Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/2025

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Delist and Replace: Skull with cigarette by Vincent van Gogh

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Reason: Higher resolution; no yellowish tint
Articles this image appears in: Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Skull with cigarette by Vincent van Gogh
Nominator: ArionStar (talk)

Delist and Replace — ArionStar (talk) 01:16, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kept --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:07, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There isn't enough support to delist this image, which is still used in three articles. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:07, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida

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Reason: Very small resolution for 2025
Articles this image appears in: Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida, +…
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida
Nominator: ArionStar (talk)

Delist — ArionStar (talk) 13:58, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep – Meets resolution criteria. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 16:48, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, as Howard mentioned. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:36, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Howard. –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:27, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Howard. TheFreeWorld (talk) 19:59, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kept --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:12, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Michael Mullen

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Reason: Low EV. Generic govt photo portrait.
Articles this image appears in: Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, List of United States Navy four-star admirals, List of chiefs of naval operations educated at the United States Naval Academy, Old salt, 2012 Canadian honours
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Michael Mullen - Official Potrait
Nominator: ―Howard • 🌽³³

Delist ~~and replace~~ — ―Howard • 🌽³³ 07:35, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Shows him at a high point in his career, which means that EV is still guaranteed this long after the image was taken. Still technically competent, though I agree it's not as dynamic as some of our later portraits. Not sure why you put "D&R", as there is no replacement suggested. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:40, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The "and replace" is my mistake. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 22:56, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Still used as lead, good quality, EV. – Yann (talk) 16:35, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per above. MER-C 10:10, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep; per above. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 10:26, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kept --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:09, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced

Delist and Replace: Flinders Street Station, Melbourne

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Reason: higher resolution, better quality
Articles this image appears in: Flinders Street railway station, Flinders Street, Melbourne, History of Melbourne, Trams in Melbourne, Portal:Architecture, etc.
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Swanston and Flinders St intersection 1927.jpg
Nominator: Yann (talk)

Delist and replace — Yann (talk) 18:47, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment This was mentioned in Wikipedia talk:Featured picture candidates, so I thought I could do it. Restoring the broken glass plate version is beyond my competence, but this is already much better than the current FP. Yann (talk) 19:04, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Mind if I have a go at the glass plate? Quite happy to hand back to you after the repair. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 21:07, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Adam Cuerden: Sure, please do. There is a gap, so it should be cut and move closer. Yann (talk) 16:12, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I tried it some months ago - my attempt got stuck among the people... ;-) --Janke | Talk 14:30, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Waiting for Adam's restoration... --Janke | Talk 17:52, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've gotten some of it done, but between the incident on Commons involving Google Translate, and a 12 hour flight back to Edinburgh that I'm just starting to recover from... it's not as fast as I'd hope. I can show what I've done. It's kind of neat being able to read the destinations for each platform. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 02:01, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Armbrust Honestly, if you want to promote Yann's, I'll be a little bit finishing, and we can rush Yann's work onto the main page. Means his work is recognised. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 00:51, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Adam, I don't see the point to promote my version if yours will be ready in a few days. Now if it takes one month to finish the restoration, it may be different... Yann (talk) 20:45, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Yann: I've done about ~~a third~~ ~~half~~ two-thirds of the detailed pass, now that I've finished fixing the crack and other major damage. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 16:15, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

