Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates

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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

Featured content:

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.

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.
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Current nominations[edit]

Slime mold[edit]

Voting period ends on 8 May 2024 at 14:27:27 (UTC)

Original – Close up view of Comatricha nigra, a species of Slime mold
Reason
Close up view of Comatricha nigra, a species of Slime mold in class Myxogastria. This class is slimy to the touch during part of its life, therefore giving the larger group its name 'slime' mold. The species article is weak (it describes the size, millimeter range, and appearance), but the image is also used in the group article. On a sidenote: in the photo I think there is some visible slime at the base of the stalks (visible at full size).
Articles in which this image appears
Slime mold, Comatricha nigra
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fungi
Creator
Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas

The other starry night[edit]

Voting period ends on 8 May 2024 at 11:30:18 (UTC)

Original – Van Gogh's Starry Night Over the Rhône, 1888, oil on canvas
Alt 1 (for reference) the version used widely in enwiki, but not a good scan and colors are off. Replaced with original nomination in the lead article.
Reason
High quality scan (by Google Art Project), high EV and an FP is various Wikipedias and commons as well as 2015 POTY finalist.
Articles in which this image appears
Starry Night Over the Rhône, Vincent van Gogh and Van Gogh and Britain.
FP category for this image
Paintings
Creator
Vincent van Gogh
  • Support original as nominator – The Herald (Benison) (talk) 11:30, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Darker hues look better. – Sca (talk) 12:05, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Definitely prefer the Google Art scan. A little soft at full resolution, but acceptable. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:46, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dorcus parallelipipedus[edit]

Voting period ends on 8 May 2024 at 10:15:53 (UTC)

Original – Close-up of female Dorcus parallelipipedus
Reason
2018 POTY finalist. Interesting and highly detailed.
Articles in which this image appears
Dorcus parallelipipedus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Sebastián J.L

Buddha Vairocana[edit]

Voting period ends on 8 May 2024 at 10:11:54 (UTC)

Original – Tibetan representation of Buddha Vairocana, featuring several of his defining characteristics, including his white color, the teaching gesture (dharmacakramudra), and sitting on an elaborate lion throne.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons last month. Illustrates articles well.
Articles in which this image appears
Vairocanābhisaṃbodhi Sūtra, Thangka
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/East Asian art
Creator
Unknown

Official Apollo 13 crew photo[edit]

Voting period ends on 5 May 2024 at 18:51:20 (UTC)

Original – From left to right are: Commander, James A. Lovell Jr., Command Module pilot, John L. Swigert Jr., and Lunar Module pilot, Fred W. Haise Jr. The original Command Module pilot for this mission was Thomas "Ken" Mattingly Jr., but due to exposure to German measles he was replaced by his backup, Command Module pilot, John L. "Jack" Swigert Jr.
Reason
The official NASA crew photo, 29 April 1970. All three men of the Apollo 13 crew in the highest quality of studio photographs.
Articles in which this image appears
Apollo 13
FP category for this image
Space, People
Creator
NASA (NASA Image and Video Library Image number S70-36485)
(See: https://images.nasa.gov/details-S70-36485)
(Non-cropped version of image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Actual_Apollo_13_Prime_Crew_-_GPN-2000-001167.jpg)
  • Support as nominator – Indefatigable2 talk 18:51, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Govt. promotional photo that tells nothing about highly perilous Apollo 13 mission. Faces of subjects constitute relatively small proportion of image. – Sca (talk) 12:14, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Sca. These men weren't known for wearing suits, so the EV is modest here. Commons has several photos of the Apollo 13 crew wearing spacesuits (including one posing while doing so with their rocket) that have stronger EV, though the resolution looks lowish - presumably higher res versions are available. Nick-D (talk) 23:34, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Effusive eruption[edit]

Voting period ends on 5 May 2024 at 00:33:09 (UTC)

Original – Close up view of Litli-Hrútur eruption in Iceland in 2023
Reason
Close up view of the Litli-Hrútur eruption in Iceland in 2023. The wow factor does it for me. It’s a good addition to three articles listed below. It can also be added to the Fagradalsfjall article if there is consensus for it.
Articles in which this image appears
Effusive eruption, Lava, Volcano
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology
Creator
Giles Laurent

