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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Sep 2018 at 14:58:22 (UTC)

Original – Anny Duperey in 1971
Reason
high quality image used as a lead image
Articles in which this image appears
Anny Duperey
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Fernand Michaud, imported and retouched by Yann

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:31, 6 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalOgoy Island in winter, Lake Baikal, Pribaikalsky National Park, Russia.
Reason
Stunning photograph, featured on Commons, (and was finalist in their picture of the year 2017). Also won Wiki Loves Earth last year.
Articles in which this image appears
Ogoy Island, Wiki Loves Earth
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Sergey Pesterev
A 16 mm lens on a full-frame Nikon - as stated in the EXIF data on the image page... ;-) Oppose because it quite misrepresents the island - compare with this: [1] --Janke | Talk 18:59, 4 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:38, 12 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Trick water skiier Theresa Schmidberger at an event in Austria in 2017
Reason
High quality action shot.
Articles in which this image appears
water skiing
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Sport
Creator
Isiwal

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:09, 13 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Wooly torch (Cleistocactus strausii)
Reason
High quality image of a fine specimen of a cactus with unusual appearance
Articles in which this image appears
Cleistocactus strausii
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Plants/Others
Creator
Rhododendrites

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:09, 13 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Crimson pitcherplant (Sarracenia leucophylla)
Reason
Good quality, high EV, already FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Sarracenia leucophylla
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Rhododendrites

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:12, 13 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Evolution of a tornado, a composite of 8 images of a tornado as it moves across the landscape
Reason
well done composite of 8 images showing the evolution of a single tornado as it moved across the landscape
Articles in which this image appears
Tornado, tornadogenesis, tornado outbreak sequence of May 22–26, 2016
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather
Creator
JasonWeingart
  • Watching the video segment 00:50 to 00:59, it is clear that the sequence is from left to right. Bammesk (talk) 12:09, 8 September 2018 (UTC) . . . Freezing the frames shows minute details where ground meets sky. Those details establish a reference for location. Timing of individual frames establishes a reference for time. Bammesk (talk) 12:38, 8 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Oppose – Perhaps I'm overly fastidious, but I wonder if some readers might interpret the image – which carries no time-sequence markings – as a photo of one huge, many-tailed storm – ?? Sca (talk) 21:38, 9 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Reluctant oppose per Sca. I think that a better caption and clearer separation of the images are important. The image and caption could be edited to address these concerns, and if the edits were done then I would happily consider changing to support. --Pine 19:32, 10 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:14, 13 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalJohn Peter Russell, Vincent van Gogh, 1886, Van Gogh Museum
Reason
High quality image, good EV and good quality scan. It is the earliest and, according to specialists, most realistic painting of Van Gogh by one of his contemporaries, and reportedly his favourite.
Articles in which this image appears
John Peter Russell, Vincent van Gogh (Russell painting), portrait painting, portraits of Vincent van Gogh, Australian art
FP category for this image
Paintings
Creator
John Peter Russell

Promoted File:Vincent van Gogh - s0273V1962 - Van Gogh Museum.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:16, 13 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCrucibulum spinosum
Reason
Not sure how far standards have risen since the last time I was here way back when, but this photo was unanimously featured on Commons last year.
Articles in which this image appears
Crucibulum spinosum, List of the Cenozoic life of Florida
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Molluscs
Creator
H. Zell

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:08, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Nine Sovereigns at Windsor for the funeral of King Edward VII, photographed on 20 May 1910. Standing, from left to right: King Haakon VII of Norway, Tsar Ferdinand of the Bulgarians, King Manuel II of Portugal and the Algarves, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and King of Prussia, King George I of the Hellenes and King Albert I of the Belgians. Seated, from left to right: King Alfonso XIII of Spain, King George V of the United Kingdom and King Frederick VIII of Denmark.
Reason
Encyclopedic image of largest gathering of monarchs in European history.
Articles in which this image appears
Funeral of King Edward VII
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
W. & D. Downey
What a lot of gold braid. Too bad all those mustachioed monarchs, many of whom were related one way or another, couldn't have agreed – four years before WWI – never to go to war. Sca (talk) 21:30, 9 September 2018 (UTC) [reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:09, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A comprehensive view of Hong Kong Island at dusk, from Victoria Harbour. Observed from the left are the several core business districts of the city: Wan Chai, Admiralty, Central. This skyline includes some of the greatest works of architecture and civil engineering of the 20th century, with notable structures such as Bank of China Tower, HSBC Building, International Finance Centre, and HKCEC.
Reason
A stunning image showing the iconic skyline of Hong Kong Island at dusk. It is a technically well done with perfect stitching and exposure through the entire panorama. This image exemplifies high encyclopedic value, showcasing the world's most impressive works of architecture, civil engineering, and urban planning. The image has appeared in a featured article and a featured list.
Articles in which this image appears
Hong Kong, Victoria Harbour, List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
temppic

