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Do not copy generic rationale verbiage from some templated rationales elsewhere. State in clear, plain words what this particular file will be doing in this particular article. Be specific and concrete. Example This non-free art will be the primary form of identification of the subject of the article in the infobox used in the article. String ...
This page provides some basic examples for how to write a fair use rationale. Good rationales might expand on why the non-free item is needed, why a free item cannot be used in its place, and what essential function it performs in each article in which it is to be used. Please modify the text so that it applies to the specific image and use of it.
fair-use images can only be used in articles (not e.g. talk pages or user pages), as specified in the image's fair-use rationale; and; fair-use images become subject to deletion if not actually used in an article—see Wikipedia:Fair use § Policy and Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion § Images/Media.
If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add [[Category:Non-free use rationale templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page.
For example non-free use rationales, see Wikipedia:Use rationale examples. Template:Non-free use rationale may be helpful for stating the rationale. This tag is not a sufficient claim of fair use. To patrollers and administrators: If this image has an appropriate rationale please append |image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license ...
This template is intended to assist in the creation of non-free use rationales for images of people that are used in a biographical context. Usage To use the template, copy the empty template to an image where the content is considered non-free , and fill in applicable fields (described below).
For copyrighted images to be used on Wikipedia in accordance with the non-free use policy, they must meet all ten requirements of the [[Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria]]. This template and others like it allow for a standardized way of providing this information. This template is an alternate to the {{Non-free use rationale}} template.
When non-free media files (images, videos, and audio clips) are used on Wikipedia, a justification for their usage, called a non-free use rationale (or use rationale or fair use rationale), must be presented in the file description page, explaining how the file is used in a way consistent with Wikipedia's non-free content criteria.