Double selfie[edit]

Voting period ends on 4 May 2024 at 02:59:52 (UTC)

Original – Double Portrait of both Artists by Jean Baptiste de Champaigne and Nicolas de Plattemontagne
Reason
An excellent quality scan (a part of Google Art Project), with good EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Jean Baptiste de Champaigne and Nicolas de Plattemontagne (latter added recently)
FP category for this image
Paintings
Creator
Jean Baptiste de Champaigne and Nicolas de Plattemontagne

Trillium undulatum[edit]

Voting period ends on 3 May 2024 at 18:05:52 (UTC)

Original – Blooming in Algonquin Provincial Park (Ontario, Canada).
Reason
Recently featured unanimously on Commons, used in the article's infobox.
Articles in which this image appears
Trillium undulatum, Algonquin Provincial Park
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
The Cosmonaut
  • Support as nominator – The Cosmonaut (talk) 18:05, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – A good nomination, but there's a decent amount of loss of focus on the petal borders (maybe some stacking can help) and the lighting is a bit off. Also, another angle with less leaves would increase the EV significantly. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 18:33, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

German External Loan 1924[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 May 2024 at 19:54:32 (UTC)

Original – A German External Loan issued by the United States to the German Reich in 1924.
Reason
High quality reproduction of a document. Provides a lot of EV in the only article which it appears in, in that it is a direct relic of the Dawes Plan itself. Good POTD for October 15 2024 (100th anniversary of this document).
Articles in which this image appears
Dawes Plan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War I
Creator
Unknown authors and graphic artists; Scan from Ersten Deutschen Historic-Actien-Clubs e.V.
  • Lots of these notes were issues over many years. It makes sense that not all had identical color tones, fine details, etc. The uploader seems legit. They have 2000+ uploads of similar (historic) documents. Translating some of their talk page posts Here shows the uploader is part of a group or informal organization (also see their file 'source' descriptions). I doubt the uploads are manipulated in any significant way. But I don't know much about old prints though. Perhaps Adam can judge the integrity of the uploader's work by looking at some of their other uploads. Bammesk (talk) 02:36, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment As someone who has scanned aging documents extensively, the colours look reasonable to me. The marks along the top edge are in the same range, indicating that whatever has caused the lightening of the paper happened before the damage that resulted in the brown spots. The greens at the top are slightly lighter, while the blacks seem to have held their tone better; if this were artificial, I'd expect the blacks to likewise be lighter. I do feel that the cutout could have been a bit better, however - the bottom still has some unnatural straight lines.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:04, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    You don't find the purple-to-yellow-to-purple gradient off for the background paper? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 22:28, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    It definitely feels more like some sort of uneven fading due to sub-optimal storage than a technical flaw with the scanner. I no longer have the documents, due to changes in my situation, but this certificate and this poster (also on the other side) both had uneven fading. Admittedly, those were on a much browner paper (and indeed the fading is skewed yellow, rather than the green tone of the nomination). I personally don't think the image is FP quality, due to the blemish, but I don't feel like it's beyond the realm of possibility for this scan to be reflective of the document. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:50, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Looking at the available images of these documents online, it does seem to be a common issue. This one is clearly not a reproduction of our digital copy (has the full emblem, as well as the tickets) and has similar fading issues.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:03, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Searching for "Dawes Anleihe 1924" on Goggle images returns many similar examples. This being a banknote, could the background paper gradient been in part intentional (a security feature)? Bammesk (talk) 13:12, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Potentially? I'm also seeing images like this, which notably has a black instead of a red emblem, and this, which was overstamped. There could have been different printings, with some variants to show series, but I'm not sure.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:42, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • The note itself says $110 million was issued, and the denomination is $1000, with 1924 technology. It's plausible that several batched were printed over time, and that the color tone and other fine details weren't exactly identical. For instance among the examples linked to above I see at least two similar, but different, hand written signatures on the lower left corner. Bammesk (talk) 17:10, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Summing up, the exact legitimacy of the bill is still disputed and none of us are sure how close this is to the original. I'm okay with the fine details and prints, but it's the legitimacy of the color that is bothering. Is there any way, like some noticeboard in German Wikipedia or Teahouse or helpdesk who can dig up more about this? The Herald (Benison) (talk) 17:45, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

