Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates

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This star, with one point broken, symbolizes the featured candidates on Wikipedia.
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

A featured 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).
Shortcuts

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Featured picture tools:

Step 1:
Evaluate

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.


Step 3:
Transclude and link

Transclude the newly created subpage to the Featured picture candidate list (direct link).

How to comment for Candidate Images

  • 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 support or weak 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 delist or weak 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.
Please remember to be civil, not to bite the newbies and to comment on the image, not the person.

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.

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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.

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FPCs needing feedback


Trillium erectum

Current nominations[edit]

Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 Nov 2023 at 09:44:33 (UTC)

Original – Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo
Reason
Incredibly elusive and rare, critically endangered. Only photo on commons and quite possibly the best photo of the species available anywhere.
Articles in which this image appears
Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison
  • Support as nominator – JJ Harrison (talk) 09:44, 23 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. An incredible acheivement. I could see this picture becoming very widely used outside of Wikipedia. Josh Milburn (talk) 12:13, 23 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Incredible detail, fabulous color. Adequate article. – Sca (talk) 12:25, 23 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hudson Yards (development)[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Nov 2023 at 21:24:35 (UTC)

Original – Skyline of Hudson Yards neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, in September 2021, viewed from Weehawken, New Jersey
Reason
Quality lead image in Hudson Yards (development) article. We have another FP of this neighborhood Here shot from a high-rise within the city. The nom image is substantially different though, it's a view from across the Hudson River. Currently passing at Commons FPC.
Articles in which this image appears
Hudson Yards (development)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
King of Hearts

Cucullia lucifuga caterpillar[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Nov 2023 at 10:16:30 (UTC)

Original – Owlet moth caterpillar (length 5 cm) on brown knapweed.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons last year.
Articles in which this image appears
Cucullia lucifuga
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Ivar Leidus
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 10:16, 22 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment – Target article is a 108-word stub. – Sca (talk) 12:25, 22 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Southern scrub robin[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Nov 2023 at 10:13:48 (UTC)

Original – Southern scrub-robin (Drymodes brunneopygia). Nombinnie Nature Reserve, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Southern scrub robin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Edmund Beecher Wilson[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Oct 2023 at 12:02:04 (UTC)

Original – Edmund Beecher Wilson, during his time at Bryn Mawr College
Reason
While finishing up things with Nettie Stevens, I checked Wilson - who independently discovered the Y chromosome - albeit without as much insight as Stevens had - at around the same time. This was the lead image. So, yeah, I took it upon myself to research and restore a better image. This kind of dramatic lighting was a bit of a photographic trend a decade or so either side of 1900; This is one of the better examples, with superb facial detail.
Articles in which this image appears
Edmund Beecher Wilson, XY sex-determination system
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Unknown photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden

Beatrix of the Netherlands[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Oct 2023 at 19:00:01 (UTC)

Original – Former Queen, now Princess Beatrix, 2015
Reason
High resolution and good quality
Articles in which this image appears
Beatrix of the Netherlands, 1938 etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
RVD Koninklijk Huis

Steamboat Willie[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Oct 2023 at 06:53:11 (UTC)

Original (currently hosted on YouTube, to be uploaded on 31 December 2023) – Steamboat Willie, the first animated movie featuring the character "Mickey Mouse", enters the public domain under U.S. copyright law on 1 January 2024, 95 years after its release in 1928.
Reason
This film is considered a major milestone in the history of animation. It also complies with the featured picture criteria.
Articles in which this image appears
Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Steamboat Willie, etc.
FP category for this image
Entertainment
Creator
Walt Disney Studios

