User talk:RealDarkFunny

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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 21:18, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

Uploading images

{{Helpme}} Help! I need some help with uploading an image using this title:
A white male posing in his room in the dark - July 4th 2021.png
Thank you
Oh btw its for my user page
--RealDarkFunny (talk) 21:49, 28 September 2021 (UTC)RealDarkFunny

Before we start, I see you've written single line-breaks. You may have noticed that Wikis will only display this in the source. I've taken the liberty to add <br /> line-break tags for you, which I believe was your intention. An edit this small won't necessitate a notation that you've edited the comment. An edit which might change the context of the message, however, should be noted by adding something like (edited ~~~~~) after your signature's timestamp (4 tildes for full signature, 5 tildes for just a timestamp only). Just a helpful tip.

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Uploading images: Along the left column under the "Participate" heading is a link to upload files. While the process is pretty simple and you generally won't need to get into the technical aspects, there are some things to remember:

• If you upload an image that is not your own (found on the internet), be sure you have the rights to that image, unless it is either your own work, or a derivative of another work with your derivative constituting fair use. Images that you don't own may still be used if they constitute fair use, or are ineligible for copyright (but may still be trademarked). Improperly appropriated images may be deleted. Confirmed public domain images should be fine.
• You will need to establish the correct license for the image, depending on your intended usage. Applying the wrong license could result in you irrevocably granting more permission to the image than you intend. If the image is your own work, Commons will default the license to Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) (en:WP:CC-BY-SA 4.0), but you can select a different license before completing your upload. If the image originated from another source (including derivitives), generally you would use the same license as the original.

Non-free images are a bit more restrictive on Wikipedia than Commons; while an image may be fair use in a Wikipedia article, it may not be appropriate on a user page. Let me know in which step you need specific help or clarification. If your image is currently on the internet, could you provide a direct link in a reply, please? Wikipedia is generally uncensored, as is Wikimedia Commons, but there are community standards regarding user pages. I don't have the authority to deny your image, but I can suggest if it could be deemed inflammatory (which would get removed).

I will regularly check this page for replies. — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR, USA (talk) 23:54, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

I see you have a Wikipedia user page, RealDarkFunny (en:User:RealDarkFunny). Some of what I wrote about Wikipedia being a bit more restrictive will be relevant. Let me know what you intend: Wikipedia / Commons user page, both, a global user page (I don't use global, but it is an option). — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR, USA (talk) 00:05, 30 September 2021 (UTC)