D. & R. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:18, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 15:52, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist ~~and replace~~ – it's an improvement. Bammesk (talk) 02:19, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D and R No doubts. ArionStar (talk) 20:24, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It seems that Adam's restauration is coming along pretty fast, so I postpone closure on this one. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:39, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Armbrust, Yann, Hamid Hassani, VulcanSphere, Bammesk, and ArionStar: I've finished the restoration. If it matters, I Support my restoration Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 04:10, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
For the record, this s the largest rectangle that keeps all verticals vertical. I could try to fill in a little bit on the lower right to allow more at the bottom, or could crop out some of the right side, but this is the largest rectangle without doing that. That's why Yann's restoration - quite rightly: the right hand side building is just all black in that print - has slightly more at the bottom. See File:Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, at the intersection of Swanston Street and Flinders Street, 1927 - Glass plate - Uncropped.jpg. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 05:22, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've taken the liberty of doing a very small amount of that. Think any more and we're going to hit questionable territory. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 06:31, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam's restoration from glass plate – That's a lot of work, and well done. Bammesk (talk) 04:41, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam's Restoration Vulcan has affirmed his support for the glass plate restoration. –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:43, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adam's restoration -- Great work! Yann (talk) 09:13, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 12:52, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, at the intersection of Swanston Street and Flinders Street, 1927 - Glass plate.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:12, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: FDR 1944 Color Portrait (cropped)(b).jpg

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Reason: Nominating File:FDR 1944 Color Portrait (cropped)(b).jpg for delisting and replacement by File:FDR-1944-Campaign-Portrait (retouched, cropped).jpg, which does not suffer from the former's unappealing yellowish tint and overbrightening. The source of yellow tint is unclear, since the version in the digital collection of the FDR Presidential Library & Museum (on Flickr at [1]) does not have this defect.
Articles this image appears in: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/FDR 1944 Color Portrait (cropped)(b).jpg
Nominator: Goszei (talk)

Delist and replace per nomination. — Goszei (talk) 01:06, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace — Yann (talk) 09:18, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D & R Better levels adjustment. ArionStar (talk) 13:45, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace per nomination. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 19:04, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:59, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D. & R. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:35, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D & R TheFreeWorld (talk) 19:58, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:FDR-1944-Campaign-Portrait (retouched, cropped).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:57, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and Replace: Eugène Delacroix - La liberté guidant le peuple.jpg

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Reason: The painting has been restored in 2023–2024.
Articles this image appears in: Liberty Leading the People, others
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Liberty Leading the People 2
Nominator: TheFreeWorld (talk)

Delist and Replace — TheFreeWorld (talk) 20:03, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace per nom, also much higher resolution. Brandmeister^talk 21:37, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Replace. MER-C 11:17, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace --Yann (talk) 17:44, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Dear @Shonagon:. I hope you’re doing well. I’ve noticed that the current development process applied a rather aggressive noise reduction, which unfortunately removed some of the canvas texture visible in the earlier version. Would it be possible to reprocess the RAW file to try and restore these details? Thank you very much Wilfredor (talk) 19:38, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello @Wilfredor There has been no noise reduction between versions; I'm sure that only light levels was changed to reach the best balance, which is the one of the current version. Best regards Shonagon (talk) 23:20, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I just recalled this discussion and wanted to share the link here for your review. Please feel free to form your own opinion. Wilfredor (talk) 12:15, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D. & R. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 18:51, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
We're sure this is the colours with the replaced varnish, and not just a levels adjustment to remove yellows? Becuse if the former, of course this is better, but if the latter, it's clearly bad. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 20:06, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D/R Contrast and crop are better. ArionStar (talk) 13:19, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D/R — Hounaam (talk) 09:20, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:La Liberté guidant le peuple - Eugène Delacroix - Musée du Louvre Peintures RF 129 - après restauration 2024.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:20, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and replace: File:JFK limousine.png

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Reason: Superseded by the higher-resolution File:JFK Motorcade GettyImages-517330536.jpg which I located. Maybe I need to nominate that for FP separately?
Articles this image appears in: Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/JFK limousine.png
Nominator: Jay Cubby

Delist and replace — Jay Cubby 04:25, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
put the replacement on here and change all articles with the current photo then we can go through the nomination process Wcamp9 (talk) 03:21, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Wcamp9 -- Done. I have, of course, left non-mainspace uses alone. Jay Cubby 19:01, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ideally, you'd just run this as a "Delist and Replace", and upon closing the replacement would be done. This prevenrs issues - unlikely in this case - where the superior version is actually inferior. D&R for what it's worth. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 20:12, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

d&r Wcamp9 (talk) 20:40, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replace. Current FP isn't the entire picture. MER-C 11:25, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R --Janke | Talk 19:56, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R TheFreeWorld (talk) 10:30, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 11:37, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:JFK Motorcade GettyImages-517330536.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:22, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and replace: A Trip to the Moon

