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Featured picture candidates

Featured picture candidates are images that the community will vote on, to determine whether or not they will be highlighted as some of the finest on Commons. This page lists the candidates to become featured pictures. The picture of the day images are selected from featured pictures.

Old candidates for featured pictures are listed here. There are also chronological lists of featured pictures: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and current month.

For another overview of our finest pictures, take a look at our annual picture of the year election.

Formal things

Nominating

Guidelines for nominators

Please read the complete guidelines before nominating.

This is a summary of what to look for when submitting and reviewing FP candidates:

  • Licensing – Images licensed with solely "GFDL" or "GFDL and an NC-only license" are not acceptable due the restrictions placed on re-use by these licenses.
  • Resolution – Raster images of lower resolution than 2 million pixels (pixels, not bytes) are typically rejected unless there are strong mitigating reasons. This does not apply to vector graphics (SVGs).
    • Graphics on Commons are not only viewed on conventional computer screens. They may be used in high-resolution print versions, and the images may be cropped to focus on portions of the image. See Commons:Why we need high resolution media for more information.
  • Scans – While not official policy, Help:Scanning provides advice on the preparation of various types of images that may be useful.
  • General quality – pictures being nominated should be of high technical quality.
  • Digital manipulations must not deceive the viewer. Digital manipulation for the purpose of correcting flaws in an image is generally acceptable, provided it is limited, well-done, and not intended to deceive.
    • For photographs, typical acceptable manipulations include cropping, perspective correction, sharpening/blurring, and color/exposure correction. More extensive manipulations, such as removal of distracting background elements, should be clearly described in the image text, by means of the {{Retouched picture}} template. Undescribed or mis-described manipulations which cause the main subject to be misrepresented are never acceptable. For images made from more than one photo, you can use the {{Panorama}} or {{Focus stacked image}} templates.
    • For historic images, acceptable manipulations might include digitally fixing rips, removal of stains, cleanup of dirt, and, for mass-produced artworks such as engravings, removal of flaws inherent to the particular reproduction, such as over-inking. Careful color adjustments may be used to bring out the original work from the signs of ageing, though care should be taken to restore a natural appearance. The original artistic intent should be considered when deciding whether it is appropriate to make a change. Edits to historic material should be documented in detail within the file description, and an unedited version should be uploaded and cross linked for comparison.
  • Value – our main goal is to feature most valuable pictures from all others. Pictures should be in some way special, so please be aware that:
    • almost all sunsets are aesthetically pleasing, and most such pictures are not in essence different from others,
    • night-shots are pretty but normally more details can be shown on pictures taken at daytime,
    • beautiful does not always mean valuable.
Artworks, illustrations, and historical documents

There are many different types of non-photographic media, including engravings, watercolors, paintings, etchings, and various others. Hence, it is difficult to set hard-and-fast guidelines. However, generally speaking, works can be divided into three types: Those that can be scanned, those that must be photographed, and those specifically created to illustrate a subject.

Works that must be photographed include most paintings, sculptures, works too delicate or too unique to allow them to be put on a scanner, and so on. For these, the requirements for photography, below, may be mostly followed; however, it should be noted that photographs which cut off part of the original painting are generally not considered featurable.

Works that may be scanned include most works created by processes that allow for mass distribution − for instance, illustrations published with novels. For these, it is generally accepted that a certain amount of extra manipulation is permissible to remove flaws inherent to one copy of the work, since the particular copy – of which hundreds, or even thousands of copies also exist – is not so important as the work itself.

Works created to serve a purpose include diagrams, scientific illustrations, and demonstrations of contemporary artistic styles. For these, the main requirement is that they serve their purpose well.

Provided the reproduction is of high quality, an artwork generally only needs one of the following four things to be featurable:

  • Notable in its own right: Works by major artists, or works that are otherwise notable, such as the subjects of a controversy.
  • Of high artistic merit: Works which, while not particularly well known, are nonetheless wonderful examples of their particular type or school of art.
  • Of high historic merit: The historical method values very early illustrations of scenes and events over later ones. Hence, a work of poor quality depicting a contemporaneous historical event can be nonetheless important, even if the artistic merit is relatively low. Likewise, scans or photographs of important documents – which may not be at all artistic – nonetheless may be highly valuable if the documents are historically significant. The reason for the image's historical importance should be briefly stated in the nomination, for those reviewers unfamiliar with the subject.
  • Of high illustrative merit: Works that illustrate or help explain notable subjects, for instance, illustrations of books, scientific subjects, or technical processes. The amount of artistic merit required for these will vary by subject, but, for instance, an illustration that makes the working of a complicated piece of machinery very clear need not be notable as a piece of artwork as well, whereas an illustration for a book might well be expected to reach much higher artistic standards.

Digital restorations must also be well documented. An unedited version of the image should be uploaded locally, when possible, and cross-linked from the file description page. Edit notes should be specified in detail, such as "Rotated and cropped. Dirt, scratches, and stains removed. Histogram adjusted and colors balanced."

Photographs

On the technical side, we have focus, exposure, composition, movement control and depth of field.

