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Gemsbok (male)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Jun 2020 at 15:24:12 (UTC)

Original – Male gemsbok, Etosha National Park, Namibia
Reason
High quality lead image.
Articles in which this image appears
Gemsbok
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) male.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 16:10, 2 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Glyphoglossus molossus

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Jun 2020 at 17:00:33 (UTC)

Original – A blunt-headed burrowing frog (also known as a balloon frog) - Mueang Loei District, Loei Province
Reason
Pop! (Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.)
Articles in which this image appears
Glyphoglossus molossus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Amphibians
Creator
Rushenb

Promoted File:Glyphoglossus molossus, Blunt-headed burrowing frog - Mueang Loei District, Loei Province (47097003944).jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 17:20, 2 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Bodie County Barn

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Jun 2020 at 03:06:45 (UTC)

Original – County barn in the ghost town of Bodie, California.
Reason
Has served as lead image of Bodie, California for the last 3.5 years. Commons FP.
Articles in which this image appears
Bodie, California, List of buildings in Bodie, California
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
King of Hearts
  • Support as nominator – King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 03:06, 24 May 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Nice photo, but does it really give a true impression of Bodie's buildings like image does. An image of a ghost town shouldn't have people, should it? Charlesjsharp ( talk) 09:43, 24 May 2020 (UTC) reply
    For me the silhouettes are one of the best parts of the composition and give it a sense of wonder. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 15:08, 24 May 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Comment. I personally like ghost towns, but this image is not eye catching. Rez-A ( talk) 15:37, 29 May 2020 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 03:08, 3 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Purple roller

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Jun 2020 at 09:30:13 (UTC)

Original – Purple roller (Coracias naevius mosambicus)
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Purple roller
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Purple roller (Coracias naevius mosambicus).jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 10:13, 3 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Arthur Kornberg

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Jun 2020 at 17:33:54 (UTC)

Original – Arthur Kornberg, circa 1950
Reason
Arthur Kornberg received the 1959 Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering the mechanisms of DNA synthesis and replication, along with Severo Ochoa. In 1967 his team was the first to synthesize DNA in a test tube and created the first artificial virus. This photo shows him around 1950.
Articles in which this image appears
Arthur Kornberg, December 1967, List of Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine, + others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
National Institutes of Health, restoration: Bammesk

Promoted File:Arthur Kornberg (30828410210) - restoration1.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 21:00, 3 June 2020 (UTC) reply



United States Post Road map 1804

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Jun 2020 at 14:44:54 (UTC)

Original – 1804 Postal Road map of United States and territories, created by Abraham Bradley Jr. with assistance from Aaron Arrowsmith
Reason
Very large high resolution map; adds value to articles; one of the earliest and most detailed United States maps
Articles in which this image appears
United States Post Office Department, Abraham Bradley Jr., List of cartographers
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
Abraham Bradley Jr. with Aaron Arrowsmith, obtained from Library of Congress, uploaded by BusterD
  • Comment I love the earlier maps as well but I thought this was the best representative of the six available on LOC collection. All of his maps are works of art and historically vital. This one covers more territory, has much more information, and also is in color so a better choice aesthetically, IMHO. BusterD ( talk) 18:24, 28 May 2020 (UTC) reply

Promoted File:USPostRoadMap1804.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 21:48, 5 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Emerald damselfly (2)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Jun 2020 at 20:57:54 (UTC)

Original – A male emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) at Warren Heath in Hampshire, UK
Reason
FP on Commons and has been reworked. Some weird voting when previously nominated. This 37mm long damselfly holds its wings spread unlike most others which hold them alongside their body so can be in focus.
Articles in which this image appears
Emerald damselfly
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) male 3.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 21:06, 6 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Elizabeth Taylor

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Jun 2020 at 16:34:13 (UTC)

Original – Elizabeth Taylor in a MGM publicity still, circa late 1950s.
Reason
Elizabeth Taylor was a British-American actress known for receiving two Academy Awards, her tumultuous private life, her being supportive of LGBT+ people, and is considered one of the finest actresses in Hollywood. She also advocated for AIDS activism and other humanitarian ventures. This image depicts her in a MGM publicity still, circa late 1950s. Good quality and large image, depicts her well in glamour common in old Hollywood publicity stills.
Articles in which this image appears
Elizabeth Taylor
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Unknown publicity photographer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Support as nominator – Lemonreader ( talk) 16:34, 5 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose for now. You only put the image there on 20 May and there are so many images of Liz Taylor that we need some stability. Knowing her image well, this is not one I'd choose as lead image. Charlesjsharp ( talk)
  • Withdraw I withdraw this nomination for now, please. Lemonreader ( talk) 05:13, 7 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 21:38, 7 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Segovia Fortress

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Jun 2020 at 02:07:08 (UTC)

Original – Segovia fortress
Reason
Good view of the Segovia fortress with the Segovia cathedral in the background.
Articles in which this image appears
Alcázar of Segovia, Segovia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Rafa Esteve

Promoted File:Segovia - Alcázar de Segovia 22 2017-10-24.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 02:46, 8 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Wilhering Abbey fresco

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 Jun 2020 at 17:02:52 (UTC)

Original – Ceiling fresco in the nave of Wilhering Abbey Church (Upper Austria) by Bartolomeo Altomonte
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. There's also File:Stift Wilhering Kirche Innenraum 01.jpg, which was also unanimously featured on Commons. Should we consider that as well?
Articles in which this image appears
Wilhering Abbey, Bartolomeo Altomonte
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Uoaei1

