Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates

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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).
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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.

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Current nominations[edit]

Nigeen Lake panorama[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 May 2023 at 11:01:17 (UTC)

Original – A panoramic view of the Nigeen lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Reason
A beautiful wide panorama of the Nigeen Lake, almost feels like you're there. This edited version was featured on commons unopposed.
Articles in which this image appears
Nigeen Lake
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
KennyOMG (edited by UnpetitproleX)

Cultura contra Censura protest[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 May 2023 at 09:58:36 (UTC)

Original – The Cultura contra Censura protest against censorship by the military dictatorship of Brazil in February 1968. In this photo: Tônia Carrero, Eva Wilma, Odete Lara, Norma Bengell and Cacilda Becker.
Reason
While a little snapshotty, given the government really didn't want this getting documented, it's as good as we're going to get. I think it's a decent documentary photo, even if its composition could be better.
Articles in which this image appears
Censorship under the military dictatorship in Brazil, Military dictatorship in Brazil
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
Unknown photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden

Palácio Rio Negro[edit]

Voting period ends on 2 May 2023 at 01:19:45 (UTC)

Original – The Palácio Rio Negro is one of the official residences of the President of Brazil.
Reason
High quality image. High EV. This image is considered a Quality image on Wikimedia Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Palácio Rio Negro, Petrópolis, President of Brazil
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Wilfredor

Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Apr 2023 at 02:37:24 (UTC)

Original – Façade of the Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading (Portuguese: Real Gabinete Português de Leitura) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Reason
High quality image. High EV
Articles in which this image appears
Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Donatas Dabravolskas

Tombstone, AZ, in 1940[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Apr 2023 at 00:47:15 (UTC)

Original – Tombstone, Arizona in May 1940, looking north up 5th street.
Reason
The "quiet" period of Tombstone, between the end of being the county seat and the start of the tourism shows a lot of features no longer there. This is a lovely image for Tombstone's history.
Articles in which this image appears
Tombstone, Arizona, List of historic properties in Tombstone, Arizona
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
Russell Lee, restored by Adam Cuerden

Mariner 2 Engineering Model[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Apr 2023 at 19:11:23 (UTC)

Original – Mariner 2 Engineering Model
Reason
high-quality photo of a spacecraft
Articles in which this image appears
Mariner program, Mariner 2, Mariner 1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator
Smithsonian, CC0
  • Support as nominator – Artem.G (talk) 19:11, 19 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • It's a little grainy to my eyes. Presuming it's on display, it should be possible to get a better image. If not, there's a better case for 2015 digital photography. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 09:49, 22 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Percy Grainger (round two)[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Apr 2023 at 00:26:26 (UTC)

Original – Grainger, between circa 1915 and circa 1920
Reason
Co-nomination with Adam Cuerden - After nominating his headshot a few days ago, it was agreed that the original should be restored to incorporate the rest of his body. Adam worked with me to get this back here.
Articles in which this image appears
Percy Grainger, British folk revival, Smile (The Beach Boys album), Children's March: Over the Hills and Far Away, Colonial Song
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Bain News Service, restored by MyCatIsAChonk and Adam Cuerden

Vanemuine small house[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Apr 2023 at 10:24:35 (UTC)

Original – Vanemuine Theatre small building in Tartu, Estonia
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last year, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Vanemuine, Tartu
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
A.Savin
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 10:24, 16 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose – Bloated (8,000 words) first target article seems highly promotional and is orange-tagged re sourcing. – Sca (talk) 12:52, 16 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support - Article quality is quite rightfully not in the featured picture criteria, but I agree that the article needs work. Image is excellent and easily meets the criteria.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:05, 17 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Article has been rewritten down to 3,300 words. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:44, 18 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Still orange-tagged re sources. And 3,300 words isn't what one might call succinct. -- Sca (talk) 12:19, 18 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Short of having an Estonian speaker, I don't see referencing reaching a point where the orange tag can be safely removed. As for the length, 3,300 words is about par for 150 years of history, especially for a company that has been deemed culturally and historically significant (for comparison, the current TFA is 7,700 words). The POTD Coordinator will certainly have to be careful with the blurb down the line, assuming this passes. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:40, 18 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Western bowerbird[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Apr 2023 at 10:10:47 (UTC)

