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The image of the British soldier holding two decapitated heads needs to be removed from the infobox, per WP:SHOCK. The collage should be restored to the way it was in this revision, before it was readded. This has been discussed multiple times and consensus has always been against including that image. Why someone decided to unilaterally restore it yet again is beyond me. ~2025-38276-10 (talk) 20:25, 5 December 2025 (UTC)Reply
Okay, I disagree with that conclusion, but putting aside that it's still blatantly against the advice of WP:SHOCK. It's just a completely unnecessary addition to the collage when the image is already present in the respective headhunting section. The collage was fine and simple with six images, adding this one makes the infobox needlessly longer too. ~2025-38276-10 (talk) 02:18, 6 December 2025 (UTC)Reply
Done. Anon is correct about WP:SHOCK. Such images can be used if put in appropriate context (probably later in the article) but shouldn't greet the unsuspecting viewer when there are plenty of others available (and there certainly are if there's a whole collage of them). –Deacon Vorbis(carbon•videos) 13:45, 6 December 2025 (UTC)Reply
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This book is used as a source 8 times in the article yet it doesn't seem like an especially reliable source. The author is described as a history student here and describes himself elsewhere as an "independent researcher", the publisher Pen and Sword varies a lot on the quality of their books and will put out a lot of stuff with minimal peer review. The only review of the book I can find is from the RUSI Victoria orgranisation (unaffiliated with the actual RUSI).
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Done. Anon is correct about WP:SHOCK. Such images can be used if put in appropriate context (probably later in the article) but shouldn't greet the unsuspecting viewer when there are plenty of others available (and there certainly are if there's a whole collage of them). –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 13:45, 6 December 2025 (UTC)