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}}{{WikiTourBus|25|url=https://web.Archive.org/web/20170201074302/https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:TourBusStop}} | }}{{WikiTourBus|25|url=https://web.Archive.org/web/20170201074302/https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:TourBusStop}} | ||
{{Size <!--see 'Template:Size' for extensive full detail--> | {{Size <!--see 'Template:Size' for extensive full detail--> | ||
|pages= | |pages= 86849335<!--uploaded files; https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles--><!--plain numeric value for number of Files on a commons wiki; NO thousands separators--> | ||
|statistics URL= https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics | |statistics URL= https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics | ||
|wikiFactor= 6<!--(wF), preferred; see: Category:wikiFactor; if wF unknown leave void; archived wF value may be used--> | |wikiFactor= 6<!--(wF), preferred; see: Category:wikiFactor; if wF unknown leave void; archived wF value may be used--> | ||
|wikiFactor URL= <!--http://Stats.Grok.se/commons/top--> | |wikiFactor URL= <!--http://Stats.Grok.se/commons/top--> | ||
}}(Files count as of: 2022- | }}(Files count as of: 2022-09-22<br>wikiFactor as of: 2015-10-18)<!--YYYY-MM-DD; manually add/amend date when stats are verified and/or updated--> | ||
'''Wikimedia Commons – ''the free media repository''''' — is a major part or ' | '''Wikimedia Commons – ''the free media repository''''' — is a major part or '{{WMF.org|Our projects|Project}}' of the {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF). More commonly known to [[Wikipedian|Wikimedians]] as merely '''Commons''', it is a very large [[wiki]] site of an online depository {{tag|database}} of over 86 million freely usable educational {{tag|media}} files, to which anyone can contribute. The files, which include {{tag|images}} ({{tag|photographs}}, {{tag|graphics}}, etc), {{tag|video}}s, and {{tag|audio}}; are primarily for use by all [[:Category:Wiki language|language versions]] of the various Wikimedia projects, such as [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], [[:Category:Wikinews|Wikinews]], [[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]], etc. With specific regards to Wikipedia, whilst the [[English Wikipedia]] ''will'' accept '{{Wp|fair use}}' images, the Wikimedia Commons will <u>not</u>; all media files uploaded to the Commons <u>must</u> be completely free to use (either {{tag|public domain}} (PD), or an unrestricted {{tag|copyleft}} license). Other individual [[:Category:Wiki language|language]] editions of Wikipedia have their own differing standards for fair use; e.g. [[Español Wikipedia]] will not allow fair use media. | ||
All textual content on the Commons wiki was initially released under the terms of the {{tag|Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License}} (GNU FDL, or more commonly GFDL). An additional license was subsequently added; the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution | All textual content on the Commons wiki was initially released under the terms of the {{tag|Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License}} (GNU FDL, or more commonly GFDL). An additional license was subsequently added; the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 Unported license}} (CC-BY-SA 3.0).[https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:General_disclaimer] As of 25 July 2022, the total file size on hard disc for all files is a whopping 350.46 {{Wp|terabyte}}s (TB)![https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MediaStatistics#All_files] | ||
The {{Mw|InstantCommons}} extension for [[MediaWiki.org|MediaWiki]] will allow external non-Wikimedia Foundation sites to use Commons media on their own independent wiki. | The {{Mw|InstantCommons}} extension for [[MediaWiki.org|MediaWiki]] will allow external non-Wikimedia Foundation sites to use Commons media on their own independent wiki. | ||
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===See also=== | ===See also=== | ||
*[[Wikilivres]] — a complimentary site hosted in [[:Category:Canada|Canada]] and run by volunteers to host materials which are not public domain in the [[:Category:United States|United States of America]] | *[[Wikilivres]] — a complimentary site hosted in [[:Category:Canada|Canada]] and run by volunteers to host materials which are not public domain in the [[:Category:United States of America|United States of America]] | ||
*[[Wikitravel Shared]] — a similar free media repository for [[:Category:Wikitravel|Wikitravel]] | *[[Wikitravel Shared]] — a similar free media repository for [[:Category:Wikitravel|Wikitravel]] | ||
*[[Ekopedia Base]] — the media repository for [[Ekopedia]] | *[[Ekopedia Base]] — the media repository for [[Ekopedia]] | ||
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===External links=== | ===External links=== | ||
*{{WM-Wikidata|Q565|Wikimedia Commons (Q565)}} — www.Wikidata.org, at [[Wikimedia Wikidata]] | |||
{{WikiApiary}} | {{WikiApiary}} | ||
*{{WM-Commons|Commons:Project scope|Commons: Project scope}} — an {{WM-Commons|Commons:Policies and guidelines|official policy}} on Wikimedia Commons, Commons.Wikimedia.org | *{{WM-Commons|Commons:Project scope|Commons: Project scope}} — an {{WM-Commons|Commons:Policies and guidelines|official policy}} on Wikimedia Commons, Commons.Wikimedia.org | ||