Original – Western bowerbird (Chlamydera guttata). Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Western bowerbird
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 10:10, 16 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment – Nice comp but foreground is blurry. – Sca (talk) 12:55, 16 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support - Shallow DOF is expected at f/4, 600 mm. The bird is in focus.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:06, 17 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Short DOF fails criterion 3, IMO. Might be croppable. -- Sca (talk) 12:23, 18 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A Peculiar Family[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Apr 2023 at 00:45:05 (UTC)

Original – Illustration to William Brough's A Peculiar Family (1865), for the Royal Gallery of Illustration.
Reason
The play itself is... obscure. It does exist, and it probably just about meets GNG since there's newspaper reviews.
However, this is the only illustration of William Brough's plays we have, and also part of a highly notable theatrical troupe's early days. I think it's great for that reason, even if the play is obscure.
Articles in which this image appears
William Brough (writer), Royal Gallery of Illustration.
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
Robert Jacob Hamerton, restored by Adam Cuerden
  • Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 00:45, 14 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 10:04, 16 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:21, 17 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment - Not sure I'm seeing the EV with Brough, as the play is not mentioned anywhere, not even in a bibliography. Excellent image, per usual.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:08, 17 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Might add it in: We actually have more Brough sources at Royal Gallery of Illustration than at his article. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 04:04, 19 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    @Crisco 1492: I've added the information from the footnote in Royal Gallery of Illustration to his article. It's not a complete bibliography, but it goes a ways to improving things. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 12:41, 19 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Support now that there is at least a mention.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:18, 20 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – I see that one reviewer described it as a burletta (i.e., a comic opera), but The Musical Times (April 1, 1865, p. 29) was not impressed by its musical qualities: "A Peculiar Family, although cleverly written, and acted ... with more real intelligence than we often see at the regular theatres, has so little claim on our notice in a strictly musical point of view, that we content ourselves with merely recording its success." Ouch. Still, the image gets a support from me. I wish the text were online, because I really want to know what the significance of the china plate is, and what the suspicious German soldier is writing down in his little notebook. Choliamb (talk) 12:21, 19 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I believe the music was by Thomas German Reed, as most of Brough's works had music arranged or written by German Reed. He's honesly not a terrible composer; We did A Sensation Novel a bit before COVID, and - while we had a score by a modern composer (Mike Nash), we had a listen to the extant Reed pieces. They're a mixed bag, though:
    • "No father's care" is sentimental smaltz, but pretty good sentimental smaltz.
    • "Oh Agony, and O despair" is pretty decent
    • The Detective's Song is good - but not good enough for six verses without variation!
    • the Jewel Song was actually really good (and we used it instead of the Nash setting; we also used O agony, but Nash never set that one as he knew O agony existed, but the rest were discovered after he set them).
    However, given those survived by being published, it's quite possible that those are the best of the opera's songs, so A Peculiar Family might well be a middling score with a few highlights. It's also possible at least a few of the songs exist, as I don't think anyone's been looking for them (A Sensation Novel's songs were literally right there in the V&A archives, though I don't think they were indexed as Sensation Novel songs, even if the opera's name was in small print on the cover), and it wasn't unheard of for songs to get new lyrics added for publication to make them more generic for a general audience. ("Hushed is the bacon" from Cox and Box has a de-sillified version, for instance) Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 13:01, 19 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Maybe this is from it! it's by Reed and Brough. Is it from this opera? Is it from one of the eight others? Who knooooows.... 13:06, 19 April 2023 (UTC) Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 13:06, 19 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    @Choliamb: What about this one? ...Who knoooows? Unless we know what the script is, we can't say. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 13:08, 19 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Found a date on the first. Could be Seaside Studies, but given the lyrics, The Rival Composers seems likely. But, anyway. That's just the V&A. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 13:13, 19 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Shame about the 1861 date on "I Never Does Nothing at All". If it were later I could easily persuade myself that it was sung by the maid holding the plate in the scene from A Peculiar Family. (Of course, you can persuade yourself of nearly anything if you try hard enough, and if there's no actual evidence to stop you.) Choliamb (talk) 13:44, 19 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Conveniently, checking this British Library copy of a third song would probably put you in the place to check the script anyway. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 14:58, 19 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes[edit]

Voting period ends on 23 Apr 2023 at 16:05:11 (UTC)