Hello, I would like to nominate Disney's animated short film Steamboat Willie which has not been uploaded yet. The reason is that the film will famously enter the Public Domain on 1 January 2024 and I would like to showcase it on the Main Page on that exact day (I would upload it on Commons on the evening of 31 December 2023). I know that this is unorthodox, but it would be a really cool way to celebrate Public Domain Day next year. What do you think? --Gnom (talk) 06:53, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • Support as nominator – Gnom (talk) 06:53, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support per talk page comment. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 08:34, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support with a BIG caveat: In order to avoid any copyright infringement, even one ever so small, it should not be viewable anywhere until January 1st at 00:00 local time. Does the Wiki software actually time the front page view to the actual date/time of the page viewer's location? And how to decide exactly when to upload to Commons? 00:00 according to UTC, or PST - assuming the latter is the time zone for the original copyright? Or even the earliest time zone possible, that of Kiribati, i.e. UTC +14 - which means the upload would be legal at least somewhere on the earth... (This is only half in jest!) --Janke | Talk 09:07, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – TheHistoryBuff101 18:55, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose until the file is actually uploaded. While I support the premise of the nomination in principle, I can't support something until I see what the Main Page readers will see. MER-C 19:02, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Comment - Well, you can see the film itself via the YT link above, and the Main Page text can actually be proposed here... perhaps with the help of MP editors? It would be fun to have it at the first possible moment! --Janke | Talk 20:19, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • I think MER-C means that you can’t just download a file from YouTube and upload it directly to Commons. You have to convert the file to a format that’s compatible with Commons, and that conversion can have adverse effects on the video if not properly done. Regards, Armbrust The Homunculus 20:26, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose, at least with the proposed source. While I appreciate the sentiment, the YouTube version, at 360p, is too low in quality to meet the FP criteria. And the historic exception argument doesn't quite hold, as the low resolution is a limitation imposed on this digital version, not inherent to the original format. Surely there are archives in possession of the original film prints who will be able to publish higher quality conversions once the copyright finally lapses? There may also be issues over the creativity and copyrightability of the restoration work itself, if such work took place as part of the digitisation. Altogether, I don't think it's practically possible to have Steamboat Willie as POTD for 1 January, so better just take the usual route and nominate it when it's ready (and maybe discuss making an exception for jumping the POTD queue to feature it as early as possible then). --Paul_012 (talk) 21:18, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I'd have to oppose uploading it December 31st, when it's still in copyright. I'd suggest the earliest we can go for is January 2nd. The copyright law is a little vague as to the exact time of changeover online, where there's many timezones. The servers are in Florida and California, I believe, which means we technically should be careful about hosting something before midnight Pacific time, by which time it will be 8 am UTC and the POTD will have been running for 8 hours. We could do it by the same logic as the IAR for Queen Elizabeth's funeral (which might have proven controversial as every section of the main page independently got in on it, but I don't think was an issue otherwise): Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Hrh Princess Elizabeth in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, April 1945 TR2832.jpg - If it's passing, and there's no opposition to it after a reasonable discussion done a few days beforehand, it can jump immediately to the next day's queue. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 21:49, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    @Paul 012 and @Adam Cuerden, thank you for your commens – would you support a FP nomination of the Bluray version (assuming that I can find a way to upload it to Commons)? Gnom (talk) 13:46, 22 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Yes, as long as there's no presumption of new copyright. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 19:32, 22 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • oppose A 1080p version apparently exists on the Celebrating Mickey blu ray.©Geni (talk) 22:22, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Considering all of the discussions above, I struck my support. --Janke | Talk 09:13, 21 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      @Janke and @Geni, thank you for your comments – would you support a FP nomination of the Bluray version (assuming that I can find a way to upload it to Commons)? Gnom (talk) 13:45, 22 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I support a January 1st upload (U.S. time) and a January 2nd POTD. I am Ok with the current 360p version on youtube [1]. It's downloadable as MP4 and can be converted to WebM. A 1080p version can be uploaded later to overwrite it (whenever available, and with a proper license if needed for reproduction creativity and restoration). Bammesk (talk) 19:21, 21 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Hi Bammesk, thank you for your comment. Do you support the FP nomination (which is what this discussion is about, after all)? --Gnom (talk) 13:44, 22 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • Yes, with the stated caveat. I changed my comment to a vote. When/if the concerns expressed above by others are addressed, regarding the feasibility of a January 1st POTD (i.e. timing), and/or a 1080p version (and its copyright if applicable), then I support those scenarios as well. Bammesk (talk) 14:22, 22 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
        Yes, we will address the copyright issue separately (I am a media lawyer and actually hold a PhD in copyright law, so I think that I should be able to figure this out). Gnom (talk) 14:29, 22 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
        • I support the idea, in whatever way it is accomplished. But could we be absolutely sure that a Blu-Ray rip is copyright-free, since such a HD transfer was probably originally done by Disney? --Janke | Talk 19:48, 22 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose Let's wait until the file is a) actually uploaded and b) stable in the relevant articles until a FPC. Nick-D (talk) 10:27, 23 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ice eggs[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 Oct 2023 at 02:05:29 (UTC)

