Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates

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 ().

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 on most consumer LCD displays (laptop or flat screen), viewing angle strongly affects these images. Correct adjustment on one part of the screen might be incorrect on another part for a stationary head position. Click on the images for more technical information. If possible, calibration with a hardware monitor calibrator is recommended.

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Current nominations

Fernsehturm Berlin

Voting period ends on 27 Apr 2022 at 14:48:52 (UTC)

Original – 360° panorama from the viewing floor of the Berlin Television Tower.

Reason

Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.

Articles in which this image appears

Fernsehturm Berlin

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama

Creator

Jörg Braukmann

• Support as nominator – MER-C 14:48, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Solway Firth

Voting period ends on 27 Apr 2022 at 14:46:25 (UTC)

Original – Enhanced satellite view of Solway Firth

Reason

Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.

Articles in which this image appears

Solway Firth

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking back

Creator

Norman Kuring, NASA Landsat

• Support as nominator – MER-C 14:46, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Dorothy Houston Jacobson

Voting period ends on 26 Apr 2022 at 17:42:23 (UTC)

Original – Dorothy Houston Jacobson (November 13, 1907 – July 13, 1985) was an American political scientist and educator. She was a co-founder and chair of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, and served as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture from 1964 to 1969, during the Johnson administration.

Reason

I don't know how well she's known at FPC, but Penny Richards is a phenomenal researcher who's constantly finding interesting people that deserve more attention to write articles about, and, as such, when she suggested this photo of Jacobson, I was determined to do it. Then took two weeks to do so because I really don't know why; probably made sense at the time. Anyway! It's an excellent photo. I've cropped it a bit - while providing the restored full-size image as well - since photographs of this era were pretty routinely cropped for publication, and I didn't think the bottom half of a framed picture and such were really intended for the final shot. And, as I said, full size image is readily available.

Articles in which this image appears

Dorothy Houston Jacobson

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political seems by far the best. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture doesn't feel as political as some appointments, but it is a political appointment, and everything else she did was clearly political.

Creator

United States Department of Agriculture, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 17:42, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support. MER-C 10:58, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Jules Massenet's Roma

Voting period ends on 26 Apr 2022 at 00:39:50 (UTC)

Original – Poster for the Paris première of Jules Massenet's Roma

Reason

A fine poster from the Paris première, and part of my goal to celebrate every Massenet opera. Quite like the portrayal of the characters as Roman statues - it's clever, and visually appealing. Article is kinda stubby, but probably just about long enough; I'll try to bulk it up before the main page. Rotation is kind of a bodge; there's no universal solution - level out the text and the sides are tilted; level out the sides and the bottom is tilted - so I tried for the best compromise.

Articles in which this image appears

Roma (opera), Jules Massenet

FP category for this image

WP:FP/THEATRE

Creator

Georges Rochegrosse, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 00:39, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support. MER-C 11:18, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Carlos Mesa

Voting period ends on 25 Apr 2022 at 07:28:26 (UTC)

Original – Carlos Mesa, the 63rd president of Bolivia, adorned with the Presidential Medal, the oldest state jewel.

Reason

High quality, high resolution portrait that both depicts the individual as well as the traditional presidential regalia of the country (the presidential sash and —more importantly— the historical medal). High EV as this is the only high resolution, public domain portrait of Mesa during his presidency.

Articles in which this image appears

Carlos Mesa, List of presidents of Bolivia

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

Antonio Suárez, official photographer of the Bolivian government.

Support as nominator Krisgabwoosh (talk) 07:28, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

• Comment – Official govt. photos usually aren't of much reader interest, IMO. – Sca (talk) 13:05, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

The General

Voting period ends on 25 Apr 2022 at 04:10:25 (UTC)

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Original – The General is a 1926 American silent film released by United Artists. It was inspired by the Great Locomotive Chase, a true story of an event that occurred during the American Civil War. The story was adapted from the 1889 memoir The Great Locomotive Chase by William Pittenger. The film stars Buster Keaton who co-directed it with Clyde Bruckman.

