Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/The Impact of Wikipedia by Adrianne Wadewitz

The Impact of Wikipedia by Adrianne Wadewitz
Voting period ends on 6 May 2014  at 16:21:21 (UTC)
 * Reason:High EV, high quality video file, free-use licensed by, no unnecessary digital manipulation.
 * Articles in which this image appears:Adrianne Wadewitz
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
 * Creator:Vgrigas


 * Support as nominator --&mdash; Cirt (talk) 16:21, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: Transcribed text to English Wikisource at The Impact of Wikipedia by Adrianne Wadewitz. Also available in captions in other languages at Fundraising 2012/Translation/Adrianne Wadewitz video (captions), so could be added to other Wikisource sites. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 16:28, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment (no support or oppose yet as I haven't had the time to view the film; rather late) - This is unlikely to run in POTD in the near future, owing to the possible COI of having an image/video of a Wikipedian in the slot. Our image of Mike Godwin, for instance, did not run until 3 years after he left the Wikimedia Foundation. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:42, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Understood, and no worries about that! &mdash; Cirt (talk) 16:43, 26 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Support A good-quality, professionally produced video by a notable Wikipedian. Adam Cuerden (talk) 17:14, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Support Jane (talk) 22:35, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Support -- The herald  15:18, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment - In the captions, "Nineteenth Century" needs to be "nineteenth-century". There may be other issues with the closed captions, but for some reason this isn't streaming well right now. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:35, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
 * how can I help fix this? &mdash; Cirt (talk) 18:09, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm not familiar with fixing captions, otherwise I'd have done it myself. Does anyone know? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:51, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I fixed it, at Fundraising 2012/Translation/Adrianne Wadewitz video (captions). &mdash; Cirt (talk) 00:34, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
 * That didn't seem to fix the video file, itself, however. I could still use some help with that. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 00:35, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I think Timed text fits in here, somewhere, but I'm not sure. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:38, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I asked Victor, and he gave me the correct link, so I fixed it (note that the italics display on the video themselves). If I missed anything, just don't fiddle with the timings. Adam Cuerden (talk) 14:25, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much for the help! &mdash; Cirt (talk) 17:33, 29 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Support. gobonobo  + c 13:18, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Support, though main page appearance should be discussed in a couple years at the earliest. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:10, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you,, and no worries about some time passing before main page appearance. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 17:37, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Although I do think that six months to a year should be ample. It's not like she was employed by Wikipedia. The one year anniversary might not be bad. Adam Cuerden (talk) 21:17, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Agreed, but that could be a separate discussion for a later point in time, after this discussion has been closed. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 22:45, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
 * That's my plan. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:51, 29 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Support J e e  09:26, 30 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment (unless addressed, the closer should consider this an oppose vote): I was under the impression that FP was not accepting videos. That's a large part of the reason that Featured Sounds, during its revival a few years ago, accepted videos. If we're going to allow this one, we need to allow high quality videos at FP in general, and that needs to be a change that the Featured Pictures community is willing to live with (and back with support votes when warranted).  S ven M anguard   Wha?  00:24, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Reply: Actually,, the criteria at Featured picture criteria specifically allows for video files. Please see for example last line under existing criteria for point number two (2): "Animations and video may be somewhat smaller." Thank you, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 00:35, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
 * What is allowed in theory and what happens in practice are not always the same thing though. It might be written into the rules, but back when I was involved in FS, people seemed to believe that a video didn't have a chance in FP. That's why I really need to hear from FP regulars that they would support videos in the future.  S ven M anguard   Wha?  00:43, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
 * What you heard was wrong. We have featured several videos, including of a cheetah running, a controversial ad, and a "living" decapitated dog's head. We don't have many videos (there's still a few more, but not many... I think plasma globe and surfing both have featured videos), but we do promote them. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:16, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you,, for this helpful explanation. Most appreciated, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 03:29, 5 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Note: Per above, "Voting period ends on 6 May 2014 at 16:21:21 (UTC)", it now appears the voting period for this nomination is over. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 18:07, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 19:24, 6 May 2014 (UTC)