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User:Jeremy Butler/Things to Remember When Wikiing

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Stuff I constantly have to look up.

Shortcuts

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Wikipedia:Shortcuts

Interwiki

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For Interwiki links, use shortcuts based on a prefix. E.g., the prefixes Wikipedia and Wiktionary may be used thus:

Here's a few other prefixes and the URL they call up:

  • Google = http://www.google.com/search?q=$1
  • GoogleGroups = http://groups.google.com/groups?q=$1
  • WikiPedia = http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/$1
  • Wiktionary = http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/$1
  • Wikiquote = http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/$1

Style guides

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Vanity

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Wikipedia:Vanity guidelines

Shortcuts: WP:VAIN or WP:VANITY

Writing style

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Wikipedia:Manual of Style

Policies

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Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines

Things to avoid

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Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not

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Wikipedia:External links

Shortcut: [[WP:EL]]

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Wikipedia:YOUTUBE

Shortcut: [[WP:YOUTUBE]] or [[WP:YT]]

Trivia

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Wikipedia:Avoid trivia sections in articles

Shortcut: [[WP:TRIV]]

Template: {{Template:Trivia}} = 

    This article contains a trivia section.
 Content in this section should be integrated into 
 other appropriate areas of the article or removed, 
 and the trivia section removed.

Punctuation and quotation marks

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English Wikipedia prefers the British style of punctuation (aka, "logical" quotation). See this section of the Manual of Style: MOS:INOROUT.

Titles of foreign films

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The Manual of Style does not specify that all foreign films be referred to by their US/UK names. Rather, it calls for titles that are most commonly used in "reliable English-language sources"—as explained in the guidance given for article titles under WP:COMMONNAME.

A related specification explains when to use definite or indefinite article at the beginning of a name—under WP:THE.

Arbitration

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Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration

Templates

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Short description

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{{short description|Use of oxygen as medical treatment }}

"The short description of a Wikipedia article... is a concise explanation of the scope of the page." It appears in the Wikipedia app and mobile browsers, but not in desktop browsers. According to Wikipedia:Short description, short descriptions are to be added to the top of every Wikipedia article.

Multiple issues

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{{Article issues}} = 

       This article or section has multiple issues. Please help improve 
       the article or discuss these issues on the talk page.

Template:Article issues comes with a pre-fab example listing all the improvement

Needs an expert

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{{Expert}} = 

       This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.
       Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself if you can.

Needs references

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More information at Template:Citation needed.

{{Citation needed|date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}}} = 

       [citation needed] (date appended as a tooltip; {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}} returns "auto value" of current month and year)

{{Citation needed|reason=Your explanation here|date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}}}} = 

       [citation needed] (reason and date appended as a tooltip; {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}} returns "auto value" of current month and year))

{{subst:Citation needed}} = 

       Shorter version of: [citation needed] (date automatically appended as a tooltip)

{{subst:Fact-now}} = 

      [citation needed]  (also includes the date)

{{citation needed span|Passage(s) to be sourced}} = 

      (Spans a box around "Passage(s) to be sourced") [citation needed]

{{According to whom|date=July 2020}} = 

      [according to whom?]  (include the date)
      "This tag is for placement after mention of a vague, third-party claim that is not sourced, 
      such as "considered", "noted as", "nicknamed", "lauded as the world's [best/largest/finest/etc.]", 
      "labeled", and the like."

{{Quote without source|date=July 2020}} = 

      [This quote needs a citation]  (include the date)
      "This template is for the cases where a quote is given without an attribution or citation."

{{Primarysources}} = 

       This article does not cite sources or references that appear in a 
       credible publication and are not primary sources, such as websites and 
       publications affiliated with the subject of the article. You can help 
       Wikipedia by including appropriate citations.

{{unreferenced}} = 

       This article does not cite its references or sources. You can help 
       Wikipedia by including appropriate citations.

