Template:ImageSummary/doc

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Introduction

This template is used to help image uploaders record an image summary on each image they upload. See Help:Image templates and Fanlore:Image Policy for more information.

For webpage screencaps, use Template:ImageSummaryWebpage instead.

Usage

To use, copy and paste

{{ImageSummary
|title=
|description=
|source=
|date=
|copyright=
|location=
|artist=
|fandom=
|category=
}}

into the image page.

Key

• Title: The title of the image, if applicable.
• Description: A brief description of the contents of the image.
• Source: Where and how the image was created: URL where the image was taken from if applicable; if the editor uploading the image scanned, screencapped or photographed something to create the image, identify what it was scanned, capped, or photographed from.
• Date: When the image or the object depicted in the image was created
• Copyright/Permission status: The copyright status of the work. This field accepts several case-sensitive shortcuts:
  • Fair: Images used under fair use.
  • CC: Images licensed under Creative Commons Licensing. More specific Creative Commons licenses should be specified where applicable.
  • CC-BY: Images licensed under Creative Commons BY.
  • CC-BY-SA: Images licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA.
  • CC-BY-ND: Images licensed under Creative Commons BY-ND.
  • CC-BY-NC: Images licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC.
  • CC-BY-NC-SA: Images licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
  • CC-BY-NC-ND: Images licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND.
  • Public Domain: Images that are in the public domain.
  • Permission: Images used with the permission of the creator.
• Location: if the image is a photograph/scan of a physical object, include where the object is located or who owns it, etc.
• Artist: the person who created the image (if fanart) or the object depicted in the image and/or the photographer (if a photograph), depending on the type of image
• Fandom: The name of the fandom that the image is related to.
• Category: The Categories that the image applies to. This is usually the fandom category, such as Category:Les Misérables, or a sub-category, such as Category:Harry Potter Art.