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Harold Bloom

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Dec 2024 at 23:47:10 (UTC)

Reason: High quality colorful photo portrait which also shows some of his books.
Articles in which this image appears: Harold Bloom
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator: Bernard Gotfryd

Support as nominator – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 23:47, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
~~Oppose not enough books~~ Support - Excellent portrait, and about as close to an action shot as we'll get for a literary critic. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:16, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:10, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 03:06, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:05, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:32, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:00, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Harold Bloom, literary critic, author, teacher at Yale.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:24, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sheryl Cooper

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Dec 2024 at 00:15:02 (UTC)

Reason: Excellent image of the shock-rock stylings of Sheryl Cooper, who frequently performs on stage with her husband Alice
Articles in which this image appears: Sheryl Cooper
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Raph Ph on Flickr

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:15, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 01:10, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:33, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:01, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 15:21, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:12, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
comment probably covered by FOP in the UK but would face issues with Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc. in the US.©Geni (talk) 17:54, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Do we have precedent for clothing items on models in copyright discussions? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:11, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:AliceCooperO2 250522 - Sheryl Cooper - (94 of 133) (52100040162) (cropped).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:30, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hélène Carrère d'Encausse

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Dec 2024 at 18:21:09 (UTC)

Reason: good quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears: Hélène Carrère d'Encausse
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator: Claude TRUONG-NGOC

Support as nominator – EUPBR (talk) 18:21, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Black and white isn't ideal for recent photos, but this is a well done photograph. The date on the file page was September 2013, which was wrong because she passed in August 2013. I edited the date on the file page and in the image captions. Bammesk (talk) 16:58, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Please note: she passed in August 2023 79.185.14.213 (talk) 18:43, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, my bad. I undid the changes I made. Thanks IP. Bammesk (talk) 19:53, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:19, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:38, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 14:27, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent portrait. – Yann (talk) 17:23, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Pretty good photo. Bremps... 19:46, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:13, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hélène Carrère d’Encausse par Claude Truong-Ngoc sept 2013.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:32, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Albert Einstein sticks his tongue

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Dec 2024 at 19:36:02 (UTC)

Reason: This is the most famous image of Einstein, and shows a more silly side of him. This is such an iconic image of Einstein that many people think of when they think about Einstein. It was even one of his favorite pictures of himself.
Articles in which this image appears: Albert Einstein, Albert Einstein in popular culture
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Arthur Sasse

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 19:36, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:19, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Support Alt 1 –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 09:11, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: why is it cropped into a square shape? – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 10:36, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Agree with Howard. This isn't the whole picture. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:39, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 14:27, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Original per above, but I would support wider crops, such as This version sourced on the file page. Bammesk (talk) 17:30, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support Alt 1 – Bammesk (talk) 01:35, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Shouldn't crop archive photos/ Charlesjsharp (talk)
Support Alt1 — I uploaded the suggested picture, even with a higher resolution and less compression. Yann (talk) 17:20, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt1 --Janke | Talk 18:22, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 – _ZZ^Z 'S 21:53, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1; This is a very famous picture (and may be the most famous "tongue") in the world of science indeed! – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:19, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:19, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 – Moonreach (talk) 19:59, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 Surprised this hasn't been nominated already. Bremps... 01:51, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support Alt 1 Wcamp9 (talk) 21:13, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support Alt 1 Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:48, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – FYI, German Wiki article, with 19 photos of Einstein and an 11,000-word text, doesn't use this slapstick-style photo. – Sca (talk) 17:06, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Albert Einstein sticks his tongue.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:39, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Natal spurfowl

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Dec 2024 at 09:38:05 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. Adds value to article.
Articles in which this image appears: Natal spurfowl
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:38, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:10, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:39, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 14:26, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:12, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Male or female? _ZZ^Z 'S 16:59, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not easy to determine. Size of spurs is said to be diagnostic. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:47, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:21, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Natal spurfowl (Pternistis natalensis) Kruger.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:57, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Black swordtail

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Dec 2024 at 09:42:25 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. Adds EV to article. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Graphium colonna
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:42, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 14:26, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Unfortunate shooting angle. --Janke | Talk 18:26, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Intentional shooting angle, but you don't have to like it. Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:39, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – The shooting angle is fine. _ZZ^Z 'S 16:59, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support; the shooting angle seems good enough. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:25, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support, angle shows eye and antennae better than the standard pinned butterfly framing. blameless 03:56, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 06:04, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Black swordtail (Graphium colonna) Maputo.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:08, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Stereum hirsutum

