Maintenance script: Normalize Engineer image metadata wording

2026-08-11T02:49:26Z

Normalize Engineer image metadata wording

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	{{EDFM image information		{{EDFM image information
	\|description = In-game portrait of Hero Ferrari, an ~~Odyssey~~ Engineer ~~in Elite Dangerous~~.		\|description = In-game portrait of Hero Ferrari, an Engineer.
	\|subject = [[Hero Ferrari]]		\|subject = [[Hero Ferrari]]
	\|subject_type = ~~Odyssey~~ Engineer		\|subject_type = Engineer
	\|source = Elite Dangerous		\|source = Elite Dangerous
	\|media_type = Cropped in-game screenshot		\|media_type = Cropped in-game screenshot
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	* <code>description</code> — a sentence describing what the image actually shows.		* <code>description</code> — a sentence describing what the image actually shows.
	* <code>subject</code> — what's pictured. Wikilink it yourself (e.g. <code>[[Hero Ferrari]]</code>) when the subject has its own EDFM article and linking would actually help someone reach it — don't link just for the sake of it.		* <code>subject</code> — what's pictured. Wikilink it yourself (e.g. <code>[[Hero Ferrari]]</code>) when the subject has its own EDFM article and linking would actually help someone reach it — don't link just for the sake of it.
	* <code>subject_type</code> — optional; a short classification of the subject (e.g. "~~Odyssey Engineer", "Ship~~ Engineer", "Ship", "Station", "Settlement", "UI element").		* <code>subject_type</code> — optional; a short classification of the subject (e.g. "Engineer", "Ship", "Station", "Settlement", "UI element").
	* <code>source</code> — where the media originated; defaults to "Elite Dangerous". Override for other cases, e.g. "Frontier Developments promotional/media asset" or "Created for Elite Dangerous Field Manual".		* <code>source</code> — where the media originated; defaults to "Elite Dangerous". Override for other cases, e.g. "Frontier Developments promotional/media asset" or "Created for Elite Dangerous Field Manual".
	* <code>media_type</code> — defaults to "In-game screenshot". Other examples: "Cropped in-game screenshot", "Promotional image", "Frontier press asset", "Logo", "Diagram", "EDFM-created graphic", "User-created illustration", "Map", "UI screenshot".		* <code>media_type</code> — defaults to "In-game screenshot". Other examples: "Cropped in-game screenshot", "Promotional image", "Frontier press asset", "Logo", "Diagram", "EDFM-created graphic", "User-created illustration", "Map", "UI screenshot".

Sythan: New: standard media-information template for file pages, separate from licensing

2026-08-08T14:58:27Z

New: standard media-information template for file pages, separate from licensing

New page

<templatestyles src="Template:EDFM style/styles.css" /><div class="edfm-panel edfm-panel-info">
<dl>
<dt>Description</dt><dd>{{{description|Not specified}}}</dd>
<dt>Subject</dt><dd>{{{subject|Not specified}}}</dd>{{#if:{{{subject_type|}}}|
<dt>Subject type</dt><dd>{{{subject_type}}}</dd>}}
<dt>Source</dt><dd>{{{source|Elite Dangerous}}}</dd>
<dt>Media type</dt><dd>{{{media_type|In-game screenshot}}}</dd>
<dt>Captured by</dt><dd>{{{captured_by|Contributor name not specified}}}</dd>{{#if:{{{capture_date|}}}|
<dt>Captured</dt><dd>{{{capture_date}}}</dd>}}{{#if:{{{modifications|}}}|
<dt>Modifications</dt><dd>{{{modifications}}}</dd>}}
<dt>Intended use</dt><dd>{{{intended_use|Not specified}}}</dd>
<dt>Copyright holder</dt><dd>{{{copyright_holder|Not specified}}}</dd>{{#if:{{{notes|}}}|
<dt>Notes</dt><dd>{{{notes}}}</dd>}}
</dl>
</div><noinclude>
== Usage ==
The standard media-information template for EDFM file pages — describes the '''asset''' (what it depicts, where it came from, who made/captured it, how it's been altered, what it's for). It does '''not''' handle licensing — that stays in its own <code>== Licensing ==</code> section via the existing {{tl|License-ED screenshot}} / {{tl|License-Official Frontier media}} / etc. templates (selected from the Licensing dropdown on <code>Special:Upload</code>), so the two responsibilities don't get tangled together on the page. See [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Image Use Policy]] for why this split matters.

This template also does not duplicate the subject's own article — it describes the picture, not the Engineer/ship/location pictured. Gameplay facts (location, unlock requirements, specialties, etc.) belong on the subject's own article, not here.

<pre>
{{EDFM image information
|description = In-game portrait of Hero Ferrari, an Odyssey Engineer in Elite Dangerous.
|subject = [[Hero Ferrari]]
|subject_type = Odyssey Engineer
|source = Elite Dangerous
|media_type = Cropped in-game screenshot
|captured_by = Sythan
|capture_date = 8 August 2026
|modifications = Cropped to portrait framing
|intended_use = Identification and illustration on the Hero Ferrari article and related Engineering pages.
|copyright_holder = Frontier Developments plc
}}
</pre>

Place this under <code>== Summary ==</code> on the file page (MediaWiki generates that heading automatically from the upload description). Put the licensing classification under a separate <code>== Licensing ==</code> section, as already happens automatically when a Licensing option is picked at upload time.

'''Fields:'''
* <code>description</code> — a sentence describing what the image actually shows.
* <code>subject</code> — what's pictured. Wikilink it yourself (e.g. <code>[[Hero Ferrari]]</code>) when the subject has its own EDFM article and linking would actually help someone reach it — don't link just for the sake of it.
* <code>subject_type</code> — optional; a short classification of the subject (e.g. "Odyssey Engineer", "Ship Engineer", "Ship", "Station", "Settlement", "UI element").
* <code>source</code> — where the media originated; defaults to "Elite Dangerous". Override for other cases, e.g. "Frontier Developments promotional/media asset" or "Created for Elite Dangerous Field Manual".
* <code>media_type</code> — defaults to "In-game screenshot". Other examples: "Cropped in-game screenshot", "Promotional image", "Frontier press asset", "Logo", "Diagram", "EDFM-created graphic", "User-created illustration", "Map", "UI screenshot".
* <code>captured_by</code> — the contributor's commander name or handle. Always fill this in — leaving it out flags the file into [[:Category:Files missing source information]] rather than silently crediting nobody.
* <code>capture_date</code> — optional, omitted entirely (no row shown) if not given. Use the actual capture/creation date only if it's actually known — '''do not substitute the upload date''' unless that's genuinely also the capture date.
* <code>modifications</code> — optional, omitted entirely if not given. Only note changes with practical relevance (cropped, resized, background removed, colour corrected, composite, etc.) — don't list routine technical detail with no bearing on how the image should be read, and don't claim "original"/unmodified unless that's actually known.
* <code>intended_use</code> — what the image is for on EDFM (e.g. "Identification and illustration on the Hero Ferrari article").
* <code>copyright_holder</code> — who actually owns the underlying material (e.g. "Frontier Developments plc" for anything showing game assets, "EDFM" or a named contributor for original diagrams/graphics, a named third party if used with permission). State only what's actually known — don't infer.
* <code>notes</code> — optional, anything else worth recording.

See [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Image Use Policy]] and [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Adding an Image]].
[[Category:Templates]]
</noinclude>

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Maintenance script: Normalize Engineer image metadata wording

Sythan: New: standard media-information template for file pages, separate from licensing