# How do I copy an image into a thread?

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**Created:** [December 21, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-copy-an-image-into-a-thread/1011981 "2024-12-21T17:45:21Z")\
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> [@Northern\_Piper](#):
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> That opens the image in the Wikimedia Commons, which is where the system stores all images

Yeah, that’s the key. Their images are all over on that site, and you ultimately need to get it from there. And you need to find the URL for the actual image. But once you learn the trick it’s not that difficult.

Definitely easier than adding an image to a Wikimedia site! (So many steps and rules and criteria…)

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