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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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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

Thomas Francis Meagher

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

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

Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 19:16, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:56, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

KiMo Theatre

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

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

Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 19:02, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support but should list Kimo theatre first Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:58, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Australasian swamphen

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

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

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:11, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:31, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:40, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kererū

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

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

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:16, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:31, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:41, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tui

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

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

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:20, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:31, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:41, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

EF5 damage in Greensburg

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

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

Support as nominator – E_F⁵ 15:08, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Very high EV and meets all criteria, used in several articles, including a featured list. The photo also appeared on the main page itself September 18, 2023. If that somehow wasn't enough, media outlets like have used the photo several years after the tornado occurred. A few examples: [1][2][3]. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 16:47, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 19:52, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:25, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:58, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Towards the Light (1919)

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

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 13:09, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. You might need to strip the audio track? If the music is PD (including the performance, which I believe is separately copyrightable) that should be indicated on the file page, yes? blameless 15:53, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Yann (talk) 16:35, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support — Moonreach (talk) 21:11, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:25, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Carlosmarkos2345 (talk) 09:19, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:43, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A Woman of Paris

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

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 16:57, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Carlosmarkos2345 (talk) 12:16, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:25, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 18:54, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Imogen Hassall

Voting period ends on 26 Nov 2024 at 23:12:48 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 23:12, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Comparatively obscure. – Sca (talk) 13:46, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:41, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 18:52, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Voting period ends on 26 Nov 2024 at 22:38:01 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 22:38, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – It's not sharp at full size, but it's reasonably Ok when viewed at ~ 2000 x 3000 pixels. That may be enough for a 1970s photo. Same with the other nomination Here. Bammesk (talk) 02:22, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:25, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:42, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lysimachia maritima

Voting period ends on 26 Nov 2024 at 19:28:27 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – MER-C 19:28, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:35, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:40, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I wonder if this is really typical; other photos show the plant growing more in mats, rather than singly. [4]--Janke | Talk 20:38, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This plant didn't grow alone either, as you can see in other pictures I took: ( e.g. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bl%C3%BChendes_Strand-Milchkraut_(Glaux_maritima)_am_Strand_von_Norderney_01.jpg ) --Stephan Sprinz (talk) 16:03, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
OK, thanks, Support then! --Janke | Talk 19:52, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:25, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:59, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Large milkweed bug

Voting period ends on 26 Nov 2024 at 18:47:30 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – MER-C 18:47, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:35, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:41, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:26, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:00, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Infernal Cauldron

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

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 15:32, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - GamerPro64 23:33, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support as animator ;-) - been in the business for 40 years... --Janke | Talk 10:59, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Carlosmarkos2345 14:54, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – The link here has a restoration copyright claim (the last frame). Does it hold water? I doubt it, but I am not sure. Hope others can opine. Bammesk (talk) 19:05, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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]

Ok thanks. Some restorations don't rise to the level of originality. Suggest placing an inquiry at Commons:Village pump/Copyright and if they dismiss the claim, then it's all good. Bammesk (talk) 17:30, 17 November 2024 (UTC) . . . . I placed an inquiry for an opinion on Commons. Bammesk (talk) 02:24, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Big Brutus

Voting period ends on 24 Nov 2024 at 17:17:26 (UTC)

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
Anry skyhead

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 17:17, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - shot from an unfortunate angle, would be better obliquely from the front. --Janke | Talk 18:45, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Agree. A three-quarter shot from the other side would be more illustrative. -- Sca (talk) 14:11, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reentry video as Orion returns from Artemis I

Voting period ends on 23 Nov 2024 at 03:09:05 (UTC)

Original – Atmospheric entry of the Orion spacecraft from Artemis I.

Reason: Excellent encyclopedic value to the articles it is in and is very educational.
Articles in which this image appears: Atmospheric entry, Artemis I
FP category for this image: Not sure if Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there is right.
Creator: NASA's Johnson Space Center

