This star, with one point broken, symbolizes the featured candidates on Wikipedia.
Featured pictures are images that add significantly to articles, either by illustrating article content particularly well, or being eye-catching to the point where users will want to read its accompanying article. Taking the adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words", the images featured on Wikipedia:Featured pictures should illustrate a Wikipedia article in such a way as to add significantly to that article, according to the featured picture criteria.
Promoting an image
If you believe an image should be featured, create a subpage (use the "For Nominations" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.
For promotion, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers in support and the consensus is in its favor, it can be added to the Wikipedia:Featured pictures list. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-thirds majority in support, including the nominator and/or creator of the image; however, anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets.
All users may comment. However, only those who have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and with at least 100 edits will be included in the numerical count. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. Nominations started in December are given three extra days, due to the holidays slowing down activity here.
The archive contains all opinions and comments collected for candidate nominations and their nomination results.
If you nominate an image here, please consider also uploading and nominating it at Commons to help ensure that the pictures can be used not just in the English Wikipedia but on all other Wikimedia projects as well.
Delisting an image
Afeatured picture can be nominated for delisting if you feel it no longer lives up to featured picture standards. You may also request a featured picture be replaced with a superior image. Create a subpage (use the "For Delists" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.
Please leave a note on the talk page of the original FPC nominator (and creator/uploader, if appropriate) to let them know the delisting is being debated. The user may be able to address the issues and avoid the delisting of the picture.
For delisting, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers supporting a delist or replace, and the consensus is in its favor, it will be delisted from Wikipedia:Featured pictures. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-thirds majority in support, including the nominator. Note that anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets.
However, images are sometimes delisted despite having fewer than five in support of their removal, and there is currently no consensus on how best to handle delist closures, except that:If the image to be delisted is not used in any articles by the time of closure, it must be delisted. If it is added to articles during the nomination, at least one week's stability is required for the nomination to be closed as "Kept". The nomination may be suspended if a week hasn't yet passed to give the rescue a chance.
Outside of the nominator, all voters are expected to have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and to have made a minimum of 100 edits. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. As with regular nominations, delist nominations are given three extra days to run if started in December.
Note that delisting an image does not mean deleting it. Delisting from Featured pictures in no way affects the image's status in its article(s).
Evaluate the merit of a nomination against the featured picture criteria. Most users reference terms from this page when evaluating nominations.
Step 2: Create a subpage
For Nominations
To create a subpage of Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates for your nomination, add a title for the image you want to nominate in the field below (e.g., Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Labrador Retriever) and click the "Create new nomination" button.
For Delists (or Delist & Replace)
To create a subpage for your delist, add a title for the image you want to delist/replace in the field below and click the "Create new delist nomination" button.
Write Support, if you approve of the picture. A reason is optional.
Write Oppose, followed by your reasoning, if you disapprove of the picture. All objections should be accompanied by a specific rationale that, if addressed, would make you support the image. If your concern is one that can only be addressed by the creator, and if they haven't nominated or commented on the image, and if they are a Wikipedian, you should notify them directly.
You can weak supportorweak oppose instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.
If you think a nominated image obviously fails the featured picture criteria, write Speedy close followed by your reasons. Nominations may be closed early if this is the case.
Recommendations added early in the process may be disregarded if they do not address concerns and/or improvements that arise later in the debate. Reviewers are advised to monitor the progress of a nomination and update their votes accordingly.
Prior to giving an opinion, the image should be assessed on its quality as displayed at full size (high-resolution) in an image editing program. Please note that the images are only displayed at thumbnail size on this page. The thumbnail links to the image description page which, in turn, links to the high-resolution version.
How to comment for Delist Images
Write Keep, followed by your reasons for keeping the picture.
Write Delist, followed by your reasons for delisting the picture.
Write Delist and Replace if you believe the image should be replaced by a better picture.
You can weak keep, weak delistorweak delist and replace instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.
You may find the glossary useful when you encounter acronyms or jargon in other voters' comments. You can also link to it by using {{FPCgloss}}.