Original – Frontispiece of Leviathan by Abraham Bosse, with input from Hobbes
Reason
High resolution, clear photographic reproduction of the iconic original cover for Hobbes' Leviathan. It is encylopedic inhow it well llustrates how Hobbes describes the state; an irresistible giant force aided by its bureaucrats that enforces order over society
Articles in which this image appears
Leviathan (Hobbes book) - Thomas Hobbes - Abraham Bosse - Leviathan in popular culture - Social contract Western canon - State (polity) - Polity - Head of state - Sovereignty - Origins of society - Body politic - Fascism and ideology
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Mattes (original 2005 version), RTG (2019 groundwork for current version), 1970gemini (current version)
  • Support as nominator – - Knightsoftheswords281 (Talk-Contribs) 16:05, 13 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose: Cut off left and right, and unnaturally black and white, like a photocopy. this is the presumptive original; though I'd assume a search of the LoC would find a higher resolution scan. It has a rather poor documentation history, with new, higher-resolution versions just... appearing. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1858-0417-283 might be a better choice. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 00:48, 14 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment – Pretty abstruse anyway. – Sca (talk) 14:20, 14 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I hardly think the frontispiece of a famous book is that odd of an FP. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 20:46, 14 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Well, a 16th-17th century book that few outside academia would be likely to find of interest now. -- Sca (talk) 12:59, 16 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I think you're underestimating A. how influential and famous it was and B. How obscure some of the topics I do are. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 16:45, 16 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Leviathan is one of the most famous and significant books of western political thought. Its frontispiece is surely the most famous book cover of western political thought. I'll only speak for the UK, but I'd expect anyone with a degree in politics or philosophy (along with plenty of people who studied history, law, or similar) to have at least a passing familiarity with it. Anyone with an interest in the history of political thought will (or should) have some interest in the book, and that's far more than just a few academics. Josh Milburn (talk) 18:56, 19 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose for the multiple good reasons listed by Adam C. Even if the scan weren't problematically thresholded, the overly tight crop destroys the framework around the smaller images on the bottom left side. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:21, 17 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Tetrahedrite[edit]

Voting period ends on 23 Apr 2023 at 02:31:35 (UTC)

Original – Tetrahedrite crystal with traces of quartz (in middle) and micro mimetite, specimen size 3.5 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm
Reason
Quality lead image of tetrahedrite mineral. Was seen on Commons FPC.
Articles in which this image appears
Tetrahedrite
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology
Creator
Ivar Leidus
  • Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 02:31, 13 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support --Janke | Talk 07:27, 13 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment – Seems rather obscure – our article notes that "pure endmembers ... are seldom if ever seen in nature." Target article totals only 280 words. – Sca (talk) 14:31, 13 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I'd say that's not a problem; we've promoted plenty of obscure things. I think the big problem is that there's no caption in the article. When multiple things exist in an image, it's rather important for the article to be clear on which one is the subject. File:Quartz-Tetrahedrite-denv08-50b.jpg may be clearer for this. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 01:04, 14 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I added a caption in the article. The mimetite is micro (i.e. small) and seems to be distributed. The color of each mineral is listed in its corresponding article's infobox: [1][2][3]. As far as "multiple things exist", and User:Geni's concern below, the article says "pure endmembers of the series are seldom if ever seen in nature", so that's a feature of this mineral, not a defect or bug. Bammesk (talk) 02:43, 14 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    About obscurity: The article does not say this mineral is rare, it says its "pure" form is rare. This mineral is not rare per [4][5]. Bammesk (talk) 03:13, 14 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • comment Assuming the Tetrahedrite is the black stuff it may not be the best illustration although all the images in the article seem to show it alongside something else.©Geni (talk) 22:48, 13 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 22:57, 20 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Great Yarmouth Town Hall[edit]

Voting period ends on 22 Apr 2023 at 15:17:18 (UTC)

Original – Great Yarmouth Town Hall, late 19th century–early 20th century
Reason
Good quality for the late 19th century.
Articles in which this image appears
Great Yarmouth Town Hall
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Detroit Publishing Co., restored by Adam Cuerden
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 15:17, 12 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support as restorer Thank ye! I should note it's only been in the article a few days now, but it's not a particularly high-traffic article. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 21:17, 12 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – nice photo. Bammesk (talk) 02:40, 13 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – DreamSparrow Chat 19:32, 15 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 10:02, 16 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. Historical image serves an encyclopedic purpose in its article, and nice example of a photochrome as well. I was briefly confused at the contrast between its waterfront view and the modern photo with a road, but I think the water is just out of sight on the other side of the road. I'm also not entirely satisfied with the composition (I think there too much water and not enough sky to balance) but that's neither here nor there and not something we should think about changing. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:27, 17 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Aye. There's river views online even in the present day. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 04:07, 19 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – MA Javadi (talk) 20:26, 18 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Scarlet macaw[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 21 Apr 2023 at 11:40:22 (UTC)