  • Focus – every important object in the picture should normally be sharp.
  • Exposure refers to the shutter diaphragm combination that renders an image with a tonal curve that ideally is able to represent in acceptable detail shadows and highlights within the image. This is called latitude. Images can be on the low side of the tonal curve (low range), the middle (middle range) or high side (upper range). Lack of shadow detail is not necessarily a negative characteristic. In fact, it can be part of the desired effect. Burned highlights in large areas are a distracting element.
  • Composition refers to the arrangement of the elements within the image. The "Rule of thirds" is one useful guideline. Horizons should almost never be placed in the middle, where they "cut" the image in half. Often, a horizon creating a top or bottom third of the space works better. The main idea is to use space to create a dynamic image.
    • Foreground and background – foreground and background objects may be distracting. You should check that something in front of the subject doesn't hide important elements and that something in background doesn't spoil the composition (for example that the streetlight doesn't "stand" on someone's head).
  • Movement control refers to the manner in which motion is represented in the image. Motion can be frozen or blurred. Neither one is better than the other. It is the intention of representation. Movement is relative within the objects of the image. For example, photographing a race car that appears frozen in relation to the background does not give us a sense of speed or motion, so technique dictates to represent the car in a frozen manner but with a blurred background, thus creating the sense of motion, this is called "panning". On the other hand, representing a basketball player in a high jump frozen in relation to everything else, due to the "unnatural" nature of the pose would be a good photograph.
  • Depth of field (DOF) refers to the area in focus in front of and beyond main subject. Depth of field is chosen according to the specific needs of every picture. Large or small DOF can either way add or subtract to the quality of the image. Low depth of field can be used to bring attention to the main subject, separating it from the general environment. High depth of field can be used to emphasize space. Short focal length lenses (wide angles) yield large DOF, and vice versa, long focal lenses (telephotos) have shallow DOF. Small apertures yield large DOF and conversely, large apertures yield shallow DOF.

On the graphic elements we have shape, volume, color, texture, perspective, balance, proportion, noise, etc.

  • Shape refers to the contour of the main subjects.
  • Volume refers to the three dimensional quality of the object. This is accomplished using side light. Contrary to general belief, front lighting is not the best light. It tends to flatten subject. Best light of day is early morning or late afternoon.
  • Color is important. Oversaturated colors are not good.
  • Texture refers to the quality of the surface of the subject. It is enhanced by side lighting… it is the "feel" to the touch.
  • Perspective refers to the "angle" accompanied by lines that disappear into a vanishing point that may or may not be inside the image.
  • Balance refers to the arrangement of subjects within the image that can either give equal weight or appear to be heavier on one side.
  • Proportion refers to the relation of size of objects in picture. Generally, we tend to represent small objects small in relation to others, but a good technique is to represent small objects large contrary to natural size relationship. For example, a small flower is given preponderance over a large mountain…. This is called inversion of scales.
Not all elements must be present. Some photographs can be judged on individual characteristics, that is, an image can be about color or texture, or color AND texture, etc.
  • Noise refers to unwanted corruption of color brightness and quality and can be caused by underexposure. It is not a desirable quality and can be grounds for opposition.
  • Symbolic meaning or relevance … Opinion wars can begin here … A bad picture of a very difficult subject is better than a good picture of an ordinary subject. A good picture of a difficult subject is an extraordinary photograph.
Images can be culturally biased by the photographer and/or the observer. The meaning of the image should be judged according to the cultural context of the image, not by the cultural context of the observer. An image "speaks" to people, and it has the capacity to evoke emotion such as tenderness, rage, rejection, happiness, sadness, etc. Good photographs are not limited to evoking pleasant sensations …

You will maximise the chances of your nominations succeeding if you read the complete guidelines before nominating.

Video and audio

Please nominate videos, sounds, music, etc. at Commons:Featured media candidates.

Set nominations

If a group of images are thematically connected in a direct and obvious way, they can be nominated together as a set. A set should fall under one of the following types:

  • Faithful digital reproductions of works notable in their own right, which the original author clearly intended to be viewed as a set. Examples: pages in a pamphlet, crops (puzzle pieces) of a prohibitively large scan, a pair of pendant paintings. Not acceptable: Arbitrary selection of sample works by an artist.
  • A sequence of images showing the passage of time. They could depict frames of a moving/changing object or a static object during different times of day or different seasons. Examples: diagrams illustrating a process, steps of a dance, metamorphosis of an insect, maps/drawings/photos of the same subject over the years (frame of view should be more or less the same).
  • A group of images depicting the same subject from different viewpoints, preferably taken under the same lighting conditions when possible. Examples: Exterior and interior of a building, different facades of a building, different interior views, obverse and inverse of a banknote/coin. Not acceptable: A selection of different rooms in a skyscraper, the facade of a church plus an organ, any images of fundamentally different scopes.
  • A group of images which show all possible variations of a particular class of object. Examples: Male and female versions of an animal (preferably in the same setting), all known species of a genus. Not acceptable: A few breeds of cats (unless they share a defining characteristic and represent all possible examples of that).


Adding a new nomination

If you believe that you have found or created an image that could be considered valuable, with appropriate name, quality, image description, categories and licensing, then do the following.

Step 1: copy the image name into this box, after the text already present in the box, for example, Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Your image filename.jpg. Then click on the "create new nomination" button.

All single files:

For renominations, simply add /2 after the filename. For example, Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Foo.jpg/2

All set nomination pages should begin "Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/", e.g. "Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/My Nomination".


Step 2: follow the instructions on the page that you are taken to, and save that page.

Step 3: manually insert a link to the created page at the top of Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list: Click here, and add the following line to the TOP of the nominations list:

{{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Your image filename.jpg}}

Nominations are time-sensitive and for one-time use only. An automatic clock starts as soon as they are created. Do not create them in advance, save them for later or re-activate them.

