Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/John Ford
John Ford[edit]
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Feb 2024 at 21:39:40 (UTC)
- Reason
- Good quality and resolution
- Articles in which this image appears
- John Ford, AFI Life Achievement Award, Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, National Film Registry etc.
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
- Creator
- Los Angeles Daily News
- Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 21:39, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
- Support – would support the original as well, but prefer this crop. Bammesk (talk) 15:11, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
- Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:55, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose Wikipedia should not be promoting distortions. This is cut from an iconic picture of Ford in uniform standing in front of a portrait of himself with his Oscar on the mantlepiece. It is misleading and has no place in an encyclopaedia. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:01, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose – Per Charles. And dark glasses decrease suitability. – Sca (talk) 18:10, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose This crop is just odd: the original image is much better, and has stronger EV. Nick-D (talk) 22:56, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
- Support alt, oppose crop, per above. Since others have commented on the uncropped version I have added it. blameless 02:33, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
- I suspect it'd need to stabilise in at least one article. That's an awfully major change to just presme will stick. It's probably not a suitable lead image, nor suitable for many other uses, so I'd like to see its new usage(s) stabilise.
- Slight worries about the painting copyright, but I suspect that it's hard for an American painting to keep copyright in this era. I'd also like to see a new lead image, instead of just crop and uncrop in the same article. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs. 13:35, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
- I agree that it would be better to have a new lead image, but just for clarification, I didn't add the uncropped version to the article; it has been there since 2008. blameless 19:21, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hm.
Support uncropped without replacement of crop, then. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs. 05:44, 20 February 2024 (UTC)- Struck vote that was cast after voting period ended. Armbrust The Homunculus 09:49, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
- Hm.
- I agree that it would be better to have a new lead image, but just for clarification, I didn't add the uncropped version to the article; it has been there since 2008. blameless 19:21, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:50, 21 February 2024 (UTC)