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- The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.
The article was archived by David Fuchs via FACBot (talk) 12:31 21 July 2026 FACBot (talk) 23:05, 21 July 2026 (UTC).
Gopal Mukund Huddar
This article is about Gopal Mukund Huddar, an Indian anti-colonial activist and anti-fascist soldier. Originally associated with the Hindu right, Huddar underwent a dramatic shift towards left-wing politics upon travelling to the UK, after which he volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War as a member of the International Brigades.
Though a fascinating figure who lived a remarkable life (an Indian anti-colonial activist who ended up in a Francoist concentration camp), Huddar has largely been forgotten by the mainstream and would be considered quite obscure today, and the available reliable sources I could find have not allowed me to piece together his full story, particularly his personal life after the 1950s. I have not previously nominated an article for FA, though I have some familiarity with the process from observation. After having this article promoted to GA and making further improvements and fixes, I believe it now meets all FA criteria and draws on all reliable sources I could find on this figure. — EarthDude (Talk) 15:20, 16 June 2026 (UTC)
Image review
- Suggest adding alt text
- Done
- File:Gopal_Mukund_Huddar_in_1936.jpg: when and where was this first published? Nikkimaria (talk) 00:05, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
- I got the image from this article. I couldn't find exactly when it was first published, but it should be in the public domain given that it was created before 1958. — EarthDude (Talk) 04:38, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
- That gives you India, but what about US status? Nikkimaria (talk) 04:47, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
- It meets the three stated requirements. The image wasn't first published in the US, it predates the establishment of India's copyright relations with the US, and it was in the public domain in the home country (India) on the URAA date (images created before 1958 are only protected for 50 years before they enter the public domain, meaning this specific image should've entered the public domain in India in 1986). — EarthDude (Talk) 06:08, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
- The second requirement is that it was published before the establishment of copyright relations; if you don't know when it was first published, how do you know that happened? Nikkimaria (talk) 00:08, 19 June 2026 (UTC)
- Hmm. Yeah, I guess you're right. Should I remove the image from the article for now, until I can find out when it was published? — EarthDude (Talk) 07:22, 19 June 2026 (UTC)
- Unless there's another applicable tagging. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:48, 20 June 2026 (UTC)
- Perhaps the basic PD-US tag? The tag states that a media file is in the public domain in the US if it is published before 1931 or if it is published after that but with a lack of notice or renewal. From all instances of this image I can find, none give any copyright notice and most don't mention the author. Would that tag work here then? — EarthDude (Talk) 15:51, 20 June 2026 (UTC)
- Applicability of notice and renewal are both also dependent on publication date. What is the first known publication? Nikkimaria (talk) 04:06, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
- The first online publication of the image that I could find is from this article, where no copyright notice is provided. — EarthDude (Talk) 11:57, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
- Applicability of notice and renewal are both also dependent on publication date. What is the first known publication? Nikkimaria (talk) 04:06, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
- Perhaps the basic PD-US tag? The tag states that a media file is in the public domain in the US if it is published before 1931 or if it is published after that but with a lack of notice or renewal. From all instances of this image I can find, none give any copyright notice and most don't mention the author. Would that tag work here then? — EarthDude (Talk) 15:51, 20 June 2026 (UTC)
- Unless there's another applicable tagging. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:48, 20 June 2026 (UTC)
- Hmm. Yeah, I guess you're right. Should I remove the image from the article for now, until I can find out when it was published? — EarthDude (Talk) 07:22, 19 June 2026 (UTC)
- The second requirement is that it was published before the establishment of copyright relations; if you don't know when it was first published, how do you know that happened? Nikkimaria (talk) 00:08, 19 June 2026 (UTC)
- It meets the three stated requirements. The image wasn't first published in the US, it predates the establishment of India's copyright relations with the US, and it was in the public domain in the home country (India) on the URAA date (images created before 1958 are only protected for 50 years before they enter the public domain, meaning this specific image should've entered the public domain in India in 1986). — EarthDude (Talk) 06:08, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
- I got the image from this article. I couldn't find exactly when it was first published, but it should be in the public domain given that it was created before 1958. — EarthDude (Talk) 04:38, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
Coordinator note
This has been open for more than three weeks and still hasn't attracted a support. Unless there's notable progress toward a consensus for promotion within the next three or four days, I'm afraid it will be archived. FrB.TG (talk) 20:27, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
- Well, that's disappointing. I was quite excited for this FAC. Hopefully, it gets more attention in the coming days. If it does end up getting archived, any advice on how long I should wait before nominating this article again? As the article currently stands, I do think it meets the FAC criteria (atleast given what reliable sources have allowed me to piece together). — EarthDude (Talk) 14:00, 9 July 2026 (UTC)
- Hi EarthDude. Per FAC instructions, if your nom is archived then the standard wait time for another nom is 2 weeks, but if the archived nom attracted little or no commentary the coords can waive the 2-week wait time. At time of writing the nom has only attracted an image review, which counts as "little commentary". That said, I would always advise taking an article to Peer Review before FAC, as it opens it to a broader range of comments than GAN, and PR reviewers may well follow the article to FAC and comment there. Anyway this is just a response to your question, I will leave it to FrB to continue watching the nom while the 3-4 days they mentioned plays out. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 02:29, 10 July 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks for the suggestion! If this gets archived without any further input, I'll request a peer review. — EarthDude (Talk) 07:27, 11 July 2026 (UTC)
- BTW, if you bring this to peer review, remember to link it into {{FAC peer review sidebar}}, where it will be better visibility. RoySmith (talk) 13:34, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks for the suggestion! If this gets archived without any further input, I'll request a peer review. — EarthDude (Talk) 07:27, 11 July 2026 (UTC)
- Hi EarthDude. Per FAC instructions, if your nom is archived then the standard wait time for another nom is 2 weeks, but if the archived nom attracted little or no commentary the coords can waive the 2-week wait time. At time of writing the nom has only attracted an image review, which counts as "little commentary". That said, I would always advise taking an article to Peer Review before FAC, as it opens it to a broader range of comments than GAN, and PR reviewers may well follow the article to FAC and comment there. Anyway this is just a response to your question, I will leave it to FrB to continue watching the nom while the 3-4 days they mentioned plays out. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 02:29, 10 July 2026 (UTC)
- Closing note: This candidate has been archived, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FAC/ar, and leave the {{featured article candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs talk 12:31, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
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