Oppose I am concernd about the exceptionally narrow scope here, and in my view it fails criterion 2: "Your chosen scope must be broad enough to be realistically useful to somebody who wishes to search the VI repository". Althought it is theoretically possible that someone might come looking for this very drawing, the same could be said for every other original drawing, and they can't all be VIs. --MichaelMaggs07:59, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
As a re-nominator I cannot vote, but I disagree on the conclusion of your review in this case Michael. The particular drawing here is made by a notable person (not known for his artistry) under unusual circumstances. The place is hard to get to (Antarctica) and it is used in an article in a way which for me seems relevant and in a manner which adds value and the creator has been kind enough to make it available under a free license. For me, this makes the cut on the relevance scale. -- Slaunger11:44, 1 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hmm... I think the current scope is OK. The hut was a heritage building IMO, it has now been destroyed by penguin guano! That means the drawing is now lost, so we are lucky to have it documented. -- Slaunger19:56, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The hut has not yet been destroyed and there is a plan to save it. I added references about that to the wikipedia article. /Daniel7819:36, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Nomination withdrawn on request from the creator. I would appreciate if someone else will close this as declined and remove it from the list. -- Slaunger15:05, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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