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Featured pictures are images that add significantly to articles, either by illustrating article content particularly well, or being eye-catching to the point where users will want to read its accompanying article. Taking the adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words", the images featured on Wikipedia:Featured pictures should illustrate a Wikipedia article in such a way as to add significantly to that article, according to the featured picture criteria.

Promoting an image

If you believe an image should be featured, create a subpage (use the "For Nominations" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

For promotion, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers in support and the consensus is in its favor, it can be added to the Wikipedia:Featured pictures list. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-thirds majority in support, including the nominator and/or creator of the image; however, anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets.

All users may comment. However, only those who have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and with at least 100 edits will be included in the numerical count. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. Nominations started in December are given three extra days, due to the holidays slowing down activity here.

The archive contains all opinions and comments collected for candidate nominations and their nomination results.

If you nominate an image here, please consider also uploading and nominating it at Commons to help ensure that the pictures can be used not just in the English Wikipedia but on all other Wikimedia projects as well.

Delisting an image

A featured picture can be nominated for delisting if you feel it no longer lives up to featured picture standards. You may also request a featured picture be replaced with a superior image. Create a subpage (use the "For Delists" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

Please leave a note on the talk page of the original FPC nominator (and creator/uploader, if appropriate) to let them know the delisting is being debated. The user may be able to address the issues and avoid the delisting of the picture.

For delisting, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers supporting a delist or replace, and the consensus is in its favor, it will be delisted from Wikipedia:Featured pictures. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-thirds majority in support, including the nominator. Note that anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets. However, images are sometimes delisted despite having fewer than five in support of their removal, and there is currently no consensus on how best to handle delist closures, except that:If the image to be delisted is not used in any articles by the time of closure, it must be delisted. If it is added to articles during the nomination, at least one week's stability is required for the nomination to be closed as "Kept". The nomination may be suspended if a week hasn't yet passed to give the rescue a chance.

Outside of the nominator, all voters are expected to have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and to have made a minimum of 100 edits. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. As with regular nominations, delist nominations are given three extra days to run if started in December.

Note that delisting an image does not mean deleting it. Delisting from Featured pictures in no way affects the image's status in its article(s).

Shortcuts

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Featured picture tools:

Step 1:
Evaluate

Evaluate the merit of a nomination against the featured picture criteria. Most users reference terms from this page when evaluating nominations.

Step 2:
Create a subpage

For Nominations

To create a subpage of Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates for your nomination, add a title for the image you want to nominate in the field below (e.g., Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Labrador Retriever) and click the "Create new nomination" button.

For Delists (or Delist & Replace)

To create a subpage for your delist, add a title for the image you want to delist/replace in the field below and click the "Create new delist nomination" button.

Step 3:
Transclude and link

Transclude the newly created subpage to the Featured picture candidate list (direct link).

How to comment for Candidate Images

Write Support, if you approve of the picture. A reason is optional.
Write Oppose, followed by your reasoning, if you disapprove of the picture. All objections should be accompanied by a specific rationale that, if addressed, would make you support the image. If your concern is one that can only be addressed by the creator, and if they haven't nominated or commented on the image, and if they are a Wikipedian, you should notify them directly.
You can weak support or weak oppose instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
- To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.
If you think a nominated image obviously fails the featured picture criteria, write Speedy close followed by your reasons. Nominations may be closed early if this is the case.

Recommendations added early in the process may be disregarded if they do not address concerns and/or improvements that arise later in the debate. Reviewers are advised to monitor the progress of a nomination and update their votes accordingly.

Prior to giving an opinion, the image should be assessed on its quality as displayed at full size (high-resolution) in an image editing program. Please note that the images are only displayed at thumbnail size on this page. The thumbnail links to the image description page which, in turn, links to the high-resolution version.

How to comment for Delist Images

Write Keep, followed by your reasons for keeping the picture.
Write Delist, followed by your reasons for delisting the picture.
Write Delist and Replace if you believe the image should be replaced by a better picture.
You can weak keep, weak delist or weak delist and replace instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
- To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.