{{Refimprove|date=August 2020}} = 

       This article needs additional citations for verification. Please 
       help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. 
       Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

{{Bare URL inline|date=June 2021}} = [bare URL] as a superscript 

       Paste this after a bare-URL reference/link (i.e., just a URL and no other text).
       Can also go beside or within a REF tag. See Template:Bare URL inline.

{{Citation needed span|text=insert uncited text here.|date=May 2022}} = the text needing the citation is changed to a dark slate-gray color while being encapsulated in an off-white box with a pale pink outline. 

       Beetles constitute by far[citation needed] the largest order of insects, 
       with 350,000–400,000 species in four suborders[citation needed].
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{{Dead link|date=February 2017}} (optional: include the date) = 

      [dead link]

Links to Wikipedia:Link rot

There is also a bot that'll scan a page for link rot and amend the link with a pointer to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. Add a page to be scanned by IAbot to this Web form.

Clean-up

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This is the preferred tag, with an appropriate date added. Shortcut: WP:CU

{{cleanup|date=May 2008}} = 

       This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
       Please improve this article if you can. (May 2008)

Other clean-up tags are also available:

Wikipedia:Template_messages/Cleanup#Cleanup_.E2.80.94_specific_issues

Such as:

{{copyedit}} = 

       This article or section needs copy editing for proper spelling,
       grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice.
       You can help by editing it now. A guide is available, 
       as is general editing help.

and {{cleanup-laundryrack}} = 

       It has been suggested that this list should be changed into a table 
       format to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
       This list may be better presented as a table. Please help improve 
       this list, prune it, or discuss it on the talk page.

which is similar to {{Examplefarm}} = 

       This article or section seems to contain too many examples 
       (or of a poor quality) for an encyclopedia entry.
       Lists of examples in articles should be of limited size, not
       exhaustive lists, and should contain only pertinent examples.

Here's the old, basic tag:

{{cleanup}} = 

       This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality.
       See How to Edit and Style and How-to for help, or this article's talk page.

Neutral PoV

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{{POV-check}} = 

       This article may not conform to the neutral point of view policy.
       A Wikipedian has nominated this article to be checked for its 
       neutrality. Discussion of this nomination can be found on the talk page.

       POV-check be added to an article which you feel needs to be edited for 
       neutrality. However, it is generally preferred that you use the 
       neutrality dispute template:

{{NPOV}} = 

       The neutrality of this article is disputed.
       Please see discussion on the talk page.


Film stub

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{{film-stub}}

Further info:

Category:Film stubs

Television stub

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{{tv-stub}}

Further info:

Category:Television stubs

Magazine & Journal stub

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{{mag-stub}}

Generic stub

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{{stub}}

Spoilers

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Current policy recommends against spoiler tags: Wikipedia:Spoiler (shortcut: WP:SPOILER).

{{spoiler}} = 

       Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

{{Endspoiler}} = 

       Spoilers end here.

Too much plot

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{{plot|date=May 2009}} = 

       The plot summary in this article is too long or detailed compared to 
       the rest of the content. Please edit the article to focus on discussing 
       the work rather than merely reiterating the plot.

Optional:

{{plot|section|date=May 2009}}

Not enough plot

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{{More plot|date=July 2013}} = 

       This article needs an improved plot summary. (July 2013)

Optional:

{{More plot|section|date=May 2009}}

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{{imdb title|id=|title=}}

Explained here: Wikipedia:IMDb

Infobox Film

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Explained here: Template:Infobox Film
Syntax: 

{{Infobox Film | name = 
  | image = 
  | caption =
  | director = 
  | producer = 
  | writer = 
  | starring =
  | music =
  | cinematography =
  | editing =
  | distributor = 
  | released = 
  | runtime = 
  | language = 
  | budget = 
  | preceded_by =
  | followed_by = 
  | imdb_id = 
}}

Infobox musical artist

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Explained here: Template:Infobox musical artist
Syntax (for band; individual musician is different): 

