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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

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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Brumadinho dam disaster


Siege of Recife (1630)


Indian Territory

Current nominations

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European hamster

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Voting period ends on 8 Feb 2025 at 21:29:49 (UTC)

Original – European hamster (Cricetus cricetus), Meidling cemetery, Vienna, Austria
Reason
High quality large image. Illustrates article well with high EV. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
European hamster, Meidling
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Humpback whale calf

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Voting period ends on 8 Feb 2025 at 21:34:12 (UTC)

Original – Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf off Moʻorea, French Polynesia
Reason
High quality large image. Illustrates article well with high EV. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Humpback whale
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Parti-coloured bat

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Voting period ends on 8 Feb 2025 at 21:37:50 (UTC)

Original – Parti-coloured bat (Vespertilio murinus) in Slovakia
Reason
High quality large image. Illustrates article well with high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Parti-coloured bat, Vespertilionidae
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea

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Voting period ends on 8 Feb 2025 at 11:09:00 (UTC)

Original – Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea: Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph by Associated Press photographer Max Desfor
Reason
famous picture with its own article, high resolution, good quality, FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea, 1951 Pulitzer Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Photography, Max Desfor, Taedong Bridge, UN Forces retreat from North Korea, December 1950
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator
Max Desfor

Tokamak

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Voting period ends on 7 Feb 2025 at 15:34:02 (UTC)

Original – The fusion chamber of the DIII-D tokamak being serviced in 2017
Reason
Interesting and well-composed shot of the inside of a tokamak. There are some hot spots, like the back of the technician's coveralls, but I'd argue those aren't the focal point of the image.
Articles in which this image appears
Tokamak, DIII-D
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Others
Creator
Rswilcox

Siege of Recife (1630)

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Voting period ends on 6 Feb 2025 at 23:34:19 (UTC)

Original – Rare broadside map celebrating the Dutch capture of the town of Olinda in Pernambuco by the Dutch West Indies Company in February 1630.
Reason
High EV; this huge scan is full of details and depicts very well a part of the local history.
Articles in which this image appears
Siege of Recife (1630), Dutch–Portuguese War, Dutch Brazil, Dutch invasions of Brazil and Camarão Indians' letters.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
Nicolaes Visscher I (originally uploaded by Juniorpetjua and enlarged version uploaded by Giro720)

Indian Territory

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Voting period ends on 6 Feb 2025 at 18:03:32 (UTC)

Original – The Oklahoma (west of the red line) and Indian Territories (east of the red line) in 1890
Reason
High EV and good scan with huge resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Indian Territory and Seminole burning
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
United States. Bureau Of The Census (uploaded by Fæ)

The Triangle of Everything

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Voting period ends on 6 Feb 2025 at 16:10:26 (UTC)

