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Photographic Reproduction of the Emancipation Proclamation

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Reason: A reproduction of the emancipation proclamation issued by then President Abraham Lincoln. While this was a landmark moment in the abolitionist movement in the United States, it did not in fact free the slaves; instead, the proclamation declared that the federal government of the United States would confiscate all slave in the south for use in the northern war effort - which was within the powers delegated by the United States Constitution to enable the President of the United States to legally seize any property judge to be needed by the government in for a war effort. Slavery as an institution in the United States (excepting sexual slavery and human trafficking) would no be abolished until passage of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would outlaw slavery in the United States as a whole. A word of caution: This image is very large; if you've got a slow connection or a computer with limited bandwidth perhaps its better not to view the image here.
Articles in which this image appears: Abraham Lincoln and slavery, Emancipation Proclamation, History of slavery in Maryland
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator: Text by the late (but still great) Abraham Lincoln, engraving by W. Roberts.

Support as nominator – TomStar81 (Talk) 05:43, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Could use some restoration. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:00, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Really interesting, everything can be read, but Chris is right. --Tremonist (talk) 13:34, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support -–Jobas (talk) 15:15, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - quite high educational value and encyclopedic value and historical value. — Cirt (talk) 20:28, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support it's a bit grubby and has a little tear or too but I'm not too bothered about that; if, for example, the corner had been dynamited off and it was smeared with lard it would be different (Diliff, that isn't an image request ;) ), but these little imperfections don't harm the EV much IMO. Belle (talk) 11:29, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Awww. :-( Where's the fun in that? Ðiliff «» (Talk) 09:36, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And why is everyone so down on poor old lard? We used to put it in care packages. Sca (talk) 17:41, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:48, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not enough support for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:48, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Russia, Nicholas I "Family Ruble" (1836)

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Reason: High quality image, high EV, very good condition, dual-denominated (in both rubles and złoty), and a fairly unusual design.

Articles in which this image appears: Nicholas I of Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia)

FP category for this image: Currency

Creator: Russian Empire (coin)
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History.

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 07:47, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Historical EV. Bilingual valuation illustrates Imperial Russian takeover of semi-autonomous Congress Poland after the 1831 November Uprising – last act in the infamous partitions of Poland. Sca (talk) 14:28, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:58, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:30, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -–Jobas (talk) 15:14, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - quite high value for its historic nature. — Cirt (talk) 20:29, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support what a ridiculous denomination. Belle (talk) 11:39, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Russia 1836 1½ Ruble.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:28, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Estadio Azul

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Reason: HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears: Estadio Azul + Cruz Azul
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Ralf Roletschek

Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 10:28, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Question The date on the image 15 July 2015 - was this def taken then? The colouring seems to give me a feeling of an older picture, but the stadium looks fairly modern... gazhiley 08:13, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -–Jobas (talk) 15:14, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - The focus on the stadium (right) is inconsistent - the far side appears okay but the near side is blurry. The ground level of the bullring is too soft for me. Sorry.--Godot13 (talk) 17:24, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - quite nice use of color contrast. — Cirt (talk) 20:30, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Is the diagonal slash in the bottom left corner a natural feature? It doesn't look like it as overlays everything (I notice this is an FP on Persian wikipedia, and they have cool "Selected" and "Not selected" stamps for their FPs; we should definitely have those. Definitely.) Belle (talk) 12:08, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Are the stamps collectible? Are they valuable? I don't use stamps unless they are collectible (and valuable.) Dusty777 00:00, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Does the Rodeo stadium have an article? The EV is moderately weak in both articles. Dusty777 00:00, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:29, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Map of the night march from Malvern Hill to Harrison's Landing - Battle of Malvern Hill

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Reason: EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears: Battle of Malvern Hill
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator: Robert Knox Sneden

Support as nominator – Alborzagros (talk) 12:50, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Interesting historical artifact, and an apparently comprehensive article. I'm inclined to support, except for one thing:
The map, according to the Commons summary box, was "first published in Robert Sneden's diary." Sneden was a Union mapmaker, but Robert Sneden doesn't mention Malvern Hill, and Battle of Malvern Hill doesn't mention him except in a caption on his painting of the battle. This you-are-there personal artifact deserves some exposition in the text of the target article, IMO. Sca (talk) 14:19, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Wonderful map! --Tremonist (talk) 13:28, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --PetarM (talk) 09:13, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -–Jobas (talk) 15:13, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - quite certainly high historic and encyclopedic value. — Cirt (talk) 20:30, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Go w/the flow. Sca (talk) 15:36, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Map of the night's march after Battle of Malvern Hill.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:41, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Echinocereus reichenbachii

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Reason: This is a focus stack of six images. It's technically sound, high resolution, and has good EV. Since the last nom wasn't promoted due to lack of support, and the consensus was that the pot looked odd, I made another image with much softer detail in the pot, and I think it looks better.
Articles in which this image appears: Echinocereus reichenbachii, Echinocereus
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator: RO

Support as nominator – RO ^(talk) 23:11, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Pinging those who commented at FPC1: Josh Milburn, Belle, Chris Woodrich, Dr. Blofeld, Diliff, Tremonist. RO ^(talk) 23:23, 22 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:27, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Looks good!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:39, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Apologies if I was partially responsible for derailing the first nomination. The edit seems to solve what was bothering me previously, though I do note that there's still a slightly odd shift from blurred-to-sharp on the pebbles at the bottom. All of the cactus is very good, however. Josh Milburn (talk) 16:45, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Godot13 (talk) 18:08, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:16, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -–Jobas (talk) 15:13, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - quite nice use of focus in foreground. — Cirt (talk) 20:31, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I think it would be better if it was in bloom, but other than that it looks good to me. Mattximus (talk) 20:32, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - SchroCat (talk) 12:45, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. The way the pot is cropped at the bottom is visually very awkward. 86.186.13.208 (talk) 01:10, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Echinocereus reichenbachii by RO.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:21, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Church of Mary Magdalene in Jerusalem

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Reason: Is of a high technical standard and Is of high resolution.
Articles in which this image appears: Russian Orthodox Church
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Moataz Egbaria

Support as nominator – Moataz1997 (talk) 06:27, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Wow... Not seen such a noisy picture before! It's almost un-viewable at full zoom... There's wierd multicolour halo-ing around the whole building, to the extent that it almost looks like it's been photoshopped from some shiney sticker or something, football sticker style... Nothing personal, but this is so far from the standard I expect sorry... gazhiley 09:01, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. As per Gaz, that is some terrible processing, sorry. The main source of the problem that I can see is the ISO you used. ISO 2000 is much too high for a photo like this. Landscape photography should really (ideally) be ISO 200 or lower for maximum quality. If the scene is dark (and it seems it was given the shutter speed at ISO 2000), you probably need to use a tripod. HDR probably wasn't even necessary for a scene like this also. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:49, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I agree with the colleagues. --Tremonist (talk) 13:23, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Image fails to meet first three FP criteria. Suggest WP:SNOWCLOSE. Sca (talk) 13:46, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Turn down the ISO man. This thing is hurting my ears (too noisy, as stated above.) Dusty777 16:17, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose "Is of a high technical standard and Is of high resolution." In what universe? Not this one, for sure. Daniel Case (talk) 23:34, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:43, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nacunda nighthawk

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Reason: A nicely composed, clear and valuable photograph of a subject from an underrepresented part of the world.
Articles in which this image appears: Nacunda nighthawk
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Andreas Trepte

Support as nominator – Josh Milburn (talk) 21:36, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support The other photo by Andreas Trepte in that article is also fantastic; they'd make a good set. Belle (talk) 23:58, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:15, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Where the picture was taken would be nice. GPS coords are supplied, but they don't tell me whether it's in a nature reserve or on the side of a road or where. —Bruce1ee^talk 06:45, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It appears to be on the side of a road not too far from a a Best Western. HighInBC ^{(was Chillum)} 16:12, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The picture was taken at a small lake next to the Transpantaneira in the Pantanal. Merops (talk) 19:10, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Can the picture file description be updated please. —Bruce1ee^talk 05:57, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:11, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Jobas (talk) 15:13, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support An excellent shot of a tricky subject. Encyclopedic and visually pleasing. Excellent job making use of the available depth of field. HighInBC ^{(was Chillum)} 16:11, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support : DreamSparrow ^Chat 17:07, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - quite recommend The Big Year, most enjoyable film, really. — Cirt (talk) 20:32, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support : It's cute. Ayub407^talk 13:36, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Nacunda nighthawk.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:44, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Punishment of Lust

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Reason: It's freaky. For the sin of Lust you get to magically float around naked in the Alps in a child's sleeping bag with a lot of other women who look exactly like you. It might be a bit nippy, and I'd like to take a jumper and some gloves, but other than that it's pretty cool. Google Art Project hasn't been tempted to lighten it so you still get the twilight in the mountains feel.
Articles in which this image appears: The Punishment of Lust, Giovanni Segantini
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Giovanni Segantini

Support as nominator – Belle (talk) 23:51, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Interesting. I assume this is for adulterous women only due to "a lot of other women who look exactly like you". Brandmeister^talk 14:04, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 15:12, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hafspajen (talk) 16:48, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support : DreamSparrow ^Chat 17:08, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Godot13 (talk) 17:19, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
~~Oppose~~ Support - I'm not sure I see an EV, there is no mention of this painting at all in the article. Is this painting representative of the style of the author? There should be at least a sentence or two in order to give this (very good) scan EV. Mattximus (talk) 20:31, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - quite possibly an article could be written about this painting, itself. — Cirt (talk) 20:33, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I would switch my vote if that was the case, but until then it does not meet Wikipedia:Featured picture criteria number 5. Mattximus (talk) 23:13, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm doing one; I normally note that in the nomination but I forgot this time; I was probably light-headed from floating around at high altitude without my top on. Belle (talk) 00:38, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Mattximus and Cirt: et voilà! Belle (talk) 10:24, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Great job! I'd see if one could find a bit more secondary sources discussing historical Reception of the work, for a new subsection, but a very nice start. :) — Cirt (talk) 10:53, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:49, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Not an artist I've heard of, but I really like the painting. Josh Milburn (talk) 18:16, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - SchroCat (talk) 12:54, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Giovanni Segantini - The Punishment of Lust - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:52, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

United States gold coins (V) – Half Eagle (1795–1929)

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Reason: High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set). The Half Eagle $5 gold coin was authorized by Congress in 1792, stuck in mid-1795, and was the first gold coin produced by the United States. In production for 134 years (1795–1929), five designers/engravers executed eight different design types. In addition, two excessively rare varieties are presented.
Original: A complete typeset (10 coins) of eight Half eagle gold $5 coins and two additional excessively rare major varieties from 1795 to 1929. The diameter of a Half eagle ranges from 25mm (roughly the size of a current issue U.S.quarter) to 21.6mm (roughly the size of a current issue U.S. nickel).
Articles in which these images appear: Half Eagle, Indian Head gold pieces
FP category for this image: Currency
Creator: United States Mint
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Edited by Godot13

Complete typeset of United States Half eagle gold coins

1795 Turban Head Half eagle (small eagle)
(1795–98)
Robert Scot
1795 Turban Head Half eagle (heraldic eagle)
(1795–1807)
Robert Scot

1797 Turban Head Half eagle
Robert Scot
The only Turban Head Half eagle known with 16 stars on the obverse.
1807 Capped Bust Half eagle
(1807–12)
John Reich

1813 Capped Head Half eagle
(1813–34)
John Reich
1822 Capped Head Half eagle (large diameter)
(1813–29)
John Reich
Only three 1822 Half eagles are known to exist.

1834 Classic Head Half eagle
(1834–38)
William Kneass
1840 Liberty Head Half eagle (no motto)
(1839–1866)
Christian Gobrecht

1866 Liberty Head Half eagle (motto)
(1866–1908)
Christian Gobrecht
1908 Indian Head Half eagle
(1908–1929)
Bela Pratt

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 17:48, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Jobas (talk) 20:29, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - quite valuable bit of history here. — Cirt (talk) 20:34, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:41, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:43, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support no, not eagles! Monkeys! Is there a date range for the Turban Head or is it solely 1797? And I think somebody made off with the gold from the "gold" 1822 Capped Head. Belle (talk) 12:49, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:NNC-US-1795-G$5-Turban Head (small eagle).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:54, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1795-G$5-Turban Head (heraldic eagle).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:54, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1797-G$5-Turban Head (heraldic eagle).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:54, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1807-G$5-Capped Bust.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:54, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1813-G$5-Capped Head (bold relief).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:54, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1822-G$5-Capped Head (large diameter).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:54, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1834-G$5-Classic Head.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:54, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1840-G$5-Liberty Head (no motto).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:54, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1866-G$5-Liberty Head (motto).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:54, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1908-G$5-Indian Head.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:54, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sample 09-F9 protest art, Free Speech Flag by John Marcotte

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Reason: High Encyclopedic Value. Valued image on Commons. Prior deletion discussion on Commons ended with a resounding and unanimous Keep. Since confirmed as free-use-licensed "public domain" by flag's creator via OTRS confirmation. This file has itself received coverage from Slashdot.
Articles in which this image appears: Free Speech Flag, AACS encryption key controversy, Freedom of information, Illegal number, Freedom of speech
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator: John Marcotte

Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 18:19, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Change to Support if file is labeled as "Sample 09-f9 protest art, Free Speech Flag by John Marcotte" and in the caption and file description, it has a description like that. The point is to call it artwork with the title Free Speech Flag. It is a fair example of the artwork produced at the time. Blue Rasberry (talk) 19:11, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done. I've changed the file and caption to Sample 09-F9 protest art, Free Speech Flag by John Marcotte, as suggested by Bluerasberry, above. Thank you for the suggestion, it is indeed more accurate and descriptive. — Cirt (talk) 19:32, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I am happy to support now. Blue Rasberry (talk) 19:35, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much!!! — Cirt (talk) 19:37, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note - we talked a bit more on my talk page. Blue Rasberry (talk) 19:30, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support Daniel Case (talk) 22:18, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Regards, Christoph Braun (talk) 22:54, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:41, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Did John Marcotte originate this idea or is he just one among many? (Or can't we say in case he gets arrested? scratch your nose twice if he did; I'll be watching). Belle (talk) 13:03, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Good question, Belle, thanks for your interest. Yes, John Marcotte did originate the idea, more info at his original post about it. — Cirt (talk) 13:06, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That gives it more value, but I'm not sure something so generic rates FP status. It's kind of like featuring the block of red squares at Red. Of course I can't point to anything in the criteria that disqualifies it; that would be too easy; I'll just have to have a think about it; I'll just have to have a think about it ... over cocktails. Belle (talk) 14:20, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, enjoy your cocktails! — Cirt (talk) 14:24, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Update: Thanks to your inspiration, Belle, I've gone ahead and created an article on the Free Speech Flag. Thanks for your helpful advice, — Cirt (talk) 18:09, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think the EV is in any doubt, but I think this is so simple that it falls below my threshold for what makes a FP; I'm not going oppose it though as there's nothing the FP criteria to oppose on. Belle (talk) 00:11, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for acknowledging we agree on the High Encyclopedic Value, much appreciated! :) — Cirt (talk) 00:28, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support -- Meets all criteria. Jujutacular (talk) 16:43, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - good EV (particularly with the creation of the article). --Godot13 (talk) 16:34, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Abstain - I just don't get it. I read the article, but this still seems like half-baked conceptual art. It's just not very pretty, the "+CO" is blurry/pixelated on the edges. Maybe if John Marcotte turned it into a painting (I recommend alkyd on aluminum) and auctioned it for a ton of money, I'd write the lot notes for a cut of the auction price, but otherwise I'm at a loss. Is this really among the best images Wikipedia has to offer? Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 20:13, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your participation here, I've tried my best to address helpful specific suggestions raised by others, above. I changed the title of the image per good recommendation from Bluerasberry. I researched and wrote the article Free Speech Flag after a great suggestion by Belle. I wish there was more I could act upon from your comments. — Cirt (talk) 20:18, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think it may come down to taste, I dunno... I didn't vote against, but even so... This image seems inscribed in an online political battle, and I'm not sure I completely understand its usage and importance. it just sort of looks like "test pattern" to me, not aesthetic, not a pretty image. I referenced the Christopher Wool painting b/c its definitely a touchstone in today's "Emperor's New Clothes" conceptual art market (and the Christie's lot notes are notorious for hyperbolic oversell). But I'm just trying to understand the "Support" here. What am I missing, what makes it pretty? Is it even supposed to be pretty? Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 20:29, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps it's more the historic and high encyclopedic value for its place in history related to Freedom of speech, similar to the Support at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Streisand effect. That might be why people understand the high encyclopedic value enough to Support. — Cirt (talk) 20:49, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I get that. And I appreciate your efforts to explain it. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 20:55, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Okay thank you! :) — Cirt (talk) 20:57, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support —Jobas (talk) 11:11, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Abstain - I don't get it either, but I won't be one of those people who opposes something because they don't get it. HighInBC ^{(was Chillum)} 19:16, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, no worries, thanks for participating! — Cirt (talk) 19:19, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Question are there any FP flags? Should flags like LGBTQ's be featured? Nergaal (talk) 20:21, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Nergaal, for your interest in this topic! Couple relevant examples at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Aldrin saluting American Flag and Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/1 million colors. Yes, I think that flags like LGBTQ's could be featured, if there's a High Encyclopedic Value with a particular image and high quality. — Cirt (talk) 20:32, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

First one is not a relevant example. IF we FP this, then we HAVE to FP all the flags in the world and several other flags. Is that something we want? Nergaal (talk) 20:34, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Probably best to evaluate individual files one-at-a-time on their encyclopedic value and quality. — Cirt (talk) 20:37, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Why would we have to nominate EVERY other flag for FP? Each flag is different and has a different meaning. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 20:41, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If this gets to be FP, why shouldn't the Flag of Poland also deserve to be FP? Just because this might have a somewhat intriguing story, does it make it more worthwhile to be FP that the easily-recognizable File:Flag_of_Poland.svg? Nergaal (talk) 22:03, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please see File:Alabama state coat of arms (illustrated, 1876).jpg, File:England Expects Signal.svg, and Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/State Arms of the Union (set) -- all Featured on English Wikipedia. Thank you, — Cirt (talk) 22:06, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure why you understand my point. I have absolutely nothing against coats of arms. The File:England Expects Signal.svg is the only comparable nomination, but even that one is way more complex than a simple flag (it has like 30 of them). Nergaal (talk) 22:57, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Just to clarify my point: the actual "content" of this picture is 507 bytes. Should we feature something this simplistic? Nergaal (talk) 00:06, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support per Godot13's rationale. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 20:43, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'm having a hard time really seeing the EV. Outside of Free Speech Flag, it's not really contributing much in my opinion. Dusty777 18:49, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for participating. I'll have to say I agree with Godot13, Jujutacular, and Rsrikanth05 on the EV. I'm sure glad I went ahead and researched and wrote and created the article on Free Speech Flag. — Cirt (talk) 19:00, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sample 09-F9 protest art, Free Speech Flag by John Marcotte.svg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:50, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunate events in the front seats of the ring of Madrid, and the death of the Mayor of Torrejón

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Reason: High quality. We don't have any etchings by Goya yet.
Articles in which this image appears: Unfortunate events in the front seats of the ring of Madrid, and the death of the Mayor of Torrejón +1
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: Francisco Goya

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:01, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, and what an interesting title. — Cirt (talk) 02:33, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:52, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Paquito, I told you to use all the paper. Belle (talk) 13:15, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, brutal. Kaldari (talk) 06:28, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Godot13 (talk) 06:34, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Jobas (talk) 11:06, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — SchroCat (talk) 12:47, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Goya - Desgracias acaecidas en el tendido de la plaza de Madrid, y muerte del alcalde de Torrejón.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:05, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Pluto (enhanced colour)

