Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Ego Likeness

Ego Likeness
Voting period ends on 6 Sep 2010 at 13:37:07 (UTC)
 * Reason:This is an exciting one for me- a high resolution publicity shot from a notable photographer of a band I love. Clear EV, and Kyle said he'd love for me to nominate it here. If you're interested to know what they sound like (and it may not be to everyone's taste) they have a a load of videos on YouTube. "Burn Witch Burn" is a personal favourite.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Ego Likeness, Kyle Cassidy
 * FP category for this image:People/Entertainment
 * Creator:Kyle Cassidy


 * Support as nominator --J Milburn (talk) 13:37, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Support So very obvious =) Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:20, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment I’m undecided here. I think this is very well done, interesting portrait. It is eye-catching. As portraiture goes, I think this is a paradigm for how to not look like your generic, ho-hum shot. However, I am always a tad reluctant to provide a spam resource for contemporary entertainers. How do others feel about using Wikipedia’s Main Page like Craig’s List? Greg L (talk) 15:30, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm alright with it, personally. DYK and TFA frequently cover this kind of subject, and so I don't think we should be restricting ourselves. If anything, this kind of shot could inject a little variety into POTD, which people have criticised as disproportionately representing certain subject areas (insects, for instance). If it makes you feel any better, they're a small band (pretty big in right circles, but they're pretty small circles) who allows the free download of their music from their website- hardly money-grabbing bastards :) The default reply on Talk:Main Page when people complain about the TFA is that we judge based on the quality of the article, rather than the subject. When we've got content this good, I don't think anyone could blame us for showing it off :) I also think it would be sad to turn against the contributors who want to provide this kind of image- it'd be the same as saying, for instance, that episodes of The Simpsons shouldn't be FAs, which would alienate some great editors. J Milburn (talk) 15:44, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree, subtract 1 point for commercialism and add 5 for artistic merit. EV is excellent here since I assume the alternative would be some random snap from a concert or at a public event; you can tell without reading the article that these guys aren't Christian rock.--RDBury (talk) 15:54, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Support That they are a small band giving away music for free way-overcomes my concerns about using Wikipedia like Craig’s list. Like User:RDBury wrote: “subtract 1 point for commercialism and add 5 for artistic merit.” I agree 100% with both of you. Greg L (talk) 16:06, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - This'll definitely get some clicks when it appears on the main page. Sasata (talk) 17:59, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Support Per Greg (and this speaks so risqué I love it). Gut Monk (talk) 21:11, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Is that an Adam and Eve reference I see? -- I'ḏ ♥  One  22:24, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Support --Avenue (talk) 22:45, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Support We never usually have images of contemporary artists or entertainers as good as this. Sir Richardson (talk) 13:05, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

-- I'ḏ ♥  One  13:45, 6 September 2010 (UTC)