From Copenhagen Stock Exchange[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 May 2024 at 13:43:41 (UTC)

Original – A 1895 painting Peder Severin Krøyer depicting a large group of influential businessmen inside of the Great Hall of Børsen.
Reason
Featured picture on commons. Quality photograph of the painting, provides EV to its pages where its linked to.
Articles in which this image appears
From Copenhagen Stock Exchange, Børsen, Peder Severin Krøyer, Grosserer-Societetet, Sabinus Seidelin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Photographer: User:Villy Fink Isaksen, Painter: Peder Severin Krøyer

Phagocytosis[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 May 2024 at 15:49:02 (UTC)

Original – Bacterial phagocytosis by neutrophil in human blood, invitro. The video is accelerated by a factor of 8.
Reason
Good visualization of a neutrophil (a type of white blood cell) neutralizing (phagocytosis, or eating) a bacteria in human blood, invitro. Good addition to two articles.
Articles in which this image appears
Phagocytosis, Neutrophil
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator
Andrei Savitsky

Antiopella cristata[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 May 2024 at 10:13:15 (UTC)

Original – Antiopella cristata
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons two weeks ago. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears
Antiopella cristata
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Molluscs
Creator
Roberto Strafella
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 10:13, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Perhaps the image should be cropped? There is too much of a dark background. ―Howard • 🌽33 19:57, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – According to EXIF, this was taken with flash. Looks like it's been edited for a spotlight effect, which looks unnatural. --Janke | Talk 06:23, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Good nomination, but per Janke, looks very unnatural.  Kentuckian |💬   14:55, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ibn Khaldun[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 May 2024 at 10:06:19 (UTC)

Original – Bust of Ibn Khaldoun in the entrance of the Kasbah of Bejaia, Algeria.
Reason
Featured without opposition on Commons last month. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears
Ibn Khaldun etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Reda Kerbouche
It doesn't look like it belongs there! I say let's edit it out. Bammesk (talk) 02:17, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It thought it (was) a part of head scarf and "moved" out somehow. Or someone did mistake with editing. Mistake definately. --Petar Milošević (talk) 15:37, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Manarola[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Apr 2024 at 15:43:18 (UTC)

Original – Manarola, Italy
Reason
Quality image of Manarola, Italy, and surroundings. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Manarola
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Timothy A. Gonsalves

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 April 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.

If consensus is to DELIST, or the image is unused (and consensus is not for a replacement that is used), perform the following:

  1. Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
    {{FPCresult|Delisted|}} --~~~~
    • Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
  2. Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
  3. Remove the image from the appropriate sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures and the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs.

If consensus is to REPLACE (and at least one of the images is used in articles), perform the following:

  1. 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.
  2. Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the delisted image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
  3. 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}}.
  4. 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.
  5. 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:

  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/delist/Image name}} to the top of the section.
  2. 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.
  3. If the nomination is listed at Template:FPC urgents, remove it.

Recently closed nominations[edit]

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.

Impossible color fatigue template[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Apr 2024 at 17:46:35 (UTC)

Original – Template allowing the viewer to see 'impossible colors' by staring at one color and then looking at another. Contains instructions for how to use the image.
Reason
This image significantly contributes to its article and allows the reader to understand the topic in a way that they absolutely would not be able to without it. It's cool and useful, and it has clear enough instructions for how to use it. I'm very new to this sort of thing but I think it should be considered, as it's definitely one of Wikipedia's most unique images. (Image is in SVG format)
Articles in which this image appears
Impossible color
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Drawings
Creator
Zowie
Always liked this one. It's simple but effective. SupportAdam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 14:03, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Chimerical-color-demo.svg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:18, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dolderbahn railcar No. 1[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Apr 2024 at 12:35:48 (UTC)

Original – Railcar No. 1 on the Dolderbahn rack railway between Waldhaus Dolder and Bergstation in Zürich, Switzerland. The toothed rack rail is clearly visible.
Reason
High quality image of a railcar on a rack railway; good EV as the toothed rack rail is clearly visible; lead image in the Dolderbahn rack railway article; recently promoted to FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Dolderbahn
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
User:Kabelleger