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Reason: Very high resolution, and, while not true colour, the changes bring out the details.
Articles in which this image appears: Geology of Pluto, Pluto
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out (Why do all the space divisions have such poetic descriptors?)
Creator: NASA / JHUAPL / SWRI

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 14:58, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support damn you, you beat me to nomming it. Nergaal (talk) 15:25, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- @Nergaal: Mwahaha. If it helps, I don't think they've gotten a high-res [near?] true-colour image assembled yet, so there's still room later. Think this will always be top value at Geology of Pluto, though. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 08:22, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, a most high quality contribution to science. — Cirt (talk) 18:57, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support It's okay, for something 4.5 billion miles away. (A sheer triumph of science over distance. Full support.) Dusty777 23:56, 25 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - per Dusty777 (and the camera was only about 7,800 miles away traveling at roughly 30,000 mph...)--Godot13 (talk) 06:32, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Meh, only slight motion blur for 30,000mph. Dusty777 00:15, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support I was wondering when they'd roll out the big guns. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:24, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The Plutonians? I think they've still got their big guns pointed at the Neptunian war-fleet, so no need to worry yet, Earthling. Agent zzYgg-Tau transmitting telepathically from human-host Belle (talk) 23:31, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support My favourite photo of a burnt wok. Belle (talk) 23:31, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wok u talkin' about?! hehe gazhiley 10:29, 28 September 2015 (UTC) [reply]

This. Belle (talk) 10:44, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

haha brilliant! Love that! gazhiley 12:50, 28 September 2015 (UTC) [reply]

Furious Aliens expected soon here! They don't like we confuse their home with a frying pan... Yann (talk) 09:10, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support —Jobas (talk) 11:09, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Obvious Support as quality image. Same reasons as above, although it looks more like a bath bomb than a burnt Wok to me - but that's because as a good chef living with a woman I'm more likely to see bath bombs than burnt Woks! ;-) gazhiley 12:32, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:30, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Yann (talk) 09:10, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Awesome! Also high and great quality. --Pokéfan95 (talk) 00:21, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Fauzan ^{✆ talk}_{✉ mail} 05:29, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Pluto-01 Stern 03 Pluto Color TXT.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:09, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

United States gold coins (VI) – $10 Eagle (1795–1933)

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Reason: High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set). The Eagle is a $10 gold U.S. coin authorized by the Act of April 2, 1792. Struck from 1795 to 1933 (with a production hiatus from 1805 to 1837), seven types were produced by three designers.
Original: A complete typeset of seven Eagle gold $10 coins from 1795 to 1933. The diameter of an eagle coin is 27mm (slightly larger than a currently issued U.S. quarter).
Articles in which these images appear: Eagle (United States coin), Turban Head eagle, Indian Head eagle, Robert Scot
FP category for this image: Currency
Creator: United States Mint
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Edited by Godot13

Complete typeset of United States Eagle gold coins (1795–1933)

1795 Turban Head Eagle (small eagle)
(1795–97)
Robert Scot
1797 Turban Head Eagle (heraldic eagle)
(1797–1804)
Robert Scot

1839 Liberty Head Eagle
(1838–39)
Christian Gobrecht
1865 Liberty Head Eagle
(1840–66)
Christian Gobrecht

1866 Liberty Head Eagle (motto)
(1866–1907)
Christian Gobrecht
1907 Indian Head Eagle (no motto)
(1907–08)
Augustus Saint-Gaudens

1908 Indian Head Eagle (motto)
(1908–1933)
Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 18:18, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:23, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite high quality and educational. — Cirt (talk) 23:48, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support though frankly I'm bored of these now; can't we have some with bullet holes in that have been shot by drunken ex-gunfighters trying to get their eye back in before a big showdown? Belle (talk) 23:48, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Hang in there Belle, not too many more of these gold coins to go. Bullet holes, gunfighters, and showdowns... She's not pretty, but I think the location and signing VP's signature fit the bill...--Godot13 (talk) 00:39, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Jobas (talk) 11:04, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:29, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:11, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:NNC-US-1795-G$10-Turban Head (small eagle).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:27, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1797-G$10-Turban Head (heraldic eagle).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:27, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1839-G$10-Liberty Head (old style).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:27, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1865-G$10-Liberty Head (new style).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:27, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1866-G$10-Liberty Head (new style & motto).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:27, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1907-G$10-Indian Head (no motto).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:27, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1908-G$10-Indian Head (motto).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:27, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Seattle

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Reason: The photo shows a excellent view of the city and the largest city of the US state of Washington.
Articles in which this image appears: Seattle
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Urban
Creator: Prod0016 from Wikimedia Commons

Support as nominator – cyrfaw (talk) 10:54, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Jobas (talk) 11:03, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite striking and emblematic. — Cirt (talk) 16:09, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Eye-catching and of high quality. sst^flyer 17:16, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose It's pretty but it doesn't actually show much of Seattle and suffers from not including its best-known landmark. I prefer this one. I guess this image is mis-captioned in the article too, as we'd normally refer to such low lying cloud coming off the sea as fog. Belle (talk) 21:38, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I too prefer the image linked by Belle. Although this is a nice photograph, much of the city, including it's most prominent landmark, is obscured by fog. Although aesthetically pleasing, this obscuring of the city means it has reduced encyclopedic value. The best EV would be a very clear image of the CBD and surroundings. Mattximus (talk) 22:26, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose As above EV wise - large swathes of the city are covered in fog. Pretty, but not helpful encylopedia wise. There also seems to be a few perspective issues too - most noticably the green/blue lit building bottom left ish seems to have a greater lean on the left edge of the building to the right edge of the same building. I would take a screen shot to demonstrate but my work computer settings prevent that... also the lower ground to the right of the picture is very blurry and noisy... gazhiley 09:48, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Doesn't the fog ADD EV value since Seattle is pretty foggy? Nergaal (talk) 20:16, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- It adds EV to Fog, but it hides too much of the city so can't add enough EV to Seattle... gazhiley 09:19, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose although I agree with Nergala that the fog provides enough EV (and BTW, the Space Needle is in it, although atypically for Seattle it does not dominate this view of the skyline. See the annotations). The image is far too distorted and CA-prone at the sides to be featurable. Daniel Case (talk) 02:37, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Local being very pedantic: Daniel Case, it is not typical for the Space Needle to dominate the Seattle skyline because it's a mile north of the central business district, where the tallest skyscrapers have surpassed its height since the 1980s. Photos of Seattle in which the Space Needle looks taller than other towers are all taken from the north, usually Queen Anne Hill, where the Needle is well in the foreground. This photo gives a better idea of how the Needle and the downtown skyscrapers relate to each other: Commons:File:SeattleSkylineSuperPanorama.jpg. 98.247.144.23 (talk) 05:48, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That's another reason to like this as an FP. I suppose I should have said "atypically for photos of Seattle." Thanks for the (ahem, in this instance) clarification ... I've never been there so I wouldn't have known this. Daniel Case (talk) 15:07, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support I see the Space Needle and quite a lot of Seattle. Even the fog is typical of the area, so why complaining? --Tremonist (talk) 14:28, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think the main point was summarized above, it's great EV for fog, but not great EV for the skyline of Seattle. An encyclopaedia entry for a city wouldn't have half the skyline obscured by fog. Mattximus (talk) 23:43, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:58, 7 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There is only a 55.5% support for promotion. --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:58, 7 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mourning of Muharram in Iran

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Reason: The photo shows an excellent view of Mourning of Muharram in Iran.
Articles in which this image appears: Mourning of Muharram, Day of Ashura
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator: Iranian engineer

Support as nominator – Saff V. (talk) 12:01, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support cyrfaw (talk) 12:15, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per last time. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:41, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per last. --Janke | Talk 18:49, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Camera angle makes it difficult to see what is going on, thus losing EV. Mattximus (talk) 22:22, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Note Excuse me, I don't know that the photo was nominated last time.Saff V. (talk) 07:28, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I didn't vote last time as it was already obviously not going to pass, but per all the reasons already listed in this and last nom... gazhiley 09:38, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per others. --Tremonist (talk) 14:26, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:04, 7 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Western honey bee

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Reason: High quality image. Or... sorry... Buzz buzz.
Articles in which this image appears: Western honey bee
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Martin Falbisoner

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:46, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support as creator --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 13:44, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

and thanks, Chris Woodrich! --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 05:53, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support, quite possible the bees are disappearing. — Cirt (talk) 16:17, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, lovely in-focus snap of the bee collecting nectar. Chris TehGrauniad (talk) 17:54, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Great detail.--Godot13 (talk) 01:26, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support I think either the head or my eyes are slightly out of focus and the front of the head is obscured by the petals, but the rest of it is so sharp and it obviously has high EV for "honey bee feeding" so I think it would be mean to oppose. Anyway it is pretty and not a close relative of that wasp that stung me on my [CENSORED] earlier this year, so thumbs up. Belle (talk) 12:43, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Editor's note: By my calendar, tonight is the actual full moon. Sca (talk) 00:48, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

So that was YOUR fault!!I had to care for that wasp afterwards..It was deeply traumatized by the experience... Lemon martini (talk) 00:51, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:25, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Jobas (talk) 15:07, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:10, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bee on Lavender Blossom 2.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:50, 7 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Saint-Jacques Tower

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Reason: It's a thing of beauty
Articles in which this image appears: Saint-Jacques Tower
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Benh Lieu Song

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:05, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ha, that's interesting. I took some photos of it when I was last in Paris. I didn't get an architectural view of it like this though, as I just wandered through the park (which is not that big compared to the height of the tower) and took a photo looking up at it from a considerable angle, so I'm not sure it would have as much EV as this view, but I never got around to processing it, so perhaps I'll take this as inspiration to actually work on the photo and upload it... But back to this image... I'm pretty sure Benh has used exposure fusion to create this, which from my experience creates the dull under-saturated sky that you see in this photo, along with the haloes around the buildings. At the very least, I think it could be reprocessed using true HDR tone mapping to get a more realistic looking sky. That's just the perfectionist in me though. :-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 10:29, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Featured on Commons. And also Quality image on Commons. Quite nice perspective lines. — Cirt (talk) 11:04, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support The muddy sky could just be Paris; romantic maybe, but occasionally a bit smoggy too; how I long to have him take my hand in his and whisper those three little words: Get ... me ... oxygen .... Belle (talk) 11:54, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't think it's smoggy though. I've taken enough photos (and London is not so different!) to know that the sky tends to get lighter the smoggier it gets (more light reflecting off particles in the air). You don't get that dark grey-blue sky when it's cloudy or smoggy. I'm sure it's the image processing that has caused this. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 09:40, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - Probably more the polarizer than the processing (the polarizer tends to desaturate the sky). But I like how it makes the golden tower stand out. If you folks think this affects EV, I can fix that. - Blieusong (talk) 20:24, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    - It could be the polariser but I haven't noticed that it desaturates the sky - only darkens it. Did you use exposure fusion though? If so, I think it's the cause because it's a similar effect to what I've seen many times before when using it. As for it affecting EV, I don't think so, but as you mentioned many times on other nominations, it's worth making it the best image it can be. ;-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 22:50, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      - Yes exposures blending, which actually yielded a sky much darker than this (but it's really mostly from the polarizer because the effect is dramatic when light comes from the side). Would you believe I had to brighten it? I could go further but if it doesn't affect EV to reviewers over here, I'll leave it like that. As I said, it makes the golden tower stand out and I like it. My personal artistic touch. But if I think about it I should fix the halos. - Blieusong (talk) 17:31, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Lovely quality on main target, yes a small halo on surrounding buildings, but happy enough to support this... gazhiley 12:38, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Good detail of the "flamboyant" stonework, fairly good target article. Historical EV. Sca (talk) 14:54, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

PS: I keep suppressing the subliminal impression that it might be leaning just a smidgen toward the right. Hope that's wrong. Sca (talk) 17:21, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The verticles seem fine to me - either that or my browser window is curved... gazhiley 09:22, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Seems like a very good photograph to me. Mattximus (talk) 20:17, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:23, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Thanks for the nom. As discussed on Commons, not quite the best setting for an optimal side lighting, but a pretty good one I believe. Next summer maybe. - Blieusong (talk) 20:24, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice...--Godot13 (talk) 22:25, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Jobas (talk) 15:07, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - SchroCat (talk) 09:26, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:09, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support ~ Röbin Liönheart (talk) 17:01, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Tour Saint-Jacques BLS.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:53, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Portrait of Mrs Richard Yates

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Reason: Does she look like the sort of woman you should be messing with? Megahigh (that's two steps up from highest) EV, even if the painting is only in galleries and isn't in Gilbert Stuart's article (all taken up pictures with someone called George Wassingdon or something and a skater; I'm sure I can squeeze it into the gallery though)
Articles in which this image appears: Catherine Brass Yates, Mob cap, 1775–95 in Western fashion, Turban Head eagle (I wonder where I saw it? Godot13, any ideas?)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fashion/Out of
Creator: Gilbert Stuart

Support as nominator – Belle (talk) 17:16, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite high level of quality, and agree with Belle on the high encyclopedic value, as well. — Cirt (talk) 20:36, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:22, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
~~Oppose~~. Am I missing something, here? I'm not really seeing much by way of EV. Josh Milburn (talk) 21:00, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Jobas (talk) 15:06, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
~~Comment~~ Oppose – Agree with Josh that EV is dubious. There seems to be some for Turban Head eagle, but it's largely speculative. Oppose, even though it's a Stuart. Sca (talk) 01:53, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - This work has had some controversy which should (in addition to being a Stuart) make it notable enough for a short article. Right now it is in two galleries with no information. Something focusing on it (two or three good paragraphs to start) and it would have the EV it needs (IMO)...--Godot13 (talk) 04:29, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Godot13, J Milburn, Sca, I have put up a stub at Catherine Brass Yates which goes a little way to providing EV. The article should provide the basis for something bigger, given the repute of the painting. - SchroCat (talk) 20:22, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks- oppose struck. Josh Milburn (talk) 20:15, 7 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support based on new article EV...--Godot13 (talk) 18:19, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Gilbert Stuart - Catherine Brass Yates.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:29, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

United States gold coins (VII) – $20 Double Eagle (1849–1933)

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Reason: High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set). The Double eagle $20 gold coin (final set of regular-issue U.S. gold coins) was struck from 1849 to 1933. The Liberty Head types (1849–1907) were designed by James B. Longacre. The Saint-Gaudens types (1907 – 1933) were designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The first coin in the set (1849 Liberty Head Double eagle) is unique because (according to A Guide Book of United States Coins) only a single coin was minted. Each of the Liberty Head types is the first year of issue. The Saint-Gauden types include the scarce high relief and very rare ultra-high relief.
Original: A complete typeset of seven Double eagle gold $20 coins from 1849 to 1933. Included is one image (a three-photo montage) of edge lettering and detail on a high relief 1907 $20 coin.
Articles in which these images appear: Double eagle (all), Liberty Head double eagle, Saint-Gaudens double eagle, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, James B. Longacre
FP category for this image: Currency
Creator: United States Mint
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Edited by Godot13

Liberty Head double eagle (1849–1907)
(design by James B. Longacre)

1849 Liberty Head Double eagle (Type I reverse)
(1849–66)
Unique for first year of issue
1866 Liberty Head double eagle (Type II reverse)
(1866–1877)
First year of issue

1877 Liberty Head double eagle (Type III reverse)
(1877–1907)
First year of issue

Saint-Gaudens double eagle (1907–33)
design by Augustus Saint-Gaudens

1907 Saint Gaudens double eagle (Roman numerals, high relief)
(1907)
1907 Saint Gaudens double eagle (Roman numerals, high relief)
(edge and relief detail)

1907 Saint Gaudens double eagle
(Arabic numerals), (1907)
1907 Saint Gaudens double eagle
(Roman, ultra high relief), (1907–08)

1908 Saint Gaudens double eagle (motto)
(1908–1933)

Support as nominator – The last set nomination for regular issue U.S. gold coins... --Godot13 (talk) 19:34, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite striking and high level of shiny. — Cirt (talk) 20:33, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:22, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Natch. Sca (talk) 15:30, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:40, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Jobas (talk) 15:05, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:06, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:NNC-US-1849-G$20-Liberty Head (Twenty D.).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:55, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1866-G$20-Liberty Head (motto).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:55, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1877-G$20-Liberty Head (Twenty Dollars & motto).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:55, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1907-G$20-Saint Gaudens (Roman, high relief).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:55, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1907-G$20-Saint Gaudens (Roman, high relief) – edge detail.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:55, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1907-G$20-Saint Gaudens (Arabic).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:55, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1907-G$20-Saint Gaudens (Roman, ultra high relief, wire edge).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:55, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1908-D-G$20-Saint Gaudens (Arabic & motto).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:55, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Vermeer's View of Delft

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**Original** – *View of Delft* is an oil painting by Johannes Vermeer, painted around 1660–61. It shows the southern aspect of the city on a calm and tranquil day. Typical Vermeer, this uses natural light in such a marvellous way. (Interesting to note that Delft was a little scruffier than this: Vermeer tidied the place up a bit for his picture). The painting was acquired by the Mauritshuis in the Hague in 1822.

Reason: Excellent scan of superb painting
Articles in which this image appears: View of Delft, Johannes Vermeer and seven others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Johannes Vermeer

Support as nominator – SchroCat (talk) 07:32, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – In a letter to a friend, Marcel Proust called it "the most beautiful painting in the world". Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 08:08, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:21, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:25, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Jobas (talk) 15:04, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite good job on the shadows in the water. — Cirt (talk) 22:47, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good quality. But I think it needs a little improvement (filesize is small, which is 1.16 MB). --Pokéfan95 (talk) 00:12, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:05, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support ~ Röbin Liönheart (talk) 16:59, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Vermeer-view-of-delft.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:49, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Piazzetta San Marco

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Reason: Large size, nice blue hour timing, gives a context for where the palace is located and... not a single d*mn tourist (ok there's one on the left) means zero distraction (although not quite representative of how insanely busy this place usually is).
Articles in which this image appears: Doge's Palace
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: blieusong

Support as nominator – Blieusong (talk) 20:34, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment What's with the blurred banner in the center-left of the picture? Can something be done about it? (Amazing picture and detail otherwise.) Dusty777 03:01, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Oh yes, this banner is very blurred indeed. And not only that: the area below seems to be blurred, too! Strange effect, but not really attractive. Banner and wall behind seem to form an unreal amalgam. How comes? --Tremonist (talk) 12:17, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps it is an effect of stitching? A banner on the right side has an identical problem. Dusty777 18:09, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Possible. But it should be corrected then. --Tremonist (talk) 12:04, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Blurred because of the wind and long exposure (so definitely not fixable). - Blieusong (talk) 17:25, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

As beautiful as the photo otherwise is, this still poses a problem. --Tremonist (talk) 13:19, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Man, that's rough. I'm afraid I have to Oppose due to the banner :/. Beautiful, beautiful picture... Dusty777 03:25, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support —Jobas (talk) 15:04, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite possibly the most striking perspective lines I've seen on a high quality image in a while. — Cirt (talk) 22:48, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support High and great quality and resolution. --Pokéfan95 (talk) 00:16, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:03, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Piazzetta San Marco Venice BLS.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:42, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Added to Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban instead. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:42, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Doge's Palace Courtyard

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Reason: A thorough, sharp view with very few distracting people which helps a lot in illustrating the article.
Articles in which this image appears: Doge's Palace
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: blieusong

Support as nominator – Blieusong (talk) 20:53, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I guess my translation of Casanova could be better :) - Blieusong (talk) 20:53, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment If you ask me, the construction works far behind are more distracting than the people who only demonstrate that there's some life at least in the area. However, the façade in the back could be a little sharper I think. --Tremonist (talk) 12:14, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Jobas (talk) 15:03, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite easy to see the high EV with this one. — Cirt (talk) 22:50, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Very nice. It feels slightly rotated at the far end, but it isn't. Is there any chance the three small black specs in the sky (center, between the two domes) could be removed?--Godot13 (talk) 01:31, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:55, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Areni-1 shoe

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Reason: The EV is great. Quality is as good as it gets. It has nice indicators to clarify its size. I am renominating it because it received a lot of support votes but not enough to meet the deadline. It's worth a second shot.
Articles in which this image appears: Areni-1 shoe
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator: Pinhasi R, Gasparian B, Areshian G, Zardaryan D, Smith A, et al.

