Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2009 August 17

17 August 2009

File:MightBooshTonyHarrison&Saboo.jpg

File:MightBooshTonyHarrison&Saboo.jpg (talk|edit|history|logs|links|watch) (article|XfD|restore)

Fair use rationales given were not criticised, except by general statements that they do not apply. Direct questions were ignored. OrangeDog (talk • edits) 23:19, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

• Overturn - as nom OrangeDog (talk • edits) 23:19, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
• Keep deleted. Closure seems accurate- there was no clear consensus to retain the image, which defaults to a delete as per the non-free content criteria. J Milburn (talk) 23:24, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
• Overturn - Unique interpretation of CSD policy by nominator-for-deletion of "orphaning" the image, then attempting to have it deleted without discussion to get around NFCC 7; only vague answers given to direct questions, with even more vague references to "burden of proof "- no matter what argument was presented, it was "wrong"; deletion nom's claim that a "no consensus" close defaults to delete as per non-free content criteria, even though the only reference to "deletion criteria" on that page (the link he provided) links to Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion - and there's no mention of a close "defaulting" to any particular outcome there; deletion nom then appealed directly to the closing admin to change the close to "delete", rather than using conventional channels of appeal. Radiopathy •talk• 02:07, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
• Overturn to keep arguments for keep were much, much, stronger than to delete. 4 images on a list of 19 characters and pretty clearly in line with all guidelines and policies for list articles. Hobit (talk) 02:36, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
• All of this is missing the point. The question that needs to be answered that was not answered by those opining keep in the IFD: how is exclusion of this image detrimental to the user's understanding? One user complained that the nominator had previously nominated the image for speedy deletion (which is irrelevant in an IFD and a deletion review - that's like saying you shouldn't be able to get a hamburger at McDonald's because when you were there a year ago, you ordered a chicken sandwich.) One pointed out that Wikipedia:NFC#Non-free_image_use_in_list_articles would seem to permit the use of the image, which has nothing to do with whether or not the image meets NFCC #8. One user said "failure to demonstrate how image fails NFCC 3 or 8", but the burden of proof is with those seeking to retain the non-free images, not on the person seeking to delete them. The singular question that needed to be answered in that IFD was whether or not excluding this image from the article is detrimental to the user's understanding. I don't see that question answered. As a note for the admin that closes this DRV, there are three more images on this page at Wikipedia:Files_for_deletion/2009_July_30#File:Old_Gregg.jpg right below this one. Whoever closes this, please take the same action on the other three images there (keep them all, delete them all, whatever you decide here.) That saves us the trouble of four deletion reviews. --c (talk) 03:08, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

• Comment - The question is not whether the exclusion of the image is detrimental to the user's understanding. Where did you come up with that? Nothing in policy uses the term "detrimental". The question is not asked in the negative: NFCC 1 asks, ""Can this non-free content be replaced by a free version that has the same effect?" and "Could the subject be adequately conveyed by text without using the non-free content at all?" The answer to both, in this case, is no; thus, the image is allowed. This was argued quite effectively at the Ifd, and included in the revised fair use rationale.

Also, why do you feel that it's irrelevant for me to call the nominator on his underhanded tactics? He's bullied his way through the whole process, interpreting policy anyway he felt at the moment, and you don't think that needs to be part of this discussion? Radiopathy •talk• 05:29, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Nothing in the policy says detrimental? WP:NFCC#Policy point 8 - "Significance. Non-free content is used only if its presence would significantly increase readers' understanding of the topic, and its omission would be detrimental to that understanding." You have to meet all the NFCC criteria, you can't just select that you believe it passes one of them and ignore the rest. --82.7.40.7 (talk) 06:20, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I stand corrected, and it passes all of them, okay? No one has yet shown how this image doesn't meet all the criteria, but they've been shown conclusively, repeatedly, that it does. And how about logging in when you comment. Radiopathy •talk• 06:26, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Well how about addressing the question of B? - "The question that needs to be answered that was not answered by those opining keep in the IFD: how is exclusion of this image detrimental to the user's understanding?" merely asserting that it passes all of them doesn't do that. Stating that it has been "shown conclusively and repeatedly that it does", doesn't make it so. I've looked through the debate and the only attempt towards that is one person saying it helps them understand it, given multiple other people opine it doesn't I can't see that as "conclusively" and given it's only one of them "repeatedly" either. As I look through the debate your keep says that no one has shown how it fails to meet 3 or 8, but the further commenter points to where the burden of proof lies which you fail to address. I'm not sure what me logging in or not logging in has to do with anything, but if it helps I don't have an account. Okay?--82.7.40.7 (talk) 06:39, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Because one of the primary things that distinguishes The Mighty Boosh is its visual style. These characters were selected for illustration because they appear frequently in many media and display the most outlandish character design. Without these images the visual aspects cannot adequately described in prose alone. Thus excluding them is detrimental to the reader's understanding of both the specific appearances of these higher-profile characters, as well as the visual style of the Boosh brand overall. OrangeDog (talk • edits) 09:59, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

