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First, we've had some problem with wiki vandals overwriting images in drive-by vandalism, so you have to be a Autoconfirmed or Confirmed Troper in order to upload images now. If you make enough edits (that aren't reverted!) to existing pages, getting into that group is just a matter of time. If a member of the mod team notices that you consistently make high-quality edits, getting into that group can happen faster. So the first step to be able to upload images is to work on other parts of All The Tropes and show that you can be trusted with this right.
(And even then, if you haven't yet been granted Autopatrolled rights, your upload will still go to the Moderation queue for review by the mod staff.)
== Select an Image ==
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Now presumably you have an image in mind already. But if you don't that's okay. We have a page here called [[All The Tropes:How to Pick A Good Image|How to Pick A Good Image]] which will help you choose something that works. Just make sure that when you add your image to the page it'll be more than [[All The Tropes:Just a Face and a Caption|Just a Face and a Caption]].
Also, <!--as per [[Special:WikiForum/Policy_request:_use_Public_Domain_or_Creative_Commons_licensed_images_wherever_we_have_the_option|this forum discussion]], -->All The Tropes prefers using Public Domain and Creative Commons licensed images when they exist. ''Please use copyrighted images only where there is no other alternative.''
Once you've picked something, download it to your computer.
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== Uploading the Image to the Wiki ==
Uploading an image is a simple process. Over in the menu along the left edge of every page in most skins, there is a link reading "Upload file". (It's actually there twice, once at the top, the sixth item, and once more down under the "Tools" submenu at the bottom.) Click it and it will take you to a page where you can pick the file you want to upload on your computer, add a description, pick a license type, and add categories.
Let's go over these in a little more detail.
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