Reading11-CHEN XINLEI

Summary 

The role of Wikimedia Commons is to provide a platform for global users to share media resources. It allows users to upload and store various types of media files, including photos, illustrations, audio and video, and more.

These files can be used freely in Wikipedia, Wikinews, and other Wikimedia projects.

The goal of Wikimedia Commons is to provide educational and informational resources freely accessible and useful to users worldwide. By sharing these resources, people can access and use rich and diverse content from all over the world, promoting cultural exchange and the globalization of knowledge.

Reading this article can help most editors solve the difficulties they encounter in Wikimedia Commons.There is a very detailed explanation below each question, helping novice editors to use Wikimedia Commons proficiently as soon as possible.

Interesting point

Galleries are a complement to categories (primary way to organize and find files on the Commons), as another way of displaying media.A good way to design a new gallery page is to adapt an existing one from a similar topic.

Discussion

What do you think the purpose of these usage rules is for Wikimedia Commons? What are the rules we should know most as novice editors?

Comments

  1. YEJI PARKMay 22, 2023 at 8:58 AM

    I think it is to make it easy for many people to use Wikipedia. The rule we need to know the most is that we need to write down accurate information and specify if there is a source.

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