Support as nominator – Étienne Dolet (talk) 20:55, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - resolution lacking. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:38, 29 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It's good and highly educational, but Chris is right, resolution is lacking, at least in several broad areas where it would be needed. Don't you have any sharper photos of these interesting artefacts, Étienne? --Tremonist (talk) 12:11, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Very high EV here, but it is quite a bit smaller than our minimum resolution requirements. Mattximus (talk) 13:05, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tremonist, the picture comes from here [3]. Perhaps you can look into it and find a better alternative? Étienne Dolet (talk) 07:07, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:56, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nephila pilipes

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Reason: Spider-man, spider-man, does whatever a *record scratch* I mean, very good image showing the entirety of a specimen's body. Useful in the article.
Articles in which this image appears: Nephila pilipes +1
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Arachnids
Creator: — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:49, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great photo of this kind of spider, really sharp and detailed. Just tell me, please, what is this light blurred band on the left that some viewers might find distracting? --Tremonist (talk) 12:07, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- A tree trunk, about 10 or 15 feet away. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:56, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Nice picture. I wouldn't even mind seeing it become the lead image of Nephilidae as well. Mattximus (talk) 13:04, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Shouldn't be controversial. Done. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:43, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Jobas (talk) 15:02, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support : Sexy she is : DreamSparrow ^Chat 16:43, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support That's a fantastic shot, Chris! It easily exceeds the FP criteria. RO ^(talk) 19:31, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite an impressive shot. The photographer must have gotten him to pose by bribing him with little spider treats. — Cirt (talk) 22:52, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Excellent detail.-Godot13 (talk) 01:21, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Cited size might be of interesting. --PetarM (talk) 10:55, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Legs seemed to be about 10-15cm from tip to tip, maybe more. I didn't measure this specimen, but that size is not uncommon for this species. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:11, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Great photo. I saw several of these when I was in the Philippines. It's a beautiful spider. Kaldari (talk) 16:13, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Can't help finding this background distracting. Samsara 01:39, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:01, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Nephila pilipes, Bangunjiwo, Bantul 2015-09-19 04.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:50, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A complete typeset of the Confederate States dollar banknotes (1861–1864)

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Reason: High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set). Beginning with South Carolina (December 20, 1860) and ending with Tennessee (June 8, 1861), 11 states seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America. The Act of March 9, 1861 passed by the Congress of the Confederate States authorized the issue of $1,000,000 in Confederate banknotes, followed by an additional $1,000,000 in August, 1861. Seven series of banknotes were authorized for $678,000,000, but just over $1.5 billion was actually issued.
The text underneath the images below includes: denomination, type number ("T" numbers refer to the categorization system widely used in Confederate banknotes and denote major design changes), portraits, vignettes, and/or allegories depicted on the note (from left to right), the engraver and/or publisher of the note, and the number of notes issued. Notes illustrated without a reverse were only printed on one side. The First Series (T1–T6) is already a Featured Picture set and is only included to be part of the complete set.
Condition – The usual supplies and equipment necessary to manufacture currency (i.e., paper, presses) were generally unavailable as a result of the Union blockade. The National Bank Note Company in New York and the Southern Bank Note Company in New Orleans (both subsidiaries of the American Bank Note Company), were forbidden by Federal authorities from further work with the southern states after the First Series of notes were issued. Using lithographers and very low quality ultra-thin paper, the issues produced in the middle series often look crude and hastily prepared. All notes are in at least average (or significantly better) condition for their specific type (i.e., factoring in rarity and issue size). Some types have never been seen in anything close to uncirculated condition.
Original: A complete typeset of 72 banknotes of the Confederate States of America (1861–1864). The first six notes are already Featured Pictures leaving 66 (the second series on) for your consideration. All images are 800dpi.
Articles in which these images appear: Confederate States dollar (all), single images in Judah P. Benjamin, John C. Calhoun, Clement Claiborne Clay, Jefferson Davis, Edward C. Elmore, Robert M. T. Hunter, Stonewall Jackson, Christopher Memminger, Lucy Pickens, George W. Randolph, Alexander H. Stephens, George Washington, Ceres (mythology), Minerva, Moneta, Thetis, Confederate States of America , Great Seal of the Confederate States of America, List of United States Presidents on currency, New York Central Railroad, Tennessee State Capitol, and Virginia State Capitol
FP category for this image: Currency
Creator: Multiple (National Bank Note Company, Southern Bank Note Company, Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA), Jules Manouvrier (New Orleans, LA), Leggett, Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA), Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C. and Richmond, VA), Blanton Duncan (Columbia, S.C. and Richmond, VA), J.T. Patterson (Columbia, S.C.), Archer & Daly (Richmond, VA), and Archer & Halpin (Richmond, VA) for the Confederate States Department of the Treasury
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13

Confederate States dollar
First Series
Act of March 9, 1861

$1,000 (T1)
John C. Calhoun, Andrew Jackson
National Bank Note Company
(607 issued)
$500 (T2)
Ceres,The Crossing
National Bank Note Company
(607 issued)
$100 (T3)
Minerva, railroad
National Bank Note Company
(1,606 issued)

$50 (T4)
Slaves working in the field
National Bank Note Company
(1,606 issued)
$100 (T5)
Justice, Hudson River Railroad, Minerva
Southern Bank Note Company
(5,798 issued)
$50 (T6)
Justice, Agriculture and Industry, George Washington
Southern Bank Note Company
(5,798 issued)

Confederate States dollar
Second Series
Act of May 16, 1861

$100 (T7)
George Washington, Ceres and Prosperina
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(37,155 issued)
$50 (T8)
Tellus, George Washington
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(123,564 issued)
$20 (T9)
Sailing ship
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(264,988 issued)

$10 (T10)
Liberty (seated), Liberty (leaning)
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(170,994 issued)
$5 (T11)
Sailor (leaning), Liberty (seated)
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(73,355 issued)
$5 (T12)
"Confederate States of America"
Jules Manouvrier (New Orleans, LA)
(15,556 issued)

Confederate States dollar
Third Series
Act of August 19, 1861

$100 (T13)
Sailor (standing), slaves loading cotton
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(629,284 issued)
$50 (T14)
Sailors, Moneta with treasure chest
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(469,660 issued)
$50 (T15)
Hope, Hudson River Railroad, Justice
Southern Bank Note Company
(14,860 issued)

$50 (T16)
Jefferson Davis
Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(425,944 issued)
$20 (T17)
Liberty, Ceres between Commerce and Navigation
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(43,732 issued)
$20 (T18)
Sailor, Sailing ship
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(2,366,486 issued)

$20 (T19)
Minerva, Navigation, Blacksmith
Southern Bank Note Company
(14,860 issued)
$20 (T20)
Alexander H. Stephens, Industry between Commerce and beehive
B. Duncan (Columbia, S.C.)
(2,834,251 issued)
$20 (T21)
Alexander H. Stephens
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(164,248 issued)

$10 (T22)
Thetis, Native-Americans, Female with X
Southern Bank Note Company
(58,860 issued)
$10 (T23)
John E. Ward, Wagon of cotton, Corn gatherer
Leggett, Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(20,333 issued)
$10 (T24)
Robert M.T. Hunter (left); Alfred L. Elwin (vignette, as child)
Leggett, Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(278,400 issued)

$10 (T25)
Robert M. T. Hunter, Hope, C.G. Memminger
Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(178,716 issued)
$10 (T26)
Robert M. T. Hunter, Hope, C.G. Memminger
Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(514,400 issued)
$10 (T27)
Liberty; Train
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(8,576 issued)

$10 (T28)
Ceres and Commerce, Train
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
J.T. Patterson (Columbia, S.C.)
(1,074,980 issued)
$10 (T29)
Slave picking cotton, canal
B. Duncan (Richmond, VA)
(286,627 issued)
$10 (T30)
Robert M.T. Hunter, General Marion’s Sweet Potato Dinner, Minerva
B. Duncan (Columbia, S.C.)
(1,939,810 issued)

$5 (T31)
Navigation; Commerce, Agriculture, Justice, Liberty, and Industry; George Washington statue
Southern Bank Note Company
(58,860 issued)
$5 (T32)
Boy; Machinist with hammer
Leggett, Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(20,333 issued)
$5 (T33)
C.G. Memminger, Minerva
Leggett, Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(136,736 issued)

$5 (T34)
C.G. Memminger, Minerva
Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(228,644 issued)
$5 (T35)
Slaves load cotton; Indian princess
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(7,160 issued)

$5 (T36)
Sailor, Commerce (seated)
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
J.T. Patterson (Columbia, S.C.)
(3,694,890 issued)
$5 (T37)
C.G. Memminger, Sailor (seated), Justice and Ceres
B. Duncan (Richmond, VA)
(1,002,478 issued)

Confederate States dollar
Fourth Series
Act of April 17, 1862

$2 (T38)
Judah P. Benjamin; The South striking down the Union
B. Duncan (Columbia, S.C.)
(~36,000 issued)
$100 (T39)
Milkmaid; train with straight steam
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
J.T. Patterson (Columbia, S.C.)
(284,000 issued)
$100 (T40)
Milkmaid, train with diffused steam
J.T. Patterson & Co. (Columbia, S.C.)
(214,400 issued)

$100 (T41)
John C. Calhoun, Slaves working; Confederacy
Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(670,400 issued)
$2 (T42)
Judah P. Benjamin, The South striking down the Union
B. Duncan (Columbia, S.C.)
(1,520,000 issued)
$2 (T43)
Judah P. Benjamin, The South striking down the Union
B. Duncan (Columbia, S.C.)
(194,900 issued)

$1 (T44)
Liberty; Steamship at sea; Lucy Pickens
B. Duncan (Columbia, S.C.)
(1,689,860 issued)
$1 (T45)
Liberty; Steamship at sea, Lucy Pickens
B. Duncan (Columbia, S.C.)
(412,500 issued)
$10 (T46)
Ceres, Robert M.T. Hunter
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(635,250 issued)

$20 (T47)
Ceres, Robert M.T. Hunter
Test pattern or fantasy note
$10 (T48)
Ceres, Robert M.T. Hunter
Test pattern or fantasy note

Confederate States dollar
Fifth Series
Act of October 13, 1862

$100 (T49)
Soldiers, Lucy Pickens, George W. Randolph
Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(628,640 issued)
$50 (T50)
Jefferson Davis
Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA & Columbia, S.C.)
(414,200 issued)
$20 (T51)
Tennessee State Capitol; Alexander H. Stephens
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(776,800 issued)

$10 (T52)
Proposed state capitol (Columbia, S.C.), Robert M.T. Hunter
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(3,060,000 issued)
$5 (T53)
Virginia State Capitol, C.G. Memminger
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(2,833,600 issued)

$2 (T54)
Judah P. Benjamin
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(607,000 issued)
$1 (T55)
Clement Claiborne Clay
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(1,141,200 issued)

Confederate States dollar
Sixth Series
Act of March 23, 1863

$100 (T56, inverted back)
Soldiers, Lucy Pickens, George W. Randolph
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(1,950,400)
$50 (T57)
Jefferson Davis
Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA and Columbia, S.C.)
(2,349,600 issued)
$20 (T58)
Tennessee State Capitol, Alexander H. Stephens
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(4,429,600 issued)

$10 (T59)
Proposed state capitol (Columbia, S.C.), Robert M.T. Hunter
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(7,420,800 issued)
$5 (T60)
Virginia State Capitol, C.G. Memminger
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(7,745,600 issued)
$2 (T61)
Judah P. Benjamin
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(689,200 issued)

$1 (T62)
Clement Claiborne Clay
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(1,645,600 issued)
$0.50 (T63)
Jefferson Davis
Archer & Halpin (Richmond, VA)
(1,831,517 issued)

Confederate States dollar
Seventh Series
Act of February 17, 1864

$500 (T64)
Confederate seal and battle flag; Stonewall Jackson
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(~154,000 issued)
$100 (T65)
Soldiers, Lucy Pickens, George W. Randolph
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(~964,000 issued)
$50 (T66)
Jefferson Davis
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(1,671,444 issued)

$20 (T67)
Tennessee State Capitol, Alexander H. Stephens
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(~4,150,000 issued)
$10 (T68)
Horses pulling cannon, Robert M.T. Hunter
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(~9,071,000 issued)
$5 (T69)
Virginia State Capitol, C.G. Memminger
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(~5,526,100 issued)

$2 (T70)
Judah P. Benjamin
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(~944,000 issued)
$1 (T71)
Clement Claiborne Clay
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(~681,500 issued)
$0.50 (T72)
Jefferson Davis
Archer & Halpin (Richmond, VA)
(~1,100,000 issued)

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 18:42, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Historical EV. Ugly suckers, weren't they? Sca (talk) 21:25, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite historic. Can I please have all da money. — Cirt (talk) 22:53, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting that a couple of them say, "Two years after the ratification of a treaty of peace between the Confederate States of America and the United States of America." (Rotsa ruck, Johnny.) Sca (talk) 23:58, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today...--Godot13 (talk) 01:39, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

... said Mr. Wimpy. Sca (talk)

Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:18, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Jobas (talk) 11:14, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:11, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Impressive! – Yann (talk) 22:00, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally File:CSA-T1-$1000-1861.jpg, File:CSA-T2-$500-1861.jpg, File:CSA-T3-$100-1861.jpg, File:CSA-T4-$50-1861.jpg, File:CSA-T5-$100-1861.jpg and File:CSA-T6-$50-1861.jpg are also part of this set. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:28, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nymphaea Laydekeri Purpurata

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Reason: good compo, stacked telezoom close-up with surrounding also in focus
Articles in which this image appears: Nymphaea
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator: Petar Milošević

Support as nominator – PetarM (talk) 10:52, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 11:16, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:07, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Looks unnatural; overly saturated, red channel appears severely blown. --Janke | Talk 13:45, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - On EV grounds, it looks like there is no article for this species, no mention of this species in the Nymphaea article at all. It seems like it's relegated into a gallery at the bottom of the page, with unclear species/variety identification. Mattximus (talk) 13:49, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
~~Oppose~~ Wait – Per Janke, Mattximus. – Sca (talk) 15:20, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Info I knew it, you will fail on WB issue. How about if I tell you its pretty much real ? Mattximus, Janke, Sca check for colors and taxonomy and don't miss there statement Water Lily blossoms vary greatly in color ...then revise your statement and vote. Its some hybrid sorte, and there ary many of them, so colors go as they go. And this is one is like depicted. WB is very good on this camera, don't worry (Dpreview: Reliable metering and white balance). Saturation wasn't lifted. Taxonomy was named by the profesional botanic which planted them. If any more doubt let me know. --PetarM (talk) 15:49, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Info New version uploaded, just stacked with focus on flower. Same colors, same composition, different lighting (clouds). --PetarM (talk) 16:37, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - per Mattximus.--Godot13 (talk) 16:40, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not being technically expert, I'll reserve judgment & wait to see what experienced photogs say of new version. Sca (talk) 17:22, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:54, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm 'Enry the Eighth, I am I am

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Reason: Excellent scan of superb painting
Articles in which this image appears: Henry VIII of England, Hans Holbein the Younger and 21 others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger

Support as nominator – SchroCat (talk) 12:41, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Second verse, same as the first (erm, Support) — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:28, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Never could stand Herman's Hermits, but I am a fan of Holbein the Younger. Sca (talk) 15:16, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Excellent detail, good EV.--Godot13 (talk) 16:22, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 13:05, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:17, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite lovely choice of image subpage title. — Cirt (talk) 20:42, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 21:57, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 13:38, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hans Holbein, the Younger, Around 1497-1543 - Portrait of Henry VIII of England - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:43, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Added to Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility instead, as there is no article about the painting. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:43, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Javan rusa

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Reason: High quality image of a notable animal, and therefore high EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Javan rusa
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Crisco 1492

Support as nominator – Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:20, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite nice contribution to representation of science on Wikipedia. — Cirt (talk) 22:27, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose High resolution image, but not featured quality composition IMO. As a predominantly grazing species, the background is neither specific nor visually appealing. Also, for educational purposes would be good to have more information about what is depicted (age, gender, location). --ELEKHH^T 00:11, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Location is on the file's description page. Not able to venture a guess for the other two. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:10, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 12:40, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Lack of contrast with monochrome background reduces visual accessibility. Sca (talk) 13:53, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Elekhh, Sca. Samsara 19:01, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The picture is fine, is suitable copyright and obviously adds to the article. However, in terms of it being a featured picture it looks like it's taken an elevated angle: are we looking down on it? The angle also makes it look like a tripod. Chris TehGrauniad (talk) 09:59, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:59, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:59, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Meet the Fuggers

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Reason: High quality image, high EV, very good condition

Articles in which this image appears: Fugger

FP category for this image: Currency

Creator: German States, Fugger (coin)
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History.