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Delist: SD version

Replacement: HD version

Reason: HD version to replace the current SD version. There's noticeable wear on the print, which I think is present in the original but harder to see because of the lack of fine detail. The crop used on the original video has cut off part of the film on all sides.
Articles this image appears in: A Trip to the Moon, List of appearances of the Moon in fiction, Film, Hugo (film)
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/A Trip to the Moon
Nominator: hinnk (talk)

Delist and replace — hinnk (talk) 04:01, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R per nom. Jay Cubby 03:36, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D. & R. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:59, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace UnpetitproleX (talk) 17:27, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:12, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace – Yann (talk) 15:45, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902).webm --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:02, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and replace: A Trip Down Market Street

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Original: SD version

ALT 1: Full HD version

ALT 2: 4K version

Reason: The featured version of this film is an SD video that was removed from A Trip Down Market Street back in 2020 and is now used only in San Francisco Ferry Building. I'm including the full HD version as ALT1 since it's the one in use at A Trip Down Market Street, but it's missing a large amount of footage from the beginning of the film. ALT2 is, in my opinion, much better than the others since it's a complete 4K version with much more detail, a less aggressive crop, and no clipped shadows (a helpful benchmark is the plaque ~15 seconds before the end).
Articles this image appears in: A Trip Down Market Street, San Francisco Ferry Building
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/A Trip Down Market Street
Nominator: hinnk (talk)

Delist and replace with ALT2 — hinnk (talk) 04:30, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace with ALT2 --Yann (talk) 17:21, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Alt2 for Jay. Jay Cubby 22:32, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R, ALT2. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:59, 3 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R with ALT2 UnpetitproleX (talk) 14:50, 3 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D. & R. Alt 2 — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:26, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:A Trip Down Market Street (1906).webm --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:41, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and replace: A Man on the Moon

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Reason: new scan, much higher resolution, better quality
Articles this image appears in: many
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Aldrin Apollo 11
Nominator: Yann (talk)

Info According to [2], 360 Mpx are needed to record all information from the 6x6 film used by Apollo missions. So this higher resolution image provides more information.
Delist and replace — Yann (talk) 18:44, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R, but consider adding more space at the top. Jay Cubby 19:25, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@JayCubby: please remember to boldface your votes. :) UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:51, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@UnpetitproleX, thanks for the reminder. Mobile editing is tricky. Jay Cubby 21:54, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Completely understandable. You can boldface by manually adding three inverted commas before and after the text, but remember to use straight ones (i.e. ') and not curly. UnpetitproleX (talk) 22:04, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I initially created File:A Man on the Moon, AS11-40-5903.jpg, but some people have an objection. I could add this one as alternative. Yann (talk) 08:23, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In this case the photo as taken is important and there was no more space at the top.©Geni (talk) 16:24, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Existing FP's colours are much more aesthetically pleasing. New one has a purple tinge. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:31, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The colors might just be more accurate. The flag, for instance, appears more naturally colored in the second version. Color is subjective though. Jay Cubby 20:44, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
IMO the older FP is too dark compared with other versions of the same picture. Yann (talk) 08:20, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:50, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It's unfortunate Neil didn't point his Hasselblad a little higher... --Janke | Talk 18:44, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:27, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D. & R. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:57, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Replace. MER-C 10:26, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:A Man on the Moon, AS11-40-5903 (cropped).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:08, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and replace: Buzz Aldrin and Apollo 11 Lunar Lander

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Reason: higher resolution, better quality, successful delist and replace on Commons
Articles this image appears in: Apollo program, Moon, Apollo Lunar Module, List of artificial objects on the Moon, Moon in science fiction, Lunar habitation, Lunar Module Eagle, Space habitat (facility)
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/5927 NASA.jpg
Nominator: Yann (talk)