The other point is that we actually have explicit guidance on where the line is to be drawn here, namely Wikipedia:NFC#Non-free_image_use_in_list_articles, which the closer seems to have wilfully ignored. That guidance takes as a given the proposition that showing what a character looks like adds (to some extent) to the understanding the article conveys, added understanding which is lost if the image is removed.

The question to be decided is if that additional understanding is sufficiently significant to justify the additional piece of NFC; and this is the issue the guidance then specifically discusses in detail. Now, as was set out in some detail at the IfD in remarks that were subsequently not questioned or disputed, these images are about as close as you could get to a paradigm case of following that guidance and getting it right. It's very hard to think what more an image could possibly do to be compliant than these ones. They have been carefully pared down to include only the four most significant out of nineteen. (And note the parallel "minor characters" article has no images at all). Of the recurring characters, these images are carefully selected as the guideline recommends to be only the most significant, that have most caught in viewers' imagination, and about which there is most content in the article; they are hardest to completely convey in words; they cannot be replaced by a group shot, because they also convey the extent of actor doubling up in the show, and the variety of makeup treatments applied all to the same performer; and, particularly, they give the best 'representative visual reference' of any of our articles on the Boosh for the "bizarre and surreal"-ness of the characters, discussed in the article, and which as OrangeDog has set out immediately above is such an important distinctive feature of the whole show.

When we have direct policy guidance on what factors contribute to the understanding conveyed by an image being sufficiently significant to justify its inclusion, and the article reflects that guidance, then it is not appropriate for FFD to simply ignore that guidance, and come to a decision which flies in the face of it. If these images don't satisfy the policy guidance, it's hard to think of any that would. Jheald (talk) 11:33, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

• Overturn, per Hobit. Jheald (talk) 06:41, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
• Endorse closure. Proper arguments relating to the NFCC, which is policy, were correctly considered superior to other arguments. Stifle (talk) 08:03, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

On the other hand, !votes which reflect the explicit guidance on that policy should be considered superior to those which ignore it. Jheald (talk) 11:40, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Mark_Prindle

Mark_Prindle (talk|edit|history|logs|links|watch) (XfD|restore)

If someone saw him on Fox News, they should be able to find him on here Godgaverockandrolltoyou (talk) 07:47, 17 August 2009 (UTC)— Godgaverockandrolltoyou (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

• As the instructions on the deletion review page indicate, many issues can be resolved by asking the deleting/closing administrator for an explanation and/or to reconsider his/her decision. While not strictly mandatory, this should normally be done first. Did you try, and if not, was there some special reason? Stifle (talk) 08:09, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

  Sorry, am new to this. Godgaverockandrolltoyou (talk) 08:21, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

  You didn't have any problems making this listing, so I find it hard to believe that you managed to miss the three separate places in the instructions where it said to contact the administrator who deleted the page, but successfully opened the review request in the right place. Stifle (talk) 11:37, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

