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Featured picture candidates

Featured picture candidates are images that the community will vote on, to determine whether or not they will be highlighted as some of the finest on Commons. This page lists the candidates to become featured pictures. The picture of the day images are selected from featured pictures.

Old candidates for Featured pictures are listed here. There are also chronological lists of featured pictures: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and current month.

For another overview of our finest pictures, take a look at our annual picture of the year election.

Formal things[edit]

Nominating[edit]

Guidelines for nominators[edit]

Please read the complete guidelines before nominating.

This is a summary of what to look for when submitting and reviewing FP candidates:

  • Licensing – Images licensed with solely "GFDL" or "GFDL and an NC-only license" are not acceptable due the restrictions placed on re-use by these licenses.
  • Resolution – Raster images of lower resolution than 2 million pixels (pixels, not bytes) are typically rejected unless there are strong mitigating reasons. This does not apply to vector graphics (SVGs).
    • Graphics on Commons are not only viewed on conventional computer screens. They may be used in high-resolution print versions, and the images may be cropped to focus on portions of the image. See Commons:Why we need high resolution media for more information.
  • Scans – While not official policy, Help:Scanning provides advice on the preparation of various types of images that may be useful.
  • General quality – pictures being nominated should be of high technical quality.
  • Digital manipulations must not deceive the viewer. Digital manipulation for the purpose of correcting flaws in an image is generally acceptable, provided it is limited, well-done, and not intended to deceive.
    • For photographs, typical acceptable manipulations include cropping, perspective correction, sharpening/blurring, and color/exposure correction. More extensive manipulations, such as removal of distracting background elements, should be clearly described in the image text, by means of the {{Retouched picture}} template. Undescribed or mis-described manipulations which cause the main subject to be misrepresented are never acceptable. For images made from more than one photo, you can use the {{Panorama}} or {{Focus stacked image}} templates.
    • For historic images, acceptable manipulations might include digitally fixing rips, removal of stains, cleanup of dirt, and, for mass-produced artworks such as engravings, removal of flaws inherent to the particular reproduction, such as over-inking. Careful color adjustments may be used to bring out the original work from the signs of ageing, though care should be taken to restore a natural appearance. The original artistic intent should be considered when deciding whether it is appropriate to make a change. Edits to historic material should be documented in detail within the file description, and an unedited version should be uploaded and cross linked for comparison.
  • Value – our main goal is to feature most valuable pictures from all others. Pictures should be in some way special, so please be aware that:
    • almost all sunsets are aesthetically pleasing, and most such pictures are not in essence different from others,
    • night-shots are pretty but normally more details can be shown on pictures taken at daytime,
    • beautiful does not always mean valuable.
Artworks, illustrations, and historical documents[edit]

There are many different types of non-photographic media, including engravings, watercolors, paintings, etchings, and various others. Hence, it is difficult to set hard-and-fast guidelines. However, generally speaking, works can be divided into three types: Those that can be scanned, those that must be photographed, and those specifically created to illustrate a subject.

Works that must be photographed include most paintings, sculptures, works too delicate or too unique to allow them to be put on a scanner, and so on. For these, the requirements for photography, below, may be mostly followed; however, it should be noted that photographs which cut off part of the original painting are generally not considered featurable.

Works that may be scanned include most works created by processes that allow for mass distribution − for instance, illustrations published with novels. For these, it is generally accepted that a certain amount of extra manipulation is permissible to remove flaws inherent to one copy of the work, since the particular copy – of which hundreds, or even thousands of copies also exist – is not so important as the work itself.

Works created to serve a purpose include diagrams, scientific illustrations, and demonstrations of contemporary artistic styles. For these, the main requirement is that they serve their purpose well.

Provided the reproduction is of high quality, an artwork generally only needs one of the following four things to be featurable:

  • Notable in its own right: Works by major artists, or works that are otherwise notable, such as the subjects of a controversy.
  • Of high artistic merit: Works which, while not particularly well known, are nonetheless wonderful examples of their particular type or school of art.
  • Of high historic merit: The historical method values very early illustrations of scenes and events over later ones. Hence, a work of poor quality depicting a contemporaneous historical event can be nonetheless important, even if the artistic merit is relatively low. Likewise, scans or photographs of important documents – which may not be at all artistic – nonetheless may be highly valuable if the documents are historically significant. The reason for the image's historical importance should be briefly stated in the nomination, for those reviewers unfamiliar with the subject.
  • Of high illustrative merit: Works that illustrate or help explain notable subjects, for instance, illustrations of books, scientific subjects, or technical processes. The amount of artistic merit required for these will vary by subject, but, for instance, an illustration that makes the working of a complicated piece of machinery very clear need not be notable as a piece of artwork as well, whereas an illustration for a book might well be expected to reach much higher artistic standards.

Digital restorations must also be well documented. An unedited version of the image should be uploaded locally, when possible, and cross-linked from the file description page. Edit notes should be specified in detail, such as "Rotated and cropped. Dirt, scratches, and stains removed. Histogram adjusted and colors balanced."

Photographs[edit]

On the technical side, we have focus, exposure, composition, movement control and depth of field.