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 18:50, 8 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Firefighting

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2020 at 13:23:11 (UTC)

Original 1 – Firefighting at an abandoned convent in Quebec, Canada
Original 2 – Firefighting training exercise by U.S. Marine Corps
Reason
Good encyclopedic depictions of firefighting. Each image is used in a different section of Firefighting. I am nominating both as a set, but feel free to vote for just one. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Firefighting, Original 1: Firefighter, Fire photography, Structure fire, Total loss
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other
Creator
Original 1: Sylvain Pedneault
Original 2: Manuel F. Guerrero
  • Support as nominator, both– Bammesk ( talk) 13:23, 30 May 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose. Original 2 is not suitable illustration of whole process of firefighting. Rez-A ( talk) 14:37, 30 May 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose on procedural grounds: these images illustrate entirely different fires in different countries, so don't constitute a set. "Original 1" probably has strong FP potential though. Nick-D ( talk) 01:01, 1 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • @ Nick-D and Reza babaeian: as I mentioned in the reason section you can vote for either image individually, not as a set. There is no procedural conflict in doing so. If either image gets 5 supports, it becomes FP. Bammesk ( talk) 02:53, 1 June 2020 (UTC) . . . . Nick-D, about "different fires": the EV is not on the "fire incident" itself, but the act of "firefighting". They both depict the act, each in its own way, and enhance the Firefighting article (one as article lead, one in a section). Bammesk ( talk) 03:08, 1 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Simple nominations work best. Nick-D ( talk) 05:49, 1 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose, both. As I said, second image is not suitable illustration of whole process of firefighting. first image is chaotic, for example one firefighter who is extinguishing fire by water is hidden. Rez-A ( talk) 06:58, 1 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose set. I'm not necessarily opposed to sets made up of photos from different times/places, but it's not obvious to me that these produce a "set". A "set" might be (for example - I'm making this up) the four main firefighting techniques, the three main tools of firefighting in use, the 5 stages of fighting a fire, or something like that. As best as I can see, these are just two different images of firefighters. Josh Milburn ( talk) 16:13, 1 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose – Middling content. Flames look oversaturated. – Sca ( talk) 14:20, 8 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 14:03, 9 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Aleksander Gierymski: Jewess with Oranges

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2020 at 12:45:37 (UTC)

Original – Jewess with Oranges by Aleksander Gierymski
Reason
FP on commons, good quality, EV
Articles in which this image appears
Jewess with Oranges
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Aleksander Gierymski, uploaded by Artinpl from the Google Art Project

Promoted File:Aleksander Gierymski - Jewish woman selling oranges - Google Art Project.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 14:10, 9 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Serge Gainsbourg 2

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2020 at 14:49:15 (UTC)

Original – Serge Gainsbourg
Reason
This picture was nominated before by @ Yann: had no "against" but failed to gain enough supporters. I still think it is one of the most unique portraits created by Wikipedia users.
Articles in which this image appears
Serge Gainsbourg
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Claude TRUONG-NGOC
  • Support as nominator – Andrei ( talk) 14:49, 30 May 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support – not a typical composition, it suits the not typical person (poet, painter, writer, actor, musician). And scanned from a film negative. Bammesk ( talk) 19:33, 30 May 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support. Rez-A ( talk) 05:56, 31 May 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support. MER-C 10:53, 31 May 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support || DreamSparrow Chat 14:28, 31 May 2020 (UTC) reply

Promoted File:Serge Gainsbourg par Claude Truong-Ngoc 1981.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 14:57, 9 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (2)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2020 at 15:29:55 (UTC)

Original – Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by Thomas Lawrence
Reason
Was nominated in March, when it got drowned in a flood of nominations and didn't make quorum. Now that participation has increased, it's time for a second try.
Articles in which this image appears
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, lots more
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
Thomas Lawrence

Promoted File:Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.png -- Armbrust The Homunculus 16:10, 9 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Rosy-faced lovebird (2)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2020 at 18:54:49 (UTC)

Original – Rosy-faced lovebird, front and back side, Namibia, 2018
Reason
Was nominated in March but failed to make quorum (4-0). Renominating now that participation has increased.
Articles in which this image appears
Rosy-faced lovebird
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 18:54, 30 May 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support – Bammesk ( talk) 19:14, 30 May 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support. Rez-A ( talk) 05:58, 31 May 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support || DreamSparrow Chat 14:29, 31 May 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support Thank you MER-C for the nom. Charlesjsharp ( talk) 20:24, 31 May 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support For a set - and I know this is basically impossible for wild photography - I'd prefer a slightly more consistent bokeh in the background. However, as far as I'm aware this largely isn't possible, so I'm instead going to focus on the excellent photography - because this is world-class nature photography - and not complain about the least important part of the image. Adam Cuerden ( talk)Has about 7.3% of all FPs 12:23, 2 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support-- Andrei ( talk) 07:24, 3 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support Lemonreader ( talk) 16:03, 5 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Promoted File:Rosy-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis roseicollis).jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 19:10, 9 June 2020 (UTC) reply
Promoted File:Rosy-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis roseicollis) 2.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 19:10, 9 June 2020 (UTC) reply




Tatev Monastery

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2020 at 19:16:00 (UTC)

