One For The Commons

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Part 1: Requirements

• It should be YOUR art and not a derivative of someone else’s.
• The work should be hosted somewhere else (Flickr or Internet Archive are good options that support Creative Commons licenses) and must distinguish that it is licensed freely:
  • Select either a Creative Commons Attribution or Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license
  • If you choose to host the work on your own site (MySpace, etc.) please use the CC license selector to generate the proper XHTML and badge.
• Art should be in the highest resolution possible (300dpi, 3,00px on the horizontal edge) in JPEG or PNG form.
• You will need to register for a Wikimedia Commons Account if you don’t already have one.

Part 2: Filling out the Upload Form and Sending the file to WMC

• Things you can fill out yourself:
  • Title of Your Work
  • Destination filename:
    • Choose a descriptive filename for your upload. A good example is “Temptation of Saint Anthony central panel by Bosch.jpeg”
  • Author
    • You should put your username in here, you can display it however you like by putting text after the | E.g. [[user:14tc|One for the Commons]] will be displayed as “One for the Commons” instead of our username 14tc.
  • Date Created
  • A concise description
    • This is mandatory, so don’t forget it! Write a bit about the work and make sure you choose the right language if you’re changing it from English.
• Here’s how to fill out these sections:
  • Original Source
    • Write “Own work by uploader” if that text isn’t already there.
  • Additional Info
    • Write “One for the Commons Upload” here
  • Licensing
    • Choose a license you are comfortable with (the GFDL is essentially though not fully compatible with Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike)
  • Categories
    • Add “One for the Commons” as a category so that we can organize our uploads
    • There are many categories on Wikimedia Commons, try typing something like “Art” and you’ll see an autocomplete feature. Please place your work in at least a couple of categories.
  • Other versions
    • Leave this blank unless you are uploading a different version of a file that is already on WMC.
  • Permission
    • This is where you would place a link to your Flickr photo or your website demonstrating that the work is licensed in a particular way. Remember, Wikipedia takes sourcing very seriously and you should make it as clear as possible that you have the right to upload this work to WMC.

Part 3: Notification

• Make sure to let us know that you’ve done this by emailing submissions@14tc.com with a link to the Wikimedia Commons URL and your information.
• Also consider visiting pages on Wikipedia that might use your photo and letting editors know that there is an image in WMC that might be useful to them.