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Delist: 1960-07-21 First Polaris Firing By Submerged U-Boat

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 29 Jul 2018 at 21:19:28 (UTC)

An Ogg-Theora Video
Reason
I opposed the original nomination in 2015. It is embarrassing that Wikipedia decided to feature an Ogg-Theora encoded video in 2015, despite the format having never been widely adopted, and already obselete by 2014.
I'd have left it as another embarrassing FPC artifact, but saw that very recently, another 2015 video which I opposed for the same reasons (but passed anyway), was delisted for using a low quality, obsolete format - Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/PWR Nuclear Power Plant Maybe Wikipedians understand the argument now.
Taking the source video and re-encoding it as VP9 would create an unambiguously better video than the one featured, just as it would have been in 2015. Any Theora file fails criteria #1.
Articles this image appears in
UGM-27 Polaris, USS George Washington (SSBN-598), Post-presidency of George Washington
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Launch of the first UGM-27 Polaris Ballistic Missile from the ballistic missile submarine USS George Washington (SSBN-598) 20 July 1960
Nominator
hahnchen
Among other things, it's quite odd to refer to a U.S. submarine as a U-boat, which of course is a German term (for Untersee Boot). Sca (talk) 21:27, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Kept --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:49, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Delist and Replace: Deep Impact Probe Collision

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 7 Oct 2018 at 07:45:03 (UTC)

Deep Impact Probe Collides with comet Tempel 1 blasting ice and dust into space.
Replace as PNG file.
Reason
Below the minimum resolution
Articles this image appears in
Deep Impact (spacecraft), Tempel 1, etc.
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Deep Impact HRI..jpeg
Nominator
The NMI User (talk)

Kept --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:27, 7 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Delist: Tower Bridge

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Nov 2018 at 08:38:54 (UTC)

Tower Bridge at dusk
Reason
No longer used in any article.
Articles this image appears in
Used to be in Tower Bridge
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Tower Bridge
Nominator
Paul_012 (talk)
Other current FP

Kept --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:57, 14 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Delist: Cheshire Regiment trench Somme 1916

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 21 Nov 2018 at 13:28:31 (UTC)

World War I
Reason
Short of minimum requirements on both sides (1,400 × 1,069 px) for illustrating World War I, today's POTD. Surely when it comes to such broad topics, better high-resolution alternatives exist, even in natural color.
Articles this image appears in
Cheshire Regiment, 100+ other pages
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Cheshire Regiment trench Somme 1916.jpg
Nominator
Brandmeistertalk

Kept --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:50, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]


Replaced[edit]

Delist and Replace: PWR Nuclear Power Plant

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Jul 2018 at 16:15:07 (UTC)

Original video, Theora/Vorbis
New video, VP9/Opus
Reason
Articles this image appears in
Nuclear power, Pressurized water reactor
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Diagram of the Operation of a Nuclear Reactor in a Standard Nuclear Power Plant
Nominator
FakeShemp (talk)

Replaced with File:PWR nuclear power plant animation.webm --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:54, 7 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Delist and Replace: Along the River During the Qingming Festival

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2018 at 11:10:42 (UTC)

Along the River During the Qingming Festival (Qing Court Version)
Proposed replacement
Reason
Superceded in articles with higher resolution and more detailed version.
Articles this image appears in
Along the River During the Qingming Festival, etc.
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Along the River 7-119-3.jpg
Nominator
MER-C

Replaced with File:Along the River During the Qingming Festival (Qing Court Version).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:46, 29 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Delist and replace: Ginevra de’ Benci

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Nov 2018 at 12:55:29 (UTC)

Ginevra de' Benci
Proposed replacement
Reason
Superseded in articles by higher resolution version.
Articles this image appears in
Ginevra de' Benci, etc.
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Ginevra de' Benci
Nominator
MER-C

Replaced with File:Leonardo da Vinci - Ginevra de' Benci - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:34, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Delist and replace: The Anatomy Lesson

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 Nov 2018 at 17:07:05 (UTC)

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
Proposed replacement
Reason
Superseded by higher resolution, official reproduction (see official museum page).
Articles this image appears in
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp etc.
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/The Anatomy Lesson.jpg
Nominator
MER-C

Replaced with File:Rembrandt - The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:23, 30 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Replace: The Coronation of Napoleon

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 Dec 2018 at 03:33:19 (UTC)

The Coronation of Napoleon
Proposed replacement
Reason
Superseded by higher resolution scan.
Articles this image appears in
The Coronation of Napoleon etc.
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/The Coronation of Napoleon
Nominator
MER-C
@TomStar81: To be clear for purposes of closing, that means you would support a delist and replace, OR keeping the original? Kind of like a support either vote? Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs 17:18, 2 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Correct. TomStar81 (Talk) 17:20, 2 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:Jacques-Louis David - The Coronation of Napoleon (1805-1807).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:58, 14 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Replace: Under the horse chestnut tree

