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We depend on people like you to create and contribute images for Wikipedia, and the rest of the world, to use, as long as you are willing to release the images under a free content license. You can read about a few of the people who are already contributing their work on the meet our photographers page .
Likewise, you can use date parameters with the other templates as well. If you like the pre-made formats, you can use date parameters there as well, like this: {{Pic of the day|date=2025-01-17}} or {{POTD|date=2025-01-17}}. Again, this system will only work for pictures of the day beginning January 1, 2007.
Wikipedia (like its sister projects) uses images that document the things we write about, that includes people. Biography articles benefit from a photograph of the subject, and images can break up long sections of text in other articles, making them more attractive, and easier to understand for people whose English or reading skills are limited.
Note: Do not edit this page with your about you details. Go to Special:MyPage, which redirects to your own "About you" page, to add this information. One of the most important functions of your user page is to enable you to introduce yourself to the Wikipedia community. As people get to know each other better, it (usually) becomes easier for ...
Avoid referring to images as "being on the right". Image placement is different for viewers of the mobile version of Wikipedia, and is meaningless to people having pages read to them by assistive software. Instead, use captions to identify images.
Help:Contents – Is the main help page that will guide you in the right direction. The help page may be reached at any time by clicking help displayed under the Interaction tab on the left side of all pages. Help:Menu – Is a main menu-style page that will direct you to the right place to find information.
Talk is your user talk page, where people can leave messages for you. Sandbox is a page in your user space where you can experiment with editing without worrying that you will cause problems on an actual Wikipedia page. Preferences allows you to change your password and customize your email and wiki software settings.
Wikipedia:Media copyright questions — about images, audio files, and other media. {} — write a question or request on your user talk page, and place {{Help me}} with it, and someone will be by shortly to help you on it. Live help — ask other editors questions in real time in a Wikipedia chat room.