Wikipedia:Former featured pictures

Former featured pictures

This page lists pictures that used to be featured pictures, but were demoted because they do not meet current featured picture criteria. Featured pictures can only be demoted through a consensus derived through discussion at the featured picture candidates page.

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Delist: Red wattlebird

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A red wattlebird

Reason: Has not been used in the species article for eight years. The existing FP File:Red wattlebird.jpg has higher resolution and better bokeh.
Articles this image appears in: Anthochaera
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Red Wattlebird
Nominator: MER-C

Delist — MER-C 11:46, 26 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Bammesk (talk) 19:02, 26 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. This one is still the lead image of Anthochaera but I am convinced by the argument about the better quality of the other image. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:54, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 17:25, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delist (t · c) buidhe 08:53, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:18, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Raspberries

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Raspberries

Reason: No longer used in any articles, replaced by recently promoted FP File:Raspberries (Rubus idaeus).jpg.
Articles this image appears in: None
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/raspberries
Nominator: MER-C

Delist — MER-C 11:39, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Bammesk (talk) 16:53, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist, although it's somewhat automatic at this point. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 17:14, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist in cases like this could indeed be made directly by an admin. --Janke | Talk 18:37, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- It's in the rules. No usage at the end of a delist is grounds for delisting, regardless of votes. The delist serves as warning to put it in articles of it's not to be auto-delisted, but that's unlikely in this case. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 20:33, 3 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:46, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Veined Leaf

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A leaf

Reason: Relatively low resolution (1,024 × 768 px), partially blurry, lots of JPEG artifacting. (Plus the plant is unidentified, limiting the image's encylopedic value.)
Articles this image appears in: Leaf, Plant, Ecology, Photosynthesis, etc.
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Veined Leaf
Nominator: Kaldari (talk)

Delist — Kaldari (talk) 01:03, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist per nom. Also doesn't show the full leaf... MER-C 19:21, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Bammesk (talk) 02:12, 30 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist does not meet the criteria (t · c) buidhe 04:02, 30 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:29, 30 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:08, 9 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: UK Roundabout 8 Cars

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Representation of a UK roundabout (with cars giving way and indicating)

Reason: As much as it's a useful gif for demonstrating how roundabouts work, it's definitely not the best we can offer and most definitely not a featured picture a decade-and-a-half after being promoted. Our standards have changed and this is a low-quality stuttering 25 frame gif that arguably has many of the cars driving dangerously (and therefore not a very educational gif in regard to road safety). Undeniably fails WP:FP?#3 and arguably WP:FP?#2.
Articles this image appears in: Microsimulation, Roundabout, Traffic conflict
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/June-2004#UK_Roundabout_8_Cars
Nominator: Anarchyte (talk • work)

Delist — Anarchyte (talk • work) 15:23, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:45, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist per the nomination statement. This isn't an example of our best work on the grounds of quality and accuracy. Nick-D (talk) 10:29, 14 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist per nom. --Janke | Talk 11:08, 14 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. MER-C 18:04, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:35, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Lemon

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Whole and halved lemons

Reason: Replaced with higher resolution, recently featured image File:Lemon - whole and split.jpg.
Articles this image appears in: None
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Lemon
Nominator: MER-C

Delist — MER-C 16:32, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Bammesk (talk) 16:45, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist TheFreeWorld (talk) 17:54, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:49, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist.--Vulp here 18:30, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:31, 1 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Fushimi Inari shrine

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A row of torii arches at the entrance to the Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto, Japan.

Reason: Replaced with higher resolution, recently featured image File:Torii path with lantern at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan.jpg.
Articles this image appears in: None
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Kyoto Fushimi Inari shrine
Nominator: MER-C

Delist — MER-C 10:35, 14 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist --Janke | Talk 15:56, 14 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist TheFreeWorld (talk) 18:54, 14 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 12:18, 15 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Bammesk (talk) 14:39, 15 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:11, 24 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Holoplatys semiplanata with scale

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Holoplatys semiplanata with scale

Reason: Image is below current minimum resolution requirements (1,600 × 1,067 pixels); the scale is just a guess according to the original FPC discussion (based on measurements of a different spider); the licensing is crappy (CC-BY-NC + GFDL 1.2-only); and natural backgrounds are now preferred for animal photos (AFAICT).
Articles this image appears in: Holoplatys
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Holoplatys semiplanata.jpg
Nominator: Nosferattus (talk)

Delist — Nosferattus (talk) 23:16, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – I read the reason section and thought why are you nominating it for promotion!? :-) Bammesk (talk) 02:06, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Yann (talk) 19:49, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:24, 20 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist --Janke | Talk 15:20, 22 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:19, 25 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Avocado