  • Focus – every important object in the picture should normally be sharp.
  • Exposure refers to the shutter diaphragm combination that renders an image with a tonal curve that ideally is able to represent in acceptable detail shadows and highlights within the image. This is called latitude. Images can be on the low side of the tonal curve (low range), the middle (middle range) or high side (upper range). Lack of shadow detail is not necessarily a negative characteristic. In fact, it can be part of the desired effect. Burned highlights in large areas are a distracting element.
  • Composition refers to the arrangement of the elements within the image. The "Rule of thirds" is one useful guideline. Horizons should almost never be placed in the middle, where they "cut" the image in half. Often, a horizon creating a top or bottom third of the space works better. The main idea is to use space to create a dynamic image.
    • Foreground and background – foreground and background objects may be distracting. You should check that something in front of the subject doesn't hide important elements and that something in background doesn't spoil the composition (for example that the streetlight doesn't "stand" on someone's head).
  • Movement control refers to the manner in which motion is represented in the image. Motion can be frozen or blurred. Neither one is better than the other. It is the intention of representation. Movement is relative within the objects of the image. For example, photographing a race car that appears frozen in relation to the background does not give us a sense of speed or motion, so technique dictates to represent the car in a frozen manner but with a blurred background, thus creating the sense of motion, this is called "panning". On the other hand, representing a basketball player in a high jump frozen in relation to everything else, due to the "unnatural" nature of the pose would be a good photograph.
  • Depth of field (DOF) refers to the area in focus in front of and beyond main subject. Depth of field is chosen according to the specific needs of every picture. Large or small DOF can either way add or subtract to the quality of the image. Low depth of field can be used to bring attention to the main subject, separating it from the general environment. High depth of field can be used to emphasize space. Short focal length lenses (wide angles) yield large DOF, and vice versa, long focal lenses (telephotos) have shallow DOF. Small apertures yield large DOF and conversely, large apertures yield shallow DOF.

On the graphic elements we have shape, volume, color, texture, perspective, balance, proportion, noise, etc.

  • Shape refers to the contour of the main subjects.
  • Volume refers to the three dimensional quality of the object. This is accomplished using side light. Contrary to general belief, front lighting is not the best light. It tends to flatten subject. Best light of day is early morning or late afternoon.
  • Color is important. Oversaturated colors are not good.
  • Texture refers to the quality of the surface of the subject. It is enhanced by side lighting… it is the "feel" to the touch.
  • Perspective refers to the "angle" accompanied by lines that disappear into a vanishing point that may or may not be inside the image.
  • Balance refers to the arrangement of subjects within the image that can either give equal weight or appear to be heavier on one side.
  • Proportion refers to the relation of size of objects in picture. Generally, we tend to represent small objects small in relation to others, but a good technique is to represent small objects large contrary to natural size relationship. For example, a small flower is given preponderance over a large mountain…. This is called inversion of scales.
Not all elements must be present. Some photographs can be judged on individual characteristics, that is, an image can be about color or texture, or color AND texture, etc.
  • Noise refers to unwanted corruption of color brightness and quality and can be caused by underexposure. It is not a desirable quality and can be grounds for opposition.
  • Symbolic meaning or relevance … Opinion wars can begin here … A bad picture of a very difficult subject is better than a good picture of an ordinary subject. A good picture of a difficult subject is an extraordinary photograph.
Images can be culturally biased by the photographer and/or the observer. The meaning of the image should be judged according to the cultural context of the image, not by the cultural context of the observer. An image "speaks" to people, and it has the capacity to evoke emotion such as tenderness, rage, rejection, happiness, sadness, etc. Good photographs are not limited to evoking pleasant sensations …

You will maximise the chances of your nominations succeeding if you read the complete guidelines before nominating.

Video and audio[edit]

Please nominate videos, sounds, music, etc. at Commons:Featured media candidates.

Set nominations[edit]

If a group of images are thematically connected in a direct and obvious way, they can be nominated together as a set. A set should fall under one of the following types:

  • Faithful digital reproductions of works notable in their own right, which the original author clearly intended to be viewed as a set. Examples: pages in a pamphlet, crops (puzzle pieces) of a prohibitively large scan, a pair of pendant paintings. Not acceptable: Arbitrary selection of sample works by an artist.
  • A sequence of images showing the passage of time. They could depict frames of a moving/changing object or a static object during different times of day or different seasons. Examples: diagrams illustrating a process, steps of a dance, metamorphosis of an insect, maps/drawings/photos of the same subject over the years (frame of view should be more or less the same).
  • A group of images depicting the same subject from different viewpoints, preferably taken under the same lighting conditions when possible. Examples: Exterior and interior of a building, different facades of a building, different interior views, obverse and inverse of a banknote/coin. Not acceptable: A selection of different rooms in a skyscraper, the facade of a church plus an organ, any images of fundamentally different scopes.
  • A group of images which show all possible variations of a particular class of object. Examples: Male and female versions of an animal (preferably in the same setting), all known species of a genus. Not acceptable: A few breeds of cats (unless they share a defining characteristic and represent all possible examples of that).

Simple tutorial for new users[edit]

Tutorial: Nominate on COM:FPC
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NOTE: You don't need to worry if you are not sure, other users will try their best to help you.

Adding a new nomination[edit]

If you believe that you have found or created an image that could be considered valuable, with appropriate image description and licensing, then do the following.

Step 1: copy the image name into this box, after the text already present in the box, for example, Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Your image filename.jpg. Then click on the "create new nomination" button.

All single files:

For renominations, simply add /2 after the filename. For example, Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Foo.jpg/2

All set nomination pages should begin "Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/", e.g. "Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/My Nomination".


Step 2: follow the instructions on the page that you are taken to, and save that page.

