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Please add your comments to this proposed change here on the discussion page. We will be implementing this change within the next week, so your comments are needed right away. Thanks! --[[User:JensenFA|Fran]] 14:57, 30 August 2010 (UTC) | Please add your comments to this proposed change here on the discussion page. We will be implementing this change within the next week, so your comments are needed right away. Thanks! --[[User:JensenFA|Fran]] 14:57, 30 August 2010 (UTC) | ||
== Proposal to add the {{tl|Information}} template to uploads == | |||
The following was added to the [http://forums.familysearch.org/en/showthread.php?t=5403 Forum thread] discussion about attributing the uploaded images to the person who submitted the file for approval: | |||
I propose that the images uploaded to the wiki have the {{tl|Information}} template added to the page and the four fields filled out (if known) at the time of upload. The four fields are: Description, Source; Date; Author; Permission. | |||
One reason for using the template is related to managing the images and maintenance regarding the lack of attribution details. Here's a few examples: | |||
*Federation of Family History Societies logo image (see Image:FFHS-link.gif). This image is missing the author and the maintenance category "Images lacking an author" is automatically added to the page. This helps our Maintenance Support team identify images that need additional details added to the page. | |||
*The Video-x-generic.png (see File:Video-x-generic.png) file has details in all four fields. Therefore, no maintenance category was automatically added to the page. | |||
*Bournemouth 01.jpg (see File:Bournemouth 01.jpg) is another example of an image that has all details related to attribution provided... and results in not having a maintenance category added to the page. | |||
*The Openmohaa icon.png image (see File:Openmohaa icon.png) is missing the description and therefore the page has the category "Images lacking a description". | |||
*The Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society Logo.png file (see File:Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society Logo.png) is another example of an image that has provided all attribution details asked for in the template. The source for this image mentions that Dorothy Oksner submitted the image for use in the Wiki in behalf of the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society. The source section is where the person who submitted the file for approval would be listed. I'd also suggest linking their name to their wiki user page. | |||
When the template is used on every image page, then the maintenance categories would be added to the page if needed. Only then would it be easy to see a list of all images that do not have descriptions, or are lacking an author. If you visit both of these category pages today you will only see a few pages listed. That's because the {{tl|Information}} template has not yet been adopted into the process for submitting and approving images for the wiki. | |||
Since there is a concern about attributing the image to the person who submitted it for approval, perhaps we need to modify the template so that when the "Source" field is blank, the category "Images lacking a source" will be added to the page. | |||
::See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:File_page Wikipedia's help article] about the "File" page for more details. | |||