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[edit] Image of Bill Gates

Is this a true image or a fake? Does anybody know?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.248.248.151 (talk • contribs)

The image description page indicates that the image is from a BBC article. Unlikely to be fake. Jkelly 00:21, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
It may be legit, but I'd say it's NNPoV. Why not use the shot of some famous criminal, like the one of Al Capone? —Ben FrantzDale 19:35, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Agree. Jkelly 19:57, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Me too. It used to be a picture of Charles Manson (tha't quite a nice mugshot). I'll put it back. --Abu Badali 20:26, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
It wasn't two-part. Zarniwoot 20:31, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Why NNPoV? I see nothing wrong with it. The proplem with a "famous" mug shut was that it was difficult to find a characteristic two-part one. I you find one that is just as good for illustration, feel free to replace it. Zarniwoot 20:29, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Found a mug shot with front and profile of a notable criminal. Jkelly 01:00, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
Great! Goodbye Bill Gates, it was nice to have you here :-) Zarniwoot 01:09, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image license tag

For anyone interested, there is a image license tag for mugshots: {{mugshot}}

This image is a booking photo, more commonly known as a mug shot, normally produced in the regular operations of a law enforcement agency or correctional facility. It is believed that the use of this photograph

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Other use of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Image description page, as well as the source of the work.

71.65.54.92 05:39, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Card

If you look at some more recent booking photos, it doesn't look to me like the accused holds a card as often anymore since it's all done with digital photography and computers now, and the photo is linked to a database record concerning an arrest.
JesseG 14:35, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New service from Red Hat (2006)

mugshot.org... Disambig page? --Yuriy Lapitskiy 13:17, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Disambig link, I'd say. —Ben FrantzDale 19:35, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] nitpicking?

"Police mug shots are typically considered unflattering, as they are obviously taken during a stressful time for the subject." - aren't statements about things geing "typically considered" a certain way a no-no on wikipedia? - 64.24.105.92 15:32, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

I removed it. Jkelly 20:13, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Factoid

Uh, I vaguely remember reading that the two photos were originally taken one after the other, and if the convict changed expression s/he made identification more difficult. To avoid this, the photos are now taken simultaneously. No source to back this up. Gannalech (talk) 23:03, 16 May 2008 (UTC)