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Question from Jbentley86 (17:29, 5 March 2026)

Note: Jbentley86's mentor Cyberdog958 is away.

Hello Tol,

I have a question about uploading images to Wikimedia Commons. Do the images need to be part of an article first, or can they exist in Wikimedia's database on their own?

I'm in the process of uploading multiple images relating to the Canadian punk band Mouth Congress (there was a documentary made about the band, and they released 2 albums).

One of the band's members, Paul Bellini, is interested in having Wikipedia articles created for the band, as well as the documentary and two albums.

Thanks for your time,

Jbentley86 --Jbentley86 (talk) 17:29, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

@Jbentley86: If the images are freely licensed (see e.g. Wikipedia:File copyright tags), they can be uploaded to Commons, irrespective of whether they're actively used on Wikipedia. There's some further tutorial information at Help:Introduction to images with Wiki Markup that may be helpful. I would also caution you to read the conflict of interest (COI) guideline — if you personally know Bellini, this would comprise a COI. Tol (talk | contribs) @ 21:46, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

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