Please remember to be civil, not to bite the newbies and to comment on the image, not the person.

You may find the glossary useful when you encounter acronyms or jargon in other voters' comments. You can also link to it by using {{FPCgloss}}.

Editing candidates

If you feel you could improve a candidate by image editing, please feel free to do so, but do not overwrite or remove the original. Instead, upload your edit with a different file name (e.g., add "edit" to the file name), and display it below the original nomination. Edits should be appropriately captioned in sequential order (e.g., Edit 1, Edit 2, etc), and describe the modifications that have been applied.

Is my monitor adjusted correctly?

In a discussion about the brightness of an image, it is necessary to know if the computer display is properly adjusted. Displays differ greatly in their ability to show shadow detail. There are four dark grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display shadow detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings. Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal shadow detail. Please take this into account when voting.

Displays also differ greatly in their ability to show highlight detail. There are light grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display highlight detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings (probably reduce the contrast setting). Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal highlight detail. Please take this into account when voting.

On a gamma-adjusted display, the four circles in the color image blend into the background when seen from a few feet (roughly 75–150 cm) away. If they do not, you could adjust the gamma setting (found in the computer's settings, not on the display), until they do. This may be very difficult to attain, and a slight error is not detrimental. Uncorrected PC displays usually show the circles darker than the background. Note that the image must be viewed in original size (263 × 68 pixels) - if enlarged or reduced, results are not accurate.

Note that on most consumer LCD displays (laptop or flat screen), viewing angle strongly affects these images. Correct adjustment on one part of the screen might be incorrect on another part for a stationary head position. Click on the images for more technical information. If possible, calibration with a hardware monitor calibrator is recommended.

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	Dennis Schröder

Current nominationsEdit

Emerald swiftEdit

Voting period ends on 17 Jun 2023 at 13:55:30 (UTC)

Original – Emerald swift (Sceloporus malachiticus) Finca El Pilar, outside Antigua Guatemala

Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Sceloporus malachiticus Phrynosomatidae
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:55, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Aviafanboi (talk) 13:08, 8 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Geoffroy's tamarinEdit

Voting period ends on 17 Jun 2023 at 13:44:28 (UTC)

Original – Geoffroy's tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi), on an island in Gatun Lake, Panama Canal

Reason: High quality large image of species Near Threatened in the wild. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Geoffroy's tamarin
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:44, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Aviafanboi (talk) 13:08, 8 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Male European bisonEdit

Voting period ends on 17 Jun 2023 at 13:47:00 (UTC)

Original – European bison (Bison bonasus) male, Białowieza, Poland

Reason: High quality large image of vulnerable species in the wild. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: European bison
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:47, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Incense in VietnamEdit

Voting period ends on 16 Jun 2023 at 20:06:57 (UTC)

Original – Incense production in Hanoi, Vietnam

Reason: As a disclaimer, I was actually asked to nominate this by User:Aviafanboi, who is new to Wikipedia and hence ineligible to participate at FPC, but has an interest in the area having been helping with POTD scheduling recently. That said, I'm happy to own this nom and recommend it myself - the picture looks excellent quality to me, and was recently passed at Commons as a Featured Picture over there. It also has good EV for the incense article, depicting the production of incense in Vietnam.
Articles in which this image appears: Incense
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other
Creator: Vietsui

Support as nominator – — Amakuru (talk) 20:06, 6 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – User:Aviafanboi can participate at FPC as of June 1st, when they had 100 total edits (which broke down to 90 live edits and 10 deleted edits). Bammesk (talk) 00:49, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Bit biased as I asked to nominate this. Aviafanboi (talk) 11:28, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I love the picture, but I'm not sure I fully understand it. Are the "bushes" how the incense is dried, and then they're collected, and are the ones on the ground collected or being set up? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 12:11, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I pretty sure that the bushes are the way the incense is dried and I think that the ones on the ground are the ones that have been collected, but I'm not sure. Aviafanboi (talk) 13:05, 8 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I checked with the photographer. This is mid-setup. Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 18:36, 8 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment Doesn't add much EV to incense article. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:42, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Vinícius O. (talk) 20:26, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment & Abstain- Nice composition & color, but the bottom part of the image is very unsharp. --Janke | Talk 17:44, 8 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Emily DavisonEdit