Promoted File:Dolderbahn Bhe 1-2 1 Waldhaus Dolder - Bergstation Dolderbahn.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:36, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel Boone at Cumberland Gap[edit]

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Original – Daniel Boone escorting settlers through Cumberland Gap
Reason
Iconic, high quality painting with high EV. The image does fall a bit short on resolution being 36px away from meeting the criteria, but I don't think that really matters considering the EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Daniel Boone, Wilderness Road, Appalachia, Cumberland Gap, Elizabethton, Tennessee, History of Kentucky, History of Virginia, Transylvania Colony, Rebecca Boone, Cherokee-American wars, Upland South, American pioneer,
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
George Caleb Bingham
  • Support as nominator –  ⚜ Kentuckian ⚜  | talk to me 02:22, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Good nomination and excellent EV, but sadly this is not a good scan. Even if we forget the below par resolution, the colors are way off the original (see here). If you can find an alt scan with a higher resolution and better color to the original, I'd consider supporting. Thanks. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 02:35, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per above. MER-C 10:15, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:26, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lady Cockburn and Her Three Eldest Sons[edit]

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Original – Lady Cockburn and Her Three Eldest Sons, oil on canvas, 1773–1775
Reason
High quality and resolution. Good digitization.
Articles in which this image appears
Lady Cockburn and Her Three Eldest Sons, Joshua Reynolds etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Joshua Reynolds

Promoted File:Sir Joshua Reynolds - Lady Cockburn and Her Three Eldest Sons (1773-1775).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:24, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Isabella I of Castile[edit]

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Original – Isabella the Catholic, c. 1490
Reason
High quality portrait of an historical ruler. Good digitization.
Articles in which this image appears
Isabella I of Castile, Granada War, Expulsion of Jews from Spain etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Author unknown

Promoted File:IsabellaofCastile03.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:16, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dred Scott[edit]

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Original – Half-length oil on canvas portrait of Dred Scott by Louis Schultze
Reason
high quality portrait of an historical figure used in 11 pages
Articles in which this image appears
Dred Scott, Dred Scott v. Sandford, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War, Birthright citizenship in the United States, Citizenship, History of Minnesota, History of St. Louis, History of St. Louis (1804–1865), Political career of Abraham Lincoln (1849–1861), Origins of the American Civil War, Portal:Minnesota
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
Louis Schultze / Missouri History Museum, uploaded by Ooligan

Promoted File:Oil on Canvas Portrait of Dred Scott (cropped).jpg --The Herald (Benison) (talk) 16:24, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Buddha's hand[edit]

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Original – A Buddha's hand, also known as a fingered citron.
Reason
Nice picture overall. Interesting looking fruit. Good composition.
Articles in which this image appears
Buddha's hand
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Kaldari

Promoted File:Buddhas hand 1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:28, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lady Peak panorama[edit]

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Original – Lady Peak viewed from the Cheam Peak trail, British Columbia, Canada.
Reason
Recently featured unanimously on Commons, used in the article's infobox.
Articles in which this image appears
Lady Peak
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
The Cosmonaut

Promoted File:Lady Peak panorama2.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:41, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vela Supernova Remnant[edit]

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Original – The Vela supernova remnant imaged by the VLT Survey Telescope
Reason
Quality lead image in Vela Supernova Remnant article. The image is large so if your browser can't open it, consider opening it at 2048 x 2048 pixels at This link, or download and view it in a photo viewing/editing software. The image is FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Vela Supernova Remnant
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
ESO/TIMER survey

Promoted File:Vela supernova - VST - Eso2214a.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:00, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

African blue flycatcher[edit]

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Original – African blue flycatcher at Kibale National Park
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons two week ago. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears
African blue flycatcher
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Giles Laurent

Promoted File:020 African blue flycatcher at Kibale forest National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:40, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tyniec abbey[edit]

