User talk:Batura1

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[edit] Images

Hello Batura1,

Thank you for finding pictures for lots of articles. However, I'm afraid I had to list some as copyright violations, and tag the rest with "no license".

Every photo on Wikipedia has to state its source (which you mostly put, thank you) and also a copyright tag saying why we're allowed to use it. Most photos that you find on the web can't be used in Wikipedia. Only photos that are so old that they're out of copyright, or photos where we have the explicit permission of the photographer or copyright holder are definitely safe. Some others can be used as "fair use" images, but the conditions are quite restrictive and need to be justified in each individual case.

Any photos which are missing a source or a copyright tag will be deleted, although you have seven days to supply the missing information before that happens.

I'm sorry about this. The articles definitely look better with photos, but as one of the most high-profile sites on the internet, we're likely to get sued if we're not careful about this.

I hope this won't put you off Wikipedia, and you'll stay around and make lots more contributions in future.

Stephen Turner (Talk) 12:10, 15 December 2005 (UTC)