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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

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

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Benjamin O. Davis Sr.

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Voting period ends on 7 Dec 2024 at 01:50:19 (UTC)

Original – Brigadier general Benjamin O. Davis Sr., the first African American general officer in the U.S. Army, circa 1945
Reason
High quality, shot is composed alright, general in front of a map is thematically fitting, and is also in full color, which is unusual for 1945 or so
Articles in which this image appears
Benjamin O. Davis Sr.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
U.S. Department of War
  • Support as nominator – Bremps... 01:50, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Low quality. File size is 204KB, that's small. A larger less compressed file would have shown more fine details. It needs a restoration to remove spots and dust. Also there is a large out of focus patch on his shirt (on his left chest and his left upper arm), it's easy to see when zoomed in, say at 150% size. It looks abnormal (looks like a cut and pasted patch, or maybe the scanner messed up for some reason). Good composition and good EV though. I would support This image if it's restored from its original tiff Here. Bammesk (talk) 02:32, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hypericum androsaemum

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Voting period ends on 4 Dec 2024 at 11:08:52 (UTC)

Original – Berries of Hypericum androsaemum
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Hypericum androsaemum, Hypericum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Dominicus Johannes Bergsma

Stereum hirsutum

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Voting period ends on 4 Dec 2024 at 10:57:05 (UTC)

Original – False turkey tail in the Bruderwald, Bamberg.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears
Stereum hirsutum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fungi
Creator
Reinhold Möller

Black swordtail

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Voting period ends on 4 Dec 2024 at 09:42:25 (UTC)

Original – Black swordtail (Graphium Colonna), Maputo National Park, Mozambique
Reason
High quality large image. Adds EV to article. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Graphium colonna
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Natal spurfowl

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Voting period ends on 4 Dec 2024 at 09:38:05 (UTC)

Original – Natal spurfowl (Pternistis natalensis) in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Reason
High quality image. Adds value to article.
Articles in which this image appears
Natal spurfowl
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Samoan myzomela

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Voting period ends on 4 Dec 2024 at 09:40:17 (UTC)

Original – Samoan myzomela (Myzomela nigriventris), Upolu, Samoa
Reason
High quality image. Adds value to article.
Articles in which this image appears
Samoan myzomela
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Albert Einstein sticks his tongue

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Voting period ends on 3 Dec 2024 at 19:36:02 (UTC)

Original – Albert Einstein sticks his tongue out for photographer Arthur Sasse after his 72nd birthday party on March 14, 1951.
Alt 1
Reason
This is the most famous image of Einstein, and shows a more silly side of him. This is such an iconic image of Einstein that many people think of when they think about Einstein. It was even one of his favorite pictures of himself.
Articles in which this image appears
Albert Einstein, Albert Einstein in popular culture
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Arthur Sasse

Hélène Carrère d'Encausse

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Voting period ends on 2 Dec 2024 at 18:21:09 (UTC)

Original – Hélène Carrère d'Encausse in 2013
Reason
good quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears
Hélène Carrère d'Encausse
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Claude TRUONG-NGOC

Sheryl Cooper

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Voting period ends on 2 Dec 2024 at 00:15:02 (UTC)

Original – Sheryl Cooper, an American dancer who regularly tours with her husband, shock rock musician Alice Cooper
Reason
Excellent image of the shock-rock stylings of Sheryl Cooper, who frequently performs on stage with her husband Alice
Articles in which this image appears
Sheryl Cooper
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Raph Ph on Flickr

Harold Bloom

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Voting period ends on 1 Dec 2024 at 23:47:10 (UTC)

Original – Harold Bloom, American literary critic, in 1986
Reason
High quality colorful photo portrait which also shows some of his books.
Articles in which this image appears
Harold Bloom
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Bernard Gotfryd

Thomas Francis Meagher

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Voting period ends on 30 Nov 2024 at 19:16:30 (UTC)

Original – Portrait of Thomas Francis Meagher
Reason
Good quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Thomas Francis Meagher, Classical radicalism
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
George Francis Mulvany

KiMo Theatre

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Voting period ends on 30 Nov 2024 at 19:02:12 (UTC)

Original – KiMo Theatre in Albuquerque
Reason
Good quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears
KiMo Theater, Art Deco, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Polychrome, Pueblo Deco architecture etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Daniel Schwen

Australasian swamphen

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Voting period ends on 29 Nov 2024 at 21:11:32 (UTC)

Original – Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus on Tiritiri Matangi, North Island, New Zealand
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Australasian swamphen
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Kererū

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Voting period ends on 29 Nov 2024 at 21:16:09 (UTC)

Original – New Zealand pigeon, or Kererū, (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), Waitakere, North Island, New Zealand
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Kererū
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Tui

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Voting period ends on 29 Nov 2024 at 21:20:16 (UTC)

Original – Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), Tiritiri Matangi, North Island, New Zealand
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Tūī
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

EF5 damage in Greensburg

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Voting period ends on 28 Nov 2024 at 15:08:19 (UTC)

