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If the use of placeholder images in article space is retained, then the Category:Wikipedia image placeholders should be listed along with other approved expansion request messages at template message Expansion requests. The alternative would be to create Wikipedia:Image messages to go along with Wikipedia:Template messages. Proposal 6.
In contrast, placeholder images have improved the encyclopedia by encouraging users to upload free images. There may be better ways to accomplish the same purpose, but the basic existence of placeholder images in articles is consistent with Wikipedia's core mission.
Replace this image female and Replace this image male are the latest versions of placeholder boxes that have been systematically added to 50,789 living biography articles lacking photos of their central subjects. The boxes link to a specialized upload form and license template system soliciting pertinent photos or illustrations from readers.
An image placeholder is a dummy image designed to draw attention to the need for an actual image. Wikipedia image placeholders were meant to be used on articles, especially those of living people, for the purpose of trying to obtain a freely-licensed image for them. In a Wikipedia Centralized Discussion this idea was found to be controversial ...
A discussion concerning the use of image placeholders has opened at Wikipedia:Centralized discussion/Image placeholders and may be of interest to editors watching this image. The placeholder images have recently been uploaded to 50,000 articles, and while there has been disagreement about the use of these images in various corners, there has ...
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See Wikipedia:Image placeholders for more information. This category consists of image placeholders for requested images . When using an image in this category it is recommended to apply the class attribute values "metadata" (to suppress printing) and "dummy" (to allow users to suppress display).
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