Commons:Valued image candidates/Shaw's writing hut.jpg

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Shaw's writing hut.jpg

declined
Image
Nominated by VanTucky on 2008-06-02 20:44 (UTC)
Scope Nominated as the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
The writing hut of G.B. Shaw, in his garden at Shaw's Corner.
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Global usage

George Bernard Shaw and Shaw's Corner on English Wikipedia
Review
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 Oppose as not yet eligible for VI status. Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it cannot at present become a valued image since it currently fails valued image criterion 2 (does not have a suitably generic scope). You have provided a description of the image, not a generic scope, as required. May I suggest editing the scope to read "George Bernard Shaw's writing hut"? I have not reviewed the nomination against all the criteria, but if you are able to fix this issue and would like me to re-evaluate the image please leave me a message on my talk page. --MichaelMaggs 21:55, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]


  •  Info I have now fixed the scope, the following is the detailed description I previously used, for some background: The Pulitzer Prize and Oscar-winning playwright George Bernard Shaw is known to have written many of his major works in a secluded, home-built revolving hut located at the bottom of his garden. The tiny structure, which was only 64 square feet, was built on a central steel-pole frame with a circular track so that it could be rotated on its axis to follow the changing arc of the sun's light throughout the day. Shaw dubbed the hut "London", so that unwanted visitors could be told he was away "visiting the capital". (Excerpted from the Shaw's Corner article, which has the references). Thus, the structure is the place of origin for some of the major theatrical works in the English language. VanTucky 19:05, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for pointing that out. I would geocode it, if I knew how and if the location of Shaw's Corner itself had an available geocode (it doesn't on en.wiki). If the property isn't even geocoded, is it really reasonable to expect a geocode for a structure within it? VanTucky 19:46, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Have a look at COM:GEO which will explain how to do geocoding. It's pretty easy once you have the hang of it, and extremely useful. Probably, the easiest approach is to find the position of the house on Google Maps, and go from there: follow the instructions on "Google Maps with crosshair". The satellite images are pretty high resolution, and you should be able to pinpoint the hut position fairly closely. --MichaelMaggs 20:12, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Result: 1 oppose =>
Declined. -- Slaunger 09:41, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]