{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = 
| image           = 
| alt             = 
| caption         = 
| image_size      = 
| landscape       = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank -->
| background      = **Mandatory** Use one: group_or_band, cover_band, classical_ensemble, or temporary
| alias           = 
| origin          = 
| genre           = 
| years_active    = <!-- {{start date|YYYY}}–{{end date|YYYY}} (or –present) -->
| label           = 
| associated_acts = 
| url             = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| current_members = 
| past_members    = 
}}

Television series infobox

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Explained here: Template:Infobox television 


{{Infobox Television
| show_name            = 
| image                = 
| caption              = 
| format               = 
| camera               = 
| picture_format       = 
| audio_format         = 
| runtime              = 
| creator              = 
| developer            = 
| producer             = 
| executive_producer   = 
| starring             = 
| narrated             = 
| theme_music_composer = 
| opentheme            = 
| endtheme             = 
| country              = 
| language             = 
| network              = 
| first_aired          = 
| last_aired           = 
| num_episodes         = 
| list_episodes        =
| chronology           = 
| preceded_by          = 
| followed_by          = 
| website              = 
| imdb_id              = 
| tv_com_id            = 
}}

Disambiguation

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{{Other uses|TOPIC (disambiguation){{!}}TOPIC}} = 

   Use a pipe {{!}} when referring to a disambiguation page. 
   See Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Links to disambiguation pages

Unsigned

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{{ subst:unsigned | user name or IP | time, date }} = 

   —Preceding unsigned comment added by user name (talk • contribs) 
   time, date

For more info, see Template:Unsigned.

Fan Site

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{{Fansite|date=August 2008}} 

   This article or section resembles a fansite.

How to add pronunciations

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Full instructions are here. And automated IPA transcriptions are here.

{{IPAc-en|audio=De-de-Carl-Laemmle.ogg|ˌ|k|r|l|.|l|ɛ|m|.|l|i}} 

     /ˌkrl.lɛm.li/ ⓘ

Née: name at birth

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{{nee|Name}} 

   née Name

Talk page header

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{{talkheader}} =

This is the talk page for discussing changes to the BLANK article. 

   * This is not a forum for general discussion about BLANK.
   * Please sign your posts by typing ~~~~ (four tildes).
   * Place new comments after existing ones (but within topic sections).
   * Separate topic sections with ==A descriptive header==.
   * New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Frequently Asked Questions.

Talk page guidelines 

   * Respect etiquette
   * Assume good faith
   * No personal attacks
   * Be nice
   * Don't bite the newbies

Other Mark-Up

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InterWiki linking

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To link from, e.g., Screenpedia to Wikipedia without full URL:

[[wikipedia:ARTICLENAME]]

To remove "wikipedia" from the link, use the pipe:

[[wikipedia:ARTICLENAME | ARTICLENAME]]

See Interwiki data on Screenpedia's special pages.

Categories

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To add a page to a category:

[[Category:Category name]]

To list a category instead (note extra colon):

[[:Category:Category name]]

Common abbreviations

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A list of abbreviations commonly used in the edit-summary description: Wikipedia:Edit summary legend. Summarized here: Wikipedia:Edit summary legend/Quick reference.

Citing references

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Templates:

{{Book reference}} replaced by {{cite book}}, February 2006. See Template talk:Cite book for more info.

Short version: 

{{cite book
 | last = 
 | first = 
 | authorlink = 
 | coauthors = 
 | year = 
 | title = 
 | publisher = 
 | location = 
 | id = 
}}

Long version: 

{{Citation
 | last =
 | first =
 | author-link =
 | last2 =
 | first2 =
 | author2-link =
 | title =
 | place =
 | publisher =
 | series =
 | volume =
 | orig-year =
 | year =
 | month=
 | edition =
 | chapter =
 | chapter-url =
 | page =
 | pages =
 | language =
 | url =
 | archive-url =
 | archive-date =
 | doi =
 | id =
 | isbn =
 | mr =
 | zbl =
 | jfm = }}
{{cite journal
 | first = 
 | last = 
 | authorlink = 
 | coauthors = 
 | year = 
 | month = 
 | title = '''REQUIRED'''
 | journal = 
 | volume = 
 | issue = 
 | pages = 
 | id = 
 | url = 
 }}
{{cite web
 | url =
 | title =
 | last =
 | first =
 | date =
 | website =
 | publisher =
 | access-date =
 | quote = }}

For more info, see Wikipedia:Citing sources and Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles.