Support as nominator – Cowboygilbert - (talk) ♥ 03:09, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Visual information not readily intelligible to general readers/viewers, and 25 min. is too long for a TFP. – Sca (talk) 14:15, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't see how length plays a factor for POTD, it only matters about sourcing of the blurb. (Coming from someone who schedules mostly featured media) Cowboygilbert - (talk) ♥ 01:08, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - BTW main-page (POTD, TFP) is not a FP criterion. What goes or doesn't go on the main-page is sorted out by main-page contributors. Featured contents have their own criteria, and main-page considerations isn't a featured content criterion. Bammesk (talk) 17:37, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – per Sca. --Janke | Talk 14:49, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support – There's stuff I like here and stuff I don't. The EV is excellent; I've never seen an unbroken recording of a complete descent from space before. The fire trail during the initial atmospheric entry is phenomenal. But there's a lot of footage that's just banging sounds and visual glare. I get that this was probably the best video possible under these conditions, so that isn't enough to kill my support, but I doubt anyone is actually going to sit through the whole thing is wonderment. That said, I do still support the uncut video for EV purposes, and the argument that it's too long doesn't seem fair to me, given the number of feature-length films we've promoted. Moonreach (talk) 16:55, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The banging sounds are trajectory controls. (per the first few seconds of video caption, also: [5]) Bammesk (talk) 02:43, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I caught that. I don't have a problem with them; what I meant was that the video is underwhelming in the portions when that's all that's happening. Moonreach (talk) 15:14, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Good EV in the Atmospheric entry article. I like it all, the sounds, glares, parachutes, etc. The fact that it's uncut and in real time adds to its EV, and that it takes only 25 minutes to go through the entire journey. (It's a nice ride, but I settle for the video!) Bammesk (talk) 02:31, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Bammesk –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:26, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 18:51, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mao Gong ding

Voting period ends on 22 Nov 2024 at 19:18:26 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image of a notable bronze with a fairly well-developed article.
Articles in which this image appears: Mao Gong ding, Chinese ritual bronzes, Ye Gongchuo
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: National Palace Museum, cropped and rotated by — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:18, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support even though it's a tad dark. --Janke | Talk 15:01, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:33, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 11:16, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --EUPBR (talk) 13:46, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:42, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:26, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:00, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2b2t spawn

Voting period ends on 22 Nov 2024 at 17:33:10 (UTC)

Reason: Exceeds technical requirements for featured picture. Is among Wikipedia's best work in illustrating the nature of the anarchy server.
Articles in which this image appears: 2b2t
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Diagrams
Creator: IronException

Support as nominator – Bremps... 17:33, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment — Not bad, but I think File:IronException 2b2t Spawn Render July 2019.png is more visually interesting, and the angle gives a better view of the field. Moonreach (talk) 17:52, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know, the nom version has a 3-D feel to it, it has more recognizable features IMO. Could be wrong. Bammesk (talk) 04:50, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose — Quite unintelligible to a viewer not familiar with Minecraft. --Janke | Talk 18:11, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Excellent illustration of the server. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 13:13, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Visual information not readily intelligible to general readers/viewers. – Sca (talk) 14:17, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — it's brilliantly illustrated, and viewers being unfamiliar with the subject does no effect on the quality of the image itself. I suppose that a really fine photo of, say, a circuit board should never be promoted to FP because most people don't have a clue of what that is? The logic ain't logic-ing. This pic is brilliant! Barnt Toust 23:09, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 03:01, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Carlosmarkos2345 (talk) 15:15, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:43, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support, although you missed the chance to add "the oldest anarchy server in Minecraft" (if you get the reference). :) E_F⁵ 14:37, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I'm not sure that this would be depicting the subject in a compelling way. If a person was unfamiliar with Minecraft, they would just see a weirdly shaded illustration and not be inclined to be like "What is this?". The given subject matter seems sort of narrow too, as it only concerns this Minecraft server and doesn't depict Minecraft as a whole. I might be misinterpreting WP:FPCR but I feel like this shouldn't be a Featured image. Fathoms Below (talk) 17:39, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Runner with Heel-strike (part of human gait) on the 2024 Ljubljana Marathon

Voting period ends on 22 Nov 2024 at 16:11:58 (UTC)

Reason: why you think it meets the FPC criteria and should be featured (check criteria first)
Articles in which this image appears: Gait (human)
FP category for this image: Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Sport
Creator: Petar Milošević

Support as nominator – Petar Milošević (talk) 16:11, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support The image illustrates what it aims to illustrate perfectly well in great lighting and high resolution. Now, a crop may be in order, but it's not a fatal issue. Bremps... 17:35, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom. Only way to improve is through video. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:11, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.–Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:32, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – yes it looks like a heel strike, but technically I don't think this qualifies as a heel strike. . . . . this shoe has a 1.5 inch thick heel padding, so by the time his heel lands on anything solid, his knee will be on top of his mid-foot. That makes it a mid-foot strike, technically. Very nice photo regardless, shows the running gait well. Bammesk (talk) 04:30, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support nice image! Barnt Toust 23:32, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --EUPBR (talk) 13:48, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 17:30, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:44, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pope Shenouda III

Voting period ends on 21 Nov 2024 at 18:20:37 (UTC)

Reason: High quality close-up photo of subject; featured on Arabic and German Wikipedias.
Articles in which this image appears: Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, List of Coptic Orthodox popes, Coptic Orthodox Church, Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights, 1923
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures
Creator: Chuck Kennedy

Support as nominator – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 18:20, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 17:53, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:12, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.–Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:32, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Barnt Toust 23:45, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:45, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:01, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nominations — to be closed

Nominations in this category are older than ten days and are to be closed. New votes will no longer be accepted.

