Template talk:Reqphoto

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wouldn'y it be better to make this box appear more box like ? in the corner of an article instaed of where the pciture should be? I dont know how to do so. --Procrastinating@^talk2me 16:50, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Talk pages?

Wouldn't it be more logical to have this template appear on article pages, since it's at least related to the cleanup tags? 81.158.1.206 03:37, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree. Plus, the talk pages are rarely looked at in many cases and requests for photos for articles may be overlooked. I believe that if we are requesting photos for an article then the request should be made on the article page itself. J2rome 06:11, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

I was the first commenter in this thread (though not logged in)... the point occurred to me when I was editing an article (can't remember which one) and inserted the template, only to be told that it was misplaced and should be on the Talk page. I really can't see the logic in that at all. Loganberry (Talk) 13:33, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree. I guess some think it takes away from the aesthetic appeal of the page. Michael 00:50, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

That's a strange argument, really. We don't put cleanup tags on the Talk page, after all. There may be a good reason why Regphoto can't go on article pages - the guidance here is very insistent - but if so it would help to have it explained. I've asked User:Quadell, who set up the template in the first place, for an explanation. Loganberry (Talk) 11:56, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

I created the template. At the time, it was a requirement that templates that discuss articles be placed on discussion pages. Cleanup tags were exceptions for historical reasons. It doesn't matter to me much either way. But I suspect if you move the templates to articles, someone will revert with a stern warning. – Quadell ^{(talk) (bounties)} 13:02, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the explanation. I don't feel strongly enough about it to risk causing that kind of fuss, so I'll leave things as they are. Hopefully one day someone with more authority than me will decide to make the diagram and photo request templates more consistent, though. Loganberry (Talk) 22:50, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

I broke tradition and placed the template on paintball marker (I subst'd and removed the {{check talk}} template). The image request was filled in three days, while the talk page had been tagged since October 11, 2005! I suggest the check talk template be removed and the template be destined for the article page. Perhaps a coloring change might also be in order, as that tan-orange color is used mainly for talk page thingies. — SheeEttin {T/C} 22:54, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

One week later, no responses. If nobody objects, I'm going to be bold and alter it. — SheeEttin {T/C} 19:21, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Done. Also changed all other (linked) related templates that included {{check talk}}. I didn't change the color, though, the blue conflicted with the tan image's border. If you think you can find a better color, go for it. — SheeEttin {T/C} 15:58, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use and copyright

There is an ongoing battle over what images can and can't be used in Wikipedia articles, with more than one "user of authority" (including - I believe - Jimbo Wales himself) stating that they'd rather see articles with no images than run the risk of having a copyvio. Similarly some wikis, such as the German one, have very few images (rendering the site ugly, but that's my POV). My own personal view regarding Fair Use aside, if we're going to have request tags like this I think the wording should include an advisory that images added should follow Wikipedia's ever-stricter fair use rules. Otherwise someone seeing this (and the other related) tags who aren't familiar with the rules might go ahead and add an image without checking it out. Similarly, there are some articles where this tag has been added where IMO no free-use image is possible. Any thoughts on how this could be addressed on this tag? 23skidoo 19:29, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

I don't think we should get too specific on this template - both to keep it clean and since, as you said, the policy is ever-changing. The Uploading images page does a good job covering what we're concerned about and starts off with a warning against uploading images found on the net, so I suggest a change to the following:

It is requested that a photograph or photographs be included in this article to improve its quality. Please see Wikipedia:Uploading images before adding an image

-SCEhardT 20:01, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

That's perfect -- all we need is to add a quick link so those who aren't aware of the rules can see for themselves the latest guidelines. 23skidoo 22:45, 29 November 2006 (UTC)