Template:License-Public domain: Difference between revisions

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Add noexcerpt to outer wrapper: this is an editorial/legal/maintenance notice, not article-subject content, and shouldn't lead Page Previews/extracts
Documentation only: note in <noinclude> usage docs explaining the noexcerpt class (no functional/rendering change)
 
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== 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."
The outer notice uses the <code>noexcerpt</code> class so maintenance/editorial
text is excluded from article excerpts and Page Previews.
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Latest revision as of 03:29, 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."

The outer notice uses the noexcerpt class so maintenance/editorial text is excluded from article excerpts and Page Previews.