Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Koreageostub

Koreageostub

image for Korea geo stub

I know most of the featured pictures are 100000dpi and 100 metres by 100 metres (or so), but I simply believe that the icons are also an integral part of wikipedia - and this one is one of the best I've seen recently. Simple and informative (as an icon should be), it has the power of saying all about the Korean conflict in a matter of milliseconds. Just look at it and... you know everything. A powerful image and Kudos for User:Grutness for making it. Halibu tt

Nominate and support. - Halibu tt 23:35, 5 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I think it's really silly that we have to wait two days to vote, especially when the comment here is probably a good clue as to how we're going to vote anyway, but, ehhh. This is an excellent piece of graphics art, and my hat goes off to Grutness. D e nni ☯ 02:10, 6 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Is it used in any articles (besides stub templates)? Broken S 02:26, 6 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- I doubt it is usable in articles (outside of templates, tables and such) as it is... well... an icon. Nothing more, nothing less. I can't really imagine this being a symbol of any political party or a replacement for the map of the peninsula, so I guess it is not used. Although, it could be added to the articles on Icon, symbol or similar. What do you think? Halibutt 02:37, 6 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - Then I am afraid the picture is ineligible for FP status. Why not try at commons? Broken S 03:41, 6 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    - Yeh, I think it's pretty much accepted that a prerequisite is that it is included in an article (but not through a template) and that it adds at least a small amount of value to it. Enochlau 07:57, 6 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - I added it to the article on symbol and I believe it really belongs there. Halibutt 11:55, 6 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    - At symbol, I think it is original research (it isn't a symbol used in the world. Can you find the use of this symbol outside of wikipedia?). It'd be better to use a symbol not created for Wikipedia. Broken S 20:34, 6 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Would be better with a transparent background. —Cryptic (talk) 02:37, 6 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, so I've got a vested interest, but I'll add a support (and a thanks for the kind words!). Of all the stub icons I've designed, I'm proudest of this one, because it does show everything you need to know in one image. I wanted to somehow convey a historically united peninsula that was also two countries with opposing ideologies, and it suddenly clicked that the Yin-Yang symbol - itself frequently associated with Korea - in red for the north and blue for the south, deliberately on a white background representing hoped-for peaceful reconciliation throughout Korea, was an obvious way to do it. IMHO, a successful experiment in graphic design. Grutness...wha? 02:40, 6 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I don't claim to know the legalities of an icon as featured picture but assuming it is valid, I support it. As always, the best symbols are the simple ones. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 20:04, 7 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
If the image is eligible, I Oppose because the icon is not vector based (SVG), but should be. ~MDD4696 (talk • contribs) 02:33, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Sorry, but I just don't think this should qualify for a featured pic. It doesn't add significantly to any article, and could qualify as original research at the symbol article because it's not used anywhere else and was designed for Wikipedia. In addition, while the design is good, I don't see how the superimposed yin-yang adds to the image, which illustrates the "locations of Korea" stub. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 20:13, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- The yin/yang is probably inspired by the Flag of South Korea.--Eloquence* 23:35, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - Not really. It is a symbol commonly used throughout the Korean peninsula to refer to two opposites which form together to make a united whole. For this reason, it seemed a perfect analogy for the politics of the Korean peninsula itself, especially since it is often depicted with red at the top and blue below, colours often used to represent communism and non-communism. Grutness...wha? 23:54, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
OpposeP-unit 00:15, 11 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. I'm not opposed to the idea of having icons as featured pics in general, but in this case, it's too small and we don't have a vector based version, limiting its potential greatly. Enochlau 01:05, 11 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. If this should be featured at all, then on commons please. --Dschwen 16:29, 11 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Icons are important but this is hardly the best icon. It's cute though. - JustinWick 00:50, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral One of the best icons I have ever seen, but I am unsure if this qualifies as a featured picture. -- Chris 73 | Talk 00:47, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted Raven4x4x 04:38, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]