Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Tower of Silence

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Tower of Silence[edit]

Image of Tower of Silence outside of Yazd, Iran. Taken in 2004. Taken by Maziart.

This picture is quite lovely and evocative, and is the jewel in the crown of the Towers of Silence article. - Smerdis of Tlön 16:17, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

  • Nominate and Support. - Smerdis of Tlön 16:17, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Bleak and beautiful -- I support. Jwrosenzweig 20:44, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Neutral I can't tell what resolution that picture is at....The full size version is very pixelated. Could someone upload a good loking version. [[User:BrokenSegue|BrokenSegue]] 22:19, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Object until a proper copyright tag is added. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality/talk]] 03:36, Dec 17, 2004 (UTC)
  • Oppose. Agree with BrokenSegue. Incredibly pixelated.--Fir0002 04:25, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
    • It is not. Reload the page. Fredrik | talk 06:11, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Oppose. imho, this picture isn't very interesting, and I can't see how it would add significantly to an article about geography/geology/rocks etc. Enochlau 15:05, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Oppose, focus is not sharp, and the utility lines distract from the subject. - Bevo 15:08, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Oppose. Flat, poor quality. ed g2stalk 16:49, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Can't be promoted without an appropriate copyright tag ed g2stalk 16:49, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
    • I have asked Maziart to clarify its status. I see that another request was made on his talk page in November. Not sure how often he logs in. -- Smerdis of Tlön 01:44, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)
      • Going by his contributions, not since he posted that image. ed g2stalk 04:27, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Oppose until copyright is clarified, support with suitable copyright -- Chris 73 Talk 23:47, Dec 19, 2004 (UTC)
    • Even with copyright clarification, what makes you want to support it? Enochlau 15:14, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Oppose. Quality issues.--ZayZayEM 00:43, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)
    • Not promoted, +2 / -7