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Sythan: Replace the manual template-fill-in instructions with a description of the new EDFM upload-assistant workflow (EDFMUploadAssist extension) -- metadata is now generated automatically

2026-08-08T15:59:12Z

Replace the manual template-fill-in instructions with a description of the new EDFM upload-assistant workflow (EDFMUploadAssist extension) -- metadata is now generated automatically

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	There is deliberately no generic "unknown" or "fair use" option — every upload needs one of the classifications above.		There is deliberately no generic "unknown" or "fair use" option — every upload needs one of the classifications above.

	== ~~Fill~~ in the ~~description box~~ ==		== Filling in the rest of the form ==
	The ~~description box~~ below ~~is already pre-filled with an empty {{tl\|~~EDFM ~~image information}} skeleton — fill in the fields that apply and delete the rest. This records the picture~~'s own provenance (what it shows, who captured/made it, how it's been modified, what it's for, who owns the underlying material) as a separate <code>== Summary ==</code> section — kept apart from the <code>== Licensing ==</code> section the dropdown above generates, and apart from the subject's own article, which is where gameplay facts belong. For example, a Professor Palin headshot captured in-game:		The form below asks only for what EDFM can't safely work out on its own:

	~~<pre>~~		# '''Destination filename''' — a clear, descriptive name (it becomes the page title in the File namespace).
	{{EDFM image ~~information~~		# '''Media purpose''' — what kind of image this is (Engineer portrait, ship image, UI screenshot, etc.). This drives the description and categories EDFM generates.
	~~\|description = In-game portrait~~ of ~~Professor Palin~~, ~~a Ship Engineer in Elite Dangerous~~.		# '''Subject''' — the EDFM article this image is of, e.g. <code>Hero Ferrari</code> or <code>Anaconda</code> — just the page title, no <code><nowiki>[[brackets]]</nowiki></code>. Required for media purposes that have an obvious subject (a portrait, a ship, a location); optional for general gameplay screenshots, UI screenshots, and diagrams.
	~~\|subject =~~ [[~~Professor Palin~~]]		# '''Licensing''' — see above.
	~~\|subject_type = Ship Engineer~~		# '''Image modifications''' and '''Additional notes''' — both optional. Only fill these in if there's actually something worth recording (e.g. "Cropped to portrait framing") — leave them blank otherwise.
	~~\|captured_by = Your commander name~~
	\|modifications = Cropped to portrait framing
	~~\|intended_use = Identification and illustration on the Professor Palin article~~.
	~~\|copyright_holder = Frontier Developments plc~~
	}}
	~~</pre>~~

	~~Only state~~ <code>~~capture_date~~</code> or <code>~~modifications~~</code> ~~if actually known — leave them~~ out rather than guess. See [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Adding an Image]] for the full walkthrough.		EDFM then generates the file page automatically: it records who you are, the source and media type implied by your Licensing choice, the copyright holder where that's established by the license, a short factual description built from the media purpose and subject, a capture date '''only''' if the file's own metadata genuinely contains one, the relevant categories, and the <code>{{tl\|EDFM image information}}</code>/<code>== Licensing ==</code> markup itself. You should not need to write or edit any template syntax for a normal upload.

			If EDFM can't confidently determine something (for example, a subject's Engineer type), it leaves that field out rather than guess — you can always add it afterwards by editing the file page normally, the same as any other page on this wiki.

			See [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Adding an Image]] for the full walkthrough.

Sythan: Update for the new EDFM image information template, now pre-filled automatically

2026-08-08T15:01:24Z

Update for the new EDFM image information template, now pre-filled automatically

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	There is deliberately no generic "unknown" or "fair use" option — every upload needs one of the classifications above.		There is deliberately no generic "unknown" or "fair use" option — every upload needs one of the classifications above.

