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Researcher holding mouse
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Work#Scientists
  •  Info created by Andrey Chernogorodov – uploaded by Andrey Chernogorodov – nominated by LetmeEditit -- LetmeEditit (talk) 09:11, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- LetmeEditit (talk) 09:11, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Not a nice subject but certainly a well composed picture with plenty of value to Wikimedia projects. Cmao20 (talk) 14:26, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose composition trouble: unfortunate cropping at the bottom and especially on the left, half of the main character's head is missing -- George Chernilevsky talk 15:17, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose as per George. The tight crop, especially cutting off much of the researcher's head, weakens the composition. This would be a good candidate for COM:VIC instead. -- Radomianin (talk) 19:09, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Beside illustrating animal cruelty, I don't see much value. Quality is OK, but composition is not really interesting. Yann (talk) 19:21, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Bad crop, bad composition, normal quality and in all honesty not special enough to be featured. Wolverine X-eye 08:50, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Per above. It might be valuable for the people in the image who are part of the context, but for viewers, I don't see much value in a poor creature hanging by its tail and the smile of the young lady present at this scene. I'm not very familiar with VIC, but I don't think this is an example of the best image within scope. -- IamMM (talk) 09:26, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment I'm surprised people don't like the composition, that was the reason why I nominated the image: I like the curve of the girls' faces and their gazes looking up at the mouse, which to me is the focal point of the image. I understand being upset at the animal cruelty on display, but I think it is a good illustration of the subject (animal testing), and I think that how upsetting a subject is should not decide whether it is FP or not. I think this image, in its controversial theme, can spark an interesting debate. LetmeEditit (talk) 11:26, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support: I agree that this is actually a well-composed image, ethical issues aside. --The Cosmonaut (talk) 16:58, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Strong support I find the curve of the arm and faces to be very interesting compositionally, and I believe the bright colors and expressions conflicting with the condemnable subject matter give this picture notable complexity. In my opinion this photograph has plenty of utility even judging solely by virtue of the reaction it warranted here. I interpret it as an illustration of how, when given justification, people allow themselves to be happy with the reprehensible. Depiction of the controversial should not be discouraged, as it allows us to see the real state of the world, instead of just what we agree with. — Julian Lupyan (talk) 18:36, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose Yes, the photo is well composed, but it does not mitigate the implicit animal cruelty. In a way, depicting that reality with a nice picture seems to blank what it represents. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:43, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support I think there is an important distinction between illustrating cruelty and supporting cruelty. This is a well composed image that illustrates a common practice which is perceived by many to be cruel. Would featuring it mean that we support the cruelty? I don't think so. An aside: we have several images of animals as food. One, iirc, of several dead pig carcasses in a market. Those images were featured. I don't see how this is more cruel than that, and I say this as a meat eater. --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 22:36, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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