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A green geckoCarolina Anole in Eastern Texas.

A high-res, clear shot of a green gecko Carolina Anole for the gecko article.

  • I'd consider supporting a version with the tail included, even if it is out of focus due to shallow DOF. Not the current version with the tail chopped off though. 84.9.223.82
Strongly Oppose. You are right, I removed this pic in the gecko article, where it was just recently inserted by the photographer, and put back the old (real) gecko image. As of now the nominated pic is not used in any article. I did not add it to the Carolina Anole article since it already resembles a gallery. Hence oppose.--Dschwen 09:23, 20 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the correction, but I really don't see reasoning *not* to put it in the Carolina Anole article. It's still large and illustrative, and even if there are minor flaws to get all pissy about in an FPC debate, it's still a nice image. Putting it in the gallery. drumguy8800 - speak? 14:16, 20 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
All pissy? Anyway, at least it's in the correct article now. But this somehow shows a bigger problem with FPC. I've just seen it too often recently that people upload a new picture, slam it into whatever article it might fit, and nomitate it for FPC. The quality of nominations would benefit if those pictures would spend a little time in the articles and get a chance to be peer reviewed by article contributors. Whats the big deal about Featured Picture status anyway that some people want to bag FPs by the dozen? The focus should lie on illustrating the articles with the best pictures possible. --Dschwen 16:10, 20 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I absolutely agree with Dschwen above. FPC is not a photo competition. --Janke | Talk 07:46, 24 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted Raven4x4x 05:38, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]