Reason

An iconic Buster Keaton movie that was was one of the first 25 films inducted in the National Film Registry. This might be the best quality of the film on here and definitely has the EV for its respective page.

Articles in which this image appears

The General (1926 film)

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment

Creator

United Artists

• Support as nominator – GamerPro64 04:10, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support -- Excellent video quality (not apparent in the still), also a most famous film, top EV! --Janke | Talk 12:58, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
  • Can the still be changed to another, recognizable frame from the film? (Say, Keaton sitting on the coupling rod of the loco?) --Janke | Talk 15:39, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

• Done, see this for how to. It can be done in the article too. Bammesk (talk) 16:10, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

• Great, thanks! (Even though that's the coupler, not the coupling rod... anyway, it's just as good - or even better! ;-) --Janke | Talk 19:32, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

• To be fair, when nominating movies here there is not timestamp section in the template. So you can't really add a timestamp until after you make the nomination. GamerPro64 21:10, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

• Support – Bammesk (talk) 14:58, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

Profile view of GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratory Nottingham

Voting period ends on 24 Apr 2022 at 00:20:22 (UTC)

Original – The GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratory is the first of its kind in the UK. Located in Nottingham the lab carries out chemistry research. The building was rebuild and opened in 2017 after a major fire during the construction process.

Reason

The photo is of high technical standard and resolution. The photo is included in an article of C status and has been recognised with a DYK hook on the front page. The article has a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license, adds value to Wikipedia and is easily verifiable.

Articles in which this image appears

GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratory

FP category for this image

Places

Creator

Michael Thomas, uploaded by Tom hutchison4

• Support as nominator – Tom hutchison4 (talk) 00:20, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose Uninteresting composition, and the railing(?) in the bottom right corner spoils the photo. I note that the photo was taken with an iPhone: for an architecture image like this to be a FP, it would likely need to have been taken with a proper camera to give assurance that it's as high quality a photo as is possible. Nick-D (talk) 23:34, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

USS Johnston (DD-557)

Voting period ends on 23 Apr 2022 at 23:34:58 (UTC)

Original – The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Johnston, near Seattle.

Reason

A rather nice image of a World War II destroyer, better than most of the ship images I've seen coming out of WP:MILHIST's articles-undergoing-improvement lists for a while. And I wanted something to test out my new laptop with (Thanks, Dad! You really helped out here), so something not ridiculously difficult seemed a good idea.

Articles in which this image appears

USS Johnston (DD-557) +1

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Water#Military

Creator

Unidentified U.S. Navy photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden and Cobatfor

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 23:34, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support – and two thumbs up to your Dad! Bammesk (talk) 23:35, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support. MER-C 18:22, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support –♠Vami_IV†♠ 23:00, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

Emmy Noether

Voting period ends on 23 Apr 2022 at 02:34:41 (UTC)

Original – Emmy Noether, around 1900

Reason

This was nominated previously and had the votes to pass (7 supports). The copyright wasn't clear so I withdrew the nomination. Now it has survived a deletion request on Commons. I renominated it in December [1] but participation was low. I hope this time it passes. See the reason section of the first nomination for why I am nominating it and the lead section of her article.

Articles in which this image appears

Emmy Noether, List of things named after Emmy Noether, Conservation of energy, + others

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering

Creator

Photographer: unknown, Publisher: Mathematical Association of America

• Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 02:34, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
• I can't help but think this is one of those perennially appearing images; I'm sure I've seen some variant of this a few times before. And I think the reason is that it's good, but flawed, and those things war. It's undersized; maybe that's mitigated by the aspect ratio, though. It's pretty grainy; that could well be original. I do think there's reasons it keeps appearing, though, so., although I think the fade-out is a bit over-cooked - no paper texture remains - my inclination is Support, but I'd love to replace this with a better copy one day. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 23:40, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

Long Tack Sam

Voting period ends on 21 Apr 2022 at 12:39:49 (UTC)

