Wikipedia editor NeedsGlasses made a good point in the discussion on Jeremy Strongs page about why we should keep the "bad" photos
[...] As a wikipedia editor i think it's important to remember that in some way wikipedia represents the viewpoint of the common man. It is not a direct participant at events but a mere spectator. [...]
Finally, we're starting to tackle the real problems
Darwin almighty if a celeb wants their photo changed on Wikipedia all they have to do is submit a decent photo they’ve taken themselves.
The bad photos are just because of the wiki license requirements, it's why there are a lot of military photos on Wikipedia because they're all public domain by default.
They'd run afoul of the whole "editing your own article" restrictions.
While they probably shouldn't actually put it on the article themselves, they can submit it to Wikimedia Commons or even just post it somewhere public under a creative commons licence
I'd argue that Kyle_Bartley's is actually one of the best Wikipedia images I've seen
Lol EXCELLENT example of the kind of photo Wikiportraits is trying to replace. It's hilarious, but not great for the internet's most reliable resource.
This must never be changed
This is really cool. I love how things like Wikipedia just show how weirdly f'd up our whole society is by doing something without extracting maximum compensation and breaking systems.
Wikipedia does such a solid, unmitigated GOOD service for the world, especially the English speaking world.
No no, leave them that way.
Yeah I kinda like the tradition of terrible photographs on Wikipedia tbh
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