Original – Scarlet macaw (Ara macao cyanopterus) Copán, Honduras
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Scarlet macaw
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Keel-billed toucan[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 21 Apr 2023 at 11:37:06 (UTC)

Original – Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus sulfuratus) feeding on foxtail palm (Wodyetia bifurcata) Cayo district, Belize
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons. Feeeding image not best for infobox.
Articles in which this image appears
Keel-billed toucan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Ocellated turkey[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 21 Apr 2023 at 11:27:38 (UTC)

Original – Ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocellata) male Peten, Guatemala
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Ocellated turkey
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

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  2. If the nominator is new to FPC, consider placing {{subst:NotpromotedFPC|Image name}} on their talk page. To avoid overuse, do not use the template when in doubt.

When promoted, perform the following:

  1. Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:
    {{FPCresult|Promoted|File:FILENAME.JPG}} --~~~~
    • Replace FILENAME.JPG with the name of the file that was promoted. It should show up as:
    Promoted File:FILENAME.JPG
    • Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
  2. Add the image to:
  3. Add the image to the proper sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures - newest on top.
    The caption for a Wikipedian created image should read "Description at Article, by Creator". For a non-Wikipedian, it should be similar, but if the creator does not have an article, use an external link if appropriate. For images with substantial editing by one or more Wikipedians, but created by someone else, use "Description at Article, by Creator (edited by Editor)" (all editors involved should be clear from the nomination). Additionally, the description is optional - if it's essentially the same as the article title, then just use "Article, by Creator". Numerous examples can be found on the various Featured Pictures subpages.
  4. Add the image to the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures - newest on left and remove the oldest from the right so that there are always three in each section.
  5. Add the Featured Picture tag and star to the image page using {{Featured picture|page_name}} (replace page_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the page_name from Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/page_name). To add this template you most likely will have to click the "create" button on the upper right if the "edit" button is not present, generally if the image originates from Commons.
  6. If an edited or alternative version of the originally nominated image is promoted, make sure that all articles contain the Featured Picture version, as opposed to the original.
  7. Notify the nominator or co-nominators by placing {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:file_name.xxx}} on each nominator's talk page. For example: {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.
  8. If the image was created by a Wikipedian, place {{subst:UploadedFP|File:file_name.xxx}} on the creator's talk page. For example: {{subst:UploadedFP|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.

Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:

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

Delist closing procedure[edit]

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

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

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

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

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

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

  1. Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
    {{FPCresult|Replaced|}} with File:NEW_IMAGE_FILENAME.JPG --~~~~
    • Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
    • Replace NEW_IMAGE_FILENAME.JPG with the name of the replacement file.
  2. Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the delisted image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
  3. Update the replacement picture's tag, adding the tag {{Featured picture|delist/image_name}} (replace image_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the image_name from Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/delist/image_name). Remove any no longer applicable tags from the original, replacement and from any other alternatives. If the alternatives were on Commons and no longer have any tags, be sure to tag the description page with {{missing image}}.
  4. Replace the delisted Featured Picture in all articles with the new replacement Featured Picture version. Do NOT replace the original in non-article space, such as Talk Pages, FPC nominations, archives, etc.
  5. Ensure that the replacement image is included on the appropriate sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures and the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs. Do this by replacing the original image with the new replacement image; do not add the replacement as a new Featured Picture.

Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:

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

Recently closed nominations[edit]

Nominations in this category have already been closed and are here for the purposes of closure review by FPC contributors. Please do not add any further comments or votes regarding the original nomination. If you wish to discuss any of these closures, please do so at Wikipedia talk:Featured picture candidates. Nominations will stay here for three full days following closure and subsequently be removed.