Original – Tatev monastery and surroundings, 2016
Alternate – sharper, more detailed image
Reason
Detailed view of Tatev monastery and its surroundings. I am also including a sharper and more detailed alternate by the same photographer.
Articles in which this image appears
Tatev Monastery
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama or other
Creator
Diego Delso
  • Support as nominator either, prefer Alt – Bammesk ( talk) 19:16, 31 May 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Comment - I prefer the alternate, too, but it's not used on any article and it isn't a panorama. -- Veggies ( talk) 02:14, 1 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Veggies, alternates replace originals in articles once they get enough support and become FP. The category (in this case "panorama") is routinely changed by User:Armbrust at the time he closes noms. Bammesk ( talk) 02:35, 1 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • I'm not sure that's true? Maybe it happens in practice, but it's not part of any written process; and, as the nominated image is specifically captioned "Panoramic view of the monastery and surroundings" in the article, article editors might say that the alt is not a replacement. The alt would arguably be a closer replacement for the infobox image; but might well be disputed there because of the scaffolding and temporary roof (also in the panorama, but not in the infobox image). I'm not sure we can assume that, just because we promote an image, it will be accepted by article editors, where it isn't a clear like-for-like replacement for the current image? TSP ( talk) 13:05, 1 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support original, Oppose alt as ineligible - Both great photos; but I'm unconvinced by this strategy of putting forward a choice of two different images, with the nominator's preference being for the one not currently in an article. If you believe the alt is superior, I suggest you put it in the article, then come back once it's been stable there for at least a week and nominate it. TSP ( talk) 20:12, 1 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Comment I see the value of allowing the audience at FPC to decide, especially for images used in articles that likely don't receive enough traffic to produce a consensus on the talk page over which image is superior. So if you replaced the image and it stayed for a week, it just means that no one saw it or cared enough to contest it, not that everyone agrees that the replacement is superior. Not sure what the best solution to this dilemma is, however. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 04:59, 3 June 2020 (UTC) reply
    • The nominator can put their preferred image in the article, wait a few weeks, then nominate it if no-one objected. If no editors saw it on the article, nothing is lost; but we shouldn't really be making decisions about article content here, away from the editors of those articles. Similar alternatives coming up during the nomination process has been long accepted as part of the process - though if they don't then find a place in an article, they should be nominated for delisting; but I'm uncomfortable with a nomination where the preferred option is an image not in an article. Ultimately, Featured Picture Candidates exists to serve Wikipedia, not vice versa: FPC is here to recognise images that bring value to the encyclopedia, the encyclopedia is not here to display images FPC thinks are beautiful. TSP ( talk) 11:04, 6 June 2020 (UTC) reply
      • Perhaps the nominator can put the new image in the article, and if no one objects, then it represents implicit consent of the community to use either of the two images. Then it would be fair game to have FPC decide IMO, even if the original image is technically no longer used in the article. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 15:09, 6 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 19:23, 10 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Sacred ibis

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 10 Jun 2020 at 20:33:14 (UTC)

Original – Sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) in Ethiopia
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Adds value to article.
Articles in which this image appears
Sacred ibis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus).jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 21:37, 10 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Battle of Taku Forts, Boxer Rebellion

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 12 Jun 2020 at 12:07:35 (UTC)

Original – Fritz Neumann's illustration of the Battle of Taku Forts (1900), part of the Boxer Rebellion.
Reason
It's a very fine image. Probably a bit more artistic than 100% accurate - that is some beautiful composition, with a clear eyeline concentrating a charge - but it's stable, illustrates the battle in an engaging way, and really nice example of mass-produced military art. It dates somewhere between the time of the battle in 1900 and his death in 1919, but I'd presume the earlier end of that, especially given I doubt the market for Boxer Rebellion images was strong once the Great War started. I apologise for the terrible pun in the nomination page name.
Articles in which this image appears
Battle of Taku Forts (1900) (+2 newly-added)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/History/War
Creator
Fritz Neumann (1881-1919), restored by Adam Cuerden (8 June 1979- )
  • Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ( talk)Has about 7.3% of all FPs 12:07, 2 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Question This artist appears to be very minor (not surprised!), Adam. Do you have other information that might indicate some artistic merit? Charlesjsharp ( talk) 17:41, 2 June 2020 (UTC) reply
It's kind of a forgotten war in the first place. I suppose I could ask you to compare it to other images of the war. Adam Cuerden ( talk)Has about 7.3% of all FPs 21:35, 2 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support – Bammesk ( talk) 00:59, 3 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Comment. It might have made a great cover for a young-adult historical novel. And I'm sure the restoration is top-notch; Adam's always are. But I'm concerned that, in its use at Battle of Taku Forts (1900), we're presenting this image in Wikipedia's voice as how the battle really appeared, when it appears instead to have been painted purely from the artist's imagination, and from a romanticized and somewhat racist imagination at that. And it doesn't seem to have independent EV as an image itself rather than from what it depicts. Doesn't the reasoning in Wikipedia:Historical portraits and pictures apply here? — David Eppstein ( talk) 04:06, 3 June 2020 (UTC) reply
Honestly, having done work with the American Civil War and Crimean War, I kind of see a certain amount of inaccuracy and triumphalism as the cost of entry to military art. Adam Cuerden ( talk)Has about 7.3% of all FPs 11:02, 3 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose – Per Eppstein. Sorry, but to this history buff it looks amateurish and cliché-ish. Just an opinion. – Sca ( talk) 13:14, 3 June 2020 (UTC) reply
PS: One could say it "glorifies violence." – Sca ( talk) 14:27, 8 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose Sorry Adam, it is just such a poorly-executed fantasy painting! Charlesjsharp ( talk) 07:49, 5 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Comment This is actually a very good example of jingoistic age of imperialism-era military art, but I'm unenthusiastic about its primary use in an infobox given the nature of the image. Nick-D ( talk) 11:06, 5 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose Too fantastical for its nature. Also, possibly historically inaccurate, given this is an artist's (whom is apparently very unknown) impression with a misleading appeal. Lemonreader ( talk) 16:18, 5 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 17:01, 12 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Microalgae