Footnotes

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According to Wikipedia:Footnotes
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  • To make a single-use footnote:
    • <ref>text of note</ref> at the in-text place.
  • To make a multiple-use footnote:
    • <ref name="foo">text of note</ref> at each in-text place. (Quotation marks are only required for names of more than one word.)
      • Alternatively <ref name="foo" /> A self-closing tag on every use after name="foo" has been defined.
      • To deal with repeated use of the same source, see: Wikipedia:Citing_sources#Citing_multiple_pages_of_the_same_source
        • One option is inline page numbers, created via the {{rp}} or {{r}} templates to specify the page. See Help:References_and_page_numbers#Inline_page_numbers
          • This adds a superscripted page number after the named reference.
          • For example:
            • The brontosaurus is thin at one end.<ref name=elk1972>{{cite book |last=Elk |first=Anne |title=[[Anne Elk's Theory on Brontosauruses]] |date=November 16, 1972}}</ref>{{rp|5}} Then it becomes much thicker in the middle.<ref name=elk1972 />{{rp|6}}
          • renders as (see bottom of page for References)
            • The brontosaurus is thin at one end.[1]: 5  Then it becomes much thicker in the middle.[1]: 6 
  • To add a References section to the end of the article
    • Preferred: <references/> under the References heading, or
    • {{reflist}} under the References heading.

Further info:

help:footnotes

Redirect

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To redirect a page (1) to a different page (2), enter on the top of page 1: 

	#REDIRECT [[NAME OF PAGE 2]]
	#REDIRECT [[NAME OF PAGE 2]] {{R from alternate name}}
	#REDIRECT [[NAME OF PAGE 2]] {{R from misspelling}}
	#REDIRECT [[NAME OF PAGE 2]] {{R for alternate capitalisation}}

Further info:

Wikipedia:Redirect

Merge

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    {{merge|OTHER PAGE}}
    {{mergefrom|SOURCE PAGE}}
    {{mergeto|DESTINATION PAGE}}

Further info:

Wikipedia:Merge

Revert

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Further info:

Wikipedia:Revert

Candidates for speedy deletion

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Non-admins can ask for an admin to delete a page, either by listing it on speedy deletions, or by adding a {{deletebecause|Reason}} or a {{Db-reason|Reason}} header.

Authors can use speedy-delete on their own pages.

Further info:

Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion

Vandalism warning templates

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  • {{subst:test}} or {{subst:test1}}
Thanks for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, 
and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any 
other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if 
you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.
Thanks.
  • {{subst:test2}}
Please stop adding nonsense to Wikipedia. It is considered 
vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. 
Thank you.
  • {{subst:test2a}} (a variant suitable for blanking vandalism)
Please stop removing content from Wikipedia; it is considered 
vandalism. If you want to experiment, please use the sandbox. 
Thank you.
  • {{subst:test3}}
Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be 
blocked from editing Wikipedia.
  • {{subst:test4}}
This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page, 
you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia
  • {{subst:test5}}
You have been temporarily blocked from editing for vandalism of
Wikipedia. Please note that page blanking, addition of random text, 
deliberate misinformation, and repeated and blatant violation of 
WP:NPOV are considered vandalism. If you wish to make useful 
contributions, you may come back after the block expires.

Further info: Wikipedia:Vandalism

Images and Fair Use

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To insert an image in an article:

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scroll|[[File:FILENAME.jpg|thumb|Caption]]

For example: 

scroll|[[File:Rules of the Game 09 kitchen.jpg|thumb|A scene from [[Jean Renoir]]'s film, ''[[Rules of the Game]]'', exemplifies shallow focus.]]

Limited options are available for positioning the image: Wikipedia:Extended image syntax.

