group]] with which the file is associated. Please spell out abbreviations and capitalize correctly. If | * '''source''': The URL where the file was obtained, or the person who provided it, if they are the creator. If possible, link to the original source, not a repost. If the uploader is the creator of the file, you can enter "self". | ||
* '''affiliation''': The [[:Category:Communities|group]] with which the file is associated. Please spell out abbreviations and capitalize correctly. If it is not an image officially used by a group, enter "none". | |||
* '''game''': The [[:Category:Games|game]] with which the file is associated. If none, leave blank. | * '''game''': The [[:Category:Games|game]] with which the file is associated. If none, leave blank. | ||
* '''type''': The usage type of the file. For example | * '''type''': The [[:Category:Files by type|usage type]] of the file. For example: "avatar", "flag" (see [[:Category:Flag files|subtypes]]), "job tag", "archive", "screenshot", "war ribbon", "logo", "publication". | ||
* '''notes''': Any miscellaneous notes which are important to the file and not covered in other fields. For example, alternative versions | * '''notes''': Any miscellaneous notes which are important to the file and not covered in other fields. For example, alternative versions, any modifications made before uploading it, or items of interest it features. | ||
** If the wiki's copy of the file is known to be hotlinked elsewhere, such as the NPO forums, note it in this field.<noinclude> | |||
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This page contains information about how to use the template so that multiple locations can reference it without being updated individually. | This page contains information about how to use the template so that multiple locations can reference it without being updated individually. | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Layout templates]]</noinclude> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:11, 29 November 2025
Please fill out the fields to the best of your knowledge, but do not guess. For any that you don't know, leave the field blank.
- description: A brief description of the file's contents, if the file name is not clear enough.
- author: The person, people, and/or AI that contributed to the creation of the file. If a screenshot, this can be the name of the website, and post author(s) if applicable.
- license: The license and usage permissions of the file. If it is a commonly used license, simply enter the name and information will be displayed automatically. If there is explicitly no license, enter "none".
- You can explicitly set the license to "unknown" to mark the file as likely unlicensed for our use, adding a notice below the info box (see Category:Unlicensed files).
- source: The URL where the file was obtained, or the person who provided it, if they are the creator. If possible, link to the original source, not a repost. If the uploader is the creator of the file, you can enter "self".
- affiliation: The group with which the file is associated. Please spell out abbreviations and capitalize correctly. If it is not an image officially used by a group, enter "none".
- game: The game with which the file is associated. If none, leave blank.
- type: The usage type of the file. For example: "avatar", "flag" (see subtypes), "job tag", "archive", "screenshot", "war ribbon", "logo", "publication".
- notes: Any miscellaneous notes which are important to the file and not covered in other fields. For example, alternative versions, any modifications made before uploading it, or items of interest it features.
- If the wiki's copy of the file is known to be hotlinked elsewhere, such as the NPO forums, note it in this field.
This page contains information about how to use the template so that multiple locations can reference it without being updated individually.