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The result of the discussion was: KeepDavid Eppstein (talk) 17:42, 7 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

File:Ellengay.jpg (delete | talk | history | links | logs) – uploaded by Otto4711 (notify | contribs | uploads | upload log).

Fails WP:NFCC#8. Taylor Trescott - my talk + my edits 00:21, 31 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep as significantly increasing readers understanding of a seminal moment in the history of LGBT representation on American television. Jerry Pepsi (talk) 06:18, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - I previously nominated this image because I believe that this image is decorative, irrelevant and misleading. Without the image caption in the infobox, this image is useless. As I said before, video and/or audio can enhance readers' understanding of the episode. --George Ho (talk) 22:08, 3 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep I have to agree with Jerry Pepsi and the many keep comments at the previous diiscussion where consensus was clearly "keep". Despite the implication in George Ho's post, the image isn't only used in an infobox. In Lesbian the episode is the subject of commentary and the caption is quite detailed and cited. The same caption is used in Coming out but the image is not the subject of commentary. Although Ellen Degeneres is a notable gay individual the use in that article may not meet WP:NFCC#8 but it's use in The Puppy Episode is significant to that episode. Time and again we've permitted the use of such images in episode infoboxes so there appears to be community support for such uses. While it may (I only say "may", not "should") be appropriate to remove it from Coming out, it should not be deleted as it is appropriately used in the other two articles. --AussieLegend () 13:57, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note - This image was not appropriately tagged in Coming out or Lesbian, despite having been nominated for over a month. --AussieLegend () 14:04, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. As noted above, we went over this in a previous discussion in January 2013; I certainly do not feel like repeating what I stated in that discussion but here goes: Per Wikipedia:Non-free content#Images; the image passes "Film and television screenshots: For critical commentary and discussion of the work in question." and "Images with iconic status or historical importance: Iconic or historical images that are themselves the subject of sourced commentary in the article are generally appropriate. Iconic and historical images which are not subject of commentary themselves but significantly aid in illustrating historical events may be used judiciously, but they must meet all aspects of the non-free content criteria, particularly no free alternatives, respect for commercial opportunity, and contextual significance." It does not fail WP:NFCC#8 whatsoever (well, at least in the cases of two of the articles it's used for; in the previous discussion, I argued against its inclusion in the Coming out article, and I still feel that way). Flyer22 (talk) 15:05, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. This image shows Ellen, and the back of a woman's head. There's nothing in this image that can't be replaced by text. – Quadell (talk) 17:54, 29 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
All images can be replaced (as in described) by text; that is not the point. What has been stated above with regard to keeping the image is. Flyer22 (talk) 18:11, 29 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No, not all images can be replaced by text. The non-free images we use on Wikipedia have to show something that words alone cannot convey. You could not fully understand how Leonidas and Xerxes are portrayed in 300 (film) without seeing a screenshot; no text description would be adequate. But if you already have a free photo of Ellen, and you read the text description "Ellen looks intently at Susan and speaks to her", there is no further information provided by this photo. – Quadell (talk) 18:46, 29 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
All images can indeed be replaced by text, and I have not seen a case in which an image cannot; it's a matter of how well the text can convey the material vs. the image. The main point of non-free images is that they are supposed to enhance the reader's understanding of the subject in one or more ways noted by the keep arguments (both in this discussion and in the previous discussion where the File:Ellengay.jpg was deemed suitable for keeping), not simply or always to express what words alone cannot express. No one arguing delete in this case has been convincing as to why an exception should made for this image -- why, for example, this image should not be used in the infobox of the The Puppy Episode article...when using an image in the infobox of articles about episodes is standard Wikipedia practice. Flyer22 (talk) 19:50, 29 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete There is nothing remotely helpful or informative about this picture. So delete the picture, as it is non-free and doesn't help anything. I fail to see why we have a picture that as it fails to explain anything in the context it's used on. --Pretty les♀, Dark Mistress, talk, 12:06, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    • Note: I am certain that Dark Mistress's comment is more about me than the matter at hand (relevancy of my statement on that: I believe that her participation here is a bad-faith one). Also, I alerted WP:LGBT to this discussion; as shown in the previous deletion discussion about this image, I alerted them to that discussion as well. Flyer22 (talk) 13:51, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
      • Note - There does indeed seem to be some conflict at Lesbian where a minor edit war, with some discussion on the talk page, erupted at the article earlier in October. Dark Mistress has now taken to deleting the image that is the subject of this discussion, without any discussion on the talk page. In any case, Dark Mistress' claim that "fails to explain anything in the context it's used on" is false. The image includes a detailed caption in both Lesbian and Coming out. In the latter article it is the subject of commentary. It's only in The Puppy Episode where it is not the subject of commentary, but it is a significant (probably the most significant) image from that episode. --AussieLegend () 03:00, 31 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep per explanation of use on Coming Out. "Ellen DeGeneres' coming out in the media as well as her sitcom, "ranks, hands down, as the single most public exit in gay history", changing media portrayals of lesbians in Western culture." Modern gay culture is measured by before and after Ellen coming out. An entire Wikipedia article could be written about her coming out.Saltybone (talk) 02:27, 31 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep image for use within The Puppy Episode. To my mind, use of the image within Lesbian and Coming out fails NFCC#8, because its omission would not be detrimental to understanding those topics. -- Trevj (talk) 13:35, 2 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the media's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.
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The result of the discussion was: delete -Nv8200p talk 02:19, 30 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

File:In my tribe original cover 10000 maniacs.jpg (delete | talk | history | links | logs) – uploaded by George Ho (notify | contribs | uploads | upload log).

I uploaded to just inform readers about this image, which was the original cover of In My Tribe. I nominate this image for deletion because I want a consensus. I couldn't request speedy deletion to make administrators assume that I want it deleted. I don't, but the article should have one cover art. According to someone, having two images of slightly similar information is too extraneous. Either this or the other image should be kept, so the second image will be gone. TO ADMIN: Do not assume that I want it deleted. In other words, do not delete this image until the consensus wants it deleted. George Ho (talk) 00:30, 31 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the media's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.