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  • curprev 13:4613:46, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 22,350 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '* {{pg|Commons:Deletion policy}} * {{pg|Commons:What Commons is not}} * {{pg|Commons:Category inclusion criteria}} * The general terms of use that apply to all projects of the Wikimedia Foundation' undo
  • curprev 13:4613:46, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 22,406 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '== See also ==' undo
  • curprev 13:4613:46, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 22,462 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'See {{pg|Commons:Project scope/Neutral point of view}} for more information about how Commons differs from Wikipedia projects with respect to neutral point of view and original research.' undo
  • curprev 13:4513:45, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 22,518 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '=== "Neutral point of view" ===' undo
  • curprev 13:4513:45, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 22,574 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'A balance has to be struck between accepting useful media files with legitimate educational content that some may find offensive, and not allowing Commons to be used as a general-purpose media-hosting service (like Flickr, Photobucket, YouTube, etc.), without regard for the project's stated goals. The purpose of Commons is to serve as a media repository, a reliable resource of useful, open source media content; organized and comprehensiv...' undo
  • curprev 13:4513:45, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 22,630 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'The counterpoint to this, is that the statement ''"Commons is not censored"'' is not a valid argument for keeping a file that falls outside Commons' defined scope, as set out above. Photographs of nudity including male and female genitalia are sometimes uploaded for non-educational motives, and such images are not exempt from the requirement to comply with the rules of Commons' scope. If the images are of demonstrably inferior quality, o...' undo
  • curprev 13:4513:45, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 22,686 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'Files and other materials which are not lawful for Commons to host on its servers in Virginia will be deleted immediately upon being identified as unlawful (including copyright violations), even if the material otherwise falls within Commons scope, as set out above. However, Commons is not censored, and legitimately includes content which some users may consider objectionable or offensive. The policy of ''"Commons is not censored"'' mean...' undo
  • curprev 13:4513:45, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 22,742 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '=== Censorship ===' undo
  • curprev 13:4513:45, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 22,798 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '== A word on some areas of particular concern ==' undo
  • curprev 13:4513:45, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 22,854 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'See {{pg|Commons:Project scope/Pages, galleries and categories|Commons:Project scope/Pages, galleries and categories}}.' undo
  • curprev 13:4513:45, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 22,910 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '== Scope part 2: Pages, galleries and categories ==' undo
  • curprev 13:4513:45, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 22,966 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '* The format has apparently been selected by the author or uploader to prevent or to discourage the creation of derivative works contrary to Commons' aims. Such inappropriate fixation of content would include a self-published vanity article or a self-created image that the author has uploaded in PDF format in an effort to discourage others from creating derivatives. * The content is essentially raw text; such files are not cons...' undo
  • curprev 13:4513:45, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 23,022 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '==== Non-allowable reasons for PDF and DjVu formats ====' undo
  • curprev 13:4513:45, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 23,078 bytes −112‎ ←Created page with '** The format selected provides technical advantages to at least one other Wikimedia Foundation project.' undo
  • curprev 13:4513:45, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 23,190 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '** A PDF or DjVu file of a published and peer-reviewed work would be in scope on Wikisource and is therefore also in scope on Commons. Examples of in-scope documents include published books (but not vanity publishing), peer-reviewed academic papers, etc., university theses and dissertations.' undo
  • curprev 13:4513:45, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 23,246 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '* The file would be within the scope of another project of the Wikimedia Foundation if it were to be uploaded in the same format to that project, for example:' undo
  • curprev 13:4513:45, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 23,302 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '* The format has been selected to allow viewing or printing of special fonts, e.g. documents in advanced mathematics or linguistics.' undo
  • curprev 13:4513:45, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 23,358 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '* The format has been selected for convenience of printing.' undo
  • curprev 13:4513:45, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 23,414 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '==== Allowable reasons for PDF and DjVu formats ====' undo
  • curprev 13:4413:44, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 23,470 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'Remember that Wikisource often needs PDF or DjVu files in order to proofread or create source texts: Therefore, scans of suitable editions of notable public domain works are ''almost always within scope'' for this reason. That said, remember that editorial decisions involved in preparing a text from several sources may result in a new copyright, so the editions used ''must'' be out of copyright themselves.' undo
  • curprev 13:4413:44, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 23,526 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'Files that might realistically be useful to one or more other Wikimedia projects, e.g. Wikisource or Wikibooks, should be kept; deletions should not be based on the sole ground that the file would be better hosted on one of those other projects. Any media file that is realistically useful to or is within the scope of even one other Wikimedia Foundation project can be hosted here.' undo
  • curprev 13:4413:44, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 23,582 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'An admin considering whether to delete a PDF or DjVu file may have to exercise judgement as to whether the chosen format is in line with Commons' aims, and the context and intent (if known) may be relevant. For example, while a published university thesis in PDF format may be OK, a user-created original-research article that is making use of Commons as a free web-host may not be.' undo
  • curprev 13:4413:44, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 23,638 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'Although PDF and DjVu file formats are permitted, they are expected to be used only in appropriate cases. There should be some reason for the choice of format that is in line with Commons' aims. All of the above rules apply as well, of course.' undo