Original – The Triangle of Everything is a log-log chart of everything that has existed since the Big Bang or could ever have existed. All existing objects are bound by three lines: the Compton Limit, the Schwarzschild radius, and the Hubble radius. The vertices are the Big Bang on the right, the Observable universe on the top left, and the heat death of the universe / true vacuum / zero-point energy universe on the bottom left. Mass and energy are converted through Einstein's formula, while energy and temperature are correlated through Boltzmann's constant. Since mass is energy, this chart also represents temperature, and since the Big Bang is essentially a rapid drop in density, it also charts events since the beginning of time. All Planck Units are represented on the chart. Two cutouts focus on the areas representing Stellar Evolution and the main fundamental particles of the Standard Model. Some objects listed are still hypothetical. There is also a region indicating where Dark Matter has not been excluded from existing yet.
Reason
It is a rich diagram of all objects that can exist and could ever have existed. It connects the Schwarzchild Limit to the Big Bang, to the Compton Limit to the heat death of the universe. It contains both stellar evolution and particle decay, it connects a line from chemistry to biology to astronomy.
Articles in which this image appears
Compton Wavelength, Schwarzschild Radius, Planck Units
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps
Creator
Alex Van de Sande
  • @Janke: Then I don't understand the criteria. This image is much easier to understand than the articles it could be added, so what's the point? Actually this image helps to understand the concepts represented, so that's the whole point to have images in these articles. Yann (talk) 17:41, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • I had added it to schwarzschild radius, Compton wavelength, Hubble radius and Planck units, as I think it adds understanding to these articles, but the edits were reverted as other editors thought I was adding to too many articles at once. I will also add alternatives to it without the cutout which I hope will make it less cluttered. Alex Van de Sande (talk) 14:51, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose, apologetically – This would be a cool thing to have on a science classroom wall but it's overly fancy for Wikipedia. The atoms arguably don't need to be shown as clouds of electron orbitals, for instance, and those orbitals definitely don't need to be in a rainbow of colors. The whole image, minus the text, seems to have a film grain overlay that only makes the information harder to parse. And a lot of the raster elements (i.e., the planets) are pixelated at full magnification. This is a fun image, and I thank you for making it, but I don't think it meets the technical standards of the criteria. Moonreach (talk) 15:17, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, I admit it has many stylized elements added to make it more visually appealing. If you look at the original chart from the paper, it doesn't have these elements and is (IMHO) neither appealing nor less confusing. I limited the size because I was at first trying to get a SVG image, but very quickly reached the SVG limit. I can get a bigger size if that means the image is going to be appreciated more (which unfortunately doesn't seem to be the case). Alex Van de Sande (talk) 18:48, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Visual information not readily intelligible to general readers/viewers. – Sca (talk) 16:14, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I would argue the articles that it's supposed to illustrate, Compton Limit, Schwarzchild Radius, Planck Units, etc, are not intelligible to general readers either. It's my opinion that it makes these articles easier to understand. Alex Van de Sande (talk) 18:49, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – User:Avsa, FP criterion #5 says "wait a reasonable period of time (at least 7 days)". You didn't do that. Also the article editors reverted you. FP images have to be stable. I would vote support and I think User:Yann will also support if you find an article (or a couple of articles) that are well suited for what this image shows, then wait 2 or 3 weeks to make sure the image is stable, and then re-nominate the image. The passing threshold is 5 support votes min. (that includes the nominator) and support/oppose ratio of 2/1 or better. You already have 3 supports. I didn't look hard, but maybe the image can be added to a more-of-a-concept-type article, like Cosmological horizon or Observable universe, etc. I don't agree with the "general or average reader" oppose rationales above. That's not a FP criterion. FP images have to enhance the quality of an article (or articles). They have to be comprehensible (i.e. useful) to those who read and comprehend the article, not just to any average person. We are not a pop magazine catering to some generic "general" reader or audience. Bammesk (talk) 01:45, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you. I will follow your advice. Alex Van de Sande (talk) 12:56, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Following up on my comments from User:Remsense's talk page: There's far too much going on in the image, the various colors (including the reflections across the Schwarzschild and Compton axes) make it harder to read, many of the fonts are too small. Even on my high-DPI monitor, I can't read most of it without zooming in a lot. I didn't revert the Compton Limit addition because that was the only article it was added to that had pre-existing text that could be conceived as being related to this figure, but even there I think it's a bit of a stretch. There's so many things in this figure that most articles only relate to a small part of it. If the figure were redone to be less busy, have better font choices (preferably as a vector image so the fonts scale better) and have less extraneous color, I might reconsider. - Parejkoj (talk) 17:51, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Skin care cosmetics

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Voting period ends on 6 Feb 2025 at 01:59:54 (UTC)

Original – Skin care cosmetics for sale as products at a drugstore in Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Reason
Per below
Articles in which this image appears
Skin care, Cosmetics, Pharmacy (shop) and Product (business)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other
Creator
ArionStar

Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond

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Voting period ends on 5 Feb 2025 at 11:47:53 (UTC)

Original – Water reflection of Donggung Palace in Wolji Pond at blue hour, in Gyeongju, South Korea.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears
Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Basile Morin

Mary Pickford, signed

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Voting period ends on 5 Feb 2025 at 11:42:17 (UTC)

Original – Portrait of Mary Pickford in 1914/5, signed. The signature: "To the Movie Magazine. Sincerely Mary Pickford"
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Adds EV to article. (The signature is cut off in the original.)
Articles in which this image appears
Mary Pickford
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection

Un Chien Andalou

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Voting period ends on 4 Feb 2025 at 23:38:24 (UTC)

Original – Un Chien Andalou is a 1929 French surrealist short film directed by Luis Buñuel.
Reason
Un Chien Andalou is among the most famous avant-garde films and is on our list of vital articles. Having been first published in 1929, it entered the U.S. public domain this year. The original version did not have synchronized sound; this copy omits a copyrighted soundtrack made much later as part of a 1960 restoration.
Articles in which this image appears
Un Chien Andalou, Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dalí
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Film
Creator
Luis Buñuel (director)

Pink whipray

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Voting period ends on 3 Feb 2025 at 21:35:20 (UTC)

