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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 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. Over saturated 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}}

Strongly recommended: 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

Optional: if you are not the creator of the image, please notify him/her 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}} (Symbol support vote.svg Support),
  • {{Oppose}} (Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose),
  • {{Neutral}} (Symbol neutral vote.svg Neutral),
  • {{Comment}} (Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment),
  • {{Info}} (Pictogram voting info.svg Info),
  • {{Question}} (Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question),
  • {{Request}} (Pictogram voting question-blue.svg 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}} Symbol keep vote.svg Keep It deserves to remain a featured picture
{{Delist}} Symbol oppose vote.svg 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}} Symbol keep vote.svg Keep Do not replace the old image with the new image as a FP.
{{Delistandreplace}} Symbol redirect vote.svg 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 no support (apart from the nominator).
    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.)
    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 Symbol support vote.svg Support votes (or 7 Symbol oppose vote.svg 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, he/she 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.

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Featured picture candidates[edit]

File:Karen 17.jpg[edit]

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Karen tribal woman in traditional clothes
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People#People at work
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Karen tribal woman in traditional clothes, ethnic village, Pattaya, Thailand. Created and uploaded by Varvara Kless-Kaminskaia, nominated by --Aristeas (talk) 08:59, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Charming portrait of a woman at work. As appropriate for an environmental portrait, the photographer has selected a small, but not too small DOF which separates the person nicely from the background, but still shows enough of the background to make clear what the woman is producing. The face is tack sharp, the bokeh good, the colours are vivid, the light is beautiful. --Aristeas (talk) 08:59, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment The file should be renamed, but because this photo takes part in Wiki Loves Folklore (WLF) 2022 and renaming it right now could confuse the jury, I will rename it later when WLF is over ;—). --Aristeas (talk) 09:00, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Life cycle of Melanitis leda leda[edit]

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  • Eggs of Melanitis leda leda (Oriental Common Evening Brown)

  • Mature eggs and 1st instar caterpillar of Melanitis leda leda (Oriental Common Evening Brown)

  • 5th instar caterpillar of Melanitis leda leda (Oriental Common Evening Brown)

  • Freshly formed pupa of Melanitis leda leda (Oriental Common Evening Brown)

  • Mature pupa of Melanitis leda leda (Oriental Common Evening Brown)

  • Eclosion of Melanitis leda leda (Oriental Common Evening Brown)

  • Eclosion of Melanitis leda leda (Oriental Common Evening Brown)

  • Eclosion of Melanitis leda leda (Oriental Common Evening Brown)

File:Gotipua performance.jpg[edit]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION

File:Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw building 0010.jpg[edit]

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POLIN in Warsaw
  • ✓ Done Patched black area (oops ;–) at top right corner; removed dust spots from the sky; reduced noise/JPEG artefacts in the sky. --Aristeas (talk) 08:09, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thank you so much for the technical help! I need to wash my screen: did not notice those spots --Andrei (talk) 10:30, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Staircase of the BGK Building (26620981474).jpg[edit]

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Staircase of the BGK Building

File:Piping plover (93872).jpg[edit]

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Piping plover adult

File:Piping plover chick (93850).jpg[edit]

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Piping plover chick
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured_pictures/Animals/Birds/Charadriiformes#Genus_:_Charadrius
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) are a small, near-threatened species of shorebird. Here in New York, there are a few protected areas they nest, and this chick was among the first to hatch. They can walk just hours after hatching and look like tiny cottonballs with legs running around the sand. They're so small and so well camouflaged that considerate birders watch where they step in the area, just in case. I debated whether to nominate this one or this one, and would be open to opinions as to whether I made the right choice. Obviously contrast is an issue with a light, sand-colored bird in its natural habitat, but I think this works. Note: As this is a sensitive species, I have not included a precise location (just the county/city), but I commit to updating the file with more specific categories and geotags when the breeding season is over. all by — Rhododendrites talk |  21:06, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support — Rhododendrites talk |  21:06, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose The bird disappears into the background. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:26, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Tomer T (talk) 08:09, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Serves as a great example of crypsis. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 04:03, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Frank. --Aristeas (talk) 08:14, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Princess Rosalina 💄 451943 10:08, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support JukoFF (talk) 10:31, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 11:08, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Ou4 sh2-129 wf c lshorgb 2193m+3489m+2060m+120m 7876m 131h.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2022 at 19:44:21 (UTC)
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Flying Bat and Squid nebulae

File:Tapaculo (Bathysolea profundicola), franja marina Teno-Rasca, Tenerife, España, 2022-01-05, DD 64.jpg[edit]