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 31 May 2020 at 02:08:19 (UTC)

Original – A variety of unicellular and colonial freshwater microalgae.
Reason
A variety of microscopic freshwater algae. Good EV and visually interesting.
Articles in which this image appears
Algae, Microalgae
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other lifeforms/Protists
Creator
Alexander Klepnev
  • I look into it. ID-ing microalgae isn't an exact thing. Here is a quote from Microalgae: "The biodiversity of microalgae is enormous and they represent an almost untapped resource. It has been estimated that about 200,000-800,000 species in many different genera exist of which about 50,000 species are described." I think the image caption (unicellular and colonial) can be improved. @ Armbrust: let's suspend the nom. Bammesk ( talk) 02:54, 22 May 2020 (UTC) reply
  • @ Armbrust:, not enough, I have to ask others. Let's close this nom. I will nominate it later after I get more information. Withdrawn. Bammesk ( talk) 14:30, 13 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 14:46, 13 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Sociable weaver

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Jun 2020 at 07:39:49 (UTC)

Original – Sociable weaver (Philetairus socius), Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Sociable weaver
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Sociable weaver (Philetairus socius).jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 07:58, 15 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Cultist Simulator screenshot

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Jun 2020 at 07:04:48 (UTC)

Original – A screenshot of the game Cultist Simulator that illustrates all of the elements in the game. For a listing of those elements, see the file description.
Reason
This screenshot from the game Cultist Simulator, released under a free license today, meets all of the FP criteria.It's at 1080p, the standard monitor resolution. It illustrates the article on the game in a compelling way (I deliberately chose a late-game screenshot, because being overwhelmed and having lots of cards to manage is part of the game experience), it is under a free license, it is used in the articles on the game, its author, and its publisher, and it's got a good description. If accepted, this would be the third time I secured a video game screenshot that went on to become an FP.
Articles in which this image appears
Cultist Simulator, Alexis Kennedy, Humble Bundle
FP category for this image
Entertainment
Creator
Weather Factory, secured under a free license by The Squirrel Conspiracy
  • Support as nominator – The Squirrel Conspiracy ( talk) 07:04, 12 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Not eligible - Uploaded today, must be stable in article(s) for some time. -- Janke | Talk 08:23, 12 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Not eligible and would fail anyway with this perspective. Charlesjsharp ( talk) 11:15, 12 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose - Upload date aside, what's so remarkable about this screenshot? -- Veggies ( talk) 11:43, 12 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose – Fails to convey useful visual information. Poor technical quality. Yawn. – Sca ( talk) 12:54, 12 June 2020 (UTC) reply
    • You're going to have to explain that to me. It conveys what the game looks like, and I don't get what you mean by "poor technical quality". If you're talking about the odd perspective, that's how the game normally looks - as if you're hunched over a table looking at the cards. The Squirrel Conspiracy ( talk) 17:46, 12 June 2020 (UTC) reply
Inconsistent color tones from top to bottom, murky, mediocre definition. – Sca ( talk) 12:46, 13 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose - Its too new and too much is happening in this image where you cant say what is clearly happening in it. GamerPro64 23:43, 12 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose. I don't think all this criticism of the technical quality of the screenshot is necessary. As a screenshot of a game it is a completely accurate representation of what the game looks like, so in that sense it is of perfect quality. Where I think it falls down in the featured picture criteria is "3. Is among Wikipedia's best work". Is it really one of the best game screenshots that Wikipedia has to offer? Does it really "illustrate the subject in a compelling way, making the viewer want to know more"? I doubt it. — David Eppstein ( talk) 18:36, 13 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Withdrawn Someone that's familiar with the closure process can go ahead and bin this. The Squirrel Conspiracy ( talk) 21:56, 13 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 08:01, 15 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Julie d'Aubigny

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Jun 2020 at 18:47:10 (UTC)

Original – Julie d'Aubigny (1670/1673–1707), a.k.a. Mademoiselle Maupin. In a dramatic life with many lovers, she created several rôles in notable operas - as well as having the contralto voice type in opera created for her (if our article on Tancrède is to be believed), and inspired a book by Théophile Gautier.
Reason
Obviously, someone from the seventeenth/eighteenth centuries isn't going to have a photograph, and - unless painted, which not everyone was - is likely to get ephemeral art in the styles of the time. That said, it's a nice example of that style, and the subject is notable. Spent quite some time restoring it as well. Paper is yellowed with age, but, honestly, I think that looks better than an unnatural black and white - ink isn't naturally pure black, nor is historic paper a pure white, after all, and it adds some colour to the article. One does need to be careful, mind, as scans can exaggerate the yellowness of paper (c.f. the bright yellows of practically everything on the Library of Congress), but Gallica seems to have good colour fidelity, so I'm trusting it.
Articles in which this image appears
Julie d'Aubigny
FP category for this image
Presuming we consider her opera and theatrical work, if not most important, at least the most classifiable. Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Unknown artist, restored by Adam Cuerden


Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 18:57, 15 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Louis Blanc

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 Jun 2020 at 15:48:51 (UTC)