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 16:45, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Historical EV. This coin was struck during the first part of the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), which ultimately reduced the population of Central Europe by half, rendered the superannuated Holy Roman Empire politically weak – and incidentally led to the demise of famed Fugger banking family. Sca (talk) 17:45, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:35, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 12:58, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:15, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite amusing choice of image subpage title. — Cirt (talk) 20:44, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support High and great quality. Also valuable. --Pokéfan95 (talk) 00:10, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 21:56, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 13:41, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:German States Fugger 1621 10 Ducats.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:54, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Diagram of a tractor trailer truck (or articulated lorry)

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Reason: Respectable diagram of the major points on a standard tractor trailer truck (or articulated lorry, if you happen to be from the other end of the pond). Admittedly not a particularly exciting image, however it does label and show and the standard points of a tractor trailer truck quite well, and that I judge is worth a shot here. Note that this is an SVG image, and therefore while not at the minimum pixel size required to be listed it can resized as needed at no loss, so it shouldn't be an issue.
Articles in which this image appears: Semi-trailer truck
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Diagrams
Creator: H Padleckas (vectorised by Ju gatsu mikka)

Support as nominator – TomStar81 (Talk) 06:34, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The cabin pipe and what looks like two horns under the cabin on the bottom view aren't labelled. Brandmeister^talk 09:15, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Can't speak to the pipe, but those "horns" are probably the exhaust stacks (or smoke stacks) for the burned fuel. TomStar81 (Talk) 11:37, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 12:56, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support It could be a little larger though. --Tremonist (talk) 13:16, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- It's a SVG image that can be resized. —Bruce1ee^talk 15:11, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - Ok. Thank you! --Tremonist (talk) 16:10, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Bruce1ee^talk 15:12, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite educational and encyclopedic. — Cirt (talk) 20:44, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Educational. --Pokéfan95 (talk) 00:08, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 13:59, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Conventional 18-wheeler truck diagram.svg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:44, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Obama on school shootings

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Original – President Obama's statement after the Umpqua Community College shooting

Reason: EV, video quality, and poignant message
Articles in which this image appears: Umpqua Community College shooting, List of school shootings in the US, Gun politics in the United States
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator: White House

Support as nominator – Nergaal (talk) 17:10, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good quality; high EV. RO^(talk) 18:10, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite right, I agree with Nergaal on Nergaal's assessment of the Encyclopedic Value of this media file that Nergaal has chosen to put forth as a Featured Picture candidate. I've also gone ahead and used the same media file on Wikisource, at s:Statement by the President on the Shootings at Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, Oregon. My thanks, to Nergaal, for his choice of nominating this High Encyclopedic Value media file for Featured Picture consideration. Most appreciated, — Cirt (talk) 20:34, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Although I view this as one of Obama's best public statements during his tenure as president – and I drew attention to it Oct. 1 here at WP:ITNC – I don't believe it's appropriate as an FP, for a couple of reasons: a) It deals with an event that, alas, probably will recede from public discussion fairly soon, and b) it may be construed by some as a political ~~statement~~ endorsement. I suggest that instead a link to the video be added to Umpqua Community College shooting. (Note FP criteron No. 5.) Sca (talk) 22:13, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It IS in the article you mentioned and I believe the video passes FP? #5 by covering the reactions segment of the shooting article well. Ah, and I added it to the gun politics article too since it actually summarizes the debate in that article really well too. Nergaal (talk) 22:27, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry – I stand corrected about the article. (Thought it was just a photo.) Sca (talk) 00:34, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support This is relevant regardless of how current or not. --Janke | Talk 08:18, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relevant to what? Sca (talk) 14:49, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relevant to gun violence, whenever and wherever it happens. --Janke | Talk 17:25, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, but does that mean that, if or when there's another crazy-mass-shooting in the U.S., we hurry up & run this as a kind of editorial FP? Sca (talk) 20:55, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose without prejudice Its too soon for me to be in a position to judge whether this is worth enough of an FP star, especially since this is neither the first nor the worst such shooting stateside. It'd be better, I think, to wait on this kind of nom until the media Tarzans find their next vine to swing to so we can judge the worthiness of speeches like this without the momentum of the current event itself to influence our perspective of it. TomStar81 (Talk) 23:09, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Those concerned about this unfortunately perennial topic may find this interesting. (See also.) – Sca (talk) 13:33, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. I think TomStar raises an important point, but I also note that we seem to get a lot of Obama noms; I'm concerned about filling up our galleries with photos of the same person, especially when he's a person so popular with our editors. Josh Milburn (talk) 08:13, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

PS: – This user has long opposed official photos of serving politicians of whatever stripe, and the same principle applies here. Note also that the P tweeted this video on TWTR Oct. 1. Sca (talk) 14:37, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Which user? I don't think I have... Josh Milburn (talk) 19:47, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Crisco, get the broom. Sca's speaking of himself in the third person again. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:38, 7 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

(L'utilisateur, c'est moi!) Sca (talk) 14:22, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per others. --Tremonist (talk) 13:09, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:11, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

French écu in silver (1784) and gold (1641)

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Reason: High quality, high EV. Kingdom of France, silver and gold écu
Original: Kingdom of France, pair of écu in silver (1784) and gold (1641)
Articles in which these images appear: Écu
FP category for this image: Currency
Creator: Kingdom of France
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History

French écu in silver and gold

One silver écu (1784) depicting Louis XVI of France

One gold écu (1641) struck during the reign of Louis XIII of France

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 18:07, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite wish they could be a bit more shiny. — Cirt (talk) 20:45, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, but I do think the silver ecu appears a bit oversharpened. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:39, 2 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Chris- Interesting... I've never sharpened any coin image in processing so I wonder if it happened during shooting (or if someone else was in the raw file before me)?--Godot13 (talk) 01:06, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Why does the gold have spots of red? And I don't recall silver forming iridescent oxide layers. Any particular reasons why this one has it? Nergaal (talk) 04:28, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- It is fairly common for silver and gold coins to develop toning over time (unless they have been kept in an air-tight environment or they have been cleaned). Both coins are well over 200 and 300 years old respectively and are in extremely good condition for their age.--Godot13 (talk) 05:27, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I knew some metals get the rainbow iridescence but never realized silver does it to. However, I really don't understand how does gold get "toned". You need reaaaaly special conditions to get it to oxidize. I am not doubting the coin quality, I am just worried about staining by some external layer/substance. Also of curiosity, what sort of grading would these get based on how old they are? Nergaal (talk) 06:36, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Silver écu – technically AU (Almost Uncirculated) but given the eye appeal it could be graded as mint state. Gold écu – fully struck AU (and its existence for 374 years might partially qualify as a "special condition").--Godot13 (talk) 18:34, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Yann (talk) 21:52, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 20:31, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:08, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 14:10, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:France 1784-A Ecu (Louis16).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:07, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:France 1641 Ecu d'Or (Louis13).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:07, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Proboscis monkey

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Reason: High quality monkey antics
Articles in which this image appears: Proboscis monkey
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:41, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite captivating and thoughtful expression. — Cirt (talk) 20:25, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – From the article, this one is evidently a female, which should be noted. (Females look different from males, which have even larger noses.) An interesting species and a nifty photo. (I don't buy the notion that they resemble Dutchmen, however. Where are the wooden shoes?) Sca (talk) 21:13, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 21:51, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 20:30, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:07, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- I don't care even if he is not looking at me : DreamSparrow ^Chat 14:12, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) female Labuk Bay.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:00, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The lovely Mme Moitessier

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Reason: Excellent scan of superb painting
Articles in which this image appears: Madame Moitessier, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and two others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Support as nominator – SchroCat (talk) 09:21, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:50, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite fascinating caption description, as well. — Cirt (talk) 20:26, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – I guess The Turkish Bath is Ingres' most widely known work, and justly so. Somehow I find this one underwhelming in comparison. Sca (talk) 21:01, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great quality. --Pokéfan95 (talk) 00:05, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 21:50, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Brandmeister^talk 17:42, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 20:29, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:07, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 14:23, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Dominique Ingres - Mme Moitessier.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:29, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Digestive system diagram

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Reason: High EV. High quality. Featured Picture on Commons. Picture of the Day on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Gastrointestinal physiology, Ascending colon, Transverse colon, Descending colon, Salivary gland, Submandibular gland, Sublingual gland, Ethanol
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator: LadyofHats

Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 19:07, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support adds positively (as an image/diagram)--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 19:53, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your comments and your Support, Ozzie10aaaa, much appreciated. — Cirt (talk) 20:11, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Note: Threaded discussion and back-and-forth moved to talk page.

I changed the rule to make this case easier to evaluate. Support based on meeting the criteria for resolution and for being a useful image. Blue Rasberry (talk) 20:46, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This file has annotations. Move the mouse pointer over the image to see them. Please also see higher resolution here and 2000px here. Thank you, — Cirt (talk) 20:19, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Again, just to reiterate, per the featured picture criteria, vector graphics in SVG can be infinitely scaled without loss of quality. Note the word INFINITELY. Surely INFINITE size with zero loss of quality is a high enough picture size. Thank you. — Cirt (talk) 20:52, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- I've increased the preview image during this FPC nomination to make it easier for others to see. Hopefully this makes the SVG Vector Graphic quality easier to understand. Please see DIFF. Thank you, — Cirt (talk) 21:27, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support SVG can be scaled infinitely, so per the FPC this meets or exceeds minimum resolution requirements. RO^(talk) 21:06, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- YES, thank you for clearly explaining this !!! — Cirt (talk) 21:09, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - SchroCat (talk) 21:13, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Beautiful picture, but some of the spatial relationships are incorrect. In lateral projection with the head rotated like this, the parotid gland would overlap rather than lie posterior to (i.e. to the right in this cartoon) the posterior orpharynx. Also, the esophagus enters the abdomen and connects to the cardia and fundus of the stomach posterior to the left lobe of the liver. soupvector (talk) 21:44, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Soupvector, for the comment. I still feel it's quite high quality and the entrance is likely being shown as such for illustrative purposes. — Cirt (talk) 21:47, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Further, for the basic purpose of illustrating names of key structures in the digestive system, this image is both of High Quality (as demonstrated by Picture of the Day on Commons), and High Encyclopedic Value (as demonstrated by its use already on wiki articles as noted, above.) Thank you, — Cirt (talk) 22:39, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose until inaccuracies are addressed. One of our criteria is accuracy and verifiability. Misrepresenting the subject is an issue. Also, aren't there higher quality illustrations from books like Sobotta's Atlas and Text-book of Human Anatomy? Something like this would work much better than the fairly simple SVG we see here. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:30, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Once again, it is Featured Picture on Commons. Picture of the Day on Commons. Already used in articles Gastrointestinal physiology, Ascending colon, Transverse colon, Descending colon, Salivary gland, Submandibular gland, Sublingual gland. High Quality as determined by Commons. High EV as already used in High Encyclopedic value in multiple articles on medicine. Thank you, — Cirt (talk) 23:37, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Please note author's explanations at successful Commons promotion to Featured Picture discussion. The graphic was created to emphasize the digestive system and the key labeled organs -- note that there are annotations. Move the mouse pointer over the image to see them. — Cirt (talk) 23:44, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose this is a very high-quality image used on many articles that adds significantly to understanding, and I'm very grateful to the creator for making it. However I'm very uncomfortable promoting it to a "featured picture" because it's factually incorrect, something I feel should be a determining characteristic of featured pictures. Some examples:
1. Nasal cavity bottom should be flat
2. Uvula or soft palate?
3. Epiglottis not labelled
4. Abdominal contents quite high, as discussed
5. Esophagus should be behind liver, as discussed
6. Shape of stomach does not show pylorus
7. Small intestine appears to be behind ascending colon
8. Atypical labelling of common bile duct, this usually points to the duct above and the ampulla of Vater is usually where the label currently lies
9. Ascending colon arrow points to the Taenia coli but descending to a haustra.
We may not have many anatomical featured images and so be it, I think the factual standards for accuracy should apply here just as they do in GA and FA. So without trying to diminish the high quality of this work, I appose this nomination for its accuracy. This oppose stands regardless of what commons users thought in 2007. --Tom (LT) (talk) 10:57, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
(E/C) Oppose due to inaccuracies and thus diminished EV, per soupvector and Chris Woodrich. Here are some further concerns:
- The style is inconsistent. The intestines are shown as exteriors, while the stomach is shown as a hollow cross-section. Furthermore, the stomach's walls are shown in the same colour and confusingly appear continuous with the entire oesophagus and the nasal cavity and phraynx, which are empty spaces. Also, the highlighted colour of the oral cavity loses the fact that it is continuous with the pharynx.
- It isn't clear what the shading in the liver is supposed to show. At any rate, it doesn't help convey that the gallbladder and bile ducts attach to the "underside" of the liver which is to the back. As with the liver/stomach positions, the entire image needs a better way of representing front and behind, not just simply changing the anatomy, which is misleading.
- If the anatomical distortions are deliberate, in order to show each structure unobscured, this needs to be properly conveyed.
- The roof of the mouth is far too thick.
--Paul_012 (talk) 11:08, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

in regard to your second point it does seem as if the intention is to show the anatomical underlyings...--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 15:02, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Sorry for that, because it looks so well, but the criticism concerning the content seems to have a broad base. --Tremonist (talk) 14:51, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
WITHDRAW PLEASE. This does not have a chance of passing and it's not worth proceeding. Thank you for your comments, above. — Cirt (talk) 15:08, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:22, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:22, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Endomembrane system diagram

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Reason: High Encyclopedic Value. High Educational Value. High Quality image. Featured Picture on Commons. Quality Image on Commons. Picture of the Day on Commons. Please note per Wikipedia:Featured picture criteria this file can be scaled up to infinite size with zero loss in quality. Top image for Endomembrane system, a WP:GA quality article. Note: Per Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Endomembrane system diagram en.svg, changed the nomination to edit: File:Endomembrane system diagram en.svg, note file usage on the Commons Featured Picture, at File:Endomembrane system diagram en.svg -- the only difference is the capitalized "V" in the word "vesicle" has been downscaled.
Endomembrane system, Cell theory, Eukaryote, Timeline of the evolutionary history of life
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator: LadyofHats

Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 16:27, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

~~Oppose~~ Comment – IMO this diagram seems too arcane to be comprehensible to most readers/viewers of English WP, and the target article seems too abstruse to me. Sca (talk) 16:48, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Sca:, this is one of the first things every single student learns in basic biology class. It is not arcane. It is comprehensible. It is extremely useful to our readers and viewers of English WP, and the target article is already WP:GA quality. — Cirt (talk) 16:51, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment This is not arcane - this is middle-school biology in the USA (and we don't tend to lead the world); however, what is the "yolk" in the center of the nucleus (is it meant to be a nucleolus?), and why is the plasma membrane many times thicker than all other membranes in the figure? Also, the mitochondrion is a key part of the endomembrane system, but is unfortunately omitted. soupvector (talk) 17:06, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Soupvector:, thank you, Soupvector, for your participation, here. This is an illustration and as such it is not going to look like an image from an electron microscope, but more like an animation from a textbook. As you acknowledge, this is middle-school biology in the USA and this is quite similar to textbook images. You can see examples online at [4] and [5] and [6]. Thank you, — Cirt (talk) 17:10, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I'm betraying my ignorance – I don't remember anything like this from H.S. biology, in which I dissected a frog.

Sca (talk) 17:11, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

WITHDRAWN: Per comments by Soupvector, above. — Cirt (talk) 17:28, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted -- Godot13 (talk) 21:19, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn nomination.Godot13 (talk) 21:19, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Marshall Hole currency – 3 Pence (1900), Bulawayo, Boer War

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Reason: High quality image, high historical EV, very good condition

Articles in which this image appears: Hugh Marshall Hole, British South Africa Company (new)

FP category for this image: Currency

Creator: Chronicle Printing Works (Bulawayo), for Lt. Col. Hugh Marshall Hole
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History.
Image by Godot13

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 23:13, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:00, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 21:49, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite curious to know what this would be worth, today. — Cirt (talk) 02:05, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – SchroCat (talk) 19:26, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 20:27, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:06, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 14:24, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:ZIM-S662-Marshall Hole-3 Pence (1900).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:49, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Federal Republic of Central America, four gold real (1835)

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Reason: High quality image, high EV, very good condition, country no longer exists

Articles in which this image appears: Federal Republic of Central America, Central American Republic real

FP category for this image: Currency/American currency

Creator: Federal Republic of Central America (minted in what is today San José, Costa Rica) (coin)
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History.

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 19:55, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Yann (talk) 21:48, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I get the feeling that a sliver could be cropped off from the bottom for better balance. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:18, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Chris- Agree on balance, it was a bit tight too. Borders re-done, slightly adding to the remaining three sides so it is better balanced.--Godot13 (talk) 00:22, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:55, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite a problem if one still has this currency from disappeared country, where to deposit my monies? — Cirt (talk) 02:07, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 20:23, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:06, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 14:25, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Federal Republic of Central America 1835 4 Real.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:31, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Coat of arms of Mexico

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Reason: High Encyclopedic Value. Featured Picture on Wikimedia Commons. Picture of the Day on Wikimedia Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Coat of arms of Mexico, Administrative divisions of Mexico, Congress of the State of México, Economic history of Mexico, Gallery of country coats of arms, and over one-hundred (100) other pages on the English Wikipedia.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Drawings
Creator: Vectorization by Alex Covarrubias, Based on the arms by Juan Gabino.

Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 20:07, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment AFAIK here we don't promote modern national coats of arms. Btw, I think we should increase SVG sizes from current maximum of 1,129×1,024 px to meet FP requirements. Brandmeister^talk 13:39, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- @Brandmeister:, it is a Commons Featured Picture. It was Picture of the Day on Wikimedia Commons. It was even a candidate in Commons Picture of the Year 2008. It's been the Coat of arms of Mexico since 1968. It's used on over-one-hundred pages on English Wikipedia. Surely this has high Encyclopedic Value. Not sure why we wouldn't feature it? — Cirt (talk) 16:25, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - That's ok and I like this particular coat of arms. But there are over 200 other coats of arms of sovereign nations with the same encyclopedic value, so from an encyclopedic point of view there's no compelling reason to outline this one. Brandmeister^talk 16:32, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    - @Brandmeister:, there was a compelling reason for Commons to outline this one, and to place it onto their Commons Main Page for twenty-four (24) hours as their Picture of the Day on Wikimedia Commons. I don't see why it shouldn't be a Featured Picture here. — Cirt (talk) 16:41, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. I'm impressed by the quality of this SVG, and it's a noteworthy image of encyclopedic value. It's been years since commons featured it, so I don't think featuring it on Wikipedia is overexposing it. ~ Röbin Liönheart (talk) 16:55, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Thank you for this wise input, and thank you for the Support. — Cirt (talk) 16:57, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. – Jobas (talk) 19:58, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much for your Support, Jobas, most appreciated. :) — Cirt (talk) 20:04, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:05, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very high EV. Most people do not notice the subtle details and important symbols of the Mexican coat of arms. I suggest that when this goes up to the main page someday, the symbols found in the coat of arms be explained in detail. Étienne Dolet (talk) 23:33, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral for this, sorry.....I think I should second Brandmeister for "there are over 200 other coats of arms of sovereign nations with the same encyclopedic value". DreamSparrow ^Chat 14:31, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Thank you for the participation, but I'm going to have to agree with EtienneDolet who said: "Very high EV. Most people do not notice the subtle details and important symbols of the Mexican coat of arms.", as well as the community at Wikimedia Commons that made this Picture of the Day on Wikimedia Commons. — Cirt (talk) 17:31, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Coat of arms of Mexico.svg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:36, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Game.com

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Reason: High quality image of a notable (albeit not very mainstream) handheld console
Articles in which this image appears: Game.com +4
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator: Evan Amos

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:59, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite lovely blast to the past, but would be nice to have another example in the article with an actual game displayed on the screen. — Cirt (talk) 02:08, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Sadly, the inclusion of such games would lead to copyright issues. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:57, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - True, but perhaps just one in the article itself, as fair use? — Cirt (talk) 09:20, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    - Which would be replaceable by a free image like this. For screenshots, there's another format. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:25, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      - Okay good points all. :) — Cirt (talk) 23:55, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 19:56, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:04, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 14:32, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Sure. --PetarM (talk) 11:51, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Tiger-Game-Com-FL.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:50, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Imam Reza shrine

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Reason: High resolution, already featured in Persian project and used in many articles globally.
Articles in which this image appears: Imam Reza shrine, Portal:Shia Islam
FP category for this image: Urban
Creator: Mohebin14

Support as nominator – Mhhossein (talk) 05:21, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Great angle. However, the picture in its entirety is out of focus. It's noisy, the lights are blurred a bit. (Forgot to check picture info, but probably due to low shutter speed.) Article is a bit congested, lots of pictures (given, this is the only nighttime photo.) Just not quite up to giving a Support. Dusty777 16:22, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - High quality, good condition, and nice shot.Saff V. (talk) 05:40, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, agree with assessment by Mhhossein and Saff V. regarding high quality. — Cirt (talk) 08:33, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support-this picture besides the nominator's reason which I agree with them, is in terms of perspective interesting.--m,sharaf (talk) 16:37, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Sorry, but IMO the black sky takes up too much of the image while the people in the foreground are abruptly cut off. The main bright lights on several domes and minarets, at full size, are very noisy, and there is some kind of reflection in the sky.--Godot13 (talk) 02:51, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:22, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The writing is on the wall for Belshazzar

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**Original** – Rembrandt painted a scene from the Bible for this work: the moment at King Belshazzar's feast when God wrote that the regal hand had erred when using sacred vessels to blasphemously serve wine. The inscription reads "God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end; you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting; your kingdom is given to the Medes and Persians", even though Rembrandt messed up the Hebrew, writing in columns, rather than right to left.

