wikidoc:Untagged images

Image tagging management
In this context the term image tag is used for a template tag such as PD-self or GFDL that identifies the copyright status of an image. There's a complete list, along with descriptions, at Image copyright tags. Image tagging is the helpful task of finding untagged images and adding tags to them.

Why is it important?
Images that don't contain copyright information may be deleted, since we have no way of knowing whether it's legal to use the image or not. A tagged image will automatically have standard copyright text included, and it will be given a category regarding its copyright status. Further, automated tasks, such as moving images to the Commons, are much easier with tagged images.

But there's a more immediate reason to tag images. Mandriva Linux plans to include a static copy of Wikipedia in their next Linux distribution. (See Wikimedia and Mandriva for details.) Images that have not been tagged will not be included. It's great that Wikipedia is being promoted in this way, and we want it to look as good as possible.

How can I help?
Familiarize yourself with Image copyright tags, these are the templates you will be using. The links below contain lists of images that were untagged at the time the lists were made. Just pick one and click on the images listed. Some will have already been tagged – you can simply delete those from the list. For others, it will be obvious what tag they should get. Add the tag, save the image, and remove it from the list.

Images need both source and license information. Many images that are uploaded do not contain this information and should be tagged as no source or no license, these templates have day-specific variables, for ease of use the following templates were created.

To subst no license with correct variables:

To substitute no source with correct variables:

If you are unsure about an image leave it as is, do not delete it from the list and someone will look at it again later.

Commons related issues
Sometimes you may find a blank image description page which has no link to an image, but for which there is an identically named image on the commons. An example (at least until it is deleted) is Image:William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - Day (1881).jpg. The symptom of this problem is that the page has no File history section, and does have the This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons infobox. The correct course of action is to mark the image description page with &#123;{subst:ifd}} and list it on WP:IFD with a reason of NI (no image)... or else speedy it with. Note, however, that some blank image pages are used to categorise the image so that it can be found within a category listing - example being Image:Hoggar1.jpg which is found in Category:Images of Algeria

List of untagged images
The tool we've used to generate our lists is currently broken, so we don't have any lists available at the moment, but if you would like to help tagging related projects:


 * Category:Images with no copyright tag - Recently uploaded images with no copyright tag

Tips and tricks

 * Found a completely unidentified image without even a single word about its origin? Does the description page say "from Google"? Try copying the filename, including the extension (in other words, leave .gif, .jpg, .png, etc. intact, but cut off the "Image:"), and using that as a keyword in Google's Image Search. It's quick and simple, and, as long as the uploader didn't rename it, it will come up with the exact same image. Even if this fails, a variety of different keywords may allow you to find that same picture through much the same route the uploader probably took to find it.
 * If you would like to avoid edit conflicts with other people tagging images, add a note at the top of the page, or use inuse.
 * When you add a tag, you might want to use an edit summary that will attract new taggers. Here's a suggested summary:
 * Thousands of images have no copyright tags. You can help!
 * Alternatively, you can add a tag to direct people to a place they can get answers to questions they have about your edit, such as:
 * Image tagging WP:UI, for questions see Media copyright questions
 * Tag orphan images (images that are not linked into the main namespace}} that are clearly unfree as.

Contributors
You can add a babel box to identify Untagged Image members by adding User UI.

As is traditional, feel free to list yourself or others as a contributor to the project here.


 * ABCD✉
 * &mdash; User:ACupOfCoffee @  (started and completed this project almost single-handedly on HRWiki)
 * Adam Clark(User_Talk) (email)
 * A dmrb♉ltz (T | C)
 * AKeen
 * Andrew_c
 * Aranda56
 * Arnie587 (Arniep)
 * Ashibaka tlk (just a little)
 * AlbinoMonkey (Talk)
 * Alsocal
 * Bart133
 * BCKILLa
 * Blackcap (finished Q, am working on O)
 * bluemask
 * Bratsche
 * Brisvegas
 * BrokenSegue
 * BRossow T/C
 * Bungopolis
 * Calton (Talk) (occasionally)
 * Canley
 * Casper2k3
 * Ciraric
 * cohesion&#9733; talk
 * Cooksey (Occasionally)
 * - Corbin  Be excellent
 * CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email (A little bit)
 * dbenbenn
 * Denni&#9775;
 * *drew
 * Dustimagic *\o/* (talk/contribs) *\o/*
 * Ellmist
 * Eclipsael
 * Exir Kamalabadi
 * User:Eddieh (occasionally)
 * fbjon
 * Feezo
 * User:FoeNyx caught some of my untagged images, and pointed them out to me, thanks! Pedant 2005 July 5 01:20 (UTC)
 * Gkhan
 * Gnj
 * Greba
 * grendel|khan
 *  howch e  ng   {chat}
 * iKato
 * ImpalerBugz|Talk
 * InShaneee


 * J. Finkelstein
 * J3ff
 * JeremyA
 * JesseW
 * Jmartinezot
 * Job e  6  [[Image:Peru flag large.png|20px]]
 * Joe Beaudoin Jr.
 * Josh (occasionally)
 * Journalist
 * Junkyardprince
 * JYolkowski // talk (occasionally)
 *  K ilo-Lima|(talk)
 *  light darkness (talk)
 * Lorian
 * Mailer Diablo
 * MarkSweep
 * Marnen Laibow-Koser (talk)
 * Martyman
 * Master Thief Garrett (I found a whole load of potential speedies in the process too!)
 * Matteh
 * MDD4696
 * Meegs
 * Michael180 (Upgraded templates and directions for project)
 * Mysid
 * Neutralitytalk
 *  Nivus  (talk)
 * nixie
 * Primate
 * No Guru
 * Nv8200p
 * Phoenix-forgotten
 * Quadell
 * r3m0t
 * Rebelguys2
 * RedWolf
 * Rje
 * Rory 0 96 (block)
 * Rossrs


 * Sango123 | talk
 * SatCam
 * Schnee (cheeks clone)
 * ScribeOfTheNile
 * scriptedfate (minor thus far)
 * Sean (talk || contribs)
 * Secretlondon
 * Shyam Bihari (talk)
 * Silverfish
 * Squallwc
 * Squash
 * Stan Shebs
 * SteinbDJ (talk)
 * Stezton (talk) (I love doing this!)
 * Stormie (talk)
 * Sue Anne (talk)
 * Superm401
 * &mdash; Sverdrup
 * &rArr;  SWAT  Jester   [[Image:Flag_of_Iceland.svg|18px|]]  Ready    Aim    Fire!  (just killed page 4)
 * Tagishsimon (talk)
 * Tawker
 * Telso
 * The JPS
 * Trogga
 * Trampled (talk) (very little so far)
 * Verloren Hoop (talk)
 * WCX
 * Wikia c c (sometimes)
 * —Wknight94 (talk) (easy ones anyway)
 * Winhunter
 * Woohookitty (no longer working on project)
 * Zeimusu
 * ZeWrestler  Talk
 * Zsinj Talk
 * Zzyzx11 (Talk)
 * Richard Slater ( Talk to me! )

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