Icewind Games Wiki:Image use policy

This page will explain Icewind Games Wiki's stance on image use and copyright.

Images
Images on Icewind Games Wiki are used to help explain the contents of an article. Uploading images is encouraged in order to provide the highest quality content for our users. However, with that being said, there are certain restrictions to uploading images in order to insure top quality content.

Images should have a proper name that is related to the article that the image is being placed in (i.e. Image:15622Derasburg04541124Screen.jpg would not be appropriate, but Image:Derasburg.jpg would be appropriate)

Image copyright
Every image on Icewind Games Wiki must have the correct copyright status provided in the image's description. There are licensing templates provided which can be placed on the page to provide copyright status. The templates can be used through the drop down menus which you will find on the upload screen or they can be found in Category:Copyright tags. For instructions on how to add a copyright tag to an existing image, see Relicensing an image. If you do not know the copyright status of the image, it may not be best to upload it.

Fair-use
Fair-use (a.k.a. fair dealing) allows you to use an image that is copyrighted for educational purposes on this wiki. This does not mean that any image that is copyrighted falls under fair-use. Using an image that is copyrighted on your user page, that is not related to the content of this wiki, does not qualify for fair-use and will be considered a copyright violation.

Images from Icewind Games
Images from any Icewind game may be uploaded onto this wiki. They fall under the fair dealing clause of copyright law, and should be tagged with the Icewind licence.

Fan art
Images and concept art for articles should originate from an Icewind game or Icewind Studios. Images drawn or generated electronically by users (fan art) are not allowed on articles. This provision prevents "fake" images and fan art from ending up in articles and confusing readers. Although fan art is encouraged, they belong only on user pages. Fan art may mislead readers if they are on article pages. Fan art is unofficial matterial and should never end up on articles.

User images
Images that are for your use only should have your username somewhere in the image's title (i.e. Image:MyCharacter.jpg would not be correct. Image:YourUserNameHere MyCharacter.jpg would be correct.) This is in order to prevent your image from getting mixed up with images that are intended for articles.

Orphaned images
An orphaned image is an image that is not linked anywhere on the wiki. When an image is uploaded you must wait seven days before placing a deletion tag on the page with the reasoning of "Orphaned image". Orphaned images may be found at Special:UnusedImages.


 * Note: Surrounding images with "option" / "choose" tags in order to randomize which image appears may cause the images to be marked as "orphaned".

Duplicate images
In order to keep the wiki organized, duplicate images will not be allowed. As a result, there should not be two images that are exactly or nearly the same. When a duplicate image is found, the image with the better quality or oldest age will be kept. Duplicate images can be searched for with Special:FileDuplicateSearch.

Image deletion
Deletion of images is up to the discretion of administrators and wikia staff (or helpers). When you feel an image needs to be deleted place   on the image's page. An administrator (or wikia staff member/helper) will review your reasoning and decide whether or not the image needs to be deleted. Administrators can also delete an image if they feel that the image needs to be deleted, without placing a deletion tag (except in the case of orphaned images, see above).