Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates

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This star, with one point broken, symbolizes the featured candidates on Wikipedia.

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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Current nominations

Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris

Voting period ends on 25 Mar 2025 at 17:23:02 (UTC)

Reason: Good representation, good quality and is widely used, FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Capybara, Caviidae, List of mammals of Argentina, Pleistocene rewilding,List of mammals of Florida,Rodent and List of mammals of South America
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Wilfredor

Support as nominator – Wilfredor (talk) 17:23, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 19:51, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Addax

Voting period ends on 24 Mar 2025 at 09:58:43 (UTC)

Reason: Meets minimum size requirements, high quality, high EV, clear focus of subject, already a featured picture on commons & arabic wikipedia
Articles in which this image appears: Addax, List of artiodactyls, List of bovids
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Haytem93

Support as nominator – jolielover♥talk 09:58, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 15:46, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Freedom of Speech

Voting period ends on 24 Mar 2025 at 08:10:35 (UTC)

Reason: The image has high EV, is good quality, meets size requirements
Articles in which this image appears: Freedom of Speech (painting), Four Freedoms (Rockwell), Norman Rockwell, Four Freedoms
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Norman Rockwell

Support as nominator – jolielover♥talk 08:10, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - very unsharp, it's a scan from a slide. Would support a high-quality scan from the poster itself. --Janke | Talk 09:03, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Aren't these in copyright? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 21:45, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Death of Hyacinthus

Voting period ends on 24 Mar 2025 at 07:18:19 (UTC)

Reason: The painting is highly acclaimed, has high EV, has large scan, is considered one of the most valued images on commons
Articles in which this image appears: Hyacinth (mythology), History of painting, Western painting, Jacek
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Support as nominator – jolielover♥talk 07:18, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - dismal quality in full size, looks upsampled, has weird mottled grain structure. --Janke | Talk 09:08, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Economy of Malaysia

Voting period ends on 23 Mar 2025 at 22:42:10 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and quality
Articles in which this image appears: Economy of Malaysia, Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Tourism in Malaysia, List of cities in ASEAN by population, List of skyscrapers by floor area and List of tallest buildings in Asia
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: James Kerwin (uploaded by Renek78)

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 22:42, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose General poor quality and strong chromatic aberration Wilfredor (talk) 20:07, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Harriet Tubman Day

Voting period ends on 23 Mar 2025 at 23:10:25 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and good-quality scan
Articles in which this image appears: Harriet Tubman Day
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator: Benjamin F. Powelson

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 23:10, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nice image, but it appears to be upscaled a lot. It looks appalling at full resolution. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 04:18, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Diamond Sutra from Cave 17, Dunhuang

Voting period ends on 22 Mar 2025 at 13:16:52 (UTC)

Reason: good reproduction of old document, wildly used, according to the British Library, it is “the earliest complete survival of a dated printed book”
Articles in which this image appears: Diamond Sutra, Mogao Caves, Tang dynasty, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: unknown artist from the 9th century

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 13:16, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Downing Street

Voting period ends on 21 Mar 2025 at 23:59:29 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and quality
Articles in which this image appears: Downing Street, 10 Downing Street and Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator: Garry Knight (uploaded by Firebrace)

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 23:59, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I dunno. It's only really used well in Downing Street, so I have to judge it against that, and, frankly, it's, if anything, too zoomed in. Cuts out most of the tops of the buildings, and it's not all that sharp. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 21:49, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

International Women's Day

Voting period ends on 21 Mar 2025 at 23:46:14 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and quality of the scan
Articles in which this image appears: International Women's Day, Feminism in Germany and Timeline of second-wave feminism
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: Karl Maria Stadler (uploaded by Politischeplakate)

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 23:46, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'd really prefer something better than "Scanned from an old book" as source. It's a great poster, but documentation is poor. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 21:51, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Shiva shrine at Gangabal Lake

Voting period ends on 21 Mar 2025 at 18:45:44 (UTC)

Reason: good quality image from a remote location; good ev; FP at commons
Articles in which this image appears: Gangabal Lake, Wangath temple complex
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator: UnpetitproleX

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 18:45, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 23:32, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Hounaam (talk) 14:45, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support jolielover♥talk 16:21, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan

Voting period ends on 21 Mar 2025 at 14:32:49 (UTC)

Reason: The image is high quality, is the minimum of 1500 px width and height, is public domain, has significant EV, and is among Wikipedia's best work as it is a unique piece of art and highly acclaimed painting.
Articles in which this image appears: Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan, Time of Troubles, Filicide, Ilya Repin, Ivan the Terrible, Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia, Yelena Sheremeteva, Tretyakov Gallery
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Ilya Repin

Support as nominator – jolielover♥talk 14:32, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – The scan is insufficiently small for a painting with an area of over 5 square meters. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 16:35, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

One World Trade Center/2

Voting period ends on 21 Mar 2025 at 12:38:40 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and quality (Google Pixel 5 did a good work here)
Articles in which this image appears: One World Trade Center
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Praneeth Thalla

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 12:38, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Commerson's frogfish

Voting period ends on 19 Mar 2025 at 12:10:42 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Commerson's frogfish
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – MER-C 12:10, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:15, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:32, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 01:05, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Hounaam (talk) 14:46, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fernanda Torres

