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The standard | The standard infobox for album articles is the '''{{tl|Infobox Album}}''' template. The box to the right is an example. | ||
The infobox code should be placed at the top of the article. | The infobox code should be placed at the top of the article. | ||
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===Details=== | ===Details=== | ||
Try to fill in as many of the details as you can. If some details are unknown, leave the section blank or fill it with <code>{{nowrap|???}}</code> to make it obvious to other editors that the info is needed. Wikilink wherever appropriate, but make sure you check your links | Try to fill in as many of the details as you can. If some details are unknown, leave the section blank or fill it with <code>{{nowrap|???}}</code> to make it obvious to other editors that the info is needed. Wikilink wherever appropriate, but make sure you check your links. | ||
====Name==== | ====Name==== | ||
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===={{Anchor|Album cover}} Cover==== | ===={{Anchor|Album cover}} Cover==== | ||
An image of the official front cover of the original version of the album (or a reissue, if no original cover can be found) should be included at '''Cover'''. Album cover artwork may be scanned, or downloaded from another site such as [http://www.allmusic.com Allmusic] or [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]. Note that whether you scan one yourself or copy it from another site, when uploading an image, you must tag it properly and follow | An image of the official front cover of the original version of the album (or a reissue, if no original cover can be found) should be included at '''Cover'''. Album cover artwork may be scanned, or downloaded from another site such as [http://www.allmusic.com Allmusic] or [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]. Note that whether you scan one yourself or copy it from another site, when uploading an image, you must tag it properly and follow fair use guidelines. If you cannot find a cover image, just leave this field blank. | ||
* [[Special:Upload|Upload]] a copy of the album cover (under | * [[Special:Upload|Upload]] a copy of the album cover (under fair use). The width of the image should ideally be no less than 200px (the default display size of the infobox), but it should be no more than 300px on at least one side (to satisfy fair use criteria). For images smaller than 200px, see the section on cover size below. | ||
* On the | * On the image description page, use the {{tl|Non-free album cover}} image copyright tag. Selecting "Album or single cover" from the pulldown list on the image upload page will accomplish this. | ||
* Add detailed [[Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline|fair use rationale]] for each use of the image. You can also use the {{tl|Album cover article rationale}} template (see the [[Template:album cover article rationale#Usage|usage guide]] for an explanation on how to use it) or the {{tl|Album cover fur}} template. | * Add detailed [[Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline|fair use rationale]] for each use of the image. You can also use the {{tl|Album cover article rationale}} template (see the [[Template:album cover article rationale#Usage|usage guide]] for an explanation on how to use it) or the {{tl|Album cover fur}} template. | ||
* Fill the template's Cover field with the name of your file (the full image syntax is not required here – just the file name with the extension). | * Fill the template's Cover field with the name of your file (the full image syntax is not required here – just the file name with the extension). | ||