Original – 1919 poster advertising Chinese-American magician Long Tack Sam

Reason

A fine old poster for a fascinating fellow. In the era of orientalism, it was common to make oneself up as an Asian mystic for your magic act. Long Tack Sam (A somewhat loose Anglicisation of Lung Te Shan) was from China. Article on him could be better, but it's not appalling or anything. Un-fun fact: If this passes, this'll only be the fourth person of Asian descent in the whole category. Might have to do a bit of an Asian History Month celebration next month. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 12:44, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Articles in which this image appears

Long Tack Sam

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment

Creator

Studio of Adolph Friedlander; Restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 12:39, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support - I see we have a FP of Thurston (small by today's FPCr), but none of Houdini??? --Janke | Talk 13:25, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
  • Should check some of my newer sources. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 13:58, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

I haven't zoomed it in - and some of the Smithsonian images are really, really dust-encrusted - but, offhand, [2]? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 14:00, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

• • • Well, help yourself to it. Looks like my laptop finally have up the ghost. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 20:55, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:00, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support. MER-C 18:24, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Jane Byrne Interchange

Voting period ends on 20 Apr 2022 at 12:17:18 (UTC)

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Original – Jane Byrne Interchange in Chicago, Illinois

Reason

Shows the subject of the article well. More eye-catching than a still photo.

Articles in which this image appears

Jane Byrne Interchange

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban

Creator

Sea Cow

• Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 12:17, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
• Comment There's a lot going for this, but does it seen a bit dark to anyone else, like the Brightness/Contrast is slightly dull? I'll check again when I get home to it less lighting on my tablet, though. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 15:39, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

• Adam, I don't see anything wrong. This FP nom on Commons is pretty much the same and it's passing. Bammesk (talk) 01:15, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

That's edited for color, this isn't. Sea Cow (talk) 01:17, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

To be clear, I don't see a large issue on the color with this video, I just am recognizing the difference. Sea Cow (talk) 01:19, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

I think Support on the whole. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 18:17, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

• Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 09:58, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support.--Sea Cow (talk) 13:56, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
• Comment' What standards are we using for this? The initial pan isn't particularly smooth and I see some rolling shutter effects. I don't think we are yet in a position to demand higher than 1080p resolution but is is that a reasonable minimum going forward? What framerate should we be looking for?©Geni (talk) 19:21, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

• FP criteria isn't specific and not sure noms are the right venue for this. You might want to start a thread at the FPC talk page. Bammesk (talk) 23:39, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Anemone hepatica

Voting period ends on 20 Apr 2022 at 10:05:30 (UTC)

Original – Blue and pink Anemone hepatica flowers

Reason

Was seen on Commons FPC last year, where it was featured unanimously.

Articles in which this image appears

Anemone hepatica

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers

Creator

Ivar Leidus

• Support as nominator – MER-C 10:05, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
• Comment - assuming that these flowers are not on the same plant, isn't the photo slightly misleading? (File text "growing together in the forest" is also open to misunderstanding...) --Janke | Talk 19:19, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support – I edited the article's image caption and rewrote the file description. I don't think it's misleading. There is EV in depicting the color variation. Bammesk (talk) 01:48, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 00:53, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Gibson's Albatross

Voting period ends on 20 Apr 2022 at 09:55:05 (UTC)

Original – Gibson's Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni) in flight off south-eastern Tasmania.

Reason

Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.

Articles in which this image appears

Gibson's Albatross

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator – MER-C 09:55, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 23:39, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 00:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Nominations — to be closed

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

Older nominations requiring additional input from users

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

Closing procedure

A script is available that automates the majority of these tasks: User:Jujutacular/closeFPC

When NOT promoted, perform the following:

1. Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:

   {{FPCresult|Not promoted| }} --~~~~

   • Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.

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

When promoted, perform the following:

1. Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:

   {{FPCresult|Promoted|File:FILENAME.JPG}} --~~~~

   • Replace FILENAME.JPG with the name of the file that was promoted. It should show up as:

   Promoted File:FILENAME.JPG

   • Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.

