Template:License-Public domain: Difference between revisions

Current answers. Practical procedures. Reliable reference.
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Fix: wrap categorization in <includeonly> -- the template page itself was being categorized as a file, not just pages that transclude it
Add noexcerpt to outer wrapper: this is an editorial/legal/maintenance notice, not article-subject content, and shouldn't lead Page Previews/extracts
Line 1: Line 1:
<templatestyles src="Template:EDFM style/styles.css" /><div class="edfm-panel edfm-panel-info">This file is in the public domain. State '''why''' in the file description (e.g. expired copyright, a public-domain government work, or the creator's own explicit public-domain dedication) — "public domain" is a specific legal status, not a default for anything without an obvious owner. This is not the correct classification for ''Elite Dangerous'' game assets, which are not public domain — use {{tl|License-ED screenshot}} for those.</div><includeonly>[[Category:Public domain media]]</includeonly><noinclude>
<templatestyles src="Template:EDFM style/styles.css" /><div class="edfm-panel edfm-panel-info noexcerpt">This file is in the public domain. State '''why''' in the file description (e.g. expired copyright, a public-domain government work, or the creator's own explicit public-domain dedication) — "public domain" is a specific legal status, not a default for anything without an obvious owner. This is not the correct classification for ''Elite Dangerous'' game assets, which are not public domain — use {{tl|License-ED screenshot}} for those.</div><includeonly>[[Category:Public domain media]]</includeonly><noinclude>
== Usage ==
== Usage ==
The license value inserted when a contributor picks '''"Public domain"''' from the Licensing dropdown on <code>Special:Upload</code>. Genuinely rare on this wiki — almost nothing related to ''Elite Dangerous'' itself qualifies. Don't use this as a fallback for "I don't know the license."
The license value inserted when a contributor picks '''"Public domain"''' from the Licensing dropdown on <code>Special:Upload</code>. Genuinely rare on this wiki — almost nothing related to ''Elite Dangerous'' itself qualifies. Don't use this as a fallback for "I don't know the license."
[[Category:Templates]]
[[Category:Templates]]
</noinclude>
</noinclude>

Revision as of 03:14, 20 August 2026

This file is in the public domain. State why in the file description (e.g. expired copyright, a public-domain government work, or the creator's own explicit public-domain dedication) — "public domain" is a specific legal status, not a default for anything without an obvious owner. This is not the correct classification for Elite Dangerous game assets, which are not public domain — use {{License-ED screenshot}} for those.

Usage

The license value inserted when a contributor picks "Public domain" from the Licensing dropdown on Special:Upload. Genuinely rare on this wiki — almost nothing related to Elite Dangerous itself qualifies. Don't use this as a fallback for "I don't know the license."