Original – Ice eggs (diameter 5–10 cm) on Stroomi Beach, northern Estonia, at temperature of minus 15–20 degrees Celsius
Reason
Lead image in the Ice eggs article. The technical quality isn't ideal, but this is a rare phenomenon that occurs at low temperatures. Not a common occurrence to photograph. See the Commons nom: [2] for a discussion of the technical quality.
Articles in which this image appears
Ice eggs, +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Others
Creator
Aleksandr Abrosimov
  • Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 02:05, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support - top EV. --Janke | Talk 09:52, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. To borrow the words of one of the commenters at the Commons FPC, this is a case of "extraordinary wow trumps anything else". Choliamb (talk) 12:22, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose – Article is a 164-word stub. Not suitable for Main Page promotion. And the 'eggs' look like rocks. – Sca (talk) 13:51, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support, good photo of rare phenomenon. Artem.G (talk) 21:15, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support, wow. – SJ + 02:27, 22 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 09:09, 22 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Trillium erectum[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Oct 2023 at 09:58:56 (UTC)

Original – Red trillium (Trillium erectum).
Reason
Featured on Commons two months ago.
Articles in which this image appears
Trillium erectum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
The Cosmonaut


Saturnia pavonia caterpillar[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Oct 2023 at 09:52:33 (UTC)

Original – Saturnia pavonia caterpillar (side view)
Reason
I nominated the top view and it was suggested this has more EV. Like the other image, it was featured unanimously on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Saturnia pavonia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Regeneration[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Oct 2023 at 05:52:24 (UTC)

Original – Regeneration is a 1915 American silent biographical crime drama co-written and directed by Raoul Walsh.
Reason
Added to the National Film Registry in 2000, this 1915 film feared to be lost until being found in the 1970s is one of the first full-length gangster films. And this is a very clean print of said movie.
Articles in which this image appears
Regeneration (1915 film)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Fox Film

Nettie Stevens[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Oct 2023 at 16:01:52 (UTC)

Original – Nettie Stevens, the discoverer of sex chromosomes
Reason
There don't appear to be many images of her, and I think this may be the only one that shows her face fully.
Articles in which this image appears
Nettie Stevens, List of multiple discoveries. Just added to XY sex-determination system
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Carnegie Institution of Washington, restored by Adam Cuerden


Delist: Zion Narrows[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Oct 2023 at 05:07:23 (UTC)

Zion Narrows
Reason
Image resolution is just too small by modern FP standards, and it's the image is a bit crusty when you zoom in
Articles this image appears in
The Narrows (Zion National Park)
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/April-2004#Zion_Narrows
Nominator
Bremps...
We've come a long way with featured images. Bremps... 05:08, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]


The Jewish Cemetery[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Oct 2023 at 05:02:03 (UTC)

Original – A painting 1654 or 1655 painting by Jacob van Ruisdael depicting a Jewish cemetery
Reason
High res scan of a good painting
Articles in which this image appears
The Jewish Cemetery, List of paintings by Jacob van Ruisdael, Repoussoir,
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures#Artwork
Creator
Jacob van Ruisdael
I stumbled upon this painting by chance, and thought it pertinent given the situation in Israel right now. Please judge the painting on its own, however. Bremps... 05:03, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Damage in Gaza Strip[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Oct 2023 at 14:06:00 (UTC)