Independence or Death[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Apr 2023 at 21:07:44 (UTC)

Original – Independência ou Morte ("Independence or Death"), by Pedro Américo, 1888
Reason
High resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Museu do Ipiranga
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Rodrigo.Argenton, Pedro Américo
The intent with this is fantastic, though it's very, very grainy at full size. On the other hand, it's very large. It's not being used to illustrate the painting, but the museum it's in, which this does have value for. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 22:14, 10 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose - The noise on this image makes it ill-suited to FP. I love the concept; I just feel like it needs a tripod and a lower ISO to pull it off. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:23, 11 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose Top half severely out-of-focus. Apparently upsampled, camera is ony 6Kx4K. Janke | Talk 11:53, 11 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I suppose it could be a stitched photo, but, aye. Great idea for the composition, execution is where this lacks, though I'd blame the camera. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 22:56, 11 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The focal plane is on the floor boards, way in front of the painting, f/1.8 doesn't help either. Oppose per above comments. Bammesk (talk) 01:28, 12 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:45, 21 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Percy Grainger[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Apr 2023 at 00:36:39 (UTC)

Original – Grainger, c. 1915 to 1920
Reason
Just restored this, it's used on a number of important articles (including Grainger himself). Hope to get it to FP!
Articles in which this image appears
Percy Grainger, British folk revival, Smile (The Beach Boys album), Children's March: Over the Hills and Far Away, Colonial Song
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Uploaded by Calliopejen1
I like the image a lot, but I can't help but think that the original crop is better. More personality to it. (Ideally, we'd want the original tiff on Commons as well, but that's a documentation issue.) Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 02:54, 11 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Like Adam, I prefer the uncropped version. I could live with MyCat's compromise crop, but I can't support the head shot. Any crop that cuts out the copy of Finck's Grieg and His Music that Grainger is holding in this portrait is, for me at least, a non-starter. The book is not just a decoration; it's there for a reason. Choliamb (talk) 01:01, 12 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    After communicating with Adam via talk page, we've arranged that he will fix the major crack and unalignment and then pass it to me to finish the tiny details. I'm closing this nomination since it's a different file. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 11:29, 12 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:09, 20 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]


The Geisha redux[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Apr 2023 at 18:55:16 (UTC)

Original – Opening scene of The Geisha, in a poster for a 1906 production.
Reason
Given my other nominations are passing, time for this one to come back. Featured picture on Commons, for what that's worth. Now, the first nomination pointed out that it's not from the first production, which is true. However, it's early enough to still be in the performing tradition of the first production (I know that, at least with Gilbert and Sullivan, it was required to use the exact prompt books provided up until they left copyright; I'm not sure this was quite as strict, but...) Also, there are multiple ways for an image to add value: This one is a great illustration of the opening number, and . It also gives a good feel of a production, since it shows more of the setting and scene, and I'm not sure the original posters did that. While it's a major work in the development of musical theatre, it's unlikely a traditional production with a high budget will happen again (the "selling off the geisha" plotline is going to feel kind of awkward nowadays to just casually throw in).
Articles in which this image appears
The Geisha
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
David Allen and Sons, restored by Adam Cuerden
  • Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 18:55, 9 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support A tad on the small side, but short of having access to the physical poster that's not something we'll be able to fix. Looks like an excellent example of the European fascination with Japonaiserie in both plot and imagery, and I'm sure a Saidian analysis would be quite fruitful.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:14, 11 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Aye. It's an interesting cultural relic, but it feels like the orientalism go well beyond things like The Mikado or The Good Person of Szechwan, or even most adaptations of Aladdin, probably because late-Victorian musical theatre so actively encouraged such a flippant use of the setting. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 01:38, 11 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Choliamb (talk) 01:02, 12 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 18:00, 12 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – per previous nom. Bammesk (talk) 01:57, 13 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Poster for The Geisha.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:44, 19 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Basilica of St Paul, Rabat[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Apr 2023 at 16:09:32 (UTC)

Original – Basilica of St Paul, Rabat, Malta Island, Malta.
Reason
Currently unopposed on Commons FPC. Illustrates subject well.
Articles in which this image appears
Basilica of St Paul, Rabat
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Diego Delso

Promoted File:Basílica de San Pablo, Rabat, isla de Malta, Malta, 2021-08-25, DD 167.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:38, 19 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Passion fruit[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Apr 2023 at 16:06:38 (UTC)

Original – Passion fruits (Passiflora edulis) – whole and halved
Reason
Currently unopposed on Commons FPC.
Articles in which this image appears
Passiflora edulis, Passiflora, Passion fruit (fruit)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Passion fruits - whole and halved.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:36, 19 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Frederic Edwin Church[edit]