Step 3: manually insert a link to the created page at the top of Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list: Click here, and add the following line to the TOP of the nominations list:

{{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Your image filename.jpg}}

Galleries and FP categories: Please add a gallery page and section heading from the list at Commons FP galleries. Write the code as Page name#Section heading. For example: Commons:Featured pictures/Sports#Individual sports An image will only appear ONE time in the galleries. After a successful nomination, the image can be placed in several of the Featured pictures categories.

Optional: if you are not the creator of the image, please notify them using {{subst:FPC-notice|Your image filename.jpg}} -- ~~~~.

Note: Do not add an 'Alternative' image when you create a nomination. Selecting the best image is part of the nomination process. Alternatives are for a different crop or post-processing of the original image, or a closely related image from the same photo session (limited to 1 per nomination), if they are suggested by voters.

Voting[edit]

Editors whose accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. Everybody can vote for their own nominations. Anonymous (IP) votes are not allowed.

You may use the following templates:

  • {{Support}} ( Support),
  • {{Oppose}} ( Oppose),
  • {{Neutral}} ( Neutral),
  • {{Comment}} ( Comment),
  • {{Info}} ( Info),
  • {{Question}} ( Question),
  • {{Request}} ( Request).

You may indicate that the image has no chance of success with the template {{FPX|reason - ~~~~}}, where reason explains why the image is clearly unacceptable as a FP. The template can only be used when there are no support votes other than the one from the nominator.

A well-written review helps participants (photographers, nominators and reviewers) improve their skills by providing insight into the strengths and weaknesses of a picture. Explain your reasoning, especially when opposing a candidate (which has been carefully selected by the author/nominator). English is the most widely understood language on Commons, but any language may be used in your review. A helpful review will often reference one or more of the criteria listed above.

Unhelpful reasons for opposing include:

  • No reason
  • "I don't like it" and other empty assessments
  • "You can do better" and other criticisms of the author/nominator rather than the image

Remember also to put your signature (~~~~).

Featured picture delisting candidates[edit]

Over time, featured picture standards change. It may be decided that for some pictures which were formerly "good enough", this is no longer the case. This is for listing an image which you believe no longer deserves to be a featured picture. For these, vote:

Text to use Displays as Meaning
{{Keep}}  Keep It deserves to remain a featured picture
{{Delist}}  Delist It does not deserve to be a featured picture anymore.

This can also be used for cases in which a previous version of an image was promoted to FP, but a newer version of the image has been made and is believed to be superior to the old version, e.g. a newly edited version of a photo or a new scan of a historical image. In particular, it is not intended for replacing older photos of a particular subject with newer photos of the same subject, or in any other case where the current FP and the proposed replacement are essentially different images. For these nominations, vote:

Text to use Displays as Meaning
{{Keep}}  Keep Do not replace the old image with the new image as a FP.
{{Delistandreplace}}  Delist and replace Replace the current FP with the proposed replacement.

If you believe that some picture no longer meets the criteria for FP, you can nominate it for delisting, copying the image name into this box, after the text already present in the box:


In the new delisting nomination page just created you should include:

  • Information on the origin of the image (creator, uploader);
  • A link to the original FP nomination (it will appear under "Links" on the image description page);
  • Your reasons for nominating the image and your username.

After that, you have to manually insert a link to the created page at the top of Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list.

As a courtesy, leave an informative note on the talk page(s) of the original creator, uploader(s), and nominator with a link to the delisting candidate. {{subst:FPC-notice-removal}} can be used for this purpose.

Featured picture candidate policy[edit]

General rules[edit]

  1. The voting period is 9 complete days counted from the nomination. After the end of this period the result will be determined. Votes added on day 10 and after are not counted.
  2. Nominations by anonymous contributors are welcome.
  3. Contributions to discussion by anonymous contributors are welcome.
  4. Only registered contributors whose Commons accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. Exception: registered users can always vote in their own nominations no matter the account age and number of edits.
  5. Nominations do not count as votes. Support must be explicitly stated.
  6. Nominators and authors can withdraw their nominated pictures at any time. This is done by adding the following template: {{Withdraw}} ~~~~. Also, remember that if more than one version is nominated, you should explicitly state which version you are withdrawing.
  7. Remember, the goal of the Wikimedia Commons project is to provide a central repository for free images to be used by all Wikimedia projects, including possible future projects. This is not simply a repository for Wikipedia images, so images should not be judged here on their suitability for that project.
  8. Rules of the 5th day based on vote counts on day number 5 (day of nomination + 5):
    1. Pictures are speedy declined if they have fewer than two support votes.
    2. Pictures are speedy promoted if they have 10 support votes or more and no oppose votes. (Note that if it takes more than five days to reach this threshold, the picture can be promoted as soon as it is reached.) This does not apply to nominations containing at least one ‘Alternative’ image – because it is possible that another image can overtake the one in the lead during the last days, such nominations are never closed early.
    3. Once either speedy criterion is reached, the voting period is considered closed, and no more votes may be added.
  9. Pictures tagged {{FPX}} may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied, provided there are no support votes other than that of the nominator.
  10. Pictures tagged {{FPD}} (FP-Denied) may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied.
  11. Only two active nominations by the same user (that is, nominations under review and not yet closed) are allowed. The main purpose of this measure is to contribute to a better average quality of nominations, by driving nominators/creators to choose carefully the pictures presented to the forum.

