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Originally Posted by Embleu

Well, the reasons I used that picture are 1) Wikipedia prefers copyright-free media for its articles ("free use" instead of "fair use", which explains why there aren't any pictures from her photoshoots etc.) and 2) I thought it would be a good way to illustrate the fact that Ayu's fanbase extends well beyond Japan. And we get kooks every now and then who think that Wiki is just a more high-profile place to dump rumors, but the article's watchers usually have it taken care of pretty quickly. (I've been thinking about requesting article protection so that only experienced users can edit it, but I've been so swamped with stuff lately I haven't really had much time for article maintenance. )


Does the fact that Ayu's is Wikipedia's only featured article on a Japanese singer count for anything? Or the fact that I think hers is the only featured article with an intimate picture of the fans? True, it's not like the picture is in TIME or the Wall Street Journal, but I think it's pretty cool.

I wasn't saying anything negative about the picture being there. I was just pointing out that there's no statement to go with the picture - if anything, it's just a random picture just there saying "Ayu with a bunch of European fans". If someone who wanted to get into Ayu looked there, they wouldn't know when or why she went.

Being a featured article isn't something to be too excited about. It just means that visitors of Wiki rate it the highest when it comes to how it looks, really.