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: Flying mallard duck - female

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

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

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

Delist: Jimmy Wales

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

Proposed nom – CSS image crop

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

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

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

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

Delist and replace: File:Birmingham Quran manuscript.jpg

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

... are all replaced now.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Delist and replace: Frederic Chopin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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