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The Non-Free Use Rationale!!

What is it?
The Non-Free Use Rationale is a license that is placed on images to allow proper use of the image. When you place an image on Mobius Encyclopaedia, make to also place this rationale with your image. Doing so will allow proper use of the image, and will give proper credit to the person who created the image.

How to use it
To use the Non-Free Use Rationale, simply apply the following code into the file of the image you are uploading:

Summary/Licensing
To place the code into a file, you can either place and fill in the code in the summary portion when you are uploading an image, or you can first upload the image and then place the code into the file once it has been uploaded.

The following values are the values to fill into the rationale, according to your proper image:
 * Article - The name of the article that the image will be placed in
 * Description - Give a brief description of what is going on in the image
 * Source - Give the source from where the image came from
 * Portion - Tell how much of the source is being used
 * Low resolution - Tell whether or not the image is of low resolution or not
 * Purpose - Give the purpose for putting the image on the encyclopaedia
 * Replaceability - Whether the image is replaceable or not
 * Other information - Other relevant information about the image (optional)

When do I need to use it?
The Non-Free Use Rationale needs to be used for every image uploaded to Mobius Encyclopaedia. Since the only images allowed on the encyclopaedia are those from the comics, each image has a copyright, and needs to have the rationale so that proper credit can be given. Afterall, the people at Archie worked hard on the images. We want to give proper credit to them for their hard work, right?

What if I don't use it?
If a user fails to put the Non-Free Use Rationale to an image or images that he or she has uploaded, the user will be notified by an administrator on the user's talk page to place a rationale on the images in question. The administrator will give the user a certain amount of time to place a rationale on the images, usually about three days. If the user has failed to place a rationale on the images after the time allotted has expired, the images will be deleted, and the user may or may not be banned.

In closing
The use of the Non-Free Use Rationale is to allow for proper credit to be given to images. We want everyone to contribute to the encyclopaedia, as well as upload images for everyone to see. Just make sure that your images have the Non-Free Use Rationale to accompany it. Afterall, you wouldn't use somebody elses material and claim it as your own, right?

So what are you waiting for? Upload images and use the Non-Free Use Rationale today!