Template:Copy to Wikimedia Commons

Copy to CommonsThis is a candidate to be copied to Wikimedia Commons. Freely licensed or public domain media are more accessible to other Wikimedia projects if placed on Commons. Any user may perform this move—please see Moving files to the Commons for more information.

Please thoroughly review the copyright status of this file and ensure that it is actually eligible for transfer to Commons. If you are concerned that this file could have problems with its attribution information and/or copyright status, then remove this notice and DO NOT transfer it to Commons. By transferring this file to Commons, you acknowledge you have read this message and are willing to accept any and all consequences for inappropriate transfers. Repeat violators will be blocked from editing.

If you have checked the file and it is OK to move to Commons add "|human=username" to the template so other users can see it has been checked and can help you copy the file to Commons.

If the file has already been moved to Commons, then consider nominating the file for deletion or changing the template to {{Now Commons}}

If the file can't be moved to Commons because it doesn't fit Commons' scope, then use {{Do not move to Commons|reason=Why it can't be moved to Commons}}

If you think that a local copy of this file should be kept, then use {{Keep local}}. Consider using {{Keep local|reason=Why the English Wikipedia needs a local copy}}

Please ensure that the file has a properly descriptive and unambiguous name before moving it to Commons. See here when to rename a file.

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