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Dec 2024 at 10:57:05 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Stereum hirsutum
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fungi
Creator: Reinhold Möller

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:57, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:40, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 14:25, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support~~ — Reinhold Möller --Ermell (talk) 16:52, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I struck this vote. Editor has less than 100 edits. See instructions on top of the WP:FPC page. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:49, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 17:23, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:12, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:38, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 17:00, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:25, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Famberhorst (talk) 18:42, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Striegeliger Schichtpilz-Stereum hirsutum-20191216-RM-150832.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:12, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hypericum androsaemum

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Dec 2024 at 11:08:52 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears: Hypericum androsaemum, Hypericum
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:08, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:40, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 14:27, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:12, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:37, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Thank you for nominating my photo.--Famberhorst (talk) 16:47, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 17:00, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Bremps... 19:47, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:44, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Rijpe vruchten van Hertshooi (Hypericum). 17-08-2024 (d.j.b.).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:18, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Samoan myzomela

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Dec 2024 at 09:40:17 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. Adds value to article.
Articles in which this image appears: Samoan myzomela
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:40, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:58, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:39, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 14:27, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Janke | Talk 18:31, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:11, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Famberhorst (talk) 16:50, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 16:58, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Bremps... 19:47, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:20, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp: This file is currently not used on the English Wikipedia. It can't be promoted only it is. Regards, Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:54, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Armbrust: It is there, but not in infobox -there is no article yet for this quite new species. Thanks. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:11, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp: That's funny because it didn't show up on the file description page. A null edit solved it. Regards, Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:05, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Samoan myzomela (Myzomela nigriventris) male Upolu.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:08, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Benjamin O. Davis Sr.

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Dec 2024 at 01:50:19 (UTC)

Reason: High quality, shot is composed alright, general in front of a map is thematically fitting, and is also in full color, which is unusual for 1945 or so
Articles in which this image appears: Benjamin O. Davis Sr.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator: U.S. Department of War

Support as nominator – Bremps... 01:50, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Low quality. File size is 204KB, that's small. A larger less compressed file would have shown more fine details. It needs a restoration to remove spots and dust. Also there is a large out of focus patch on his shirt (on his left chest and his left upper arm), it's easy to see when zoomed in, say at 150% size. It looks abnormal (looks like a cut and pasted patch, or maybe the scanner messed up for some reason). Good composition and good EV though. I would support This image if it's restored from its original tiff Here. Bammesk (talk) 02:32, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I tried and failed to find a better copy of this. There wasn't one among the National Archive's online collection for him. Moonreach (talk) 18:26, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I should add that I would support a higher-quality copy of this; I think it's an excellent photo. But tracking down the exact provenance led to a bunch of dead ends and stock photo websites, and I can't say I'm fully convinced this is actually a government photograph rather than one from a news agency that might still be copyrighted. Moonreach (talk) 18:33, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I too support a higher quality version of this. Bammesk (talk) 02:25, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging @PequodOnStationAtLZ, who may be able to shed some light on where the photograph was first found. Bremps... 04:25, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If I remember correctly it was a copyright fraud case on Getty Images PequodOnStationAtLZ (talk) 05:01, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Getty has no credibility: [1] on copyright of older images. Bammesk (talk) 02:25, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:40, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Young Companion

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Dec 2024 at 14:14:09 (UTC)

Reason: High quality rendition of the cover of a notable magazine, depicting a notable subject. It's also the first issue, which helps
Articles in which this image appears: The Young Companion, Hu Die
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment (we have magazine covers in both)
Creator: Unknown; restored to remove JPG artefacts by Chris Woodrich

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:14, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Grainy, faint. – Sca (talk) 17:00, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- 1926 halftoning for the first point, consistent with other digital representations of the magazine for the second. They switched to a more ornate style with their second year, then a full size image in year three. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:34, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Shows the subject well. It's the cover of a 1920s magazine. It is what it is. Historic images don't have to be up to today's standards, FP criterion 1 and 3. Bammesk (talk) 16:01, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 06:04, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - E_F⁵ 03:20, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:38, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Liangyou 001 cover - Hu Die.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:00, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sunset behind Lone Mountain in Big Sky, Montana

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Dec 2024 at 23:21:57 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image; used in a lot of Big Sky related articles; very beautiful and scenic picture that accurately depicts the mountain and some of the houses of the resort are also visible.
Articles in which this image appears: Lone Mountain (Montana), Big Sky Resort, Big Sky, Montana
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Eric Moreno

