User talk:KestrelCamMan

I'm a newbie here. How can I do this (is it possible?)
help me

Is it possible to submit a sound clip of a male American Kestrel that I recorded for this Wiki page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Kestrel?

I have created web pages before, and I guesss I need to know a little about Wiki itself. Are pictures, sound, etc actually stored at Wiki, or are links to external sites utilized? ==

KestrelCamMan (talk) 20:55, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Absolutely, and it would be a welcome addition. However, there are some technical matters to explore, as well as some explanation of where to upload it. First, know that in order for us to use it you must release your copyright to the sound clip, either into the public domain or under a free license. Second, the upload should not take place here. Instead it should be uploaded to the Wikimedia Commons so that all Wikimedia projects can use it (sign up here). Most of the images and other media files you see here are actually hosted at the Commons. They can be used natively here with exactly the same markup as if they were uploaded locally. The second thing is that because of our license requirements, not only do we require that (most) media files be freely licensed, but that the software they use be free too. That's why we have a rather obscure (but free!) file format for sounds clips; you must use Ogg Vorbis. For further information on that aspect, please see Commons Media Help. Regarding external links, we do utilize them, but we have many restrictions on their use (see External links), and if you meant whether you could host the sound at some other non-Wikimedia site and then have the sound itself accessible here, it won't work; it would just be a link. If you need further help, don't hesitate to repost the helpme request (or you can post to the help desk), or you can ask me directly on my talk page). I am laso posting a welcome template below that provides a number of useful links to explore. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:16, 28 February 2012 (UTC)


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