Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Reenactors in British Uniform

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Dec 2010 at 04:46:32 (UTC)

Original - Reenactors dressed in British uniform of 1795

Reason: Nice image showing what soilders back then would look like. High EV in Royal Newfoundland Regiment as it shows the uniform used during the year they where founded and what they would look like. Also i dont think we have a FP of reenactors(just saying)
Articles in which this image appears: Signal Hill, St. John's, Royal Newfoundland Regiment, Modern reenactment
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator: Nilfanion

Support as nominator --Spongie555 (talk) 04:46, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose the picture is fine, but the usage of safety goggles makes this image ridiculous. Unless this happens in every case of enactments, it is not representative. Putting nerds in goggles on the main page is too much. Nergaal (talk) 06:44, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think they used the safety goggles to protect there eyes from the smoke of the guns when fired. Spongie555 (talk) 07:44, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That is obvious, but a reenactment should at look like the original (i.e. at least choose more subtle goggles) Nergaal (talk) 07:54, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not all of them are wearing them either... I counted at least 4 on first inspection... gazhiley.co.uk 11:15, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per Nergaal... They could have them off while posing for pictures, then put the goggles back on when firing... gazhiley.co.uk 11:15, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Having been a reenactor for several years, I have to say that I have never seen any wearing safety glasses (and any who wore ear protection, wore much more subtle plugs). It may have something to do with the apparent age of the members of this particular group which seems quite young. 75.41.110.200 (talk) 15:26, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, really not feeling the goggles. J Milburn (talk) 16:33, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose nice picture, but I don't like the goggles... they sort of subtract from the picture.Pteronura brasiliensis (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:04, 1 December 2010 (UTC).[reply]
Comment Of course this is real! The English in the 1770's fought with goggles just like this!
- But in all seriousness, Oppose as per Pteronura brasiliensis, J Milburn, gazhiley, & Nergaal. Nothing personal! AmericanXplorer13 (talk) 01:21, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Withdraw Now looking closly it is weird for the goggles. Spongie555 (talk) 04:28, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Maedin\^talk 20:19, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]