Featuring and delisting rules[edit]

A candidate will become a featured picture in compliance with following conditions:

  1. Appropriate license (of course)
  2. At least seven  Support votes (or 7  Delist votes for a delist) at the end of nine days
  3. Ratio of supporting/opposing votes at least 2/1 (a two-thirds majority); same for delist/keep votes
  4. Two different versions of the same picture cannot both be featured, but only the one with higher level of support, as determined by the closer. Whenever the closer is not sure which version has consensus to be featured, they should attempt to contact the voters to clarify their opinions if not clear from the nomination page.

The delisting rules are the same as those for FPs, with voting taking place over the same time period. The rule of the 5th day is applied to delisting candidates that have received no votes to delist, other than that of the proposer, by day 5. There is also a limit of two active delisting nominations per user, which is in addition to the limit of two active regular nominations.

The FPCBot handles the vote counting and closing in most cases, current exceptions are candidates containing multiple versions of the image as well as FPXed and withdrawn nominations. Any experienced user may close the requests not handled by the bot. For instructions on how to close nominations, see Commons:Featured picture candidates/What to do after voting is finished. Also note that there is a manual review stage between when the bot has counted the votes and before the nomination is finally closed by the bot; this manual review can be done by any user familiar with the voting rules.

Above all, be polite[edit]

Please don't forget that the image you are judging is somebody's work. Avoid using phrases like "it looks terrible" and "I hate it". If you must oppose, please do so with consideration. Also remember that your command of English might not be the same as someone else's. Choose your words with care.

Happy judging… and remember… all rules can be broken.

See also[edit]

Table of contents[edit]

List may contain works considered Not Safe for Work (nudity).

Nominators are requested, out of courtesy, to include the {{Nsfw}} template with such images. Users may select the gadget in user preferences "Deferred display of images tagged with {{Nsfw}} on COM:FPC" to enable the template's effect of hiding the image until selected.

Refresh page for new nominations: purge this page's cache

Featured picture candidates[edit]

File:Dar El Hadith - 20240512 153022.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 May 2024 at 17:13:59 (UTC)
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Islamic decoration in the entrance to Dar al-Hadith, Tlemcen (Algeria)

File:Two black cabs with Big Ben in the background.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 May 2024 at 14:01:36 (UTC)
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Two iconic black cabs with Big Ben in the background

File:Close wing Basking of Spindasis vulcanus (Fabricius, 1775) - Common Silverline WLB.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 May 2024 at 11:53:21 (UTC)
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Close wing Basking of Spindasis vulcanus (Fabricius, 1775) - Common Silverline

File:At Paraty 2023 080 - High tide at Rua da Praia.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 May 2024 at 08:15:55 (UTC)
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High tide at Rua da Praia, Paraty

File:At La Palma 2023 097 - Salinas de Fuencaliente.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 May 2024 at 19:49:13 (UTC)
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Salinas de Fuencaliente with the old and new lighthouses, La Palma

File:Tanner at work, Medina of Marrakesh.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 May 2024 at 17:15:43 (UTC)
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Tanner at work, Medina of Marrakesh
Nice photo! Are you sure he is a tanner or has there been a simple mix-up in the translation? A tanner is someone who process the raw hides into leather, a very hazardous and revolting job. After that the leather goes to a currier who dyes and prepare the leather before it can be made into different things by a leather worker. Traditionally, such craftsmen are called "saddlers" even if they make other things from leather than saddles. Perhaps he performs all three professions and we only see one of them (leather working) here in the photo. Love the cat! :-) --Cart (talk) 17:46, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Screws city line.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 May 2024 at 11:38:34 (UTC)
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Screws city skyline

File:TPF RBDe 560 Chocolat Express Viaduc de Grandfey.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 May 2024 at 11:04:36 (UTC)
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A TPF RBDe 560 "Domino" unit in Chocolate Express livery crosses the Grandfey Viaduct, Switzerland. The train is running as RE2 3815 Broc-Chocolaterie - Bern.

File:Pécheur sur son bateau à Kerkennah.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 May 2024 at 07:43:10 (UTC)
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Pécheur sur son bateau à Kerkennah

File:Moeraseik (Quercus palustris), 29-04-2024 (d.j.b.).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 May 2024 at 04:11:58 (UTC)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:094 Wild female Alpine Ibex at Creux du Van Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 May 2024 at 00:54:37 (UTC)
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Wild female Alpine Ibex at Creux du Van

File:Mujeres trabajadoras de la tierra haciendo producción agroecológica - Berna Gaitán Otarán - 03.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 May 2024 at 21:02:26 (UTC)
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Women land workers doing agricultural production in Santa Fe, Argentina

File:EduardoVII(AR-MCR-AWM-CM-0065).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 May 2024 at 18:39:30 (UTC)
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Edward VIII, en su visita a Argentina en el año 1925.

Alternative version[edit]

 Thank you for nominating this image. Unfortunately, it does not fall within the Guidelines and is unlikely to succeed for the following reason: This is not going to pass. Yann (talk) 08:24, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply] Anyone other than the nominator who disagrees may override this template by changing {{FPX}} to {{FPX contested}} and adding a vote in support. Voting will then continue in the usual way. If not contested within 24 hours, this nomination may be closed.