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Original – View of the Vistula River, Tyniec Abbey (on the right), and Camaldolese Monastery (on the left) on the western outskirts of Krakow.
Reason
Featured unanimously on Commons last year. Headline image on two articles.
Articles in which this image appears
Tyniec, Action of Tyniec Abbey, Kraków
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Jakub Hałun
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 10:27, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – The abbey is barely 1/3rd of the image. I'd prefer a tighter crop, with less vegetations, which can boost EV too. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 10:36, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Agree. Too much leafy foreground. Narrower framing would improve accessibility. Leaning toward oppose. – Sca (talk) 12:39, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:34, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

William Howard Taft[edit]

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Original – William Howard Taft
Reason
Quite a nice image, a nightmare to restore; It's not absolutely perfect, but after a month on it, methinks I've gotten anything obvious, so...
Articles in which this image appears
William Howard Taft (One that includes the cabinet card is in Pach Brothers.
FP category for this image
WP:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Pach Brothers, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Cabinet card of William Howard Taft by Pach Brothers - Cropped to image.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:03, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here kitty kitty[edit]

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Original – Domestic cat, a ten month old female.
Reason
High quality FP worthy picture with high EV, and a FP in various Wikis and Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Cat and Carnivora
FP category for this image
Mammals
Creator
Von.grzanka on Commons
One of the lead images in a GA infobox is not encyclopedic enought? We have promoted images with even lesser exposure. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 10:02, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Per Charles. Cute kitty, but nothing special. Przepraszam. – Sca (talk) 12:18, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose, per Charles. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:35, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – I am puzzled by Charles' "No EV" oppose rationale. Can Charles or others elaborate as to what characteristic(s) must a photo have to pass the EV criterion #5 in regard to the Cat article? Also, can you point to a photo in the domestic cat category (or elsewhere on the web) that meets the EV criterion (not on the technical or compositional basis, but just on the EV basis)? Thanks. Pinging @Charlesjsharp: since he does not participate here on a regular basis. Bammesk (talk) 16:08, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Fails on criterion #5. Does not add significant encyclopedic value to the article and does not help readers to understand the article. Unless you have never seen a cat before. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:36, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Charlesjsharp, correct me if I am wrong, you are saying "cat" is a common subject, therefore no image of a cat can "add significant encyclopedic value to the (cat) article and help readers to understand the (cat) article"? Bammesk (talk) 17:30, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've been pondering over the same question raised by Bammesk for the past 2 days. I don't understand the EV rationale by the oppose votes either. It says in the criterion that the image should add significant encyclopedic value to an article and helps readers to understand an article which this image fulfills clearly. The criterion also says picture's encyclopedic value (referred to as "EV") is given priority over its artistic value. The current candidate is used as an example of the member of species Cat in it's infobox. How can you add any more of encyclopedic value to a picture? When you imagine a cat, this is how it looks like. When you google a cat, this is what it shows. When you see an animal that looks like this, you can understand this is a cat. This is clear cut EV right there. I'd like to ping @Sca and Hamid Hassani: also to the discussion for their take on encyclopedic value of a cat image. Any take would be much appreciated and will help me chose a better image next time (Since per FPC guidelines, All objections should be accompanied by a specific rationale that, if addressed, would make you support the image.) Also, you may suggest any alternate image too. Additionally, I'd like to ask Charles how this candidate is any different than your black kite nomination that seemingly is in the similar context. Thanks. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 20:01, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
All black kites, as wild animals, look much the same. A high quality image can represent the species, either perched or flying, male or female (if you can tell the difference). Domesticated animals all look different and one image cannot represent them. Quite apart from that, this is a very ordinary image and there are hundreds of excellent cat images to choose from. Finally, we already have an FP. It is not as silly as the attempt to nominate a picture to represent 'MAN'. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:09, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's a cat. Period. -- Sca (talk) 00:33, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • True, but this is a ubiquitous wild animal, not one of 600 million cats. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:11, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: Good, cute picture; but the cat is hunched over, and its body is not completely visible, esp. from the side. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:28, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: I do understand the oppose votes. Personally, I think this fails criterion #3: "Is among Wikipedia's best work." --Janke | Talk 16:53, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
My inquiry (puzzlement) wasn't/isn't about the oppose "votes", my inquiry (call it critique) is about the oppose "rationale". Charles' rationale being "no EV" followed by ZERO elaboration. That's what was puzzling. As User:The Herald said above: "All objections should be accompanied by a specific rationale that, if addressed, would make you support the image" (per instructions on top of WP:FPC). The keyword is "specifics". User:Sca did offer some specifics when he wrote "nothing special", i.e. not an impressive image. But Charles' original oppose "rationale" offered ZERO specifics. Eventually, Charles finally offered some specifics in This diff by saying "very ordinary image". . . . . . On another note: not "among Wikipedia's best work" is a criterion, but by itself, with no elaboration whatsoever, it lacks "specifics". When you reject a nom, give the nominator "specifics", or at least give the nominator something, instead of nothing. Bammesk (talk) 03:05, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – I personally don't understand the reluctance to support this image. I thought it would be pretty obvious per the nominated reason. ―Howard • 🌽33 19:52, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – EV is fine for me. Yann (talk) 06:38, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 01:13, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – I personally think it’s a very nice image of a very cute kitty. I don’t understand all the oppose votes. It represents the article well. Also, as the Herald stated, I don’t see how this nomination is any different from many of Charles nominations.  Kentuckian |💬   05:06, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:20, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Hooded Man[edit]