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Deepwater sole (Bathysolea profundicola), Teno-Rasca marine strip, coast of Tenerife, Spain.
  • IamMM: if you mean the images with the sole swimming, I agree, those are also interesting but a pretty diffent shot than this one. I'd indeed like to try a nomination somewhen with this one, too. From all shots of the sole laying on the floor I believe that this one is overall the best one, specially in terms of quality. --Poco a poco (talk) 13:23, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yes, quality is better than the others but on a subject like camouflage, I prefer this one which shows more details of how it works. The image you mentioned is also worth the nomination IMO, I find it interesting that camouflage is effective even when the fish is swimming. -- IamMM (talk) 16:31, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Ikan, good arguments for a good photo. --Aristeas (talk) 07:14, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Colour of the shadows is strange. --Ivar (talk) 17:01, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:James Birdseye McPherson c. 1862 by Barr & Young.jpg[edit]

Voting period ends on 9 Jun 2022 at 11:57:33 (UTC)
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James B. McPherson
  • Gallery: Commons:Featured pictures/People/Portrait#Men
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Barr & Young, Army Photographers - restored, uploaded, and nominated by Adam Cuerden -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 11:57, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Adam Cuerden (talk) 11:57, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Early photos had a lot of head space. While sometimes it's clear, e.g. notes written at the top of it, that some or all of it was intended to be cropped, this one has no such indication. Mind, the bottom of the mount had a lot of empty space too, so maybe it was meant for a frame, but, nonetheless, seems wrong to cut a historical photo. And if you ever want to run Dungeons and Dragons set in the American Civil War, there's your dwarf Adam Cuerden (talk) 14:16, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support What a face! Tough guy. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 18:35, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Lupe (talk) 18:44, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Aristeas (talk) 07:12, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Princess Rosalina 💄 451143 10:08, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 11:05, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Ockerbraune Trichterlinge (Infundibulicybe gibba)-20191017-RM-155028.jpg[edit]

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Ochre-brown funnelworts (Infundibulicybe gibba) in the Bruderwald in Bamberg. Focus stack of 5 pictures.
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment You're welcome! You're freed up to nominate something else now. :-) -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:34, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Black Bittern- Warriewood Wetlands.jpg[edit]

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Black Bittern

File:Sciurus vulgaris 186868985.jpg[edit]

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Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in Tatarstan, Russia

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Allen's Squirrel (Sciurus alleni) in Fagáceas del Noreste de México

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Spanish festoon (Zerynthia rumina) on French lavender (Lavandula stoechas)

File:Chinese tuin Het Verborgen Rijk van Ming in Hortus Haren 03.jpg[edit]

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File:Busha cemetery 2021 G06.jpg[edit]

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Old stone cross at the Cossack cemetery in Busha, Ukraine

File:A Bukharan dance performed by members of the Rina Nikova ballet in the citadel of Jerusalem - Restoration.jpg[edit]

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Bukharan dance performed in the citadel of Jerusalem.
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by Zoltan Kluger - restored and uploaded by Adam Cuerden - nominated by IamMM -- IamMM (talk) 11:55, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- IamMM (talk) 11:55, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support. Nice photo, and I love that the doire-players (the tambourinists) are smiling. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 18:57, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Yann (talk) 08:53, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support as restorer. Thank you! Adam Cuerden (talk) 11:54, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Aristeas (talk) 07:01, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Andrei (talk) 07:06, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Famberhorst (talk) 05:41, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 09:17, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • BA candidate.svg Weak oppose I'm really torn here. I really like the idea, but not the execution. First of all, it's back-focused on the structure in the background, and that is visible from the preview. As that structure is also placed in the center and noticeably brighter than the dancers, it competes with them for attention, distracting from what is supposed to be the main subject (according to the title). The dancers are crammed in at the extreme edge of the frame. Them facing left makes sense in terms of lighting, but having your subjects looking outside the frame is rarely a good idea. I like the diagonal the ladies on the right build with their line of sight (eyes → top tambourine → heads of dancers), but unfortunately, they are out of focus too. Them again being much brighter than the dancers also does not help, as human attention is naturally drawn to the bright spot. So we have 3 subjects competing for attention, but none of them manages to stand out as the main subject. Judging from the other images in that series, this was a staged photo shoot under somewhat controlled conditions. So standards are a bit higher than for a random encounter in the streets, which makes me lean towards opposing. Close, but not quite a master piece. --El Grafo (talk) 10:10, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Staircase of Liesikuja parking hall in Myyrmäki, Vantaa, Finland, 2022 May.jpg[edit]