Galleries and FP categories: Please add a gallery page and section heading from the list at Commons FP galleries. Write the code as Page name#Section heading. For example: Commons:Featured pictures/Sports#Individual sports An image will only appear ONE time in the galleries. After a successful nomination, the image can be placed in several of the Featured pictures categories.

Optional: if you are not the creator of the image, please notify them using {{subst:FPC-notice|Your image filename.jpg}} -- ~~~~.

Note: Do not add an 'Alternative' image when you create a nomination. Selecting the best image is part of the nomination process. Alternatives are for a different crop or post-processing of the original image, or a closely related image from the same photo session (limited to 1 per nomination), if they are suggested by voters. They should be added by, or at the request of, the nominator.

An 'Alternative' is created by adding a sub-section to the nomination page: ====Alternative==== [[File:Foo.jpg|300px]] *{{info}} A short description.

Voting

Editors whose accounts have at least 10 days and 100 constructive, stable edits on Commons (excluding user and talk pages) can vote. Everybody can vote for their own nominations. Anonymous (IP) votes are not allowed.

You may use the following templates:

  • {{Support}} ( Support),
  • {{Oppose}} ( Oppose),
  • {{Neutral}} ( Neutral),
  • {{Comment}} ( Comment),
  • {{Info}} ( Info),
  • {{Question}} ( Question),
  • {{Request}} ( Request).

You may indicate that the image has no chance of success with the template {{FPX|reason - ~~~~}}, where reason explains why the image is clearly unacceptable as a FP. The template can only be used when there are no support votes other than the one from the nominator.

A well-written review helps participants (photographers, nominators and reviewers) improve their skills by providing insight into the strengths and weaknesses of a picture. Explain your reasoning, especially when opposing a candidate (which has been carefully selected by the author/nominator). English is the most widely understood language on Commons, but any language may be used in your review. A helpful review will often reference one or more of the criteria listed above.

Unhelpful reasons for opposing include:

  • No reason
  • "I don't like it" and other empty assessments
  • "You can do better" and other criticisms of the author/nominator rather than the image

Remember also to put your signature (~~~~).

Over time, featured picture standards change. It may be decided that for some pictures which were formerly "good enough", this is no longer the case. This is for listing an image which you believe no longer deserves to be a featured picture. For these, vote:

Text to use Displays as Meaning
{{Keep}}  Keep It deserves to remain a featured picture.
{{Delist}}  Delist It does not deserve to be a featured picture anymore.

This can also be used for cases in which a previous version of an image was promoted to FP, but a newer version of the image has been made and is believed to be superior to the old version, e.g. a newly edited version of a photo or a new scan of a historical image. In particular, it is not intended for replacing older photos of a particular subject with newer photos of the same subject, or in any other case where the current FP and the proposed replacement are essentially different images. For these nominations, vote:

Text to use Displays as Meaning
{{Keep}}  Keep Do not replace the old image with the new image as a FP.
{{Delistandreplace}}  Delist and replace Replace the current FP with the proposed replacement.

If you believe that some picture no longer meets the criteria for FP, you can nominate it for delisting, copying the image name into this box, after the text already present in the box:


In the new delisting nomination page just created you should include:

  • Information on the origin of the image (creator, uploader);
  • A link to the original FP nomination (it will appear under "Links" on the image description page);
  • Your reasons for nominating the image and your username.

After that, you have to manually insert a link to the created page at the top of Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list.

As a courtesy, leave an informative note on the talk page(s) of the original creator, uploader(s), and nominator with a link to the delisting candidate. {{subst:FPC-notice-removal}} can be used for this purpose.

General rules

  1. The voting period is 9 complete days counted from the nomination. After the end of this period the result will be determined. Votes added on day 10 and after are not counted.
  2. Nominations by anonymous contributors are welcome.
  3. Contributions to discussion by anonymous contributors are welcome.
  4. Only registered contributors whose Commons accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. Exception: registered users can always vote in their own nominations no matter the account age and number of edits.
  5. Nominations do not count as votes. Support must be explicitly stated.
  6. Nominators and authors can withdraw their nominated pictures at any time. This is done by adding the following template: {{Withdraw}} ~~~~. Also, remember that if more than one version is nominated, you should explicitly state which version you are withdrawing.
  7. Remember, the goal of the Wikimedia Commons project is to provide a central repository for free images to be used by all Wikimedia projects, including possible future projects. This is not simply a repository for Wikipedia images, so images should not be judged here on their suitability for that project.
  8. Rules of the 5th day based on vote counts on day number 5 (day of nomination + 5):
    1. Pictures are speedy declined if they have fewer than two support votes.
    2. Pictures are speedy promoted if they have 10 support votes or more and no oppose votes. (Note that if it takes more than five days to reach this threshold, the picture can be promoted as soon as it is reached.) This does not apply to nominations containing at least one ‘Alternative’ image – because it is possible that another image can overtake the one in the lead during the last days, such nominations are never closed early.
    3. Once either speedy criterion is reached, the voting period is considered closed, and no more votes may be added.
  9. Pictures tagged {{FPX}} may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied, provided there are no support votes other than that of the nominator.
  10. Pictures tagged {{FPD}} (FP-Denied) may be removed from the list 24 hours after the tag was applied.
  11. Only two active nominations by the same user (that is, nominations under review and not yet closed) are allowed. The main purpose of this measure is to contribute to a better average quality of nominations, by driving nominators/creators to choose carefully the pictures presented to the forum.

