Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/1990 Nepalese revolution

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Original – An Iconic photograph of Durga Thapa, as she leapt up during a victory rally at Kathmandu during 1990 Nepalese revolution

Support as nominator – ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 12:24, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Who was Durga Thapa? What's 'iconic' about this image? – Sca (talk) 16:03, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Had to google quite a bit to find out. Definitely not an iconic person, just a civil servant. --Janke | Talk 17:31, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Not so much iconic! --Gnosis (talk) 00:28, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Janke and Sca: As Nepali Times puts it: Readers will be familiar with Durga Thapa because of the iconic picture of her taken by Min Ratna Bajracharya during the 1990 People's Movement. She is the student who leapt into the air with a double victory sign at a democracy rally at Asan. Sixteen years later, the same photographer snapped a photo of her during the April Uprising as she chanted pro-democracy slogans on the streets. At 39 and the mother of a young son, Durga has been a customs officer at the Tatopani Checkpoint on the Chinese border for the past year. Having been a social worker with charities like Sahara Group, activism comes easy to Durga. Source. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSA^talk 12:05, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support This article linked in the image source on Commons makes it clear that the photo is iconic in Nepal, even if the individual is otherwise low-profile. The photo is high quality, has a clear description, and is properly used in its article. Vahurzpu (talk) 08:07, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support Iconic image in the place of origin. Counts as a historical image, so I won't judge the image details. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 12:24, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Iconic is one of the two most overused words in the English language. – Sca (talk) 14:20, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Reliable sources said that it's iconic. We worship RS here, so....that checks out. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 23:49, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 11:05, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Biplab Anand (Talk) 02:38, 18 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support Support because of its value for the local region. --Kalyan (talk) 03:52, 18 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Kind regards, — Tulsi Bhagat ^{[ contribs | talk ]} 07:50, 18 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose – Poor composition due to crowd clutter, lack of visual emphasis on subject person; lack of significance beyond "the local region." – Sca (talk) 14:40, 18 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Sca: The photo was also published on the cover page of the book named "Dawn of Democracy" in 1991. IMO for this picture, we should look at the 'moment' which is also an important key of photography except for the clear, dynamic, and distinct picture. For a Nepalese photographer, it was rare to have a panoramic or high digital camera at that time in 90's. Thanks--Biplab Anand (Talk) 03:54, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Support - because of its value for the place of origin. --Nirmal Dulal (talk) 04:49, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support - because of its value for the place of origin.पर्वत सुबेदी (talk) 07:06, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - is it possible that we see a lot of solicited support votes here? That would be WP:VOTESTACKING... --Janke | Talk 17:18, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
User पर्वत सुबेदी has been inactive for several years. – Sca (talk) 14:16, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
That confirms stacking theory. --Janke | Talk 16:41, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - definitely could do with a touch-up to remove all the weird lines everywhere. Doesn't meet FP? even if composition was disregarded. MER-C 13:41, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Those are dust and scratches on the negative. Would need retouching. --Janke | Talk 16:44, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Janke This promotion is ridiculous and 'WP:VOTESTACKING is obvious. --Gnosis (talk) 22:09, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:An Iconic Photograph of 1990 Nepalese revolution.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:21, 24 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]