Editing Help:Reconstructing tournament results (section)

== 5. Examine trophies, medals and photographs ==

Photographs can provide valuable evidence of tournament results, particularly when accompanying written records are missing.

Potential evidence includes:

* Trophies engraved with event names and placings.
* Medals identifying competitions or divisions.
* Presentation photographs.
* Award certificates.
* Podium photographs with visible placings.
* Team photographs accompanied by result announcements.
* Photographs of final scoreboards.

=== Verify what the award represents ===

A photograph of a player holding a first-place trophy does not automatically establish that the player's team won the overall tournament.

The award might relate to:

* The main Cup competition.
* A Plate or consolation competition.
* A particular division.
* A series championship.
* An individual award.
* A separate event held at the same venue.

Check the trophy inscription, accompanying caption and event context.

Where the award cannot be identified confidently, do not assign it to a particular competition.

=== Identify the correct event ===

Tournament photographs may be published long after the event occurred or reused in retrospective posts.

Check for:

* The event name or year on the trophy.
* A matching team jersey or event backdrop.
* The original publication date.
* References to the specific tournament.
* Other photographs from the same presentation.
* An independent result announcement.

Visual similarities alone are not sufficient to establish a team's participation or placement.

=== Copyright and photographs ===

A photograph may be used as evidence during research without automatically being suitable for publication.

Do not copy photographs from Facebook, Instagram or other websites into WikiPaintball without appropriate rights.

WikiPaintball prefers suitably licensed material hosted on [[Wikimedia Commons]], including CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC0 and verified public-domain photographs.

Copyright ownership, attribution and licensing requirements must be established before reuse.

A source can be cited without reproducing its photographs.