	== ~~For an ordinary screenshot, use {{tl\|Elite Dangerous screenshot}}~~ ==		== Fill in the description box ==
	~~After picking "Elite Dangerous in~~-~~game screenshot" above, add~~ {{tl\|~~Elite Dangerous screenshot~~}} to the ~~description box with~~ a ~~few details filled in~~ — ~~this records~~ the ~~useful metadata~~ and ~~automatically handles~~ the ~~Frontier attribution wording~~, ~~so you don't need to type any of that out by hand~~. For example, a Professor Palin headshot captured in-game:		The description box below is already pre-filled with an empty {{tl\|EDFM image information}} skeleton — fill in the fields that apply and delete the rest. This records the picture's own provenance (what it shows, who captured/made it, how it's been modified, what it's for, who owns the underlying material) as a separate <code>== Summary ==</code> section — kept apart from the <code>== Licensing ==</code> section the dropdown above generates, and apart from the subject's own article, which is where gameplay facts belong. For example, a Professor Palin headshot captured in-game:

	<pre>		<pre>
	{{~~Elite Dangerous screenshot~~		{{EDFM image information
	\|description = Professor Palin ~~portrait/headshot~~		\|description = In-game portrait of Professor Palin, a Ship Engineer in Elite Dangerous.
	\|subject = Professor Palin		\|subject = [[Professor Palin]]
			\|subject_type = Ship Engineer
	\|captured_by = Your commander name		\|captured_by = Your commander name
	\|~~capture_date~~ = ~~2026-08-08~~		\|modifications = Cropped to portrait framing
	\|~~game_version~~ = ~~Live~~		\|intended_use = Identification and illustration on the Professor Palin article.
	\|~~location~~ = ~~Abel Laboratory, Arque~~		\|copyright_holder = Frontier Developments plc
	}}		}}
	</pre>		</pre>

	See [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Adding an Image]] for the full walkthrough.		Only state <code>capture_date</code> or <code>modifications</code> if actually known — leave them out rather than guess. See [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Adding an Image]] for the full walkthrough.

Sythan: Add guidance shown on Special:Upload: which license to pick, worked example

2026-08-07T23:58:20Z

Add guidance shown on Special:Upload: which license to pick, worked example

New page

'''Before you upload''', read [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Image Use Policy]] — in short: only upload images you personally captured or created, never something copied from Fandom, Reddit, Discord, YouTube, another wiki, or a search-engine image result.

== Which Licensing option do I pick? ==
Almost every upload to this wiki will be an ordinary gameplay screenshot — pick '''"Elite Dangerous in-game screenshot"''' unless you have a specific reason not to:

* '''Elite Dangerous in-game screenshot''' — the normal choice. A screenshot you captured yourself: an Engineer headshot, a ship, a station or facility, a UI element, a location, anything captured from within the game.
* '''Official Frontier / Elite Dangerous media''' — only for media Frontier Developments itself released (press kit assets, official screenshots, promotional art) — not something you captured in-game.
* '''Original work — creator retains copyright''' — a diagram or graphic '''you made''', not a screenshot of the game (e.g. a hand-drawn route map).
* '''CC BY 4.0''' / '''CC BY-SA 4.0''' — original work you made and are deliberately releasing under a Creative Commons license.
* '''Used with explicit permission''' — someone else's image, used with their explicit, documented permission. Rare — most uploads shouldn't need this.
* '''Public domain''' — genuinely public domain (expired copyright, government work, etc.), with the reason stated in the description. Not a fallback for "I don't know the license," and not correct for game assets, which aren't public domain.

There is deliberately no generic "unknown" or "fair use" option — every upload needs one of the classifications above.

== For an ordinary screenshot, use {{tl|Elite Dangerous screenshot}} ==
After picking "Elite Dangerous in-game screenshot" above, add {{tl|Elite Dangerous screenshot}} to the description box with a few details filled in — this records the useful metadata and automatically handles the Frontier attribution wording, so you don't need to type any of that out by hand. For example, a Professor Palin headshot captured in-game:

<pre>
{{Elite Dangerous screenshot
|description = Professor Palin portrait/headshot
|subject = Professor Palin
|captured_by = Your commander name
|capture_date = 2026-08-08
|game_version = Live
|location = Abel Laboratory, Arque
}}
</pre>

See [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Adding an Image]] for the full walkthrough.