Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/RainbowCD

RainbowCD

A maxell DVD-R that was microwaved.

A picture of a microwaved maxwell DVD-R that looks pretty awesome. There are no artifacts, the size is large and the focus is good. It also makes an interesting subject. User:PiccoloNamek took the photo, not myself.

• Nominate and support. - Wackymacs 21:07, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
• Comment: Cool, but... what article does it illustrate? -Vontafeijos 00:55, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

It is part of the Microwave oven article about the hazards of microwave ovens. Jtkiefer^{T | C | @} ---- 01:08, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

• Comment (after an edit conflict)Support Should be renamed when bad things happen to good DVD-R's, it's a good photo that also works well in the article on microwave ovens which is one of the key criteria to whether a picture is good or not, I'll definitely change to support when the time passes. Jtkiefer^{T | C | @} ---- 01:08, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
• Oppose - I just don't really get it, surely every microwaved CD and DVD will cause this kind of effect, it's not really some fleeting miraculous point caught on camera. - Hahnchen 01:19, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
  • No-one said anything about it being 'miraculous'. It's just an extremely well taken photo to illustrate the effect. The criteria don't say anything about how rare the effect is or how hard it is to take the photo. Raven4x4x 01:48, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Dogs aren't rare, but a good picture of a dog can still be featured. Wasn't this nominated before? - Mgm|^(talk) 14:07, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Agreed, there are thousands of snowflakes around me every day, but a great picture of one is still a great picture. -Lanoitarus _^(talk) .:. 19:07, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
• Support Neat image illustrating what happens when certain objects are put into the microwave. ~MDD4696 (talk • contribs) 02:23, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
• Support. A stunning illustration. Enochlau 02:50, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
• Support indeed, I'd never have thought a picture of a CD could be so spectacular. Raven4x4x 10:55, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
• Support -- Chris 73 | Talk 13:47, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
• oppose- not informative enough. We have had a microwaved CD like this before and it failed (but looked nice). Broken S 02:30, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
  • How more informative does it need to be? I've never seen a better image to illustrate this effect. The previous nomination you are referring to is this one. It's a different photo, so that decision isn't really relevent here. And this is a vastly superior picture in my opinion. Raven4x4x 07:27, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
    • The picute may be more visualy pleaing but it is just as (or less informative). The article isn't about the effect and the article doesn't even mention the effect of microwaves on CDs or DVDs. The caption is not een a sentence and doesn't explain why the cracks formed. Broken S 20:34, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
• Support, scores better than the previous nominated microwaved CD image. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:33, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
• Oppose - Good pic, but doesn't contribute signficantly to an article, in my opinion. The only article it is in is Microwave oven, and nowhere in the article does it mention anything about heating DVDs or CDs. In either case, placing a picture of something heated in a microwave doesn't contribute to the article that much. Sorry. Flcelloguy (A note?) 16:31, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
• Oppose Nice picture, but not spectacular, and has no real function in the article it's in. Zafiroblue05 07:33, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
• Support I've moved the pic slightly and amended its caption to make its contribution to the surrounding article clearer in Microwave oven#Acute dangers. I've also added it to article Joule heating where its contribution may not be as significant, but it is relevant. ~ Veledan • Talk 21:47, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

• Oppose, you should mention it is already removed from Joule heating. And it does not significantly add to the microwave article. Putting CDs into a microwave is a very specific danger and lacks general relevance. This article would benefit much more from a pic of the guts of a microwave oven. --Dschwen 15:36, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Reply yep, I've struck it out now. I didn't manage it earlier because I'm at work and I just scraped enough time to correct my insertion to the article as 1st priority. I have also struck out my support vote. Now I've done a bit more research, I still think the pic is of FP quality but as yet the article for it hasn't been written and may not be for some time. I can envisage an interesting article on the effects of electromagnetic radiation on solid objects and this pic would be a great addition, but until then I'm not sure I can support it either. ~ Veledan 15:55, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Comment, I might add that this pic is still very beautifully done, so I'd suggest nominating it on commons instead. --Dschwen 15:38, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

• Not promoted Close though. Broken S 14:15, 28 December 2005 (UTC)