Editing candidates
If you feel you could improve a candidate by image editing, please feel free to do so, but do not overwrite or remove the original. Instead, upload your edit with a different file name (e.g., add "edit" to the file name), and display it below the original nomination. Edits should be appropriately captioned in sequential order (e.g., Edit 1, Edit 2, etc), and describe the modifications that have been applied.
Is my monitor adjusted correctly?
In a discussion about the brightness of an image, it is necessary to know if the computer display is properly adjusted. Displays differ greatly in their ability to show shadow detail. There are four dark grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display shadow detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings. Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal shadow detail. Please take this into account when voting.
Displays also differ greatly in their ability to show highlight detail. There are light grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display highlight detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings (probably reduce the contrast setting). Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal highlight detail. Please take this into account when voting.
On a gamma-adjusted display, the four circles in the color image blend into the background when seen from a few feet (roughly 75–150 cm) away. If they do not, you could adjust the gamma setting (found in the computer's settings, not on the display), until they do. This may be very difficult to attain, and a slight error is not detrimental. Uncorrected PC displays usually show the circles darker than the background. Note that the image must be viewed in original size (263 × 68 pixels) - if enlarged or reduced, results are not accurate.
Note that on most consumer LCD displays (laptop or flat screen), viewing angle strongly affects these images. Correct adjustment on one part of the screen might be incorrect on another part for a stationary head position. Click on the images for more technical information. If possible, calibration with a hardware monitor calibrator is recommended.
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Jun 2024 at01:11:57 (UTC)
Original – Near contemporary portrait of Anne Boleyn at Hever Castle, c. 1550
Reason
Anne Boleyn was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and execution by beheading for treason, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked the start of the English Reformation. High quality and resolution.
Oppose as is but . . . . There is a much higher resolution version available at the source website: Here. This high resolution version should be uploaded to Commons (as the original file), then a lossless crop file can be created using the Commons:CropTool which runs at Toolforge Here. I would support if that's done. The image has good EV and is used in many articles. If you aren't familiar with the upload and crop process, Commons:Help desk can help (or guide you through it). It's an easy process after you do it once. Also, the nominated crop is a bit too tight, it cuts off part of her finger at the bottom. Bammesk (talk) 17:58, 9 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Jun 2024 at01:00:13 (UTC)
Original – The Moon and Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro
Reason
Unique moment with the Moon and Christ the Redeemer statue. This file was a finalist in Picture of the Year 2020. Featured picture on Wikimedia Commons. Featured picture on the Indonesian language Wikipedia. Featured picture on the Turkish language Wikipedia. This image was awarded with the 5th prize worldwide in Wiki Loves Monuments 2019, and it was awarded with the 7th prize in the national contest of Brazil in Wiki Loves Monuments 2019. High quality and resolution.
Reproduction of the ciliate Colpidium (a single-cell eukaryote) by binary division (fission). Good addition to the Reproduction section of the Ciliate article. Featured media on Commons.
A fine photograph of the artist, by Nadar, a famous photographer. Conveniently close in time (within a year or two) to what I'd say were his most famous works: his Bible and Dante's Inferno illustrations, which does put this in fairly early photography, but... it's a good one. Bottom isn't quite straight, but, well... I mean, I can digitally fix that, but don't think I should. It's honestly surprisingly common in prints and engravings for them not to be quite square, and it's never clear why; honestly, it's probably just that it's not that noticable if you don't surround it with a true rectangle.
