Help:Image Sources
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Every new image uploaded must be correctly attributed to its creator, editor, or re-distributor. To do this, one of five templates should be used. To add the templates either type what is indicated in the summary field when uploaded, or add it by editing the image page afterwards.
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Images Found on a Constituent Site
The Template
What to Type
{{FoundImageZW| URL | Site Name }}
Where "URL" is replaced with the site's exact URL, and "Site Name" is replaced with the name of the site.
Explanation
This is used to credit images that were found on one of the websites that make up Zelda Wiki.org. They are list both under "the masterminds" on the sidebar to the left and here.
Images Found on a Wikimedia Site
The Template
What to Type
{{WikimediaImage| URL }}
Where "URL" is replaced with the image's exact URL.
Explanation
This is used to credit images that were found one one of the constituent sites of the Wikimedia Foundation, such as Wikipedia.
Images Found on Another Website
The Template
What to Type
{{FoundImage| URL | Site Name }}
Where "URL" is replaced with the site's exact URL, and "Site Name" is replaced with the name of the site.
Explanation
This is used to credit images that came from any other website.
Images You Made Yourself
The Template
What to Type
{{ImageSelf| Username }}
Where "Username" is replaced with your username, the name you use to sign in for your account here.
Explanation
This template indicates that you yourself created this image by scanning it, taking it (as in a screenshot), or significantly editing an existing image.
Images with No Source
The Template
What to Type
{{Imagenosource}}
Explanation
This template is used when the source of the image cannot be determined. Other users will later attempt to find the original source. If they are unable to locate it, then they will find an identical or similar image and upload it as a new version. The new source then can be credited.
Copyrights
Most images are copyrighted. Images depicting anything related to The Legend of Zelda Series or any other Nintendo must have the c-nintendo template added.
To add it in the image, type: {{C-nintendo}}
If an image was created by an someone other than than Nintendo or the uploading person, and the creator claimed some copyrights rights, then obtain permission from the creator before uploading! Failure to obtain the permission first is copyright violation and will result in the image being marked for deletion.
