Quaoarsking
09-16-2014, 06:24 PM
Most Wikipedia articles about MSU players have no pictures, or at least no pictures of the player in an MSU uniform:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vick_Ballard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnthan_Banks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Boyd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Bumphis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamar_Chaney
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arceto_Clark
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnie_Cooks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Costict
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fletcher_Cox
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinton_Culberson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Dixon
(Rather than keep listing these on and on, here's a master list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_playe rs)
The reason for this is because Wikipedia is extremely ticky about not having photos unless the proper, formal permission to use the photo is there. You can't just use a photo you find on the web or the MSU website -- you either have to take it yourself and upload it yourself, or use a justification for "fair use" which is probably going to fail unless it's an iconic public domain photo or something.
Has anyone personally taken any photos of the players, preferably in an MSU uniform? If so, please consider uploading them to Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page) (click "Upload" near the top right) so they can be used in Wikipedia articles. Unfortunately, other major college football programs have a much better presence on Wikipedia than we do, but I'd like to help change that.
If anyone reading this works for the athletic department or knows someone who does, please consider adding a few to the Commons so that articles about MSU players will be improved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vick_Ballard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnthan_Banks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Boyd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Bumphis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamar_Chaney
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arceto_Clark
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnie_Cooks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Costict
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fletcher_Cox
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinton_Culberson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Dixon
(Rather than keep listing these on and on, here's a master list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_playe rs)
The reason for this is because Wikipedia is extremely ticky about not having photos unless the proper, formal permission to use the photo is there. You can't just use a photo you find on the web or the MSU website -- you either have to take it yourself and upload it yourself, or use a justification for "fair use" which is probably going to fail unless it's an iconic public domain photo or something.
Has anyone personally taken any photos of the players, preferably in an MSU uniform? If so, please consider uploading them to Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page) (click "Upload" near the top right) so they can be used in Wikipedia articles. Unfortunately, other major college football programs have a much better presence on Wikipedia than we do, but I'd like to help change that.
If anyone reading this works for the athletic department or knows someone who does, please consider adding a few to the Commons so that articles about MSU players will be improved.