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Rfc for lede image for Hosni Mubarak

The following discussion is an archived record of a request for comment. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

There is a consensus to keep the current image. (non-admin closure) —Compassionate727 ^(T·C) 16:48, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Which of the following images should serve as the lede image for Hosni Mubarak?

A (Current Image)
B
C
D

Emiya1980 (talk) 18:35, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A Yet another infobox image RFC on a biography and another example where the alternative is not a real improvement. The status quo is perfectly fine and that appeared to be okay in the discussion prior to this RFC. I'm not sure what's driving all these infobox image RFCs, but many of them are completely unnecessary. Nemov (talk) 20:42, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Updated - new additions are even worse and changing the RFC options after 4 days is bizarre and further clouds the discussion. Nemov (talk) 15:23, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A, as the subject is deceased. We normally use official state portraits for sitting officials, but Mubarak passed in 2020 and had not been in office since 2011. SWinxy (talk) 01:54, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A is fine. i don't think either image is great: A is airbrushed, but B has a cluttered background, he's not in his prime, and there are plenty of other pictures in the article showing him as he actually appeared

so i don't see any real benefit of changing it to image B. Rainsage (talk) 19:31, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A is a good image. I don't see a reason to change it. Pickalittletalkalittle (talk) 20:56, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A, minor re-touching is not a reason for not using a photo. If he looked completely different, the case should be made explicitly. Alaexis_¿question? 09:27, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

B I prefer. It's more recent, he's looking into camera, it looks more realistic as he's older. But it looks like the consensus is for A, Tom B (talk) 22:34, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
B per Tom B. More recent and looking into the camera. Some people voting A are status quo warriors and are only voting because "there is no reason to change it", which isn't a particularly helpful reason. C F A 💬 21:59, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

B per CFA and Tom B

Lordseriouspig 02:54, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

B Emiya1980 (talk) 05:22, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
please read and internalize WP:AGF and WP:NPA. nableezy - 16:00, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Added 2 new images in light of Rainsage's comments on current selection.Emiya1980 (talk) 03:29, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Neveselbert, Thepharoah17, Greenshed, Johnkatz1972, Hkn156347, Therequiembellishere, Bart Versieck, The Brain, Favonian, Egeymi, GoodDay, Tbhotch, Baffle gab1978, Tpbradbury, EyEsReaDeR7, A.S. Brown, and Bigweeboy: In light of the significant extent of your past contributions to the Hosni Mubarak page, you are invited to comment on the current Rfc regarding the article's lede image. Should you be inclined to do so, please share your thoughts on this thread. Thank you.Emiya1980 (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Rjensen and Nableezy: See above.Emiya1980 (talk) 21:11, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't edited this page in 11 years.... Therequiembellishere (talk) 21:20, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 21:51, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

that's recent, it's been 13 years for me, but i still appear to be one of the 'top 10' editors! Tom B (talk) 22:30, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

it seems like the consensus is to stick with the current image. Rainsage (talk) 21:23, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A He's dead, so recency of image is irrelevant. The resolutions of A and B are about equivalent (though I expect a higher resolution version to exist), but A is better quality and is an official portrait. I think the B arguments above are quite lacking. Curbon7 (talk) 22:53, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A mostly per Nemov and Ransage. Draken Bowser (talk) 14:36, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A per my above comment that we typically use an image from somebody's "prime" after they have passed, as opposed to the most current one when living. Like for example Elizabeth II's portrait was changed after she died from this to this. nableezy - 15:59, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Can someone add this image: Hosni Mubarak ritratto.jpg, which is Mubarak in 2009, to the article somewhere. Its a good image and shows him in his final years in charge of the country. DotCoderr (talk) 09:29, 21 September 2024 (UTC) DotCoderr (talk) 09:29, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Bunnypranav (talk) 12:35, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also another image is unecesary Bunnypranav (talk) 12:40, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]