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[a] Most captions draw attention to something in the image that is not obvious, such as its relevance to the text. A caption may be a few words or several sentences. Writing good captions takes effort; along with the lead and section headings, captions are the most commonly read words in an article, so they should be succinct and informative.
An anti-copyright notice is a specific statement that is added to a work in order to encourage wide distribution. Such notices are legally required to host such specific media; under the Berne Convention in international copyright law , works are protected even if no copyright statement is attached to them.
In incorporating Richard Taylor's sensible tip, I have wound up bravely editing the guidelines 1) to establish that they are merely guidelines (possibly staying some unnecessary interference) 2) to be more explicit about the role of captions 3) to reduce the shrill insistence on "complete sentences" which is not a fixed rule in any publishing ...
If you are using non-free images or other media files, you must include two things on the file description page: An appropriate copyright tag explaining the basic claim of non-free use. See Wikipedia:File copyright tags/Non-free for a list. A detailed non-free use rationale. A separate, specific rationale must be provided each time the media ...
Avoid adjacent sets of brackets. Either put the parenthetical phrases in one set separated by semicolons, or rewrite: Avoid: Nikifor Grigoriev (c. 1885 – 1919) (also known as Matvii Hryhoriiv) was a Ukrainian insurgent leader. Better: Nikifor Grigoriev (c. 1885 – 1919; also known as Matvii Hryhoriiv) was a Ukrainian insurgent leader.
Images tagged with {} should be blatant image copyright infringements, images for which the source is known and which cannot be used under a free license or fair use doctrine. Examples include derivative works of copyrighted images and images for which free alternatives exist.
Use quotation marks or block quotes (not both) to distinguish long quotations from other text. Multiparagraph quotations are always block-quoted.
For non-free content, each image page must include: A copyright tag to claim fair use. Wikipedia's file upload function and wizard each help editors choose an appropriate tag. A list is below. Non-free images that meet Wikipedia's policy but do not fit into any of the categories below should use the tag {{Non-free fair use in|Article}}.