Wikipedia talk:Featured picture candidates
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Picture of the day volunteers needed[edit]
Please see Wikipedia talk:Featured pictures#Picture of the day volunteers needed. Thanks, Swarm ♠ 07:08, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
limit[edit]
Not sure if there's a limit on nominations, but given there's some attention on FPC amid figuring out short-term and long-term POTD coordination, it seems like a good time to have more than two nominations going on. (i.e. maybe more eyeballs and also perhaps a need for more FPs in general for the sake of POTD). So I've just added 4. If there are objections, just remove the most recent one or two and I'll restore them when the others expire. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 00:57, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
- I think the best way to solve this problem is to consistently nominate two images a week, and vote in most nominations. MER-C 18:08, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
Warning: here be socks[edit]
Checkuser (on Commons) has confirmed that Livioandronico2013 has been vote stacking FPC noms on Commons and was socking as of today. While this user has participated in FPC here, he hasn't used his socks to vote on noms. Please keep a look out. I'm happy to block any double voting socks. MER-C 20:32, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
Question[edit]
Hi, I recently nominated an image for featured status at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Lady at the Tea Table. However, I'm seeing other editors making their nominations on this article. Will someone with more experience move my nomination page to Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates?--SamHolt6 (talk) 22:40, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
- @SamHolt6: Done. For future reference, you need to transclude it at WP:FPC#Current nominations. MER-C 20:35, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
Featured pictures not used in any articles[edit]
I ran a computer program to check whether all our featured pictures are used in articles, and found that the following 167 images weren't:
- File:Sibylla pretiosa Cryptic mantis Luc Viatour.jpg
File:Malachite, Zaire.jpg- File:Sarcophaga ruficornis fleshfly mating.jpg
- The easiest way around this is to create the species article. MER-C 19:24, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- File:Mycena sp.jpg
- Unless this can be identified, I think this should be delisted. MER-C 19:24, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
File:Pont du Gard BLS.jpg- Added to 40 articles, replacing other low resolution images. MER-C 12:52, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
- File:Constitution of the United States, page 2.jpg
- File:Fritillaria meleagris LJ barje2.jpg
File:Chapel Royal 360x180, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland - Diliff.jpg- Returned to the Chapel Royal article, with added link to panorama viewer. Ideally we'd be able to include a panorama viewer inline, as the editor who removed it is right that panoramas often don't look great inline in articles; but I think there isn't currently a way to do this? But I think it should still be in the article as it's truly stunning in the viewer. TSP (talk) 11:49, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
- File:Azurite, Burra Mine, South Australia.jpg
- File:Tawny-frogmouth.jpg
- File:Beside the Tombeau du frere Andree.jpg
- File:Dragonfly compound eyes02.jpg
- File:Leonardo da Vinci, Ginevra de' Benci, 1474-78.png
- Nominated for replacement: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Portrait of Ginevra de’ Benci. MER-C 13:00, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
- File:Common brown robberflies mating.jpg
- File:Valletta-view-from-senglea-edit1.jpg
- File:Antidorcas marsupialis 2.jpg
- File:HoryujiYumedono0363edit4.jpg
- File:Early flight 02561u (8).jpg
- File:Lichfield Cathedral Nave Columns, Staffordshire, UK - Diliff.jpg
- File:Preservewildlifeb.jpg
- File:Martha Washington.png
- File:Let L410UVP-E16 Góraszka 2008 edit2.JPG
- File:Gypsum var. selenite from Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia.jpg
- File:Crepidinae sp. (Slovenia).jpg
- File:Unidentified Papilio larva Stratford Butterfly Farm (1).jpg
- File:Mira the star-by Nasa alt crop.jpg
- File:Mute Swan Emsworth2.JPG
- File:Early flight 02561u.jpg
- File:Zabriskie Point, Death Valley, California, panorama.jpg
- File:Lothar Späth Ilsfeld 2011.JPG
- File:Camponotus sp. ant.jpg
- File:Pelophylax ridibundus JdP 2013-06-16.jpg
- File:BeadedLizard-AHPExotics.jpg
- File:Homoneura sp wb2.jpg
- File:Pied kingfisher.jpg
- File:Eryphanis sp.jpg
- File:Serengeti Impala3.jpg
- File:Beppe Grillo - Trento 2012 01.JPG
- File:GrazerRathaus-edit.jpg