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A ripened avocado fruit with its cross section

Newly promoted FP for comparison. Not for delisting

Reason: Replaced with newly promoted FP File:Avocado Hass - single and halved.jpg.
Articles this image appears in: None
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Avocado with cross section.jpg, Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Avocado cross section
Nominator: MER-C

Delist — MER-C 12:24, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Bammesk (talk) 15:26, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist TheFreeWorld (talk) 08:51, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist --Janke | Talk 11:41, 20 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.7% of all FPs} 03:15, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist.--Vulp❯❯❯here! 13:22, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist --The helper5667 (talk) 18:02, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:17, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Shuffle

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A riffle shuffle being performed during a game of poker.

Reason: Noticed that this image fails the second criterion as its 1,024 × 731 pixels, being much too small for the minimum.
Articles this image appears in: Shuffling
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Shuffle, Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Shuffle delist
Nominator: GamerPro64

Delist — GamerPro64 02:46, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist While I don't think we should delist historic FPs just because they're of resolutions too low for modern FPs, this hits a number of problems beyond that, like the unneccessary black and white. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 16:56, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. With no historical significance to this particular image, it would be easily replaced by a new image of appropriate quality. A different version of the same image appears to be available at double the resolution at File:Deuces Wild (44276782).jpeg but that is still low by modern standards and doesn't affect the other issues. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:21, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:14, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:46, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

While the discussion is bellow qourum, this unused image can't retain its featured picture status and is delisted. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:46, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Northern mockingbird

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Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos, Humber Bay Park (West), Toronto, Canada

Not for delisting: the newly promoted FP

Reason: Replaced by newly promoted FP File:Mockingbird in Bay Ridge (85082).jpg.
Articles this image appears in: Residual uses, can be replaced.
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Mimus-polyglottos-002 edit.jpg
Nominator: MER-C

Delist — MER-C 11:28, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – I forgot about this. Thanks. Bammesk (talk) 14:04, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist TheFreeWorld (talk) 17:07, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist UnpetitproleX (talk) 19:20, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist if it matters at this point (any image not in use at the end of a delist nom is delisted automatically) Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.8% of all FPs} 21:01, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:13, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:39, 25 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and replace: Love or Duty

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Love or Duty by Gabriele Castagnola, restored by Durova from an old Library of Congress Scan. Has a strong yellow cast (admittedly, attractive, but not accurate from what I can tell) and (relatively) low resolution

Proposed replacement, restored by Adam Cuerden from a better scan.

Reason: Quite simply, the Library of Congress has rescanned this, it's now far, far better quality than the one we used to have, and thus a much better restoration can be done. Also, given it's used on Chromolithography, cutting out the colour check on the right - which shows the inks appearing in it and provides a quick check that all of them were printed - seems counterproductive when it only adds value. A defining feature of Chromolithography is the number of inks used in the high-end stuff, which this demonstrates.

On the restoration, I've checked, and in other paintings of the same scene he made he put a paint spill on the ground about where there's a blotch in this one, so I think that blotch in the shadow between her and the easel is meant to be there.
Articles this image appears in: Chromolithography, and, perhaps more questionably, Gabriele Castagnola
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/"Love or Duty" and Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Love or dutyb.jpg
Nominator: Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs}

Delist and replace — Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 17:00, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace – Bammesk (talk) 01:46, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Replace. MER-C 05:33, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:06, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

While the discussion is bellow qourum, this unused image can't retain its featured picture status and is delisted. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:06, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Su-27

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Su-27 on landing

Reason: Low quality, composition, not used in any article
Articles this image appears in: -
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Su-27 on landing
Nominator: Andrei (talk)

Delist — Andrei (talk) 12:40, 9 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist, though it's probably academic at this point. There's basically zero chance of it returning to use. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 13:54, 9 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. MER-C 05:32, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Bammesk (talk) 14:12, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:57, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

While the discussion is bellow qourum, this unused image can't retain its featured picture status and is delisted. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:57, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Michele Merkin

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Reason: Legs appear heavily photoshopped (where are her knees?), butt proportions seem way off, spine should likely have cracked.... Honestly, I think this was a reasonable FP for when it happened, and it should have been on the main page years ago. But it's far, far too late for it now.
Articles this image appears in: Michele Merkin, Handbra
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Michele Merkin 1.jpg Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image:Michele Merkin 1.jpg
Nominator: Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs}

