AstrologyNotes:Image use policy

Before you upload an image, make sure that either: you own the image; that it is in the public domain or that the copyright holder has agreed to license it under the GFDL. Be sure that you accurately describe the image and the type of copyright (PD or GFDL) and why you are sure of the copyright. If you created the image, for example, write image created by John Doe on Jan 1st, 2000 (replacing John Doe with your name, and Jan 1st, 2000 with the image creation date). Don't just write image created by me.

Under United States copyright law, all images published before January 1, 1923 in the United States are now in the public domain, but this does not apply to images that were created prior to 1923 and published in 1923 or later.

While there are many places to acquire public domain photos at the public domain image resources, if you strongly suspect an image is a copyright infringement and you have seen it elsewhere under a copyright notice), then you should list it for deletion (see below).

Images may also be used under the fair use clause, which states we can use a low-resolution public-but-copyrighted image (like an album cover, book cover, or movie poster) for the purpose of illustrating an article.

Contents 1 Editing images 2 Deleting images due to copyright infringement 3 Renaming Images 4 Format 5 Size 5.1 Uploaded image size

Editing images

Use the Upload file page to replace an image with an edited version. Make sure your file has the same name as the one being replaced. Converting an image to another file format changes the filename.

Deleting images due to copyright infringement

1. Drop a line to the person who uploaded the image, telling them of your concerns. You may be able to resolve the issue at this point.
2. Remove all uses of the image from articles - make it an orphan page.
3. Add a copyright infringement notice to the image description at Special:Imagelist
4. List the image on the member forum under the deletion requests category.

Renaming Images

You can't move an image like you can a page. You may save a copy of the file to your computer, rename it there, and then upload it with the new name. Fix any links to the old file to point to the new one (see the What links here link on the toolbox of the image page). Then tag the old file with an "images for speedy deletion" tag by using Template:isd (Usage: {{isd|New image name}}) in the image's description page. This will add it to the Category:Redundant files category, and an admin will delete it for you.

Format

• Drawings, icons, political maps, flags and other such images (basically those with large, simple, and continuous blocks of color) should be in PNG format.
• Photos and photo-like maps should be in JPEG format.
• Animations should be in animated GIF format.

Size

Uploaded image size

Uploaded files must be smaller than 2 megabytes. The MediaWiki software AstrologyNotes uses can resize images automatically as of version 1.3, so it is rarely necessary to resize images yourself. For line art, particularly that which you've drawn yourself, it may be better to manually resize the images to the right size and use them in the article. This is because the automatic resizing function can sometimes produce images that are larger in bytes than the original and/or of worse quality than the original.

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