Alex White
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 21 Dec 2018 at 09:16:39 (UTC)
- Reason
- A professional portrait of a notable individual.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Alex White (author)
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
- Creator
- Kyle Cassidy
- Support as nominator – Josh Milburn ( talk) 09:16, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
- Oppose not notable. Recently created article of insignificant author. Probably advertising.
Charlesjsharp (
talk) 18:14, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
- Well, the article passes WP:GNG, so we really should be considering this on the image. Adam Cuerden ( talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs 18:46, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
- Support Other than some odd bits of lint (which I'm so tempted to photoshop out), this looks great. Adam Cuerden ( talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs 18:48, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
- Support I agree that the subject is borderline for notability, but probably is on the right side of the line. This photo is a great portrait: it clearly shows the subject, is well executed and visually interesting and gives viewers a hint of their personality. Nick-D ( talk) 23:05, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
- Comment – White's 400-word article is little more than a stub.
Sca (
talk) 14:31, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
- @ Sca: Traditionally, as long as there's no real question of it passing WP:GNG or the like, that's not an issue we consider at FPC. Adam Cuerden ( talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs 15:25, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
- ∴ this is a comment rather than a vote. But in reality it's an issue we should consider, IMO, à la
WP:ITN/C. (FWIW, this particular nom. strikes me as possibly promotional.) –
Sca (
talk) 16:16, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
- It's worth saying that articles with featured pictures are often expanded as a result, so I think WP:GNG is a good threshold. JJ Harrison ( talk) 05:39, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
- ∴ this is a comment rather than a vote. But in reality it's an issue we should consider, IMO, à la
WP:ITN/C. (FWIW, this particular nom. strikes me as possibly promotional.) –
Sca (
talk) 16:16, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
- I definitely don't doubt the nominator's good faith and am not suggesting that this is covert advertising (something which I have quite a lot of experience dealing with as an admin), but I do agree with the concerns raised above. MER-C 16:38, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
- Comment: I had never come across the subject until I was sent the picture, and I created the article. The photographer, on the other hand, has been donating pictures of notable individuals to Wikipedia for years. The other user who contributed to the article ( Proserpine) is an occasional but long-time contributor who, from a glance, has editing interests that match those of someone who would be interested in a sci-fi author. In my view, there's no advertising problem here. The article is short, but could be expanded. The subject isn't famous, but is notable. Josh Milburn ( talk) 07:47, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
- Support : I do not feel that its an advertisement. Though the article is a bit small, the person is notable enough I think. DreamSparrow Chat 13:00, 20 December 2018 (UTC)
Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 10:07, 21 December 2018 (UTC)