File:Bangkok - Rama VIII Bridge at sunrise Jan 2024.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 May 2024 at 15:26:41 (UTC)
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Rama VIII Bridge, Bangkok

File:Fringe-fingered Lizard.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 May 2024 at 07:08:08 (UTC)
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Fringe-fingered Lizard in in the Dghoumes national park in the south of Tunisia

File:Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) (32532118720).jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 May 2024 at 23:26:17 (UTC)
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A great white shark about to bite out of a fish lure

 I withdraw my nomination -- WildMouse76 (talk) 01:40, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Magenta G5 aurora over Tuntorp, Lysekil Municipality 11.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 May 2024 at 16:49:41 (UTC)
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Looking straight up into the magenta Aurora Borealis over Tuntorp, Brastad, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden
  • Auroras are not like most light sources we are used to. They are not constant, like when you photograph sunlight, lamps or the moon. Instead they move constantly and quickly (the link is a good real time video of a lively aurora), kind of like smoke in the wind. They pulsate and throb, one moment you can have a bright formation to your left and 1/4 sec later it can flicker out and a new pulse/ray/squiggle of light appear above or to the right, and this aurora was extremely lively. This random pattern makes it impossible to set the camera perfectly and there will be some posterization if you want to catch the best of these light shows. If you shoot an aurora, you have to take the good with the bad. Also, in this photo, not all variances in luminescence are are due to the aurora. Some of them are small thin clouds. The night started out cloudy, but they began to disappear so I could catch some of the aurora. The small clouds are easier to see in some other photos, like this taken on the same spot, but down towards the horizon. The whole series is in this category. --Cart (talk) 10:56, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm not questioning the camera settings, those seem perfectly reasonable. Is posterization also present in the raw file? If so, the issue is indeed due to camera limitations and there is not much that can be done without misrepresenting the aurora. However, in my own pictures I can only recall a couple that showed posterization on the original image. In all other instances posterization was caused by something I did during editing (e.g., clipping channels) or exporting (e.g., choosing the wrong colour space, using too much JPEG compression). --Julesvernex2 (talk) 11:35, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
My dear Julesvernex2, your prominent collection of cameras is so way, way, way much better than the two I have, so of course you don't have these problems. My aurora photos are actually among the least processed of all my photos. All edits on aurora photos from such an inferior camera will only make things worse, so I use a very light touch. But the camera is what it is, totally inadequate for professional night photos, but I like to photograph what I see anyway for my own amusement and for use on Wiki articles where the images look good enough at thumb and on the file page. I would never nominate any of my aurora photos here, but I've learned to play along if someone else does. Thank you for reminding me of my humble equipment and confirming that I made the right decision to not nominate my photos here any more, now that technology has moved forward and I haven't been able to follow. --Cart (talk) 12:13, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I offered my own experience as advice, which is a regular (and, in my opinion, useful) occurrence on these pages. I apologise if I have in some way offended you, take care. --Julesvernex2 (talk) 12:51, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not offended and I always appreciate advice, but there is simply not much I can do about my camera. It's like owning an old Saab and someone with a Ferrari is trying to give you tips on how to drive your old rust heap. ;-) You just feel stupid for parking next to such fab piece of machinery. I know my place, and it's outside this race track now. :-) --Cart (talk) 13:01, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The camera helps, but it doesn't make it all. The greatest pictures were taken with equipment way behind current technology. What's IMO most important is being at the right time at the right place, and having a bit of artistic genius or a human touch. And here you got it all, Cart! Yann (talk) 13:07, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Yann, that philosophy works excellently out IRL, but it does not apply to FPC. Remember that this community has snubbed some of the greatest photos and photographers through pixel-peeping and hard-liner tech talk. --Cart (talk) 13:13, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that's one of the great failures of FPC. I guess that a number of Pulitzer prizes or National Geographic pictures may fail here. This doesn't reduce the greatness of the pictures. It only shows the limitations of our community. Yann (talk) 13:59, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Cart's EOS 600D from Canon was one of the best in the entry-level class in terms of image quality, similar to my entry-level D3300 from Nikon. But I'm largely happy with it, and it's interesting to see the tried-and-true sensor used unchanged for the 2018 D3500. As Yann mentioned, it's always the photographer behind the camera that counts. The camera is just the tool, whether it's an old Saab or a Ferrari. I would also prefer a higher quality camera, but family commitments and a moderate income make investing in expensive camera systems almost unaffordable. If I may repeat my earlier statement at this point, many of Cart's images would, in my opinion, be worthy of inclusion in the FP Media Archive via the FPC nomination process. Thanks also to Julesvernex2 for the helpful hints and explanations. Just my two cents to this conversation. Best, -- Radomianin (talk) 20:28, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Don't get me wrong Radomianin, I love my old cameras. They are quite sufficient for my needs, but my needs don't include gathering FPs anymore. I've had my fair share of gold stars, and my little hoard is enough for me. I'm much happier just doing maintenance now and helping newbies here, so they don't stumble on some technicality. --Cart (talk) 05:10, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your appreciated efforts to assist talented newbies. By welcoming them with open arms, we show them the open-mindedness and tolerance propagated by the WMF, so that FPC does not appear to be an elitist club that they will leave in fright. -- Radomianin (talk) 05:54, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) attacking a fish lure ... (29723220133).jpg[edit]

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Great white shark attacking a fish lure

 I withdraw my nomination -- WildMouse76 (talk) 22:30, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:The copper chaser.jpg[edit]

