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Inappropriate Picture

Yeanold Viskersenn (talk · contribs) is insisting that the picture Image:Man grimacing.jpg should be a part of this article. I completely disagree (and so has 82.44.21.74 (talk · contribs)). The photo's colouration is not appropriate for an article that is not about flourescent colours. I would be satisfied if the photo were replaced with a version that had not been colourized like this (either a black & white photo or a normal colour photo).

In order to avoid the edit war that seems to be developing over this, I am asking for other wikipedians to state their views here so that we can come to a consensus on this.

—GrantNeufeld 00:47, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am sometimes amazed by the pedanticity that occurs on this website. If the colours are really that distracting and corruptive of the article's credibility, then a simple desaturation of the existing image will bring it to the seemingly personally preferred (unless there are Wikipedia guidelines about colouration, I'm unsure) specifications that GrantNeufeld has described. Feel free to edit and re-upload the image as you wish. In the meantime I see no harm in retaining the existing photo, as a fluorescent image is more useful than no image at all. Yeanold Viskersenn 01:39, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Inaccurate picture

I think this image should be removed because it is inaccurate. The article states that a gurn "involves projecting the lower jaw as far forward and up as possible, and covering the upper lip with the lower lip." The person in the photo isn't doing anything resembling that. It looks more like a frown to me. --Donbert 23:06, 14 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree heartedly. This picture does not appear to illustrate what the text is saying. I think we should take it out. — Ke6jjj 01:01, 29 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

One more vote from me, for removing the picture. For an informative article, what one thinks of as an almost stereotypical gurn would be much better. In fact, the person in the picture doesn't appear to be participating in the tradition of gurning, per se. 71.201.84.75 22:24, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Me also. The mental picture I get from the article (and my own expression when I attempt the face) doesn't resemble that picture whatsoever. I imagine it's more like that Hallmark card which I can't seem to find a picture of anywhere online, with that old frontier-looking guy on it. DevOhm ^Talk 00:51, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Removed it. This picture is clearly not a depiction of gurning, and there is obvious consensus to remove it. Fences and windows (talk) 22:34, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

At right is the removed image.

Contrary to what Donbert says above, the article states "A typical gurn might involve projecting the projecting the lower jaw[...]" (emphasis added). It seems like article text has been corrected since the complaint was made and that was the proper course of action. There are two other images on the page, so I won't bother restoring that one, but this picture seems fine to me. --Elijah (talk) 20:16, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Better pictures

What about these? // Liftarn (talk) 13:02, 4 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup

I marked the article for cleanup and removed most of the section on MDMA. I agree that I have never heard of the term "gurning for the DJ", nor have I heard of an MDMA high being referred to as "gurning", nor individual MDMA tablets referred to as "gurns". I also surely hope that I never have to hear someone say anything along the lines of "gurning my tits off"... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.224.44.92 (talk • contribs) 03:18, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

gurn.net looks like it has nothing to do with making faces, and should not be linked. --66.93.0.68 16:12, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

MDMA could still be mentioned here, as the "gurning" associated with it is apparently not identical to bruxism[1], and this article is not just about gurning contests. Peter E. James (talk) 22:38, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Gurning (in regards to MDMA) is the weird looking jaw movement, including opening and closing of the mouth, used to stretch the jaw muscles, which get tight from clenching. The term is used at least some, although I hadn't heard it until a friend mentioned it to me. We usually just call it retard face. 0127hrs, 3 September 2012 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.101.101.22 (talk) 15:58, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Duck Face

Duck Face redirects here and i do not believe it should. Δρ∈rs∈ghiη (talk) 21:43, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Redirects and colloquialisms

since making a face, and duck face, redirect here, there needs to be mention of these terms in article, esp. of their origin status, ie are they yank or brit english. oy, i added info on the yank version. hope its both swell and bloody useful, mates.50.193.19.66 (talk) 17:27, 6 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Gurning as I know it

In Canada, gurning is when someone with no teeth does this, even getting their bottom lip over their nose. Here's what I suggest:

Make that bit about toothless gurning into a section.
Get an image of this sort of gurning into that section.

Okay, who reading this has no teeth and is not camera shy? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 08:01, 27 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]