Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/2021

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Delist: Papilio machaon

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a suitable caption for the image

Reason: better image available now, tail damaged, colours faded
Articles this image appears in: links to the article(s) that use this image
Previous nomination/s: [[1]]
Nominator: Charlesjsharp (talk)

Delist — Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:28, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Kept --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:55, 24 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for delisting, and the image is still used in Papilio machaon. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:55, 24 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced

Delist and Replace: James Irwin salute

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Current FP

Proposed replacement

Reason: Delist and replace with higher resolution, more detailed, and restored version of the same. The proposed replacement is derived (restored) from the original NASA film scan.
Articles this image appears in: James Irwin, Apollo 15, Apollo 15 operations on the Lunar surface, NASA Astronaut Group 5, Apollo Lunar Module,
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/James Irwin salutes the United States flag on the Moon
Nominator: Bammesk (talk)

Delist and replace — Bammesk (talk) 22:41, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace Far better. You can also use a sharpened and denoised version here if you want, created with the excellent (but not free) software Topaz Denoise AI -- Basile Morin (talk) 04:29, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Basile, I agree, your edit is an improvement. I think it's best that you do the uploading, not me. Could you please upload it on top of the existing version on this page. I will update the credits. Thanks. Bammesk (talk) 01:54, 23 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done No need to credit me, I did nothing except run the software with the default values. -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:28, 23 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

D&R – Visually more accessible. – Sca (talk) 14:09, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Replace, prefer the denoised version. MER-C 16:16, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Per MER-C. --Janke | Talk 16:35, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Replace - like the replacement. Denoised & more detailed than original --Kalyan (talk) 15:39, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:AS15-88-11866 - Apollo 15 flag, rover, LM, Irwin - restoration1.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:30, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted

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]