Gallery tag allows responsive image embedding and you can set the HEIGHTS of the images: 

scroll|
<gallery mode="packed" heights=400px>
File:Federal Hall NYC 27.JPG|alt=Back of statue facing a city building whose facade is Greek columns covered by a huge U.S. flag|The statue of Washington outside [[Federal Hall]] in [[New York City]], looking on [[Wall Street]].
File:Mount Rushmore2.jpg|alt=Profile of stone face jutting out from a mountainside. Three workers clamber over it, each about the height of the face's upper lip.|Construction on the George Washington portrait at [[Mount Rushmore]], c. 1932.
</gallery>

results in:

Gallery template: 

scroll|{{Gallery
|title=Cultural depictions of George Washington
|width=160
|height=170
|lines=4
|align=center
|File:Federal Hall NYC 27.JPG|alt1=Back of statue facing a city building whose facade is Greek columns covered by a huge U.S. flag|The statue of Washington outside [[Federal Hall]] in [[New York City]], looking on [[Wall Street]].
|File:Mount Rushmore2.jpg|alt2=Profile of stone face jutting out from a mountainside. Three workers clamber over it, each about the height of the face's upper lip.|Construction on the George Washington portrait at [[Mount Rushmore]], c. 1932.
|File:2006 Quarter Proof.png|alt3=Shiny silver coin with profile of Washington bust. He faces left regally and wears a colonial-style queue in his hair. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" is at top, "QUARTER DOLLAR" at bottom, "LIBERTY" at left, and "IN GOD WE TRUST" above "S" at right. Just below the bust is "JF uc" in tiny letters.|Washington is commemorated on the [[Quarter (United States coin)|quarter]].
|File:George Washington Presidential $1 Coin obverse.png|alt4=Gold coin with bust of Washington facing slightly left of but looking sternly straight at the viewer. "GEORGE WASHINGTON" is above, "1st PRESIDENT 1789–1797" below, and "JFM" in tiny letters at the bust's base.|Washington is also commemorated on some [[dollar coin (United States)|dollar coins]].
}}
Cultural depictions of George Washington


More info:

Wikipedia:Picture tutorial

Wikipedia policies regarding fair use can be found here: Wikipedia:Non-free content. For example, it does not approve of images in television episode lists or screenshots to identify actors.

Fair use comment to insert in article:

<!-- FAIR USE of IMAGENAME.jpg: see image description page at http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Image:IMAGENAME.jpg for rationale -->

Template: Rationale for fair use to insert in image description:

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The template {{Non-free media rationale}} facilitates creating a rationale with the necessary components.

{{Non-free media rationale
| Description=
| Article=
| Source=
| Portion=
| Low_resolution=
| Purpose=
| Replaceability=
| other_information=
}}

other_information is optional and can be left out.

For example: 

== Summary ==
{{Non-free media rationale 
| Description = Screenshot from "Ratatouille" trailer depicting Remy controlling Linguini
| Article = Ratatouille
| Source = Screenshot from "Ratatouille" trailer
| Portion = Single screenshot
| Low_resolution = 640px
| Purpose = Identification of characters, key plot element
| Replaceability = No free replacement; no images of characters or 
plot element available outside of trailer at present
| other_information = }}

== Licensing ==
{{Non-free film screenshot}}

Film screenshot tag to insert in image description:

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{{Non-free film screenshot}}

TV screenshot tag to insert in image description:

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{{Non-free television screenshot}}

Publicity or promo photo tag to insert in image description:

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{{Non-free promotional}}—for publicity photographs of people or events, such as headshots or posed shots, from a press kit. See Wikipedia:Publicity photos.

{{Non-free poster}}—for poster images of reduced quality.

Other stuff to add to Image Description page

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Wikipedia:Image description page

"Clearing" below an image with CSS

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<br style="clear: both;">

Cropping a Wikimedia Commons image

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Look for the Crop Tool link in the Tools menu at the left.

References

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  1. ^ a b Elk, Anne (November 16, 1972). Anne Elk's Theory on Brontosauruses.
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