Support – Great restoration. My only problem is the border surrounding the portrait, but that can't be helped without diminished the historical value of the image imo. I love Doré's illustrations, so I'm very happy to see his picture restored. ―Howard • 🌽3313:22, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Just noticed I accidentally linked the PNG not the JPEG in use. (PNG is lossless so good to have if I notice a dust speck later or the like). Fixed that. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs.18:28, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Adam, nice restoration but why is the resolution of the restored image (2,385 × 3,000) lower than the original image (3,340 × 4,201) ? The source link: [1] on the file page needs correction [2]. Bammesk (talk) 03:21, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Remember I had some trouble with getting the fullsize version. I'd have to restart the restoration, though, to scale up. Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs.16:08, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ok I understand. It has the votes and it meets the 1500px criterion, so you don't have redo it if you don't want to. Bammesk (talk) 01:28, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In a way, I'd prefer it higher resolution, so we can see the stitches. But I reall find it a bit irrestistable. SupportAdam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs.00:29, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I can't find a higher quality (complete) scan of the embroidery online, but I think that this scan serves the purpose of presenting the artwork well enough. ―Howard • 🌽3313:28, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - This is a weird one, but for presentation purposes it works when the tall image template is used. I think the reproduction quality is good, and I like the uniqueness of the source work. Moonreach (talk) 20:18, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt 1Comment I saw this work when it was displayed as part of an exhibition of Parker's works in Sydney a few years ago, and this image doesn't really do it justice. While it has strong EV by capturing all of the work, it doesn't really get across that this is a huge work - it ran for about a third of the length of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. A set with this image and an image that captures the work's scale would have stronger EV and impact. Edit: that said, the EV is excellent here and the quality is high, so I can definitely support this nomination. Nick-D (talk) 22:52, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've found two images (here and here) that demonstrate the true scale of the embroidery, however I'm not sure if the photos are of the technical quality required for an FP. ―Howard • 🌽3313:37, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 – I rotated the image and cleaned up the edges, uploaded as Alt 1. Pinging participants @Howardcorn33, Moonreach, Adam Cuerden, and Nick-D:. The resolution isn't high for such a large artwork, but it's still impressive. It can be replaced later with a higher resolution scan. Bammesk (talk) 02:08, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Beautiful, of excellent technical quality and composition. Wikipedia's only portrait of Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge, the penultimate king of Burundi (all other photos are of him in groups). Used quite essentially on the subject's own article, among others.
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Jun 2024 at18:23:52 (UTC)
Original – Lockheed T-33 in flight in 2016, Alaska, US
Reason
The Lockheed T-33 in flight in 2016. This aircraft was produced from 1948 to 1959 and served primarily as a jet trainer aircraft in the U.S. Air Force until 1997, and in many other countries (Bolivian Air Force until 2017). The aircraft is no longer in service. This photo was shot in 2016 during an air show in Alaska, US.
I agree with Sca that the article needs work for this to be featureable. Judith at the Banquet of Holofernes acknowledges other identifications and adds "Today it is considered to be Judith at the banquet of Holofernes." But it does not indicate what "Today" means, and the citation is just "museum website." Furthermore, the painting is still in a gallery at Sophonisba, with no source. If there is an ongoing controversy, the article should document it; if not, the two articles shouldn't contradict each other. This could definitely be featured if these issues can be resolved. blameless15:56, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Meets all criteria plus has high EV value on several articles. Reverse image search on Google indicates dozens to at least a hundred of RS media outlets have used it.
Nominations in this category are older than ten days and are to be closed. New votes will no longer be accepted.
Older nominations requiring additional input from users
These nominations have been moved here because consensus is impossible to determine without additional input from those who participated in the discussion. Usually this is because there was more than one edit of the image available, and no clear preference for one of them was determined. If you voted on these images previously, please update your vote to specify which edit(s) you are supporting.
Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Not promoted| }} --~~~~
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
If the nominator is new to FPC, consider placing {{subst:NotpromotedFPC|Image name}} on their talk page. To avoid overuse, do not use the template when in doubt.
When promoted, perform the following:
Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Promoted|File:FILENAME.JPG}} --~~~~
Replace FILENAME.JPG with the name of the file that was promoted. It should show up as:
Promoted File:FILENAME.JPG
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
The caption for a Wikipedian created image should read "DescriptionatArticle, by Creator". For a non-Wikipedian, it should be similar, but if the creator does not have an article, use an external link if appropriate. For images with substantial editing by one or more Wikipedians, but created by someone else, use "DescriptionatArticle, by Creator (edited by Editor)" (all editors involved should be clear from the nomination). Additionally, the description is optional - if it's essentially the same as the article title, then just use "Article, by Creator". Numerous examples can be found on the various Featured Pictures subpages.
