This page outlines the rules and guidelines that apply to the use of images on Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice Wiki. They are not absolute, for the most part, but it is generally expected that they be observed unless there is a good cause for ignoring them.

Please also see our policy on videos.

Uploading the imageEdit

• Please ensure the image's quality is good (not too dark, blurry)
• Please make sure the image is labelled under its relevant licence
• Please use a clear title for the file that indicates something about its content. No filenames like "qua_047.jpg" please.
• Remember that an image that is uploaded will replace any file that already has that name.
• Crop the image to show only the necessary information.
• Categorize the image with the names of people in it (Category:Images (M.Grey)) the location (Category:Images: (Location)) or if it is fan art or pictures of actors etc, use (Category:Images (OUU)).
• Can watermark-free and text-free images be used if possible. The ABC logo, CTV logos and most TV station logos are acceptable if screencaps or promotional photos are used.
• Images which have no use within this wiki or are unused may be deleted at an administrators discretion.
• Try to keep the extensions in lowercase; "Meredith.JPG" will be deleted.
• Users may have at the most 3 OUU images on their user page but they must first have made twenty significant edits and if a user goes sixty days without editing, their images will be deleted.
• If the image is fan art from another user, credit the user in a summary

Putting images on pagesEdit

Character imagesEdit

For the character infoboxes the appropriate image used, in most cases they should be either...

• A season's promotional photo
  • For Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice medical staff, images which depict the characters as they would usually appear are preferable. Examples: Sam Bennett is normally seen in formal clothing, whereas Derek Shepherd is normally seen in scrubs and a lab coat.
• An episode promotional photo
• A screen capture

Episode imagesEdit

• There must be something must be happening in the photo related to the episode.
• Promos do not need to be used if they don't represent the main theme, significant aspect or storyline of the episode.

Copyright Edit

Please note: this is not the official copyright policy — it is merely a reminder and additional tips.

When you upload an image, make sure you own the image, or that it is in the Public Domain, or that the copyright holder has agreed to license it under GNU Free Documentation License.

Images that are screenshots and other snapshots from Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice episodes and tie-in products generally fall under the category of fair use, as long as they are not posted in large numbers. In these cases, type {{fairuse}} in the image description text box to include the Fair Use template (demonstrated above).