Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/UBC Vancouver Campus

University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Nov 2010 at 07:47:47 (UTC)

Original - A view of the UBC campus at Point Grey in Vancouver, showing the Student Union Building on the left, the Aquatic Center in the middle, the War Memorial Gym on the right, and the bus loop in the background. Notice the foliage. Red leaves are typical of autumn.

Reason: This is arguably the highest quality photo of the University of British Columbia, which is a highly notable university ranked within the top 50 in the world (and 2nd in Canada). There is also great encyclopedic value in the foliage, as well as the colour in autumn.
Articles in which this image appears: University of British Columbia
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator: User:Purpy Pupple

Support as nominator --Purpy Pupple (talk) 07:47, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose university is notable but the image is not. This image is more about artsy than any EV value. Nothing in this image is exemplified well (if you don't count the trees). Nergaal (talk) 08:40, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- There is nothing wrong with being "artsy". On the contrary, it is sufficient to be "eye-catching to the point where users will want to read its accompanying article" (quoted from top of the page). This is particularly relevant since UBC enjoys a reputation of being a beautiful campus. In addition, it is a fallacy to not notice the trees, especially since the scene is in a country whose very flag is designed after the colour of the tree leaves in fall. Moreover, the caption specifically says to notice the trees. Purpy Pupple (talk) 09:47, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Agree, but just taking the caption literally: Student Union Building on the left, the Aquatic Center in the middle, the War Memorial Gym on the right, and the bus loop in the background. None of these are depicted sufficiently well. Without a map attached to the image, there is little a reader will get out of it other than "looks pretty". Nergaal (talk) 09:52, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Very pretty, but minimal EV in its current usage. J Milburn (talk) 13:05, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per above... It's very pretty but the trees just make it impossible to see enough of the buildings mentionned to make the EV high enough sorry... gazhiley.co.uk 13:05, 17 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Agree with Nergaal. Nothing wrong with artsy as long as it also has high EV, but this photo unfortunately doesn't as the focus seems to be the foliage. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 14:21, 17 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Jujutacular ^talk 14:04, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]