Reason: Excellent scan of superb painting
Articles in which this image appears: Belshazzar's Feast (Rembrandt) + 2 others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Rembrandt

Support as nominator – SchroCat (talk) 08:02, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Great find. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 08:09, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite High Encyclopedic Value. — Cirt (talk) 09:34, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, one of my favs. Brandmeister^talk 13:32, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, a fine scan indeed! ~ Röbin Liönheart (talk) 16:58, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 19:55, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:03, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Great quality and interesting image, EV--Godot13 (talk) 19:34, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 14:35, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Rembrandt-Belsazar.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:54, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Animated video of the 2011 North American Blizzard

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Original – Feb 2011 storm moves across the U.S. - Animation made with images from the NOAA-NASA GOES 13 satellite showing a giant storm developing and moving across the U.S. The animation shows clouds building over New Mexico and Texas early in the day. As the system develops and moves north-east, the storm grows and becomes more organized. By the end of February 1, 2011, the storm was a sprawling comma that extended from the Midwest to New England.

Reason: This is a satellite video loop from the North American region for an approximately 72-hour period beginning 31 January and ending 2 February, during which time a rather sizable portion of the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico experienced one of the worst Winter Storms/Blizzard in history. This was one of only 16 storms to have earned a Category 5 rating on the Regional Snowfall Index. This image comes to us courtesy of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the parent organization of the US National Weather Service, which operates a number of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GEOS) - include the GOES 13 bird which captured this specific footage - in conjunction with NASA.
Articles in which this image appears: January 31 – February 2, 2011 North American blizzard
FP category for this image: As a guess I'd say either Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather or Wikipedia:Featured_pictures#Space
Creator: Credit for this on is given to NASA

Support as nominator – TomStar81 (Talk) 22:13, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support As good as NASA can do. --Tremonist (talk) 13:02, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 15:42, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite high encyclopedic value for science. — Cirt (talk) 10:53, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- If anyone would like to contribute that last !vote needed to get this FA-status I'd be very appreciative... TomStar81 (Talk) 20:27, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:35, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not enough support for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:35, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

John Biddle

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Reason: High quality image; notable person.
Articles in which this image appears: John Biddle (Michigan politician) +1
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Thomas Sully

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:08, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:00, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 15:40, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Godot13 (talk) 19:35, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – SchroCat (talk) 12:04, 7 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite a nice article to go along with it, as well. — Cirt (talk) 10:55, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 14:36, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Thomas Sully - Portrait of Major John Biddle.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:52, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Siege of Kolberg (1807) emergency issue groschen notes

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Reason: High quality, historical EV (presented as a complete set).
Original: A complete set of three Siege of Kolberg Kommissions-Kupon Issue (1807), named for the authorizing coinage commission. Handwritten on cardboard, and denominated in Groschen, these siege notes were emergency wartime issue circulated by Kolberg, in the Kingdom of Prussia. Each handwritten note generally had multiple (4–6) authorizing signatures.
Articles in which these images appear: Siege of Kolberg (1807), Kołobrzeg, Groschen
FP category for this image: Currency/European currency
Creator: Kolberg, Kingdom of Prussia
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13

Siege of Kolberg (1807)
First Kommissions-Kupon Issue

Kingdom of Prussia, Siege of Kolberg, two groschen (1807)
Kingdom of Prussia, Siege of Kolberg, four groschen (1807)
Kingdom of Prussia, Siege of Kolberg, eight groschen (1807)

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 23:24, 5 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Well, that's obscure. See The Seven Years' War. – Sca (talk) 01:15, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:02, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:00, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 15:41, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite a lot of authorizing signatures. — Cirt (talk) 10:54, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 14:35, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:14, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:GER-COL-S-1451-Prussia-Siege of Kolberg-2 groschen-1807.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:14, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:GER-COL-S-1452-Prussia-Siege of Kolberg-4 groschen-1807.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:14, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:GER-COL-S-1453-Prussia-Siege of Kolberg-8 groschen-1807.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:14, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address

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Reason: High resolution image; published version of speech different than speech Lincoln gave
Articles in which this image appears: Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address
FP category for this image: USA History
Creator: The American News Company, digitized by the University of Pittsburgh

Support as nominator – Seattle (talk) 18:48, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good digitalization also. Dirt spots (?) most probably are on the original sheet of paper, even the structure of which is visible due to high resolution. --Tremonist (talk) 13:16, 7 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. I'm afraid I'm not really feeling this- the layout is extremely simple, the font is nothing to write home about, there's no illustration... The words are surely the important part, and that seems to be beyond the scope of FPC. We aren't here to feature famous/significance texts, we're here to feature valuable images. Josh Milburn (talk) 20:13, 7 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – This little (150 words) pro forma statement is the merest footnote to the saga of Lincoln, who towers over U.S. history like no other. It isn't even mentioned in the text of Abraham Lincoln (which comprises 15,000 words!). The target article text, appropriately, is just 119 words (not counting the statement itself). Negligible EV, minimal visual interest. Sca (talk) 15:16, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, as I agree with Seattle regarding the high resolution and historic value, and I agree with Tremonist that it is a good digitalization. :) — Cirt (talk) 08:35, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - I do not see any value of having this in picture form versus just writing it out in written form. What does having an image as opposed to text add to the encyclopaedic value? Mattximus (talk) 15:34, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support-high resolution and historically credible.--m,sharaf (talk) 16:30, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

How does the high resolution of this scan make it historically valuable, credible – or even interesting? There are millions of 19th-century newspaper clippings extant, some thousands of which would detail much more important aspects of Lincoln's career. Sca (talk) 16:56, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - I agree that the image is a good digitization, and that it contains text that has some EV. But it is a newspaper clipping, as such it (either the clipping itself or the subject matter) would need to have more historical significance. If it were an image of a typed draft signed by Lincoln, there would be a much higher EV (better still, the manuscript draft).--Godot13 (talk) 20:35, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:33, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Messina's Portrait of a Man

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Reason: Excellent scan of a superb painting
Articles in which this image appears: Portrait of a Man (Antonello da Messina, London) and three others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Antonello da Messina

Support as nominator – SchroCat (talk) 07:41, 7 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good digitalization. --Tremonist (talk) 13:13, 7 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Would it be sacrilegious to remove the off-putting, very distracting canvas cracks over his face? --Janke | Talk 05:48, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes. If the painting is damaged, the digitization should reflect that. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:43, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:43, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite detailed features. — Cirt (talk) 10:56, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support : Nice -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 13:47, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Good quality, good EV.--Godot13 (talk) 21:34, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 17:54, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --PetarM (talk) 11:50, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Antonello da Messina - Portrait of a Man - National Gallery London.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:52, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hungarian Korona, over-stamped provisional issue (1920)

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Reason: High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set).
Original: An eight-note complete set of a short-lived issue of 1920 provisional Hungarian korona using Austro-Hungarian krone as a base note with a circular validation hand-stamp. Immediately following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, provisional banknotes for the separate countries consisted of the remaining currency of the Empire, made country-specific through an over-stamping/validation process. One side is printed entirely in German, the other in Hungarian. The value of the note (on the German language side) appears additionally in Czech, Polish, Croatian, Slovene, Serbian, Italian, Ukrainian and Romanian. (The 25 and 200 Korona notes are only printed on one side).
Articles in which these images appear: Austro-Hungarian krone (all), Paper money of the Hungarian korona (all), Koloman Moser
FP category for this image: Currency/European currency
Creator: Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Images by Godot13.

Hungarian korona (1920, provisional issue)

10 Korona (1920, using a 1915 base note)
20 Korona (1920, using a 1913 base note)
25 Korona (1920, using a 1918 base note)

50 Korona (1920, using a 1914 base note)
100 Korona (1920, using a 1912 base note)
200 Korona (1920, using a 1918 base note)

1,000 Korona (1920, using a 1902 base note)
10,000 Korona (1920, using a 1918 base note)

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 18:44, 7 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice colors as well. Do the 25 Korona and 200 Korona notes have the back side? --Brandmeister^talk 20:49, 7 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Brandmeister- I mentioned at the end of the description, the 25 and 200 (because the base notes were part of a later series) were only printed on one side. Thanks.--Godot13 (talk) 22:54, 7 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:37, 7 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Tremonist (talk) 12:56, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite colorful for the time period of production. — Cirt (talk) 10:57, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 14:34, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Jobas (talk) 17:53, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:12, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:HUN-19-Provisional-10 Korona (1920).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:HUN-20-Provisional-20 Korona (1920).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:HUN-23-Provisional-25 Korona (1920).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:HUN-25-Provisional-50 Korona (1920).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:HUN-27-Provisional-100 Korona (1920).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:HUN-29-Provisional-200 Korona (1920).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:HUN-31-Provisional-1000 Korona (1920).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:HUN-32-Provisional-10000 Korona (1920).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Atractomorpha crenulata

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Reason: High quality image. We haven't had any grasshoppers in a while
Articles in which this image appears: Atractomorpha crenulata +1
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:16, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Some of the highlights are a bit bright and there is light grain. However these issues are minor and it depicts the subject in a pleasing and encyclopedic fashion. HighInBC 23:23, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Good EV and very nice shot!--Godot13 (talk) 01:35, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Quite interesting shape too. Brandmeister^talk 10:56, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite well taught, young grasshopper... — Cirt (talk) 10:57, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:48, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - nice shot. Kaldari (talk) 23:55, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support: Awesome -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 12:41, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Jobas (talk) 17:52, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support I am agree with Brandmeister and Kaldari. Saff V. (talk) 05:37, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --PetarM (talk) 11:49, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --SkywalkerPL (talk) 17:32, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Atractomorpha crenulata at Sambisari Temple Complex, 2014-09-28 04.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:23, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Romania – World War I fractional banknotes (1917)

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Reason: High quality, high EV, very good condition.
Original: A complete set of three 1917 World War I emergency issue fractional banknotes (10, 25, and 50 bani), also known as "paper coins", depicting Ferdinand I of Romania (obv) and the Coat of arms of Romania (rev).
Articles in which these images appear: Romanian leu, Banknotes of the Romanian leu, Ferdinand I of Romania
FP category for this image: Currency/European currency
Creator: Ministry of Public Finance (Romania) for the Kingdom of Romania (notes)
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13.

Romanian World War I fractional banknotes ("paper coins"), 1917

10 bani
(33 × 44 mm)
25 Bani
(39 × 51 mm)
50 Bani
(45 × 60 mm)

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 19:43, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite historic. — Cirt (talk) 22:26, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:44, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support : Valuable collection again -- DreamSparrow ^Chat 12:40, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Jobas (talk) 17:51, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice choice. Brandmeister^talk 10:11, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:55, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:11, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:ROM-69-Emergency WWI-10 Bani (1917).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:38, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:ROM-70-Emergency WWI-25 Bani (1917).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:38, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:ROM-71-Emergency WWI-50 Bani (1917).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:38, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dürer's Father at 70

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Reason: Excellent scan of superb portrait
Articles in which this image appears: Portrait of Dürer's Father at 70 and three others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Albrecht Dürer

Support as nominator – SchroCat (talk) 06:25, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Subliminal quality. Étienne Dolet (talk) 19:11, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:13, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Technically, shouldn't the creator space say after Dürer?--Godot13 (talk) 00:48, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Jobas (talk) 17:50, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite high EV, although the article Albrecht Dürer the Elder could use some work. — Cirt (talk) 10:58, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:54, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Very good, Shro. Hafspajen (talk) 15:20, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:11, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Albrecht Dürer - Portrait of Dürer's Father at 70.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:31, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Cuban Peso fractional banknotes (1872–1896)

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Reason: High quality, high EV (presented as a complete denomination set).
In 1869, the National Bank Note Company of New York (NBNC), and later the American Bank Note Company (ABNC), began issuing banknotes for the Captaincy General of Cuba in denominations ranging from 5 pesos to 1,000 pesos. Beginning in 1872, fractional peso banknotes were issued in 5, 10, 20, 25, and 50 centavos and printed in strips of ten.
Original: A complete denomination set of five Cuban peso fractional banknotes, issued in centavos, including both titles of the main issuing bank. Engraved and printed by the National and American Bank Note Company. Notes from the 1870s and 1880s were printed with a counterfoil (vertical pattern can be seen on the reverse edge). The notes slowly graduate in size from the 5 centavos (~75x35mm) to the 50 centavos (~88x42mm).
Articles in which these images appear: Cuban peso
FP category for this image: Currency/American currency
Creator: National and American Bank Note Company
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13

Cuban peso fractional banknotes
(Engraved and printed by the National and American Bank Note Company)

5 centavos (1876)
10 centavos (1883)
20 centavos (1897)

25 centavos (1872)
50 centavos (1896)

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 05:37, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - For the 20s, I'd just run a single note. Otherwise the "set" doesn't really work for me. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:16, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Chris - Since there was no movement yet, I created a single for the 20 centavos and switched out the sheet...--Godot13 (talk) 17:37, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - Support now — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:16, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Jobas (talk) 17:56, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Brandmeister^talk 08:59, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite nice color contrast. — Cirt (talk) 10:59, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:54, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:11, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Fredlyfish4 (talk) 03:07, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:CUB-29c-El Banco Espanol de la Habana-5 Centavos (1876).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:13, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:CUB-30d-El Banco Espanol de la Habana-10 Centavos (1883).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:13, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:CUB-53a-El Banco Espanol de la Isla de Cuba-20 Centavos (1897)-single crop.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:13, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:CUB-31a-El Banco Espanol de la Habana-25 Centavos (1872).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:13, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:CUB-46a-El Banco Espanol de la Isla de Cuba-50 Centavos (1896).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:13, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder

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Reason: Excellent scan of a superb and well-known poster
Articles in which this image appears: Absinthe, Henri Privat-Livemont, Les Maîtres de l'Affiche
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: Henri Privat-Livemont

Support as nominator – SchroCat (talk) 13:56, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Aesthetically intriguing, but its use at Absinthe is incidental and it's not mentioned in the text. (I wonder whether the poster's slightly risqué character provoked any controversy in 1895 France.) Henri Privat-Livemont is a stub; French Wiki has a 300-word article that could be translated. Sca (talk) 16:01, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support~~ Was thinking about it myself some time ago. EV for Les Maîtres de l'Affiche in particular is there. Also a nice example of old school absinthe advertisements. Brandmeister^talk 19:31, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 20:28, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
~~Support~~ Nice to feature someone other than Mucha. Samsara 20:47, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – A retouched version of this photo would be a good FP candidate. JJARichardson (talk) 23:02, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:20, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, also, quite entertaining title. — Cirt (talk) 00:28, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - great poster, good image, good EV.--Godot13 (talk) 06:06, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Colours have been posterised a bit, and much of the bright, saturated skintones of the belle epoque have been turned to pale pastels. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 11:50, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Just to get an idea of what you mean, is there a better example among the many uploaded versions of this, or on the web? Samsara 13:12, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Samsara: While it's probably gone a little too dark, and could be , [7]. The original source for this version is at File:Privat-Livemont_-_Absinthe_Robette_-_1896_-_Original.tif and, while it may not be perfect, it at least looks like a printed poster, instead of unnaturally bright hair and excessively pale skin. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 15:19, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    - It seems obvious to me that the pink of the paper was assumed to be fade and needed to be corrected for. Based on that assessment, the procedure was correct. Samsara 03:16, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:30, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Can we PLEASE declare trialsanderrors a bad source for FPs? They're a fantastic restorationist, but absolutely abyssmal at colour balance. Very, very few of his works do not absolutely mangle the colours in the images, oftentimes in superficially pleasing ways, but almost never in ways that meet the basic standards of FP, such as accuracy. This should not pass, and if it passes, I will immediately nominate it for delisting. Sometimes, FPC shouldn't just be a vote. This is one of those cases. It violates a core rule of FPC: Criterion 8, fourth bullet point: "Any manipulation which causes the main subject to be misrepresented is unacceptable." This wasn't drawn in bright red lines, and, although it was a poster, it wasn't posterized. I hate these big rants, but I was away for a few days, and come back to a hugely supported image that really should not pass, too late to really raise issues any other way. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 15:28, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Having compared this with the original tiff, I have to admit that colors indeed were pushed too far thus stripping the image off its vintage look. Also the borders were significantly clipped during restoration. I'd be happy if someone restores this better, so temporarily withdrawing my support. Brandmeister^talk 17:32, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Adam, I don't really understand why so much rant against this file. I don't claim it is perfect, it is not so bad either. I will try to make an alternative. Are the colors of File:Absinthe Robette, Privat-Livemont 1896.jpg OK? (restoration still to be done) Regards, Yann (talk) 00:12, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose The contrast has been increased to the point that there is lost info in the lightest part of the body, other examples clearly show a pink hue, but here, it's totally white. --Janke | Talk 06:44, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
~sigh~ Armbrust could you withdraw this please. As Adam has changed the image on the three pages listed above, the EV has diminished. If this is only going to go through for him to make attempts to have it delisted there seems little point in continuing. Thanks. – SchroCat (talk) 07:50, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:55, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:55, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

SBKRI

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SBKRI

SBKRI from 1973; obverse shows the card-holder, her finger print, and signature
SBKRI from 1973; reverse shows the card-holder's biodata as well as the card's legal basis and validity period

Reason: High quality scans of an early example of this (now discontinued) form of Indonesian identity card. The law was passed in 1971; this card dates to 1973. The Surat Bukti Kewarganegaraan Republik Indonesia (SBKRI) was ostensibly required for all Indonesians of foreign descent, but in practice only enforced for ethnic Chinese. Without such a card, Chinese Indonesians would have difficulty making passports, ID cards, registering births, or otherwise dealing with the government. A law invalidating its use was passed in 1996 and reaffirmed in 1999, but in 2008 Kompas was still reporting Indonesian citizens of Chinese descent being asked for it.
Articles in which this image appears: Proof of Citizenship of the Republic of Indonesia; obverse is used in another article
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: Ministry of Domestic Affairs of Indonesia; scanned and digitally de-gunked by — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:16, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
How about the "Personality rights"? Is the person still alive? There isn't a PR template on the image page... --Janke | Talk 11:36, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Not sure Commons:Personality rights applies. It differentiates between "privacy" and "personality" rights. Our own article on personality rights explains "personality rights [are] the right of an individual to control the commercial use of his or her name, image, likeness, or other unequivocal aspects of one's identity". There is little, if any, commercial use for a 40-year-old, expired, discontinued document. Furthermore, Commons' personality rights page says "consent is not needed for use within Wikimedia if that use adheres to policies". I can add the tag if requested, but we haven't generally demanded it of our featured portraits (especially historical or incidental ones) — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:31, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Why? Sca (talk) 02:29, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- The same reason we've feature currency, historical documents, and sheet music: although aesthetic elements may be lacking, they are "highly informative" and "help readers to understand an article". An illustration of an actual SBKRI, especially an early one, has high EV. Even those books I have that deal with the subject don't illustrate it; we've done better than them. That this document was preserved well is a bonus. For the nth time: "featured picture" =/= "pretty picture". — Chris Woodrich (talk) 04:14, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose If I gather correctly, the person was born in 1933, so there is a good chance of her being alive. For that reason I wouldn't feature this - would you want your old ID on the main page?--Janke | Talk 09:19, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If it were expired and in good condition, I'd be fine with it. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:33, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - I would consider the upload of any of my expired IDs to be an abhorrent invasion of privacy. - hahnchen
- And where would you draw the line, exactly? If you'd been in the grave for 10 years, would it still be an "invasion of privacy"? What about 40 years? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:33, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - Well, I see no photo of Wongso on that one... and besides, I never voted on that particular FPC! ;-) --Janke | Talk 07:06, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - I trust that the National Archive of the Netherlands have done their due diligence. I don't think you have. - hahnch e n 09:09, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Strongly agree with Janke and Hahnchen, above. There are significant WP:BLP issues to consider here. — Cirt (talk) 08:31, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per all the others. --Tremonist (talk) 14:53, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – I'm gonna join the chorus – but mainly cuz I don't see the visual interest – or EV, for that matter. (As an aside, it was an old saying in the news biz that "you can't libel the dead." It would seem that you can't invade their privacy either.) Sca (talk) 16:31, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:26, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

France – Winged genius on the sol (1791), écu (1792), livre (1793), and franc (1889)

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Reason: High quality, high EV, scarce (only coin example in the sol and livre article).
Original: The winged genius design by Augustin Dupré (14th Engraver General of Currency) was used on the French sol, livre, écu, and franc, spanning nearly a century. It appears to be inspired by both ancient Assyrian and Roman imagry.
Articles in which these images appear: Augustin Dupré (all), French sol (1), Écu (1), French livre (1), and French franc (1)
FP category for this image: Currency/European currency
Creator: Kingdom of France, French First Republic, and Republic of France (coins)
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History.

