Advice on uploading images Hello Thanks for uploading some pictures to Wikipedia I wanted to make sure you were aware of some of the requirements and good practices for uploaded images Pick an image name When uploading an image pick a file name that is descriptive and unique Remember that many images may be uploaded about the same topic and remember that names are case sensitive Source the image On the image description page explain where the image came from If you created the image yourself then say so If it s from the web give a URL If it s a screenshot of a movie or game or a scan from a book give the title Provide copyright and license information This part is a little bit trickier but it s very important The copyright of the image generally belongs to whoever created it If it s a photograph you took or an image you created modifying an image that already exists doesn t count in software like Photoshop or GIMP then you hold the copyright To upload it to Wikipedia you must agree to license it under the GFDL which allows anyone to use it but requires that they give credit to the original author and requires that any further edit to the image be licensed under the GFDL as well or release it into the public domain which allows anyone to use it for any purpose without restriction Do this by placing an appropriate tag on the image description page like GFDL or PD self Be sure to mention that you created the image If you re using PD self you may also want to use NoRightsReserved since there is some dispute as to whether one may grant items into the public domain If you didn t create the image or the copyright somehow belongs to another party like a screenshot which you might create but the copyright belongs to the author of the movie or video game then you need to find another tag that describes the copyright status of the image Images used on Wikipedia need to be free for our use and the use of sites which reproduce our content This means that images can not have a restriction such as only for use by Wikipedia or for non commercial use only or for educational use Images without a free license may be usable in certain articles under our policy for non free content but such a use must be justified on the image description page Describe the image To another reader the image may not be immediately understood A caption in an article doesn t explain the image to a visitor who sees it on its image page Put a brief explanation of what is in the image on the image description page similar to what you might include in a caption on an article Some links to Wikipedia pages on this subject Copyrights Copyright tags Non free content Image description page Public domain Images for deletion Possibly unfree images Copyright problems Uploading images Thanks again for your contributions If you have any questions please feel free to ask me at my talk page