Featuring and delisting rules

A candidate will become a featured picture in compliance with following conditions:

  1. Appropriate license (of course)
  2. At least seven  Support votes (or 7  Delist votes for a delist) at the end of nine days
  3. Ratio of supporting/opposing votes at least 2/1 (a two-thirds majority); same for delist/keep votes
  4. Two different versions of the same picture cannot both be featured, but only the one with higher level of support, as determined by the closer. Whenever the closer is not sure which version has consensus to be featured, they should attempt to contact the voters to clarify their opinions if not clear from the nomination page.
  5. Only two active delisting nominations per user, which is in addition to the limit of two active regular nominations.

The delisting rules are the same as those for FPs, with voting taking place over the same time period. The rule of the 5th day is applied to delisting candidates that have received no votes to delist, other than that of the proposer, by day 5.

The FPCBot handles the vote counting and closing in most cases, current exceptions are candidates containing multiple versions of the image as well as FPXed and withdrawn nominations. Any experienced user may close the requests not handled by the bot. For instructions on how to close nominations, see Commons:Featured picture candidates/What to do after voting is finished. Also note that there is a manual review stage between when the bot has counted the votes and before the nomination is finally closed by the bot; this manual review can be done by any user familiar with the voting rules.

Above all, be polite

Please don't forget that the image you are judging is somebody's work. Avoid using phrases like "it looks terrible" and "I hate it". If you must oppose, please do so with consideration. Also remember that your command of English might not be the same as someone else's. Choose your words with care.

Happy judging… and remember… all rules can be broken.

See also

Table of contents

List may contain works considered Not Safe for Work (nudity).

Nominators are requested, out of courtesy, to include the {{Nsfw}} template with such images. Users may select the gadget in user preferences "Deferred display of images tagged with {{Nsfw}} on COM:FPC" to enable the template's effect of hiding the image until selected.

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File:20230212 Schaiblingsturm 05.jpg

Voting period ends on 3 Jan 2026 at 22:43:06 (UTC) (unless closed by the 5th-day rule)
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View across the Inn to the Schaiblingsturm and the Monastery Niedernburg in Passau, Germany

File:Minato City, Tokyo, Japan.jpg

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A cityscape of Minato City, Tokyo.

File:Castle of Vendeuvre-sur-Barse (9).jpg

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Castle of Vendeuvre-sur-Barse, Aube, France

File:Klosterkirche in Lorsch (4).jpg

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Klosterkirche in Lorsch, Hesse, Germany

File:Niobe fritillary (Fabriciana niobe gigantea) underside Babadag 2.jpg

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Niobe fritillary (Fabriciana niobe gigantea)

File:Жабенски манастир 2.jpg

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A fresco depicting the Last Supper on a wall in Žabeni Monastery

File:Daurian redstart (female) in Sakai, Osaka, January 2019 - 9254.jpg

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Daurian redstart (female) in Sakai, Osaka.

File:Sandhamns kapell December 2025 03.jpg

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Sandhamn chapel.

File:Konya Ark towers (Цитадель Куня-Арк, Koʻhna ark), Itchan Kala, Khiva.jpg

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Konya Ark towers (Цитадель Куня-Арк, Koʻhna ark), Itchan Kala, Khiva
  •  Info Enough FPs !? This is first, and if you mess minarets and towers from other than that is your problem. There might be some sick of your fish ? And what Subject are you talking about ? --Mile (talk) 16:42, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Sankt-Lubentius-JR-T20-4858-2019-08-04.jpg

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The former collegiate church of St. Lubentius in the Dietkirchen district of Limburg on the west bank of the Lahn.

File:2025. Escavadora de xoguete, Parque infantil da Alameda de Santiago de Compostela. Galiza.jpg

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The traces of childhood.

File:Gary, SD Tornado.png

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A photograph of an EF3 tornado near Gary, South Dakota.

File:Hofer Weihnachtsmarkt 20251219 HOF3439 RAW-Export.jpg

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A voluntary cosplayer at Hof's christmas market 2025
Thank you, I added a new version :) --PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 14:08, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cropped version

A voluntary cosplayer at Hof's christmas market 2025

 Support --PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 14:08, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Georgina Weldon by Elliott & Fry.jpg

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Georgina Weldon

File:Moscow - 2025 - Maly Theatre.jpg

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File:Wiesent Kirchehrenbach Pretzfeld Orthophoto-20240714-RM-170427.jpg

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The Wiesenttal between Kirchehrenbach and Pretzfeld. Orthophoto

File:Forest road Slavne 2017 BW G9.jpg

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Forest road from the train platform Desenka to the settlement Slavne. Ukraine, Vinnytsia district

File:Chivo barbón (Mulloidichthys dentatus), Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, México, 2024-12-18, DD 100.jpg

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Mexican goatfish (Mulloidichthys dentatus), Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico

File:Arenal (Parapercis clathrata), Anilao, Filipinas, 2023-08-24, DD 28.jpg

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Latticed sandperch (Parapercis clathrata), Anilao, Philippines

File:Ergaki, Parabola granite rock formation, Sayan Mountains, Russia.jpg

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Parabola granite rock formation, Ergaki, Sayan Mountains.
It’s standard Lightroom processing with only basic global tonality edits, no color work and no local adjustments whatsoever, except for a slight (-6) sky darkening. I’m not sure about the green on the rocks, maybe it’s the evening light, or some amount of moss cover, or both. --Argenberg (talk) 19:33, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:055 Pink Ipê tree in Mato Grosso Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg

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File:Flamingos in the Kuwait Free Trade Zone.jpg

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Eurasian magpie

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Head of a common moorhen

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Mozart school of Saarbrücken-Jägersfreude, Germany

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John Lennon in 1974

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Statue of Francis of Assisi

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Baby cape fur seal sleeping at Cape cross

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Detailed view of the bay window construction in the glass facade of the Gasteig, Munich's cultural centre.

