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How to upload an image and place it in an article

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Uploading an image in four (not quite easy :/ ) steps:

  1. Choose an image
    • Image needs to be "free" "open"
      • Meaning of "free" has to be clear about copyleft, hence note "open" instead
      • If it's yours, you can make it free, it's yours to do whatever you want with
      • If not, you need to be sure it's already free
      • Ignore the fair-use case? Complicated, but relevant to wikis where it's applicable.
  2. Go to upload page
    • Select file on your computer
    • Fill in applicable license. If yours and not sure, CC-BY-SA a safe bet, same as for your text contributions
    • Fill in template with information about it:
      • Information in template goes after each |parameter=
      • A basic description: who, what, where, when, perhaps how
      • Who made it (if you, write your name the way you want to be credited!)
      • What license
      • Any special notes
  3. Hit the upload submit button
    • Edit as necessary, whenever
  4. Include your image in an article using [[File:Example.png|thumb|I can has a caption]]
    • Only go into easy "thumb" method, image syntax is confusing!

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