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Copper Chaser in The median of Tunis I think this image could be featured because I like their creations looking at him while he is creating a new one.
Comments about profession depicted
  •  Comment Hi IssamBarhoumi, what a great photo! However, what he is doing is a bit mislabeled. What he is doing is not engraving, but it is very common for people outside the handicraft trade to know the difference. ;-) Engraving is when you cut away material to make patterns (no hammer involved for engraving metals). What he is doing is called chasing, part of the repoussé and chasing techniques used by copper, silver and goldsmiths. Chasing is when you hammer in a pattern into the material, and repoussé is when you hammer out patterns from the backside of the material. I have fixed up the description and the categories for you, but would you mind if the file was renamed too so that is showed the right profession. I'm so happy that we finally have a really good photo for the wiki articles and chasers on Wikidata. Coppersmiths often use many different techniques to make the patterns on their work, and the right terminology for all of them is not easy. Best, --Cart (talk) 15:25, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Hi -- Cart I will rename the file and inform you when done --IssamBarhoumi (talk) 15:55, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Great, all done now and I've fixed the code for your nomination to keep everything running as it should. --Cart (talk) 16:41, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment dear Cart thank you for all especially for giving me idea about the difference between the tow techniques -- IssamBarhoumi 19:45, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) Kruger.jpg[edit]

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Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) Kruger Park

File:Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) head Malolotja.jpg[edit]

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Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi), Malolotja, Eswatini

File:013 Black-backed jackal in the Ngorongoro Crater Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg[edit]

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Black-backed jackal in the Ngorongoro Crater

File:Musée Louvre-Lens Fragment du palais de Darius, SB 23177 (1).jpg[edit]

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File:Musée Louvre-Lens Fragment du palais de Darius, SB 23177 (1).jpg
  • Es-tu certain que la balance des blancs est correcte ici ? L'image semble un peu jaune.
  • Are you certain that the white balance is right here? It seems a bit yellow. Yann (talk) 10:27, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed better. So  Support --Yann (talk) 09:07, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Hydrangea petiolaris (klimhortensia), 05-03-2024. (actm.) 01.jpg[edit]

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Budding leaf bud of a Hydrangea anomala 'Petiolaris' Climbing hydrangea

File:Campamento de ganado de la tribu Mundari, Terekeka, Sudán del Sur, 2024-01-29, DD 36.jpg[edit]

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Group of Mundari kids with cow dong ashes in a cattle camp in Terekeka, South Sudan.

File:Tribu Laarim, Kimotong, Sudán del Sur, 2024-01-24, DD 130.jpg[edit]

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Young Laarim woman with extensive scarification, Kimotong, South Sudan.NSFWTAG
I checked the case using Google and Wikipedia. The place is some 180 km from Juba, the capital town, it is definitely not a city like London or Tokyo, but it is a town of 490 000+ population, it has airport, banks, schools and university, telecommunication company, TV and shops of electronics, churches of several confessions, etc. There is a school and a clinic in Kimotong. So, I do not think that they are so innocent to not understand the consequences of photography. And I agree that the photo has documentary value and encyclopedic value. LexKurochkin (talk) 07:00, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Excuse me, but do you believe to know better than me where I was? it was not in the city of Kimotong, but a remote village in the province. And that's precisely why we went there. It was not a photo tour behind a mall in Juba. There is no shops, no current, no telecom, no transport or something like that in the area. The closest water well could be 1 hour away by foot. Telling this wiöl surely make no difference and people will believe whatever they want, but whatsoever. Poco a poco (talk) 07:24, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I did not pretend to know the place better than you, as I said clearly, I just used Google and Wkipedia. I tryed to understand. And, actually, you told us your vision of the place only in this particular post. LexKurochkin (talk) 08:54, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wiktionary logo.
Look up “photodocumentary” in
Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Have you ever heard about documentary photography? ★ 20:26, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Can you ask the same to those people?--Shagil Kannur (talk) 06:22, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think, yes, considering my other comment. Actually, there are not too many places of that grade of innocence nowadays. May be somewhere deep in jungle, but not only 180 km from their capital. LexKurochkin (talk) 07:03, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
180 km without any transport means (or public transport options) and with no asphalt roads (a 4x4 is required) is not what you may think of (definitely not a 1 and a half hours smooth drive). In fact, wit a 4x4 we couldn't drive often faster than 30 km/h Poco a poco (talk) 07:26, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There are of course different degrees of innocense, but i seriously doubt that she is aware of how people with a scarification fetish will use this photo. --Cart (talk) 14:03, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Héron garde boeufs à Oued Mejerda.jpg[edit]

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Western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) at Oued Mejerda (Tunisia)

File:Rufous-throated Partridge 0A2A9937.jpg[edit]

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Rufous-throated Partridge
Very true! Unfortunately, this is an old problem on FPC. Too many voters who have never tried photographing under difficult conditions, or have no proper understanding of what can be done technically, will think that all photos should have the same quality as a well-lit, stacked church façade or a studio photo. --Cart (talk) 20:01, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Cart's statement comes across as passive-aggressive. If I understand correctly, you are directly placing me in the category of "voters who have never tried photographing under difficult conditions, or have no proper understanding of what can be done technically". That's fine, do you; there's a legitimate reason why I don't post my pictures here, but that doesn't make me any less inadequate. I have no problem with the other responses here, except Cart's. Keep in mind that this is not the first time it has occurred; see here. Wolverine XI 07:29, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, this.  Support --SHB2000 (talk) 05:01, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I strongly agree with you. This issue should be addressed. --Shagil Kannur (talk) 14:49, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:The Duomo and Tower of Pisa at sunrise.jpg[edit]