Voting period ends on 21 Mar 2025 at 01:18:11 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and quality
Articles in which this image appears: Fernanda Torres
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Adam Chitayat

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 01:18, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I don't think this image is particularly great quality per criteria 1, Is of a high technical standard. The color balance and exposure is the issue here, it just isn't of the quality expected of FPs. The background behind her is also distracting and takes away from the subject. jolielover♥talk 07:59, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hamm (Westf) Hauptbahnhof

Voting period ends on 19 Mar 2025 at 12:06:38 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears: Hamm (Westf) Hauptbahnhof, Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator: A.Savin

Support as nominator – MER-C 12:06, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support It's not often you can capture an empty station like this. -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:21, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:33, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 01:04, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Hounaam (talk) 14:46, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas E. Bramlette

Voting period ends on 19 Mar 2025 at 02:03:52 (UTC)

Reason: Sinces I liked the Giles Alexander Smith image, I thought I'd see what else the Webster Brothers (Hilariously also called Webster & Bro) had to offer. I think this is another fine image, full of character, albeit a bit more imperfect.
Articles in which this image appears: Thomas E. Bramlette
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator: Webster Brothers, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 02:03, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:58, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 16:34, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Hounaam (talk) 14:46, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support jolielover♥talk 16:22, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I Want You Poster

Voting period ends on 18 Mar 2025 at 18:50:59 (UTC)

Reason: Here we go again - this is the highest quality version of a high EV famous poster. This time it is actually edited by the great Adam Cuerden
Articles in which this image appears: Uncle Sam, Propoganda, Patriotism, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War I
Creator: James Montgomery Flagg, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 18:50, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:16, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 01:03, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:13, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Hounaam (talk) 14:46, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This wasn't done, but I'll try and prioritise finishing it. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 15:14, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support -Samoht27 (talk) 02:45, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thure de Thulstrup - Battle of Antietam

Voting period ends on 18 Mar 2025 at 18:46:07 (UTC)

Reason: HQ restoration
Articles in which this image appears: Battle of Antietam, American Civil War, 1860s
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American Civil War
Creator: Thure de Thulstrup, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Wcamp9 (talk) 18:46, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:17, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 22:55, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 09:14, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to try and rush and finish these. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 02:26, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Wcamp9, Yann, ArionStar, Hamid Hassani, and Hounaam: And that's the restoration done. Support. This was going to be a birthday gift for my father, which, well, naturally got abandoned when he died mid way through restoration. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 02:08, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support Hounaam (talk) 14:47, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Horsbere Brook

Voting period ends on 17 Mar 2025 at 19:50:20 (UTC)

Reason: High quality
Articles in which this image appears: Horsbere Brook
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator: Diegg24

Support as nominator – Diegg24 (talk) 19:50, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose No EV - it's just a ditch, could be anywhere. --Janke | Talk 10:07, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. The overhead wires, the weather, the edge the houses... It's a decent shot to capture the feel of the brook in context, but it's not really of the standard (compositionally) typical of FP-quality photos. Josh Milburn (talk) 10:23, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – EV? – Sca (talk) 18:34, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco

Voting period ends on 17 Mar 2025 at 00:36:27 (UTC)

Reason: High EV and quality for the time
Articles in which this image appears: José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco, Politics of the Empire of Brazil, List of ministers of finance of Brazil and List of ministers of foreign affairs of Brazil
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Alberto Henschel (initially uploaded by Lecen)

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 00:36, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sourcing is rather poorly documented. Not sure this isn't an upscale. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 04:13, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's from this mentioned book ArionStar (talk) 15:00, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but a modern book without half-toning? ...I mean, maybe it's from a digital edition, but it still seems weird. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 11:50, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe you could find thi book in a local library to confirm it? Wilfredor (talk) 03:52, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nominations — to be closed

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 users

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 procedure

A script is available that automates the majority of these tasks: User:Armbrust/closeFPC.js

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 March 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 procedure

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.
Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the delisted image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
Update the replacement picture's tag, adding the tag {{Featured picture|delist/image_name}} (replace image_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the image_name from Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/delist/image_name). Remove any no longer applicable tags from the original, replacement and from any other alternatives. If the alternatives were on Commons and no longer have any tags, be sure to tag the description page with {{missing image}}.
Replace the delisted Featured Picture in all articles with the new replacement Featured Picture version. Do NOT replace the original in non-article space, such as Talk Pages, FPC nominations, archives, etc.
Ensure that the replacement image is included on the appropriate sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures and the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs. Do this by replacing the original image with the new replacement image; do not add the replacement as a new Featured Picture.

Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:

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Colonial India

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Mar 2025 at 01:37:11 (UTC)

Reason: High EV, resolution and quality of the scan; map rich in detail and well nicely colored
Articles in which this image appears: Colonial India, British Information Services, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: UK Government (restored by Wilfredor)

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 01:37, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, just as only a few weeks ago.--Janke | Talk 12:54, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, but is it a reason to invalidate? I waited the requested seven days… ArionStar (talk) 14:50, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I dunno. The stamps bother me a bit, and I'm too overwhelmed to deal with 'em.. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 03:04, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:31, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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