Wikipedia:Task of the Day/Image Project/January 10, 2007
This can be the header for all of the 2008 image project backlog pages.
Thank you for participating in the Wikipedia Task of the Day project. Currently, the project's focus is on images with missing or improperly formatted Fair Use Rationales. On average, over 1,500 images are uploaded to Wikipedia on a daily basis. Many of these are not suitable for use in the encyclopedia, and are deleted. However, some non-free images may be used in articles if a proper fair use rationale is provided for each article in which the image is to be used. When no rationale exists, or if the rationale does not specify the name of the article, the image may be removed and deleted, even if it is otherwise acceptable for use in the encyclopedia.
Here's where you come in. Have a look at five of these images - or as many as you like. For each image, find the Fair Use Rationale. Determine if it has the following information:
- Description of the Image
- Source of the Image
- The portion of the image used - is it cropped, zoomed, or otherwise adjusted?
- The resolution of the image - has the resolution been lowered?
At the bottom of the image page, there is a list of the articles in which the image appears. For each article on that list, the following information is required:
- The name of the article, and a link to the article
- The purpose for the image in that article - why is the image necessary?
- The replaceability of the image - are there free images available or obtainable that work as well as this non-free image?
If any of this information is missing, and the image seems to comply with Wikipedia's Official Exemption Doctrine Policy, please edit the image to add it. You may find one of these templates useful:
- Template:Non-free use rationale, for a simple means of entering the required information for a valid Fair Use Rationale.
- Template:Non-free image data, for use with images used in multiple articles
Once you have added a rationale that includes the information above, don't forget to remove any Disputed Fair Use Rationale tags that may be on the page. If you're not sure about an image, or if you are concerned that the image doesn't actually qualify as a fair use image, then please feel free to add {{this template}}, and move on to another image. The template will list the image for further review by other editors, and it's possible that the image actually should be deleted under Wikipedia's policies.
Thank you for your assistance on this project. Please feel free to direct any questions or concerns to the Wikipedia:Task of the Day project's talk page, which may be found at Wikipedia talk:Task of the Day.