Delist and replace — Yann (talk) 16:27, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R UnpetitproleX (talk) 22:39, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R — Hounaam (talk) 09:29, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:18, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D. & R. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:48, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace Better framing. ArionStar (talk) 19:28, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Replace. MER-C 10:11, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:16, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:Buzz Aldrin and Apollo 11 Lunar Lander, AS11-40-5927.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:05, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and replace: Blue marble

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Reason: Higher resolution scan with more detail. (Uploader has retired.)
Articles this image appears in: The Blue Marble, Apollo 17, etc.
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/The Earth seen from Apollo 17.jpg
Nominator: MER-C

Delist and replace — MER-C 10:37, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I noticed a significant difference in color, so perhaps it would be helpful to focus not only on which option is the most visually appealing or has the highest resolution, but rather on which one most accurately reflects the true colors Wilfredor (talk) 14:59, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Going to be tricky since none of us have ever seen earth from space.©Geni (talk) 23:41, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Good point, I was referring to comparing the colors with the thousands of photos that have been taken Wilfredor (talk) 19:50, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace I think the new one has more accurate colors, but is also much sharper at the same resolution: see this vs. this. Yann (talk) 18:43, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:39, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:59, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D. & R. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:32, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:15, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:The Blue Marble, AS17-148-22727.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:24, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

PS: AFAICT I have replaced the original file in articles (in which the image directly appears), but (due to the it's number) I'm not 100% sure. Regards, Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:19, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- I replaced the original image in one module which should account for many of the remaining usages. I think we should keep this nomination around until the usage list updates. MER-C 16:14, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and replace: Union Stock Yards

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Reason: Superseded by a higher resolution image.
Articles this image appears in: Union Stock Yards, South Side, Chicago, Labor rights in American meatpacking industry, Harry Jackson (artist). I will replace the uses after the nomination is complete (my MEATBOT is messy and overeager, and it's easier to only have to clean up after it once).
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Livestock chicago 1947.jpg
Nominator: Jay Cubby

Delist and replace — Jay Cubby 17:16, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Replace - clearly higher detail and better lighting. MER-C 20:11, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Replace --Janke | Talk 11:32, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Replace clearly superior. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:28, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D. & R. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:16, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:36, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D/R ArionStar (talk) 22:14, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:The maze of livestock pens and walkways at Chicago's stockyards, ca. 1947 - NARA - 541823 (cropped).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:38, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and replace: ChildLabor1910.png

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Reason: Superior copy of the image.
Articles this image appears in: Social services, Labor rights, Fundamental rights in India
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/ChildLabor1910.png
Nominator: Jay Cubby

Delist and replace — Jay Cubby 12:38, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace Nice picture. A few spots to be cleaned, but already good. Yann (talk) 19:33, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R. I added the new version to Child labor in the United States, which, oddly, had never had a lead image in its history. blameless 23:46, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:04, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist I've just removed this from the Fundamental rights in India article given it depicts a child in the US. Child labour unfortunately remains a problem in modern India, so that article didn't need to be illustrated by a 110 year old photo from the US. More broadly, I don't think that even the improved version of this image meets modern FPC standards - it's a shocking photo and EV is solid, but there's lots of empty space around the poor girl. There are a range of better photos from the same collection at Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Photographs_of_child_laborers_by_Lewis_Hine ) and a vast number of other photos of the same topic there. At the risk of getting a bit wonky, a photo of a single child with farm produce also isn't a good choice for illustrating child labour, given that in most countries the legislation banning child labour includes provisions that allow the children of farmers to do a small amount of work on their parent's farm outside of school hours. Nick-D (talk) 01:04, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, you're right it was a poor fit for the India article, but I think it's an excellent one for Child labor in the United States; that article is not restricted to illegal labor (and if the caption is correct that this was taken during the school year, it would have eventually been illegal in the US anyway). I take your point on the aesthetics, but I think the composition lends it an effective bleakness, and I tend to give Lewis Hine the benefit of the doubt. blameless 01:45, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replace. MER-C 09:35, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:11, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:ChildLabor1910.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:38, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and Replace: Boston Massacre

