Thursday, September 22, 2011

How can i change a picture in an article in Wikipedia!?

i have an account!, but i wonder how the hell can i change a certain picture in a certain article?



let's say i saw an article but i don't like the picture, because i've got a better one lol and i want to change it



im a starter so don't confuse me with so many words....



thanks in advance!How can i change a picture in an article in Wikipedia!?
Most of this is covered at %26lt; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:U… %26gt;. I encourage you to look there for details. Following this, I summarize the basic points you need to follow:



1. Know the copyright status of your image

2. Know the copyright status of the original image

3. If the original is licensed freely and the new one isn't, don't upload!

4. You need an account 4 days old with 10 edits to upload to Wikipedia.

5. You can upload right away to Commons if it's freely-licensed.

6. Upload the image as a new file, using the form at %26lt; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:U… %26gt;.

7. Document everything on the new image description page: where you got the image, who made it, et cetera.

8. Change the image on the article by editing the article:



? If the image is in an infobox, look for the segment of code along the lines of %26quot;|parameter = Example.jpg%26quot; and change %26quot;example.jpg%26quot; to the name of your image. If it has %26quot;Image:%26quot; or %26quot;File:%26quot; prefixed to that, leave that part alone.

? If the image is on its own, find the segment of code along the lines of %26quot;[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|caption goes here]]%26quot; or %26quot;[[Image:Example.jpg|thumb|caption goes here]]%26quot; and replace %26quot;Example.jpg%26quot; with the name of your image. You'll probably want to also update the caption.

? You can also simply add the image rather than replacing one, if the image isn't in the infobox. Simply copy the code from the old one and replace the bits that matter—the file name and the caption.How can i change a picture in an article in Wikipedia!?
wow they are right anyone can publish anything on wikipedia

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