Wikipedia:Files for upload/Reviewer instructions

The Files for upload process allows unregistered and new users (that are not autoconfirmed) to submit files to be uploaded. Remember that these users are new and might not have much experience with Wikipedia and Wikipedia policies, so please don't bite them.

Reviewing Requests
Existence: If the user has provided an article for the file to be used in their request, see if the file or a similar file has already been uploaded and is on that article. If the file or a similar file exists decline the request and tell the user where the existing file is. If not, search for the proposed title and similar titles; some users remember that they have an account and upload it themselves.

License: Visit the source provided and check the page. If there is no information on the page to suggest that the file has been released under a suitable license consider asking the user if it's their file and whether they'd release the file under a suitable license (this is especially true for images on Flickr). If the page states that the file would be copyrighted decline the request. It's always best to have a source confirming the license status of an file.

If the file is hosted on an image host (Imageshack, Tinypic, Photobucket etc.) or on MySpace and not alongside a website, ask the user for a link to the license information, or if they are the copyright holder ask them to email you a declaration of consent form (which you can then forward onto OTRS and then upload their file). Note that unregistered users can't use Special:EmailUser so you need to specify a real email address (use Template:NoSpam to mask it). If in doubt about an file's copyright status, please do not upload it. You can ask on the Media Copyright Questions Board if you need help.

Suitability: Is the file suitable for Wikipedia?

Accepting a request
If the submission meets the above guidelines: . Free files should be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. Fair use files need to be uploaded here on Wikipedia.
 * Upload the files
 * Commons Upload Form
 * Free files hosted on Flickr should always be uploaded with the highest resolution; consider using Flickr upload bot which is doing most of the work.
 * Wikipedia Upload Form
 * Fair use images should be scaled down (max 315x315 pixel or not more than 100000 pixel in all)
 * especially logos should have a transparent background, if you cannot edit the logo, tag the image with opaque


 * Create the talk page of the new file here on Wikipedia. To do this, you need to search for the file here, then click on the discussion tab. Add the AfC banner by typing  and saving the page.
 * Place  directly below the section header of the request.
 * Remove the "Do not archive until" line from the top of the request. This is how the archival system works on this page and must be done when closing requests.
 * Below the request, type  (replace Filename.ext with the file's name).
 * At the bottom of the request, type  (this closes  ).
 * Save the page.
 * Open the user's talk page, create a new section without a title with the following message:  (replace Filename.ext with the file's name). Save the page.
 * Add the file to the article specified in the request.

Declining a request

 * Place  directly below the section header.
 * Remove the "Do not archive until" line from the top of the request. This is how the archival system works on this page and must be done when closing requests.
 * Below the request, type  (replace reason with your reason for declining the request).
 * At the bottom of the request type  (this closes  ).
 * Save the page.
 * Open the user's talk page, create a new section with an appropriate title (like ) with the following message:
 * Save the page.

Commenting on a request

 * Place  after the request.
 * Replace your comment with your comment/concern/question and save the page.
 * Open the users talk page, create a new section with an appropriate title (like ) with the following message:.
 * Save the page.

Delaying a request

 * Place  after the request.
 * Open the users talk page, create a new section with an appropriate title (like ) with the following message:.
 * Save the page.