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:44, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Saturn in natural color approaching equinox, photographed by Cassini in July 2008. The dot in the bottom left corner is Titan.
Reason
Great image, featured on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Saturn, Cassini–Huygens, etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
NASA / JPL / Space Science Institute

Promoted File:Saturn during Equinox.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:34, 20 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – The interior of Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Alternative
Reason
I think we should have at least one featured picture of this subject and present these featured pictures on Commons (c:Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Notre-Dame Basilica Interior, Montreal, Canada - Diliff.jpg, c:Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica) for consideration.
Articles in which this image appears
Notre-Dame Basilica (Montreal)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
David Iliff (main) and Diego Delso (alternative)
I'm going to think about that aspect.... Sca (talk) 13:57, 12 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support orig. – On second thought, agree with Mattximus. – Sca (talk) 21:07, 12 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Hey, I'm back! (not really, but I did get notified about this and thought it was worth giving my 2c). I have to say that I believe my image is more faithful to the interior (at least when I took it). Mine was taken in January in midwinter, so there is no ambient light from outside, whereas I understand Diego's image was taken in summer where there is ambient light entering the cathedral. So that partially explains the brightness difference. I do often take issue with how Diego processes his HDR images, I find they are often too bright and don't respect the natural tones of the scene and I think it is also the case here. One thing I would say is that my image actually looks a lot darker in the thumbnail than it does when viewed full screen. I think when viewed full screen it is low-key but all necessary detail clearly visible, with good dynamic range (for a non HDR image from 2006, anyway!). Ðiliff «» (Talk) 23:57, 12 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, Dave. Sca (talk)

Promoted File:Notre-Dame Basilica Interior, Montreal, Canada - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:38, 20 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]




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Original – Male african buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer) with attendant cattle egret. In the Chobe National Park, Botswana
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
African buffalo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:African buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer) male with cattle egret.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:12, 23 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAfrican bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) female with six-week-old baby.jpg in Matetsi Safari Area, Zimbabwe
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
African bush elephant
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:12, 23 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Wild Geranium flowers in spring in natural habitat, Massachusetts, United States
Reason
representative image, good resolution, shows intricate features of flower, photographed in natural habitat
Articles in which this image appears
Geranium maculatum, Geranium
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
PhotoDoc

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:43, 25 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Mount Stuart House
Reason
Highly detailed, well executed composite of this category A listed building. It's debatable as to whether the image should be cropped to remove a bit of the foreground, but I'll leave that up to you to decide.
Articles in which this image appears
Mount Stuart House
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Colin
I've changed my vote to support per comments above. 344917661X (talk) 17:43, 22 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mount Stuart House 2018-08-25.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:50, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The MS Silja Serenade navigating the Stockholm archipelago
Reason
Featured image on Commons, de.wp and pl.wp.
Articles in which this image appears
MS Silja Serenade
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Water
Creator
Wladyslaw

