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'''Wikimedia Commons – ''the free media repository''''' — is a major part or 'Project' of the {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF). More commonly known to [[Wikipedian|Wikimedians]] as merely '''Commons''', it is a very large [[wiki]] of an online depository {{tag|database}} of over 49 million freely usable educational {{tag|media}} files to which anyone can contribute. The files, which include {{tag|images}}, {{tag|video}}s, and {{tag|audio}}; are primarily for use by all 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|fair use]]' images, the Wikimedia Commons will not; all media files uploaded to the Commons <u>must</u> be completely free to use (either {{tag|public domain}}, 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. | '''Wikimedia Commons – ''the free media repository''''' — is a major part or 'Project' of the {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF). More commonly known to [[Wikipedian|Wikimedians]] as merely '''Commons''', it is a very large [[wiki]] of an online depository {{tag|database}} of over 49 million freely usable educational {{tag|media}} files to which anyone can contribute. The files, which include {{tag|images}}, {{tag|video}}s, and {{tag|audio}}; are primarily for use by all 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|fair use]]' images, the Wikimedia Commons will not; all media files uploaded to the Commons <u>must</u> be completely free to use (either {{tag|public domain}}, 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-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 | 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 1 September 2018, the total file size on hard disc for all files is a whopping 183.36 terabytes (TB)![https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MediaStatistics#All_files] | ||
The [[mw:InstantCommons|InstantCommons]] extension for [[MediaWiki.org|MediaWiki]] will allow non-Wikimedia Foundation sites to use Commons media on their own independent wiki. | The [[mw:InstantCommons|InstantCommons]] extension for [[MediaWiki.org|MediaWiki]] will allow non-Wikimedia Foundation sites to use Commons media on their own independent wiki. | ||
{{Size <!--see Template:Size for full detail--> | {{Size <!--see Template:Size for full detail--> | ||
|pages= 49, | |pages= 49,122,429 <!--uploaded files - https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles--> | ||
|statistics URL= https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics | |statistics URL= https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics | ||
|wikiFactor= 6<!--6 - preferred; if unknown leave void; see: Category:wikiFactor for help--> | |wikiFactor= 6<!--6 - preferred; if unknown leave void; see: Category:wikiFactor for help--> | ||
|wikiFactor URL= <!--http://stats.grok.se/commons/top--> | |wikiFactor URL= <!--http://stats.grok.se/commons/top--> | ||
}}( | }}(Files count as of: 2018-09-01<br>wikiFactor as of: 2015-10-18)<!--YYYY-MM-DD; manually add/amend date when stats are verified and/or updated--> | ||
*[[Commons:Commons:Project scope|Commons:Project scope]] — an [[Commons:Commons:Policies and guidelines|official policy]] on Wikimedia Commons | *[[Commons:Commons:Project scope|Commons:Project scope]] — an [[Commons:Commons:Policies and guidelines|official policy]] on Wikimedia Commons | ||