- File:Peter Treveris - engraving of Trepanation for Handywarke of surgeri 1525.png
- File:Ardea picata.jpg
- File:Saltbox Concord 2.jpg
- File:Zabriskie Point-Panorama-edit2.jpg
- File:2004 Indonesia Tsunami edit.gif
- File:The Anatomy Lesson.jpg
- Looks like this has been superseded by File:Rembrandt - The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp.jpg, which is higher resolution, but slightly different color. No idea whether either color is particularly representative of the original. GMGtalk 18:22, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- Replacement appears to match official muesum reproduction. Should be a straight forward D&R nomination. MER-C 18:28, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- Looks like this has been superseded by File:Rembrandt - The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp.jpg, which is higher resolution, but slightly different color. No idea whether either color is particularly representative of the original. GMGtalk 18:22, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- File:Wu Tingfang1.jpg
- File:Bush Cockroach.jpg
- File:Juvenile pelecanus occidentalis in flight.jpg
- File:Pachycephala pectoralis - Risdon Brook.jpg
- File:Skorpionsfliege Panorpa communis male full.jpg
- File:Agassiz statue Mwc00715.jpg
- File:Gall Stereographic projection SW.JPG
- File:MotoX racing03 edit.jpg
- File:Mike Godwin June08 B recrop 5 to 7.jpg
- File:Georges Bizet - Rosabel Morrison - Carmen poster.png
- File:Israel-2013-Jaffa 01.jpg
- File:Anastomus oscitans - Bueng Boraphet.jpg
- File:Ulysses Butterfly - melbourne zoo.jpg
- File:Globe panorama03.jpg
- File:The Assassination of President Lincoln - Currier and Ives 2.png
- File:Pyle pirate relaxing b.png
- File:Junonia villida tas.jpg
- File:Aeroflot Airbus A330 Kustov edit.jpg
- File:Rosette, Titles of Sha Jahan.jpg
- File:Vietnamtunnel.jpg
- File:Redsea sandstorm May13-2005.jpg
- File:Dragonfly macro.jpg
- File:Polistes May 2013-2.jpg
- File:Regensburg Uferpanorama 08 2006 2.jpg
- File:Dahlia x hybrida.jpg
- File:Laguna Colorada MC.jpg
- File:Podarcis sicula rb edit.jpg
- File:NYC Panorama edit2.jpg
- File:Voyager 1 entering heliosheath region.jpg
- File:Zebra portrait.jpg
- File:Lugano prokudin.jpg
- File:Canada goose reflection 03.jpg
- File:Asiatic hybrid lilium stereogram flipped.jpg
- File:ApproachingNangaParbat.JPG
- File:Crepuscular rays color.jpg
- File:Su-27 on landing.jpg
- File:Mammothterracetrees.jpg
- File:SLS AMG Roadster.jpg
- File:NNC-US-1877-G$50-Half Union gold pattern (J-1548).jpg
- File:Francoise-Marguerite de Sevigne Roslin 1753.jpg
- File:Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis - DAY - 1904 - 5, Varsuva.jpg
File:Men's size 10 Sandals.jpg
- File:Halcyon pileata - Phra Non.jpg
- File:Perth CBD from Mill Point.jpg
- File:Englishtitles2-1.jpg
- File:Gotsiy3edit2.jpg
- File:Siegestor München abends.jpg
- File:Richèl Hogenkamp - Masters de Madrid 2015 - 11.jpg
- File:Darter August 2007-22 edit.jpg
- File:Sea otter nursing02.jpg
- File:Koppelpoort Amersfoort Cropped.jpg
- File:Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata.jpg
- File:Under the horse chestnut tree2.jpg
- This appears to have been replaced with File:Mary Cassatt - Under the Horse-Chestnut Tree - Google Art Project.jpg, which is higher resolution, but there is massive difference in color. No idea which one would be closer to the original color. If the latter is, then we should look to replace. GMGtalk 16:48, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- The colors are tricky for this one - the featured image is presumably color calibrated. Then there's the restoration to remove stains/dust. MER-C 18:23, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- This appears to have been replaced with File:Mary Cassatt - Under the Horse-Chestnut Tree - Google Art Project.jpg, which is higher resolution, but there is massive difference in color. No idea which one would be closer to the original color. If the latter is, then we should look to replace. GMGtalk 16:48, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- File:Bryce Canyon Amphitheater Hoodoos Panorama.jpg
- File:Superb fairy wren2 LiquidGhoul.jpg
- File:White peach and cross section edit.jpg
- File:Early flight 02562u (1).jpg
- File:Early flight 02562u.jpg
- File:Schwalbenschwanz (Papilio machaon).jpg
- File:Aust Gippsland Water Dragon, Physignathus lesueurii howittii, MRNP, jjron, 13.02.2012.jpg
- File:Jacques-Louis David, The Coronation of Napoleon edit.jpg
- Replaced with higher resolution image: File:NapoleanCoronationDavid.jpg. MER-C 21:06, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
- File:Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo.jpg
- File:Austrolestes analis.jpg
- File:Raven Manet E2 corrected.jpg
- File:Lichfield Cathedral Choir 1, Staffordshire, UK - Diliff.jpg