Winged genius design
by Augustin Dupré

30 sols (1791), depicting Louis XVI of France
Half Écu (1792), depicting Louis XVI of France

24 livres (1793)
100 francs (1889)
(only 100 coins were struck)

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 16:50, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – gorgeous toning on that Half Écu. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 17:02, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - quite right, agree with comment by Vesuvius Dogg, above. Good luck, — Cirt (talk) 19:15, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:34, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:52, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - scarce--m,sharaf (talk) 16:23, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:07, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Jobas (talk) 11:37, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:France 1791-A 30 Sols (Louis16).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:32, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:France 1792-A Half Ecu (Louis16).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:32, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:France 1793-A 24 Livres.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:32, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:France 1889-A 100 Francs.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:32, 22 October 2015 (UTC)<[reply]

Sargent's Ribblesdale

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Reason: Excellent scan of a superb picture
Articles in which this image appears: Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale, Baron Ribblesdale, Master of the Buckhounds and one other
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: John Singer Sargent

Support as nominator – SchroCat (talk) 09:26, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite high quality and most historic. — Cirt (talk) 10:14, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:49, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support – But of course! After all, Mr. Lister was Master of the Buckhounds. – Sca (talk) 16:23, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support because it's a good Sargent, painted in the grand manner. But would EV be helped if we knew what he was holding? Does that implement have something to to do with hunting, or specifically with buckhounds? Sargent made the portrait a year after the Master of the Buckhounds position was abolished by the 1901 Civil List. Does this portrait look back to that appointment, or does it memorialize some other aspect of Ribblesdale's life? We're a little short on context. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 18:37, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

He's holding a hunt whip—the whip consists of three parts: the crop, or stiff handle, which, when the lash is folded against it, can be used to open and close gates, and prod the horse on; the lash, which can be unfurled against imminent dangers such as cur dogs; and the popper, at the end of the lash, used to make a cracking sound if absolutely necessary. He was Master of the hunt from 1892 to 95. – SchroCat (talk) 19:07, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Strong support @Belle:, this is good, right? Almost like Sherlock. :). Hafspajen (talk) 15:16, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Shro, this could possibly go to category historic persons, no? Hafspajen (talk) 15:35, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Haffy. Yes - I probably put the wrong category in there. Would Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility be better, given his baronetcy? - SchroCat (talk) 16:58, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. Hafspajen (talk) 13:14, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Yann (talk) 22:06, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Jobas (talk) 11:32, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – there is wonderful detail on this; a superb scan. Graham Beards (talk) 22:44, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sargent - Lord Ribblesdale.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:37, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A butterfly feeding on the tears of a turtle in Ecuador

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Reason: High Quality, Educational, Encyclopedic, High Resolution. Featured Picture on Commons, Spanish, Persian, Indonesian and Vietnamese language Wikipedia. This file was awarded first place in Picture of the Year 2014.
Articles in which this image appears: Red-headed Amazon River turtle, Dryas iulia, External morphology of Lepidoptera, Mud-puddling, Wikimedia Commons
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator: amalavida.tv (Dirección de Información Turística del Ministerio de Turismo del Ecuador)

Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 18:04, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
To me, it looks like the turtle is just about to eat the butterfly for breakfast... A closeup showing the BF actually drinking would be better, but probably much harder to shoot... --Janke | Talk 08:38, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- @Janke: The file is very high resolution, perhaps you can see better what you are looking for specifically, if you zoom in yourself on the actual image, or here at File:A butterfly feeding on the tears of a turtle in Ecuador (cropped to butterfly).jpg. — Cirt (talk) 11:09, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - Unfortunately, there's no evidence of drinking there, and the BF is also out-of-focus, and ponting it's rear end to the camera. So, Oppose, sorry. --Janke | Talk 16:06, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support truly a beautiful image satisfying FP criteria. --Tom (LT) (talk) 08:47, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not convinced this is near to FP quality. This image is arguably more interesting, but isn't FP either. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:59, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- But this image actually already is FP — On Commons, and Spanish, Persian, Indonesian and Vietnamese Wikipedia. And also This file was awarded first place in Picture of the Year 2014. — Cirt (talk) 16:39, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- The image you gave as an example is not a FP because it's awful from technical side (zoom in to 1:1 - post processing is terrible). SkywalkerPL (talk) 17:34, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support I think it is a stunning image, the turtle by the way is Podocnemis erythrocephala, an endangered species. Faendalimas ^talk 17:58, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I've added the image to Red-headed Amazon River turtle. The fact that it's a photo of an endangered species certainly adds even more encyclopedic value. — Cirt (talk) 18:03, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:18, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:05, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Jobas (talk) 11:31, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --SkywalkerPL (talk) 17:32, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - SchroCat (talk) 13:21, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral – First of all, I love this photo. I certainly wish more of the other turtles and butterflies were in focus, but that can't be changed. I think the primary EV comes from this being an endangered species interacting with another species in the wild. I do agree with Janke and Charlesjsharp. It may be our only photo of lachryphagy, but I'm not sure any of the associated articles gain that much value from this photo. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 03:06, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:55, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:A butterfly feeding on the tears of a turtle in Ecuador.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:14, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Lorde (2014)

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Reason: A very striking and high resolution image. Seems to match up to our other "musicians on stage" featured pictures.
Articles in which this image appears: Lorde, MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video, Culture of New Zealand
FP category for this image: People/Entertainment
Creator: Liliane Callegari

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 19:24, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, wow, VERY high resolution, nice find, JJARichardson, thank you! — Cirt (talk) 20:47, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Incredibly noisey. Nice capture situation wise, but looks horrible at full size to me... gazhiley 12:29, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral Arguments both ways are right somehow. --Tremonist (talk) 14:17, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Jobas (talk) 11:29, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - focus on hair instead of face. And a secondary nit-pick: It's a rather poor photograph for non-technical reasons. SkywalkerPL (talk) 17:29, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:37, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Loie Fuller (1901 film)

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Original – Loue Fuller is a 1901 short black-and-white silent film. The film depicts a serpentine dance by Loie Fuller.

Reason: Saw this on Commons and have been meaning to nominate it here. Has high EV for the articles it is part of. Also looks pretty good given that its over a hundred years old.
Articles in which this image appears: Loie Fuller, Loie Fuller (1901 film)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator: Segundo de Chomón

Support as nominator – GamerPro64 20:04, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Agree with GamerPro64, and note it was also Media of the day on Commons. — Cirt (talk) 20:48, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Do Not Support. This is Loie Fuller's style of dancing, but I am 100% sure it is not Loie Fuller herself. I have written a major book on her and have seen thousands of pictures of her. This woman is much younger. By 1901 Loie was 39 years old and fatter than this dancer.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.7.188.209 (talk • contribs)
Support --Jobas (talk) 15:53, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:15, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:40, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not enough support for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:40, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Siege of Khartoum notes (1884)

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Reason: High quality, high EV (presented as a set).
Siege money is a term used for emergency issue currency (usually notes) that are produced during times of war, generally by the defenders during a prolonged siege. During times of siege and/or war, metallic currency is usually hoarded for the intrinsic value of the coin (e.g., gold, silver, bronze, copper), leaving a shortage of money, particularly small denominations. This has led to different types of siege notes (and in earlier times siege coins).
Original: Khedivate of Egypt, nearly complete set of Siege of Khartoum emergency currency issued by British Major-general Charles George Gordon in 1884. Denominated from 5 – 5,000 piastre, and 50 Egyptian pounds, half of the notes in the set are hand-signed by Gordon (the other bear a hectographic signature). Three of the notes appear to have been linen-backed. Design details can be found in the article.
Articles in which these images appear: Siege of Khartoum (currency) (all), Charles George Gordon, Siege of Khartoum, Egyptian pound, Promissory note, and Hectograph
FP category for this image: Currency/Other
Creator: Charles George Gordon & Khedivate of Egypt
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13

Emergency siege notes issued by Charles George Gordon
(printed date 25 April 1884) during the Siege of Khartoum

5 piastres
hand-signed
10 piastres
hand-signed
20 piastres
hand-signed

100 piastres
500 piastres
hand-signed
1,000 piastres
hand-signed

2,000 piastres
2,500 piastres

5,000 piastres
50 Egyptian pounds

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 18:52, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, high quality contribution from Godot13 — but please also look at the high quality article Siege of Khartoum (currency) which Godot13 wrote for Wikipedia, from scratch, which also helps to demonstrate the High Encyclopedic Value of this set of images. Excellent work. :) — Cirt (talk) 20:45, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:17, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:04, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Jobas (talk) 11:30, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – per Cirt. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:51, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:SUD-S102a-Siege of Khartoum-5 Piastres (1884).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:38, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:SUD-S103a-Siege of Khartoum-10 Piastres (1884).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:38, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:SUD-S104a-Siege of Khartoum-20 Piastres (1884).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:38, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:SUD-S105b-Siege of Khartoum-100 Piastres (1884).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:38, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:SUD-S106a-Siege of Khartoum-500 Piastres (1884).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:38, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:SUD-S107a-Siege of Khartoum-1000 Piastres (1884).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:38, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:SUD-S108b-Siege of Khartoum-2000 Piastres (1884).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:38, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:SUD-S109b-Siege of Khartoum-2500 Piastres (1884).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:38, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:SUD-S110b-Siege of Khartoum-5000 Piastres (1884).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:38, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:SUD-S111b-Siege of Khartoum-50 Egyptian Pounds (1884).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:38, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Germany, Hamburg, half Portugalöser (1679)

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Reason: High quality image, high EV, very good condition, scarce

Articles in which this image appears: Hamburg, Thaler

FP category for this image: Currency/European currency

Creator: Free imperial city of Hamburg (Holy Roman Empire) (coin)
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History.

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 07:02, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, another fine contribution to Wikipedia from Godot13. Note the file size of 11.22 Megabytes -- incredibly high resolution image. — Cirt (talk) 11:36, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – For 17th C. skyline (before the firestorms of WWII), interesting inscriptions, historical EV. Sca (talk) 14:40, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Jobas (talk) 15:52, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – nice Eye of Providence. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 04:57, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:07, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 22:02, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Looks great . Hafspajen (talk) 13:13, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:55, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Germany-Hamburg-1679-Half Bankportugalöser-5 ducats.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:20, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mosaic of Justinianus I - Basilica San Vitale (Ravenna)

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Reason: high merit (UNESCO site), historic, among greatest and well known mosaics
Articles in which this image appears: Justinian I
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: Petar Milošević

Support as nominator – PetarM (talk) 12:08, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 15:51, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - At thumbnail it is a very nice image but at full size it lacks detail in the mosaic work.--Godot13 (talk) 17:33, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, good selection by PetarM, historic, high EV. — Cirt (talk) 23:06, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Not bad, but the resolution is below the minimum standards. This would look quite nice with higher resolution. Mattximus (talk) 23:23, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Info @Mattximus,Godot13 and other before voting: Position of this mosaic is high in closed altar, so this is best one can get close (check here,[8]). So its not just its high, you aren't rectangle to it neither, far from it. I did it on zoom, but tripods aren't allowed so one more handicap, that's is why we nor some other site have something better and biger. And when you correct geometry you also loose some good portion of photo. This photo is 1,455 × 2,017 from my 16 MPx camera. So if that 45 pixles are problem I can add them, but I rather add chapter from rules for FP: Exceptions to this rule may be made where justified on a case-by-case basis, such as for historical, technically difficult or otherwise unique images. I am sure its not even small photo. Also check what did we have from Empress Teodora and Justinian up till now, due to harder conditions of taking pics there. --PetarM (talk) 09:10, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support, if it's really impossible to do this any better. --Tremonist (talk) 14:06, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Info Picture size is now up to demands. --PetarM (talk) 16:01, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Size is just the minimum required, and not very sharp at that size. Yann (talk) 10:58, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:05, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Correggio - Head of Christ

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Reason: Good scan, good artist. Head of Christ is painted by the Italian Renaissance painter Correggio, depicting the head of Christ, wearing the crown of thorns. In the background there is a white cloth showing that the image represents the Veil of Veronica. The painting is painting held by the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, Los Angeles. The Getty Museum considers this artwork as one of the masterpieces held by the museum.
Articles in which this image appears: Head of Christ (Correggio) (own article) Antonio da Correggio, Veil of Veronica
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator: Correggio

Support as nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 15:24, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 15:50, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Good EV with article. Hafs, do you mean to have the first link of the reason section to a different head of Christ painting?--Godot13 (talk) 17:13, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

^{Do I mean ... the first link of the reason ...what, Godot13? Gosh, sorry, wrong link. Hafspajen (talk) 12:59, 16 October 2015 (UTC)}[reply]

Support, strongly agree with assessment by Hafspajen, thank you for nominating this. — Cirt (talk) 23:07, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:04, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:24, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - SchroCat (talk) 13:23, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:56, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Correggio (Antonio Allegri) (Italian) - Head of Christ - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:26, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Added it to the Artwork category, as there is an article about the painting. --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:26, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Horses on Bianditz mountain

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Reason: High Quality, beautiful photo. Picture of the Year 2008.
Articles in which this image appears: Basque Country (greater region), Horse
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals
Creator: Mikel Ortega, with retouch by Richard Bartz.

Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 16:52, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support~~Comment~~: This image is used at Horse#Sleep_patterns on-wiki. It was photoshopped from the original, here. I like the image, but am not familiar enough with the FP criteria to know if the photoshopping was OK. If the photoshopping is OK, then I support. Montanabw ^(talk) 21:18, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Montanabw:Discussion on why it was modified, at commons:Commons:Featured picture candidates/Image:Biandintz eta zaldiak - modified2.jpg. Hope that's helpful info, — Cirt (talk) 21:25, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Like I said, if the photoshopping is OK per FP criteria here on WP, then I'm OK with it. Montanabw ^(talk) 21:29, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Montanabw:I double-checked it for you: per WP:WIAFP criteria eight (8), points one and two, it meets the criteria. :) — Cirt (talk) 21:35, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Changed vote to support. Upon review of original image, the image was cloned to remove a partial view of another horse standing in the background that basically made the standing animal look as if it had six legs. Sort of the equivalent of erasing a telephone pole growing out of someone's head. It was made a featured image at Commons about 7-8 years ago, surprised it wasn't brought here until now. Montanabw ^(talk) 22:05, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - I'm sorry, the file size does not meet the 1500x1500 minimum requirement and lacks some degree of fine detail. Removing a partially obscured third horse could be considered (by some) as digital manipulation.-Godot13 (talk) 21:56, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Godot. --Tremonist (talk) 13:59, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose IMO the editing is fine, but it is too small for FP here. Yann (talk) 22:01, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Agree with Godot. I want to like and support this photo, but just can't. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:47, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:09, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nueva Esparta geographic map

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Reason: Hight quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears: Isla Margarita
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: --The_Photographer (talk) 23:56, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support as nominator – The_Photographer (talk) 23:56, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, nice one by The Photographer, high EV. But can you please make the caption shorter and more concise and more succinct, like maybe two (2) sentences, tops, please? Thank you, — Cirt (talk) 02:36, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Let me know if it is done. --The_Photographer (talk) 13:38, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Much better, thank you! — Cirt (talk) 03:21, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:58, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 21:58, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 11:39, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:45, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:56, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Nueva Esparta Map English.svg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:33, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Aurora Borealis over Bear Lake

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Reason: Quite striking, beautiful picture of the Aurora Borealis. First Place Picture of the Year 2006.
Articles in which this image appears: Bear Lake (Alaska), Image segmentation, List of natural phenomena, Planet Earth (TV series), Sky, Wonders of the World
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Atmospheric optics
Creator: United States Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang

Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 02:32, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Question: Are the colours that intense or is it a little overprocessed? --Tremonist (talk) 13:57, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- @Tremonist:Per the discussion that promoted the image to Featured Picture on Commons, the street-lights were spoiling the image, and they were removed. — Cirt (talk) 18:32, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Advisory – Have you all seen this recent video? Or this one? Sca (talk) 14:48, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 21:57, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – great image, but if you zoom in (at 200%), you see lots of bright dots on the land and tree area, especially on left side, identical dots to the ones in the sky. Therefore many of the dots in the sky are not real ! Misleading image. But otherwise a great shot. Bammesk (talk) 03:55, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Could it be some expected noise? (or related to the 25 second exposure?) --Godot13 (talk) 04:46, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - May be. But it is too noisy. The sky looks like it is filled with tiny stars, in reality it is filled with noise. Bammesk (talk) 05:09, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Likely over-processed - see https://luminous-landscape.com/auroras-lies-and-camera-sensors Samsara 06:07, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 11:43, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Too processed, unnatural looking (even for a photo), therefore EV suffers. --Janke | Talk 15:32, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:58, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Renée Adorée

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Reason: high quality picture with full restoration
Articles in which this image appears: Renée Adorée, The Big Parade
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Bain News Service, restored by Yann

Support as nominator Much more work than I initially expected, but I think it is worth the effort. – Yann (talk) 15:30, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Is there a copy of this picture without the text at the bottom but still looks as good as this one? GamerPro64 17:29, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- I think the text is an integral part of this picture. Yann (talk) 21:55, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, great contrast, helps with WP:BIAS. — Cirt (talk) 03:22, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 11:51, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:23, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Brandmeister^talk 11:13, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Hafspajen (talk) 15:29, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:56, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Renée Adorée.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:33, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Czechoslovak Korona, over-stamped provisional issue (1919)

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Reason: High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set). Does this seem like déjà vu? Similar, but different...
Formed on 28 October 1918, the Czechoslovak Republic was not prepared to issue banknotes until currency laws were passed. The first regular issue notes were dated 15 April 1919. In the intervening 5 ½ month period a provisional currency was used. The 1919 provisional issue of Czechoslovakian banknotes used 1902–15 Austro-Hungarian Bank issues. An important difference from the Hungarian issue (or all of the other provisional issues using the same base notes) – the Czech took over-stamp literally – affixing an adhesive stamp equal to 1/100 the value of the note (i.e., 1 koruna = 100 haleru) to the left front side, this served as validation of legal tender status in the Republic of Czechoslovakia. Following currency reform, the first regular issue banknotes were printed with a date of 15 April 1919. (NOTE: The 10 korun note is already featured individually and would simply become part of the set - it would not be featured a second time).
Original: A five-note complete set of the very short-lived issue of 1919 provisional Czechoslovak koruna using Austro-Hungarian krone as a base note with a validation stamp. One side is printed entirely in German, the other in Hungarian. The value of the note (on the German language side) appears additionally in Czech, Polish, Croatian, Slovene, Serbian, Italian, Ukrainian and Romanian.
Articles in which these images appear: Austro-Hungarian krone (all), Banknotes of the Czechoslovak koruna (1919) (all)
FP category for this image: Currency/European currency
Creator: Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Republic of Czechoslovakia
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Images by Godot13.