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Well, you know how picky voters are about tilted photos. ;-) --Cart (talk) 19:01, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That was a good one, Cart :–). You made my day … – Aristeas (talk) 07:36, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose The author can't help it, but I can't get used to the scaffolding in a prominent place.--Milseburg (talk) 13:55, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Are you sure it ruins the photo? ★ 15:56, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I wouldn't say ruin. But the scaffolding is too disturbing for an FP. The conditions for an outstanding image of this building were not present at that time. The rising sun is nice to have, but for a FP of this ensemble of buildings, I would forgo it and prefer if important parts of the building are not covered by elements that wouldn't normally belong. BTW, the crop is a bit tight, isn't it? --Milseburg (talk) 16:44, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
     Comment Just a comment (no critic of your vote!). I completely understand the dislike for the scaffolding. Personally I have learned to resign myself with it especially in photographs of very prominent buildings. I have visited Florence, Siena, and Pisa (to mention just the most famous Cathedral towns of Tuscany) each several times, but AFAICR never seen any of the famous cathedrals without scaffolding – when the restoration work was finished at one part, the next part was scaffolded to carry on with the work. The same applies to all major French cathedrals I know. Therefore I am rather happy with photos like this one because it offers at least an almost clean foreground (almost no cars, people, stands/kiosks – all these nasty things which often ruin photos of such buildings). – Aristeas (talk) 07:36, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Atlas nautique du Monde[edit]

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File:L'entrée de la vallée des gorges de Thelja.jpg[edit]

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The entrance to the Thelja Gorge valley

uploaded by Skander zarrad - nominated by TOUMOU -- TOUMOU (talk) 10:17, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Sunset view of Everest.jpg[edit]

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Mount Everest during sunset
 Oppose Outstanding scene. But the sharpness doesn't convince me and the elaboration seems too dark to me. IMHO there is also to much empty sky. Overall not perfect enough for a FP. --Milseburg (talk) 16:58, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Milseburg I wouldn't say the scene is too dark. Again, noticable details. However, assuming by the colors on the very top, it is somewhere between nautical and astronomical twilight due to the redness. I've browsed through some categories of mountains during sunset, and the ones that had significant light had a more yellow shade, while this one is more red. The sky could probably be cropped a bit, but the sky is an important feature of this image. WildMouse76 (talk) 22:29, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Frank Schulenburg, technically, it's the same effect that you have at the Horsetail Fall (Yosemite) (nearer where you live). With the sun at the right angle and normal conditions at sunset, the red light will prevail and strike the surfaces that can be reached by the light. The red light is not that uncommon, but it gets so striking when isolated to a few patches by the shadows of surrounding mountains. --Cart (talk) 11:33, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Church Square Park Hoboken November 2021 001.jpg[edit]

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Church Square Park, Hoboken, from above

File:PO boxes at the historic Chico Post Office (2024)-L1005460.jpg[edit]

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PO boxes at the historic U.S. Post Office in downtown Chico
The Leica Super-Elmar 21mm has an extremely low amount of distortion (virtually close to none). Please keep in mind that it's an old building. Oh, also: a good friend showed me this view. If someone deserves credit for finding this gem, it's him. Best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 00:47, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Река Коксу осенью 2.jpg[edit]

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River rapids at Ugam-Chatkal national park, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan.

File:Flamant rose Thyna009.jpg[edit]

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Greater Flamingos at Thyna (Tunisia)

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Greater Flamingos at Thyna (Tunisia)

File:Mountain View Cemetery1.jpg[edit]

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Mountain View Cemetery

File:Punta de las Gaviotas.jpg[edit]

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Punta de las Gaviotas

File:Grüne Heupferd (Tettigonia viridissima) bei der Häutung.jpg[edit]

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Great green bush-cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) Ecdysis

File:Panoramic view of Taj Palace Hotel and Taj Tower with the iconic Gateway of India in the background.jpg[edit]

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Panoramic view of Taj Palace Hotel and Taj Tower with the iconic Gateway of India
Yes, it looks much better. I have cropped the dead spaces, please check. --iMahesh (talk) 12:06, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Support now, thank you. Красный wanna talk? 21:48, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Macrocallista nimbosa shell[edit]

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  • Right valve (Fossil, Lower Pleistocene, about 1 - 1.5 mio years old)
    Right valve (Fossil, Lower Pleistocene, about 1 - 1.5 mio years old)
  • Left Valve (Fossil, Lower Pleistocene, about 1 - 1.5 mio years old)
    Left Valve (Fossil, Lower Pleistocene, about 1 - 1.5 mio years old)
  • Right valve (Extant)
    Right valve (Extant)
  • Left valve (Extant)
    Left valve (Extant)

File:Casio W-96H.jpg[edit]

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Casio W-96H

File:Coup de foudre et bateaux amarrées aux cotes de la Galite.jpg[edit]

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Coup de foudre et bateaux amarrées aux cotes de la Galite

File:Kluang - waterfalls on Gunung Lambak May 2024 01.jpg[edit]

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Waterfall on Gunung Lambak mountain
Water is improved in my opinion. Thanks for the notification -- Basile Morin (talk) 11:37, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:Scimitar Light Tank MOD 45149231.jpg[edit]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Питкярантский район, Валкеалампи сверху (2).jpg[edit]

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Valkealampi lake photographed from above with lakebottom observable. Pitkyarantsky district, Karelia, Russia.

File:2024-05-09 10-44-09 FortDeRoppe.jpg[edit]

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Fort de Roppe : casernement de paix (d'origine).

