I didn't improve the picture during the nomination. Someone else added another version! The rules don't allow me to do anything about other nominations, so please don't hold it against me. I can't believe you'd withdraw your support for my picture just because someone else wants a different version. If you don't want the other versions, oppose them individually. -- Ram-Man12:48, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Suddenly i dont know which version is better. (Now) The moody original or the brighter one with less detail. Untill i found this out my vote remains like it is.--Makro Freaktalk16:21, 2 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I thought a simplistic composition was ideal. It's got an ideal non-distracting background. The foreground is great because it shows the insect well and shows a food that they eat. It's not like it's just any old boring stick. We have tons of insects on flowers, but nothing like this. It is not a flower which I suspect is the real reason it is found to be "boring". Not colorful enough. -- Ram-Man13:25, 1 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Nope. It's feeding slowly on the sugar cane. They're most active after dark, so they'll move much slower in the daytime when this picture was taken. -- Ram-Man21:59, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Sorry, I just can't get over that initial impression of a dead bug. If it actually is alive, it's a very unfortunate posture. --Digitaldreamer14:22, 7 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The vote was split by the unfortunate introduction of a second version. Losing two or three support votes may kill its chances. Instead of voting for both pictures and "may the one with the most support votes win", people only vote for one and let the other one die. It's a shame, because those support votes were made under the impression that the picture was good enough for a FP. The picture didn't change just because another version was introduced, but somehow it's no longer good enough. The FP process is getting too wearisome. -- Ram-Man16:46, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You missed the point. There are 3 versions and people are not willing to support multiple versions and let the one with the most votes win. As a result, none of them are successful. When evaluated on its own merits, it would be successful. The problem isn't that the picture isn't good enough or that we need to raise the bar, the problem is the split vote. There are too many good photos that no one can agree on which one is best, so the result is none will be featured. Some people like this version, some like the one below, and you like the one you linked. This is rediculous. Under this system, I'll have to upload photos one at a time so my own photos don't compete with each other. If I nominate the one you link, chances are that it wouldn't be supported because other versions are preferred. This is wearisome and almost not worth the effort. -- Ram-Man22:50, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I nominated it for a FP, but I doubt it will be successful for the reasons stated above. Either you or I will be right. Time will tell, but of course by then it will be too late for this one that was really the best one of the three. -- Ram-Man23:01, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment This is not my nomination, so can't technically withdraw, but it is my photograph and it has no chance of success, so I'd prefer it withdrawn. -- Ram-Man11:32, 10 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]