Commons:Quality images candidates

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These are the candidates for becoming quality images. Please note that this is not the same thing as featured pictures. Additionally, if you just want some feedback on your pictures you can get that at Commons:Photography critiques.

Purpose[edit]

The purpose of quality images is to encourage the people that are the foundation of Commons, the individual users who provide the unique images that expand this collection. While featured pictures identifies the absolute best of all the images loaded into Commons, Quality images sets out to identify and encourage users’ efforts in providing quality images to Commons. Additionally, quality images should be a place to refer other users to when explaining methods for improving an image.


Guidelines[edit]

All nominated images should be the work of Commons users.

For nominators[edit]

Below are the general guidelines for Quality images; more detailed criteria are available at Image guidelines.

Image page requirements[edit]
  1. Copyright status. Quality image candidates have to be uploaded to Commons under a suitable license. The full license requirements are at Commons:Copyright tags.
  2. Images should comply with all Commons policies and practices, including Commons:Photographs of identifiable people.
  3. Quality images shall have a meaningful file name, be properly categorized and have an accurate description on the file page in one or more languages. It is preferred, but not mandatory, to include an English description.
  4. No advertisements or signatures in image. Copyright and authorship information of quality images should be located on the image page and may be in the image metadata, but should not interfere with image contents.
Creator[edit]

Pictures must have been created by a Wikimedian in order to be eligible for QI status. This means that pictures from, for example, Flickr are ineligible. (Note that Featured Pictures do not have this requirement.) Photographical reproductions of two-dimensional works of art, made by Wikimedians, are eligible (and should be licensed PD-old according to the Commons guidelines). If an image is promoted despite not being the creation of a Wikimedian, the QI status should be removed as soon as the mistake is detected.

Technical requirements[edit]

More detailed criteria are available at Commons:Image guidelines.

Resolution[edit]

Bitmapped images (JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF) should normally have at least 2 megapixels; reviewers may demand more for subjects that can be photographed easily. This is because images on Commons may be printed, viewed on monitors with very high resolution, or used in future media. This rule excludes vector graphics (SVG) or computer-generated images that have been constructed with freely-licensed or open software programs as noted in the image's description.

Image quality[edit]

Digital images can suffer various problems originating in image capture and processing, such as preventable noise, problems with JPEG compression, lack of information in shadow or highlight areas, or problems with capture of colors. All these issues should be handled correctly.

Composition and lighting[edit]

The arrangement of the subject within the image should contribute to the image. Foreground and background objects should not be distracting. Lighting and focus also contribute to the overall result; the subject should be sharp, uncluttered, and well-exposed.

Value[edit]

Our main goal is to encourage quality images being contributed to Wikicommons, valuable for Wikimedia and other projects.

How to nominate[edit]

Simply add a line of this form at the top of Commons:Quality images candidates/candidate list Nominations section:

File:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Nomination|Very short description  --~~~~ |}}

The description shouldn't be more than a few words, and please leave a blank line between your new entry and any existing entries.

If you are nominating an image by another Wikimedian, include their username in the description as below:

File:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Nomination|Very short description (by [[User:USERNAME|USERNAME]]) --~~~~ |}}

Note: there is a Gadget, QInominator, which makes nominations quicker. It adds a small "Nominate this image for QI" link at the top of every file page. Clicking the link adds the image to a list of potential candidates. When this list is completed, edit Commons:Quality images candidates/candidate list. At the top of the edit window a green bar will be displayed. Clicking the bar inserts all potential candidates into the edit window.

Number of nominations[edit]

No more than five images per day can be added by a single nominator.

Note: If possible, for every picture you nominate, please review at least one of the other candidates.

Evaluating images[edit]

Any registered user whose accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits, other than the author and the nominator, can review a nomination. For an easier evaluation you can activate the gadget QICvote

When evaluating images the reviewer should consider the same guidelines as the nominator.

How to review[edit]

How to update the status

Carefully review the image. Open it in full resolution, and check if the quality criteria are met.

  • If you decide to promote the nomination, change the relevant line from
File:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Nomination|Very short description --~~~~ | }}

to

File:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Promotion|Very short description --Nominators signature |Why you liked it. --~~~~}}

In other words, change the template from /Nomination to /Promotion and add your signature, possibly with some short comment.

  • If you decide to decline the nomination, change the relevant line from
File:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Nomination|Very short description --~~~~ | }}

to

File:ImageNameHere.jpg|{{/Decline|Very short description --Nominators signature |Why you didn't like it. --~~~~}}

In other words, change the template from /Nomination to /Decline and add your signature, possibly with a statement of the criteria under which the image failed (you can use titles of section from the guidelines). If there are many problems, please note only 2 or 3 of the most severe, or add multiple problems. When declining a nomination please do explain the reasons on the nominator’s talk page – as a rule, be nice and encouraging! In the message you should give a more detailed explanation of your decision.