- File:Pimelea spicata 01 Pengo.jpg
- File:2099725 FreightElevator 135wb.jpg
- File:LagunaBeachCA photo D Ramey Logan.JPG
- File:Milvus migrans -Kathmandu, Nepal-444.jpg
- File:Oedipus and the Sphinx 1864.jpg
- File:Ghent April 2012-3.jpg
- File:Anole Lizard Hilo Hawaii edit.jpg
- File:Salzburg panorama.jpg
File:Maikel Melero - Exhibición Freestyle GP Camión de España 2013 - 01.jpg
- Restored to Freestyle motocross, but the article is a god awful mess. GMGtalk 18:29, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- File:Longhorn beetle Cerambycinae.jpg
- File:Inachis io Lill-Jansskogen.JPG
- File:Sony-Alpha-A700-Front.jpg
- File:Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis benghalensis).jpg
File:Oxya yezoensis November 2007 Osaka Japan Edit2.jpg- Has been replaced in the article by File:Oxya yezoensis November 2007 Osaka Japan Edit.jpg, which was also considered in the nomination. Species article doesn't exist. MER-C 19:24, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- File:Inveraray Castle, Argyll and Bute, Scotland-31May2010.jpg
- I'm confused. There's the image titled above, but there's also File:Inveraray Castle - south-west facade.jpg currently used on the article, although it looks like the latter was previously the same as the former but was overwritten with a totally new image. I'm having a hard time imagining how that was done in compliance with COM:OVERWRITE. GMGtalk 16:43, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- File:Johannes Vermeer, Allegory of the Catholic Faith, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.jpg
- File:Cabiria 1914 poster restored.jpg
- File:140611 - Maddison Elliott - 3b - 2012 Team processing.jpg
- File:Brighton Promenade, England - Feb 2009.jpg
- File:Amsel Weibchen aufgeplustert edit2 clone.jpg
- File:Bufonaria perelegans 2010 G1.jpg
- File:Chrysopilus Snipe fly.jpg
- File:Bluff erosion in Pacifica 2.jpg
- File:CeratopsiaI BW.jpg
- File:King's Cross Western Concourse.jpg
- File:Pycnonotus flavescens - Kaeng Krachan.jpg
- File:Jan van Eyck - Diptych - WGA07587, right panel.jpg
- File:Polish cavalry in Sochaczew(1939)a.jpg
- File:Tarangire Warzenschwein1.jpg
- File:Mammatus cloud panorama.jpg
- File:Mont St. Michel Spire.JPG
- File:Nazaré February 2013-12.jpg
- File:Jan van Eyck - Diptych - WGA07587, left panel.jpg
- File:FlyingBugPollinating-Oct15-lighter-cleaner.jpg
- File:Ph map manila.svg
- File:Giraffe08 - melbourne zoo edit.jpg
- I'd be inclined to question why this one is a FP. It's not particularly well lit or well composed, and we have 300 images of this species to choose from currently on Commons, with surely many more online that could be uploaded. Plus it's another of those sneaky Free/Not Free images that I personally don't think should really be FPs at all. GMGtalk 13:59, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
- Replaced in article by File:Giraffe08 - melbourne zoo.jpg, which was also considered in the original nomination. File:Giraffa camelopardalis head (Profil).jpg is an FP on Commons and higher resolution. MER-C 14:20, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
- Well if we're in the market for decapitated giraffes, I'd probably prefer File:Giraffa camelopardalis head (Profil).jpg. Significantly higher resolution, more interesting (although not terribly dissimilar) composition, and more dynamic lighting. GMGtalk 14:29, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
- Replaced in article by File:Giraffe08 - melbourne zoo.jpg, which was also considered in the original nomination. File:Giraffa camelopardalis head (Profil).jpg is an FP on Commons and higher resolution. MER-C 14:20, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
- I'd be inclined to question why this one is a FP. It's not particularly well lit or well composed, and we have 300 images of this species to choose from currently on Commons, with surely many more online that could be uploaded. Plus it's another of those sneaky Free/Not Free images that I personally don't think should really be FPs at all. GMGtalk 13:59, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
- File:Petra Martic Portrait, Wimbledon 2013 - Diliff.jpg
- File:Patrouille de France Radom 3 1.JPG
- File:Matterhorn Riffelsee 2005-06-11.jpg
- File:Amstel.jpg
- File:1997 F-4 Heritage Flight over Florida-edit 1.jpg
File:Jebel Akhdar view.jpgFile:Potter at work, Jaura, India.jpg- File:Jacky winter nesting.jpg
- File:QR Code Structure Example 2.svg
- Replaced with File:QR Code Structure Example 3.svg. Needs D&R, should be straight forward. MER-C 12:52, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
- File:2006 American Buffalo Proof Obverse.jpg
- Looks like this has been replaced with File:Buffalo $50 Obverse.png, which has somewhat different lighting and angle, along with a transparent background. The two are the same resolution. Probably a candidate for a delist/replace. GMGtalk 13:18, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