Older nominations requiring additional input from users

These nominations have been moved here because consensus is impossible to determine without additional input from those who participated in the discussion. Usually this is because there was more than one edit of the image available, and no clear preference for one of them was determined. If you voted on these images previously, please update your vote to specify which edit(s) you are supporting.

Closing procedure

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

When NOT promoted, perform the following:

Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Not promoted| }} --~~~~
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
If the nominator is new to FPC, consider placing {{subst:NotpromotedFPC|Image name}} on their talk page. To avoid overuse, do not use the template when in doubt.

When promoted, perform the following:

Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Promoted|File:FILENAME.JPG}} --~~~~
Replace FILENAME.JPG with the name of the file that was promoted. It should show up as:

Promoted File:FILENAME.JPG

Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
Add the image to:
- Template:Announcements/New featured content - newest on top, remove the oldest so that 15 are listed at all times.
- Wikipedia:Goings-on - newest on bottom.
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs - newest on top.
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.
Add the image to the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures - newest on left and remove the oldest from the right so that there are always three in each section.
Add the Featured Picture tag and star to the image page using {{Featured picture|page_name}} (replace page_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the page_name from Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/page_name). To add this template you most likely will have to click the "create" button on the upper right if the "edit" button is not present, generally if the image originates from Commons.
If an edited or alternative version of the originally nominated image is promoted, make sure that all articles contain the Featured Picture version, as opposed to the original.
Notify the nominator or co-nominators by placing {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:file_name.xxx}} on each nominator's talk page. For example: {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.
If the image was created by a Wikipedian, place {{subst:UploadedFP|File:file_name.xxx}} on the creator's talk page. For example: {{subst:UploadedFP|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.

Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:

Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for three days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Page name}} to the top of the section.
Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the 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.
If the nomination is listed at Template:FPC urgents, remove it.

Delist closing procedure

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:

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.
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.
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:

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.
Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
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:

Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Replaced|}} with File:NEW_IMAGE_FILENAME.JPG --~~~~
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.

Replace NEW_IMAGE_FILENAME.JPG with the name of the replacement file.
Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the delisted image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
Update the replacement picture's tag, adding the tag {{Featured picture|delist/image_name}} (replace image_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the image_name from Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/delist/image_name). Remove any no longer applicable tags from the original, replacement and from any other alternatives. If the alternatives were on Commons and no longer have any tags, be sure to tag the description page with {{missing image}}.
Replace the delisted Featured Picture in all articles with the new replacement Featured Picture version. Do NOT replace the original in non-article space, such as Talk Pages, FPC nominations, archives, etc.
Ensure that the replacement image is included on the appropriate sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures and the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs. Do this by replacing the original image with the new replacement image; do not add the replacement as a new Featured Picture.

Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:

Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for three days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image name}} to the top of the section.
Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the archived delist nominations. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image name}} to the bottom of the appropriate section of the archive.
If the nomination is listed at Template:FPC urgents, remove it.

Recently closed nominations

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.

Escher's Tower of Babel

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Nov 2024 at 15:51:40 (UTC)

**Original** – M. C. Escher's 1928 depiction of the biblical Tower of Babel

Reason: High quality copy of one of a famous artist's lesser-known works
Articles in which this image appears: Tower of Babel (M. C. Escher)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: M. C. Escher

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 15:51, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - The source given on the file page is not the same image, but a lower-res version, thus, there's no info about the true source of this candidate. --Janke | Talk 19:09, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
For a work in the public domain because of age, does it really matter? Moonreach (talk) 17:48, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Correct me if I am wrong but in reading FP criterion #6, we don't necessarily need the "true source". We need a "reliable source" to establish that there is no WP:OR (in contrast, color/tone, editing manipulations, etc.). Is "arthive.com" a reliable source? Bammesk (talk) 19:12, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:23, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pacman Nebula

