Help:Wiki University--Image Approval





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Submit the Image
Images must be approved by FamilySearch Staff (employees and missionaries) before being uploaded into the Wiki. The current process requires the user to submit the image through either the [mailto:wikisupport@familysearch.org wikisupport@familysearch.org] email or using a Google Form.

Additional information is given for the user on how to submit an image to on the Upload File/Image Wiki page. This link is found on the left navigation menu under Edit the Wiki.

Images Emailed
A FamilySearch employee will forward the email with the image attached to a missionary with the responsibility of uploading images. For more information on the image approval process, see below.

Images Submitted to Google Forms
The missionary assigned to uploading images checks the Google form daily (Monday through Friday) on the Submit a file/image to the Wiki (Responses) Google Sheet.

Review the Image
Before uploading an image, it must be reviewed to make sure it is appropriate and legal to do so.

All Moderators must review the following information before uploading an image:
 * Image Approval Policies - understand what kinds of images are acceptable in the Wiki
 * Information Template - how to state where the image came from
 * License Templates - how to show what license agreement you are able to publish the image under

Note: You should search through the images in the Wiki to see if one is already in the Wiki. Process for uploading images:
 * Instructions on how upload an image correctly

Placing the image in the Wiki

 * A. Click on the name of the image in Blue. A rectangular box will appear at the bottom right of the screen. Clicking on the box will post the image to your computer.  View it to see if it is appropriate. Then you can put it in a location in your computer were you can bring it back up.
 * 1. Next, go to Upload this can be found on Special pages under toolbox on the navigation bar at the left on each page of the Wiki. Then click browse. When your computer search comes up click on the correct image and then click save on your computer search box this puts the image on to the upload page.
 * 2. Next, place the Template:Information/doc on the Upload page in the summary box and fill it out with the information from the patron's case.
 * 3. Next, select the copyright level on the copyright drop down and click it. It will then appear on the image page.
 * 4. Now select save. This will bring up the page of the image. Find and add a Category. This could be a location or topic of the page.
 * 5. Retain page to copy the URL and title for the image page and use them in the reply to the patron.
 * 6. Go to the case email to respond to the patron. Chose the appropriate email from the next list.
 * 7. Close case.

Emails sent to Users

 * Request contains all information
 * Request is missing information
 * Request is missing licensing information or contains personal images

Wiki Pages on Approval of Images
Before first uploading an image, you must be familiar with the information in the following articles:


 * Image Approval Policies - understand what kinds of images are acceptable in the Wiki
 * Information Template - how to show where the image came from
 * License Templates - to show what license agreement you are able to publish the image under

Non-English Wiki Image Approval
Sometimes you may be asked to approve an image for any of the non-English Wikis. Of course, you may not understand the language, so here is an article that shows the non-English words to click on to get you to the place where you can approve an image in these non-English Wikis.
 * Image Approval for Non-English Wikis

Try these out
 Quick Quiz
 * All the images from patrons must be approved for the Wiki before they can be used.


 * True
 * False


 * Some cases may need more information and we may have to email the patron for more information.


 * True
 * False


 * A copyrighted image can be placed in the Wiki.


 * True
 * False

Check your answers

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