Original – French journalist, politician and historian Louis Blanc (1811-1882). He was a member of the provisionnal Government in 1848.
Reason
Lead image, good EV. This is the 2nd nom, the bottom edge wasn't clean in the first nom, it is restored now.
Articles in which this image appears
Louis Blanc
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Étienne Carjat, restored by JLPC
  • Support as nominator – Bammesk ( talk) 15:48, 6 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support. MER-C 17:03, 6 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support Seems suitably notable. Charlesjsharp ( talk) 09:21, 10 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support. Lead image, high enough quality. — David Eppstein ( talk) 16:47, 10 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • There's a scratch across his chin, and a shadow across the bottom of the image. They feel significant enough that they should be fixed. Adam Cuerden ( talk)Has about 7.3% of all FPs 14:48, 11 June 2020 (UTC) reply
Adam, I touched it up, let me know if more should be done, thanks. Bammesk ( talk) 01:50, 12 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support - You could probably do a little more, but it's good enough to feature; most of the remaining issues are down to some issues with the original. There IS a light spot between the eye and ear that coule probably be fixed, though, and you could do a little more on the lower edge, left side, where the shadow is still rather visible, although that may be down to monitor settings, as it's much, MUCH more visible on the laptop than it is on my tablet. There's also a light spot left of the fob chain, between the heights of the second and third waistcoat buttons counting up from the bottom. Light and dark spot right next to the other just below the earlobe, and just right of that. Couple light spots on the neck, one below the ear, just up from the collar, and one up from the left edge of the bowtie, just above the chinline. This may be nitpicking a bit. @ Bammesk:. Adam Cuerden ( talk)Has about 7.3% of all FPs 14:47, 12 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Promoted File:Louis Blanc by Carjat 1848.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 17:46, 16 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Small red damselflies mating (2)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 Jun 2020 at 13:12:28 (UTC)

Original – Small red damselflies (Ceriagrion tenellum) mating, Ober Water, Hampshire, UK. The female (on the left) is the form typica
Reason
These are the UK's smallest damselflies and fly weakly close to the ground, often on boggy ground, making photographing them a soggy experience. High EV even though the image is not the lead picture. FP on Commons. 4 positives on previous nomination
Articles in which this image appears
Small red damselfly
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp
Who's doing what to whom? – Sca ( talk) 14:22, 8 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 16:33, 17 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Wilhering Abbey

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Jun 2020 at 17:56:12 (UTC)

Original – Interior of Wilhering Abbey Church, Upper Austria
Reason
I nominated a similar image at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Wilhering Abbey fresco but this image was preferred by @ Charlesjsharp and Bammesk:.
Articles in which this image appears
Wilhering Abbey
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Uoaei1
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 17:56, 8 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support – shows more of the inside, sharper, and large pixel count. Bammesk ( talk) 00:51, 9 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support Much better Charlesjsharp ( talk) 08:26, 9 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support. It's too bad the view is not quite wide enough to show the center of the fresco but this gives a much clearer idea of how the abbey interior looks. — David Eppstein ( talk) 18:49, 9 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support per David Eppstein || DreamSparrow Chat 06:28, 10 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Promoted File:Stift Wilhering Kirche Innenraum 01.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 18:10, 18 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Berca Mud Volcanoes, Buzău County, Romania

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Jun 2020 at 17:33:06 (UTC)

Original – The Berca Mud Volcanoes in Romania.
Reason
High resolution of a very beautiful place in Romania.
Articles in which this image appears
Berca Mud Volcanoes, Buzău Mountains, Tourism in Romania
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Poco a poco
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld ( talk) 17:33, 9 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support – assuming the image remains stable, criterion 5. Bammesk ( talk) 03:01, 10 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support || DreamSparrow Chat 06:27, 10 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose Picture is fine, but does not illustrate subject. Charlesjsharp ( talk) 09:20, 10 June 2020 (UTC) reply
    Charlesjsharp, in my opinion it does. What you see here is the result of the vulcanos in the long run. Not only the spor where the mud erupts is the subjuct but also the chabge in the landscape caused by them. Poc o2 21:42, 11 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • I think the infobox image shows the subject better. This would be excellent to illustrate an article on the run off, but the article is about the mud volcanoes themselves. Charlesjsharp ( talk) 08:58, 12 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 18:37, 19 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Jan Matejko - Stańczyk - Google Art Project

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Jun 2020 at 17:54:37 (UTC)

Original – Jan Matejko - Stańczyk - Google Art Project
Reason
Very good quality and EV. Article itself is also marked as "Good".
Articles in which this image appears
Stańczyk (painting)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jan Matejko
Charles, we go by reliable sources, here are google art and the museum. I am not sure which is best. The museum's may be a bit oversaturated? Bammesk ( talk) 02:21, 11 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support reluctant to trust Google. this one I like! Charlesjsharp ( talk) 07:06, 11 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support. The GA status of its article gives it enough EV. I think it is supposed to be dark; it fits the subject. And the fact that it has a strong political subtext that not all would agree with (one nation's loss of Smolensk is another's gain) is not problematic; rather, it adds EV in providing context to the international politics and nationalistic spirit of that era. — David Eppstein ( talk) 18:48, 16 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Promoted File:Jan Matejko - Stańczyk - Google Art Project.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 18:42, 19 June 2020 (UTC) reply



A map of interwar Europe, 1923

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Jun 2020 at 17:53:38 (UTC)

