WHY is this going on the front page on April 29th? What is wrong with you people? Sure, it's fine to have the picture in its relivent article, where those who are interested can see it, but to put it right on the front page, where anyone scrolling down to the links at the bottom of the main page must see it, this picture of dozens of dolphins dead with their guts hanging out? Who made the Wikipedia policy where content of a picture has nothing to do with whether it's featured, and all featured pictures need to go on the front page on their descided date? Regardless of the quality of the picture, it's content is disgusting and disturbing, and it doesn't deserve to be on the front page, where millions of people will see it whether they want to or not. It's just dumb that current Wikipedia policy works to trick people into seeing things they might not want to see on the Main Page. Kevin 14:40, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
(re-set margin) This picture is not going on the front page because of historical significance or political importance, it's going on because it's high quality. Last month there was a photo of eye surgery that went on the front page that was similarly gruesome. I'm saying that they should be featured but not on the front page. Quadzilla99 16:40, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
(unindent)What is the point of having any image on the front page, if not to illustrate the breadth of the content of Wikipedia? If it is not deemed illegal, or outraging common decency, then an image can only fail to be published if it does not fulfill WP criteria. This must have already been discussed at an editorial level and the decision made. If editors wish to discuss the means and manner by which a decision is reached then fine, but campaigning against a particular image does not address the issue. LessHeard vanU 12:13, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
To anyone who cares: This picture was April 19's featured picture in the Indonesian Wikipedia already. And it seems to have survived so far on the #21 Wikipedia. Gdo01 05:30, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
Oh this is lovely... -- Valley2city ₪‽ 04:11, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Just to mention that these are not dolphins but whales, not that that makes it any less disturbing.-- Stuart.skingle 11:25, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
I know this is reality...but it is a distrubing type of reality that many people do not want to see. Why show this on the main page? It is the equivelent of showing some other type of media distrubance on the main page, for example a recent dead corpse of a human being. Ah. Reality you say? Our reality is cruel enough and it's impossible to change it. Marielenh 14:32, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
You don't like the image. Direct your revolt against the Faroese hunt, rather than against the image. -- Nnemo ( talk) 12:35, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
Does anyone else see the picture's caption to read that this was taken in the Faroe islands, in the UK? Hawker Typhoon 00:16, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
I enhanced the caption a little bit. It can further be mentioned from my side, that hunting of other small whales than the traditional pilot whales ("grind whales") is not undisputed among the Faroese. I once saw a poll at a Faroese internet newspaper, where roughly 50 % voted for prohibition of hunting white-sided dolphins. Actually, they must be considered as a kind of "bycatch" (although they came without pilot whales that day). However, such is reality in a rural society, where some things are still normal, which has been banned in our countries many decades before. Keep in mind, that this hunting is uncommercial and really for gratis food, distributed to everyone. And keep in mind, that the Faroes have strict laws about whaling. -- Arne List 13:13, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
"This featured picture is fairly large and has an aspect ratio of approximately 8:5, making it suitable as a widescreen computer wallpaper. "
Any takers? Wikipedia brown 19:56, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Well done to wikipedia for putting this on the main page. Its a greate picture, and people need to see this if crimes against the planet like this are even going to be stopped.
That is just really sad. Moray594 17:07, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
WHY is this going on the front page on April 29th? What is wrong with you people? Sure, it's fine to have the picture in its relivent article, where those who are interested can see it, but to put it right on the front page, where anyone scrolling down to the links at the bottom of the main page must see it, this picture of dozens of dolphins dead with their guts hanging out? Who made the Wikipedia policy where content of a picture has nothing to do with whether it's featured, and all featured pictures need to go on the front page on their descided date? Regardless of the quality of the picture, it's content is disgusting and disturbing, and it doesn't deserve to be on the front page, where millions of people will see it whether they want to or not. It's just dumb that current Wikipedia policy works to trick people into seeing things they might not want to see on the Main Page. Kevin 14:40, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
(re-set margin) This picture is not going on the front page because of historical significance or political importance, it's going on because it's high quality. Last month there was a photo of eye surgery that went on the front page that was similarly gruesome. I'm saying that they should be featured but not on the front page. Quadzilla99 16:40, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
(unindent)What is the point of having any image on the front page, if not to illustrate the breadth of the content of Wikipedia? If it is not deemed illegal, or outraging common decency, then an image can only fail to be published if it does not fulfill WP criteria. This must have already been discussed at an editorial level and the decision made. If editors wish to discuss the means and manner by which a decision is reached then fine, but campaigning against a particular image does not address the issue. LessHeard vanU 12:13, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
To anyone who cares: This picture was April 19's featured picture in the Indonesian Wikipedia already. And it seems to have survived so far on the #21 Wikipedia. Gdo01 05:30, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
Oh this is lovely... -- Valley2city ₪‽ 04:11, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Just to mention that these are not dolphins but whales, not that that makes it any less disturbing.-- Stuart.skingle 11:25, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
I know this is reality...but it is a distrubing type of reality that many people do not want to see. Why show this on the main page? It is the equivelent of showing some other type of media distrubance on the main page, for example a recent dead corpse of a human being. Ah. Reality you say? Our reality is cruel enough and it's impossible to change it. Marielenh 14:32, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
You don't like the image. Direct your revolt against the Faroese hunt, rather than against the image. -- Nnemo ( talk) 12:35, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
Does anyone else see the picture's caption to read that this was taken in the Faroe islands, in the UK? Hawker Typhoon 00:16, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
I enhanced the caption a little bit. It can further be mentioned from my side, that hunting of other small whales than the traditional pilot whales ("grind whales") is not undisputed among the Faroese. I once saw a poll at a Faroese internet newspaper, where roughly 50 % voted for prohibition of hunting white-sided dolphins. Actually, they must be considered as a kind of "bycatch" (although they came without pilot whales that day). However, such is reality in a rural society, where some things are still normal, which has been banned in our countries many decades before. Keep in mind, that this hunting is uncommercial and really for gratis food, distributed to everyone. And keep in mind, that the Faroes have strict laws about whaling. -- Arne List 13:13, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
"This featured picture is fairly large and has an aspect ratio of approximately 8:5, making it suitable as a widescreen computer wallpaper. "
Any takers? Wikipedia brown 19:56, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Well done to wikipedia for putting this on the main page. Its a greate picture, and people need to see this if crimes against the planet like this are even going to be stopped.
That is just really sad. Moray594 17:07, 5 September 2007 (UTC)