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Nov 2024 at 15:28:26 (UTC)

Reason: Quality lead image of this nebula. Photographed by amateur astronomer, FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: NGC 281
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator: Chuck Ayoub

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 15:28, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:49, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:42, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 17:49, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:12, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.–Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:32, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 17:29, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — UnpetitproleX (talk) 04:56, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:PacMan Nebula.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:22, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Black-capped chickadee

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Nov 2024 at 11:32:39 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears: Black-capped chickadee
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:32, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:12, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.–Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:32, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:46, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Carlosmarkos2345 (talk) 22:25, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Black-capped chickadee (41417).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:12, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Nov 2024 at 11:24:35 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Good reproduction of a historic map.
Articles in which this image appears: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Abraham Ortelius

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:24, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Dates from 1570. – Sca (talk) 14:58, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – better than the other Commons FP here. Was thinking of nominating it myself. Bammesk (talk) 15:09, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:50, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 15:54, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
~~Oppose~~ clearly wrong. ^[Joke] Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 20:31, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@OlifanofmrTennant: The issue is not whether the map is accurate, but whether it is a good representation for the article Theatrum Orbis Terrarum and others. Have you read this article? Yann (talk) 11:10, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I struck the vote because the editor marked it as a joke. Bammesk (talk) 17:48, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:11, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.–Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:33, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:46, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — UnpetitproleX (talk) 04:56, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Ratekreel (talk) 22:38, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, by Abraham Ortelius, World, 1572.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:08, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pietro Parolin

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Nov 2024 at 15:19:54 (UTC)

Reason: Colorful and high quality image of an important cardinal dressed in episcopal vestments.
Articles in which this image appears: Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Secretary of State
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures
Creator: Claude Truong-Ngoc

Support as nominator – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 15:19, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Feels a smidge underexposed. That being said, this is high quality "action" for the subject, and the robes certainly catch the eye. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:21, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:53, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 11:30, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 15:54, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.–Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:33, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Cardinal Pietro Parolin par Claude Truong-Ngoc juillet 2021.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:12, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Stongdey village, Zanskar

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Nov 2024 at 05:29:51 (UTC)

Reason: Infobox image; was featured unanimously in 5 days on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Stongdey
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Tagooty

Support as nominator – Tagooty (talk) 05:29, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - It's in India. – Sca (talk) 15:03, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - High quality, and gives an idea just how small the village is. I agree with Sca that the caption doesn't quite give enough context, and that indicating India would help voters. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:22, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Sca: I've added add'l info to the caption. --Tagooty (talk) 04:04, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:54, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:17, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 11:32, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support.–Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:33, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — UnpetitproleX (talk) 04:58, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:NE View Stongdey Zanskar Jun24 A7CR 00966.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:14, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Added image to Places/Urban instead. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:14, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Einstein, Steinmetz, Sarnoff at Marconi Radio Station

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Nov 2024 at 03:37:14 (UTC)

Reason: Early pioneers of radio science and technology in the United States including Charles Steinmetz, David Sarnoff, Irving Langmuir and Alfred Goldsmith in 1921, photographed next to the antenna feed wires of the New Brunswick Marconi Station, one of the first transatlantic radio links. Photo includes Albert Einstein as a visiting guest. The image has good EV in the History of radio article. I added it there yesterday. I rewrote this reason section (simpler and more to the point).
Articles in which this image appears: History of radio, Charles Steinmetz, David Sarnoff, New Brunswick Marconi Station, List of Marconi wireless stations, Marconi Company
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Radio Corporation of America (RCA), photographer: unknown, restored by Bammesk

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 03:37, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – While I'm a fan of Einstein, must suggest that a group shot of 20 is too diffuse for readers to focus on any one person. Also, the event seems less than significant. – Sca (talk) 13:41, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Even though Steinmetz looks badass in the photo, I'm inclined to agree. Bremps... 17:39, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It isn't about the event or Einstein. It's about the 11 notable people who are in it (excluding Einstein), five of whom are pioneers in the development of radio in the U.S. The other six made major contributions. The location is a plus too, the photo was shot at the site of the most advanced transmitter in the U.S., one of the first transatlantic stations, the station had an important military role in WWI. And yes Einstein is in it, but it’s not an "Einstein photo". Bammesk (talk) 04:09, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Vertical perspective seems a bit distorted. -- Sca (talk) 14:20, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

He does look badass, it's great. Unfortunately I agree with you and the others about the shortcomings. Moonreach (talk) 20:15, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:56, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Suspended nominations

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