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The Helong Bridge, located on the Jinsha (Upper Yangtze) River at the border between Deqin County in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, and Derong County in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, was named in honour of General He Long, who led the Chinese Red Army to cross the Jinsha River near this site in 1936. The bridge was built in 1958 and is now preserved as a memorial.

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The Nalou Chieftain Commission’s Office is located in Huixin Village, Potou Township, Jianshui County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. Built in 1907, the office stands as an important historical relic and a testament to the Tusi (chieftain) system. The Nalou Chieftain Commission was the most powerful of the nine Tusi under the jurisdiction of Lin’an Prefecture and was renowned as one of the three major Yi ethnic Tusi in China.

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A grey squirrel, an invasive species to the United Kingdom, sitting on a tree branch with autumn foliage in the background.

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Sleeping goose in Sitia, Crete, Greece.

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Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle icelandicus) with rock gunnel (Pholis gunnellus
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Result: 19 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /FPCBot (talk) 05:04, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Bog lake in taiga forest, Ergaki, Sayan Mountains, Siberia.jpg

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Bog lake in taiga forest, Ergaki, Sayan Mountains, Siberia.
It’s a difficult question. Edits within 0.3 EV are meant to be calibration-like. I created the 21/12 version in an attempt to produce a “daylight-friendly” rendition for viewing in rooms under regular daylight. But having looked at it again on a big calibrated panel in a dark room, I think I still prefer the 20/12 version. It looks more faithful and immersive, dark and deep, as it should be. --Argenberg (talk) 15:05, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I feel like you should go with the version you prefer, but I do think that somehow, this version works better for me. I promise if you revert, I'll look at my monitor with the lights off to consider it. Meanwhile, you have my  Support. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:36, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Tea Fields Nilgiris Ranges Mynala Dec25 A7CR 09866.jpg

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Tea plantations with serried ranges of the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India
  • @Laitche: You are right, f/8 would have sufficed. I was shooting deep landscapes with a 20-70mm lens, for which f/16 was required. When I switched to the telephoto lens for a few shots. I did not change the aperture setting as I was on a walk with my wife and dogs, who have limited patience for my photography! --Tagooty (talk) 06:43, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Weak oppose Without the house under construction, the image would have a certain wow factor. But in my opinion, it lacks detail and is too blurry, which does not do justice to the technology used. Although according to AI, the temperature at the time the photo was taken was probably below 20 °C, the image looks as if it were taken in a heat haze. I am familiar with this problem from my own photos taken with very long focal lengths, I do not upload such photos anymore. --Achim Lammerts • Syntaxys (talk) 06:32, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Syntaxys: You are right that there is slight heat haze. On a sunny morning with a brisk breeze, slight blurring of vegetation is natural. To me this is part of faithfully capturing the scene, and the telephoto lens is necessary for perspective. A razor sharp image is natural on a cold, still day, or closer with a normal lens. --Tagooty (talk) 12:54, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I will think about my rating. It is a really beautiful, atmospheric picture, but as I said, the foreground is too busy and cluttered for my taste. Achim Lammerts • Syntaxys (talk) 03:50, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Falcão Alado (talk) 18:05, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:25, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support Love the telephoto perspective. The slight haze is nice, because it adds depth, and in this case even the heat distortion/head haze fits in well (I have seen ‘heat haze’ even on days with ~ 0°C, so the usual name is a bit misleading). It’s just a pity about the central construction site which doesn’t integrate well into the landscape. But all over the world people damage beautiful landscapes and views by egocentric buildings, and so we can also say that the construction site adds a contrast with documentary value to this photo. – Aristeas (talk) 18:58, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:CH.LU.Rothenburg Toni's-Zoo 2007-04-01 453 3x2-R 5K.jpg