  • curprev 13:4413:44, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 23,694 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '=== PDF and DjVu formats ===' undo
  • curprev 13:4413:44, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 23,750 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'Image quality is just one of the factors that may limit the educational usefulness of a file. Other limiting factors may include low resolution and hard-to-remove watermarks.' undo
  • curprev 13:4413:44, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 23,806 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'New and existing files of poor or mediocre quality may or may not be realistically useful for an educational purpose depending on what they illustrate and what other files we have of the same subject. Where a subject is rare and/or difficult to capture, even a poor-quality file may be of significant educational value, especially if Commons has very few or no similar files already. On the other hand, poor or mediocre files of common and e...' undo
  • curprev 13:4413:44, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 23,862 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'New educational files of exceptional quality are always welcome, and the later uploading of such files may in principle render earlier unused poor quality files educationally redundant. However, as indicated above, a file that is used in good faith on a Wikimedia project is always considered educational, so a poor-quality file that remains in use is not eligible for deletion even if a better-quality file covering the same subject later b...' undo
  • curprev 13:4413:44, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 23,918 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'There may sometimes be an argument for retaining multiple images that are quite similar from an educational point of view, for the sake of variety and availability of choice, but there is no purpose in our hosting many essentially identical poor-quality images that have no realistic educational value.' undo
  • curprev 13:4413:44, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 23,974 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'We hold many high-quality images of species-identified birds, and there is no realistic educational use for a small, blurry, poorly composed snapshot of an unidentified and unidentifiable bird. Of course, there is always room for another educationally distinct image, for example illustrating some aspect of bird behaviour that we do not currently cover, even if the image is perhaps not of the highest quality.' undo
  • curprev 13:4413:44, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 24,030 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '==== Discussion ====' undo
  • curprev 13:4413:44, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 24,086 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '* Files that add nothing educationally distinct to the collection of images we already hold covering the same subject, especially if they are of poor or mediocre quality.' undo
  • curprev 13:4413:44, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 24,142 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '* Advertising or self-promotion.' undo
  • curprev 13:4413:44, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 24,198 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '* Files apparently created and/or uploaded for the purpose of vandalism or attack. Preexisting designs and symbols that are or have been associated with nationalistic, religious or racist causes are not out of scope solely because they may cause offence. Provided they are legal to host and otherwise fall within Commons scope (e.g. if they could for example be used to illustrate a Wikipedia article on a hate group), they should be kept.' undo
  • curprev 13:4413:44, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 24,254 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '* Artwork without obvious educational use, including non-educational artwork uploaded to showcase the artist's skills' undo
  • curprev 13:4313:43, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 24,310 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '{{shortcut2|COM:SPAM|COM:PARTYPICS}} *{{Anchor|PARTYPICS}}Private image collections, e.g. private party photos, photos of yourself and your friends, your collection of holiday snaps and so on. There are plenty of other projects on the Internet you can use for such a purpose, such as {{wp-Flickr|Flickr}}. Such private image collections do not become educational even if displayed as a gallery on a user page on Commons or elsewhere.' undo
  • curprev 13:4313:43, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 24,366 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'Examples of files that are not realistically useful for an educational purpose:' undo
  • curprev 13:4313:43, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 24,422 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '==== Examples ====' undo
  • curprev 13:4313:43, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 24,478 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'Excluded from this policy are files in different formats and files which are similar but not exact duplicates in cases where they are needed to keep the file history for legal reasons.' undo
  • curprev 13:4313:43, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 24,534 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'For example, the fact that an unused blurred photograph could theoretically be used to illustrate an article on "Common mistakes in photography" does not mean that we should keep all blurred photographs. The fact that an unused snapshot of your friend could theoretically be used to illustrate an article on "Photographic portraiture" does not mean that we should keep all photographs of unknown people. The fact that an unused pornographic...' undo
  • curprev 13:4313:43, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 24,590 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'The emphasis here is on realistic utility, either for one of the Wikimedia projects or for some other educational use. Not all images for example are realistically useful for an educational purpose. An image does not magically become useful by virtue of the argument that it could be used to illustrate a Wikipedia article on ''X'', merely because ''X'' happens to be the subject of the photograph.' undo
  • curprev 13:4313:43, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 24,646 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '* realistically useful for an educational purpose, nor * legitimately in use as discussed above falls outside the scope of Wikimedia Commons.' undo
  • curprev 13:4313:43, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 24,702 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'A media file which is neither:' undo
  • curprev 13:4313:43, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 24,758 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with '==== File not legitimately in use ====' undo
  • curprev 13:4313:43, 2 November 2021‎ BP001002004008 talk contribs‎ 24,814 bytes −56‎ ←Created page with 'An otherwise non-educational file does not acquire educational purpose solely because it is in use on a gallery page or in a category on Commons, nor solely because it is in use on a user page (the "User:" namespace), but by custom the uploading of small numbers of images (e.g. of yourself) for use on a personal Commons user page is allowed. Files relating to projects or events of the Wikimedia community, such as user meetings, are also...' undo
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