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@Zefr could you explain your revert of my edit adding the attached photo to the Career > HIV/AIDS epidemic section of this article? All you said in the edit summary of your revert was "irrelevant".
I fail to see how a photograph of an ACT UP protest at the NIH with a sign reading "Dr. Fauci you are killing us" is not relevant to his involvement in the HIV/AIDS epidemic, a section that specifically mentions criticism on his handling of it? Imo, this is a clear contemporary visual representation of the text. The article specifically (currently) includes this:
In October 1988, protesters came to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Fauci, who had become the institute's director in 1984, bore the brunt of the anger from the LGBTQ+ community who were largely ignored by the government.
The image gives a false, non-neutral depiction, does not represent Fauci's career or involvement in the COVID-19 pandemic AIDS epidemic, and is disparaging per WP:BLPIMAGE. Zefr (talk) 02:47, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Zefr: You have omitted part of the quote of BLPIMAGE which says "Images of living persons should not be used out of context to present a person in a false or disparaging light." Adding this photo to the AIDS section isnt out of context, as Mason7512 (talk·contribs) wanted to do. There is nothing that says it cant be disparaging if it is context, we have all kinds of photos that are in context and the BLP subject might not like it. This is an encyclopedia and historic content such as a photo in period is particularly encyclopedic and thus WP:DUE. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 12:26, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Done I'm not convinced either that he owns that other site. Schazjmd (talk) 22:31, 15 June 2025 (UTC)