Original – Europe in 1923
Reason
A map of Europe with high resolution and an encyclopedic value
Articles in which this image appears
History of Europe, Interwar period, Territorial evolution of the Ottoman Empire, Timeline of historical geopolitical changes
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
George Washington Bacon (1830–1922), restored by Alex:D

Promoted File:Europe in 1923.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 18:49, 19 June 2020 (UTC) reply



The Birds' Head Haggadah

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Jun 2020 at 18:03:05 (UTC)

Original – The Birds' Head Haggadah
Reason
Good EV and quality of the image (it is modified to remove problems related to scanning old books). The article is also "Good".
Articles in which this image appears
Birds' Head Haggadah
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Unknown, scan from the Israel Museum

Promoted File:Scribe- Menahem - The Birds' Head Haggadah - Google Art Project.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 18:54, 19 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Little bee-eater

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Jun 2020 at 09:07:15 (UTC)

Original – Little bee-eater (Merops pusillus argutus) in Namibia
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Adds value to article.
Articles in which this image appears
Little bee-eater
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Little bee-eater (Merops pusillus argutus) Namibia.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 09:22, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Black skimmer skimming (2)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Jun 2020 at 13:10:19 (UTC)

Original – Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) in flight in the Pantanal, Brazil
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. In flight image essential to illustrate what a skimmer does. Earlier nom. withdrawn as image had not been in articles long enough.
Articles in which this image appears
Rynchops, Black skimmer
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) in flight.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 13:30, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Charles X of France

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Jun 2020 at 14:03:52 (UTC)

Original – Charles X of France, by François Gérard
Reason
high quality and resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Kingdom of France, Charles X of France, Bourbon Restoration
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
François Gérard
  • Support as nominator – TheHistoryBuff101 ( talk) 14:03, 10 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Comment. It has appropriate EV as the lead image of its article. But there's some obvious restoration that could be done to improve the technical quality of the image. — David Eppstein ( talk) 18:40, 13 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 14:44, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Execution of the Lincoln assassination conspirators

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Jun 2020 at 19:00:13 (UTC)

Original – Execution of the Lincoln assassination conspirators
Reason
High resolution of a LOC photograph
Articles in which this image appears
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Capital punishment by the United States federal government, Alexander Gardner (photographer), 10+ articles
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
Alexander Gardner
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld ( talk) 19:00, 10 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • I would support if it is restored some more. There are still lots of spots that can be cleaned up. Oppose as is. Bammesk ( talk) 02:31, 11 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support. Historical Significance. -- Gnosis ( talk) 17:46, 16 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 19:01, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply



General Grant National Memorial

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Jun 2020 at 16:41:26 (UTC)

Original – General Grant National Memorial, New York City, 2016
Reason
General Grant national monument (tomb). High quality lead image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Grant's Tomb
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
King of Hearts
  • Support as nominator – Bammesk ( talk) 16:41, 13 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose. I realize this odd-looking close-and-wide perspective may be necessary because otherwise the trees get in the way, but I don't see a good reason for this to be a night (or late evening) shot and I think the colors and creepy lit-from-below shadows that one gets from that are a distraction from the subject. I much prefer, for instance, File:Grant's Tomb 02.JPG among our over-300 shots of this subject (even though the color noise in the frieze makes it non-FP quality). — David Eppstein ( talk) 17:04, 13 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Comment A daytime image is usually best to illustrate an article. Charlesjsharp ( talk) 20:24, 13 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose – Per previous two. Fails Criterion 3. – Sca ( talk) 12:39, 14 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 18:35, 23 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Blue-billed Duck

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Jun 2020 at 22:46:42 (UTC)

Original – Blue-billed Duck male, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
Intimate portraits taken from a low perspective just on top of the portrait in nice light. Very detailed. The water was cold.
Articles in which this image appears
Blue-billed Duck
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Oxyura australis male 2 - Penrith.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 02:49, 24 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Rose Robin

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Jun 2020 at 22:48:20 (UTC)

Original – Rose Robin, Woodford, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
High quality image
Articles in which this image appears
Rose robin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Rose Robin 1 - Woodford.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 02:50, 24 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Eastern Bristlebird

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Jun 2020 at 23:01:04 (UTC)

Original – Eastern bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus). Currarong, New South Wales, Australia
Reason
Endangered, only photo on commons, high quality and good EV
Articles in which this image appears
Eastern bristlebird
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Eastern Bristlebird - Penrith.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 02:51, 24 June 2020 (UTC) reply



James Irwin salutes the United States flag on the Moon

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 21 Jun 2020 at 07:54:26 (UTC)

Original – James Irwin salutes the United States flag on the Moon during the Apollo 15 Moon landing, August 2, 1971
Alternate – Higher resolution version from the original film scan
Reason
FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
1971 in the United States, Apollo 15, Apollo Lunar Module, James Irwin, 6+ articles
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator
NASA/ David Scott

Promoted File:Apollo 15 flag, rover, LM, Irwin.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 17:33, 24 June 2020 (UTC) reply



All 24-bit RGB colors

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Jul 2020 at 02:36:25 (UTC)