Voting period ends on 15 Jun 2023 at 07:13:47 (UTC)

Original – Suffragette Emily Davison

Reason: A nice photo, replaced a much worse copy of same. I could square off the border, if desired, but I'd have to edit out the photographer's stamp to do so.
Articles in which this image appears: Emily Davison + several others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political is where we generally put political activists.
Creator: Andrew William Dron, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 07:13, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support strongly – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:26, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – nice restoration. Bammesk (talk) 03:52, 6 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Though I'm wondering just a bit if we need all that blank backdrop over subject's head. – Sca (talk) 13:03, 6 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It's a common feature in photos of the era. We could do it, but it'd mean losing the border as well - can't have half a border, which does mean cutting the signature, etc. There's a link on the file description page to a squared-off version if you want to play with it. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 13:11, 6 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I think I can resist that urge. -- Sca (talk) 11:46, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I always like to make a version like that, though: Can fill in corners and such and thus avoid the pitfalls of when others do it. And then compare the two and see which I like better. (e.g. Was pretty sure I was going uncropped for the recent Charleston after Sherman picture, but it ate up too much space for thumbnails. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 12:08, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I think I read somewhere that when she arrived at Dron's studio he asked her to stand on a milk crate so that she would fill the whole frame, but she wouldn't do it because she felt it would be undignified. Choliamb (talk) 00:06, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Choliamb (talk) 00:06, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Aviafanboi (talk) 11:31, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Very Large TelescopeEdit

Voting period ends on 14 Jun 2023 at 21:06:49 (UTC)

Original – The Very Large Telescope on top of the Cerro Paranal mountain in northern Chile. The telescope array consists of four 8.2 meter telescopes, four 1.8 meter movable auxiliary telescopes (in foreground), and one survey telescope (in far-right side).

Reason: Image of the Very Large Telescope array in northern Chile. The image is a bit noisy and unsharp, but hopefully the EV and composition makes up for it.
Articles in which this image appears: Very Large Telescope, plus one
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding
Creator: European Southern Observatory, photographer Gerhard Hüdepohl

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 21:06, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support, though I should note my dad worked on designing the mirror mounts for this, so I'm biased. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 07:15, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:23, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – --Janke | Talk 09:49, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Choliamb (talk) 13:04, 6 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Aviafanboi (talk) 11:28, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Winter moth caterpillarEdit

Voting period ends on 14 Jun 2023 at 10:08:20 (UTC)

Original – Caterpillar of a small winter moth on a rose leaf in a garden in Bamberg.

Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: Winter moth
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Reinhold Möller

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:08, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Quick clarification: Is a "small frost moth" a type of/synonym for "winter moth", a literal translation from the German, or...? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 12:26, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Adam, the file description was written by the photographer, a native German speaker. This link says "frostspanner" translates into "winter moth", not "frost moth", despite google translation which gives "frost moth". A search for "frost moth" doesn't turn up anything meaningful. I updated the file description and the image caption of this nom. Bammesk (talk) 16:53, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support, then. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 17:17, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Comment – Personally, I prefer this illustration. – Sca (talk) 12:45, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 17:09, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:33, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – --Janke | Talk 09:50, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Choliamb (talk) 12:49, 6 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Aviafanboi (talk) 11:31, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

WulfeniteEdit

Voting period ends on 14 Jun 2023 at 09:59:17 (UTC)

Original – range red tabular crystals of wulfenite set on a small amount of matrix (2.2 × 1.7 × 0.3 cm). Found from Red Cloud mine, La Paz County, Arizona, USA.

Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: Wulfenite, La Paz County, Arizona
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology
Creator: Ivar Leidus

Support as nominator – MER-C 09:59, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support One of the best mineral images in a while. Not that the others are bad, just I think this one is particularly well lit, and a particularly attractive specimen. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 12:24, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 16:10, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:35, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support for another great "Leidus" - --Janke | Talk 09:50, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Choliamb (talk) 12:49, 6 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – I always support an Ivar Lidus image Aviafanboi (talk) 11:27, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Dennis SchröderEdit

Voting period ends on 13 Jun 2023 at 13:28:31 (UTC)

Original – Dennis Schröder, professional basketball player, 2022

Reason: Quality lead image of this professional basketball player. A wider crop of this image is FP on Commons. En-Wiki editors have cropped it and I agree that this tighter vertical crop is more expressive and impactful. Schröder currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Articles in which this image appears: Dennis Schröder
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator: Stepro

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 13:28, 3 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:04, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Dirt jumpingEdit

Voting period ends on 13 Jun 2023 at 13:02:35 (UTC)

Original – A biker performing a dirt jump

Reason: Quality lead image of the sport dirt jumping. Somewhat oddly it is also the lead image in the article Free will. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Dirt jumping, Free will
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Sport
Creator: Fischer.H

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 13:02, 3 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:02, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Where is the dirt? There’s nothing to indicate that this couldn’t be a ramp jump. Step hen 14:15, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That's a valid critique. I was concerned about it as well. It is a drawback. Then I thought the visual strength of the image (in terms of making users want to read its article, per instructions on top of the WP:FPC page) might make up for that drawback. So I put it up for a vote. That's certainly a valid critique though. Bammesk (talk) 16:05, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The Cleveland OrchestraEdit

Voting period ends on 12 Jun 2023 at 00:05:31 (UTC)

Original – The Cleveland Orchestra being conducted by Daniel Reith at Severance Hall January 15th 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. MLK Celebration concert.

Reason: Image is of good quality capturing the essence of a spirited performance by the Cleveland Orchestra in front of a packed house inside the legendary and elegant Severance Hall.
Articles in which this image appears: https://en-wiki.kfd.me/wiki/Cleveland_Orchestra
FP category for this image: category:Music
Creator: Cbusram

Support as nominator – Cbusram (talk) 00:05, 2 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment - Barely minimal size, the iPhone 12 camera has more resolution than that... Also highlights in choir clothing are quite blown. Going back to the original for some editing might improve this a bit. Janke | Talk 20:17, 2 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment – the composition (framing) is awesome. I agree with Janke and I am undecided on voting for it. Bammesk (talk) 13:35, 3 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Neutral The photo's quality is good in ttal; but my personal expectation of the photo's resolution was/is higher. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 11:03, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Elizabeth IIEdit

Voting period ends on 11 Jun 2023 at 21:55:43 (UTC)

Original – Official Diamond Jubilee portrait of Elizabeth II as Queen of Australia

Reason: High quality image of the late Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms
Articles in which this image appears: Commonwealth realm, Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II, Diamond jubilee, Monarchy of Australia, Order of Australia, History of monarchy in Australia, Jewels of Elizabeth II etc
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: State of Queensland

Support as nominator – Vinícius O. (talk) 21:55, 1 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment – Not sure of the impetus for this Australia-specific nom. Given the massive coverage of her death last September, every literate reader knows she was queen of the United Kingdom and of the Commonwealth realms, including Australia. – Sca (talk) 12:36, 2 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I think you're right. – Vinícius O. (talk) 16:04, 2 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It's a good photo, but I'd like to see it in her article. I'm not saying you can't promote multiple images for multiple uses, but that's usually from sense of time, e.g. a young Darwin, or W.S. Gilbert nearer the age he wrote a play; What makes her more Australian in this photo than any of the other ones from her Diamond Jubilee? Is there a wallaby cropped just out of frame? Does the crown have corks dangling from it that were photoshopped out?