Original – Pink whipray (Pateobatis fai) off Moʻorea, French Polynesia
Reason
High quality image. Adds value to article. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Pink whipray
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Flame-rumped tanager

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Voting period ends on 3 Feb 2025 at 21:42:19 (UTC)

Original – Flame-rumped tanager (Ramphocelus flammigerus) female, Reserva ProAves Las Tángaras, Chocó Department, Colombia
Reason
High quality image. Adds significant EV to article.
Articles in which this image appears
Flame-rumped tanager
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Common European viper

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Voting period ends on 3 Feb 2025 at 21:46:58 (UTC)

Original – Common European viper, or adder, (Vipera berus) female, Pieniny National Park, Slovakia
Reason
High quality large image. Adds EV to article.
Articles in which this image appears
Adder
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
Charlesjsharp


Jen Guyton

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Voting period ends on 3 Feb 2025 at 15:32:09 (UTC)

Original – Jen Guyton, American photographer and ecologist known for her work in wildlife conservation and photographic work
Alt Cropped at the top
Reason
high quality portrait used as lead image
Articles in which this image appears
Jen Guyton, National Geographic Society
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Fuzheado

Miles Davis

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Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2025 at 21:29:17 (UTC)

Original – Miles Davis in his New York City around 1955–1956
Reason
HQ, long time image of Miles David
Articles in which this image appears
Miles Davis, etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Tom Palumbo
  • Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 21:29, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose, for a couple of reasons. The first is that I can't track the provenance; the Flickr link in the metadata is dead and the Wayback Machine doesn't have a cached copy, just 404s. The second is that the details look weird to me, like the hair on his forearm and the rumpling in his shirt. I wonder if this was upscaled somehow, although the newer version from early 2021 would seem to preclude the current generative AI boom, which started maybe 18 months later. I quite like the underlying image, though, and if I didn't have these doubts I'd happily support it. Moonreach (talk) 15:09, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

National Theater and Concert Hall, Taipei

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Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2025 at 20:15:24 (UTC)

Original – National Theater, Taipei
Original – National Concert Hall, Taipei
Reason
High EV
Articles in which this image appears
National Theater and Concert Hall, Taipei
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Supanut Arunoprayote
  • Support as nominator Good and useful images of an active collaborator in the wiki community. – ArionStar (talk) 20:15, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Unremarkable and technically flawed (the very edges of the roof are cut off) photo of an easy to photograph building in central Taipei. The image also seems to have been photoshopped to remove the people in the foreground, which I'm not in favour of: the square here is quite busy during the day, so this is a dishonest representation of the building's surrounds. I suspect that there aren't many people around in the early mornings. Nick-D (talk) 23:48, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Undescribed modifications are a worrying problem for nominators. I think it's time to buy a camera and visit some cities instead… ArionStar (talk) 03:09, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gene Autry

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Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2025 at 11:24:45 (UTC)

Original – Gene Autry in 1942
Reason
high quality and resolution image used as lead
Articles in which this image appears
Gene Autry
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Harry Warnecke and Robert F. Cranston, restored by Yann

Mount Kazbek

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Voting period ends on 2 Feb 2025 at 12:13:32 (UTC)

Original – Mount Kazbek and Gergeti Trinity Church, Kazbegi Municipality, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia
Reason
High EV and quality
Articles in which this image appears
Mount Kazbek and Kazbegi Municipality
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
MaxBenidze

Soyuz TMA-2

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Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2025 at 22:14:25 (UTC)

Original – Soyuz TMA-2 launch
Reason
High EV
Articles in which this image appears
Soyuz TMA-2, Soyuz (spacecraft)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator
NASA/Scott Andrews (uploaded by Bricktop)
Comment - This image and the other are generic rocket launches. You can take a break from FPC, you nominate multiple images each day Wcamp9 (talk) 21:21, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Question: Is the "wow factor" a factor in enwiki FPCs? ArionStar (talk) 23:52, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know - but I am not changing my mind because this picture along with the other one are not pictures that deserve to be FP as they are not the best photos. I would much rather prefer a picture of Soyuz in the sky, but I suggest you do not nominate another image as I have told you this for the fourth time currently Wcamp9 (talk) 02:00, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It's curious because I would imagine that it could pass on Commnons due to the wow factor present in the image, but… different FPs sections… different criteria… 🤔 Get a digital camera and take some pictures are good options… ArionStar (talk) 02:17, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Soyuz TMA-8

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Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2025 at 22:01:10 (UTC)