2. Add the image to:
   • Template:Announcements/New featured content - newest on top, remove the oldest so that 15 are listed at all times.
   • Wikipedia:Goings-on - newest on bottom.
   • Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs - newest on top.
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

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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Lucia Chamberlain (redone)

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Original – Lucia Chamberlain, author who had at least three silent movies based on her works.

Reason

As with the previous nomination, it's a very strong image by an excellent photographer. I redid the restoration as I somehow managed to expand the image the first time. Presumably some consequence of updating GIMP and finding some new feature.

Articles in which this image appears

Lucia Chamberlain

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers

Creator

Zaida Ben-Yusuf, restored by Adam Cuerden

• Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 18:59, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 00:52, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support. MER-C 09:49, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support Well restored, good EV. --Tagooty (talk) 09:52, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:54, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 09:58, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Promoted File:NPG 2010 112 Lucia Chamberlain by Zaida Ben-Yusuf.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:03, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Fig

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 Apr 2022 at 02:12:44 (UTC)

Original – Common fig, whole and half

Reason

Quality image of the subject.

Articles in which this image appears

Fig

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits

Creator

Ivar Leidus

• Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 02:12, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
• Comment. This is not even the most prominent image of sliced fresh figs in the linked article, nor the most appetizing one. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:48, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

• Prominence is a plus, but it's not a requirement. Reviewers have discretion on that. Bammesk (talk) 03:06, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:13, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

Arctium tomentosum

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Original – Flowers of the woolly burdock, photographed in Estonia

Reason

Was seen on Commons FPC two months ago, where it was featured unanimously.

Articles in which this image appears

Arctium tomentosum

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers

Creator

Ivar Leidus

• Support as nominator – MER-C 18:52, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support – Bammesk (talk) 02:59, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose – At 175 words of text, target is a stub. – Sca (talk) 13:46, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
• I looked at the articles of the last 65 flower FPs in the category: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers, (65 takes us back to 2009), and 16 of the 65 have short articles very comparable to the nominated image article (that's 25%). There is no basis in the FP criteria to oppose short articles, just because they are short. All that's needed is the "image adding significant EV to the article" (criterion #5), that's all the requirement there is. My opinion on stub articles is in this Diff. Bammesk (talk) 03:09, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:27, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Yellow rosella

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Original – A yellow rosella, which is a subspecies of Platycercus elegans, the crimson rosella

Reason

Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.

Articles in which this image appears

Crimson rosella

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

JJ Harrison

• Support as nominator – MER-C 19:14, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
• Comment – Seems a bit odd we're illustrating the Crimson rosella article with a yellow subspecies. – Sca (talk) 12:56, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:41, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Multicoloured volcanic sublimates on altered rock, Mutnovsky volcano, Kamchatka

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Original – Fumarole minerals in SEM images, from Mutnovsky volcano in Kamchatka. An electron micrograph, colour enhanced by optical microscopy, depicted width: 700 microns.

Reason

A few months ago I nominated this image, got one neutral-leaning-oppose (I think) comment and it closed as "not promoted" but perhaps second time is the charm. So, this article has already one featured picture but I think it can have more than one. This image does illustrate three other particular properties of fumarolic minerals that are discussed in sources but are currently not very well illustrated - their multicoloured appearance, the crust-like and how they are deposited on the surfaces of rock cavities. These aspects are discussed in the article but the current lead image does not cover them as well as this one does. Neither image captures all aspects of fumarole minerals perfectly - the current lead image shows the delicate structures better -, but together they cover most aspects of fumarolic minerals. I've expanded the article a little so that it discusses their appearance a bit more.

