Bbpen

I have written and edited Wikipedia articles about U.S. Navy stuff.

My toolbox

• Geolink: {{Geolinks-US-buildingscale|38.64444|-90.36991}}
• VFD: {{vfd}}
• Speedy deletion: {{del}}
• Ship classes: [[Category:Ship classes]]
• Secrecy: [[Category:U.S. government secrecy]]
• Template for unsigned Talk entries:{{unsigned|username|date from page history)}}
• Image copyright tags
• Wikimedia Commons file upload
  • Example of commons image caption

A port view of a [[wikipedia:guided missile frigate|guided missile frigate]]].

Date: 01 August 1988

Camera operator: Photographer's Mate 1st Class Chuck Mussi

U.S. Department of Defense's [http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/ Defense Visual Information Center] ID: DNST8902266

{{PD-USGov-Military-Navy}} [[Category:Military]]

• • Example of WP article link to commons image

[[Image:OperationPrayingMantis.jpg|thumb|An Iranian frigate burns on 18 April 1988.]]

Newbie image use template

Hi. Wikipedia has a rather detailed Image use policy that seeks to keep it free of copyright violations. Kindly have a look at the policy before uploading any more images. Here's how it starts...Bbpen 16:22, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

1. Keep copyrights in mind when uploading images.
2. Always provide a detailed source for where the image came from, either a URL if it is from the web, or a name (or alias) and method of contact(i.e. Talk page, email, etc.) for the photographer.
3. Use the image description page to describe an image and its copyright situation.
4. Always tag your image with one of the image copyright tags.

Hi. Wikipedia has a rather detailed [[Image use policy]] that seeks to keep it free of [[wikipedia:copyrights|copyright]] violations. Kindly have a look at the policy before uploading any more images. Here's how it starts...~~~~ #<span id="copyrights_in_mind"> Keep [[wikipedia:copyrights|copyrights]] in mind when uploading images. </span> #<span id="cite_sources">'''Always provide a detailed source for where the image came from, either a URL if it is from the web, or a name (or alias) and method of contact(i.e. Talk page, email, etc.) for the photographer.'''</span> #<span id="use_image_description_page"> Use the [[Wikipedia:image description page|image description page]] to describe an image and its copyright situation.</span> #<span id="always tag">'''Always tag your image with one of the [[Wikipedia:Image_copyright_tags|image copyright tags]].''' </span>

Reference

• DANFS conversion checklist
• DoD DVIC photo search