Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Close wing Basking of Athyma perius (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Sergeant (4) WLB.jpg

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Close wing Basking of Athyma perius (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Sergeant
Struck vote until clarified -- Giles Laurent (talk) 00:36, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Support new version -- Giles Laurent (talk) 15:23, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Strong oppose I thought its technical quality is good since it is a QI. Now that its been revealed to have been digitally manipulated to deceive viewers, this should definitely not be a featured picture. Maybe its QI should also be revoked. --Zzzs (talk) 22:46, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Agree with the discussion below that the background apparently has been replaced. We could allow the cut-out, but in any case such a substantial edit must (i) be explained and (ii) done in the best possible way – right now there are some rough edges and (at the bottom) some strange pixels which may be remnants of the original background. – Aristeas (talk) 07:40, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Update: Ah, now we know the background has not been replaced (the strange pixels at the bottom and some rough corners have misled me). So I’m sorry if my comment above was harsh; but I keep the oppose vote for now because the editing is still a bit unfortunate and does not do justice to this great photo. Radomianin’s new version is much better (thank you), I would be happy to support it. – Aristeas (talk) 09:17, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Also, part of the wing is floating in green. Definite cut out. Struck my support - still great, but the cutout should be noted (and is a bit rough).  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:02, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment - @Charlesjsharp: , so you have asked the uploader to respond at 21:17, 4 September 2024 (UTC) and started rallying everyone at 15:49, 5 September 2024 (UTC) ans asked for withdrawal of nomination at 20:54, 5 September 2024, citing that they have not responded, which is less than 24 hours time for them. Isn't it too much to expect from volunteers from global south countries to respond then and there? I hope you understand that, people can have their own real life problems to deal with and not everyone might be in a super privileged position to respond in volunteer capacity on an emergency basis as and when asked. Personally, I don't have any issues if the FP nomination is rejected on technical grounds and if everyone changes the vote from support to reject but rallying and targeting without giving ample time to respond and not assuming good faith towards the editors, who have been contributing to Wikimedia sites in a significant way, can very well be demotivating to many people. Unlike you, I am not pinging anyone, who voted here, without any kind of expectation for them to change their votes or their minds, but I simply hope that everyone can at least assume good faith towards the uploader and provide him sufficient time to respond. -- Bodhisattwa (talk) 08:26, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Tangential discussion - boldly collapsing as this page is already confusing :) — Rhododendrites talk |  20:53, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Tell it Charlesjsharp. And for this slander there never was an apology, either. --A.Savin 13:01, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    No slander. No apology. I believe the photographer was far too close to the nesting bird; ask any ornithologist. In the UK, disturbing nesting birds is illegal under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Other countries will have their own laws. A.Savin should apologise for accusing me of slander, even though as a non-native English speaker he would not be expected to know that slander is oral and libel is written. And of course libel and slander are defined as false statements. Saying that that the photographer is too close to the bird is my opinion, based on common sense and English Law. A non-English speaker should know that before insulting me. The Ceylon Bird Club website states that "disturbing their nesting or breeding places causing any damage to a tree or plant within such area shall amount to the commission of an offence carrying heavy penalties and punishable in a Criminal Court of Justice." Charlesjsharp (talk)
    Such an unbelievable ridiculous lie, this user is actually a case for WMF Legal... --A.Savin 15:24, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for your encouragement, A.Savin. Because of the different time zones, I would like to wait for the opinions of the involved discussants, especially the author and the nominator. Especially if the author is satisfied with my version, he is welcome to use it for an update. Personally, I also wouldn't like it if someone updates my photos without consent. Best regards, -- Radomianin (talk) 16:39, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Radomianin: Thank you for your support. As per your suggestion I have uploaded the version of the aforementioned image. --Atudu (talk) 12:51, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 23 support, 4 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /-- Radomianin (talk) 05:42, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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