Wikipedia:Files for deletion/Replaceable fair use/File:Lone Ranger and Silver (3).jpg


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of a fair use image as a replaceable image. Please do not modify it. 

The result was to delete the image.

Fair use?
Exhaustive search of free media failed to uncover photos of "white" horses that were not actually gray or cremello. Neither is true white. True white is very rare. Will do some looking, but fnding images of truely white horses with pink skin and blue eyes has been quite a challenge. "Silver" is also one of the most famous white horses of all time, and thus is a suitable candidate for inclusion in an article on white horses. Montanabw (talk) 23:53, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
 * In my opinion, in the context of White (horse) and Noseband use of this image is not fair use. --Una Smith (talk) 23:48, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
 * And if anyone can find a free content image of a true white horse, it wouldn't be as badly needed, but if it is not fair use to use the most famous true white horse in the world as an example of a white horse, what is? Reasons for inclusion are summarized on the image page.  I would be happy to respond to good faith arguments that cite appropriate wikipedia criteria.  I suppose it doesn't need to be in the noseband article, but it is very hard to find old 1950's images of those old bridles that had the attached decorative nosebands that served little useful purpose.  But I shall await further discussion.   Montanabw (talk) 05:01, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
 * In general, the nonreplaceability requirement of WP:NFCC means that it is truly impossible that a free image could ever be found or made. The fact that a free image hasn't been found yet isn't good enough. This photo would be irreplaceable in the article Silver (horse) (if there were one, in fact it's just a redirect to The Lone Ranger), because it's impossible for a free photo to be made of him now. But he's not the only white horse in the world, and his noseband isn't the only noseband in the world, so for the articles where this image is used, it could be replaced by a free equivalent. —Angr If you've written a quality article... 06:25, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
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