Delist — Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 18:37, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – EV, i.e. I don't see much in her article that relates to nudity in her career. Bammesk (talk) 02:23, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Not a horrible photo, but not featured quality. Looking at it, i fail to see any educational value. The helper5667 (talk) 03:35, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- I think best case scenario, it's a photo of her, in her job as a model. However, it's also not even the lead image in her article. I have the vague idea it used to be in glamour photography, which I think would do a lot to justify it, but it's not there now. And then there's the... simply terrible usage from the original nomination. [1]. I somewhat feel bad nominating it, because I feel as POTD co-ordinator I should be a little more dispassionate, but it's also clear people are willing to spend three pages complaining about how bad of an image it is without taking any concrete action, so perhaps I can justify the nomination on the grounds of "I'm speaking up for people who will not listen to advice on proper forum to deal with the objections they're making". Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 17:01, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I am not familiar with the featured picture process so I have no vote, but I would like to point out that this picture is being discussed at Talk:Main Page#Planned POTD 2022-06-13 (File:Michele Merkin 1.jpg). Delisting this image does not resolve questions of what is or is not appropriate for POTD. Polycarpa aurata (talk) 03:45, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, if the objection is, as it was there, that the image isn't good enough for featured picture status, this 100% resolves the question. If there's anything else worth objecting to in the queue, I'm 100% sure I'll hear about it. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 17:22, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That comment from a single user did not refer to the image's status as a featured picture. It referred to suitability as an image to be POTD. Polycarpa aurata (talk) 23:16, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This, not POTD, is the most appropriate venue to deal with quality issues. Other issues are irrelevant if quality isn't there, because quality alone can block it. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 01:06, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delist – Exploitive, gimmicky, lacks EV. – Sca (talk) 12:51, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – --Janke | Talk 15:46, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist - poor quality image, a poor example of the genre, an inaccurate likeness of the person, little if any educational value. Levivich 20:45, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist per nom, and per Levivich: this just isn't a good photo, and the EV is very low. Nick-D (talk) 09:59, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:16, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Amanita caesarea

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MIsidentified mushroom

Reason: Not used in any English Wikipedia articles, and per User talk:Sasata/Archive 23#POTD notification 2 it is likely misidentified.
Articles this image appears in: N/A
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Amanita caesarea
Nominator: --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE)

Delist — --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 14:41, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Although, since it's unused, it's basically automatic unless someone can find A. a good enough identification that we can use the image with confidence (Sasata's message may well be enough), and B. a place to use it. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 17:58, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – unused and uncertain identification. Bammesk (talk) 01:36, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – --Janke | Talk 11:37, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist The helper5667 (talk) 22:13, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist pending correct identification and actual use in an article. At least the image itself is of high quality. -BRAINULATOR9 (TALK) 16:42, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
To be fair, it is identified, sort of, but as a provisional species. Which means that until it's made an official species, it's in a limbo. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 18:06, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Is this a good enough source to add it to List of Amanita species? There are other species in that list indicated as indefinite, and there is room for the image. I'd rather not do so myself, since the only thing I know about mushrooms is not to eat ones found anywhere except the grocery store. blameless 21:53, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: The name has definitely made its way into the literature, but (just from some quick googling) it looks like the species hasn't been formerly named yet. For example, it has an entry in this book, which is from a university press. (The lead author is a prolific mycologist.) This seems to be the original (but not formally published) description; at least, it's cited in at least one scholarly paper. But this isn't a straightforward situation. Josh Milburn (talk) 22:20, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:45, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Ivan the Terrible and Harsey

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Ivan the Terrible and Harsey

Suggested replacement: Not tiny, not bad quality, exists.

Reason: Tiny, bad quality, nothing to replace with
Articles this image appears in: none
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Ivan the Terrible
Nominator: Andrei (talk)

Delist — Andrei (talk) 14:42, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
https://dezoomify.ophir.dev/#https://rusmuseumvrm.ru/fullimages/dz_canvas/z-4401/dzc_output_files/0/0_0.jpg from https://rusmuseumvrm.ru/data/collections/painting/19_20/zh_4401/index.php?lang=en ? Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 21:27, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Delist and replace Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 21:58, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - That is rather bad digitization on my humble opinion. And its watermarked. I am often opposed cloning out trash from photos, but cloning out a watermark from the painting is basically equal to conservation/restoration. Not acceptable under any circumstances. --Andrei (talk) 22:04, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Fair point. It's better, but maybe not there. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 7.9% of all FPs} 22:37, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Bammesk (talk) 01:41, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist (t · c) buidhe 20:56, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace --Yann (talk) 21:16, 26 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:23, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:36, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Uranus

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False-color image

Replace – higher quality version

Reason: This image is not used in any articles, and has no longer EV
Articles this image appears in: None
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Uranus
Nominator: The NMI User (talk)

