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1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:06,500 This screencast walks through the basics of uploading images to Wikimedia Commons 2 00:00:06,700 --> 00:00:09,200 and adding them to Wikipedia articles. 3 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:13,500 Take this article for example: secondary lens. 4 00:00:13,700 --> 00:00:18,500 It's a photography topic that doesn't have any photos. Let's fix that! 5 00:00:18,700 --> 00:00:21,500 We'll use an original image I made. 6 00:00:21,700 --> 00:00:24,000 To add it to the article, we'll need to upload it 7 00:00:24,100 --> 00:00:26,200 to Wikimedia Commons. 8 00:00:26,500 --> 00:00:27,200 First things first. 9 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:31,000 Wikimedia Commons is only for original works you made yourself, 10 00:00:31,300 --> 00:00:36,000 works by others that were explicitly released under a Wikipedia-compatible license, 11 00:00:36,300 --> 00:00:40,500 or works in the public domain that aren't covered by anyone's copyright. 12 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:42,000 To upload a file, 11 00:00:42,300 --> 00:00:45,000 go to commons.wikimedia.org. 12 00:00:45,300 --> 00:00:48,000 Be sure to log in if you aren't already logged in. 13 00:00:48,300 --> 00:00:50,300 You'll use the same account you have on Wikipedia. 14 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,600 To get started, go to the Upload Wizard 15 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:56,800 by clicking the "Upload file" link on the left. 16 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,000 The first page of the wizard is a comic, featuring Puzzly!, 17 00:01:00,300 --> 00:01:04,000 which goes over what is allowed on Commons and what isn't. 18 00:01:04,300 --> 00:01:08,000 At the bottom of the comic, click next to get to the upload page. 19 00:01:08,300 --> 00:01:14,000 Clicking "Select a media file to donate" will let you find a file on your computer to upload. 20 00:01:14,300 --> 00:01:18,000 Once it uploads, you're ready to continue on to the license release. 21 00:01:18,300 --> 00:01:22,000 If it's your own work, just put in your name or username 22 00:01:22,300 --> 00:01:25,600 --however you want to be credited when people use the image-- 23 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:27,000 and press Next. 24 00:01:27,300 --> 00:01:30,500 Now it's time for the title of the image and the description. 25 00:01:30,700 --> 00:01:31,500 For the title 26 00:01:31,700 --> 00:01:34,500 put something concise, descriptive 27 00:01:34,700 --> 00:01:37,700 and specific enough to differentiate it from similar images. 28 00:01:37,900 --> 00:01:39,500 For the description, 29 00:01:39,700 --> 00:01:42,000 add as much detail as you can: 30 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,500 where and how was the image made; 31 00:01:44,700 --> 00:01:46,500 what the subject is; 32 00:01:46,700 --> 00:01:49,000 and anything else a viewer might want to know about it. 33 00:01:49,300 --> 00:01:53,000 You can also add the image to one or more Wikimedia Commons categories 33 00:01:53,300 --> 00:01:58,000 -- try browsing similar images to find out what categories are appropriate. 34 00:01:58,300 --> 00:02:00,500 At this point, pressing Next will complete the upload, 35 00:02:00,700 --> 00:02:05,000 and the work should be available for use on Wikipedia. 36 00:02:05,300 --> 00:02:07,000 On the last page of the wizard, you'll find 37 00:02:07,300 --> 00:02:10,000 code for adding the work to a Wikipedia article, 38 00:02:10,300 --> 00:02:13,000 and a URL for getting to the file page, 39 00:02:13,300 --> 00:02:17,000 where you can edit the description or upload newer versions of the file. 40 00:02:17,300 --> 00:02:19,500 You can copy the wikicode 41 00:02:19,700 --> 00:02:21,000 and paste it into the article, 42 00:02:21,300 --> 00:02:23,500 and then add a caption. 43 00:02:23,700 --> 00:02:27,000 The basic format for putting an image into an article is like this: 44 00:02:27,300 --> 00:02:29,200 opening square brackets, then 45 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,200 the name of the image file, then 46 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:36,200 a pipe and the word thumb -- which puts it into the standard thumbnail format -- 47 00:02:36,500 --> 00:02:37,500 then another pipe, 48 00:02:37,700 --> 00:02:39,000 and then the caption, 47 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:43,000 which should make clear the connection with the accompanying article text, 47 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,000 and then two closing squre brackets. 48 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,000 Once you've added the image, 49 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,000 put in an edit summary and save the page, 50 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:51,500 and that's it! 51 00:02:51,700 --> 00:02:54,000 We've added a new image to Wikipedia. 52 00:02:54,500 --> 00:02:57,000 Thanks! Bye!