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*{{WMF-Meta|Wikimedia Commons}} — at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]], Meta.Wikimedia.org | *{{WMF-Meta|Wikimedia Commons}} — at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]], Meta.Wikimedia.org | ||
*{{Wp|Wikimedia Commons}} — on the [[English Wikipedia]], En.Wikipedia.org | *{{Wp|Wikimedia Commons}} — on the [[English Wikipedia]], En.Wikipedia.org | ||
*[https://Stats.Wikimedia.org/wikispecial/EN/TablesWikipediaCOMMONS.htm Wikimedia Commons Statistics tables] — Wikistats v1 ([[:Category:Wiki Public | *[https://Stats.Wikimedia.org/wikispecial/EN/TablesWikipediaCOMMONS.htm Wikimedia Commons Statistics tables] — Wikistats v1 ([[:Category:Wiki Public domain (generic)|public domain]]) (final release, 31 January 2019) from [[Erik Zachte]], Stats.Wikimedia.org at [[Wikimedia Statistics]] | ||
*[https://Stats.Wikimedia.org/wikispecial/EN/ChartsWikipediaCOMMONS.htm Wikimedia Commons Statistics charts] — Wikistats v1 (public domain) (final release, 31 January 2019) from Erik Zachte, Stats.Wikimedia.org at Wikimedia Statistics | *[https://Stats.Wikimedia.org/wikispecial/EN/ChartsWikipediaCOMMONS.htm Wikimedia Commons Statistics charts] — Wikistats v1 (public domain) (final release, 31 January 2019) from Erik Zachte, Stats.Wikimedia.org at Wikimedia Statistics | ||
*[https://Stats.Wikimedia.org/wikispecial/EN/TablesPageViewsMonthlyOriginal.htm Page views for other Projects, raw data, 26 March 2019] — Wikistats v1 (public domain) (final release, 31 January 2019) from Erik Zachte, Stats.Wikimedia.org at Wikimedia Statistics | *[https://Stats.Wikimedia.org/wikispecial/EN/TablesPageViewsMonthlyOriginal.htm Page views for other Projects, raw data, 26 March 2019] — Wikistats v1 (public domain) (final release, 31 January 2019) from Erik Zachte, Stats.Wikimedia.org at Wikimedia Statistics | ||
*[https://Stats.Wikimedia.org/wikispecial/EN/ReportCardTopWikis.htm#lang_commons Report card for Wikimedia Commons at a glance December 2018] — Wikistats v1 (public domain) (final release, 31 January 2019) from Erik Zachte, Stats.Wikimedia.org at Wikimedia Statistics | *[https://Stats.Wikimedia.org/wikispecial/EN/ReportCardTopWikis.htm#lang_commons Report card for Wikimedia Commons at a glance December 2018] — Wikistats v1 (public domain) (final release, 31 January 2019) from Erik Zachte, Stats.Wikimedia.org at Wikimedia Statistics | ||
*[https://Stats.Wikimedia.org/v2/#/commons.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Commons Statistics v2] — Wikistats v2 ([[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0)|Creative Commons CC0]]), Stats.Wikimedia.org at Wikimedia Statistics | *[https://Stats.Wikimedia.org/v2/#/commons.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Commons Statistics v2] — Wikistats v2 ([[:Category:Wiki Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0)|Creative Commons CC0]]), Stats.Wikimedia.org at Wikimedia Statistics | ||
{{Wikistats v2.2-wiki|wx|2|Wikimedia Commons|Wikimedia special projects}} | |||
*[https:// | *[https://commons.wikiscan.org Wikiscan Commons wiki statistics] — independent statistics site on Wikipedia and other wikis hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, at [[Wikiscan.org]] | ||
**[https:// | **[https://commons.wikiscan.org/users Wikiscan Commons wiki user statistics] — at Wikiscan.org | ||
*[https://Tools.WMFLabs.org/pageviews/?project=commons.wikimedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&range=latest-20&pages=Main_Page Wikimedia Commons Pageviews Analysis] — Tools.WMFLabs.org at [[Wikimedia Labs]] | *[https://Tools.WMFLabs.org/pageviews/?project=commons.wikimedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&range=latest-20&pages=Main_Page Wikimedia Commons Pageviews Analysis] — Tools.WMFLabs.org at [[Wikimedia Labs]] | ||
*[https:// | {{XTools AdminStats|commons.wikimedia.org|Wikimedia Commons}} | ||
*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.free.nrw.commons Wikimedia Commons Android app] — on Google Play | |||
*[http://www.Wikistatistics.net/specials/commons Wikimedia Commons Interactive Statistics] — from [[Wikistatistics.net]] | *[http://www.Wikistatistics.net/specials/commons Wikimedia Commons Interactive Statistics] — from [[Wikistatistics.net]] | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/wikimediacommons Monthly independent database dumps of 34 TB of Wikimedia Commons images] — from [[Archive Team#WikiTeam|WikiTeam]], at [[Archive.org]] | |||
{{Wikimedia Foundation}} | {{Wikimedia Foundation}} | ||
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[[Category:Wiki English]]<!--the wiki is multilingual, although much of the business of the wiki uses English as its primary working language--> | [[Category:Wiki English]]<!--the wiki is multilingual, although much of the business of the wiki uses English as its primary working language--> | ||
[[Category:Commons]] | [[Category:Commons]] | ||
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[[Category:Cologne Blue]] | [[Category:Cologne Blue]] | ||
[[Category:Minerva]] | [[Category:Minerva]] | ||
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[[Category:Monobook]] | [[Category:Monobook]] | ||
[[Category:Timeless]] | [[Category:Timeless]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Founded in 2004]]<!--https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Welcome--> | ||