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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created & uploaded by Ximonic - nominated by Tomer T -- Tomer T (talk) 09:35, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Tomer T (talk) 09:35, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Something different ;–). Well done, good handling of both light and dark areas, and the composition conveys the ‘energetic’ atmosphere of that staircase. --Aristeas (talk) 07:01, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support At first, I wanted a lower bottom crop to see the bottom of the top part of the lower staircase, but ultimately, this composition works for me, and I see the interest in the motif and form. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:36, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Love that gritty, angular urban feel. Daniel Case (talk) 05:31, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Took me a while to make up my mind, but the light and the colors make it special for me --Kritzolina (talk) 06:27, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Princess Rosalina 💄 451949 10:09, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 11:00, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ceramica pisi caterpillar[edit]

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  • Top view

File:Close wing posture sucking of fluid from dead fly by Charaxes delphis (Doubleday, 1843) - Jewelled Nawab.jpg[edit]

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File:Charles River Esplanade Boston May 2018 panorama.jpg[edit]

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Back Bay skyline from Charles River Esplanade

File:Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) Gal Oya.jpg[edit]

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Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris)
I seldom argue about a negative vote, but I think the sharpness of the crocodile is pretty good. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:46, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Oxxxymiron RAW Berlin asv2022-04 img15.jpg[edit]

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Oxxxymiron

File:Alfred Waud by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.jpg[edit]

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Alfred Waud

File:Tanzende Türme in Hamburg 03.jpg[edit]

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Detail of the Dancing Towers in Hamburg
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Regarding CA reduction &c: I will try my luck … --Aristeas (talk) 06:45, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • ✓ Done I have removed/reduced the CAs and added a little bit of sharpening (and a tiny little bit more contrast) to the area marked by Llez. I hope you like the result ;–). --Aristeas (talk) 08:42, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:160322-066 View from Thiri.jpg[edit]

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View of the Thiri village in the Mustang region of Nepal.
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Green terraces of Thiri village near the Gandaki river in the midst of the cold desert region of Mustang, which lies in the rain shadow of the great Himalaya (visible in the far background); created and uploaded by Faj2323 - nominated by UnpetitproleX (Talk) 17:14, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- UnpetitproleX (Talk) 17:14, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support May look not that exciting at thumbnail size. But when I looked at it in full size, I was intrigued by the landscape and also enjoyed the details. Good find! --Aristeas (talk) 08:25, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support An image that definitely is worth looking at it again and again. --Kritzolina (talk) 18:53, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Ermell (talk) 22:02, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Symbol support vote.svg Support I think the foreground wall is suboptimally placed and has an effect of blocking the viewer from the rest of the scene rather than leading them in, but I like the landscape as a whole very much. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 23:17, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- IamMM (talk) 10:49, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 12:07, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Daniel Case (talk) 23:59, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Llez (talk) 10:56, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Mating of Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) - Pea Blue.jpg[edit]

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File:Septa marerubrum 01.jpg[edit]

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Shell of a Cymatiid, Septa marerubrum

File:Estatua Hombre Trabajando, Bratislava, Eslovaquia, 2020-02-01, DD 45.jpg[edit]

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Statue of Man at Work, Bratislava, Slovakia
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info Statue of Man at Work (called "Čumil" in Slovakian), Bratislava, Slovakia. The bronze statue, one of the biggest attractions in the city center, is a work of Viktor Hulík and was installed in 1997 to celebrate the renovation of the pedestrian zone of the slovakian capital. According to the author it is "an expression of the well-being, smile and good mood that once prevailed here". I agree with the author and would like to see what you think about it as a potential FP. c/u/n by Poco a poco (talk) 12:46, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- Poco a poco (talk) 12:46, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question A sunnier day might have offered more contrast? Looking at images online it is clearly a very difficult subject to capture. I prefer the views from the side that show the hole and the manhole cover. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:19, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support If this photo had been taken on an sunnier day, people may have opposed with the comment “harsh light, burnt highlights”. The somewhat subdued light seems appropriate for this subject, and there is still a good contrast between the brighter and darker parts of the sculpture, it appears quite 3-dimensional. --Aristeas (talk) 08:26, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I agree with Aristeas, the light is good enough to illustrate the motif, and that's the main thing here Cmao20 (talk) 10:25, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 11:48, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support An intriguing photo for me.--Famberhorst (talk) 16:56, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Llez (talk) 05:17, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Schnobby (talk) 06:22, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Daniel Case (talk) 18:29, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support He looks like me at saturday evening....-- Karelj (talk) 18:47, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Lac de Montriond 07.jpg[edit]

