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Infobox (removal) edit

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Would anyone oppose removal of the infobox? It's currently using the {{infobox tool}} template—which itself seems inappropriate—but none of the info in the box seems that helpful to the reader in the ways that an infobox should be. Other names, types and related all seem potentially helpful, but include odd and unhelpful information. I was considering the removal of each field, but I realised the only one left would be the inventor field… which seems potentially controversial or at least a little misleading itself, as the technology / art form / science was incepted over many years and iterations.

If nobody objects, I will remove the infobox, leaving the image and caption, and I'll add a paragraph to the lead about the two inventors. — HTGS (talk) 02:10, 23 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

More appropriate to discuss artistic application as a side issue edit

Latest comment: 4 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Photography is not necessarily artful in any way. It is merely a way to record data. Selectively, certainly, but not typically to make any artistic attempts.

Photography is the method. "Artistic photography", or "fine-art photography", is on the other hand more specifically a practice in which the method is applied. 83.190.90.240 (talk) 20:18, 27 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

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