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RK77: /* Responsibilities & Obligations of the Photo Uploader */ Wording

2015-03-03T07:40:10Z

Responsibilities & Obligations of the Photo Uploader: Wording

RK77: /* Responsibilities & Obligations of the Photo Uploader */

2014-06-22T16:07:23Z

Responsibilities & Obligations of the Photo Uploader

RK77: /* Photo Restrictions Policy */

2014-06-22T16:05:46Z

Photo Restrictions Policy

RK77: /* Secondary Images */

2014-06-22T16:00:30Z

Secondary Images

RK77 at 17:40, 21 June 2014

2014-06-21T17:40:09Z

RK77: /* Secondary Images */

2014-06-21T17:13:18Z

Secondary Images

RK77 at 16:55, 21 June 2014

2014-06-21T16:55:18Z

RK77: /* Responsibilities & Obligations of the Photo Uploader */

2014-06-21T16:46:46Z

Responsibilities & Obligations of the Photo Uploader

RK77: /* Copyrighted Photos, Attribution & Watermarking */

2013-12-20T16:16:38Z

Copyrighted Photos, Attribution & Watermarking

RK77: /* Photo Restrictions Policy */ Cosmetic changes: policy remains the same

2013-12-18T08:41:59Z

Photo Restrictions Policy: Cosmetic changes: policy remains the same

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 #By uploading a photo to Wikimapia, you acknowledge and agree it is freely available for commercial and non-commercial use under Creative Commons license [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Attribution-ShareAlike (CC-BY-SA)].<ref name="wtrphotolicense">1F. [http://wikimapia.org/terms_reference.html Wikimapia Terms Reference]</ref>
 #You acknowledge the copyright policies and photo redistribution conditions of the photo source and Wikimapia.
-#You assume full responsibility for uploading copyrighted photos under Creative Commons license, including responsibility to the laws of the country in which you are located.
+#You assume full responsibility for uploading copyrighted photos under Creative Commons license, including responsibility to the laws of your country.
 #You should not use images without permission, even if you attribute them, if the licence requires you to contact the author and obtain permission first.
 #If you have permission to use a photo or its license permits you to use it in Wikimapia, you should adhere to its conditions for redistribution.

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 You can provide your own personal photos with or without watermarks. However, you should be aware that by uploading photos you agree to the conditions of Wikimapia's [http://wikimapia.org/terms_reference.html Terms of Reference].
-Please see [http://wikimapia.org/docs/Ban_Moderation#Copyrighted_Photo_Moderation.5B1.5D Copyrighted Photo Moderation] for more information on photo copyright issues.
+Please see [[Ban Moderation#Copyrighted Photo Moderation | Copyrighted Photo Moderation]] for more information on photo copyright issues.
 ==References==
 <references/>

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 |-
 | valign="top" bgcolor="white" style="text-align:left;"| '''Copyright infringement'''
-| valign="top" bgcolor="white" style="text-align: left;"| Licensed photos used '''without''' permission or attribution. See [[Photos#Copyrighted Photos, Attribution & Watermarking | Copyrighted Photos, Attribution & Watermarking]] below for further details.
+| valign="top" bgcolor="white" style="text-align: left;"| Licensed photos used '''without''' permission or attribution. See [[Photos#Responsibilities & Obligations of the Photo Uploader | Responsibilities & Obligations of the Photo Uploader]] below for further details.
 | rowspan="6" bgcolor="white" style="text-align: left;"| Infringers persistently uploading these images may be '''temporarily restricted''' or '''banned permanently''' depending on the case.
 |-

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 #Does the image describe the marked object?
 #Is the image helpful, inconsequential or detrimental to the description of the marked object?
-#Would the image be better suited to a dedicated place object where it would be considered a primary photo? For example, instead of adding an image of a fountain to a 'park' place object, it would be better to add the image to a specially-created 'fountain' place object in the park - <u>if</u> it hasn't been created yet.
+#Would the image be better suited to a dedicated place object where it would be considered a primary photo? For example, instead of adding an image of a fountain to a 'park' place object, it would be better to add the image to its specially-created 'fountain' place object in the park.
 It is important to remember that secondary photos are better than no photos, so they should not be removed unless they are replaced with primary photos<ref name="w8r photo">[http://wikimapia.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=242288#p242288 WMT member w8r] (page 3, last post)</ref>. You should not remove a photo if you are uncertain about its validity. Always seek advice in the forum.

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 You can provide your own personal photos with or without watermarks. However, you should be aware that by uploading photos you agree to the conditions of Wikimapia's [http://wikimapia.org/terms_reference.html Terms of Reference].
 ==References==
 <references/>

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-==Copyrighted Photos, Attribution & Watermarking==
+==Responsibilities & Obligations of the Photo Uploader==
 You, the photo uploader, agree to the following:
 #You acknowledge the copyright policies and photo redistribution conditions of the photo source and Wikimapia.
 #You assume full responsibility for uploading copyrighted photos under Creative Commons license, including responsibility to the laws of the country in which you are located.

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 | valign="top" bgcolor="white" style="text-align:left;"| '''Advertising'''
-| valign="top" bgcolor="white" style="text-align: left;"| Wikimapia is a place for describing places [[About Wikimapia#Neutral point of view | neutrally]], not for advertising them. While factual, unedited photos are allowed, photos with promotional text over them are not acceptable.
+| valign="top" bgcolor="white" style="text-align: left;"| Wikimapia is a place for describing places [[About Wikimapia#Neutral point of view | neutrally]], not for advertising them. While factual, unedited photos are allowed, photos with superimposed advertising are not acceptable.
 |-
 | valign="top" bgcolor="white" style="text-align:left;"| '''Spamming and Duplication'''
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 ** Concept art of planned buildings which have not been constructed yet
 ** QR codes, bar codes etc.
-* Dissimilar photos which are uploaded to decorate or celebrate an object, or for using Wikimapia as a storage/hosting site. Examples include but are not limited to:
+* Irrelevant photos which are uploaded to decorate or celebrate an object, or for using Wikimapia as a storage/hosting site. Examples include but are not limited to:
 ** Non-object personal photos (photos of people not taken at the object), studio portraits, passport photos etc.
-** Random/generic stock photos & royalty free image files (to "decorate" an object)
+** Generic stock photos & royalty free image files (to "decorate" an object)
 ** Cartoons, clip arts, gifs, manipulated images with graphical/text overlays<ref name=marker2>Excludes ''Exception 2'' in "Spamming & Duplication."</ref> etc.
 ** Religious symbols (typically artwork, stock images or non-object photos) uploaded to bless, adorn or revere an object or its religious significance