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Crocodile in Toni's Zoo, Rothenburg, Switzerland
It is worth noting that Topaz Gigapixel uses AI-based models (such as the Redefine model) that reconstruct and enhance details during upscaling, going beyond traditional resolution scaling. --Laitche (talk) 08:45, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment The problem is not upscaling itself, but AI upscaling, which adds artificial imaginary detail to the image. The same goes for AI sharpening and, often, AI denoising when they add imaginary detail. I think the use of AI upscaling, AI sharpening and probably AI denoising as well, should be discouraged or even banned on Commons, because it contradicts its main purpose of education, especially with macro photography and close-up shots. Why? Because education is closely related to natural science or empirical science, which is based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Natural science relies on a correct and precise representation of reality in its evaluation. So is education. However, AI introduces an artificial, imaginary aspect to the equation, contradicting these core values. This is a general comment not particularly related to this image. I have seen many unnaturally looking AI insect close-ups promoted here before. When you look at an AI sharpened image, even in blind tests you subconsciously feel that something is not quite right about it, but you cannot effectively explain what it is. --Argenberg (talk) 14:41, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment I'm not sure if it's a good idea to ban AI tools altogether. Since I'm not familiar with Topaz's software, I don't have any practical experience with it. But I can't imagine that it adds much more imaginary detail than classic bicubic interpolation.
I often use AI-based denoising in Adobe Lightroom, and I haven't noticed any elements suddenly appearing in the image that weren't there before. For the macros I produce, I assemble the focus stack with Helicon Focus, and nothing is added that isn't already contained in the individual images when they are taken. The result is then closer to reality than a single image with a depth of field of 2 mm at aperture 16.
The rules in FP already stipulate that such advanced editing beyond contrast adjustments, noise reduction, dust removal, white balance, etc. must be indicated. As the author and uploader, I can make sure that this is documented accordingly. However, when I nominate someone else's image, it is impossible for me to trace every post-processing step and assess whether the image still complies with the FP rules based on its current description. This should also be taken into account if these rules are to be tightened.
It is really time that the technology in WM allowed a finished image to be linked to its original RAW file. This would provide a good basis for comparison on the one hand and a good basis for later post-processing on the other. Achim Lammerts • Syntaxys (talk) 20:14, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Bicubic interpolation artifacts are derived from the source. They are predictable and uniform across various datasets, and human perception quickly learns to ignore them. The algorithms used in AI resampling, AI sharpening and some forms of AI denoising fabricate detail using statistical models trained on large external datasets, and their artifacts are intrusive, random and hallucinatory in nature. Complex patterns like this young reptile are particularly prone to artifacts. --Argenberg (talk) 15:00, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment @Laitche but still beter to see 10 MPx camera upscaled than "meh" shots with (more) new, expencive camera, which were probably downscaled. This shot is good, could be easily on book cover. --Mile (talk) 14:51, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Mile AI-based editing has already become common practice. In fact, AI intervention now occurs even at the RAW development stage. The question here is not whether AI editing exists, but how far it should be considered acceptable. When everything is accepted without clear limits, the outcome inevitably approaches AI-generated images. --Laitche (talk) 15:44, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 14:19, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 16:25, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment @Mahan and Roy Egloff: As discussed above, the image has been upscaled which may add details not present in the original. This is a significant digital manipulation that should be noted in the image file. Upscaling is not a common practice in Commons QI and FP, so it should have been highlighted when nominating the FPC. As many reviewers voted without knowing that the image was upscaled, I suggest that the image be withdrawn (and the original or the upscaled renominated). --Tagooty (talk) 03:54, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    The Topaz Gigapixel tag has been added to the file description. While I lack sufficient technical expertise in photography to make an independent assessment, the fact that many voters continued their support after this issue was raised suggests there is no consensus that the FPC rules were violated. If Roy Egloff chooses to withdraw, that is acceptable; however,‌ until there is a clear consensus on the limits of AI-based processing methods, I'm not sure this case should be regarded as a breach of the criteria. Mahan (talk) 07:52, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much Mahan for proposing my photo for Featured Picture and for the time and effort you have invested in this process. Since a longer discussion has developed about AI-based processing, I would prefer to end the nomination for now and ask if it could be withdrawn. Thanks again for your support, I really appreciate it. Roy Egloff (talk) 14:26, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Timothy for notifying me about the issue with my uploaded image. I would like to clarify the situation and my intentions.
The photo was upscaled using Topaz Gigapixel solely to make it suitable for viewing on a 5K display. This software uses AI to enhance sharpness during upscaling. No new elements were added to the image. My intention was purely technical, not creative or generative.
I would like to stress that I do not support or use AI to generate new content within images. I strongly reject adding elements that were not originally present, such as artificial skies, moons, birds, or other objects. Authenticity is very important to me, and I generally prefer documentary-style content over staged or artificial imagery.
For this reason, I appreciate the broader discussion about AI usage and agree that clear rules and boundaries are necessary. In this case, however, my failure to declare the use of AI-assisted software was unintentional. I upload images to multiple platforms and simply did not think of it at the time.
If my actions violated any guidelines or rules, I sincerely apologize. In that case, I kindly ask Commons.Wikimedia to remove this image as well as all other images I have previously uploaded. And I will also refrain from uploading any new images to the platform in the future. It is possible that some images were edited using tools like ”Generative Fill” to remove minor distracting elements, such as a branch intruding into the frame, a blurred bird in the background, or power lines. Most modern image-editing software I use — including Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One, and Topaz — contains some form of AI assistance. Thank you for your understanding and thanks to everyone who supported my picture. Roy Egloff (talk) 21:03, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  I withdraw my support I will support again as soon as there is clarification. --August (talk) 07:02, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support withdrawn I am withdrawing my support. I fully endorse using AI tools to enhance images and correct flaws - this is standard practice among modern photographers. However, I personally find AI upscaling unacceptable, as it introduces artificial details beyond the original capture. I apologize for noticing this only now; I have just revisited the nomination. Many thanks to Tagooty for the thorough forensic research. -- Radomianin (talk) 15:18, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  I withdraw my support Oh. Thanks for everyone who payed attention to this problem. -- Екатерина Борисова (talk) 19:50, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  I withdraw my support Many thanks @Mahan: I am withdrawing support as it is unclear whether or not the upscaling is acceptable, not necessarily because I disagree with it. I would also appreciate if it would be possible to reach consensus regarding if Lightroom's denoise feature is grouped in with what we are discussing. I'm sure it's been used by many, including myself and Syntaxys as mentioned, which is why clarity is quite important. Regarding discussing on the talk page, there is a similar discussion in FMC, in which it was also suggested for this topic be opened on the FPC talk page – Julian Lupyan (talk) 20:32, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Since there are currently no clear rules or policies regarding this matter, and as the author has clarified that the edit was made purely to improve technical clarity (without adding or generating new elements through AI) I suggest that the original version of this image be added to the file page, along with full disclosure of all edits performed. This approach could remain in place until the community establishes precise guidelines and policies defining the acceptable limits of AI use. Ultimately, I am supportive of any decision reached by the community, provided it reflects a clear consensus and serves the best interests of the project. Ahad.F (talk) 02:03, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Since the image content has not been altered, I stand by my opinion. Nobody uploads unedited RAW files here, and photos are already enhanced in the camera. We should also not establish rules that restrict creativity. If the type of editing is specified precisely, everyone can decide for themselves whether they like it. AI will certainly influence photography more than some people would like. I even suspect that cameras will become obsolete one day. --Ermell (talk) 10:21, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Info I added Commons talk:Featured picture candidates#AI-based processing --Laitche (talk) 11:45, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  I withdraw my nomination --Mahan (talk) 15:22, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Timurid minaret Gur-e-Emir (Мавзолей Гур-Эмир, Goʻri Amir), Samarkand.jpg

