Commons:Valued image candidates/HomoNalediSkull.jpg

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HomoNalediSkull.jpg

declined
Image
Nominated by Martinvl (talk) on 2015-11-05 10:09 (UTC)
Scope Nominated as the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Homo naledi skull
Used in Global usage
Reason The discovery of Homo naledi is a significant step in understanding our origins. This image is the only image in Commons showing a complete reconstruction of the creature's skull. -- Martinvl (talk)
Review
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 Oppose file:Homo naledi holotype specimen (DH1).jpg We are fortunate to have the holotype. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 11:23, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  •  Comment: @Archaeodontosaurus: This image complements the holotype - the holotype shows the parts that were found and this image shows how the team of scientists who found the holotype interpreted their findings. Martinvl (talk) 11:47, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment By definition, a holotype need not complement. Avoid, to put on the same plane, a real fossil and a plastic copy. The confusion in the minds of non-specialists is very damaging. Above all, we work for a long time to create a relationship of trust between wikipedia and scientists. Labeliser a piece of plastic is an insult to Lee Berger who has always had high regard for Wikipedia. I'm sure it is not wanted; but it is a big blunder. --Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 14:47, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment: @Archaeodontosaurus: Please visit the website that advertises the exhibition. The main image on the website is the same reconstructed skull that is the subject of my VI submission. An article in the Daily Telegraph has a photograph of Lee Berger holding the cast. These two references should convince you that far from being an "insult" to Lee Berger, the cast complements the pieces of bone found at the site. Martinvl (talk) 22:03, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment What about "Homo naledi skull - reconstructuion" or something like that? --Llez (talk) 06:22, 7 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment: @Llez: - Thank you for your suggestion. I have considered it, but I am not sure that the scope "Homo naledi skull - reconstruction" is an appropriate scope. Suppose that the archaeologists come across an intact skull and publish images of it in Commons under the scope "Homo naledi skull". This would make the scope "Homo naledi skull - reconstruction" redundant. In my view, it is far better that the image I proposed we accepted as a VI until such time as an intact skull is discovered at which time my image would be replaced by the new image. One should remember of course that the image should fit the scope, not the other way round. Martinvl (talk) 17:45, 7 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Result: 0 support, 1 oppose =>
declined. Archaeodontosaurus (talk) 06:30, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
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