• Endorse, still nothing to indicate notability. If there is a claim, go ahead and show verifiable reliable sources which establish notability. [[::User:Usrnme h8er|Usrnme h8er]] ([[::User talk:Usrnme h8er|talk]] · [[::Special:Contributions/Usrnme h8er|contribs]]) 12:08, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
• question- is there a deletion discussion we could look at? Umbralcorax (talk) 16:01, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Now linked in {{DRV links}}. 76.228.194.251 (talk) 16:32, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. In that case, Endorse, aside from the 4channers, only one editor made a case for keep, and the remaining votes showed a delete consensus.Umbralcorax (talk) 17:07, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

• Question The original AfD was from Feb 08. Are there new sources that should make us reconsider? How have things changed since then? JoshuaZ (talk) 20:31, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

The G4'd version has references, but nothing terribly great. Of the six, three are to Prindle's website, one is to a glam rock blog, one is to an interview of Prindle, and one is to the personal site of another author (who cites Prindle as an inspiration for starting writing). Godgaverockandrolltoyou, if you would like to work on a version of this article in your userspace, you can feel free to create one (at, say, User:Godgaverockandrolltoyou/Mark Prindle). Cheers. lifebaka++ 20:55, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I mean, where did the old page go? He was already referenced in say, The Melvins Book Neither Here Nor There and some Pavement book, he has tons of interviews with (relatively) famous people and he's even on Fox News late night program "redeye", not in passing, but as an announced guest. I see no good reason why he shouldn't be able to be on this site, and don't understand why he was ever deleted. Godgaverockandrolltoyou (talk) 05:02, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

• Endorse – Proper admin close when you look past all the single-purpose accounts and IPs. This is not AFD round 2. MuZemike 03:50, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

• Question I'm new to this, am I missing something, can someone explain to me if I'm doing this wrong? The man has been on TV multiple times, on Fox News. He was in Spin magazine, he was referenced in a book by the Melvins, and according to the other delete page, he was referenced in the other material. His site is a veritable treasure trove of information on alternative rock artists of the 80s/90s, what with his many interviews of artists. He's cited in reputable online Music review sites like Pitchfork Media. I'm not trying to foist some unknown blogger on Wikipedia, Prindle has been around since 1996. In internet terms, he's ancient. I really see no reason why he shouldn't be listed, as he was before. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Godgaverockandrolltoyou (talk • contribs) 05:14, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
  • yeah, basically notability is the standard for wikipedia articles and being on TV doesnt make you notable. You need people to write about you in detail in several reliable publications like books or broadsheet newspapers so what we write can be verifiable. Basically blogs or personal web-sites dont cut it. If you want to understand more you need to read WP:V; WP:RS, WP:N & WP:BIO. Spartaz ^Humbug! 06:15, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

• • • So, Mark Prindle doesn't make it, but people like Andrew_Levy or Bill_Schulz do? Makes no sense, especially as we move further away from print media, who the heck is gonna be writing books/print articles on not so famous people. Something is flawed when a man who reguarly on TV, a valuable source of information about a ton of bands, and mentioned/namedropped/referenced by bands in print and legit websites is not allowed to be on this site. I'm not sure what it accomplishes. If someone turns on their TV, and wishes to look up a regular contributor, they aren't gonna be able to find him on here, it's absurd. Here look [[1]]Godgaverockandrolltoyou (talk) 06:31, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
• Endorse deletion; nothing here shows how the deletion process was not properly followed. Nominator is welcome to nominate other articles at AFD if they do not meet notability criteria. Stifle (talk) 08:05, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Question Is there bias existing against this article since it was swamped by 4channers at one time? I fail to see any other reason why disallowing a man who has made many appearances on a national TV show, amongst other things, is being deleted. If someone were to see him, and then google his name, they would have to piece together information about him instead of coming to this site. It makes no sense at all. He's not some random blogger, he's a solid source of information himself, cited on a few other articles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Godgaverockandrolltoyou (talk • contribs) 08:27, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

• Rather than repeatedly asserting that people are wrong, that Wikipedia should have an article about every person that was ever on TV, or other arguments that should rightly have been made at the AFD discussion, how about you prove your claims by citations to reliable sources? Saying they exist and listing them are two distinct things. Stifle (talk) 11:26, 18 August 2009 (UTC)