User:Carnildo/image decision tree

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Step 1[edit]

Did you create the image yourself?

Yes, the image is entirely my own work.
No, I copied it from somewhere else.

Image copied from somewhere[edit]

Does the original source have a copyright statement?

No, there is not a copyright statement.
Yes, there is a copyright statement.

No statement[edit]

Copyrighted[edit]

Does the copyright statement say "All rights reserved"?

Yes, it does.
No, it says "Some rights reserved".
No, it says nothing about rights reserved.

Restricted-license images[edit]

Restricted license step 1[edit]

Did you modify the image?

The image is unmodified
I cropped, rotated, scaled, or adjusted the brightness or color balance
I made other modifications


Free-license images[edit]

Self-created images[edit]

Yes, the image is usable on Wikipedia. You now need to select a license to let other people use the image:

  1. The GFDL is the best license if you want to make it hard for other people to re-use the image. It requires that anyone re-using the image give you credit for it, and requires that any re-use also be licensed under the GFDL. Further, it requires that any re-use be accompanied by the full text of the GFDL license, which makes it unwieldy to use for anything other than books and websites. To license an image under the GFDL, include "{{GFDL-self}}" in the upload summary, or edit the image description page to contain that text.
  2. The Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike is
  3. The Creative Commons Attribution license is best if you want to be credited for the image, but don't care how or where it's used.
  4. Releasing to the public domain

Image is not usable on Wikipedia[edit]

Not usable-modified[edit]

This image is not usable on Wikipedia. Images taken from other sources without permission should be modified as little as possible.

Not usable-replacable[edit]

This image is not usable on Wikipedia. Restricted-license images should only be used on Wikipedia if it is very difficult or impossible to make a free-license replacement. Try contacting other Wikipedia users to see if there's already a free-license image that can be used, or if someone can create an image for you. A good place to look for images is Wikimedia Commons. For asking for images, try an appropriate geographic noticeboard, or a related WikiProject. You can also try placing a request at Wikipedia:Requested images or Commons:Image requests, but it may take several months before someone replies.