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'''WikiIndex:File deletion policy''' — ''note:'' this {{tag|WikiIndex}} policy page is in its infancy. Please post any suggested ideas to the [[WikiIndex talk:File deletion policy|talk page]] to collaborate. | '''WikiIndex:File deletion policy''' — ''note:'' this {{tag|WikiIndex}} policy page is in its infancy. Please post any suggested ideas to the [[WikiIndex talk:File deletion policy|talk page]] to collaborate. | ||
WikiIndex hosts {{tag|images}} and other media | WikiIndex hosts {{tag|images}} and other media [[file]]s in order to enhance the textual content of this wiki. These media can provide visual context, and make pages more asthetically appealing. Common [[deletion]] reasons are listed at the interface page [[MediaWiki:Filedelete-reason-dropdown]], and include: | ||
;Copyright violation: Depending on the [[:Category:License|license]] of a certain piece of media, and if someone wants to enforce [[:Category:Copyright|copyright]], we may be obliged to remove someone else's images, sounds, or videos. However, under United States law, we ''are'' entitled to host [[WikiIndex:Copyrights|copyright]] images under a '[[WikiIndex:Fair use|fair use]]' clause. | ;Copyright violation: Depending on the [[:Category:License|license]] of a certain piece of media, and if someone wants to enforce [[:Category:Copyright|copyright]], we may be obliged to remove someone else's images, sounds, or videos. However, under United States law, we ''are'' entitled to host [[WikiIndex:Copyrights|copyright]] images under a '[[WikiIndex:Fair use|fair use]]' clause. | ||
;Author request: Files which have been uploaded by a [[user]], and that same user subsequently asks that it be [[Template:Delete|deleted]]. This also applies to content in other [[WikiIndex:Namespace conventions|namespaces]]. | ;Author request: Files which have been uploaded by a [[user]], and that same user subsequently asks that it be [[Template:Delete|deleted]]. This also applies to content in other [[WikiIndex:Namespace conventions|namespaces]]. | ||
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;Other policy violation: A 'catch all' reason not included in any of the above. One example might include a 'take down' request by a recognised law enforcement agency. | ;Other policy violation: A 'catch all' reason not included in any of the above. One example might include a 'take down' request by a recognised law enforcement agency. | ||
File deletion is up to the discretion of an [[Sysop|admin]], and it is reversible. Accidents happen, and if you feel like a file deletion was unnecessary or an accident, please contact the deleting admin to review. | File [[deletion]] is up to the discretion of an [[Sysop|admin]], and it is [[Special:Undelete|reversible]]. Accidents happen, and if you feel like a file deletion was unnecessary or an accident, please contact the deleting admin to review. | ||
;''See also | ;''See also | ||
*[[WikiIndex:Terms of Service]] | *[[WikiIndex: Terms of Service]] | ||
[[Category:Images| ]] | [[Category:Images| ]] | ||