Czechoslovak Republic koruna (1919, provisional issue)

10 Korun (1919, using a 2 January 1915 note)
20 Korun (1919, using a 2 January 1913 note)
50 Korun (1919, using a 2 January 1914 note)

100 Korun (1919, using a 2 January 1912 note)
1,000 Korun (1919, using a 2 January 1902 note)

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 16:59, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Historical EV. Sca (talk) 21:34, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 21:56, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:26, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, however, note the article Banknotes of the Czechoslovak koruna (1919) could stand for some Quality improvement efforts. — Cirt (talk) 03:23, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 11:54, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:22, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:43, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:CZE-2-Republika Ceskoslovenska-20 Korun (1919, Provisional issue).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:00, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:CZE-3-Republika Ceskoslovenska-50 Korun (1919, Provisional issue).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:00, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:CZE-4a-Republika Ceskoslovenska-100 Korun (1919, Provisional issue).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:00, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:CZE-5-Republika Ceskoslovenska-1000 Korun (1919, Provisional issue).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:00, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally File:CZE-1-Republika Ceskoslovenska-10 Korun (1919, Provisional issue).jpg is also part of this set. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:00, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Shangrila Lake

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Reason: High quality image of an important tourist place in Pakistan which is attractive and interesting. This photo won 7th position in Wiki Loves Earth Pakistan 2015 and first position in international Wiki Loves Earth 2015.
Articles in which this image appears: Shangrila Lake
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: User:Zaeemsiddiq

Support as nominator – Saqib (talk) 22:44, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Looks great at thumb, but there's a high level of barrel distortion and almost no details at full size. Looks to me like denoising was too aggressive. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:25, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice image, high EV. Yann (talk) 23:50, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, essentially agree with everything said by Yann, above. Cheers, — Cirt (talk) 03:23, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Resolution makes up for problems with JPEG encoding. Samsara 06:17, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 12:03, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:22, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Frankly quite surprised by the amounts of support for this - very soft, especially around the edges of the picture... The trees look like they are painted on with a soft brush - no detail at all... No detail able to be seen of the huts (I pressume they are huts?) other than the roofs... Really no-where near the standard we normally pass here, and very small file size given the volume of available scenery in this picture... gazhiley 12:32, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Just add some of my very rare opposes. Looks great but ... the quality of the photo is not up to a featured pic standard... Hafspajen (talk) 13:11, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose- per opposes above (soft, lacking fine detail). Preview is very nice but doesn't hold up at full size...--Godot13 (talk) 19:58, 16 October 2015 (UTC) Hafs- very rare indeed![reply]
- I'm still amazed that we've never stopped penalising images for being uploaded at larger than necessary size. Samsara 06:56, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose A lovely photo, I like the way the edge of the lake is the mid point, which allows the reflection of the mountains in the water to be seen fully. I would love to go there! However, it lacks definition: even the full resolution image has blury woods. Chris TehGrauniad (talk) 13:27, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose could be a great image, but horrible CA and lack of sharpness ruin it. IMHO should be re-shot with more capable equipment. SkywalkerPL (talk) 17:21, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Agree with all of the above opposes. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:42, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:22, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Calliphora vicina head

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Reason: High Resolution and Quality. Commons Picture of the Year 2014, Finalist.
Articles in which this image appears: Calliphora vicina, arthropod eye
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab

Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 00:19, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support after added EV (arthropod eye). Samsara 05:49, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 12:03, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:21, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Scary. Hafspajen (talk) 13:09, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Godot13 (talk) 15:29, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – OSOM.... DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:07, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:22, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 11:59, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:38, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Calliphora vicina, u, Face, DC 2014-04-24 -17.46.02 ZS PMax - USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:18, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

French painter Anne Vallayer-Coster

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Reason: Good scan, good artist. The portrait is of Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744 – 1818), 18th-century French painter; one of the rare and successful woman artists in the art-history, who according to our article: " achieved fame and recognition very early in her career". She was known for her still life paintings.
Articles in which this image appears: Anne Vallayer-Coster, Alexander Roslin
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator: Alexander Roslin

Support as co-nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 13:17, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Fairly detailed target article; historical EV re female artists. Sca (talk) 16:38, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – per noms : DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:06, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - per Sca.--Godot13 (talk) 18:45, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, agree with Sca and Sagaciousphil, helps with WP:BIAS. — Cirt (talk) 01:09, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support as co-nominator – SagaciousPhil - Chat 05:21, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:22, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 10:51, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 11:58, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - SchroCat (talk) 13:24, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:08, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:The artist Anne Vallayer-Coster.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:38, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hunter's home

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Reason: Good scan. An interesting genre painting depicting a hunter's home, by Henry Voordecker (1779-1861); Belgian artist. Genre paintings depict scenes or events from everyday life.
Articles in which this image appears: Hunter's home, Genre art

FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Henry Voordecker

Support as co-nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 14:20, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support as co-nominator – Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 14:45, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:08, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite a quaint caption, as well. — Cirt (talk) 01:10, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – SchroCat (talk) 05:58, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:22, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 10:53, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 11:58, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - SchroCat (talk) 13:25, 19 October 2015 (UTC) Oops... so good I supported twice! - SchroCat (talk) 15:25, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:44, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Jagerswoning Rijksmuseum SK-A-1157.jpeg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:43, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

France, 2 decimes essai (pattern) coin (1799)

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Reason: High quality, high EV (presented as a set).
Original: A three-coin set illustrating part of the development and design process in coin production. Two one-sided essai pattern trial strikes (obverse and reverse respectively) and the final two-sided pattern. This particular design was engraved by Pierre-Joseph Lorthior, for a 2 decime coin that was never adopted. Historical EV for the French franc and the stages in preparing a coin.
Articles in which these images appear: French franc, Essai (coin)
FP category for this image: European currency
Creator: Pierre-Joseph Lorthior, at the Paris Mint, Republic of France
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

1799 French 2 decimes pattern (essai)
(design by Pierre-Joseph Lorthior)

Obverse-only planchet strike
Reverse-only planchet strike

Dual-sided trial strike

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 18:38, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, great selection by Godot13, quite high resolution. — Cirt (talk) 01:11, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:21, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 10:55, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 11:57, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:43, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:57, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:France 1799 2 Decimes (pattern, obverse).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:06, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:France 1799 2 Decimes (pattern, reverse).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:06, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:France 1799 2 Decimes (pattern).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:06, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

India - Varanasi green peas

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Reason: High Resolution and Quality. Commons Picture of the Year 2013, Finalist.
Articles in which this image appears: Chickpea, Hawker (trade), Atmaram Bhairav Joshi
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator: Jorge Royan

Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 01:06, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Could sworn this was featured here too. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:20, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 10:55, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 11:57, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Godot13 (talk) 03:06, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:43, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:57, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Hafspajen (talk) 15:20, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:India - Varanasi green peas - 2714.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:40, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The boot is on the other foot

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Reason: Excellent scan of a superb painting
Articles in which this image appears: Portrait of the Duke of Wellington (Goya), Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and 13 others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Francisco Goya

Support as nominator – SchroCat (talk) 10:00, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good digital reproduction. --Tremonist (talk) 13:55, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:26, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, caption text is a bit long, perhaps shorten to two-sentences or less, to make it easier for other respondents to assess and respond, please? Thank you, — Cirt (talk) 03:21, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 11:46, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support –Hafspajen (talk) 13:25, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:56, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The image is plainly inauthentic. It comes from the National Gallery but the 2010 uploader saturated the image to his taste and also compressed it. It is actually quite unpleasant. Successive editors have done their bit improving it. I can not upload a new version (account too new?), so I made a new file. I can remember giving up a week's pocket money back in 1961 to help buy this painting for the nation. I would appreciate if we can feature the real thing. There's a Goya exhibition at the National Gallery right now incidentally. Hafsterix (talk) 00:24, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Strike !vote of sockpuppet, and remove the image added by them. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:44, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@SchroCat, Tremonist, Crisco 1492, Cirt, Jobas, Hafspajen, and Mydreamsparrow: See above. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:24, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Still like the 1st selection better. — Cirt (talk) 17:45, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Also prefer the first selection. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:58, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Francisco Goya - Portrait of the Duke of Wellington.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:52, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Pahit-Pahit Manis

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Reason: High quality scan of a promotional flyer from a 1952 production. Note that only the copyright status for the photographs used in this montage is a concern, because the text itself is PD-Simple. (As an aside, I've picked up about 15 or so pamphlets like this; this is the only one that is PD so far. The rest, like Serangan Fajar, are too recent)
Articles in which this image appears: Pahit-Pahit Manis
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator: Banteng Film Company; restored digitally by — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:37, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 10:56, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, good selection by Crisco 1492, High Encyclopedic Value. — Cirt (talk) 10:57, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 11:56, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Godot13 (talk) 19:10, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Impressive research on the copyright issue. Josh Milburn (talk) 15:44, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – SchroCat (talk) 10:09, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:42, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:57, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Pahit-Pahit Manis pamphlet (obverse).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:23, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

John in the Wilderness

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Reason: At least seven of the 80 or so surviving paintings by Caravaggio (1571-1610) are of St. John the Baptist, and of that series, this brooding, "psychologically interiorized" portrait of the young adult saint, shown (except for the cross) without any of his usual symbolic attributes, is considered by scholars the most radical portrait of the series. Caravaggio's unusual practice of composing directly on the canvas without any underpainting, incising salient features with the blunt end of his brush handle (or perhaps with a knife, as dramatized by Derek Jarman in his 1986 film) is evident here particularly on John's left leg. The scoring is visible in the high resolution scan from Google Art.
Articles in which this image appears: John the Baptist (Caravaggio), Tenebrism, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Chronology of works by Caravaggio
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

Support as nominator – Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 18:59, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, fascinating art acquisition story !!! — Cirt (talk) 00:25, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 12:05, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – SchroCat (talk) 10:20, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --PetarM (talk) 10:56, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:38, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Godot13 (talk) 22:27, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:57, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Michelangelo Merisi, called Caravaggio - Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:08, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Francis Bacon by Reginald Gray

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Reason: A high resolution render of a portrait of a highly important 20th century artist by another prominent artist. (Very slightly below 1,500 pixels on one axis. Can this be forgiven?)
Articles in which this image appears: Reginald Gray (artist)
FP category for this image: People/Artists and writers
Creator: Reginald Gray

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 19:05, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support insofar as the fight over high resolution reproduction, as detailed on National Portrait Gallery and Wikimedia Foundation copyright dispute, is shown to be irrelevant. Excellent nomination otherwise, high EV. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 19:31, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose its (just now) re-placement on the Bacon page because it's a FAP (pun intended). Not an especially good portrait, and has not often been mentioned in the Bacon lit that I've been reading for the last 30 years. Ceoil (talk) 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I added this to Bacon's article because it's a free use portrait of him by an artistic peer. Not just because I also chose to nominate it. JJARichardson (talk) 20:51, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I find that hard to believe, but nonetheless. Ceoil (talk) 21:09, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Agree with analysis by Vesuvius Dogg, and explanations by JJARichardson, above. Good luck, — Cirt (talk) 00:25, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Jesus christ. Look at the image; something a 14 year old would be ashamed by; one of the weakest COI attempts by this family in last few months. Over my dead body will this week association make it into the Bacon lead. Ceoil (talk) 02:49, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You might personally dislike the painting but I fail to see how this being a life portrait of Bacon by one his contemporaries a weak association by any means. And unless I'm some sort of lobbyist for Gray's work then I fail to see how it's conflict of interest. JJARichardson (talk) 13:33, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Jobas (talk) 12:09, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
On what basis/criteria? Ceoil (talk) 13:55, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. I am willing to defer to Ceoil's knowledge of this topic and her(?) judgement, though I am not sure I understand where COI comes into this. I will say that I think that there is a lot to be said for favouring a free-use portrait for the article's lead (NFCC#1, if nothing else) but that doesn't necessarily mean we should be promoting it to FP status. Josh Milburn (talk) 15:40, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support The EV here comes from this being composed by a contemporary of Francis Bacon. It's also a notable work, it's part of the National Portrait Gallery's (in London) primary collection. In fact they seem to hold it in high esteem - see their website here. I think it should be put in the Francis Bacon article, and can see that it has been, but has now been removed. I think that the resolution is just about high enough for a featured image. Chris TehGrauniad (talk) 19:17, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You say the resolution is high enough to be FP; which worries me as you are backing into that judgement, based on the NPG owning it, which is really your rationale. Not good enough. Your reason for including the portrait on the Bacon page is weak, actually its not even stated, past being an opinion amounting to "because we can, we should". FP needs better evaluation criteria, or even some criteria, and what I'm seeing here is ILIKE it and inclusion creep. I remember the van Gogh lead image fiasco, and this is brewing here again. Pff. Ceoil (talk) 20:02, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, thank you for your comment. I'm sorry that you are feeling worried. For my taste I think the resolution of the reproduction is just about on the edge (are the highlights a little crushed?), but just on the right side of ok. I bring this up because it is a significant part of the Wikipedia:Featured picture criteria, which are well worth a read, especially if you are voting here. I see that you feel the painting is "something a 14 year old would be ashamed by". However, the notability is not in question. Whether we like it or not, the artist has notability, has painted other high profile Irish subjects and yes, as I say, is part of the National Portrait Gallery's primary collection. I currently feel that it adds to the Encyclopaedia because it gives a contemporary's insight into Francis Bacon. I hope this goes some way to alleviating your worries. Chris TehGrauniad (talk) 20:50, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, not really as you are thinking of the picture only, and my *fear* is insertion to the Bacon bio, where it it only properly belongs in a trivia section, if the article was badly enough maintained to allow. By the way, are "the highlights a little crushed" (the onus is on you as supporter), or is ILIKEIT the only criteria at play here? Further, my granny was a contemporary of Francis Bacon, or were you looking for another word. Ceoil (talk)

In my opinion it meets the 8 criteria. My comment about crushed highlights is to do with the quality of the reproduction (criteria 1 and 2) rather than a comment on the artwork itself, and I’ve noted that I think that it is good enough. I'm happy with my use of the word 'contemporary'. Chris TehGrauniad (talk) 12:55, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support per others. --Tremonist (talk) 13:40, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
What 'others', and why do you consider their "analysis" (quoting Cirt) so convincing? I'm not seeing any analysis, except some concessions from TehGrauniad, after pressing. Um, is FP even moderated anymore if this level of discussion is typical. Moderators should set levels of discussion, clearly absent here. Ceoil (talk) 01:37, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Since the image is not stable in (and has been removed from) the Francis Bacon (artist) article, its EV will have to be judged by its appearance in Reginald Gray (artist) alone. Some of the above editors might want to clarify their support !votes. --Paul_012 (talk) 16:17, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: If this is going to be promoted, it should really be placed in an artwork category, given that it is no longer used as a portrait. Josh Milburn (talk) 17:33, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bacon by Gray 257.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:23, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Added image to Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings per Josh Milburn. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:23, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Bank of Danzig Gulden denomination set (1924–38)

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Reason: High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set).
Inflation in Danzig during parts of 1922–23 had reached 2,440% (per month) and the denominations printed in papiermark had spiraled out of control. In 1923, the Free City of Danzig abandoned the German papiermark in favor of the Danzig gulden. Initially introduced under the Central Finance Department on 22 October 1923, the issuance of the new gulden was overseen by the Bank of Danzig, established in early 1924.
Original: A complete denomination set of seven Bank of Danzig gulden banknotes (1924–38). Each note contains the city's coat of arms (obverse, left) and an important local architectural structure (center).
Articles in which these images appear: Danzig gulden, Free City of Danzig, St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk
FP category for this image: Currency/European currency
Creator: Bank of Danzig
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13

Complete denomination set of Danzig gulden issued by the Bank of Danzig (1924–38)

10 Gulden (1930)
Artushof
20 Gulden (1932)
Stockturm (local tower)
25 Gulden (1931)
St. Mary’s Church

50 Gulden (1937)
Vorlaubenhaus
100 Gulden (1931, specimen)
Motława River dock scene

500 Gulden (1924)
Zeughaus (arsenal)
1,000 Gulden (1924)
Danzig City Hall

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 19:12, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice again. Brandmeister^talk 21:38, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support – High historical EV for the Free City of Danzig (Freie Stadt Danzig), a so-called city-state created by the victorious Allies via the Treaty of Versailles (Articles 100–104) after World War I. The Baltic port of Danzig, 96 percent German in population, and an adjacent area of villages and farmland was detached from Germany and made independent under nominal supervision of the League of Nations. These beautifully designed, colorful banknotes depict structures from the old Hanseatic city – many of which have been restored or rebuilt in today's Polish city of Gdańsk. – Sca (talk)

PS: Nobel laureate Günter Grass, born in Danzig in 1927, would have been familiar with this currency. Sca (talk) 22:05, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Yann (talk) 22:46, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:26, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, note that Godot13 also greatly improved in quality the article Danzig gulden recently, nice job !!! — Cirt (talk) 00:26, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 12:04, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support As usual, great work Godot. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:34, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:36, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:DAN-58-Bank von Danzig-10 Gulden (1930).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:32, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:DAN-60-Bank von Danzig-20 Gulden (1932).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:32, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:DAN-61-Bank von Danzig-25 Gulden (1931).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:32, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:DAN-65-Bank von Danzig-50 Gulden (1937).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:32, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:DAN-62-Bank von Danzig-100 Gulden (1931, specimen).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:32, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:DAN-56-Bank von Danzig-500 Gulden (1924).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:32, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:DAN-57-Bank von Danzig-1,000 Gulden (1924).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:32, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Titian's Allegory of Prudence

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Reason: Excellent scan of superb painting
Articles in which this image appears: Allegory of Prudence and 4 others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Titian

Support as nominator – SchroCat (talk) 21:33, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 21:42, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:26, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, certainly High Encyclopedic Value, at Allegory of Prudence. — Cirt (talk) 00:27, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 12:02, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 14:31, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:35, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:58, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Some say Titian became more then 100 yeas old - (not our article, though). Hafspajen (talk) 15:19, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Titian - Allegorie der Zeit.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:05, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sulfur extraction

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Reason: high quality image with EV
Articles in which this image appears: sulfur
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Others
Creator: John Vachon for the US government, restored by Yann

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 23:17, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, high quality, VERY high resolution, excellent restoration work by Yann. — Cirt (talk) 00:28, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Question It says nearly exhausted, but the sulphur seems to stretch as far as the eye can see, if the colours are correct. So there seems to be a mismatch here - if the caption can state that it's nearly exhausted, this should be visible in the picture. Samsara 09:22, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- @Samsara: I thought it means "extracted" here, like exhaust. Can any expert explain? Regards, Yann (talk) 09:59, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - The caption mentions the vat as being nearly exhausted. Maybe it's referring to the container part of the machinery? --Paul_012 (talk) 16:14, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 12:01, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – It's important to note that this photo was taken in 1943. While technically first-class for that period, it inevitably is shy on detail. Further, I can't see the EV unless it was being used to illustrate the history of sulfur (preferred spelling) extraction – but it doesn't appear in the article's sketchy history section. (That appears to be a steam shovel or steam-powered dragline in the distance – something that hasn't been used for 60 to 70 years.) Sca (talk) 16:32, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- @Sca: I don't really understand why you oppose, and more importantly, what you propose to improve its EV. Regards, Yann (talk) 20:42, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry Yann, but I have no ideas re improving its EV. My point was that the relevance of this 72-year-old photo would be mainly to the history of sulfur mining, which is not how it's used in the target article (in which I added the date to the caption). Sca (talk) 21:48, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:35, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I think the colors are too wrong: too yellowish? --Alchemist-hp (talk) 12:48, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't think so. I imported a new version with a better white balance, but it doesn't change the yellow color. Regards, Yann (talk) 10:55, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:24, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Indian vulture nest

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Reason: high quality picture with EV
Renomination. Since last nom., the image has been improved, and the article specifically mentioned nesting on human-made structures, as suggested. Very difficult to take: this bird nests on cliffs or at the top of high buildings, far out of reach from humans. The species is highly endangered following use of deadly chemical by veterinary doctors.
Articles in which this image appears: Indian vulture, Madhya Pradesh
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Yann, edited by several contributors

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 23:43, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, nice encyclopedic value related to science. — Cirt (talk) 00:29, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - It is a little bit soft at full size... But, it does look like a tricky image to re-take and it has more detail than the current lead image (in the first article).--Godot13 (talk) 03:14, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 11:58, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Excellent image. Colors are much better than before. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:08, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Per the nominator and Cirt. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:29, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:34, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:52, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Vultures in the nest, Orchha, MP, India edit.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:00, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tarvasjõgi, Kõrvemaa Nature Park, Estonia

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**Original** – Tarvasjõgi at Kõrvemaa Nature Park in Estonia.