Original – All 16,777,216 colors of a 24-bit RGB palette.
Reason
This image displays all 16,777,216 colors of a 24-bit RGB palette, which is commonly used in computer graphics and known as "truecolor".
Articles in which this image appears
Color depth, Color vision, Color
FP category for this image
Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment
Creator
Marc Mongenet
  • Support as nominator – – John M Wolfson ( talk • contribs) 02:36, 24 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Comment. I find the description seriously misleading. The image indeed has 1677216 pixels at full resolution, which is far larger than it would be displayed within an Encyclopedia article, so the EV of having an image with that property is dubious. But more than that, it is divided into an 1024 x 1024 array of 16 x 16 squares, each of which is arranged with some pixels as a frame around a central bump of other pixels. So if you look at it at a large enough resolution, it appears to be pixelated, but actually each of those things that looks like a pixel is really one of those 16 x 16 squares. The net effect is that although it may be true that all 24-bit colors are represented somewhere (I didn't check), the colors that you see across the image are not the full spread of 24-bit colors, because each thing that you think is a single pixel is really many. — David Eppstein ( talk) 04:40, 24 June 2020 (UTC) reply
    • I also noticed the squares in a lattice. Looking through the history it appears that the original creator of the image simply overlaid blue squares over a preexisting image to create this one. I do think that this concept is still a worthy FA idea with sufficient EV in its niche, so I'd be more than happy to create an alt that is more honest and direct. – John M Wolfson ( talk • contribs) 04:56, 24 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose the lattice. Charlesjsharp ( talk) 08:06, 24 June 2020 (UTC) reply
Current FP, showing 1 million colors, with explanation on file page.
  • Oppose per above. Does not work in thumb or article space - works only in full size (but cannot then be seen all at once). No explanation on the file page of how the 16x16 blue squares contain 256 levels of blue. PS: We have an existing FP showing 1 million colors, with a thorough explanation on the file page. The full-size image of that will fit on a monitor screen, being 1000x1000 pixels. -- Janke | Talk 10:08, 24 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Withdrawing nom, will probably create a non-lattice version for future nomination. The 1-million color thing looks cool, but I think the full 24-bit gamut would be even better if done right. Thanks for your comments! – John M Wolfson ( talk • contribs) 18:47, 24 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Not promoted – John M Wolfson ( talk • contribs) 18:47, 24 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Bolungarvik Panorama

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 25 Jun 2020 at 18:59:25 (UTC)

Original – A panorama of Bolungarvik in the Westfjords, Iceland taken in early July 2018 from the large avalanche dam overlooking town. Lupin, which covers much of this area of Iceland in summer, is visible at the extreme bottom left.
Reason
It is a fine representation of the village of Bolungarvik, in the Westfjords, the surrounding valley, and the mountains and common summer weather conditions.
Articles in which this image appears
Bolungarvík
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
Veggies

Promoted File:Bolungarvik Pano from Avalanche Dam.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 22:03, 25 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Haridwar Junction railway station

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Jun 2020 at 05:47:10 (UTC)

Original – Platform at Haridwar Junction railway station, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
Reason
Good EV and high quality
Articles in which this image appears
Haridwar Junction railway station
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Dmottl
  • Support as nominator – Tomer T ( talk) 05:47, 17 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Comment. It looks a little heavy on the saturation to me. There are a lot of patches of color in which one of the color channels is completely blown to black or white. The bright red duffel is maybe the most obvious, but also for instance there's near-zero red in the nearest lower blue panel on the train. There's also a lot of noise in the darker shades. — David Eppstein ( talk) 05:59, 17 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose I can't see an FP justification on EV or technical merit. Charlesjsharp ( talk) 08:24, 17 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose per Charlesjsharp -- Andrei ( talk) 09:41, 24 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 08:04, 27 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Duke, Lovell and Haise at the Apollo 11 Capcom, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Jun 2020 at 13:04:37 (UTC)

Original – From left to right, they are astronauts Charles M. Duke Jr., James A. Lovell Jr. and Fred W. Haise Jr. at Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, July 1969.
Reason
High resolution and quality and an historical significance
Articles in which this image appears
Apollo 11
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
NASA
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld ( talk) 13:04, 17 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose Photo of CAPCOM and backup astronaut does not add sigificantly to article. Charlesjsharp ( talk) 14:40, 17 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • FWIW there are five FPs in the article. Bammesk ( talk) 00:53, 19 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 21:29, 27 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Jun 2020 at 13:14:35 (UTC)

Original – Czechoslovaks carry their national flag past a burning tank in Prague, 1968
Reason
High quality and an encyclopedic value
Articles in which this image appears
Prague Spring, Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, Cold War, 3+ others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
Central Intelligence Agency

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 21:32, 27 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Thomas Jefferson Building

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Jun 2020 at 15:51:10 (UTC)

Original – Thomas Jefferson Building, c.1902
Reason
High quality and an FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Thomas Jefferson Building, Paul J. Pelz, New England Granite Works
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
William Henry Jackson, restored by Mmxx
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld ( talk) 15:51, 17 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support – Good photo of the recently completed building, good EV in the history section of the article, and good restoration. Bammesk ( talk) 00:47, 19 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support || DreamSparrow Chat 17:24, 19 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose If it's the best image, it should be in the infobox, but I prefer the one that is there. Charlesjsharp ( talk) 11:57, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • FPs don't have to be in an infobox. This image belongs in the history section. Bammesk ( talk) 15:20, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Promoted File:Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. - c. 1902.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 21:35, 27 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Common kingfisher female

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Jun 2020 at 19:12:09 (UTC)

Original – Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis ispida) female in Hungary
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. Adds value to article.
Articles in which this image appears
Common kingfisher
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis ispida) female.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 21:39, 27 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Green-crowned brilliant

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Jun 2020 at 19:14:01 (UTC)