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Dec 2018 at 18:11:11 (UTC)

Under the horse chestnut tree
Proposed replacement
Reason
Replaced in articles with higher resolution version. If you're wondering about the colors: at least 162 originals were made through the drypoint printing process. Both images are competent reproductions from different originals.
Articles this image appears in
Mary Cassatt, Mona Bismarck American Center, List of works by Mary Cassatt
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Under the Horse Chestnut Tree
Nominator
MER-C

Replaced  with File:Mary Cassatt - Under the Horse-Chestnut Tree - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:21, 20 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Delist and Replace: Grey square optical illusion

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 24 Dec 2018 at 23:11:47 (UTC)

PNG Version
Proposed SVG version
Reason
The previous delist nom had issues, mainly with handling color breaks between lines. This version does not have that issue. The file size is over 10 times smaller, and the file format is SVG (preferred by many).
Articles this image appears in
Cognitive science, Color constancy
Previous nomination/s
Original promotion: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image:Optical.greysquares.arp.jpg
First delist nomination: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Grey square optical illusion
Nominator
Pbroks13 (talk)

Replaced with File:Checker_shadow_illusion.svg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:12, 25 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]


Delisted[edit]

Delist and Replace: Dorothea Lange

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 25 May 2018 at 18:22:00 (UTC)

Current featured picture
New restoration.
Reason
The current version has several de-noising artifacts as well as overdarkened shadows and is of lower resolution. I've made a new restoration from the original TIFF scans of the negative from Library of Congress.
Articles this image appears in
Dorothea Lange, Rondal Partridge and more
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Lange car.jpg
Nominator
FakeShemp (talk)

Delisted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:54, 26 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]


Delist: Havasu Falls

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 Jun 2018 at 15:49:57 (UTC)

a picture of Havasu Falls in the Grand Canyon
Reason
Resolution is low, very pixelated and blurry. Don't think this meets our current standards for WP:FP
Articles this image appears in
List of waterfalls, List of waterfalls by type
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Havasu Falls 1a md.jpg
Nominator
« Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @

Delisted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:06, 30 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Delist: Sameer Khan

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 6 Oct 2018 at 02:20:30 (UTC)

Sameer Khan
Reason
His article was deleted in May this year, and not used anywhere else, so picture no longer has EV.
Articles this image appears in
None
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Sameer Khan
Nominator
 — Amakuru (talk)

Delisted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:32, 6 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Delist and replace: Duck and Cover

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 8 Nov 2018 at 20:25:40 (UTC)

Duck and Cover (film)
Proposed replacement
Reason
Replaced in articles with higher resolution version
Articles this image appears in
Duck and cover, Duck and Cover (film)
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Duck and Cover
Nominator
MER-C

Delisted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:36, 8 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Delist: Saint Vitus Cathedral

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Nov 2018 at 12:59:08 (UTC)

landscape
Reason
Not used in any articles, low resolution, not up to modern standards re: interiors.
Articles this image appears in
None
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/St Vitus stained glass
Nominator
MER-C

Delisted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:16, 23 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Delist and Replace: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Dec 2018 at 03:42:01 (UTC)

Current FP
Suggested replacement: Restored by Adam Cuerden, in colour.
Reason
The Library of Congress have a large, clearer copy of this available... but it's still the black and white image we see here. I think it's time to accept what's already standard practice on Wikipedia: The coloured version is by far preferred. I have not replaced any of the original image. I HAVE replaced the suggested replacement with a restored version, as I felt I should do the bit of work needed to really make it excellent.
Articles this image appears in
Current FP: None for at least a few months (See WT:FPC. Suggested replacement: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, +1
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Currier & Ives - Lincoln is the only one, as far as I see.
Nominator
Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.8% of all FPs

Delisted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:17, 20 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]



Other[edit]

Delist and replace: Deleted and renamed file cleanup

This is a notification, not a nomination. I have deleted the following pages, previously containing featured pictures, because:

I've forgotten how to deal with these and they are in some inconsistent state. It also looks like File:Edward Hopper - Girl at a Sewing Machine (1921).jpg can be uploaded locally. MER-C 12:31, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've also tagged the following images as featured pictures. The originals promoted have been renamed on Commons, but their local FP tag got lost somehow in the mix.

Note that File:Duck And Cover (1951) Bert The Turtle.webm has been replaced in articles by File:Duck and Cover 1440 x 1080 01836081.webm, a higher resolution version. I will nominate it for replacing separately. The images listed at Wikipedia:Featured pictures and subpages are now in sync with Category:Featured pictures.

The only action required here is to determine whether File:Edward Hopper - Girl at a Sewing Machine (1921).jpg can be uploaded locally, and to upload it. I'm not a Commons admin, so I can't do this. If the image can be uploaded locally, then I'll restore the local file description page. MER-C 15:15, 19 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]