FAMEPedia:Moving files to Commons

Moving files to Commons is an activity of moving freely licensed files from FAMEPedia to the Miraheze Commons, which serves as the central file repository for all Miraheze projects. When our local files are transferred there, they will provide the added benefit of becoming instantly and globally available across all Miraheze projects.

Why move files to Commons?

 * Commons files may be used by any Miraheze project, such as FAMEPedia, FAMEData, or Meta-Wiki. A file uploaded to Commons only has to be uploaded and maintained once, as opposed to dozens of times for each individual Wiki.
 * Commons extensively categorizes files, making it easy to find a files across a wide variety of topics.
 * Commons files are maintained even if they are not immediately used to illustrate articles. FAMEPedia, by contrast, is not a file host and therefore does not permit unused files.

Tools
There are several software tools available to assist in moving files from FAMEPedia into commons. It is also possible to use a more primitive "manual" method, but this is deprecated.

Tools that are "web apps" can be run without first being downloaded to your computer.

Manual transfer
Save the file to transfer onto your computer and upload it at Commons. Include the following information on the file's Commons description page:
 * The contents of the local template.
 * The license tag &mdash; some templates used locally exist with another name on Commons.
 * A copy of the local upload log &mdash; You must state the username of each uploader and the date/time at which the upload was performed. This is a strict requirement for the GFDL and Creative Commons licenses. You are not required to upload previous versions of the file, or mention reverted vandalism/file usurpations.

Once you are finished, please tag FAMEPedia's copy of the file with or  (if you chose a new name for the Commons file).