Original – Soyuz TMA-8 launch
Reason
High EV
Articles in which this image appears
Soyuz TMA-8, Missão Centenário
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator
NASA/Bill Ingalls (uploaded by Bricktop)

Antler coral with blue damselfish

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Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2025 at 12:00:12 (UTC)

Original – Antler coral (Pocillopora grandis) with blue damselfish (Pomacentrus pavo) off Moʻorea, French Polynesia.
Reason
High quality image. High EV. FP on Commons. Read more about the subject
Articles in which this image appears
Pocillopora grandis, Pomacentrus pavo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator
Charlesjsharp

European souslik

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Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2025 at 12:06:12 (UTC)

Original – European souslik (Spermophilus citellus) Obrovisko, Slovakia
Reason
High quality large image. Illustrates article well with high EV. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
European ground squirrel
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Red-crowned woodpecker

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Voting period ends on 1 Feb 2025 at 12:14:15 (UTC)

Original – Red-crowned woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus) male, Reserva ProAves Las Tángaras, Chocó Department, Colombia
Reason
High quality image. Adds value to article. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Red-crowned woodpecker
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

A Farewell to Arms (1932 film)

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Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2025 at 21:25:48 (UTC)

Original – A Farewell to Arms is a 1932 American pre-Code romance drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper, and Adolphe Menjou, based on Hemingway's work of the same name. The film received Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Sound.
Audio sync issue fixed, cropped
Reason
high resolution and quality copy of a notable film. First nomination. The file was deleted as the source novel was not yet in the public domain, and then undeleted on January 1st, 2025.
Articles in which this image appears
A Farewell to Arms (1932 film)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Film
Creator
Frank Borzage, uploaded by Yann

Tomb of Nader Shah

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Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2025 at 04:56:33 (UTC)

Original – The statue of Nader Shah (1698–1747, r. 1736–1747), the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian history
Reason
High EV and importance of the subject
Articles in which this image appears
Nader Shah, Tomb of Nader Shah, Mashad, etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Cyaxares7 (designed by Hooshang Seyhoun)

War on drugs

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Voting period ends on 31 Jan 2025 at 02:03:10 (UTC)

Original – A U.S. government PSA from the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration with a photo image of two marijuana cigarettes and a "Just Say No" slogan
Reason
High EV and useful
Articles in which this image appears
War on drugs, Just Say No and List of anti-cannabis organizations
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
National Library of Medicine - History of Medicine
Oppose - always remember that a "High EV" doesn't make a poor quality photo one worth being featured. I am saying this beacuse if you look at the image closely, you see many specks Wcamp9 (talk) 02:02, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Right… I'm still understanding the wiki FP criteria… ArionStar (talk) 02:22, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Louis Armstrong

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Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2025 at 22:52:11 (UTC)

Original – A color image of Louis Armstrong playing the Trumpet in 1947
Reason
A rare color image (there is more to come of other people now that I have uploaded color images by Carl Van Vechten) of Louis Armstrong which is high quality.
Articles in which this image appears
Louis Armstrong, Jazz, New Orleans
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Harry Warnecke and Gus Schoenbaechler / restored by Wcamp9

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 January 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.

Wind wave

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2025 at 21:52:51 (UTC)

Original – Man standing next to Wind wave, coast of Portugal.
Reason
Quality lead image in Wind wave article. It has been the lead image for 2+ years. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Wind wave
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Others
Creator
Joaquim Alves Gaspar

Promoted File:Porto Covo Outubro 2014-3.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:53, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Martyna Majok

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2025 at 16:46:22 (UTC)

Original – Martyna Majok, 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Drama
Reason
high quality portrait used as lead image
Articles in which this image appears
Martyna Majok
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Fuzheado

Promoted File:Pulitzer2018-portraits-martyna-majok-2676.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:26, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Brumadinho dam disaster

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2025 at 16:35:04 (UTC)

Original – Aftermath of the Brumadinho dam disaster
Reason
High EV and quality
Articles in which this image appears
Brumadinho dam disaster, Tailings dam and Tailings dam failure
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
Ibama (uploaded by Tm)
? ArionStar (talk) 22:20, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:25, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1980 actors strike

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2025 at 14:35:58 (UTC)

Original – Jack Klugman, Ricardo Montalbán, Loretta Swit and Ralph Bellamy standing among the picketers
Reason
EV
Articles in which this image appears
1980 actors strike
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator
R. L. Oliver

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:24, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Riyadh

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2025 at 11:29:07 (UTC)