Reason: High Resolution and Quality. Commons Picture of the Year 2012, Finalist.
Articles in which this image appears: Forestry in Estonia, Nature reserve, Estonia
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Ireen Trummer

Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 00:20, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. There isn't really much more to say here - does a great job of showing local habitat. Samsara 09:17, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 11:57, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent image, nice composition, good EV for this type of environment, I feel right at home (even though I'm across the bay... ;-). --Janke | Talk 15:34, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – This was nominated as part of a set before, and it struck me then as a lovely & serene picture, very nicely composed. (Makes a good desktop BG for those in a contemplative mood.) Detail isn't tops, but it's sufficient. Sca (talk) 16:13, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 20:46, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Very nice...--Godot13 (talk) 21:06, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – tough jigsaw puzzle Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 14:27, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:34, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:52, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – I assume pic was taken in Põhja-Kõrvemaa Nature Reserve, but I'm hesitant to add it to that article since I can't tell for sure if that's the case. Anyone know? Sca (talk) 13:56, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Tarvasjõgi.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:29, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

French Oceania, WWII Emergency issue, Bons de Caisse (1943)

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Reason: High quality, historical EV (presented as a complete set).
Original: A complete set of four French Oceania (Polynesia) Bons de Caisse (cash voucher) World War II emergency-issue paper currency (1943). Denominated in French francs, the series was designed by G. Reboul-Salze, and printed by Jean C. Ferrand (in Papeete) for the Colonial Treasury of French Oceania and each note bears the facsimile signature of Jean-Henri Liauzun, paymaster of French Oceania. All four notes are the same size (111 x 71mm).
Articles in which these images appear: French Polynesian franc, French Polynesia, Tahiti, Papeete
FP category for this image: Currency/Other
Creator: G. Reboul-Salze (design), Jean C. Ferrand (printer) for the Colonial Treasury of French Oceania
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13

French Oceania, Bons de Caisse des Etablissements Français de l'Océanie
World War II emergency-issue currency (1943)

50 centimes (1943)
1 franc (1943)
2 francs (1943)
2 francs 50 centimes (1943)

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 17:48, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 20:47, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:31, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, agree with Godot13, quite historical and high EV. My thanks also to Godot13 for the recent quality improvement efforts at related article, French Polynesian franc. — Cirt (talk) 00:53, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Jobas (talk) 13:36, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:41, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:33, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:FRE-OCE-10-French Oceania-50 centimes (1943).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:49, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:FRE-OCE-11-French Oceania-1 franc (1943).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:49, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:FRE-OCE-12-French Oceania-2 francs (1943).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:49, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:FRE-OCE-13-French Oceania-2 francs 50 centimes (1943).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:49, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Marsh wren

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Reason: High Resolution and Quality. Commons Picture of the Year 2011, Finalist.
Articles in which this image appears: Marsh wren
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Cephas

Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 00:49, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Cute capture, good detail. Sca (talk) 00:59, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose In this stance, as opposed to a side-on view, too much of the bird is concealed to allow identification. A good taxobox image should aid identification; however, anyone who's looked at Passeriformes will tell you there are many birds that look similar to the one presented here in all the visible detais except perhaps the tail (I'd have to double-check) - even then, the length of the tail is hard to guesstimate from the picture. Almost any other picture on the internet shows the upperside, with its distinctive, diagnostic markings. Of the reasonable-resolution images on Commons, this, this and this serve as better examples for identification. I've replaced the image in the article, which is currently too short to carry a second image - perhaps we can look into expanding it. Samsara 05:19, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Reply: I've added a Gallery to the article Marsh wren and added the images suggested by Samsara to the article page. None are of as high quality photographs or resolution as this one, and this one is Commons Picture of the Year 2011, Finalist. Thank you for your consideration, — Cirt (talk) 05:27, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Gallery images are generally thought not to qualify, which is why I suggested expanding the article. A translation from the much more comprehensive German article could be attempted, for instance. Samsara 05:37, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, no worries, thank you! I still feel it is quite a High Resolution and High Quality image, as determined by being a Commons Picture of the Year 2011, Finalist. — Cirt (talk) 05:42, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Jobas (talk) 13:38, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Side-on views may be of greater technical EV, but for casual viewers of Main Page FPs some variation is desirable. Sca (talk) 16:38, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- The criteria require that it has to add value to an article, hence my suggestions above to expand the article first, which isn't hard to do. Samsara 20:43, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very funny! --Tremonist (talk) 13:32, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Hafspajen (talk) 15:25, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Unclear EV at this time. Josh Milburn (talk) 16:48, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:51, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Awesome support What the... How does that bird do that? That is a wow! --Pokéfan95 (talk) 11:48, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I'm a little surprised by these supports. The image is used in a gallery on a stub article; supporting the image because it might be used better in the future is pretty ridiculous. Josh Milburn (talk) 18:31, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Just a matter of layout. Fixed now, it's not in the gallery any more. Added a nest and some eggs there instead. Hafspajen (talk) 15:06, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Cistothorus palustris CT.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:48, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Chrysopa perla

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Reason: High quality image; great EV
Articles in which this image appears: Chrysopa perla +1
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Mathias Krumbholz

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 05:50, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, agree with Crisco 1492, and incredibly high resolution at this size and focus. — Cirt (talk) 11:33, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support. Nice, it's just a pity the DOF is a little shallow (the back wing and feeler is out of focus). —Bruce1ee^talk 12:07, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 13:40, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral I agree with Bruce1ee, plus it doesn't really stand out against the green background. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:23, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support --Tremonist (talk) 13:31, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:51, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Chrysopidae 01 (MK).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:00, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Allen Ginsberg (1979)

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Reason: A high resolution vintage portrait. The bookcase in the background is an illustrative framing.
Articles in which this image appears: Allen Ginsberg, Jewish culture
FP category for this image: People/Artists and writers
Creator: Hans van Dijk

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 17:02, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 20:25, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Crop is a little tight, but EV is considerable and image is difficult to replace. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:22, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, agree with Crisco 1492 about the high EV here. — Cirt (talk) 00:28, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose (for now) : This is secretly a crop, with no documentation of such. [9] - While it is appropriate to crop images sometimes, this is being presented as an unmodified origina. Further, the link to the image in the archive doesn't work. However, this is, of course, an important, high value image, and probably not a bad one for me to return to FPC on. (Father was visiting.) Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 12:14, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, while I also agree with Adam. --Tremonist (talk) 13:29, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 13:42, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:51, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Allen Ginsberg 1979 - cropped.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:19, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Prince Edward Island dollar banknotes (1872–77)

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Reason: High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set).
The Bank of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown opened on 13 August 1856 and was the first bank on Prince Edward Island. Still a British colony at the time, negotiations with Great Britain to open the bank took almost two years. The pound was replaced by the Canadian dollar in 1872.
Original: A complete denomination set (5 notes) of the Prince Edward Island dollar as issued by the Bank of Prince Edward Island (plate dates of 1 January 1872 and 1877) in 1, 2, 5, 10, and 20 dollar denominations. Engraved and printed by the British American Banknote Company (Montreal & Ottowa).
Articles in which these images appear: Prince Edward Island dollar (all), Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, John Longworth
FP category for this image: Currency/American currency
Creator: British American Banknote Company (Montreal & Ottowa) for the Bank of Prince Edward Island
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13

Prince Edward Island banknotes (1872–77)

1 Dollar (1877)
2 Dollars (1877)
5 Dollars (1877)

10 Dollars (1872)
20 Dollars (1872)

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 19:34, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 20:24, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:20, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, and thank you to Godot13 for the Quality improvement efforts at accompanying article, Prince Edward Island dollar. — Cirt (talk) 00:29, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:39, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:26, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 13:40, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:CAN-S1929c-Bank of Prince Edward Island-1 Dollar (1877).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:46, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:CAN-S1930c-Bank of Prince Edward Island-2 Dollars (1877).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:46, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:CAN-S1931c-Bank of Prince Edward Island-5 Dollars (1877).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:46, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:CAN-S1932a-Bank of Prince Edward Island-10 Dollars (1872).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:46, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:CAN-S1933a-Bank of Prince Edward Island-20 Dollars (1872).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:46, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hazel Forbes

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Reason: lead image, high resolution, famous person
Articles in which this image appears: Hazel Forbes, Alfred Cheney Johnston
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Alfred Cheney Johnston

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 23:55, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, agree with Yann, quite high EV. — Cirt (talk) 00:27, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose for now. Lots of dust and scratches. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:43, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support per all others. --Tremonist (talk) 13:25, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment -- Love this. Can't anyone get rid of that dust? Hafspajen (talk) 15:27, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Get busy with your dustcloth. Sca (talk) 16:50, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 13:38, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose - Lots of dust and not very sharp (even for an older photo). Good EV though. Kaldari (talk) 03:51, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:00, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Slosh dynamics

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Reason: High Resolution and Quality. Commons Picture of the Year 2010, Finalist. Great example of slosh dynamics.
Articles in which this image appears: Slosh dynamics
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Others
Creator: Stefan Krause, Germany

Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 00:24, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Something like slosh dynamics would be better served by a video or GIF. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:42, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very extravagant photo! --Tremonist (talk) 13:24, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. While the image is interesting in an artistic sense, the composition, with its deliberately juxtaposed elements, detracts from the scientific aspect of the sloshing itself. --Paul_012 (talk) 16:04, 20 October 2015 (UTC) PS The article also appears to deal with fluids within enclosed bodies, so this photo isn't illustrative of the discussed concepts. --Paul_012 (talk) 13:21, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Agree with Opposes. This is a fake image, the "wine" in the bottle is gelatine! It was quite discombobulating before I checked the image info... --Janke | Talk 06:39, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The carafe is filled with gelatine, not the wine glass. They used gelatine in the carafe so that it would not move when they sloshed the wine that is in the wine glass. Jujutacular (talk) 21:56, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support High encyclopedic value and the juxtaposed elements increase the relevance and understanding of the topic. Schematics only go so far to explain, this is far better. Also the opposition seems to be based on a misunderstanding. CFCF 💌 📧 10:50, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose as above. CFCF, if you believe there is a mistake here, please explain it. Juju appears to have misunderstood Janke's objection. Josh Milburn (talk) 18:26, 26 October 2015

I was about to comment on that, yes, Juju must have misunderstood. I clearly stated the gelatine is in the bottle. For me, this image is a typical advertising agency shot for a wine commercial, not something that illustrates a physical phenomenomenomenon... ;-) --Janke | Talk 06:37, 27 October 2015 (UTC) (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:25, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sneeze

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Reason: Exhibit A why we should cover our mouths. (EV) I think this effectively captures the sheer amount of germs that can be spread through sneezing.
Articles in which this image appears: Sneeze, Airborne disease, Influenza prevention, Infection in childcare, Surgical mask
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Others
Creator: James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Support as nominator – APK whisper in my ear 03:51, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Good EV, quality, resolution, science. — Cirt (talk) 06:41, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:41, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:23, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Good EV.-Godot13 (talk) 16:47, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 17:57, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 13:37, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:50, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sneeze.JPG --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:55, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Added image to Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology instead. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:55, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ixion

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Reason: High-quality painting from the museum site; unusual and different.
Articles in which this image appears: Ixion, Wheel of fire
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: José Ribera

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 06:07, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite high EV as noted by Adam Cuerden, above. Great find. — Cirt (talk) 06:41, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - SchroCat (talk) 10:07, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:40, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:21, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Godot13 (talk) 16:47, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment What's the white frame around the painting? Brandmeister^talk 11:09, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Took this straight from the museum site. I presume they photographed out of frame, on white. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 11:40, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Hafspajen (talk) 15:24, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 13:36, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:50, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ixion by Jusepe de Ribera (1632).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:11, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Added to Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology, as there is no article about the painting. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:11, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Danzig Papiermark, last mark issue (1923)

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Reason: High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set).
The last series of Danzig (German) papiermark, issued from August to October 1923 during hyperinflation. The last note in the series was issued with the date 11 October 1923. The first gulden was issued on 22 October 1923. This series immediately precedes the first issue of Danzig gulden.
Original: A complete set (6) of the last issue of German papiermark from the Free City of Danzig. Dated 8 August 1923 through 11 October 1923, the series was issued during the height of Danzig hyperinflation and denominations range from 1 million to 10 billion mark. (For comparison, the initial 1914 issue nine years earlier contained a 50 pfennig, and 1, 2, and 3 mark notes). Single-sided images means there was no printing on the back.
Articles in which these images appear: German Papiermark (all), Daniel Chodowiecki, Johannes Hevelius, and Arthur Schopenhauer
FP category for this image: Currency/European currency
Creator: Danzig Central Finance Department
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13

Complete set of Danzig’s last issue of the German papiermark (August – October, 1923)

1 million mark (8 Aug 1923)
Daniel Chodowiecki
10 million mark (31 Aug 1923)
Johannes Hevelius
100 million mark (22 Sep 1923)

500 million mark (26 Sep 1923)
Arthur Schopenhauer
5 billion mark (11 Oct 1923)
10 billion mark (11 Oct 1923)

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 16:43, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 17:56, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:13, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Historical EV, in line with Gulden nom. Sca (talk) 23:57, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, essentially agree with analysis by Sca, above. — Cirt (talk) 01:18, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:34, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 13:35, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:50, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:DAN-24-Danzig-1MIL Mark (1923).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:35, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:DAN-25-Danzig-10MIL Mark (1923).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:35, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:DAN-27-Danzig-100MIL Mark (1923).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:35, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:DAN-28a-Danzig-500MIL Mark (1923).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:35, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:DAN-30-Danzig-5BIL Mark (1923).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:35, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:DAN-31-Danzig-10BIL Mark (1923).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:35, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Liguus virgineus

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Reason: High Resolution and Quality. Commons Picture of the Year 2013, Finalist.
Articles in which this image appears: Liguus virgineus
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Molluscs
Creator: H. Zell

Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 01:13, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Question How about a set nomination of all the remaining eligible Llez shell images? There must be a bunch left that have articles and haven't been promoted. Samsara 03:18, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Samsara:I'd rather consider this one on its own, as it was Commons Picture of the Year 2013, Finalist. If you'd like to do that for the next batch, that would be awesome. :) — Cirt (talk) 03:19, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Personally I'd nominate them individually. They should be judged as such, because sometimes there's missed focus or other issues. This one, for instance, strikes me as a bit noisy for studio work, but perfectly acceptable. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 05:55, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 05:55, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:32, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:33, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 13:33, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:49, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Kaldari (talk) 03:47, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Liguus virgineus 01.JPG --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:26, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mushroom ketchup

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Reason: High EV (best image of mushroom ketchup on Commons), good resolution and quality.
Articles in which this image appears: Mushroom ketchup, ketchup
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator: Taken by Rex Roof, edited by Northamerica1000

Support as nominator – sst✈^discuss 09:56, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Hard to put in words. Samsara 13:23, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Samsara, how's this: Enough to gag a maggot. –? Lacks EV. – Sca (talk) 14:36, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose --Tremonist (talk) 14:53, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Abstain ;-) Ever heard of Finnsih Mämmi? --Janke | Talk 15:19, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- I've eaten some disgusting/disgusting-looking things in my life, and would have no problem supporting a picture of such food if it were actually well-executed food photography. Which this is not. Samsara 18:17, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Not well executed food photography. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:12, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Even if the point were even to make it more unappetizing, the crops are terrible. Daniel Case (talk) 19:01, 30 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I withdraw my nomination. sst✈^discuss 01:48, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:19, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:19, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Supressive Fire

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Reason: An interesting photograph of US Navy's Special Warfare Combat Craft crew laying down suppressive fire during a live fire exercise simulating a retrieval from from a beach whose landing site for the craft is under attack from enemy forces.
Articles in which this image appears: Equipment of the United States Armed Forces, Multiple barrel firearm, Rotary cannon, Suppressive fire
FP category for this image: War or equipment, probably
Creator: Shane T. McCoy

Support as nominator – TomStar81 (Talk) 11:21, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Nothing in this picture tells me that this is suppressive fire. All we see is a soldier operating a Gatling. Really doesn't work for me - the framing is too tight, even the blast is cut off. It is also too small by the usual FP criteria. Samsara 11:46, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Too small, no special reasons to promote. Yann (talk) 12:24, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Yann. --Tremonist (talk) 12:32, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose because of size (1500x1500 minimum). Otherwise good. SkywalkerPL (talk) 20:26, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- ...Right, I keep forgetting its length and height now, not length or height. In that case I submit that this should be closed on grounds that it is ineligible for FP status (and frankly wouldn't get it at this point anyway). TomStar81 (Talk) 06:15, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:46, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

United States gold coins (VIII) – $50 Half-union (1877)

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Reason: High quality, high EV, obscenely rare.
The Half-union is a $50 gold pattern coin minted in 1877. Two slightly different designs were produced with only one coin of each design struck. The denomination (which would have been the highest for a circulating U.S. coin) was rejected. The coin was designed by William Barber (obverse) and James B. Longacre (reverse).
Original: A pair of Half-union gold $50 pattern coins (1877). The design of the head (i.e., size, lower part of the hair) is different. Each gold coin is unique (not the only one known, the only one struck).
Articles in which these images appear: Half-union, William Barber (engraver)
FP category for this image: Currency/U.S. coins
Creator: United States Mint
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History

Half-union gold pattern (1877)
(design by William Barber and James B. Longacre)

1877 Half-union $50 gold pattern
slightly larger head, longer hair at bottom
1877 Half-union $50 gold pattern

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 16:17, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:38, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:53, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 13:31, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Tremonist (talk) 13:37, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – keep the one on the left, spend the other Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 15:52, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:49, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nice contrast here. — Cirt (talk) 22:48, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Hafspajen (talk) 15:18, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:NNC-US-1877-G$50-Half Union gold pattern (J-1546).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:56, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:NNC-US-1877-G$50-Half Union gold pattern (J-1548).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:56, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Siege of Tsingtao, 10 Japanese sen (1914)

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Reason: High quality, historical (military) EV

Articles in which these images appear: Siege of Tsingtao, Qingdao

FP category for this image: Currency/Asian currency

Creator: Empire of Japan
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 22:23, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:37, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:53, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Tremonist (talk) 12:32, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 13:30, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:47, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support, agree with Godot13 re historical and EV. — Cirt (talk) 22:49, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support ~ Alborzagros (talk) 05:59, 28 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:JAPAN-M7-Tsingtao-10 Sen (1914).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:03, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Two Lovers

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Reason: Gorgeous piece of Persian art. Widely used.
Articles in which this image appears: Reza Abbasi, Dating, +4
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Reza Abbasi

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:36, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Don't see why not. Samsara 08:02, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:53, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Tremonist (talk) 12:30, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 13:28, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 18:46, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Godot13 (talk) 22:45, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Agree with rationale by Crisco 1492, above. Nice selection. — Cirt (talk) 22:50, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Hafspajen (talk) 15:17, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support ~ Alborzagros (talk) 08:23, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Reza Abbasi - Two Lovers (1630).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:58, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]