This template is placed at the top of an article's talk page to request that someone take a photograph for an article or add an image (from another source) to an article.
It is requested that an image or photograph be included in this article to improve its quality. Please replace this template with a more specific media request template where possible. The Free Image Search Tool may be able to locate suitable images on Flickr and other web sites. |
This template is used on 147,000 pages. To avoid large-scale disruption and unnecessary server load, any changes to it should first be tested in its /sandbox or /testcases subpages or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can then be added to this page in a single edit. Please consider discussing any changes on the talk page before implementing them. |
It is not a general-purpose "no image present" indicator. Editors placing this template on a talk page should provide information about what photographs are wanted.
Typical usage (all parameters are optional, most can be repeated):
{{Image requested |
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Basic table with no additional parameters | {{Image requested}} |
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With "in" specified | {{Image requested|in=the United States}} |
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With subject category parameter | {{Image requested|consumer electronics}} |
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With subject category parameter and multiple "in" specified | {{Image requested|rivers and waterfalls|in=France|in2=Germany}} |
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With subject category, in parameter and additional information parameter | {{Image requested|architecture|in=England|of=the main entrance}} |
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With "|free=yes" parameter | {{Image requested|free=yes}} |
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With "|small=yes" parameter | {{Image requested|small=yes}} |
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Although it is possible to add just the template {{image requested}} to a talk page it is strongly advised that you add at least one category parameter. If you don't categorize your request, it will be placed in Category:Wikipedia requested photographs, and may not receive attention from subject / regional photographers, and it is more likely to be deleted by other editors.
For example, if a picture of a specific car is required then the following should be added to the talk page: {{image requested|cars}} — this will then be added to Category:Wikipedia requested images of cars.
Picture of places are sorted by location, for example {{image requested|in=Norway}}
Adding more than one subject to the list of parameters will bring it to the attention of more people. If, for example, the subject is found in a location (or predominantly is in one country) then you can add more additional categories like so: {{image requested|computer equipment|in=Russia}}
For requests of people, reason for notoriety (i.e. occupation) and where they are know (born, lived, died, worked) is recommend. For example: {{image requested||American football people|people of Pennsylvania}}
If you are requiring a specific image of the article subject, it is possible to add detailed text. For example, in the talk page of a specific building: {{image requested|architecture|in=London|of=main entrance hall}}
For a full list of categories in use, go to Category:Wikipedia requested photographs. When selecting a category, please click down to the most relevant sub-category, and select the most appropriate to the topic of the article requiring a photograph.
Adding more than one subject category in the template is recommended.
If the subject matter isn't perfectly obvious (such as an article about a physical object), please explain your request on the talk page. It is very helpful to give photographers your ideas, particularly for abstract ideas, such as legal and philosophical concepts.
If you have a specific idea for another image, then use the |of= parameter to name the specific picture that you would like. This is particularly helpful if there are already images in the article.
Unexplained and uncategorized templates may be deleted by any editor.
The template employs several optional data field parameters as described hereafter.
{{Image requested |1= |2= |3= |of= |in= |in2= |in3= |in4= |in5= |in6= |in7= |in8= |in9= |in10= |in11= |in12= |in13= |in14= |in15= |in16= |in17= |in18= |in19= |in20= |category= |free= |collapsed= |small= }}
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- may be passed to indicate an appropriate topic subcategory. The positional parameter alternatively may be unnamed (e.g., instead of "|1=xxx", the string "|xxx" would have the same results as "|1=xxx").|of=
- may be passed to indicate what the subject of the photograph should be.|in=
- specifies where the photograph may best be taken, and adds the article to the appropriate location subcategory if there is also a "Wikipedians" category for the location (e.g. {{image requested|in=Wisconsin}} adds the article to Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Wisconsin if [:Category:Wikipedians in Wisconsin] also exists).|collapsed=
- may be set to collapsed=yes to close up the template message box.|small=
- toggles the message box from standard size to small, if small=yes.|category=
- suppresses the automatic categorization if category=no.|free=
- if free=yes, the substituted text will explicitly request a freely-licensed photograph.As a variant, some talk page WikiProject banners can also list an article as needing a photograph. However, where the talk page banners do not highlight a need for a photograph in an article or where photographs for the article are requested in more than three locations, this template may be placed on the talk (discussion) page of the article, instead.
Another variant is to find existing photographs that might meet the needs.
Redirects to this template are considered "copies".
परिचय खातिर ऊपर दिहल गइल बिबरनलेख के टेम्पलेट:Image requested/doc से ट्रांसक्लूड क के इहाँ देखावल जा रहल बाटे। (संपादन करीं | इतिहास देखीं) संपादक लोग एह टेम्पलेट के अभ्यासपन्ना (सैंडबाक्स) (बनाईं | मिरर करीं) आ टेस्टकेस (बनाईं) पन्ना सभ पर अभ्यास आ प्रयोग (टेस्टिंग) क सकत बाटे। अनुरोध बा कि अगर श्रेणी जोड़े के होखे तब /doc उपपन्ना (सबपेज) पर जोड़ल जाय। एह टेम्पलेट के उपपन्ना (सबपेज) देखीं। |