I'm a bit sarcastic there, but ye see the point. It's a fine photo of her; better for her late years than any other photo in her article. So it's promotable, but... not as used. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 04:00, 3 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks for your feedback. It is much appreciated. – Vinícius O. (talk) 16:29, 3 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
That said, I will follow this up with one more thought: If that ribbon she's wearing is significant and meaningful, that might pull this up a bit. But, as I said, I think all that really needs to happen with it is it being in Queen Elizabeth II in some prominent usage, or even just being the lead in Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II might be enough. Just, y'know. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 12:23, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support The EV seems pretty strong here for articles on the monarchy of Australia. Elizabeth II's role as Queen of Australia was, at least technically, separate to all her other roles. The photo depicts her with broaches linked to this role: that on her right shoulder is themed around Australia's national flower, the wattle. That on her left shoulder is also wattle themed and includes the Australian coat of arms. Nick-D (talk) 01:42, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
That does justify this a lot more, although I'd like to see that explained somewhere - file description page, say. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 06:04, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Aviafanboi (talk) 11:30, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Nominations — to be closedEdit

Nominations in this category are older than ten days and are to be closed. New votes will no longer be accepted.

Older nominations requiring additional input from usersEdit

These nominations have been moved here because consensus is impossible to determine without additional input from those who participated in the discussion. Usually this is because there was more than one edit of the image available, and no clear preference for one of them was determined. If you voted on these images previously, please update your vote to specify which edit(s) you are supporting.

Closing procedureEdit

A script is available that automates the majority of these tasks: User:Jujutacular/closeFPC

When NOT promoted, perform the following:

Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Not promoted| }} --~~~~
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
If the nominator is new to FPC, consider placing {{subst:NotpromotedFPC|Image name}} on their talk page. To avoid overuse, do not use the template when in doubt.

When promoted, perform the following:

Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Promoted|File:FILENAME.JPG}} --~~~~
Replace FILENAME.JPG with the name of the file that was promoted. It should show up as:
Promoted File:FILENAME.JPG
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
Add the image to:
- Template:Announcements/New featured content - newest on top, remove the oldest so that 15 are listed at all times.
- Wikipedia:Goings-on - newest on bottom.
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs - newest on top.
Add the image to the proper sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures - newest on top.
The caption for a Wikipedian created image should read "Description at Article, by Creator". For a non-Wikipedian, it should be similar, but if the creator does not have an article, use an external link if appropriate. For images with substantial editing by one or more Wikipedians, but created by someone else, use "Description at Article, by Creator (edited by Editor)" (all editors involved should be clear from the nomination). Additionally, the description is optional - if it's essentially the same as the article title, then just use "Article, by Creator". Numerous examples can be found on the various Featured Pictures subpages.
Add the image to the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures - newest on left and remove the oldest from the right so that there are always three in each section.
Add the Featured Picture tag and star to the image page using {{Featured picture|page_name}} (replace page_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the page_name from Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/page_name). To add this template you most likely will have to click the "create" button on the upper right if the "edit" button is not present, generally if the image originates from Commons.
If an edited or alternative version of the originally nominated image is promoted, make sure that all articles contain the Featured Picture version, as opposed to the original.
Notify the nominator or co-nominators by placing {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:file_name.xxx}} on each nominator's talk page. For example: {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.
If the image was created by a Wikipedian, place {{subst:UploadedFP|File:file_name.xxx}} on the creator's talk page. For example: {{subst:UploadedFP|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.

Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:

Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for three days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Page name}} to the top of the section.
Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the June archive. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Page name}} from this page to the bottom of the archive.
If the nomination is listed at Template:FPC urgents, remove it.

Delist closing procedureEdit

Note that delisting an image does not equal deleting it. Delisting from Featured pictures in no way affects the image's status in its article/s.

If consensus is to KEEP featured picture status, and the image is used in at least one article, perform the following:

Check that the image has been in the article for at least one week. Otherwise, suspend the nomination to give it time to stabilize before continuing.
Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Kept|}} --~~~~
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
Optionally leave a note on the picture's talk page.