Note: Please evaluate the oldest images first.

Grace period and promotion[edit]

If there are no objections within a period of 2 days (exactly 48 hours) from the first review, the image becomes promoted or fails according to the review it received. If you have objection, just change its status to Discuss and it will be moved to the Consensual review section.

How to execute decision[edit]

QICbot automatically handles this 2 days after a decision has been made, and promoted images are cached in Commons:Quality Images/Recently promoted awaiting categorization before their automatic insertion in to appropriate Quality images pages.

If you believe that you have identified an exceptional image that is worthy of Featured picture status then consider also nominating the image at Commons:Featured picture candidates.

Manual instructions (open only in cases of emergency)

If promoted,

  1. Add the image to appropriate group or groups of Quality images page. The image also needs to be added to the associated sub pages, only 3–4 of the newest images should be displayed on the main page.
  2. Add {{QualityImage}} template to the bottom of image description page.
  3. Move the line with the image nomination and review to Commons:Quality images candidates/Archives January 2022.
  4. Add the template {{File:imagename.jpg}} to the user’s talk page.

If declined,

  1. move the line with the image nomination and review to Commons:Quality images candidates/Archives January 2022.
  • Images awaiting review show the nomination outlined in blue.
  • Images the reviewer has accepted show the nomination outlined in green
  • Images the reviewer has rejected show the nomination outlined in red

Unassessed images (nomination outlined in blue)[edit]

Nominated images which have not generated assessments either to promote nor to decline, or a consensus (equal opposition as support in consensual review) after 8 days on this page should be removed from this page without promotion, archived in Commons:Quality images candidates/Archives January 30 2022 and Category:Unassessed QI candidates added to the image.

Consensual review process[edit]

Consensual review is a catch all place used in the case the procedure described above is insufficient and needs discussion for more opinions to emerge.

How to ask for consensual review[edit]

To ask for consensual review, just change the /Promotion, /Decline to /Discuss and add your comments immediately following the review. An automatic bot will move it to the consensual review section within one day.

Please only send things to consensual review that have been reviewed as promoted/declined. If, as a reviewer, you cannot make a decision, add your comments but leave the candidate on this page.

Consensual review rules[edit]

See Commons:Quality images candidates#Rules

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Nominations[edit]

Due to the Mediawiki parser code ~~~~ signatures will only work on this page if you have JavaScript enabled. If you do not have JavaScript enabled please manually sign with:

--[[User:yourname|yourname]] 14:29, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
  • Please open a new date section if you are nominating an image after 0:00 o'clock (UTC)
  • Please insert a blank line between your new entry and any existing entries
  • Please help in reviewing "old" nominations here below first; many are still unassessed
  • If you see terms with which you are unfamiliar, please see explanations at Photography terms


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Consensual review[edit]

Rules

These rules are in accordance with the procedures normally followed in this section. If you don’t agree with them please feel free to propose changes.

  • To ask for consensual review, just change the /Promotion, /Decline to /Discuss and add your comments immediately following the review. An automatic bot will move it to the consensual review section within one day. Alternatively move the image line from the main queue to Consensual Review/Images and follow the instructions in the edit window.
  • You can move an image here if you contest the decision of the reviewer or have doubts about its eligibility (in which case an 'oppose' is assumed). In any case, please explain your reasons. Our QICBot will move it for you. When the bot moves it, you might have to revisit the nomination and expand your review into the Consensual Review format and add "votes".
  • The decision is taken by majority of opinions, including the one of the first reviewer and excluding the nominator's. After a minimum period of 48 hours since the last entry, the decision will be registered at the end of the text using the template {{QICresult}} and then executed, according to the Guidelines.
Using {{support}} or {{oppose}} will make it easier to count your vote.
Votes by anonymous contributors aren't counted
  • In case of draw, or if no additional opinions are given other than the first reviewer's, the nomination can be closed as inconclusive after 8 days, counted from its entry.
  • Turn any existing comments into bullet points—add Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose and Symbol support vote.svg Support if necessary.
  • Add a comment explaining why you've moved the image here - be careful to stay inside the braces.
  • Preview and save with a sensible edit summary like "+Image:Example.jpg".