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 23:21, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
SupportHounaam (talk) 11:39, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Wow. Bremps... 07:24, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – I am leaning to oppose. It looks pretty but the EV is poor because the only thing that stands out is the sky. All else (mountain, resort, foreground) is in dim light and serves to highlight the sky. The wide angle view (lens) doesn’t help either because it emphasizes the foreground and the sky (minimizing the mountain and resort). In comparison This is a better photo, but not sharp enough to be FP. Bammesk (talk) 15:51, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose – per above. Bammesk (talk) 02:50, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 06:03, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose lighting reduces EV. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:45, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 21:19, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Lone Mountain Sunset (32727260230).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:47, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wernher von Braun in 1964

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Dec 2024 at 03:15:09 (UTC)

Reason: High quality portrait, fitting background for person so important in spaceflight history
Articles in which this image appears: Wernher von Braun, Space Race
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: NASA

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 03:15, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Govt. publicity shot. Weak colors. – Sca (talk) 15:02, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – The source of the image is not an issue, but this is not the image used as lead, so EV is low. The crop is too small for FP. Yann (talk) 18:08, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Now is lead photo Wcamp9 (talk) 02:39, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This photo has good EV as a depiction of how Wernher von Braun was seen at this time (a heroic type of technocrat) but very poor EV for how he is now seen (an amoral Nazi slave master who the US government cynically adopted). Nick-D (talk) 23:02, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That makes sense, but when you look at Guerrillero Heroico you can say the same since it is a photo used as a communist protest and they are almost synonymous with each other. That is a featured pic though. Wcamp9 (talk) 02:38, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not very familiar with Che and the histography around him, but that's an incredibly famous photo and has strong EV in its own right. I don't think that this photo would have EV in its own right. Nick-D (talk) 05:01, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is not a comment on Nick-D's argument, which I'm still thinking about, but just noting that Guerrillero Heroico has its own long and well-cited article, so the image is quite valuable as a cultural artifact and artwork (or work of notable propaganda if you prefer) regardless of its value as a portrait. It is definitely not "almost synonymous" with von Braun's official NASA portrait. Finally I might note, along the lines of what Nick-D is saying, that a restored version of this uncomfortable photo would be quite useful. blameless 03:39, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – For the record, this was nominated previously at This link. Bammesk (talk) 15:40, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:36, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sir Alec Guinness

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 9 Dec 2024 at 03:20:35 (UTC)

Reason: Incredibly high quality portrait of a famous actor
Articles in which this image appears: Alec Guinness, Alec Guinness on stage and screen
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Allan warren

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 03:20, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Not bad for '73 film. (Too bad about the figures in foreground, tho.) – Sca (talk) 14:59, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 18:06, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – The pixel count is too high for the amount of detail there is. It can easily be reduced in size (down sampled) to 50% and not loose anything. That'd be an improvement when viewed at full size. Bammesk (talk) 15:32, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with this. For once, there are too many pixels. Moonreach (talk) 18:24, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Could be cropped from bottom. -- Sca (talk) 16:19, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 18:23, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:51, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 20:22, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 06:03, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sir Alec Guinness Allan Warren.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:39, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Western kingbird

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Dec 2024 at 12:17:23 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Western kingbird
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – MER-C 12:17, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 20:22, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 06:02, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:43, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 21:22, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:17, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Western kingbird (71748).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:13, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2024 Central European floods

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Dec 2024 at 12:22:00 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: 2024 Central European floods
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Others
Creator: Jacek Halicki

