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'''Wikimedia Commons''', abbreviated as '''WC''' and also known as '''WikiCommons''' and '''Commons''', is the repository for images and multimedia files for the Wikimedia Foundation, the foundation behind [[Wikipedia]] and a number of other large projects. | '''Wikimedia Commons''', abbreviated as '''WC''' and also known as '''WikiCommons''' and '''Commons''', is the repository for images and multimedia files for the Wikimedia Foundation, the foundation behind [[Wikipedia]] and a number of other large projects. | ||
===Relation '' | ===Relation ''Libre Pathology''=== | ||
There is no official affiliation; however, most media for this site originates from the WikiCommons and new media for this site is generally uploaded there, as this site supports the mission of the WikiMedia Foundation. | There is no official affiliation; however, most media for this site originates from the WikiCommons and new media for this site is generally uploaded there, as this site supports the mission of the WikiMedia Foundation (WMF). | ||
[[ | ''[[Libre Pathology]]'' makes use of Wikimedia Commons media via the ''InstantCommons'' feature of [[Mediawiki]].<ref>URL: [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/InstantCommons http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/InstantCommons]. Accessed on: 30 March 2014.</ref> | ||
===Why contribute to the WikiCommons?=== | |||
The images are available to WMF projects. It is part of Libre Pathology's commitment to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_content open content]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||