Original – The image's title on Commons: Smoke and flames billow after Israeli forces struck a high-rise tower in Gaza City, October 7, 2023. Palestinian militants have begun a "war" against Israel which they infiltrated by air, sea and land from the blockaded Gaza Strip, Israeli officials said, a major escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Reason
High-quality image of a historical event.
Articles in which this image appears
2023 Israel–Hamas war 2020s
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator
Wafa
Comment I'm going around on the Wafa site and found this identical image which even has a Wafa watermark on it. The footer of the page states, in part, "ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO WAFA ©". Are we sure about its copyright status? Bremps... 04:57, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I raised the same concern on this talk page, and got an answer. If you have any other copyright-related question, you can probably ask Batoul84, who answered my question, or—per the image's page—ask on Wiki Palestine's talk page. FunLater (talk) 12:36, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Wonderful. With the copyright question cleared up, I'll support for the compositon and usefulness. Bremps... 16:15, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment – Whatever its copyright status, this image of a spot news event seems too ephemeral for the POTD ethos, and could be considered POV in the context of the ongoing Israel–Hamas War. – Sca (talk) 13:29, 14 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Update — The image has been replaced on 2023 Israel–Hamas war with an alternative version. FunLater (talk) 17:16, 15 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • FunLater, FP criterion #5 says "it is preferable to wait a reasonable period of time (at least 7 days) after the image is added to the article". The image isn't stable in its primary article ("primary" in the context of adding significant encyclopedic value to an article, FP criterion #5). Bammesk (talk) 19:23, 15 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'm inclined to support, but am inclined to think this should be given a week or so to have usage settle down before voting. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 05:07, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Nominations — to be closed[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Closing procedure[edit]

A script is available that automates the majority of these tasks: User:Jujutacular/closeFPC

When NOT promoted, perform the following:

  1. 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.
  2. 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:

  1. 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.
  2. Add the image to:
  3. Add the image to the proper sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures - newest on top.
    The caption for a Wikipedian created image should read "Description at Article, 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 "Description at Article, 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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}}.
  8. 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:

  1. 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.
  2. Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the October archive. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Page name}} from this page to the bottom of the archive.
  3. If the nomination is listed at Template:FPC urgents, remove it.

Delist closing procedure[edit]

Note that delisting an image does not equal deleting it. Delisting from Featured pictures in no way affects the image's status in its article/s.

If consensus is to KEEP featured picture status, and the image is used in at least one article, perform the following:

  1. Check that the image has been in the article for at least one week. Otherwise, suspend the nomination to give it time to stabilize before continuing.
  2. Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
    {{FPCresult|Kept|}} --~~~~
    • Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
  3. Optionally leave a note on the picture's talk page.

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Recently closed nominations[edit]

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Jimmy Carter[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Oct 2023 at 00:21:19 (UTC)

Original – Jimmy Carter in 1988
Reason
High resolution and good quality
Articles in which this image appears
Jimmy Carter
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Rob Croes for Anefo
  • Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 00:21, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Probably some reason to crop it slightly given the weird line on the right side, but this is way too much. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 05:30, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose FP should be when he was President. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:13, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    @Charlesjsharp: While that's probably normally true, Carter won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his combined work after he was president, which probably makes this more significant. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 05:10, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:31, 23 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Kite aerial panorama of Urbino, Italy[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 21 Oct 2023 at 16:01:29 (UTC)