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Lac de Montriond in commune of Montriond, Haute-Savoie, France
  • Yes, that's the one. The view is the same as the central portion of this new nomination which I don't think adds anything very interesting. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:09, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Rhododendrites. Completely different compositions – the other photo was about the expanse of the lake, this photo is about the harmony of curves in foreground and background. --Aristeas (talk) 08:22, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support IMO a far more interesting composition than the existing FP, which I would not have voted for. Cmao20 (talk) 10:27, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 11:46, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support-- Lovely composition. Both foreground and background in sharp focus. Did you combine multiple images?. Very nice - Subhrajyoti07 (talk) 14:23, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support--Llez (talk) 05:17, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --UnpetitproleX (Talk) 17:21, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I see them differently. I like the curve of the retaining wall in front (not in the other image) and how it accentuates the curve of the far shore. I like the reflection of the retaining wall. Daniel Case (talk) 02:57, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- IamMM (talk) 10:05, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support per Daniel. -- Radomianin (talk) 14:35, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support --Princess Rosalina 💄 451821 10:09, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Interior of the Castle of Montrésor 03.jpg[edit]

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Interior of the Castle of Montrésor, Indre-et-Loire, France
  • Pictogram-voting-question.svg Question To be clearer: Could you please dial back the brightest highlights? I plan to support if they are dialed back. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:48, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Thanks. I think the photo is interesting enough to merit a feature now, though of course I'd like to see other points of view. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 10:22, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Mount McCoy Simi Valley June 2021 002.jpg[edit]

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Mount McCoy, Simi Valley
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  • Pictogram voting info.svg Info created by King of Hearts - uploaded by King of Hearts - nominated by King of Hearts -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 00:13, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 00:13, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Hazy background. The cross in concrete is quite ugly in itself, and the light a bit harsh -- Basile Morin (talk) 00:45, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support This works for me. Everything in the photo makes the cross stand out more powerfully, especially the streaming clouds, but the haze in the distance actually gives me more of a feeling of the power of the cross extending forever than if the background were sharper - essentially, very effective religious symbolism and messaging, regardless of whether KoH is a Christian (I don't know) or I am (I am not). I don't find the cross ugly, but that's not the point to me. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:33, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I agree, the cross itself is not appealing and the light or quality not extraordinary, nice view though. Poco a poco (talk) 11:02, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support I agree with Basile that the cross itself is not the most aesthetic but the picture is still striking and effective to me Cmao20 (talk) 10:30, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Would work better with a clear blue sky, for me. Daniel Case (talk) 01:39, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support JukoFF (talk) 10:32, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Baju Kain Kulit Kayu.jpg[edit]

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  • Definitely upscaled and looking at it, it does indeed feel like that. I don't see a need for that I'd support if fixed. The quality is not great but given the lighting conditions good enough to me. Poco a poco (talk) 11:13, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Please upload the original file, per our Image guidelines : "Do not save edited JPEGs with a significantly higher quality than the original—doing so increases an image's file size but not its quality." -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:28, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment As a matter of fact, the guideline wording is way out of date. AI software like Topaz Gigapixel AI means that upscaling can enhance quality. I use it for making large prints. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:40, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose A lot going on in this image; I can't easily tell what's going on. Might be more suited for VI. Daniel Case (talk) 17:42, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]


Timetable (day 5 after nomination)[edit]

Sat 28 May → Thu 02 Jun
Sun 29 May → Fri 03 Jun
Mon 30 May → Sat 04 Jun
Tue 31 May → Sun 05 Jun
Wed 01 Jun → Mon 06 Jun
Thu 02 Jun → Tue 07 Jun

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

Tue 24 May → Thu 02 Jun
Wed 25 May → Fri 03 Jun
Thu 26 May → Sat 04 Jun
Fri 27 May → Sun 05 Jun
Sat 28 May → Mon 06 Jun
Sun 29 May → Tue 07 Jun
Mon 30 May → Wed 08 Jun
Tue 31 May → Thu 09 Jun
Wed 01 Jun → Fri 10 Jun
Thu 02 Jun → Sat 11 Jun

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 ===
  3. Save your edit.
  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 an 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.
    • 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}}
      • If the image is already featured on another wikipedia, just add featured=1 to the Assessments template. For instance {{Assessments|enwiki=1}} becomes {{Assessments|enwiki=1|featured=1}}
      • 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/June 2022), 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/June 2022.
  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 shots, 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/June 2022), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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