Delist — The NMI User (talk) 09:19, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It was replaced with File:Uranus as seen by NASA's Voyager 2 (remastered).png. MER-C 11:22, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Replace. MER-C 18:59, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Per MER-C, I would support a delist and replace nom. Bammesk (talk) 16:19, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I mean, if it's not used in any articles, it's an anti-Semitic at time of closure. Delist if it matters Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 16:56, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

We shouldn't delist FPs every time they are replaced with higher quality versions of themselves. The image is used in articles (just not the older version). Bammesk (talk) 17:26, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It happens, though. Have to renominate Love and Duty, for instance. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 17:55, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough, I introduced the newer version, Support delist and replace. Bammesk (talk) 18:10, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
...and replace is fine with me. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8% of all FPs} 18:15, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:30, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

While the discussion is bellow qourum, this unused image can't retain its featured picture status and is delisted. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:30, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Landscape Arch

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Landscape Arch

Not for delisting: the newly promoted FP

Reason: Replaced with newly promoted FP File:Landscape Arch Utah.jpg.
Articles this image appears in: None
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Landscape Arch
Nominator: MER-C

Delist — MER-C 18:35, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.1% of all FPs} 02:17, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. Pro forma. This is still a pretty good image but there can be only one. —David Eppstein (talk) 07:44, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Ditto. Better sky BG, too. – Sca (talk) 12:34, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Yann (talk) 20:48, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 13:16, 30 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Purple mangosteen

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Purple mangosteen fruit (Garcinia mangostana)

Reason: A higher resolution image, Here, was recently nominated, Here, and passed. The nominated image has a low pixel count (less than 1500 pixels) and is no longer used in articles.
Articles this image appears in: None
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Purple mangosteen
Nominator: Bammesk (talk)

Delist — Bammesk (talk) 02:53, 19 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist per nom, and my comments at the recent FPC (it's a weird way to slice the fruit). --Paul_012 (talk) 14:12, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. MER-C 18:38, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist, although, unless it's added to articles, it's basically an auto-delist at this point. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.2% of all FPs} 03:16, 23 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:55, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

While the discussion is bellow qourum, this unused image can't retain its featured picture status and is delisted. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:55, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: File:House Sparrow mar08.jpg

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A male house sparrow

Reason

Gazumped by recently promoted FP File:House sparrow male in Prospect Park (53532).jpg.

Gazumped? – Sca (talk) 13:41, 28 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Articles this image appears in: None
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:House Sparrow mar08.jpg
Nominator: MER-C

Delist — MER-C 16:42, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Bammesk (talk) 02:13, 27 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Charlesjsharp (talk) 23:00, 27 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Sca (talk) 13:41, 28 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Janke | Talk 19:58, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:49, 8 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: File:Grand prismatic spring.jpg

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Grand Prismatic Spring

Reason: Replaced with a higher resolution FP File:Aerial image of Grand Prismatic Spring (view from the south).jpg
Articles this image appears in: None
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Grand prismatic spring.jpg
Nominator: Bammesk (talk)

Delist — Bammesk (talk) 02:53, 29 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist — Agree. --Janke | Talk 13:44, 29 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. MER-C 14:38, 29 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist --Carsten Steger (talk) 20:52, 29 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Choliamb (talk) 16:42, 30 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:37, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Bastei

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Bastei (Elbe Sandstone Mountains) in Saxony, Germany.

Reason: Replaced with recently promoted, higher resolution FP File:Rathen und Elbsandsteingebirge asv2022-08 img04.jpg.
Articles this image appears in: None
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bastei
Nominator: MER-C

Delist — MER-C 14:33, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Bammesk (talk) 14:57, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Choliamb (talk) 19:29, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:56, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Sca (talk) 14:10, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep – Comparing the two, the candidate (Bastei) has softer and more even lighting, which I prefer. The second (...img04.jpg) seems to have a bit aggressive local contrast. Composition is more balanced in my opinion, too. Resolution is about 40.5 MP vs 36 MP, which is a very slight 11% more. --Lion-hearted85 (talk) 11:00, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep – I see no compelling reason to delist, since it is a good alternative re. weather, clouding etc. Janke | Talk 10:21, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Honestly, I prefer this one to the the cooler colours of the new FP. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:52, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:38, 1 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

While there is no consensus to delist this image, an image that isn't used in any articles can not retain it's featured status and is therefore delisted. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:38, 1 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Charles Darwin

