Template:Sourcefield

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Please properly use the "source" field

Hi Sourcefield, Thank you for your contributions to Commons! It looks like a file you uploaded to Commons has an invalid entry indicated for its "Source" . It is important that the |Source= field, which is the record of where a file came from, be accurate and as machine-readable as possible so that others can verify its license and be able to reuse the file under the correct terms. For example, sources such as "Me", "Self" or "My camera" should be replaced with the template {{Own}}; sources such as "Google", "The Internet", etc. are not considered valid and may result in deletion of the file. If you did not generate the file yourself, then you may want to revisit the file and be as specific as you can in identifying your source: ideally, this might be a stable link to the exact webpage that the image or file came from, or perhaps the title, year, and page number of the book where you found it (a link to a website in general is not usually considered specific enough, nor is simply restating the name of the author). For guidance on indicating your source please visit the page COM:SOURCE.

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This template is intended to be used to warn a Commons user that a file he/ she has uploaded to Commons appears to have an invalid entry in the "Source" parameter. It gives examples of frequent Source mistakes and suggests how these might be corrected. If the invalid Source entry has already been corrected, the template gives the person placing it the opportunity to indicate this fact. It should not be placed on the file to which it refers, and does not affect the appearance of that file. Your signature will not be automatically added when you use this template— you should place four tildes after the template in order to generate your signature, like this: {{subst:sourcefield|1=File:thisistheone.jpg}}~~~~.

Usage

{{Sourcefield |1= |2= |3= }}

If the file in question has no source at all or clearly has an invalid source, consider placing the {{No source since}} tag on the file; this will mark the file for deletion unless a valid source can be identified within seven days

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	Pagename of file where the user used an invalid source		empty	optional
2	Link to a diff showing the fix		empty	optional
3	A sample of the invalid source as example		empty	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the User talk namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Localization

English ∙ slovenščina

This template is localized through {{Autotranslate}}.

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please copy the code of Template:Sourcefield/en (or any other language version you prefer to translate) and replace the text strings in there (the form below can be used to create a translation, the English version is preloaded in the edit box). Please change the parameter lang from en (or whatever language you are translating) to the language code of your language.