FamilySearch Wiki:Approve Images Instructions

How to Approve Images Submitted Upload File/Image link
These instructions are to assist Moderators in approving file/images submitted by Wiki Users using this link: Special:FormEdit/Image_Upload

Go to Image Upload Unreviewed
Go to the category to locate images that need to be reviewed: Category:Image Uploads Unreviewed After you approved the image, the images will appear: Category:Image Uploads

Review the Image
The following are guidelines for approving file/images:
 * People. If there are people in the picture, make sure their faces cannot be seen. If they can be seen, review the Summary to see if the submitter has obtained permission to publish from the individuals in the picture.
 * Stock image. If it appears that the image is a stock image from another website such as, Shutterstock, do not approve the image and instead contact Danielle. If the submitter says the image/file is from Church (Gospel) Media Library, change the license wikitext code to:
 * Icon. If the icon was not created by the submitter, make sure the license is a Creative Commons license. If it does not appear to be under Creative Commons license, contact Danielle
 * Document. If they are submitting a document, determine the intention. It may be a patron who thinks they are submitting to Memories in Family Tree. If it is for a FHC, ask the submitter where they got the image if they did not clarify in the description. If the document is from a FamilySearch collection online, change the license wikitext code to: .  If it is from another website, tell the submitter that we cannot upload it because it is under Copyright and suggest they find an image on FamilySearch.

Review the Category

 * Is it there? If there is no category, you will need to add one. Contact Danielle if you aren't sure which category to use.
 * FHC Category. If it is an image of a center or some other image for a FHC, make sure it has a FHC category. If it's for a family history center in Boise, Idaho, the category should be:
 * Note: Centers in British Isles or other countries associated with/a former colony of England should use the British spelling. For example: Australia Family History Centres.

Review the License

 * Creative Commons. Some users do not understand that an image cannot be uploaded unless it was taken by them and released to Creative Commons license or in the Public Domain. If they obtained the image from a website and gave the URL, go to the website to see if you can find a copyright on the page. If there is any question as to what the copyright is, contact Danielle.

Approve the Image in Each Language Wiki

 * If everything appears to be correct, "approve" the image, by clicking on the Approve link in mint green box under "Comment".
 * Return to the English version of the image/file and click on, "Edit With Form" and go to the bottom of the page to "Reviewed by Moderator" and select "yes" then save the page.
 * To make sure this image is available in all language Wikis, click on each language link once and the image will automatically be added and approved. These links are in the purple box, in the "Other Language Files" line.
 * If there is a question and you are not sure it should be approved, leave it unapproved and message the approvers in Yammer stating the reason you are unsure.

Contact the User

 * For privacy reasons, we cannot publish their email address, so we will have to email the user a different way.
 * Username. If they provide a username, use the Email a user feature to email the user the new link and that they are able to add the link to their Wiki page.
 * Name. If they provide a name, you will need to check the FamilySearch Account database to see if you can locate their correct email account. If there are too many results or you are having trouble finding them in the database, contact Danielle.

Note: In the future we hope to have a work around in place to gather the email account and NOT publish it to make things easier for us. But for now, this is the only way.

DONE!
You have now completed the proces! Well done!