Wikipedia:Image dos and don'ts

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Images make Wikipedia more informative, accessible, and professional.

In general, when working with images:
DO:
  Review the image style guide and use policy.
  Give context with captions and alt text.
  Try to find at least one image for each article.
  Find free images, or create and upload your own.
  Clean up images: crop, color-correct, etc.
  Use the best file format for each image.
  Use objects for scale where helpful.
  Place images in the section to which they are related
DON'T:
  Don't upload non-free images.
  Don't use images in place of tables or charts.
  Don't use images or galleries excessively.
  Don't add images that are not relevant.
  Don't flip faces, text, or works of art.
  Don't set fixed image sizes.
  Don't sandwich text between two images.
  Don't refer to images by their placement.
  Don't place images too early or at the end of sections.

Moxy-  11:29, 23 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

June 2023

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  Hi Awesome230586! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor at Margaret Thatcher that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Please see Help:Minor edit for more information. Thank you. ‑‑Neveselbert (talk · contribs · email) 17:31, 23 June 2023 (UTC)Reply

I made 2 edits; Minor edit was editing the capitalisation of a word from my first edit which was not marked as minor. Thanks. Awesome (talk) 17:34, 23 June 2023 (UTC)Reply

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