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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:37, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

book cover images

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Hi, Gronk Oz

I am pretty new at editting WP. I would like to add a book cover image of the book "Growing up in the Ice Age: Fossil and Archaeological Evidence of the Lived Lives of Plio-Pleistocene Children" for Susan Gerbic's article. However, there is no image in the Commons for this book. I see you added an book cover image for her article "Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry". Where did you get that image from? Can I take a screencapture from the Amazon site?

Thank you.

Joel Neutron jf (talk) 05:20, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Neutron jf. I am happy to help you through this process, because it is a bit fiddly but not hard if you do it right.
As you may know, Wikipedia is very careful about copyright, and this includes the images of things like book covers. They are not "free content" (which can go into Commons); they use a different process. You can read about it at WP:FAIRUSE.
The principle is that even though the image is not free, we can still make limited "fair use" of it. In particular, a low-resolution copy of the image can be used just once at the top of the article (typically in the Infobox) for visual identification of the article's subject. (Remember those words; they will come in handy later.)
Basically, your process will be:
  1. Get a copy of the image, e.g. from Amazon, and convert it to low resolution. "Low resolution" is defined in detail here, but typically about 250 × 400 pixels.
  2. Upload this to Wikipedia (NOT to Commons) using a "Fair Use" justification.
  3. Update the article to include that picture.
Let me know once you have the first step, if I can help guide you through the next bit. Gronk Oz (talk) 05:55, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for helping. I have a 260x375 image of the cover. I know how to upload to commons, but how do I upload to wikipedia? Thanks Neutron jf (talk) 05:45, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Neutron jf Bewdy. I will assume you're working on a PC of some sort; it your hardware is different then some things might look a bit different.
  1. Open the article in question, then look at the blue commands listed down the left hand side of the screen. Under "Contribute", click on "Upload file".
  2. Select the option to "Upload a non-free file". This opens the File upload wizard.
  3. Choose your file, fill in a brief but meaningful file name, and a short description (something like "Cover of the book Growing up in the Ice Age: Fossil and Archaeological Evidence of the Lived Lives of Plio-Pleistocene Children by April Nowell").
  4. This is important - in "Step 3 Provide source and copyright information", select "This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use". This will open a dialogue box where you fill in some more details.
  5. Fill in the exact name of the article where that file will be used, and select the rationale as "This is the official cover art of a work". Again, this opens yet another dialogue box.
  6. Select that it is the "cover of a book" and fill in the author, publication date, and an exact link to the web site where you got the image. Click the check-box that "This image will be shown as a primary means of visual identification..."
  7. Next, is the box to "please explain how the use of this file will be minimal." I normally say something like "This is a low-resolution image (260x375 pixels), which will be used only once, in the Infobox at the top of the article about this book." Use your own words if you like, but those are the points you need to cover. Leave "Special source and license conditions" as "none".
  8. Take a deep breath, and hit the Upload button. Make a note of the file name it tells you, so you can put it into the article.
That should be it. All that remains is to put that filename in the "image=" field of the infobox. Let me know how it goes...--Gronk Oz (talk) 07:14, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, I screwed up at first, but I think its good now - let me know. Thanks for your help. Neutron jf (talk) 18:48, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Neutron jf: That looks perfect! I checked the image's details, and they look spot on. I got this upload process wrong many times, so if you just had one mis-fire you should count that as a victory.--Gronk Oz (talk) 01:34, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Day!

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Your contributed article, Purefoods Cornbeef

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If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.

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Hello, I noticed that you recently created a new page, Purefoods Cornbeef. First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as you. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page – Purefoods Corned Beef. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will continue helping to improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at Purefoods Corned Beef. If you have new information to add, you might want to discuss it at the article's talk page.

If you think the article you created should remain separate, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Additionally if you would like to have someone review articles you create before they go live so they are not nominated for deletion shortly after you post them, allow me to suggest the article creation process and using our search feature to find related information we already have in the encyclopedia. Try not to be discouraged. Wikipedia looks forward to your future contributions. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 14:09, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey mate, I think WP:AWB bugged and let you created the page lol while I'd move the page to the current title. While you are at it, kindly delete this. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 14:11, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Miminity: Thanks for the clarification. This is not the first time I have had this sort of strangeness: the mysteries of Wikipedia editing never end. BTW, I have no objection to deleting that article.--Gronk Oz (talk) 14:46, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dave Phillips (musician)

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Dear GronkOz, I wonder if I might ask you to chime in on this article's talk page? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Dave_Phillips_(musician) Thanks Rcarlberg (talk) 14:36, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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G'day, mate from a pom. Far be it for me to query such a distinguished editor, but I was under the impression that IMDb was not considered a suitable source for Wikipedia. Just OK for external links?Roundtheworld (talk) 11:19, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

G'day, Roundtheworld, and greetings from the land of Oz. I don't know about being "a distinguished editor"; we're all the same. Except Admins, of course . I have included a few Wikilinks in my reply below, because I think they explain things better than I could. Or feel free to ignore them, as you wish.
You are quite right that IMDB is "considered unreliable by a majority of editors" when it comes to citing it as a source (see its listing in Reliable sources/Perennial sources at WP:IMDB). It is what Wikipedia refers to as "user generated content" because there are no controls over who updates it.
However, it's the last sentence at WP:IMDB that relates best to your question: "The use of IMDb as an external link is generally considered appropriate (see WP:IMDB-EL)." To me, this seems to be consistent with the common practice of putting the company or personal web site for the subject of articles there. They are all user-generated content that can "give the reader the opportunity to see what the subject says about itself" (see WP:ELOFFICIAL).
I hope this makes sense - please get back to me if I can help at all.--Gronk Oz (talk) 12:40, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the detailed reply.Roundtheworld (talk) 09:15, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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