Wikipedia:Featured sound candidates/John F. Kennedy Inauguration Address Video

John F. Kennedy Inauguration Address Video[edit]

A video of John F. Kennedy giving his inaugural address after being sworn in as the thirty-fifth President of the United States on January 20, 1961.

This is an unusual nomination. Not only do we have a sound file of the address, we have a color video of the address, which was just coming into use at the time. We already have a featured sound for the inaugural address, but the video makes this event much more important. This has also replaced the old video on Inaugural address of John F. Kennedy, which was in black and white, and did not have the famous quote "And so my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."

Nominate and support. X clamation point 04:18, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support; I have seen videos up for WP:FPC, but in regards to sound, it sounds very good. On my speakers it's more or less crisp, although obviously has the disadvantage of being recorded by equipment of that time. JonCatalán^(Talk) 20:09, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Suggest change of venue to FPC. They promote videos. Would gladly support there. Durova^Charge! 18:33, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- There is a featured video on FS too, so it can be nominated both places. On this specific video, sound is more important than video, so this seems like the correct venue. Xclamation point 22:53, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Yes - I'd say we either need a special WP:FV or just nominate under whichever is the main focus - in this case, the sound. Dendodge Talk^Contribs 23:55, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - Maybe we'll reach the point where videos merit their own category. For the benefit of the site's users it's much easier to search one content type than two. If I had noticed any other video nomination here I'd have opposed for the same reason. Purely procedurally; would proudly support in the other venue. Durova^Charge! 08:28, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      - Since the nominator is unwilling to act on the suggestion, oppose procedurally. Balkanizing videos is not a good way to organize material for the site's visitors. FPC has been promoting videos since before any were nominated here. Durova^Charge! 19:24, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose How is this any different from File:JFK inaugural address.ogg? If we already have a audio recording featured, then why would we feature a video recording of the same audio recording? It's like featuring the exact same thing, one just has video to go along with it. And since this is WP:FS, the video part has little (if any) bearing on how we judge the nomination. The FS criteria are written specifically for the sound quality and is not meant to assess the visual quality of a recording. And to Dendodge, if we state the "main focus" of this recording is the sound, then we already have that recording featured, as stated above. I agree with Durova, please change the venue. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 05:14, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Again I agree with Durova above, I would most likely support this in another venue. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 12:11, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support for the time being. Videos are currently still rare, so it is unlikely that we will have a Featured Videos page soon. We can always move it over if FV appears. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 20:35, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support per JonCatalan. iMatthew // talk // 01:44, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted John F. Kennedy Inauguration Speech.ogv -- PeterSymonds (talk) 19:36, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]