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Timurid minaret in Gur-e-Emir mausoleum (Мавзолей Гур-Эмир, Goʻri Amir), Samarkand

File:Overtourism in the Port of Rhodes, Greece, 2024.jpg

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File:Hermes herm head, İzmir Archaeology Museum (dark background).jpg

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Marble herm head depicting Hermes, Roman period, exhibited at the Izmir Archaeological Museum.

File:Qianmen SOHO China.jpg

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Night view of Qianmen in Beijing.

File:Lloyd Austin, Pentagon Hall of Heroes, 220706-D-PM193-1251 (52199316965).jpg

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Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of Defense

File:Uruq Bani Ma'arid Reserve, Saudi Arabia (2025).jpg

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Arabian Oryx crossing dunes
@Ikan Kekek: Saudi Photos Hub appears to be part of the broader Vision 2030 framework. There are various opinions about Vision 2030, and I personally take a neutral stance on that. For this reason, I chose to be neutral rather than support. That’s all from my side. --Laitche (talk) 17:39, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I'll look up Vision 2030. Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:28, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I read up a bit. So the issue is whether we are OK with promoting propaganda from the Saudi royal family or not. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:07, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Црква „Св. Петка“ - Долно Егри 5.jpg

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St. Petka Church in the village of Dolno Egri

File:Moscow - 2025 - Daytime view of St. Basil's Cathedral from Vasilyevsky Spusk.jpg

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File:Westturm Wangerooge 2025.jpg

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Westturm on the island of Wangerooge, Lowe Saxony, Germany

File:Burg Rötteln - Lörrach 27.jpg

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Rötteln Castle Lörrach

File:Nasir almolk wide 03.jpg

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Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque, Iran
  • I agree that the image is visually compelling; my concern is purely technical. In several color ranges - especially greens, cyans and magentas - the saturation appears elevated beyond a neutral photographic baseline, to a degree where fine tonal differentiation starts to diminish. Based on visual analysis, this looks like a oversaturation, roughly in the range of 20-30%, rather than a purely natural light response. -- Radomianin (talk) 07:07, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Blyth's Reed Warbler in Baruipur December 2024 by Tisha Mukherjee 01.jpg

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Blyth's Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)

Alternative

File:Toshhovli saroyi ayvon shifti 02.jpg

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Tash hovli palace half-restored wooden ceiling at 18, Zargarlar Street, Khiva, Xorazm Region, Uzbekistan.


Timetable (day 5 after nomination)

Sun 21 Dec → Fri 26 Dec
Mon 22 Dec → Sat 27 Dec
Tue 23 Dec → Sun 28 Dec
Wed 24 Dec → Mon 29 Dec
Thu 25 Dec → Tue 30 Dec
Fri 26 Dec → Wed 31 Dec

Timetable (day 9 after nomination, last day of voting)

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Closing nominations manually

The following description explains how to close nominations manually. Normally this is not necessary, as FPCBot takes care of counting the votes, closing and archiving the nominations. When the Bot has counted the votes, a user needs to check and approve the result; everything else is done by the Bot. Therefore, the following instructions are normally only needed for delist-and-replace nominations that the Bot cannot (yet) process, and in case the Bot malfunctions. The closing can be done by any experienced user. If you need help, just ask on the FPC talk page.

