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File:Autumn Sunflower Helianthus annuus 3264px.jpg, not featured[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes.Voting period ends on 26 Nov 2011 at 14:09:40 (UTC)
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Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
  •  Info created by Ram-Man - uploaded by Ram-Man - nominated by Bruce1ee -- —Bruce1eetalk 14:09, 17 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- —Bruce1eetalk 14:09, 17 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support A good RamMan photo. Good composition, colors, bokeh, pretty. I like the speckled(?) diffuse background which makes the sunflower stand out. However, also an easy shot of a common object, thus, the crop of the leaf to the right and the twig in the lower left corner are distracting elements, which could have been easily avoided. Moreover, the restrictive GFDL 1.2 only license makes the photo of limited use and value for Wikimedia projects and elsewhere. --Slaunger (talk) 20:34, 17 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • (Thanks for the support vote) The GFDL 1.2 only license hasn't prevented other pictures (eg. File:Monarch Butterfly Pink Zinnia 1800px.jpg) from being promoted. —Bruce1eetalk 05:43, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
      • Ahm, It was actually my intention to oppose, but somehow I placed a support template there. Sorry about that. However, instead of changing to oppose, I will just abstain from voting instead. Concerning GFDL 1.2 only. Yes, I am aware that we have several images with that license featured. Most of them (like your example) promoted prior to the license migration to CC, which a few highly profiled contributors on Commons opted out on, including Ram-Man and Fir0002. Since then, the trend has been that an increaing number of Wikimedia projects do not allow GFDL 1.2 only license as it imposes too many practical barrier for especially commercial reuse. Thus, an image has to be truly outstanding for me to support if it is GFDL 1.2 only. Say, if Afghan Girl was released under GFDL 1.2 only, I would support, but not for a sunflower, which can be redone easily. Moreover, I think the license is often overlooked in the review process, or some reviewers are not aware of the limited (current) value of GFDL 1.2 images. --Slaunger (talk) 07:04, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
        • It isn't a rule for FP to disallow GFDL 1.2 only images! The GFDL 1.2 only license is allowed on Commons. Also it is OK for all the Wikipedias! --Alchemist-hp (talk) 13:30, 19 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
          • Certainly, it is allowed on Commons and on FP, but I think it is fair to say that a GFDL only license also devaluates an image due to the cumbersome conditions of reuse. To quote from Commons:Licensing:
            • ...The GFDL is not practical for photos and short texts, especially for printed media, because it requires that they be published along with the full text of the license. Thus, it is preferable to publish the work with a dual license, adding to the GFDL a license that permits use of the photo or text easily; a Creative Commons license, for example. ...
          • Alchemist is correct in pointing out that it is allowed to use the GFDL only licensed photos on Wikipedia, but local file upload of GFDL only images is deprecated in several, the English one included. --Slaunger (talk) 21:58, 19 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
            • Why do some photographers use the GFDL 1.2 only license? That is the main question! Do you work on your job also for US$ 0. or for 0,00 Euro or for 0. DK? I think we still need the CC-BY-NC-ND license for more better images. That's simply my opinion. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 23:04, 19 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 2 support, 3 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /George Chernilevsky talk 18:21, 26 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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