File:Photographers in Rabat.jpg[edit]

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Photographers at work

File:Theyyam of Kerala by Shagil Kannur 2024 (30).jpg, featured[edit]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION
Confirmed results:
Result: 8 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /-- Radomianin (talk) 13:07, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: People#Events

File:Aerial image of the Monte Rosa east face (view from the east).jpg, featured[edit]

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Aerial image of the Monte Rosa east wall, with a height of 2400 m the highest mountain wall in the Alps
Confirmed results:
Result: 10 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /-- Radomianin (talk) 13:05, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Natural/Italy


Timetable (day 5 after nomination)[edit]

Mon 13 May → Sat 18 May
Tue 14 May → Sun 19 May
Wed 15 May → Mon 20 May
Thu 16 May → Tue 21 May
Fri 17 May → Wed 22 May
Sat 18 May → Thu 23 May

Timetable (day 9 after nomination, last day of voting)[edit]

Thu 09 May → Sat 18 May
Fri 10 May → Sun 19 May
Sat 11 May → Mon 20 May
Sun 12 May → Tue 21 May
Mon 13 May → Wed 22 May
Tue 14 May → Thu 23 May
Wed 15 May → Fri 24 May
Thu 16 May → Sat 25 May
Fri 17 May → Sun 26 May
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Closing a featured picture promotion request[edit]

The bot[edit]

Note that the description below is for manual closure, this is mostly not needed anymore as there exists a bot (FPCBot) that counts the votes and handles the process below. However after the bot has counted the votes a manual review step is used to make sure the count is correct before the bot again picks up the work.

Manual procedure[edit]

Any experienced user may close requests.

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line with a space first)
    {{FPC-results-reviewed|support=x|oppose=x|neutral=x|featured=("yes" or "no")|gallery=xxx (leave blank if "featured=no")|sig=~~~~}}
     (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:The Bridge (August 2013).jpg). See also {{FPC-results-reviewed}}.
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
    featured or not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], featured ===
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  4. If it is featured:
    • Add the picture to the list of the four most recently featured pictures of an appropriate gallery of Commons:Featured pictures, list as the first one and delete the last one, so that the number is four again.
    • Also add the picture to the appropriate gallery and section of Commons:Featured pictures, list. Click on the most appropriate link beneath where you just added it as one of the four images. An image should only appear ONE time in the galleries. After a successful nomination, the image can be placed in several of the Featured pictures categories.
    • Add the template {{Assessments|featured=1}} to the image description page.
      • If it was an alternative image, use the subpage/com-nom parameter: For example, if File:Foo.jpg was promoted at Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Bar.jpg, use {{Assessments|featured=1|com-nom=Bar.jpg}}
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    • Add the picture to the chronological list of featured pictures. Put it in the gallery using this format: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], uploaded by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
      • The # should be replaced by 1 for the first image nominated that month, and counts up after that. Have a look at the other noms on that page for examples.
      • You may simplify this if multiple things were done by the same user. E.g.: File:xxxxx.jpg|# - '''Headline'''<br>created, uploaded, and nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]
    • Add == FP promotion ==
      {{FPpromotion|File:XXXXX.jpg}} to the Talk Page of the nominator.
  5. As the last step (whether the image is featured or not; including {{FPX}}ed, {{FPD}}ed and withdrawn nominations), open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination you've just finished closing. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/May 2024), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.

Closing a delisting request[edit]

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line with a space first)
    '''Result:''' x delist, x keep, x neutral => /not/ delisted. ~~~~
    (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal/Image:Astrolabe-Persian-18C.jpg)
  2. Also edit the title of the delisting candidate image template and add after the image tag
    delisted or not delisted
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] === becomes === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], delisted ===
  3. Move the actual template from Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list to the bottom of the actual month page on Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/May 2024.
  4. If the outcome was not delisted, stop here. If it is delisted:
    1. Remove the picture from Commons:Featured pictures, list and any subpages.
    2. Edit the picture's description as follows:
      1. Replace the template {{Featured picture}} on the image description page by {{Delisted picture}}. If using the {{Assessments}} template, change featured=1 to featured=2 (do not change anything related to its status in other featured picture processes).
      2. Remove the image from all categories beginning with "Featured [pictures]" (example: Featured night photography, Featured pictures from Wiki Loves Monuments 2016, Featured pictures of Paris).
      3. Remove the "Commons quality assessment" claim (d:Property:P6731) "Wikimedia Commons featured picture" from the picture's Structured data.
    3. Add a delisting-comment to the original entry in chronological list of featured pictures in bold-face, e. g. delisted 2007-07-19 (1-6) with (1-6) meaning 1 keep and 6 delist votes (change as appropriate). The picture in the gallery is not removed.
  5. If this is a Delist and Replace, the delisting and promotion must both be done manually. To do the promotion, follow the steps in the above section. Note that the assessment tag on the file page and the promotion tag on the nominator's talk page won't pick up the /replace subpage that these nominations use.

Manual archiving of a withdrawn nomination[edit]

  1. In Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    In the occasion that the FPCbot will not mark withdrawn nominations with a "to be reviewed" template and put them in Category:Featured picture candidates awaiting closure review just like if they were on the usual list, put the following "no" template:
    {{FPC-results-reviewed|support=X|oppose=X|neutral=X|featured=no|gallery=|sig=--~~~~}}
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate image template and add after the image tag
    not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], not featured ===
  3. Save your edit.
  4. Open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured picture candidates/Log/May 2024), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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