Original – A unique aerial photo of Urbino, made with a camera attached to a kite line. The kite was launched from Fortezza di Albornoz during the 68th Festa dell'Aquilone di Urbino.
Reason
a unique aerial view of a Renaissance city, shot with a camera attached to a kite line
Articles in which this image appears
Urbino
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
ZmajiZmajiZmaji
  • Support as nominator – ZmajiZmajiZmaji (talk) 16:01, 11 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose It is quite a good idea to nominate at Commons before nominating here then we do not need to oppose on technical grounds. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:23, 11 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose – It fails FP criterion #2, 1500 pixels minimum. @ZmajiZmajiZmaji: English Wikipedia and Commons have two different standards (criteria) for FPs. At en-Wiki we go by the FP criteria at this link: WP:FP?. Also we go by the instructions on top of the WP:FPC page. Feel free to nominate images here at en-Wiki, but per the instructions you do not have the sufficient number of edits (100 edits minimum) to vote at en-Wiki, so your votes will be ignored until you meet that requirement. Bammesk (talk) 00:44, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose It's a nice image, but it doesn't meet the 1500 by 1500 criteria. Bremps... 14:42, 19 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose – TheHistoryBuff101 19:01, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:40, 21 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Charon[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Oct 2023 at 16:22:03 (UTC)

Original – Charon, Pluto's moon
Reason
Honestly, was very surprised this wasn't featured already
Articles in which this image appears
Charon (moon) and many, many others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute/Alex Parker
  • Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 16:22, 10 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment – the original at the source link: [3] is a 2.69 MB png file. The converted jpeg file is merely 267 KB. That's too small. Compression? Conversion quality settings! Would support otherwise. Bammesk (talk) 01:40, 11 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    @Bammesk: I've generated a new, less compressed version from the original (and uploaded the original). Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 06:02, 11 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Charon in True Color - High-Res.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:32, 20 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

OSIRIS-REx sample return[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Oct 2023 at 14:32:22 (UTC)

Original – The OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule upon landing in Utah on 24 September 2023
Alt - better view of the landing area in the Utah Test and Training Range
Reason
Quality photo of the OSIRIS-REx mission's sample return capsule upon landing in September 2023. The capsule returned samples collected from the Bennu asteroid in October 2020.
Articles in which this image appears
OSIRIS-REx, Sample-return mission, Comet Nucleus Dust and Organics Return, Extraterrestrial sample curation, +4
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding
Creator
NASA/Keegan Barber
  • Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 14:32, 8 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment Oppose – 'Somewhat' underwhelming. – Sca (talk) 14:39, 8 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Support. Not every encyclopedic image is visually stunning. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 22:12, 8 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment. This photo has a more interesting composition and shows the landscape of the landing site much better. Not sure if it would have value for the article about the mission but I added it to Utah Test and Training Range, where it has obvious relevance. Weak support current nominee. blameless 03:26, 9 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I would prefer the other photo as well. It's a much, much better composition. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 16:23, 10 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • It's a tradeoff, scenery versus the capsule. The original nom image has more resolution on the capsule, and the capsule displays larger at thumbnail. It's more encyclopedic in the mission articles. The other photo suits the test range article. Prefer original. Bammesk (talk) 01:19, 11 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Support origiinal and alt, prefer alt. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 03:51, 12 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I don't think the Alt is a better image in the mission article: OSIRIS-REx, and I am not sure it will remain stable there, if added. The other listed articles are too generic for either photo. If the Alt image is not in the mission article and stable, then it has my oppose vote, in favor of my support vote for the Original image. Bammesk (talk) 00:07, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Kymothoë, what we know is the chronological photo sequence: Here, from arrival on the scene to the transportation of the capsule. Double click on any image to see its description and EXIF data. Bammesk (talk) 00:07, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Staged photo - after the parachute lines were removed. It looks as if it was brushed down and straightened up too. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:20, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    If so, then * '''Oppose'''. There simply isn't much information in the image. Kymothoë (talk) Kymothoë (talk) 19:58, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I'm so sorry about that formatting; I'm very new here. Kymothoë (talk) 20:00, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It wasn't staged, brushed down and straightened! The tilt is from front to back, not side to side, so it doesn't show in a frontal photo. Yes the parachute remnant was removed, and an orange sticker was placed on what appears to be a sensor hole (I suppose to prevent contamination). That's normal procedure, not manipulation. Not a disqualifier as far as I am concerned. Bammesk (talk) 18:26, 15 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:28, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • By my cound the original has 4,5 supports and the alt has 4, and therefore none of them has enough support for promotion. Regards, Armbrust The Homunculus 20:28, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Aragonite[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Oct 2023 at 13:37:56 (UTC)