  1. On Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the nomination, then [edit].
    • Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line):
      {{FPC-results-reviewed|support=x|oppose=x|neutral=x|featured=(“yes” or “no”)|gallery=xxx|sig=~~~~}}
      (You can leave the gallery parameter blank if the image was not featured. If the nomination contains alternatives, you must add the alternative=xxx parameter with the name of the selected image between the gallery and the sig parameter. See {{FPC-results-reviewed}} for examples and more explanations.)
    • Edit the title of the nomination and add featured or not featured after the link – for example:
      === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
      becomes
      === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], featured ===
    • Save your edit.
  2. If it is featured:
    1. Add the picture to the list of the four most recently featured pictures of an appropriate gallery of Commons:Featured pictures, list as the first one and delete the last one, so that the number is four again.
    2. Add the picture to the appropriate featured picture gallery page and section. Click on the most appropriate link beneath where you just added it as one of the four images on Commons:Featured pictures, list to find the gallery page, and search for the correct section. (An image should only appear ONE time in the galleries. After a successful nomination, the image can be placed in several of the Featured pictures categories.)
    3. Add the template {{Assessments|featured=1}} to the image description page.
      • If it was an alternative image or part of a set nomination, use the com-nom parameter. For example, if File:Foo.jpg was promoted in the nomination Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Bar.jpg, use {{Assessments|featured=1|com-nom=Bar.jpg}} You also need the com-nom parameter if the image gets renamed.
      • If the image is already featured on another Wikipedia, just add featured=1 to the {{Assessments}} template. For instance, {{Assessments|enwiki=1}} becomes {{Assessments|enwiki=1|featured=1}}
    4. Head over to the structured data for the image and add the “Commons quality assessment” claim (P6731) “Wikimedia Commons featured picture” (Q63348049).
    5. Add the picture to the chronological archives of featured pictures. Place it at the end of the gallery using this format:
      File:xxxxx.jpg|# '''Title'''<br>created by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], uploaded by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]<br> {{s|xxx}}, {{o|xxx}}, {{n|xxx}}
      • The # should be replaced by 1 for the first image nominated that month, and counts up after that. Have a look at the other entries on that page for examples. (If you want to do everything perfectly, link that number to the nomination subpage, just like FPCBot does this. It allows users to jump directly to the nomination.)
      • The Title should be replaced by the bare name of the featured picture, without the ‘File:’ or the file extension (such as .jpg .tif .svg).
      • The x in {{s|x}}, {{o|x}}, {{n|x}} should be replaced by the count of support, oppose, and neutral votes respectively.
      • If the nomination was a set nomination, use this format:
        File:xxxxx.jpg|# '''Set: Title (Z files)'''<br>created by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], uploaded by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]], nominated by [[User:xxxxx|xxxxx]]<br> {{s|x}}, {{o|x}}, {{n|x}}
        Replace the Z in (Z files) by the count of images in the set, and use the name of the first image from the set instead of File:xxxxx.jpg and for the title.
    6. Add == FP promotion ==
      {{FPpromotion|File:XXXXX.jpg}} to the talk page of the nominator. For set nominations, use:
      == Set Promoted to FP ==
      <gallery>
      File:XXXXXX.jpg
      File:XXXXXX.jpg
      </gallery>
      {{FPpromotionSet2|YYYYY}}      , using the names of the set files instead of the XXXXXX and the title of the set instead of YYYYY.
    7. Add == FP promotion ==
      {{FPpromotedUploader|File:XXXXX.jpg}} to the talk page of the user who has uploaded the image, if that user is not the same as the nominator.
    8. Add == FP promotion ==
      {{FPpromotedCreator|File:XXXXX.jpg}} to the talk page of the creator, if the author is a different Commons user than nominator and uploader.
  3. As the last step (whether the image is featured or not; including {{FPX}}-d, {{FPD}}-d and {{Withdraw}}-n nominations), you have to move the transclusion (the {{ }} and the text within those) of the nomination to the current log page.
    • To find the current log page, visit the first page of the log for this month. If the header of that page contains a link with the text “Next part of this month”, the log for this month has been split into several parts because it contains too many entries. Click on the “Next part …” link and repeat this until you reach a page where the header does not offer a “Next part …” link; that’s the last and current log page.
    • Now open Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination you are closing. It will be of the form: {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:XXXXX.jpg}} or: {{Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/XXXXX}}.
    • Copy that line to the bottom of the current log page and save that page. Then remove the same line from the candidate list and save that page.

Closing a delisting nomination

  1. On Commons:Featured picture candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate image, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line):
    {{FPC-delist-results-reviewed|delist=x|keep=x|neutral=x|delisted=yes/no|sig=~~~~}}
    (for example see Commons:Featured picture candidates/removal/File:Ensifera ensifera (22271195865).jpg)
  2. Edit the title of the delisting nomination and add delisted or not delisted after the image title; for example:
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:XXXXX.jpg]], delisted ===
  3. Move the transclusion of the nomination to the current log page; please see above for an explanation how to find the current log page and how to move the nomination to it.
  4. If the outcome was not delisted, stop here. If it is delisted:
    1. Remove the picture from Commons:Featured pictures, list and any subpages.
    2. Edit the picture's description as follows:
    3. Add a delisting-comment to the original entry in the chronological archive of featured pictures in bold-face, e. g. delisted 2007-07-19 (1–6) with (1–6) meaning 1 keep and 6 delist votes (change as appropriate). The picture must not be removed from the chronological archives.
  5. If this is a Delist and Replace, the delisting and promotion must both be done manually. To do the promotion, follow the steps in the section above. Note that the assessment tag on the file page and the promotion tag on the nominator's talk page won't pick up the /replace subpage that these nominations use.

Archiving a withdrawn nomination

If a nomination has been withdrawn by the nominator by using {{Withdraw}} or is cancelled with {{FPX}} or {{FPD}}, wait 24 hours after the nomination was last edited. If there has been no objection to the cancellation within this time, the nomination can simply be archived. Just move the transclusion of the nomination to the current log page; please see above for an explanation how to find the current log page and how to move the nomination to it.

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