Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2019-01-31/Gallery

This page was nominated for deletion on 31 January 2019. The result of the discussion was keep.

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Unnecessary drama — JFG ^talk 21:03, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Is there a reason why every single image on the page contains an Indian politician? Johnbod (talk) 16:34, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Johnbod: Yes... please see the blurb - "A tour of some of the world's greatest memorials courtesy the Prime Minister of India." Should I mention this clearly in the article? DiplomatTesterMan (talk) 16:41, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

But it's three Indian PMs, and none from anywhere else, and this is not mentioned or explained in the lead bit. Johnbod (talk) 21:26, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Johnbod:If someone can write a Signpost article only on say one country or one person or one wikiproject etc... why not this. I think these are really nice images and I have also added a disclaimer at the bottom. And the tour aspect I think is like a story in a way. As far as I know The Signpost doesn't follow the same standards as Wikipedia articles do. I request you to reconsider addition of this template here which is inconsiderate. Regards. DiplomatTesterMan (talk) 16:47, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I would prefer this article is deleted rather than let the template stay here. I created this article with good intentions and if someone can only see propaganda they are mistaken. Modi and Nehru and Manmohan together is as neutral as possible, keeping in mind the tour aspect and the news factor. DiplomatTesterMan (talk) 16:52, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Bri:, @Kudpung:, is it possible to delete this article now? I really created this with the best of intentions. I don't want people making this seem like a mere and lame propaganda effort. DiplomatTesterMan (talk) 16:52, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I followed this up in the newsroom and teahouse and subsequently nominated for deletion. Regards. DiplomatTesterMan (talk) 18:47, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Really impressed with this gallery. It is thought-provoking and interesting; I think it is a great example of what our editors can do when they want to be creative and to build something worthwhile about a theme. (I can think of many themes that would benefit from such a gallery.) Thanks for including it in the Signpost, I think it's one of the best editorial decisions made in a while. Risker (talk) 22:32, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback. Kudos to DiplomatTesterMan on the selection of images (disclosure: I selected this submission for publication). The profundity of the individual confronting the weight of history, himself representing a billion more, struck me deeply. ☆ Bri (talk) 22:46, 1 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This is wonderful feedback. Thank you. I would also like to thank JohnBod for his insightful comment above related to how readers are understanding the article. Thank you for the comment. Regards.DiplomatTesterMan (talk) 20:26, 2 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]