- File:Hector Berlioz, La Prise de Troie score cover - Restoration.jpg
- File:Taj Mahal Mosque, Agra.jpg
- File:Constitution of the United States, page 3.jpg
File:Kiril Lazarov 06.jpg- File:BMW S1000 RR Studio.JPG
- File:St Vitus stained glass.jpg
- Nominated for delisting: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/File:St Vitus stained glass.jpg. MER-C 13:01, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- File:JohnShea.jpg
- This one was replaced by a crop of the same image for the infobox. This and two crops are the only images available on Commons (or free image on the internet apparently), and I'm inclined to think that the crop, rather than the wide angle FP, is a better fit for the infobox honestly. So not sure what to do with this one. GMGtalk 13:30, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- Further to that, the crop was considered and not preferred in the original nomination. Not sure what to do with this one either - D&R is risky. MER-C 15:42, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- Could possibly replace this non-free image on Lex Luthor in other media? GMGtalk 16:38, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- Tricky - I almost feel that should be an exception? The most value for Wikipedia comes from a wider crop, which means a range of different crops can be made from it; if other crops of the image are being used, I feel there's an argument that the image is in use? Feeling that we have to wedge that exact crop into an article feels a bit contrary. TSP (talk) 17:56, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
- It's possible to use the original image in the article with {{CSS image crop}}. (But I have no idea how that works.) Armbrust The Homunculus 18:12, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
- Tricky - I almost feel that should be an exception? The most value for Wikipedia comes from a wider crop, which means a range of different crops can be made from it; if other crops of the image are being used, I feel there's an argument that the image is in use? Feeling that we have to wedge that exact crop into an article feels a bit contrary. TSP (talk) 17:56, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
- Could possibly replace this non-free image on Lex Luthor in other media? GMGtalk 16:38, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- Further to that, the crop was considered and not preferred in the original nomination. Not sure what to do with this one either - D&R is risky. MER-C 15:42, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- This one was replaced by a crop of the same image for the infobox. This and two crops are the only images available on Commons (or free image on the internet apparently), and I'm inclined to think that the crop, rather than the wide angle FP, is a better fit for the infobox honestly. So not sure what to do with this one. GMGtalk 13:30, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- File:Sparrow on ledge.jpg
- File:The sun, street light and Parallax edit.jpg
File:1 singapore national day parade 2011 fireworks.jpg- Article was deleted in 2017. Replaced dull image in lead for main article. GMGtalk 13:22, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
File:AporiaCrataegi.jpg
I suspect many of these have been superceded in articles or bumped by newbies so need to be dealt with on a case by case basis. MER-C 12:14, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
- Some of them may have been swapped out over the years by people trying to promote their own images or for various other reasons, and on inspection might turn out to still be much better than whatever's there now. Probably best to go through them with a fine-tooth comb and consider going through the FP replacement process for those that have a clearly better image used now... — Amakuru (talk) 12:16, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
- Agreed. I just booted two low resolution pictures from about 40 different articles in exchange for File:Pont du Gard BLS.jpg. If only replace nominations weren't as risky... MER-C 12:52, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
- File:Mammatus cloud panorama.jpg is one of those sneaky Free/NotFree images, where it's licensed under CC-BY-NC, and also licensed under GFDL, which means "you can't ever actually use this image according to the terms, so you may contact me and offer to pay me for it". As GFDL is being depreciated on Commons for this very reason, should we really be allowing these at FP? GMGtalk
- File:Alpine House, Kew Gardens.jpg may also need replacement per c:Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Alpine House, Kew Gardens, 2018 edit.jpg. MER-C 19:17, 13 November 2018 (UTC)