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Josephine Baker poster

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Nov 2024 at 13:48:19 (UTC)

Reason: Striking, extremely high resolution image of Josephine Baker in a style contemporary to her heyday. Featured picture on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Josephine Baker, kiss curl, laid edges, Donyale Luna
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others or
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator: Jean Chassaing

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 13:48, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 11:28, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Cool graphics. – Sca (talk) 12:55, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Nice! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:13, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Janke | Talk 07:28, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Could use restoration, but that could just be a D&R later. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 21:01, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:20, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:22, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:16, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Joséphine Baker par Jean Chassaing.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:08, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

3DBenchy

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Nov 2024 at 19:48:50 (UTC)

Reason: Has anyone ever tried a 3D model nomination here? I haven't seen one, and I figured 3DBenchy would be a worthy attempt. 3DBenchy is a calibration object designed to stress test 3D printers. It is open-source and (in certain circles) quite famous. If you prefer to grade it purely as an image, the largest 2D preview is well over the minimum pixel count and the underlying file is almost 11 MB.
Articles in which this image appears: 3DBenchy
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other or
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Others
Creator: Daniel Norée & Paulo Kiefe (by Creative Tools Sweden AB)

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 19:48, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – I think this is going to be a tough sell based on how poorly mediawiki renders previews of STL files, but if we were going to feature an STL file either this or File:Utah teapot (solid).stl would be good candidates. --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 20:03, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
A thought crossed my mind that what we really need is a wiki project called Featured Multimedia, which could handle all the file types that aren't images (and perhaps videos, since Featured Pictures has a prior claim on those). I discovered there was Wikipedia:Featured sounds, but it's been dormant since 2011. That catalog would make a good starting point for Featured Multimedia. Moonreach (talk) 20:42, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - edges are a pixel mess! The teapot is clean, would support that. --Janke | Talk 07:29, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I worry about the licensing situation with the teapot. Our copy is tagged CC, but it's a recreation of someone else's 3D model, which is in turn a recreation of a commercial article. It's possible the pathway is still clear - I don't know what the college's license is, and I believe in the US functional items can't have their designs copyrighted, but that's still more hoops than I want to jump through. Moonreach (talk) 15:36, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – If we're going to start allowing 3D models into FP, then we may aswell rename it from Featured Pictures to Featured Media ―Howard • 🌽³³ 08:46, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
See my comment above - I wonder if there is enough interest (and enough such material) that a separate project might be worthwhile. I would estimate that all sounds, videos and 3D objects in Commons are still lesser in number than all the pictures, but they still represent a substantial amount of the media Wikimedia has to offer. Moonreach (talk) 15:59, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - As stated, I can count the pixels, especially at the edges of the shadows. Sir MemeGod  12:32, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You mean the polygons? ―Howard • 🌽³³ 08:27, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. This is a nice 3D model. As far as I can tell, the pixellation is entirely the fault of the Mediawiki viewer and not the file itself. Toadspike [Talk] 22:52, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:49, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Planet Stories cover, 1940

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Nov 2024 at 20:57:30 (UTC)

Reason: No single cover can fully encapsulate pulp magazines, but this one has a lot of good stuff: A spaceman with a jetpack and a raygun carrying an improbably dressed woman, while in the background some kind of futuristic machine explodes. The scan quality is good, and captures the halftone printing dots, which are functionally the resolution limit of the source image. I did a light crop to remove a white line on the right side, but I don't want to get too crop-happy, since this is a time-worn physical object and has somewhat uneven edges because of it.
Articles in which this image appears: Pulp magazine, Ray Cummings, later added: Planet Stories
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Literary illustrations
Creator: Albert Drake, whose signature in the lower left corner unfortunately has the Fiction House roundel printed squarely over the top of it

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 20:57, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – EV? – Sca (talk) 12:55, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely agree that EV could be an issue. We have numerous FAs on pulp magazines, to use one that doesn't have an article to represent the genre would be problematic. Having an article on Planet Stories would ameliorate that concern. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:15, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Oops, we have an FA on Planet Stories. It would definitely do better here if were in that article. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:51, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Will support if it's in the Planet Stories article. Has higher resolution than other images in that article. Bammesk (talk) 20:09, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- @Chris Woodrich, Bammesk - I've added it to Planet Stories. Moonreach (talk) 16:41, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - Unfortunately not stable. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:38, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I saw. I'll leave a message with that editor and see if there's another place in the article it can go. Moonreach (talk) 18:57, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I talked it over with them and put it in a different spot on the page that they suggested. I don't know if the article will prove stable or not, but it's back in for now, and it is stable on the other pages. Moonreach (talk) 19:37, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Alright, I see that Mike Christie and yourself discussed it at his talk page. Always happy to see consensus building. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:29, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I think that, with a consensus to keep the image in the article, the stability criterion should be fulfilled. Just as a note, my concern was not that an item should not represent its class; rather, I think that class representation would best be done by a work that is discussed in detail by an article on the class. In this case, Planet Stories was one of a list of publications from the peak of the genre's popularity, as opposed to (say) The Popular Magazine, which is discussed in detail. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:29, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 00:32, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Quite OK, but the resolution is just good enough. I also see one scratch which should be corrected (see the note on Commons). Surprisingly, this version seems not to be indexed on Tineye. Yann (talk) 17:05, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Carlosmarkos2345 (talk) 16:52, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:01, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:34, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Planet stories 1940fal.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:59, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Added image to Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment instead. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:59, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Blue-throated barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Nov 2024 at 08:59:34 (UTC)