Add the image to the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures - newest on left and remove the oldest from the right so that there are always three in each section.
Add the Featured Picture tag and star to the image page using {{Featured picture|page_name}} (replace page_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the page_name from Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/page_name). To add this template you most likely will have to click the "create" button on the upper right if the "edit" button is not present, generally if the image originates from Commons.
If an edited or alternative version of the originally nominated image is promoted, make sure that all articles contain the Featured Picture version, as opposed to the original.
Notify the nominator or co-nominators by placing {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:file_name.xxx}} on each nominator's talk page. For example: {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.
If the image was created by a Wikipedian, place {{subst:UploadedFP|File:file_name.xxx}} on the creator's talk page. For example: {{subst:UploadedFP|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.
Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:
Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for three days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Page name}} to the top of the section.
Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the July archive. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Page name}} from this page to the bottom of the archive.
If consensus is to REPLACE (and at least one of the images is used in articles), perform the following:
Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Replaced|}} with File:NEW_IMAGE_FILENAME.JPG --~~~~
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
Replace NEW_IMAGE_FILENAME.JPG with the name of the replacement file.
Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the delisted image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
Update the replacement picture's tag, adding the tag {{Featured picture|delist/image_name}} (replace image_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the image_name from Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/delist/image_name). Remove any no longer applicable tags from the original, replacement and from any other alternatives. If the alternatives were on Commons and no longer have any tags, be sure to tag the description page with {{missing image}}.
Replace the delisted Featured Picture in all articles with the new replacement Featured Picture version. Do NOT replace the original in non-article space, such as Talk Pages, FPC nominations, archives, etc.
Ensure that the replacement image is included on the appropriate sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures and the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs. Do this by replacing the original image with the new replacement image; do not add the replacement as a new Featured Picture.
Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:
Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for three days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image name}} to the top of the section.
Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the archived delist nominations. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image name}} to the bottom of the appropriate section of the archive.
Nominations in this category have already been closed and are here for the purposes of closure review by FPC contributors. Please do not add any further comments or votes regarding the original nomination. If you wish to discuss any of these closures, please do so at Wikipedia talk:Featured picture candidates. Nominations will stay here for three full days following closure and subsequently be removed.
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Jun 2024 at 01:06:16 (UTC)
London skyline from the banks of the Thames
Reason
This photo is being used for copyleft trolling by the photographer, David Iliff. Legal threats related to this image can be viewed via the following links: [3][4][5][6][7]. This copyleft trolling is ongoing, per David's talk page and recent discussions on Commons. In the interests of protecting our reusers from more legal threats, we should not be featuring it.
Delist — Unless David agrees to desist legal threats against good faith reusers and give them an opportunity to correct any attribution errors before demanding compensation (or switches the file license to CC 4.0 which effectively precludes predatory behavior). Nosferattus (talk) 01:06, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I understand the frustration here, but this is not a criterion, no? It reminds me a little bit of the famous macaque selfie, which led to a takedown notice sent to Wikimedia. Ultimately, the consensus was clear that if the free license (or in that case public domain status) was valid, then criterion #4 was fulfilled, regardless of the controversy. Featured Pictures celebrates the image, not the image-maker. blameless02:09, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Jun 2024 at02:17:54 (UTC)
Original – A British 60 pounder Mk I battery in action on a cliff top at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, possibly in June 1915. The unit might be the 90th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, located forward of Hill 114.
Reason
Outstanding picture quality for the time (1915), you can even see the nickname given to the cannon clearly on the barrel with zoom.
Support per nominator. The quality of this image is remarkable for the time and it has very strong EV given it provides what looks like a very realistic depiction of one of these guns in combat. Nick-D (talk) 00:19, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This section is for Featured Picture (or delisting) candidacies whose closure is postponed for additional editing, rendering, or copyright clarification.
I withdraw my nomination -- WILD MOUSE what? 02:22, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