Original – Green-crowned brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula henryi) female. Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Green-crowned brilliant
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Green-crowned brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula henryi) female.jpg -- Armbrust The Homunculus 21:40, 27 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Mudpot

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Jun 2020 at 19:19:31 (UTC)

Original – Mudpot at Sulphur Works, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
Alternative
Reason
High resolution, encyclopedic. Video presented as an alternative (FV on Commons).
Articles in which this image appears
Mudpot
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Others
Creator
Frank Schulenburg
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 19:19, 13 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support. — David Eppstein ( talk) 20:14, 13 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Comment Stub article. Needs improving before FP for its picture doesn't it? Charlesjsharp ( talk) 20:22, 13 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support either, if the video is used in the article. Bammesk ( talk) 17:26, 14 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Armbrust, Yes to the second half of your question, Geothermal areas.... is good. Bammesk ( talk) 14:54, 21 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Promoted File:Mudpot at Lassen Volcanic National Park in August 2019.webm -- Armbrust The Homunculus 18:41, 28 June 2020 (UTC) reply



People's Liberation Army

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 Jun 2020 at 08:03:27 (UTC)

Original – Members of a Chinese military honor guard march during a welcome ceremony for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace at the Ministry of Defense in Beijing, China.
Reason
FP on Commons. High quality.
Articles in which this image appears
People's Liberation Army, Military step, Goose step, Red
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
Sgt. D. Myles Cullen (USAF)
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld ( talk) 08:03, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose Doesn't add much value to People's Liberation Army article; is not a good example of the goose step; and is irrelevant for red article. Charlesjsharp ( talk) 11:53, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose I'm surprised that this passed a FP process on Commons: the composition isn't particularly good, and the colours look weird (though it might have been taken during a dust storm or period of heavy pollution, of which Beijing is notorious for). Nick-D ( talk) 23:13, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose per Nick-D -- Andrei ( talk) 09:38, 24 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose per others. -- Gnosis ( talk) 19:31, 28 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 12:17, 30 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Ho Chi Minh

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 Jun 2020 at 08:26:05 (UTC)

Original – Ho Chi Minh in Marseilles, 1921.
Reason
High resolution and quality. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Ho Chi Minh
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Unknown; restored by Jebulon
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld ( talk) 08:26, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose He took over in 1941, so I don't think a 1921 image should be the one featured. Charlesjsharp ( talk) 11:50, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support – Bammesk ( talk) 15:19, 21 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose per Charlesjsharp. I would never guess it is Ho-Chi-Minh. -- Andrei ( talk) 10:00, 26 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Support. Strong portrait. -- Gnosis ( talk) 19:30, 28 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 12:18, 30 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Douglas A-20 Havoc

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 Jun 2020 at 08:47:04 (UTC)

Original – A Douglas A-20C-BO Havoc at Langley Field, Virginia (USA), in July 1942.
Reason
High quality of an LOC picture
Articles in which this image appears
Douglas A-20 Havoc, 465th Tactical Training Squadron, United States Office of War Information
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
Alfred T. Palmer
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld ( talk) 08:47, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose I would expect FP nom to be infobox image, inless infobox image is FP already Charlesjsharp ( talk) 17:25, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Charles many of your own nominations aren't in the infobox, for example this from 2 weeks ago! and this. Infobox is not a requirement, it's not a valid oppose rational. Bammesk ( talk) 19:30, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Animal behaviour images are not placed in the infobox, where it is usual to have one male and one female portrait style image. In the damselfly article, one of the images is already FP. For the kingfisher, the composite wouldn't fit there anyway although that is irrelevant. Both the nominations you refer to add signifiant value to the articles - the core requirement of FP, even thopugh the damselfly was not promoted. Charlesjsharp ( talk) 19:59, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose rationals should be in-line with the en-WP FP criteria. Infobox is not a requirement. Commons FP is not a requirement either. In the past you have argued for multiple images showing various aspects of an animal's life or behavior, in flight, juvenile, mating, etc. Obviously not all of these fit in an infobox. In short, infobox is not a valid oppose rational (for birds or any subject). Bammesk ( talk) 20:51, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Sure, where there's logic. In this case, it is time-consuming to have to oppose such a poor nomination. I have argued without success that images should pass through FP in Commons. I will only oppose on technical grounds where I opposed at Commons FP. I am much more likely to oppose on technical grounds if a nominator has not bothered to go through Commons FP. Here should be about EV in an article. Charlesjsharp ( talk) 17:31, 21 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • My point is that images don't have to be in an infobox (for animals or any other subject). Bammesk ( talk) 19:17, 21 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose I was trying to be brief. This image adds little value to Douglas A-20 Havoc article where there are many images. This one is of little historical interest. There is no evidence that this aircraft was in 465th Tactical Training Squadron. In fact it almost certainly wasn't as the paint is wrong. Charlesjsharp ( talk) 19:52, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply
  • Oppose Badly framed and unremarkable image of a heavily photographed aircraft type with no particular EV. Nick-D ( talk) 23:11, 20 June 2020 (UTC) reply

Not Promoted -- Armbrust The Homunculus 12:18, 30 June 2020 (UTC) reply



Lantingji Xu

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Reason
Commons FP quality reproduction of this notable work.
Articles in which this image appears
Lantingji Xu, Orchid Pavilion Gathering
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/East Asian art
Creator
Original: Wang Xizhi, copy: Feng Chengsu

Promoted File:神龍蘭亭序全.JPG -- Armbrust The Homunculus 14:21, 30 June 2020 (UTC) reply



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