Original – EF5 damage to homes in Greensburg, Kansas in the aftermath of the 2007 Greensburg tornado. 95% of the town was damaged to some degree. The tornado was the first to be rated 5 on the EF scale, and the deadliest in the history of Kiowa and Comanche counties.
Reason
Damage from the 2007 Greensburg tornado. Usually tornado damage wouldn't stand out or be of high EV, but this is the first example of EF5 damage in recorded history (the Fujita Scale was used until early 2007). Good composition aswell. The tornado killed eleven, injured nearly seventy others, and left a path of total destruction in its wake. Although the caption doesn't state where the EF5 damage is, seven buildings in the downtown area sustained EF5 damage, and this is basically a photo of the entire downtown.
Articles in which this image appears
2007 Greensburg tornado, Tornado outbreak of May 4–6, 2007, Greensburg, Kansas, List of tornadoes in the tornado outbreak of May 4–6, 2007, Tornadoes of 2007, Dennis McKinney
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Others
Creator
Greg Henshall, working with FEMA

Towards the Light (1919)

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Voting period ends on 28 Nov 2024 at 13:09:29 (UTC)

Original – Towards the Light (1919), a Danish silent film directed by Holger-Madsen and starring Asta Nielsen and Augusta Blad
Reason
high quality copy (4K) of a notable film
Articles in which this image appears
Towards the Light (1919 film)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Holger-Madsen

A Woman of Paris

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Voting period ends on 27 Nov 2024 at 16:57:35 (UTC)

Original – A Woman of Paris, A Drama of Fate (1923) by Charlie Chaplin
Reason
high quality copy of a masterpiece drama of Chaplin, one of the few films where he doesn't act.
Articles in which this image appears
A Woman of Paris
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Charlie Chaplin

Nominations — to be closed

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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

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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

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A script is available that automates the majority of these tasks: User:Armbrust/closeFPC.js

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 November 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

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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

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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.

Imogen Hassall

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Nov 2024 at 23:12:48 (UTC)

Original – Imogen Hassall in 1976
Reason
good quality image used as lead
Articles in which this image appears
Imogen Hassall
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Allan warren

Promoted File:Imogen Hassell by Allan Warren.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:13, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Nov 2024 at 22:38:01 (UTC)

Original – Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in 1973
Reason
good quality image used as lead
Articles in which this image appears
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., 1909
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Allan warren

Promoted File:Douglas Fairbanks Jnr 4 Allan Warren.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:39, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lysimachia maritima

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Nov 2024 at 19:28:27 (UTC)

Original – Lysimachia maritima at Norderney
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears
Lysimachia maritima
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Stephan Sprinz

Promoted File:Blühendes Strand-Milchkraut (Glaux maritima) am Strand von Norderney 03.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:30, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Large milkweed bug

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Nov 2024 at 18:47:30 (UTC)

Original – Large milkweed bug in Green-Wood Cemetery
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears
Large milkweed bug
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Rhododendrites

Promoted File:Large milkweed bug (23188).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:48, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Infernal Cauldron

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 25 Nov 2024 at 15:32:43 (UTC)

Original – A hand-colored print of The Infernal Cauldron, a 1903 trick film by influential director Georges Méliès.
Reason
Great quality copy of a hand-colored short silent film. The film itself isn't especially famous, so while the file has obvious EV for the article about it specifically, I think its highest value is illustrating the film's genre, that of the trick film. Trick films were essentially special effects demos and the genre went extinct as the industry matured. This is a great snapshot of what cinema looked like in the age before established conventions.
Articles in which this image appears
Trick film, The Infernal Cauldron
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Film
Creator
Georges Méliès, Star Film Company
  • Restorations for still images tend to be ignored in terms of copyright. That being said, I see that the 4K restoration of Night of the Living Dead was granted a copyright, so there exists a possibility for a moving image.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:41, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Chris:, regarding granting of copyright to the 4K restoration of Night of the Living Dead, the only source I could find is This film review, which is not binding. I suppose there is a copyright notice on the restored film itself, which wouldn't be binding either, because that would just be a claim. I found This discussion in a forum (regarding the 4K restoration), it mirrors the Commons discussion Here. Interestingly, the forum discussion says a 'copyright registration' is just a registration, and not equivalent to the 'granting of copyright'. From what I gathered, the 4K restored Night of the Living Dead was released with additional documentary footage, not film footage, but additional explanatory content, therefore the explanatory additions themselves could be covered by copyright. Just my non-expert opinion. Bammesk (talk) 02:42, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – I am confident the nominated film (which has no music) will survive a "deletion request" on Commons. Compared to older copies of the film (on YouTube), the restoration is solely technical. Granted the restoration must have started from a good quality scan of the original film. The restoration contains no creative additions of content. Based on This discussion and the feedback I got Here, solely improving the technical quality of a film does not warrant new copyrights. Bammesk (talk) 02:42, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Le Chaudron infernal (Georges Méliès, 1903).webm --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:33, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Big Brutus

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 24 Nov 2024 at 17:17:26 (UTC)

Original – Big Brutus (formally the Bucyrus-Erie model 1850-B), the world's largest surviving electric power shovel, in its current configuration as a museum.
Reason
Well-composed, slightly surreal shot of Big Brutus, the largest surviving power shovel of its type, which is now a museum.
Articles in which this image appears
Big Brutus, West Mineral, Kansas
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
Anry skyhead

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:52, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Suspended nominations

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This section is for Featured Picture (or delisting) candidacies whose closure is postponed for additional editing, rendering, or copyright clarification.

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