Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates

Valued pictures was a project to highlight images that add significant value to Wikipedia articles, either by illustrating article content particularly well, or by being a hard to obtain free use image of the content being illustrated. Per the consensus on Miscellany for Deletion, this project has been shut down.

This is not to be confused with Valued Images on Commons.

Current nominations

Chateauneuf du Faou and Aulne

Original - Châteauneuf-du-Faou on the River Aulne (downhill from its junction with the Nantes-Brest canal). Brittany, France.

Reason

High quality image with big EV. The town and Nantes-Brest canal have a very long and interesting history that add to EV. The image is VI at Commons

Articles this image appears in

Châteauneuf-du-Faou

Creator

Herbythyme

• Support as nominator --Mbz1 (talk) 01:45, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support per nom. ZooFari 01:52, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support per nom. --candle•wicke 21:47, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Not promoted No quorum. --wadester16 16:44, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Visual acuity at and beyond fixation point

Original - This picture shows the acuity of foveal vision in reading (during one eye stop). The lower line of text simulates the acuity of vision with the relative acuity percentages. To do a test close one eye, fixate the upper line at the fixation point and try to read the words to the right and left without moving your eyes. The result should be similar to the incrementally blurred lower line of text - except that you never have the impression of a blurred text. The reason: Your visual perception is already the result of a massive computational analysis made by your brain. Your system "knows" that the upper line is not blurred, so you don't see it as blurred. But the difficulty of recognition increases with the distance from the fixation point.

Reason

This diagram provides a demonstration of the fact that your eyes must move rapidly during reading since you can only read a word or two at each eye stop. The upper line allows a reader try it out for him/herself, and the lower line is a good representation of the loss of acuity over distance.

I came across this image about a month ago, and upon seeing that there is such a thing as valued images, I remembered this picture. I cannot think of another image I have encountered on Wikipedia that contributes as much to its article as this one does to eye movement in language reading. I thought of nominating that article as a GA, but then realized that the article could use a bit of work; its this picture that makes the article seem so good.

Articles this image appears in

Eye movement in language reading , Reading (process)

Creator

Hans-Werner34

• Support as nominator --TachyonJack (talk) 15:48, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support . The encyclopedic value is considerably good. - Damërung ^{...ÏìíÏ...}_{_ΞΞΞ_} . --  22:54, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
• Conditional support I'd like to see a vector version, one without having the words obscured by the diagram. ZooFari 22:56, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
• Comment I can see the EV of this diagram in printed form. However, there are a wide variety of different pixel pitches and viewing distances present. There really isn't any information about the dot pitch or anything required for accurate viewing. Noodle snacks (talk) 23:37, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support, encyclopedically valuable. --candle•wicke 21:51, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support Spiral5800 (talk) 08:08, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support Good EV, and furthermore, both mentally and visually interesting. Sophus Bie ^(talk) 10:38, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Promoted File:EyeFixationsReading.gif --wadester16 16:43, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Leonard Siffleet execution

Original - A photograph found on the body of a dead Japanese soldier showing NX143314 Sergeant (Sgt) Leonard G. Siffleet of "M" Special Unit, wearing a blindfold and with his arms tied, about to be beheaded with a sword by Yasuno Chikao. The execution was ordered by Vice Admiral Kamada, the commander of the Japanese Naval Forces at Aitape. Sgt Siffleet was captured with Private (Pte) Pattiwahl and Pte Reharin, Ambonese members of the Netherlands East Indies Forces, whilst engaged in reconnaissance behind the Japanese lines. Yasuno Chikao died before the end of the war.

Reason

Valuable image, used in many articles.

Articles this image appears in

Leonard Siffleet and others

Creator

Not known

• Support as nominator --Muhammad(talk) 15:12, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support per nominator.--Mbz1 (talk) 01:50, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support, agree with nominator. --candle•wicke 21:55, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support Great historical value. Sophus Bie ^(talk) 10:40, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support yep, EV is definitely there. ZooFari 17:13, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

Promoted File:Beheading of Leonard George Siffleet.jpg --wadester16 16:43, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Kistvaen

Original - Kistvaens are burial tombs or cists from the Neolithic age, i.e. approximately 4,000 years old.

Articles this image appears in

Kistvaen;Dartmoor kistvaens

Reason

Great EV and very good quality, already VI at commons as the most valued image on the subject.

Creator

the Herbythyme

• Support as nominator --Mbz1 (talk) 02:39, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support good angle choice :-) ZooFari 20:19, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support, per above. --candle•wicke 21:58, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
• support - Illustrates a topic very well. - Damërung ^{...ÏìíÏ...}_{_ΞΞΞ_} . --  22:54, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support Per nom. Sophus Bie ^(talk) 10:40, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Promoted File:Drizzlecombe kist 5.JPG --wadester16 16:43, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Richea pandanifolia

Original - Pandani (Richea pandanifolia) near Lake Dobson, Mt Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia

Reason

Variety of plants at different sizes. The tallest specimens in the shot are about 5m high. Only commons shot of the species and genus as far as I know.

