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If you do change the name, remember to change all links to that image in Wikipedia articles to point to the new image at Commons, not to the old image. Note: For a full description of the process for this type of move, including a link to the "Move-to-commons assistant" tool, see the page Wikipedia:Moving files to Commons (shortcut: WP:MTC ).
History – If logo is discontinued or modified, when and how was it used historically; Description – Additional information about the logo; Portion – If you did not use the whole logo, what part did you use and why? Low_resolution – If the image is unusually large or small, why? Purpose – Explain how you are using the image and why.
In general, if you have a good image that is in the wrong format, convert it to the correct format before uploading. However, if you find a map, flag, etc. in JPEG format, only convert it to PNG if this reduces the file size. For further advice on converting JPEG to PNG, see Wikipedia:How to reduce colors for saving a JPEG as PNG.
If the image you wish to upload is not under a free license, but meets all of Wikipedia's fair use criteria, then you are permitted to upload it directly into the English Wikipedia with a fair use rationale. Keep in mind that it is not permitted to upload fair use images into Wikimedia Commons, but it is permitted to do so into English ...
It is generally acceptable to use a logo in an article about what the logo represents (such as a company or organization), or in an article discussing the logo itself, its history and evolution, or the visual style of the logo's creator. Defaced logos or logo parodies should be used with care and not given undue prominence.
Upload an image that you own now. This is how you add an image into Wikipedia: Click here to create an account on Wikimedia Commons automatically, ...
And the whole reason that Wikipedia works. Wikipedia has page histories. So every time you make a change to an article (or most other pages), the old version is still there too, and is almost as easily accessible to a reader or to another editor as the current version of the page. And so if you do something silly, someone else can easily undo it.