Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Orthoceras, Erfoud, Marruecos, 2021-01-14, DD 001-040 FS.jpg

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Orthoceras, Erfoud, Morocco.
  • Ok, no problem, I have reverted. I don't know how far we are going here, As I undertand that there is FP potential here, I'd rather redo it from scratch and upload today an alternative version Poco a poco (talk) 11:43, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Orthoceras, Erfoud, Morocco.
  • You can be really offensive, I've invested a lot of time in taking pictures like these ones and I don't think either that you'll find items like these below each stone in the street. Resetting the nom is a waste of time and resources, but whatever  I withdraw my nomination the first candidate and will nom the second one right away. Poco a poco (talk) 22:00, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Poco, you've been here long enough that it is simply rude for you to keep making careless noms like this, with blurry patches and bad lighting. And the rules for alts have been well discussed and longstanding. Half of all your recent fossil/stone nominations have failed with their original nom. That's not careful nominating and that's insulting to folk who spend time reviewing. -- Colin (talk) 16:15, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • You should understand Colin that also a veteran here can become suddenly a rookie when it comes to new areas of photography. The series of FS I do now is in terms of equipment, lighting and new field, so it should be understandable that there is room for improvement. At the beginning a picture looked really good to me and that's why I proposed it to FP, after getting some feedback, looking for other examples or reading a bit about the topic you realized how improve it, and you do it again and again. The current FP candidates are very time-consuming. I haven't probably invested so much time to create a FP like I do now. It's not a "ok, let's have a try, oh crap, not good, I do it again"... Poco a poco (talk) 16:42, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
See, this is the problem right here. You have spent a lot of time on the photos and feel that you should be rewarded a star for your effort. But were are here to nominate and judge photos that are among the finest on Commons, not photographers. This can't just become a boys club that mutually supports the enthusiasm of regulars, nor a kindergarten where you get praise simply for making an effort. The nomination here had elementary lighting and focus stacking errors. I wish Commons had an active and lively forum where those beginning a new thing could get feedback and improve, but it doesn't really. Do you think someone learning to paint would nominate their efforts to be hung in the national gallery? The try, try, try again approach is fine in life, but not what FP is for. -- Colin (talk) 19:11, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You take all this too seriously, Colin. Indeed I believe rather that you express here rather your opinion and not the community's. Nobody is here because she/he must, but rather because they like it and don't mind spending time here. To me it isn't a big deal to give feedback and in fact when we have newcomers in QI I dedicate more time to guide. It's very rewarding for me to see how they improve and become good photographers. And not only the benefit from that but also the project... Poco a poco (talk) 20:01, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The "community" says "Featured pictures candidates should meet all the following requirements, must have a "wow factor"". Half your recent noms failed. For someone who has perhaps nominated a thousand images, I'd say you were out of step with community consensus by the very evidence of your nominations. And wrt the alt rules, those are not my opinions, yet still you grumble and complain about me asking you to follow the same rules as everyone else. I'm unwatching now. -- Colin (talk) 21:02, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Just FYI, here you find all my unsuccessful FP noms and here the successful ones. To me it looks like 69% of success rate, and not 50%. Poco a poco (talk) 22:01, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 2 support, 0 oppose, 1 neutral → not featured. /Poco a poco (talk) 22:00, 24 January 2021 (UTC))[reply]
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