If consensus is to DELIST, or the image is unused (and consensus is not for a replacement that is used), perform the following:

Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Delisted|}} --~~~~
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
Remove the image from the appropriate sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures and the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs.

If consensus is to REPLACE (and at least one of the images is used in articles), perform the following:

Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Replaced|}} with File:NEW_IMAGE_FILENAME.JPG --~~~~
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.

Replace NEW_IMAGE_FILENAME.JPG with the name of the replacement file.
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Chatham albatrossEdit

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2023 at 09:59:21 (UTC)

Original – A chatham albatross

Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: Chatham albatross
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: JJ Harrison

Support as nominator – MER-C 09:59, 28 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support: cracking photograph which shows a lot of technical skill. UndercoverClassicist (talk) 19:05, 29 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:35, 29 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 20:45, 30 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment This is not the infobox image, it appears lower down in the page. If it is to be FP, should it not replace the infobox image? --Tagooty (talk) 03:15, 31 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Choliamb (talk) 13:13, 31 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Aviafanboi (talk) 13:47, 1 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 11:45, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Chatham Albatross 0A2A3857.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:49, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Coenonympha glycerionEdit

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2023 at 09:45:55 (UTC)

Original – Female chestnut heath, underside. Wingspan 32–36 mm

Reason: Was seen on Commons FPC this month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears: Coenonympha glycerion
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Ivar Leidus

Support as nominator – MER-C 09:45, 28 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:36, 29 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Choliamb (talk) 13:12, 31 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Bammesk (talk) 13:36, 3 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Aviafanboi (talk) 10:00, 4 June 2023 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.207.232.203 (talk) Reply[reply]

Struck vote as it was made by an unregistered user. If it was Aviafanboi, then he should login and vote after that. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:19, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 19:23, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 16:10, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Coenonympha glycerion - Keila.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:46, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Fred SullivanEdit

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Jun 2023 at 02:57:31 (UTC)

Original – Actor Fred Sullivan

Reason: A nice photo of a notable actor with several premières to his name, most famously as the Judge in his brother's Trial by Jury. Died in 1877 after a relatively short career (he started acting in 1870), so there's not that many options. This replaced File:Fred Sullivan.jpg in the article, which is basically the same image, just worse (Some sort of book reproduction, maybe?).
Articles in which this image appears: Fred Sullivan, The Lost Chord
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Oliver Sarony (Napoleon Sarony's brother), restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 02:57, 28 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:52, 28 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:38, 29 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support. Josh Milburn (talk) 11:55, 31 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Choliamb (talk) 13:11, 31 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 16:11, 5 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support - MA Javadi (talk) 06:12, 6 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:Fred Sullivan by Oliver Sarony.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:41, 7 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Boeing KC-46 PegasusEdit

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Original – A KC-46A Pegasus connects with an F-35 Lightning II, January 2019

Reason: Quality photo of a KC-46 refueling aircraft connecting with a F-35. The KC-46 is to replace the KC-135 as the primary refueling aircraft of the U.S. Air Force. The transition process is ongoing and the replacement is to take place in the coming years in late 2020s.
Articles in which this image appears: Boeing KC-46 Pegasus, 461st Flight Test Squadron
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator: U.S. Air Force, photographer: Ethan Wagner

Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 03:55, 25 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Comment – Meh. – Sca (talk) 14:12, 26 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support It's pretty nice, and a difficult shot - remember, it'd likely have to be shot by an aircraft matching speed. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.4% of all FPs.} 03:00, 28 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support Snehrashmi (talk) 16:32, 30 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:45, 1 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Support – Aviafanboi (talk) 13:47, 1 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Promoted File:KC-46 refuels F-35 20190122.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:33, 4 June 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Suspended nominationsEdit

This section is for Featured Picture (or delisting) candidacies whose closure is postponed for additional editing, rendering, or copyright clarification.