Commons is a repository of media files. These are primarily used to illustrate Wikimedia projects. Wikipedia articles are to provide a neutral point of view and consequently there is a need for illustrations for any point of view. Given that Wikinews is one of our projects, this is an appropriate time to support illustrations like this. It is not a digital photo and consequently the size of the file is irrelevant. The notion that works like this have to be in the svg format is as bizarre as the notion that the picture itself has to be notable.
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GerardM
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What are the arguments against the feature? When the critics say it's the 10000th cheap copy of the iconic Obama portrait - that's certainly true. If they say, this is a promotional picture - that's true, too. "Honor"?? Honestly, cut the bottom part of it. It's tacky in US army commercials, it's absurd in this context.
What are the arguments for this picture? We need something Wikileaks related, but we can't find anything that is good?
PS: At least you should be able to add a correct CC licence footer.
Dear Torsten, I used the method provided to me on Wikimedia Commons to make this picture available on my blog. Consequently it does have the attributions required.
Thanks,
GerardM
I love how its both nominated for deletion and featured at the same time.
GerardM: I apologize - I did not see the changes in the reuse-button until now.
However I don't think it is a wise decision to hide attribution and licence in an HTML link.
With many contra-contra-arguments i do agree, and think they are not valid. But it still is a cheap rip-off of another picture and i can't see any feature-criteria fulfilled in a simple adaption of an older idea.
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