Original – Aragonite from Los Molinillos, Cuenca, Spain, sample width about 4 cm
Reason
High quality image of this crystal. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Aragonite
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Aragonite crystal - Los Molinillos, Ceunca, Spain - 4x3.6x3.5cm 100g.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:26, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Common blue[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Oct 2023 at 09:51:40 (UTC)

Original – Female common blue, underside.
Reason
Featured unanimously two years ago on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Common blue
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:33, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Geometric moray[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Oct 2023 at 09:35:40 (UTC)

Original – Geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus), Red Sea, Egypt.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC three months ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Geometric moray
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator
Diego Delso

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:33, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Tancredo Neves[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 Oct 2023 at 23:44:25 (UTC)

Original – Tancredo Neves in 1979, as senator of Minas Gerais
Reason
Not the lead (maybe it should be? I don't like messing with lead image choice too much), but a good image, showing a part of his career well.
Articles in which this image appears
Tancredo Neves
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Senado Federal do Brasil (Agência Senado); restored by Adam Cuerden
  • Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 23:44, 7 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 18:19, 8 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – but currently it fails FP criterion #7, a file description in English. Bammesk (talk) 02:59, 10 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Fixed. My apologies. The English version is shorter because most of the Portuguese is a short biography of Neves; we have an article for that; instead I focused on what we know about the image itself, which I think is a little buried in the Portuguese. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 05:58, 10 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:50, 10 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support -- Radomianin (talk) 04:38, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Senador Tancredo Neves.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:11, 18 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

General Map of Switzerland[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 Oct 2023 at 19:33:51 (UTC)

Original – Electronic version of the General Map of Switzerland (1:300'000) published by the Federal Office of Topography
Reason
high quality and detailed map, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
National Maps of Switzerland, Cartography of Switzerland, Geography of Switzerland
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
Swiss Federal Office of Topography
  • Weak support, as Charles reminded below about the lack of legend, scale etc. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:35, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Hamid Hassani, FYI that was addressed at Commons and is included in the file page. Bammesk (talk) 03:54, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you Bammesk; and I saw that. But there is no info on the map itself. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:05, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support –Aviafanboi (talk) 10:08, 10 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose Voting as at Commons FP. No legend, no scale, no date etc. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:28, 11 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose Interesting but confusing. One needs to zoom in extensively to get much out of it, and it's blurry at high resolution.Kymothoë (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 20:06, 13 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support (as uploader), high EV, associated with a scale series of 100s of sheets from the same creator (like this 1:25'000 series). Zach (Talk) 11:15, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:General Map of Switzerland.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:41, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hendrick Goltzius[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 Oct 2023 at 03:36:15 (UTC)

Original – Hendrick Goltzius, self-portrait (c. 1593–94)
Reason
High quality drawing. Good digitalization
Articles in which this image appears
Hendrick Goltzius
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Himself

Promoted File:Hendrick Goltzius - Self-Portrait, c. 1593-1594 - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:13, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Alexandre Colonna-Walewski[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 Oct 2023 at 03:42:31 (UTC)

Original – Alexandre Colonna-Walewski in 1860
Reason
High quality drawing
Articles in which this image appears
Alexandre Colonna-Walewski
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Auguste-Charles Lemoine
Seems excessively cropped, to the point of cutting off parts of the artwork. There's not much more in the original, but given the original isn't even uploaded on here (archive access isn't necessarily forever: Look at the British National Portrait Gallery, for instance, or all the ones that aren't even available at any scale anymore), and there is more, I think we need another look at this. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 23:46, 7 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I support if the original is uploaded, per Adam. I think it can use a minor restoration. Bammesk (talk) 03:05, 10 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I'll try to get to it. Kind of getting a lot of stuff regarding dad's estate hitting just now. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 19:57, 10 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Condolences Adam, I wish you a peaceful transition. No worries about images, we can re-nominate. Bammesk (talk) 01:07, 11 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:10, 16 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Suspended nominations[edit]

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