Articles this image appears in

Richea pandanifolia, Richea

Creator

Noodle snacks

• Support as nominator --Noodle snacks (talk) 09:24, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support taxobox+2articles= good EV. ZooFari 14:14, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support--Mbz1 (talk) 02:47, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support--MandalaWill (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 03:58, 3 June 2009 (UTC).
• Support. --candle•wicke 21:56, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Promoted File:Richea pandanifolia.jpg --wadester16 16:42, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Jackson Creek, Dutchess County, New York

Original - Jackson Creek off of Noxon Road (CR 21) in Lagrangeville, Dutchess County, New York

Reason

Meets the criteria as far as I can tell

Articles this image appears in

Jackson Creek (Sprout Creek)

Creator

Juliancolton

• Support as nominator --–Juliancolton | ^Talk 04:52, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
• Comment I'm not really sure that the subject is notable enough to be honest. The article is a one line stub. I'd like to see notability better established before promotion. Noodle snacks (talk) 09:38, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

• As far as I know, images don't have to be "notable". Sorry, but is there something I'm missing here? –Juliancolton | ^Talk 14:46, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

• Refering to WP:NOTE mostly. Can you expand the article a bit? Noodle snacks (talk) 03:17, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

• I personally think that's irrelevant to the photograph itself, but sure; I'll get on that tomorrow. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 03:44, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Personally, I like to see an image used in more than 2 articles, being the lead in at least one. That implies "value" to me. wadester16 02:06, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

• Comment Can you coordinate it? ZooFari 19:54, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Not promoted --wadester16 16:44, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Hudson River

Original - Photograph of the Hudson River looking north from the Bear Mountain Bridge

Reason

High encyclopedic value, reasonable technical quality

Articles this image appears in

Hudson River, used as a minor part of about 100 others

Creator

Rolfmueller

• Support as nominator --–Juliancolton | ^Talk 04:46, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
• Comment I can't see it in Hudson River... Noodle snacks (talk) 09:34, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

• Fixed. It was an issue with the infobox. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 14:47, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Ewww, infobox image and millions of other articles. Strong support. ZooFari 03:00, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

• Support Noodle snacks (talk) 03:16, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support, agree. --candle•wicke 21:54, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support--Mbz1 (talk) 01:51, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Promoted File:Hudson river from bear mountain bridge.jpg --wadester16 16:42, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (Dugdale edition)

Original - Frontispiece to W. Dugdale's c. 1825 edition of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage:

Lo! where the Giant on the mountain stands,
His blood-red tresses deep'ning in the sun,
With death-shot glowing in his fiery hands,
And eye that scorcheth all it glares upon;
Restless it rolls, now fixed, and now anon
Flashing a far,—and at his iron feet
Destruction cowers to mark what deeds are done.
For on this morn three potent nations meet,
To shed before his shrine the blood he deems most sweet.

Reason

It's very useful to have a good-quality title page from a first or early edition in articles about books (and poems). While not the first edition, this is still quite early - 1825, seven years after the poem was completed - and the rather nice engraving adds a bit of wow to it.

Articles this image appears in

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron

Creator

I. H. Jones

• Support as nominator --Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 08:06, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
• Comment Renominated now that one month has passed. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 08:06, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
  • Original nom wadester16 05:45, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
• Support Can't spot any obvious flaws. Noodle snacks (talk) 09:39, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support EV not bad... ZooFari 14:12, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support--Mbz1 (talk) 02:48, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
• Support: Good EV. Maedin\^talk 16:56, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Promoted File:Lord Byron - Childe_Harold's Pilgimage_-_Dugdale_edition.jpg --wadester16 16:41, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Nominations older than 7 days - decision time!

Nominations in this category are older than seven days and are soon to be closed. Votes will still be accepted until closing of the nomination. Please close nominations from the bottom up.

Closing procedure

When NOT promoted, perform the following:

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

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2. Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the July archive. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Image name}} from this page to the bottom of the archive.
3. Remove the {{VPC}} talk page tag from the image and any other suggested versions. If any of those images were on Commons, be sure to tag the description pages with {{db-f2}}.
4. Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for seven days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Image name}} to the top of the section.
5. If the nominator is new to VPC, consider placing {{subst:Wikipedia:NotpromotedVPC|Nomination/image name}} on their talk page. To avoid overuse, do not use the template when in doubt.
6. If the nomination is listed at Template:VPC urgents, remove it.

When promoted, perform the following:

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

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

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2. Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the July archive. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Image name}} from this page to the bottom of the archive.
3. Update the picture's talk page tag, replacing {{VPC}} with {{ValuedPicture|image_name}} (replace image_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the image name from Wikipedia:Valued_picture_candidates/image_name), and remove {{VPC}} from alternatives of the promoted image. If the alternatives were on Commons, be sure to tag the description page with {{db-f2}}.
4. Add the image to Wikipedia:Valued pictures thumbs - newest on top. Include a link to its main article, and the creator if made by a Wikipedian. Follow examples of earlier promoted images.
5. Add the recently promoted image to the gallery at Wikipedia:Valued pictures by adding it at the top of the list and deleting the bottom picture(s), keeping the number of images in the gallery at 16. Follow the same format as for Valued pictures thumbs. Don't forget to update the number of valued pictures - in the sentence "There are currently X valued pictures."
6. Notify the nominator by placing {{subst:PromotedVPC|File:file_name.xxx}} on the nominator's talk page. For example: {{subst:PromotedVPC|File:Southern Right Whale.jpg}}.
7. If the image was created by a Wikipedian, place {{subst:UploadedVP|File:file_name.xxx}} on the creator's talk page. For example: {{subst:UploadedVP|File:Southern Right Whale.jpg}}.
8. Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for seven days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Image name}} to the top of the section.
9. If the nomination is listed at Template:VPC urgents, remove it.