Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Battle of Inchon child

Battle of Inchon child

**Original** - A small South Korean child sits alone in the street, after elements of the 1st Marine Div. and South Korean Marines invaded the city of Inchon, in an offensive launched against the North Korean forces in that area. September 16, 1950.

Reason: Here's one of those images that speaks volume to what war leaves behind, and like the other image I have this one just seems to speak to a gentler side of my soul. This is a big image, and old, but it looks respectable to me at full size and from where I sit could earn a star, so here I am again with my find.
Articles in which this image appears: ~~Korean Army~~ Korean War, Battle of Inchon
Creator: Pfc. Ronald L. Hancock. (US Army)

Support as nominator --TomStar81 (Talk) 07:13, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Lately I've been wondering whether this sort of photo is good for an encyclopaedia. It's the sort of photo that elicits emotional responses, but you don't really learn a lot from it. OK, war can have a devastating impact on civilian populations, that's common to almost all wars. But this photo doesn't teach me anything else in particular about the Korean Army or the Battle of Incheon. The child could just as easily be living in poverty than be the victim of war. Feel free to convince me otherwise though. :-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 07:22, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Correction: it exists in the Korean War article, not Korean Army. I've changed the nomination to reflect that. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 07:25, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I know what you mean Diliff... I also think that it has nothing in this that specifically dates it to the Korean War other than taking the say so of the photographer... It could easily be a modern picture photographed in a way that makes is look aged and authentic... I'm sure that it is genuine though... But also it just doesn't do enough for me to help paint a picture of he event it is meant to... So with regret I will start the ball rolling with an Oppose Lovely picture just lacking in EV... Gazhiley (talk) 08:55, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The I respectfully ask that the nom be withdrawn and closed as unsuccessful. No point in running the picture here past this point. Not once in my nearly 6 year history here have I ever had a photo bounce back at a first vote of oppose, so I already no this will fail, and I see no reason to waste everyone else's time when there are other more deserve FPCs that are in need of attention. TomStar81 (Talk) 09:06, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe a bit hasty - this is just my opinion, and possibly a shared opinion of Diliff - others may disagree... Gazhiley (talk) 09:22, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As you can see below, it is as I said it would be. There will be no support votes for the picture, so lets just close the nom and be done with it. 75.46.197.55 (talk) 19:15, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. I'm inclined to agree with the above, I'm afriad. However, if this picture was famous in its own right, this would be a different story. J Milburn (talk) 10:35, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Question Hmmm... is that kanji? Has it been vandalised? I can't quite tell, but it might add to the EV. Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 14:43, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Diliff. Questionable EV. --Dschwen 16:58, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Diliff.--Mbz1 (talk) 17:04, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted —Maedin\^talk 09:44, 4 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Closed per WP:SNOW and nominator's wishes. Maedin\^talk 09:44, 4 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]