Articles in which this image appears

Fumarole mineral

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Materials science

Creator

Зеленский Михаил Евгеньевич

• Support as nominator – Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 12:56, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support – this and the current FP, in infobox, make a good set nomination. Bammesk (talk) 14:18, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 04:50, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 19:03, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support. MER-C 09:48, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
• question. Are we sure the colours are natural colour? Google images suggests that Thallium iodide is generally yellow.©Geni (talk) 07:02, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

  German and English Wikipedia say that there is a red high-temperature form which is stable for some time after cooling. This source that discusses thallium iodide from fumaroles also says that they did encounter the unstable cubic conformation in fumarole deposits and that the transition to the "normal" orthorombic form is slow. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 08:35, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

• Support.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 09:58, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Promoted File:Color SEM 4.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:49, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Spaghetti Tree

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Play media

Original – A family in the canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland gathering a bumper spaghetti harvest after a mild winter and "virtual disappearance of the spaghetti weevil".

Play media

Alt 1 – higher resolution webm version

Reason

One of the most famous April Fool's pranks ever concocted. I think this would be a great video to show for at least next year. It has great EV for it's page and it overall a funny moment for the BBC.

Articles in which this image appears

Spaghetti-tree hoax

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment

Creator

the BBC

• Support as nominator – GamerPro64 17:19, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
• I am leaning to support, but I am not sure about the file format (not WebM) and resolution 400x300px. Bammesk (talk) 14:42, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

I think that's roughly in line with actual black and white television standards. Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 03:59, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

• Support Alt 1 – I uploaded a higher resolution webm version. I converted the higher resolution 640x480px mpeg4 original from the same source [3] to webm. Bammesk (talk) 01:01, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support Alt 1 – The webm version does look better. GamerPro64 03:11, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
• Delete as copyright infringement. BBC stuff isn't crown copyright per BBC v Wireless League Gazette Publishing see here.©Geni (talk) 20:36, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

• I requested an opinion at Commons:Village pump/Copyright. Bammesk (talk) 01:42, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

• With a case like that you would think it should have gotten a page on Wikipedia by now. GamerPro64 01:57, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

• I opened a deletion request [4] on Commons per [5]. Bammesk (talk) 15:37, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:31, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Eero Antikainen

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Original – Eero Antikain at his desk in 1951

Reason

He is incredibly photogenic, and draws an eye to the article.

Articles in which this image appears

Eero_Antikainen

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

Pekka Kyytinen

• Support as nominator – Your Evil Alter Ego (talk) 12:45, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose – At a mere 88 words, so-called article is a sliver of a stub. Anyway, the image is just a guy in a suit holding papers. (And this user can raise one eyebrow at a time, too.) – Sca (talk) 13:39, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose – No EV whatsoever. To quote Bugs Bunny: "Never heard of him - wrong number!" - even though he's a compatriot Finn! --Janke | Talk 20:40, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
• It fails FP criterion #2 1500px requirement. So Oppose. I don't see Janke's EV rationale though. The image adds as much EV to his article as any portrait does to a biography article. Bammesk (talk) 13:57, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
  • By "no EV" I mean that IMO the whole article is incongruous here in the English-language Wikipedia. Even in the Finnish Wiki, his article is only a stub... --Janke | Talk 17:05, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
    • The article clearly belongs, as it passes WP:NPOL. It is definitely a stub, though. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:52, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
      • FP criteria doesn't address article quality. My opinion on stubs is in this diff. Weak articles are addressed at POTD guidelines: "if the article chosen to accompany the picture is not up to scratch (...), the appearance may be delayed until there is a suitable article to accompany the picture." Bammesk (talk) 03:02, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:16, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Stellerite

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 11 Apr 2022 at 01:10:51 (UTC)

Original – Stellerite crystals (the large somewhat round white-orange formation in the middle) on a 5.5 x 4 cm matrix. The small somewhat rectangular orange formations (to the left, right and bottom) are Chabazite-Ca crystals.

Reason

Quality lead image of Stellerite crystals. Was recently nominated on Commons.

Articles in which this image appears

Stellerite

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology

Creator

Ivar Leidus

• Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 01:10, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:06, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support. MER-C 14:52, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
• support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 23:28, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
• support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 16:47, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
• Support Striking, good EV --Tagooty (talk) 09:54, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Promoted File:Stellerite - Takat, Imilchil, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:11, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

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