Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bat

Bat[edit]

Granted, it's a bit smaller than the others, but it looks good. AlbinoMonkey 11:31, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC)

~~good picture, but too small. I'd support the original.Dunc|☺ 21:09, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC)~~
- ~~Now support, nice. Dunc|☺ 21:18, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)~~
  - Now I think it's a copyvio. I can't support a copyvio. Dunc|☺ 13:38, 6 Nov 2004 (UTC)
~~A bit smaller! Oppose. Can't see any detail, would support a much larger version. ed g2s • talk 18:44, 3 Nov 2004 (UTC)~~
- Uploaded larger version, Change vote to neutral, not as good as I though it'd be. ed g2s • talk 00:58, 4 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Neutral. I'm leaning towards support. Its a good image, but we could use a source link so that the PD status can be verified. There is a larger version here, but its a bit grainy. -- Solipsist 20:08, 3 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Support, now that the larger version is uploaded -- Chris 73 Talk 01:06, Nov 4, 2004 (UTC)
Support. Impressive. -Hapsiainen 19:52, Nov 4, 2004 (UTC)
Support. Very Cool! --ScottyBoy900Q∞ 01:29, 05 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Oppose until public domain status can be independently verified.--Eloquence *
Support if license is confirmed. Janderk 15:42, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)
comment it appears that this is from http://www.batcon.org/ so is maybe copyvio see [1] claims it's copyrighted by them. We should probably be nice and ask permission Dunc|☺ 21:23, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- That looks like a completely different image to me. ed g2s • talk 01:19, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- I was having trouble spotting the connection myself. I guess we are talking about the thumbnail next to 'New Mexico Bat Survey and Acoustic Library' on the second link. Its not the same photo, but I managed to find larger versions on Batcon at [2] & [3] which are sufficiently similar to suggest it was from the same roll of film. The photo credit is for Dr. Merlin D. Tuttle, so if we can ~~find the university he works for it might turn out to be the University of Tokyo and a PD photo as originally suggested. I don't think Batcon holds the copyright.~~ -- Solipsist 08:43, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
  - It looks like Dr Merlin Tuttle is the founder and president of Bat Conservation International (BCI), ie. www.batcon.org. -- Solipsist 09:01, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- I'm still not sure its the same roll of film. Either way we can't promote an image until we know what its copyright status is. ed g2s • talk 01:09, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Oppose until public domain status can be verified. Mark ¹ 06:32, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)

NOT Promoted, license status is unverified. -- [[User:Solitude|Solitude\^talk]] 09:11, Nov 16, 2004 (UTC)