Support as nominator – MER-C 12:22, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Support alt 1. MER-C 12:00, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Przepraszam, but EV doesn't seem to be there. There's little visual info to explain the context or locale of this weather event. – Sca (talk) 16:17, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 20:22, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 06:01, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 20:53, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 21:24, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose in favor of This image which is in the article, is FP on Commons, and should be in the infobox IMO. The nom image doesn't convey a sense of scale, the car tire and the street lamps are too small to convey scale, and the buildings are cut up. Bammesk (talk) 03:03, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Both are good, but this one feels much more dramatic. Yann (talk) 09:09, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per Bammesk and per Sca: that other image does a much better job of illustrating the scale and impact of this disaster. Nick-D (talk) 04:50, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I added the other picture as Alt1. Support either, with slight preference for Alt 1, which is devastating. blameless 05:45, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I'd suggest Natural phenomena/Weather rather than /Other. blameless 05:49, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support Alt 1 – better composition per my comment above. Bammesk (talk) 15:27, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt 1 - better depiction of the scale of the flooding.:Jay8g [V•T•E] 05:03, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1, although given that it's a completely different image I think it would have been better to run a separate nomination for it — Moonreach (talk) 15:26, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:04, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 Actually nomination of other picture, could not be Alt, but fine with me. --Petar Milošević (talk) 11:22, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:2024 Kłodzko, zespół klasztorny franciszkanów (3), powódź.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:24, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Alt 1 has more support and is also unopposed. (Nobody supported both of them being promoted at the same time.) Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:24, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A much better pic. -- Sca (talk) 16:21, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Polynesian flying fox

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Reason: High quality large image. Illustrates article well with high EV. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Insular flying fox
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:34, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 20:21, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 06:00, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Janke | Talk 08:41, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 21:27, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:33, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:13, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Polynesian flying fox (Pteropus tonganus) in flight Taveuni.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:57, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Flat-billed kingfisher

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Reason: High quality image of Samoan endemic. Adds value to article. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Flat-billed kingfisher
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:38, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 20:22, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 06:00, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 21:26, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:56, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:33, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:15, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Flat-billed kingfisher (Todiramphus recurvirostris) Upolu.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:00, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Brown-banded antpitta

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Reason: High quality image of IUCN Vulnerable species. Adds value to article. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Brown-banded antpitta
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:43, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 20:22, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 06:01, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 21:25, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:57, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:32, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:16, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Brown-banded antpitta (Grallaria milleri) Caldas.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:01, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If You Talk Too Much This Man May Die

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~~White strip, right edge~~ fixed

Reason: Amusing, well-composed visualization of the times secrecy is necessary for one's well-being. I think it has a lot of character for such an abstract idea. There are a few light scratches, but I think most of the background noise is authentic to the wooden boards (note, for instance, that the basin of the sink is smooth) and that white line in the upper right is a lamp pull-cord, not damage to the picture.
Articles in which this image appears: Self-interest, secrecy
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator: Unnamed photographer for Office of War Information

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 17:48, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 20:21, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It needs restoration. A white stripe on the right edge (bottom), a stitching error on his side pocket (extends left and right), and several obvious scratches. I will support if that's done. Oppose Original. Bammesk (talk) 03:52, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support Alt 1 – Bammesk (talk) 18:34, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Conditional Support – per Bammesk. Looks fine, but restoration is needed. — Benison (Beni · talk) 14:29, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 – I made a retouched version. Yann (talk) 13:17, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Yann: there is still a white strip on the (lower) right edge. It's easy to see on a black background (see the thumbnail to the right). I wouldn't crop it out, because the crop is already tight. Suggest cloning it with nearby pixels. Bammesk (talk) 15:21, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Yann (talk) 17:41, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support Alt 1 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:32, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:08, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1 – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:12, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt 1. Thanks for doing that. - Moonreach (talk) 20:52, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:If you talk too much, this man may die.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:34, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Added image to History/World War II instead. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:34, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sombrero Galaxy in IR light

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 Dec 2024 at 17:25:10 (UTC)

Reason: Great image of a famous galaxy in infrared light. FP on the Hebrew Wikipedia, Turkish Wikipedia and the Commons. POTW at the Czech Wiki.
Articles in which this image appears: Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey, Conscience
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Support as nominator – E_F⁵ 17:25, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support, beautiful picture.

Kingsmasher678 (talk) 19:52, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - functionally obsolete due to JWST. MER-C 19:54, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@MER-C: How does that make this image "bad"? No better version exists. ~~I got the telescope used wrong, it is the Webb.~~ It's a Hubble/Spitzer collab. E_F⁵ 20:00, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is clearly not Wikipedia's best work. File:Sombrero Galaxy (MIRI Image) (2024-137).png has higher resolution and is at a longer wavelength (=lower resolution). MER-C 10:06, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I personally think this is one of Hubble’s best images. Are we going to delist half of all space FPs we have because “the JWST” can replicate them? E_F⁵ 13:03, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support — Moonreach (talk) 20:36, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:56, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – For use in its primary article. Hopefully the article will get more attention (i.e. be improved). Bammesk (talk) 02:10, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:04, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:02, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 03:56, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sombrero Galaxy in infrared light (Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:55, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]