Consensual Review[edit]

File:Church_of_Panteleimon_the_Healer_-_01.jpg[edit]

Church of Panteleimon the Healer - 01.jpg

  • Nomination Church of Panteleimon the Healer in Tambov, Russia. --Alexander Novikov 20:28, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Discussion
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Good quality. --Imehling 17:23, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Sorry, but this image needs a perspective correction. The camera was tilted very much to the sky, which unnecessarily increased the problem. --Augustgeyler 03:45, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → More votes?   --August Geyler (talk) 11:13, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Austria_national_under-21_football_team_-_Teamcamp_June_2017_(087).jpg[edit]

Austria national under-21 football team - Teamcamp June 2017 (087).jpg

  • Nomination Arnel Jakupovic, player of Austria U21, when carrying a football goal. --Steindy 00:03, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Discussion
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose In my eyes, the net is to disturbing here. --Milseburg 12:48, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
    [reply]
    • I disagree. I believe that it is precisely the situation of carrying the soccer goal that makes the difference. --Steindy 17:17, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
      • You don't see that. I thought he was just standing behind it.--Milseburg 18:15, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
        [reply]
        • You'll see tomorrow another photo where Jakupovic carries the goal with two other players. --Steindy 22:55, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
          • If you want to show players carrying a soccer goal, I would prefer a full shot where that's all complete, not a snippet. --Milseburg 08:46, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose per Milseburg. We don't see him carrying the goal, just blocked by mesh. -- Ikan Kekek 22:48, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Yeah, I must agree.--Peulle 10:34, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Running total: 0 support (excluding the nominator), 3 oppose → Decline?   --Ikan Kekek 22:48, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Lucia_widow_(Palpopleura_lucia)_immature_male_Ghana.jpg[edit]

Lucia widow (Palpopleura lucia) immature male Ghana.jpg

  • Nomination Lucia widow (Palpopleura lucia) immature male --Charlesjsharp 10:34, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Discussion
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Good quality. --Kritzolina 11:27, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I disagree. Wings and tail are not sharp. --Steindy 16:31, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Steindy seems to me to have a good point, but Charles, I'd like to give your take on this a fair hearing. -- Ikan Kekek 11:23, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Revenge vote. Head and eyes are sharply in focus Ikan Kekek which is I think good for QI. Of course the wings are not in focus as you and anyone else with an understanding of depth of field would understand. Charlesjsharp 17:02, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, I understand about the wings, but what about the tail? -- Ikan Kekek 20:15, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Has to be sharp for FPC, but for QI? FP from 2007! and an FP from 2015 that I voted against Charlesjsharp 14:10, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the reply and links. I thought I remembered you voting to decline QIC noms over unsharp abdomens. That was at FPC only? -- Ikan Kekek 15:02, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → More votes?   --Augustgeyler 13:24, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Red-headed_rock_agama_(Agama_agama)_female_juvenile.jpg[edit]

Red-headed rock agama (Agama agama) female juvenile.jpg

  • Nomination Red-headed rock agama (Agama agama) juvenile --Charlesjsharp 10:34, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Discussion
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Good quality. --Kritzolina 11:27, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose I disagree. Only the head is sharp. --Steindy 16:31, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → More votes?   --Augustgeyler 13:23, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Plain_Prinia_Front_Canal_Chennai_Jan22_D72_22775.jpg[edit]

Plain Prinia Front Canal Chennai Jan22 D72 22775.jpg

  • Nomination Plain prinia (Prinia inornata) perched in bush, front view, Chennai --Tagooty 06:07, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Discussion
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Good quality -- Johann Jaritz 06:45, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose blown highlights on chest feathers --Charlesjsharp 10:37, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Good quality. --Steindy 23:29, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Doesn't look blown to me. Very good to me. -- Ikan Kekek 11:25, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Running total: 3 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → Promote?   --Ikan Kekek 11:25, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

File:Paddyfield_Pipit_Canal_Chennai_Jan22_D72_22606.jpg[edit]

Paddyfield Pipit Canal Chennai Jan22 D72 22606.jpg

  • Nomination Paddyfield pipit (Anthus rufulus) on the ground, Buckingham Canal, Chennai --Tagooty 07:15, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Discussion
  • Symbol support vote.svg Support Good quality.--Horst J. Meuter 08:47, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Too unsharp/noisy for me. -- Ikan Kekek 11:27, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Symbol oppose vote.svg Oppose Aquarelle effect from noise reduction software, unsharp. --Nino Verde (talk) 14:29, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Running total: 1 support (excluding the nominator), 1 oppose → More votes?   --Augustgeyler 18:36, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Timetable (day 8 after nomination)[edit]

  • Sat 22 Jan → Sun 30 Jan
  • Sun 23 Jan → Mon 31 Jan
  • Mon 24 Jan → Tue 01 Feb
  • Tue 25 Jan → Wed 02 Feb
  • Wed 26 Jan → Thu 03 Feb
  • Thu 27 Jan → Fri 04 Feb
  • Fri 28 Jan → Sat 05 Feb
  • Sat 29 Jan → Sun 06 Feb
  • Sun 30 Jan → Mon 07 Feb