Wikipedia:Fromowner documentation

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This page is designed to explain how the "fromowner" system works and gives some guidance as to its use.

Contents 1 What it is 2 Notes on use 2.1 The image 2.2 Sorting the results 3 How it Works 3.1 Fobuild pages 4 notes

[edit] What it is

The fromowner system is what kicks in when you click the image on the right. It is designed to draw attention to the need for free images and make uploading easy for new users.

[edit] Notes on use

[edit] The image

The Image:Replace this image1.svg should be placed on articles about people that have no current free image. The image should be placed at the top so as the image code is visible when the edit tab is clicked.

For pages without infoboxes the following format is generally best:

[[Image:Replace this image1.svg|thumb|right|150px]]

There are various different types of infoboxes but one of the following should normally work:

image=Replace this image1.svg|width=150|

| image=Replace this image1.svg
| image size=150px

[edit] Sorting the results

Images uploaded through this system end up in Category:Fromowner. A lot of the images uploaded through the system are copyvios. Those that appear not to be should have their image copyright tag replaced with {{Multilicensefromownerviewed}} in order to keep them separate from the stuff that needs to be deleted.

[edit] How it Works

This section talks about some rather obscure mediawiki functions and is only really of interest to admins who need to make changes to it. Otherwise don't let it worry you.

The fromowner system involves a number of elements:

• first the image Image:Replace this image1.svg. The image is a vector image 10px in size. The effect of this is that a size must be given when it is placed in an article. The image is PD and derived from Image:Pioneer plaque line-drawing of a human male.svg.
• The image page of this image redirects to Wikipedia:Fromowner. This page contains basic details of what the upload system is for and provides a link to the fromowner upload page.
• This is an alternative version of special:upload that can be found at MediaWiki:Uploadtext/fromowner.^[1]
• The licence selections can be found at MediaWiki:Licenses/fromowner. They are deliberately kept short in order to keep things simple.
• The multi licensed template used is Template:MultilicenseFromowner
• This adds Category:Fromowner
• So far the majority of uploads have been copyvios. As a result those that are not copyvios should have their tag replaced with {{Multilicensefromownerviewed}}
• This results in Template:Multilicensefromownerviewed being placed on the image and the image being place in Category:Fromownerviewed.

[edit] Fobuild pages

• Image:Replace this imageb.svg
• Wikipedia:Fromownerbuilding
• MediaWiki:Uploadtext/fobuild
• MediaWiki:Licenses/fobuild
• Template:Multilicensefobuild

[edit] notes

1. ^ This is part of a system in the software originally designed to allow alternative languages in the interface see MediaWiki:Uploadtext/ru for example.