Original – Al-Olaya is the central business district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Reason
Featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears
Riyadh etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
B.alotaby

Promoted File:Riyadh Skyline.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:04, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Elizabeth II

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 29 Jan 2025 at 11:04:49 (UTC)

Original – Princess Elizabeth of York — the future Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom — when she was seven years old.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears
Elizabeth II, List of works by Philip de László
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Philip de László

Promoted File:Philip de László - Princess Elizabeth of York - 1933.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:58, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Zanskar range

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2025 at 22:36:17 (UTC)

Original – Padum-Pibiting Road from Karsha to Padum, Zanskar range towering 2,400 m (8,000 ft) above Padum (elev. 3,500 m (11,500 ft)). Zanskar, Ladakh, India
Reason
Huge image (9,069 by 6,046 pixels). Great framing as well; FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Zanskar Range, Ladakh
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Timothy A. Gonsalves

Promoted File:Road Padum Zanskar Range Jun24 A7CR 00818.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:41, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Display driver IC

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2025 at 19:09:16 (UTC)

Original – LCD display driver IC, NXP Semiconductors part PCF8577C.
Article caption: "A microscope image of an integrated circuit die used to control LCDs. The pinouts are the dark circles surrounding the integrated circuit."
Reason
High quality lead image in Integrated circuit and Display driver articles. This is a large file 146 MB, you can open it in ZoomViewer on the file page.
Articles in which this image appears
Integrated circuit, Display driver
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator
Cole L

Promoted File:NXP PCF8577C LCD driver with I²C (Colour Corrected).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:20, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Proboscis bat

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Jan 2025 at 17:57:09 (UTC)

Original – Proboscis bats in northern Costa Rica
Reason
Quality lead image of its article. Saw this on Commons FPC.
Articles in which this image appears
Proboscis bat, Emballonuridae
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Rhododendrites

Promoted File:Proboscis bats (81721).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:58, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Skeleton Dance

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Jan 2025 at 21:23:02 (UTC)

Original – The Skeleton Dance is a 1929 Silly Symphony animated short subject with a comedy horror theme. It was produced and directed by Walt Disney and animated by Ub Iwerks. In the film, four human skeletons dance and make music around a spooky graveyard—a modern film example of medieval European "danse macabre" imagery. It is the first entry in the Silly Symphony series. In 1993, to coincide with the opening of Mickey's Toontown in Disneyland, a shortened cover of the cartoon's music was arranged to be featured in the land's background ambiance. The short's copyright was renewed in 1957, and as a published work from 1929, it entered the US public domain on January 1, 2025.
Reason
one of the most iconic 1920s animations shorts
Articles in which this image appears
The Skeleton Dance, Walt Disney Animation Studios
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Film
Creator
Walt Disney

Promoted File:The Skeleton Dance (1929).webm --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:59, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Uranus Building after the 2024 Hualien earthquake

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Jan 2025 at 17:43:42 (UTC)

Rescue workers near the semi-collapsed ten-story Uranus Building on Xuanyuan Road after the 2024 Hualien earthquake Perspective corrected image
Reason
high EV, perspective corrected image
Articles this image appears in
2024 Hualien earthquake, List of earthquakes in 2024
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Others
Creator
Shufu Liu (edited by Basile Morin)

Promoted File:Rescue workers near the semi-collapsed ten-story Uranus Building on Xuanyuan Road after the 2024 Hualien earthquake.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:49, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]


Poster for the 1919 revival of The Sorcerer

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Jan 2025 at 07:58:19 (UTC)

Original – Poster for the 1919 revival of The Sorcerer
Reason
Nice example of H. M. Brock's work, probably reasonable size given the detail of the drawing.
Articles in which this image appears
H. M. Brock, The Sorcerer
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
H. M. Brock, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:H.M.Brock - Poster for Gilbert and Sullivan's The Sorcerer (1919).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:08, 26 January 2025 (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.

Delist and Replace: Flinders Street Station, Melbourne

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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Jan 2025 at 18:47:08 (UTC)

Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, at the intersection of Swanston Street (running left-right) and Flinders Street (running diagonally top-bottom), 1927.
Higher resolution, better quality
Restoration from Glass Plate
Reason
higher resolution, better quality
Articles this image appears in
Flinders Street railway station, Flinders Street, Melbourne, History of Melbourne, Trams in Melbourne, Portal:Architecture, etc.
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Swanston and Flinders St intersection 1927.jpg
Nominator
Yann (talk)
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