Promoted File:Silja Serenade in Stockholm.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:36, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Nintendo Switch, a hybrid portable/home console released by Nintendo in 2017. It is shown here in the docked/home mode, with the controllers detached from the main unit and in the included grip.
Reason
High quality image of the Nintendo Switch captured by one of the best photographers on Wikipedia.
Articles in which this image appears
Eighth generation of video game consoles, History of Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo video game consoles
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator
Evan-Amos
Obviously, these images are fine for the narrow purpose of illustrating the devices they depict. But they are of zero interest to the great majority of the millions of readers who view the Main Page daily – i.e., those who do not play video games. Sca (talk) 16:30, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I'm pretty sure the majority of people visiting the main page have played or currently play video games, wether they are casual gamers, hardcore gamers or people who used to play video games, but have stopped. Just because a picture we feature on the front page isn't interesting to most people, doesn't mean we aren't putting the picture on the front page. 344917661X (talk) 21:06, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 • Your being "pretty sure" would seem to be a reflection your personal interests.
 • On this page, we aren't putting anything on the "front page." Whether an FP candidate may end up being posted as a TFP on the Main Page depends on its fate here and, as far as I understand it, on choices made by a POTD coordinator. Sca (talk) 22:03, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
If you want proof that a lot of people play video games, then here's proof [3], according to this chart, 2.3 billion people play video games worldwide, and I find it very likely the a ton of people who visit the front page are active gamers and I could care less if it doesn't get featured on the front page, I just want the picture to get promoted the Featured Picture status. If you think Statista is unreliable, then here's another source that says that nearly 70 percent of Americans play video games [4] and a lot of our viewers come from United states, at least according to alexa internet [5]. Also, like I said before, Just because a picture we feature on the front page isn't interesting to most people, doesn't mean we aren't putting the picture on the front page. Featured Pictures are not determined by popularity, they are determined by the quality of the image. 344917661X (talk) 22:58, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Assuming your source, Statista, is correct, less than a third (30.6 percent) of the 7.5+ billion population of Earth plays video games. U.S. residents who speak English as a first or second language, totaling 283 million, comprise a mere fraction (3.7 percent) of the global population. Your second source, Variety, says 67 percent of Americans play video games – which based on an English-speaking population of 283 million would be about 190 million, or 2.5 percent of the world population. In no way do these statistics indicate that a majority of readers visiting the Main Page of the English-language Wikipedia play video games.
Photos of modern electronic devices are, for the most part, inherently boring in terms of useful visual information, limiting their interest overwhelmingly to users of such devices. Sca (talk) 15:39, 18 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, there may be no proof that the majority of people visiting the main page play video games, but that is not a determining factor on wether or not a featured picture gets to go on the front page, like I said before, featured pictures are not determined by popularity, they are determined by the quality of the image. If you are going to provide an argument against this picture being promoted to featured article status, it has to be related to problems with the image and not how interesting it would be to most people. 344917661X (talk) 19:27, 18 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The majority of people aren't interested in specific bird species. The majority of people aren't interested in map projections. As per 344917661X, popularity is fairly irrelevant, and I feel that this specific discussion went a bit off-the-rails. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 14:43, 20 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Care to elaborate? 344917661X (talk) 19:29, 18 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Just a rather boring photo that doesn't show it in portable mode. Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:59, 19 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Would it have been better to nominate a set of this image + File:Nintendo-Switch-wJoyCons-BlRd-Standing-FL.jpg (by the same photographer). Chris857 (talk) 14:24, 19 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Nintendo-Switch-Console-Docked-wJoyConRB.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:41, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Two juvenile Nubian ibex kids in Mitzpe Ramon, Israel
Reason
EV, clarity, cuteness
Articles in which this image appears
Nubian ibex
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Rhododendrites

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:39, 30 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Eurasian brown bear
Reason
Commons FP, main image for the article, and illustrates this animal well
Articles in which this image appears
Eurasian brown bear, Brown bear, List of national animals, Whipsnade Zoo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Francis C. Franklin

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:08, 30 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Human skulls at the Nyamata Genocide Memorial, Rwanda
Reason
Commons FP, and it's the main image for the article Rwandan genocide. Displays of the skulls of victims are a common theme in genocide memorial sites across Rwanda.
Articles in which this image appears
Rwandan genocide, Rwanda, Nyamata Genocide Memorial + 33 others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator
Fanny Schertzer

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:08, 30 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Coventry Cathedral
Reason
pic of the old Cathedral, bombed in WW2, which is a Commons FP.
Articles in which this image appears
Coventry Cathedral, Coventry, The Blitz
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Andrew Walker

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:10, 30 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]