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Reason: Better version
Articles in which this image appears: Original: British America, Christopher Seider, Edward Garrick, Old State House (Boston), Paul Revere, Propaganda
New version: Boston Massacre
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Boston Massacre - Paul Revere
Nominator: ArionStar (talk)

Delist and Replace – ArionStar (talk) 12:59, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
We already have a featured picture about this: File:Boston Massacre high-res.jpg. If this is better, than it should be a delist and replace nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:57, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done. ArionStar (talk) 17:11, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Replace. MER-C 19:30, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not loving the crop (the frame is not original, so why leave it in?), otherwise, I support. Might be best to do a little cleanup on the right, so that the right side isn't kept really tight because of that big shadow. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.7% of all FPs.} 20:59, 4 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Replace–Hounaam (talk) 12:54, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist And Replace —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 09:20, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace. - Matarisvan (talk) 12:36, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist & Replace — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:10, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:The Boston Massacre MET DT2086.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:30, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted

Delist: Flying mallard duck - female

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Jan 2025 at 04:44:15 (UTC)

Reason: Quite small, subject in shadow, and does not actually show flight feathers as well as some other photos like this one, so it doesn't have much identification value. We have another FP of the same species, though that one does not show the bird in flight (but does show both sexes in one image). We actually have another FP of a male in flight, which is better than this one but not that great either. And there is a fourth mallard FP as well, a female with ducklings.
Articles this image appears in: Flying and gliding animals (where it illustrates "birds," so it is highly replaceable with many better FPs of birds in flight), List of birds of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, List of birds of Colorado, List of birds of Kansas.
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Flying mallard duck - female.jpg
Nominator: blameless

Delist — blameless 04:44, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – per reason section above. Bammesk (talk) 02:21, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Vinícius O. (talk) 20:45, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – The image doesn't meet the required size of 1 500 x 1 500 and should not be a featured picture _ZZ^Z 'S 22:50, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delist, for the reason which users Blameless & Zzzs mentioned. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:33, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:58, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delist –Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 03:23, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:45, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Jimmy Wales

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Jan 2025 at 02:32:53 (UTC)

Proposed nom – CSS image crop

Reason: Currently unused in article space. This was somewhat controversial when nominated due to quality. Astonishingly, despite the existence of a great many free photographs of Wales, I'm not really seeing a good candidate for a D&R; this one's OK but not used in favor of a not very good edit. If you see Mr. Wales about, please take a high quality photograph of him.
Articles this image appears in: none
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Jimmy Wales
Nominator: blameless

Delist — blameless 02:32, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jimbo Wales: what about it? ArionStar (talk) 03:23, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
What is your questions for Jimbo Wales? He is welcome to comment here, of course, as is any other editor, but the question here is about the image, not really anything about Wales himself. Note that the criteria require that all images be used in articles, so that's something that needs to be addressed regardless. blameless 23:34, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Jimbo can give us a better image of himself. ArionStar (talk) 03:06, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not being used in an article is an automatic demote, but Delist in case some minor use appears. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.8% of all FPs.} 05:59, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – This one will do, with a slight crop (see thumbnail). The background is busy but he still stands out. I would support if it's placed in the infobox or elsewhere in the article, and nominated. Bammesk (talk) 17:42, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist, only. The alternative doesn't depicts a good pose of him, IMHO. Compare with File:Jimmy Wales - August 2019.jpg. @Jimbo Wales: do you agree? ArionStar (talk) 01:38, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:04, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

While the discussion is bellow quorum, this unused image can't retain its featured picture status and is delisted. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:04, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and replace: File:Birmingham Quran manuscript.jpg

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Apr 2025 at 01:12:55 (UTC)

Reason: The previous version is of much lower resolution and is ever-so-slightly cropped
Articles this image appears in: No mainspace articles use the old version. I've left the portals and whatnot alone for the moment. Where the old version was used:

... are all replaced now.

Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Birmingham Quran manuscript
Nominator: Jay Cubby

Delist and replace — Jay Cubby 01:12, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Mattximus: Ten years later, you were right. Jay Cubby 01:16, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In the first version, the crop is better. ArionStar (talk) 01:17, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cropped lossless and tight like the last one https://files.catbox.moe/5fdjno.jpg 999real (talk) 19:37, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

comment can we trim the black pixels on the right hand side on the basis we don't have them on the left?©Geni (talk) 16:39, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Geni: do you mean "crop out"? ArionStar (talk) 00:53, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'll see what I can do, but I'm running into some difficulties with editing the margin of images. Jay Cubby 14:07, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Doesn't crop tool handle it?©Geni (talk) 19:11, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Now Done with 999real's cropped version. I was trying to fill the black region with something, but that's unnecessary I guess. Jay Cubby 18:22, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace —UnpetitproleX (talk) 15:18, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R now ArionStar (talk) 03:09, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

While the discussion is bellow quorum, this unused image can't retain its featured picture status and is delisted. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and replace: Frederic Chopin

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 21 Apr 2025 at 14:11:02 (UTC)

Reason: As explained above, this is a much higher-resolution and more detailed photo.
Articles this image appears in: All mainspace uses have been replaced for now:

Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Frederic Chopin photo.jpeg
Nominator: Jay Cubby

Delist and replace — Jay Cubby 14:11, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace, the full version is of good quality and is an obvious improvement. Artem.G (talk) 15:37, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Can it be determined if the blemish on his right cheek is a spot on the photo, or something actually on his cheek? --Janke | Talk 15:57, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:42, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

i really love chopin so i’ll do a d&r if there is a sort of restoration. while the lighting is original, there is some issues with the detail Wcamp9 (talk) 13:49, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Wcamp9 -- how so? Jay Cubby 18:20, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

listen, the original one isn't good, but it is adequete and should remain its way. on the other hand, this one is HORRIBLE and the details are hard to pick out. There is no crop so most of the photo is just the outside boundary anyway. No features are good and the quality does not make it qualified in anyway Wcamp9 (talk) 21:13, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm. I've tried to bring this one closer light-wise to the previous one, what do you think of this? Jay Cubby 23:58, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

sorry, i prefer the other one. until something better, oppose Wcamp9 (talk) 13:55, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose – As noted the last time we went thru this process, the orig. cropped version has been reproduced millions of times internationally, and is widely accepted as accurate. The proposed replacement is marred by the distracting & uninformative bookcase at right, and provides no additional EV in terms of visual info. – Sca (talk) 14:55, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed Wcamp9 (talk) 15:38, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace TheFreeWorld (talk) 17:22, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist, and oppose replacement. We can have a Chopin FP when there is a good enough restoration. --UnpetitproleX (talk) 20:36, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist, only ArionStar (talk) 02:19, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:11, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is no consensus to replace it with File:Frederic Chopin photo full.jpeg. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:11, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: 1990 Nepalese revolution

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Jul 2025 at 19:41:48 (UTC)

Reason: Poor quality image, no restoration was done, and nomination was impacted by WP:VOTESTACKING
Articles this image appears in: 1990 Nepalese revolution, Portal:Nepal, Wikipedia:WikiProject Nepal
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/1990 Nepalese revolution
Nominator: Yann (talk)

Delist — Yann (talk) 19:41, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist blatant vote-stacking UnpetitproleX (talk) 23:31, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist - per the Vote Stacking. GamerPro64 04:08, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist; per the vote stacking (as UnpetitproleX & GamerPro64 mentioned above). — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:13, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist --Janke | Talk 06:29, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist per above. Should never have been made a FP. MER-C 18:39, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist–Hounaam (talk) 09:10, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Surprised this picture passed with the heavy tilt and the very poor quality. Visible vertical white lines and low level of detail. -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:26, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:43, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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