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'OriginalAlex White is an American author of science fiction. Their books include a series named The Salvagers, published by Orbit Books, and the Alien novel Alien: The Cold Forge, published by Titan Publishing Group.
Reason
A professional portrait of a notable individual.
Articles in which this image appears
Alex White (author)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Kyle Cassidy
this is a comment rather than a vote. But in reality it's an issue we should consider, IMO, à la WP:ITN/C. (FWIW, this particular nom. strikes me as possibly promotional.)Sca (talk) 16:16, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
It's worth saying that articles with featured pictures are often expanded as a result, so I think WP:GNG is a good threshold. JJ Harrison (talk) 05:39, 19 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • I definitely don't doubt the nominator's good faith and am not suggesting that this is covert advertising (something which I have quite a lot of experience dealing with as an admin), but I do agree with the concerns raised above. MER-C 16:38, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: I had never come across the subject until I was sent the picture, and I created the article. The photographer, on the other hand, has been donating pictures of notable individuals to Wikipedia for years. The other user who contributed to the article (Proserpine) is an occasional but long-time contributor who, from a glance, has editing interests that match those of someone who would be interested in a sci-fi author. In my view, there's no advertising problem here. The article is short, but could be expanded. The subject isn't famous, but is notable. Josh Milburn (talk) 07:47, 19 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support : I do not feel that its an advertisement. Though the article is a bit small, the person is notable enough I think. DreamSparrow Chat 13:00, 20 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Be that as it may, the flesh tones look a bit too pink, to me anyway. Sca (talk) 21:01, 20 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:07, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]