Template:Source

Image Sourcing
Type:	Other
Copyright laws, beware of them.	This image is a screenshot of, or official artwork for, a copyrighted video game, and the copyright for it is probably held by the company or person that developed the game (most likely Nintendo). It is believed that its use here constitutes fair use, given that:
	it is used in a non-commercial setting, and therefore is not being used to generate profit in this context its use here does not significantly impede the right of the copyright holder to sell the copyrighted material it is used in a largely unaltered state, where any editing has been done purely for cosmetic/display purposes the original content of the image has not been modified, and it is not a derivative work
This image was obtained for Metroid Wiki. If this image is artwork, a screenshot, or a scanned image (i.e. a copyrighted image) it can be used freely in a non-commercial setting. Otherwise, fan art or user-created art must have permission from the user that created the artwork for use.

Usage

This template is used to source, to help trace, images to how they were made, obtained, rendered, etc. It has many parameters, all of which are optional. The more information provided, the better.

• Type: ( type = type of image: ss, art, sprite, t, lb, cover, scan, mw, wm, web for screenshot, artwork, sprites, transparent image, logbook images, cover art, scanned images, Metroid Wiki images, Wikimedia images, or web snapshots respectively) If the image falls into none of these categories, enter whatever it may be, such as "type=Fan art" for fan art, this will categorize the image under Category:Miscellaneous Images.
• Game: ( game = game ) The game which the image depicts. Unlike most other templates, this section can be left blank. Otherwise, either fill in the full name of the game or use the name's shortcut.
• Metroid Prime: Trilogy: ( mpt = yes or simply left blank ) This only applies to the three games under Trilogy. Check "mpt=yes" if the subject image is a screenshot distinct to Trilogy or if the particular piece of artwork only appears in Trilogy.
• Source: ( source = source ) The core physical source from which this comes from, such as "Prima Guide" or "Metroid Fusion Gallery". Prima Guide or Nintendo set off automatic links to the Prima Games and Nintendo websites respectively.
  • Page: ( page = page no. ) The page, if applicable, on which the image appears in the assigned source. Works well for manuals and Prima guides. For manuals, it is best to use the NTSC version of the manual, if none is found, use PAL.
• Edited: ( edited = username ) The image editor's username. If the user has no profile, he or she can still be credited by simply writing his or her name here. To link to a profile under another name write this: [[User: profile username | desired displayname ]]
  • Editing Purpose: ( editing purpose = purpose ) Why the image was edited (e.g. Quality, Transparency, Animation)
  • Editing Tool: ( editing tool= program used to edit ) This is used to display what program was used to edit. It is optional. The commands GIMP , Paint , and Photoshop trigger logos with links to their respective websites. However, any other tool can be listed by writing this: [ url name ]
• Screenshot: ( screenshot = username ) Same as edited, intended specifically for screenshots.
• Obtained: ( obtained = name of place obtained ) Such as "Nintendo" or "Metroid Database". It should be used for the official name of the place where the website was obtained. Nintendo, YT , MD , MHQ , SS , and MR all trigger images for Nintendo, Youtube, Metroid Database, Metroid Headquarters, Shinesparkers, and Metroid Recon.
  • URL: ( url = url ) The exact url of the precise page from where it was obtained. For example http://metroid.retropixel.net/metroid/artwork/ a specific page on a certain website. This is necessary to credit where exactly the image was picked up from. Whether or not the image was edited, it should still be credited to the website obtained from. And if this website credits another website, use the most original one.
• Notes: Any notes that differentiate this sourcing from another. press can be used to stand for the Nintendo press site, automatically writes "Username: guest Password: nintendo" under Notes. simplify sprite says that sprites were fixed and are not true values. This works best for Return of Samus and Metroid 1 sprites.
• Copyright: The Copyright portion of the template can be removed by placing "copyright=no" as a parameter. This should be used on any and all non-copyrighted images. Most images used in Metroid Wiki are copyrighted images used under fair use.

Below is the complete list of parameters. Any unused parameters should not be included.

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|game=
|mpt=
|source=
|page=
|edited=
|editing purpose=
|editing tool=
|screenshot=
|scanned=
|obtained=
|url=
|notes=
|copyright=
}}