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 May 2023 at 08:41:25 (UTC)

a suitable caption for the image

Reason: Okay. First of all, a version of this with lower pixel size, but far more detail exists: File:Charles Darwin by Elliott & Fry, 1874.png. It's restored well, but the Library of Congress version is degraded, and that's... basically a fundamental obstacle.; It's also questionably dated: Harvard says 1874, this says c. 1880. This is kind of a problem when one of the big draws of it was having a date nearer certain books' publication. It was put in Rotogravure as an example. There's no source for it being a rotogravure. It has contrast issues: His face and hair blend into the background, and that's not really an issue in the original. I think we can have multiple FPs of Darwin. Having a frontal portrait, an early portrait - there's many valuable options. However, they need to be the best copy of the image we have at the minimum, and that's not what we have now.
Articles this image appears in: None, though that's my doing.
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Charles Darwin
Nominator: Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600^th FP!}

Delist — Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.3% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600^th FP!} 08:41, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:48, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:02, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist --Janke | Talk 17:40, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:41, 20 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

While the discussion is bellow qourum, this unused image can't retain its featured picture status and is delisted. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:41, 20 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 25 Aug 2023 at 20:22:03 (UTC)

The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, a shunga illustration by Hokusai depicting a woman in carnal relations with two octopi

Reason

Although this was good for 2011, it hasn't held up. I've uploaded File:The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, British Museum, version 1 (cropped).jpg, which is from the British Museum (more reputable colours) and of significant enough resolution to see the grain of the paper. It also shows correctly that this was a diptych. Unfortunately, that copy has some dirt and muck, so I don't think a D&R is feasible here.

Articles this image appears in

The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife +5, though I'll be replacing if this gets delisted

Previous nomination/s

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Tako to Ama; previous delist nomination

Nominator

— Chris Woodrich (talk)

Delist — — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:22, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Bammesk (talk) 01:03, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:32, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist.--Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 08:44, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. MER-C 17:58, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist About time. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.5% of all FPs.} 01:07, 20 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:30, 26 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Abraham Lincoln head on shoulders photo portrait

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 31 Aug 2023 at 21:39:00 (UTC)

A photo-portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

Reason: This photo has been superseded by Abraham_Lincoln_O-77_matte_collodion_print.jpg. A lot of details, such as wrinkles on Abe's face, are missing. There is even a signature on the photograph.
Articles this image appears in: 1809, Alexander Gardner (photographer), American School (economics), Historiographic issues about the American Civil War, History of Western civilization, History of the Republican Party (United States), Illinois Republican Party, Income tax in the United States, Lawyer, List of assassinated American politicians, List of people from Indiana, Luke P. Blackburn, Melanocytic nevus, National Union Party (United States), Religious views of Abraham Lincoln, Republican Party (United States), Selim E. Woodworth, Shenandoah (beard), and every article which features Template:Lincoln cabinet.
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Abraham Lincoln head on shoulders photo portrait.jpg
Nominator: Howardcorn33 (talk)

Delist — Howardcorn33 (talk) 21:39, 21 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist —UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:46, 21 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist - Gosh, it's amazing how busy FP was back in those days. Between the weird white sliver, false copyright claim (this sure as heck wasn't taken in 1900), and quality of the reproduction, this doesn't pass muster anymore. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:35, 22 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Bammesk (talk) 03:06, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:50, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I do wish the replacement wasn't so horribly documented. It's definitely not from the source given. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.5% of all FPs.} 12:01, 26 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 04:54, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: File:Balistapus undulatus (Nausicaä).jpg

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Oct 2023 at 00:33:19 (UTC)

Orange-lined triggerfish

Reason: It was replaced with a higher resolution FP here: File:Pez ballesta ondulado (Balistapus undulatus), mar Rojo, Egipto, 2023-04-15, DD 45.jpg.
Articles this image appears in: None
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Balistapus undulatus (Nausicaä).jpg
Nominator: Bammesk (talk)

Delist — Bammesk (talk) 00:33, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. MER-C 16:25, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:34, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – Hamid Hassani (talk) 19:22, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:27, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:59, 1 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Zion Narrows

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 24 Oct 2023 at 05:07:23 (UTC)

Zion Narrows

Reason: Image resolution is just too small by modern FP standards, and it's the image is a bit crusty when you zoom in
Articles this image appears in: The Narrows (Zion National Park)
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/April-2004#Zion_Narrows
Nominator: Bremps...

Delist — Bremps... 05:07, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
We've come a long way with featured images. Bremps... 05:08, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist per nom. Also fails the "minimum of 1500 pixels in width and height" criterion. It's probably not the only Zion Narrows pic available. Gerald WL 07:03, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist - per nom. GamerPro64 05:41, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist per nom. – Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:57, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.5% of all FPs.} 15:23, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delist – TheHistoryBuff101 18:59, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:20, 24 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]