Template:HowtoreqphotoinUS/doc

Usage

This template {{HowtoreqphotoinUS}} provides instructions on how to request photographs for articles with United States subjects. The template is a self-referencing. Please add to relevant articles' talk pages.

This template should be transcluded as {{HowtoreqphotoinUS}} and not substituted {{subst:}} because it employs conditional code. Transclusion also allows easy updating of all the Project's talk pages without having to edit thousands of pages.

The template also employs data field parameters as described below.

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Parameters legend

• The first unnamed parameter should be the Wikipedia article name for the United States county (parish in Louisiana/borough in Alaska).
• The second unnamed parameter should be the WikiProject state name.

• Example configurations for the template includes the following:
  • {{HowtoreqphotoinUS|Los Angeles County, California|California}}
  • {{HowtoreqphotoinUS|Appling County, Georgia|GeorgiaUS}}

See also

• Template:Howtoreqphotoin

Media request templates

The following templates may be used on article talk pages to request the addition of particular types of media files. See the individual templates for usage notes. Specific templates are indented under the more general templates, and wherever possible, the most specific template should be used.

Audio

• {{Audio requested}} – general audio
  • {{Music requested}} – music
    • {{Musical instrument requested}} – musical instruments
  • {{Spoken article requested}} – spoken article text
  • {{Pronunciation audio requested}} – article title pronunciation audio requested

Images

• {{Image requested}} – general image requests by category
  • {{Chart requested}} – template-based charts and graphs
  • {{Diagram requested}} – technical drawings and schematic images (use a more specific template wherever possible)
  • {{Logo requested}}
  • {{Map requested}}
    • {{Global map requested}} – maps of the entire Earth
  • {{Photo requested}} – specifically for photographic images
  • Screenshots:
    • {{Image requested|of=screenshots [about...]}} – if not a more specific screenshot template available below
    • {{WikiProject Film}} – use parameter needs-image=yes
    • {{WikiProject Software}} – use parameter needs-image=yes
    • {{WikiProject Television}} – use parameter needs-image=yes
    • {{WikiProject Video games}} – use parameter screenshot=yes
    • {{WikiProject Websites}} – use parameter needs-image=yes
  • {{Symbol image requested}} – textual and other symbols (also use Unicode characters where available)

Video

• {{Video requested}}
  • {{Screencast requested}} – videos of computer screen output (screencast)
  • {{Captions requested}} – to request video subtitles and commons:Category:Videos needing subtitles. In Commons.