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Original – A prisoner (Abdou Hussain Saad Faleh) at Abu Ghraib stands on a thin box, his head hooded and his fingers extended out and connected to wires.
ALT
Reason
While it does not fulfill the first criterion, it is undeniably a historical photo. This specific image is probably the most published version, and even appeared on the cover of The Economist. An alternate photo does exist, however this is the less widely distributed version and appears on no English wikipedia articles.
Articles in which this image appears
Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse, Abu Ghraib prison, Charles Graner, Seymour Hersh, Torture, Hooding, Criticism of the war on terror, Outline of the Iraq War, United States war crimes, List of photographs considered the most important
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator
Ivan Frederick
  • Support as nominator – ―Howard • 🌽33 12:02, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - "appears on no English wikipedia articles" makes it ineligible. --Janke | Talk 16:11, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Absolutely we should not promote the worse copy. Replace the image and then nominate. Though, really, we want a bigger copy if one exists. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 17:36, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: Added a cropped version of the alternate. This one does not, however, meet the size requirement.
Waaay too tightly cropped. If it's cropped at all, it should be the same way as the original Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 16:26, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:18, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vainakh tower architecture[edit]

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Original – An example of Vainakh tower architecture. This complex is a medieval military fortification in the Erzi Nature Reserve region of Ingushetia in Northern Caucasus.
Reason
Seems like a good example of Vainakh tower architecture, dating back to first century and medieval times in Chechnya and Ingushetia regions of Northern Caucasus. This photo is a military fortification in the medieval village of Erzi. According to the file description, these towers are around 95 feet (29 meters) high. I saw this on Commons FPC recently.
Articles in which this image appears
Erzi (village), Vainakh tower architecture, Ingush towers, Nakh peoples, +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Vyacheslav Argenberg
  • Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 03:00, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Moonreach (talk) 16:37, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • I had a look at this, and saw this image can be used in many other articles. MER-C 19:02, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Caucasus, Ingushetia, Ингушские боевые и смотровые башни, горы Кавказа.jpg --The Herald (Benison) (talk) 04:21, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:2024 Total Solar Eclipse (NHQ202404080201).jpg[edit]

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Original – Image of the April 8 2024 solar eclipse, the top half of the Washington Monument is at the bottom.
Reason
The framing of the image, is of high resolution, and the Washington Monument at the bottom half of the frame serves almost as a leading line pointing up to the eclipse. The foggy background adds to the dramatic effect.
Articles in which this image appears
Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Others
Creator
NASA/Bill Ingalls
Seems that's the top of the monument, rather than the top half. -- Sca (talk) 02:00, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Procedural oppose – Opposing all 2024 eclipse pictures for 10 days due to stability issues. Try renominating after a month or so, so that the image is stable in the articles The Herald (Benison) (talk) 02:23, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Agreed. This is a great photo (well-composed, everything in focus, good color and gamut), it's just too soon. Moonreach (talk) 15:00, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Aye. Little too soon. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 23:33, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Procedural oppose– As per above. X (talk) 19:09, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:11, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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