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Original – Painter Frederic Edwin Church.
Reason
A rather good photo of a somewhat strange-looking person (there are other photos of him, e.g File:Frederic Edwin Church by Napoleon Sarony.jpg that confirm this is accurate). Still, I rather like it. It was a very dirty print, but I restored it quite carefully.
Articles in which this image appears
Frederic Edwin Church
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Napoleon Sarony, restored by Adam Cuerden
  • Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 10:29, 8 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – An interesting image of a prolific but less widely known artist. Bio is well-illustrated and comprehensive (if overlong at 2,900 words). – Sca (talk) 13:21, 8 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Bammesk (talk) 16:46, 8 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Is that white spot under the bow tie damage (visible even in this thumbnail)? MER-C 19:04, 8 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    @MER-C: Simply put... maybe? I've wavered on that, as it doesn't look like the other damage, but it's kind of hard to tell. Can remove it, just not 100% sure if I should. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 20:07, 8 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Since it is somewhat distracting, but of no importance to the picture, I'd say - remove it. --Janke | Talk 20:12, 8 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    @MER-C and Janke: Removed. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 22:45, 8 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support --Janke | Talk 07:34, 9 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 09:38, 9 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. Josh Milburn (talk) 19:15, 9 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support - It's hard to overstate Church's importance in the history of American landscape painting. And I highly recommend a visit to his estate at Olana if you're ever in the Hudson Valley. Choliamb (talk) 22:03, 10 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Photograph of Frederic Edwin Church by Napoleon Sarony.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:33, 18 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2022-3 California flood damage[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Apr 2023 at 04:00:36 (UTC)

Original – Damage to California State Route 84 from the 2022–2023 California floods near Woodside, California.
Reason
Quite a stunning image, I'd say. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
2022–2023 California floods
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Others?
Creator
King of Hearts
Wow has no user page. – Sca (talk) 13:26, 8 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
There. It should no longer be.. a sore thumb. --Wow (talk) 17:48, 8 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:CA-84 Woodside April 2023 002.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:30, 18 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Florence Price[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 Apr 2023 at 21:48:53 (UTC)

Original – American composer Florence Price, date unknown
Reason
Recently uploaded this image from the University of Arkansas archives and did some restoration work, which included removing the watermark. Added the image to appropriate articles, so I think it has a good EV now.
Articles in which this image appears
Florence Price, her symphonies 1, 3, 4, Ethiopia's Shadow in America, Chicago Musical College, List of composers of African descent
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
George Nelidoff (restored by MyCatIsAChonk)
  • Support as nominator – MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 21:48, 6 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support There's maybe a few minor things left, but they're all well below film grain size. Only thing at all odd is that fingerprint-like mark at the bottom right of the shadow on her neck, which might be an artifact of historical (e.g. contemporaneous to the image) retouching. I'd leave it, though: It could also just be her clavicle. More relevantly, there's light spots around where you moved the photographer's stamp (which isn't required, but also isn't forbidden). May be worth some tweaks there. It's worth uploading a PNG version as well, since JPEGs are a lossy format so repeated saving of JPEG images can cause degredation. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 04:03, 8 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support --Wow (talk) 07:41, 8 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – Bammesk (talk) 16:43, 8 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 19:07, 8 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. Josh Milburn (talk) 19:16, 9 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support - Choliamb (talk) 21:47, 10 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Composer Florence Price (cropped).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:49, 16 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Geerations[edit]

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Original – A photograph of a 2 month old human infant, their mother, their maternal grandmother, and their maternal great-grandmother. Each person in this photograph gave birth to the next younger person thus showing four generations in one family photograph. Photo taken in the United States in 2008.
Reason
Quality image on commons and extremely encyclopedic in conveying the concept of generations.
Articles in which this image appears
Generation - Parental investment - Sandwich generation
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Azoreg

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:34, 15 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern[edit]