Reason: Infobox image of Blue-throated barbet. Recent FP on Commons, unanimously promoted in 5 days.
Articles in which this image appears: Blue-throated barbet; Megalaimidae
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Tagooty

Support as nominator – Tagooty (talk) 08:59, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: @Tagooty: too much sky at the top perhaps? Nythar (💬-🍀) 19:29, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The headroom is aesthically pleasing to me. This FPC which is likely to get promoted has much more empty space. Tagooty (talk) 03:02, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
True, but the Eurasian chaffinch photo is almost square shaped, so the empty space at the top is less noticeable. That bird's tail is also higher up compared with the Blue-throated barbet. This bird on the other hand and the branch it's on appear oddly low in the image, an issue that becomes evident if you view the image on fullscreen (compounded by the fact that the image is vertical). The tail to head distance and the position of the bird just seem a bit off. Reducing the top by about 1/4 or 1/3 could solve this issue in my opinion. Regards, Nythar (💬-🍀) 04:16, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done Fair enough. I've cropped it for more uniform space on all sides. Uploaded with a "crop" filename as the original is QI and FP on Commons. --Tagooty (talk) 09:14, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think it could go slightly further. Using Photoshop's rulers, I'm seeing that the head has 175px more space than the tail. The left-right margins are also unabalanced, but in that case there are branches and whatnot that allow the eye to follow. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:13, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Having the head a little closer to the middle of the image than the tail is justified for 2 reasons: From the aesthetic PoV, an unbalanced layout is more appealing than geometric balance. From the EV PoV, the most interesting part of the bird is the multi-coloured head, neck and bill (see Description). Tagooty (talk) 03:32, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Tagooty. There don't seem to be any other issues to me, so I'll Support. Nythar (💬-🍀) 15:44, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:22, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:14, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support~~ --Navneetsharmaiit (talk) 10:19, 1 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} 21:28, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Dg432 (talk) 05:23, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Blue-throated Barbet Sasatgre West Garo crop Oct24 A7CR 03684.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:00, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

F5 tornado in Canada

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Nov 2024 at 13:36:20 (UTC)

Reason: High EV, a very rare image of an extremely violent weather event, one of the higest-quality images I've ever seen of a tornado overall. FP on Commons, Indonesian Wiki and Turkish Wiki. Used in 70 pages just on the English Wikipedia.
Articles in which this image appears: 2007 Elie tornado, Tornado, Atmospheric convection, Climate of Manitoba, Elie, Manitoba, From This Place, List of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks (since 2001), List of tornadoes by province (Canada), Outline of Manitoba, Severe weather, Thunderstorm +60 more
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather
Creator: Justin1569

Support as nominator – Sir MemeGod  13:36, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 15:32, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – _ZZ^Z 'S 23:46, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very high EV. --Tagooty (talk) 03:04, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:45, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:21, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:13, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:01, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:F5 tornado Elie Manitoba 2007.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:37, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keir Hardie

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Nov 2024 at 16:51:54 (UTC)

Reason: A fine image of the founder of the British Labour Party
Articles in which this image appears: Keir Hardie, et al.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Political
Creator: George Grantham Bain, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 16:51, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 16:59, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Nythar (💬-🍀) 19:36, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 23:44, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:44, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:21, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:12, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:59, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent quality and good EV. --Tagooty (talk) 03:12, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Keir Hardie by George Grantham Bain.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:23, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Celeste cover art

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Nov 2024 at 23:41:57 (UTC)

Reason: A freely licensed high quality image of the official cover art of a famous video game.
Articles in which this image appears: Celeste (video game)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator: Maddy Makes Games

Support as nominator – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 23:41, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:26, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Those damned strawberries... — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:59, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support Such releases are to be encouraged. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 00:31, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:11, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Moonreach (talk) 16:35, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I wasn't notified but support as uploader czar 16:33, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support (Guyinblack25 ^talk 21:37, 4 November 2024 (UTC))[reply]

Promoted File:Celeste box art full.png --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:42, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Caricature of Wang Lianying

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Nov 2024 at 15:22:17 (UTC)

Reason: High quality scan of a piece of newspaper art. The murder of Wang Lianying, a famed courtesan, captured imaginations in Shanghai, and the case was even reported in the international press. This image, which accompanied coverage of the trial in the New York Tribune, illustrates that international coverage; it also provides an early example of artwork by Jefferson Machamer, who developed a reputation for depicting glamourous women.
Articles in which this image appears: Murder of Wang Lianying, Jefferson Machamer
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others, perhaps?
Creator: Jefferson Machamer, restored (cleaned, text removed) by — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:22, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Too soon? The image was put in the article yesterday. I think it will be stable so, ~~conditional~~ Support, assuming it's stable at the end of this nomination. Bammesk (talk) 20:02, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Considering the murder article didn't exist until yesterday (was moved to main space, drafted starting two days ago), I don't think it violates the spirit of the stability criterion. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:04, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agree. I don't see the image being removed. I struck the "conditional" part of my vote. Bammesk (talk) 20:28, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Moonreach (talk) 16:35, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 12:01, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:52, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Caricature of Wang Lianying by Thomas Machamer, New York Tribune, 1920-10-03, p5.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:41, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]