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White phosphorus burns[edit]

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Hidden at the request of those who prefer not to see horrific injuries for two weeks straight. Click to show.
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Original – White phosphorus burns on 13-year-old Ayman al Najar.
Reason
Stumbled across this while trying to remember the name of the luminescent substance used in the 19th century that was actually horribly dangerous. It's.... compelling, and horrible. VERY horrible. Sometimes, a shocking image is more valuable than a thousand words at communicating an idea. This is a vicerally horrible image, but shows the horror of the weapon better than any description would. I've used an undersized thumbnail as I think people should see the image, but maybe not every time they visit the FP page for two weeks.
Articles in which this image appears
White phosphorus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/History/War?
Creator
International Solidarity Movement
  • Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk) 19:34, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - How can I support or oppose without seeing the photograph ? I seriously don feel to see. Is it possible to hide the picture ? DreamSparrow Chat 20:51, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Mydreamsparrow: I hate hiding images, as I think it vastly increases a chance of a nomination not reaching quorum. (To be clear, I do definitely think this would be fine for the main page, but there's a difference between one day on a landing page and two weeks on one where people are actively working. Adam Cuerden (talk) 20:58, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Adam, Thanks for hiding. Excuse for this time because it is seriously effective. I couldn't see to it for a second time. I will surely be avoiding the main page on that particular day. DreamSparrow Chat 21:02, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • MMMMM! This is horrifying! I would still Support this mainly on the grounds on how rare it might be to get a photo like this. Though I would like to ask if there are any other images on the chopping block soon, like one on a napalm victim. GamerPro64 00:00, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • @GamerPro64: No plans for such. Maybe if I get depressed enough to do that Nagasaki image. Adam Cuerden (talk) 02:41, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • The one on my talk page? I haven't been able to get back to it for months. I can send you the half-done TIF if you want it. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 04:11, 16 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support An image of an underrepresented area. --Fauzan✆ talk✉ mail 04:16, 17 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. I'm not convinced about the composition, here. Imagine this was a less shocking image of a similar subject (say, of a kind of tattoo, or of a non-invasive medical procedure)- would we support? I don't think I would. Josh Milburn (talk) 16:34, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • @J Milburn: Counter argument to that is we can afford to be picky about tattoo photos, as tattoos are easy to find and get. This image also has rarity: there's not going to be white phosphorus burns except as act of war. Adam Cuerden (talk) 16:48, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • I agree, but rarity concerns cannot be overriding- we have to balance them with other questions. I think reasonable people will balance them differently; there's a judgement call to be made. (And I said "a particular kind of tattoo" because I was thinking of, for example, a cultural/religious practice of a small non-western group, plausibly also something that'd be rare/unusual for our purposes.) Josh Milburn (talk) 17:01, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose While it has plenty of encyclopedia value I don't think it is a very good picture. I think that a featured picture needs to be more than encyclopedic, it also needs to be a good picture. While this is a difficult subject to get a photo of, sadly I don't think that another will not be taken. Chillum 17:39, 21 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:35, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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