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Original – Illustration of a 1904 charity performance of W. S. Gilbert's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, as prepared for publication in the The Illustrated London News
Reason
Now that I've actually done some things this year - c.f. the three nominations currently up, although admittedly the Kendals had a big chunk done last year - Let's have a look at some things that probably should have passed already. This is a second nomination (See: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Rosencrantz and Guildenstern), but the first was during a particularly quiet period that we've moved past. This isn't from the first production, but it is one that not only was directed by Gilbert (the author), but one that included him acting, so it it at least captures the artistic vision of the author.
As an aside, I think it does an excellent job at showing how images were prepared for woodblock engravings: Most of them had a lot of middle-shadow with some darker and lighter bits that more care is put into. This really shows how the careful are of the woodblock was planned for - if I can get the published version, this is going right up there in woodblock engraving alongside it, but for now, let's judge it for the play.
And it does a great job illustrating the play. Key scenes, key characters, gets a lot of the feel of the work across in a way that I don't think any other known illustration does. And I've studied Gilbert. Absolutely stable in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (play), despite a series of March edits, which means it's stable for six months. Perhaps not as meaningful as on some articles, but it's also stable in Hamlet, so that's saying something. FP on Commons, for what that's worth.
Articles in which this image appears
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (play), Hamlet (in the section on derivative works; again, quite stable), and also in the articles for two performers: Madeleine Lucette Ryley and Nathaniel Newnham-Davis (journalist).
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE
Creator
Ralph Cleaver, restored by Adam Cuerden
  • Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600th FP! 04:54, 5 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 17:03, 5 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – per previous nom. Bammesk (talk) 01:57, 6 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support --Wow (talk) 07:41, 8 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support, though part of me feels that the non-original border could be somewhat smaller.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:15, 9 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Support – I find this illustration very interesting, even if it refers to a performance which is subsequent the play's main run. I think it is effective in representing an idea of the show, and to have good EV for this reason. (Actually, I personally like the thickness of the original border). –Lion-hearted85 (talk) 23:57, 9 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Ralph Cleaver - 1904 amateur performance of W.S. Gilbert's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern at the Garrick Theatre, London - Image 1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:42, 15 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The Dale Creek Crossing under construction[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Apr 2023 at 20:32:43 (UTC)

Original – The Dale Creek Crossing under construction in 1868
Reason
It's a stunning image, used in several articles. I'm tempted to do the later terrifying bridge as well.
Articles in which this image appears
Dale Creek Crossing, First transcontinental railroad, History of the Union Pacific Railroad, Crédit Mobilier scandal. Just added to Andrew J. Russell.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture, unless we're putting it under engineering.
Creator
Andrew J. Russell, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Dale Creek Bridge Union Pacific Railroad Company by Andrew J Russell.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:35, 14 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Potsdam Day[edit]

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Original – Portrait of Frederick the Great by Klaus Richter (1919). Cover of the special edition Der Tag von Potsdam (Potsdam Day) on March 21 1933, a ceremony for the re-opening of the German Reichstag in the weekly newspaper Die Woche.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Potsdam Day
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Klaus Richter, Die Woche, reproduction by User:Palauenc05
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 18:39, 4 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose - unpleasant looking, looks like a scan from a discolored magazine. Fails FP criteria 1 & 3. --Janke | Talk 20:48, 4 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Oppose – Per Janke. – Sca (talk) 12:23, 6 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:24, 14 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Leucojum vernum[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Apr 2023 at 18:21:00 (UTC)

Original – Flower of spring snowflake (Leucojum vernum) photographed in a garden in Bamberg.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously. Serves a function none of the other images in the articles serve.
Articles in which this image appears
Leucojum vernum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Ermell

Promoted File:Frühlings-Knotenblume (Leucojum vernum)-20230220-RM-161056.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:24, 14 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

W. H. Kendal as Philamir and Madge Kendal as Zeolide in W. S. Gilbert's The Palace of Truth[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Apr 2023 at 05:26:24 (UTC)

Original – W. H. Kendal and Madge Kendal in the première production of W.S. Gilbert's The Palace of Truth
Reason
It's not a perfect composition, but, for the time (1870), I think it did a very good job. The Kendals were two of Gilbert's favourite actors, so they appeared in a lot of early Gilbert works, as such, they can't all appear in the Kendals' articles. actually, this is way better quality than the one that was in them. But this adds a lot to the article by showing them, reenacting a scene from the opera, in costume.
Articles in which this image appears
The Palace of Truth, newly added to Madge Kendal, W. H. Kendal
FP category for this image
WP:FP/THEATRE (since it's not in their articles)
Creator
London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company; Restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:W. H. Kendal as Philamir and Madge Kendal as Zeolide in W. S. Gilbert's The Palace of Truth.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:20, 14 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Suspended nominations[edit]

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