Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Imperial Rescript ending World War II

Imperial Rescript ending World War II

 * Reason:Excellent print of the document signed (stamped) and later read by Emperor Hirohito which announced Japan's capitulation, effectively ending World War II.
 * Articles this image appears in:Surrender of Japan
 * Creator:Imperial Household Agency


 * Support as nominator --Cla68 (talk) 08:13, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Support - Nice one, Cla. ;) &mdash; Sunday   | Speak  10:48, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment - Looks a bit too small for comfortable reading -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 13:43, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
 * If you're on the english wikipedia, I don't think many people would be attempting to confortably read this. Just my opinion.  Spencer T♦C 00:02, 26 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Support. I think it's fine. Really clean pic. Intothewoods29 (talk) 17:24, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Support, great historical importance and good image. Daniel Case (talk) 19:48, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Support Very nice, and per my comment above.  Spencer T♦C 00:02, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Support Perhaps not big enough for comfortable reading, but big enough to be legible.--HereToHelp (talk to me) 00:18, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Support It's pretty legible; some of the kanji are jumbled, but calligraphy will cause that to happen at any size. The katakana are tiny, but still easily legible. High historical significance. --Golbez (talk) 07:51, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Oppose - This copy is obviously much smaller than the original. And while the historical importance of the manuscript can't be denied, what we are evaluating here is a picture, i.e. the graphical component of the document, not its content or historical relevance. It's not enough to be legible, especially if we take into account this is a callygraphy work. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 08:08, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose would gladly support a better digital file of the same subject. Alvesgaspar raises good points.  I was on the fence and reviewed this several times.  What tipped the balance is text bleed through: it's soft but it's unmistakable and it runs throughout the entire image.  This was scanned from a sheet that had printing in a Western script on the opposite side.  Strongly suggest the nominator consult Shoemaker's Holiday's scanning guide on Commons and give this another try.  Encyclopedic value is superb; the technical side needs a boost.  Durova Charge! 10:34, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Oppose per Alvesgaspar and Durova: technical shortcomings too serious for FP status.--ragesoss (talk) 19:07, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Reluctant Oppose The image has EV, but the technical shortcomings are a problem. As per Durova. Jor  dan  Contribs  08:07, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

MER-C 10:16, 2 October 2008 (UTC)