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Featured video candidates

Featured video candidates are videos that the community will vote on, to determine whether or not they will be highlighted as some of the finest on Wikimedia Commons. This page lists the candidates to become featured videos.

Old candidates for Featured videos are listed here. There are also chronological lists of featured videos:


2019 and current month.

Formal things

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Nominating

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Guidelines for nominators

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The following characteristics should be considered for nominating video:

  • File format: Video is compressed using Theora or Webm, for digital videos is at least 1280x720 pixels or equivalent, for older videos is at least 640x480 pixels.
  • Stable image: Video is not excessively shaky and appears to have been shot using a tripod or other stabilizing device.
  • Composition and camera movement: The style of these videos are intended to be simple and clean. No quick zooms or handheld walk-throughs. Any movement within the frame (panning, tilting, or zooming) should be done slowly so that the viewer is able to focus on the detail of the images.
  • Visual clarity of subject: Main subject of the video, as well as specific shots, should be in focus and well lit (not over or underexposed). Compression quality should also be considered, with the video appearing to be clear and free of pixelated video that may be the result of choosing a low compression quality.
  • Highly illustrative: The video should have a focus and clearly represent a characteristic of the subject.
  • Free of distractions: Video does not contain noise or images that distract the viewer from the primary subject.
  • Color: Should not be over or under saturated.
  • Audio: If there is narration or relevant ambient noise, it should be at a consistent level throughout the duration of the video. Captions in the video's original language are recommended, but not required.

See Category:Featured videos for previously Featured videos.

Adding a new nomination

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If you believe that you have found or created a video that could be considered valuable, with appropriate video description and licensing, then do the following.

Step 1: copy the video name into this box, after the text already present in the box, for example, Commons:Featured video candidates/File:Your video filename.ogg. Then click on the "create new nomination" button.

All single files:

For renominations, simply add /2 after the filename. For example, Commons:Featured video candidates/File:Foo.ogg/2

All set nomination pages should begin "Commons:Featured video candidates/Set/", e.g. "Commons:Featured video candidates/Set/My Nomination".

Step 2: Follow the instructions on the page that you are taken to, and save that page.

Step 3: manually insert a link to the created page at the top of Commons:Featured media candidates/candidate list: Click here, and add the following line to the TOP of the nominations list:

{{Commons:Featured video candidates/File:Your video filename.webm}}

Recommended: Please add a category from the list at Commons:Featured media.

Voting

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Editors whose accounts have at least 10 days and 50 edits can vote. Everybody can vote for his/her own nominations. Anonymous (IP) votes are not allowed.

You may use the following templates:

  • {{Support}} ( Support),
  • {{Oppose}} ( Oppose),
  • {{Neutral}} ( Neutral),
  • {{Comment}} ( Comment),
  • {{Info}} ( Info),
  • {{Question}} ( Question),
  • {{Request}} ( Request).

You may indicate that the video has no chance of success with the template {{FVX|reason - ~~~~}}, where reason explains why the video is clearly unacceptable as an FV. The template can only be used when there are no support votes other than the one from the nominator.

A well-written review helps participants (creators, nominators and reviewers) improve their skills by providing insight into the strengths and weaknesses of a video. Explain your reasoning, especially when opposing a candidate (which has been carefully selected by the author/nominator). English is the most widely understood language on Commons, but any language may be used in your review. A helpful review will often reference one or more of the criteria listed above.

Unhelpful reasons for opposing include:

  • No reason
  • "I don't like it" and other empty assessments
  • "You can do better" and other criticisms of the author/nominator rather than the video

Remember also to put your signature (~~~~).

Above all, be polite

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Please don't forget that the video you are judging is somebody's work. Avoid using phrases like "it looks terrible" and "I hate it". If you must oppose, please do so with consideration. Also remember that your command of English might not be the same as someone else's. Choose your words with care.

Happy judging… and remember... all rules can be broken.

See also

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Table of contents

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File:90 Sorts on Large Inputs - Scatter Plot.webm

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Voting period ends on 13 Jan 2025 at 21:52:27
To visit the nomination page click here.

File Location File location
 Support Neutral Oppose


File:045 Greater flamingos courtship display in the Camargue during mating season (slow motion) Video by Giles Laurent.webm

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Voting period ends on 12 Jan 2025 at 16:49:48
To visit the nomination page click here.

File Location File location
 Support Neutral Oppose


File:043 Greater flamingo vocalizing in the Camargue during mating season (slow motion) Video by Giles Laurent.webm

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Voting period ends on 12 Jan 2025 at 16:43:46
To visit the nomination page click here.

File Location File location
 Support Neutral Oppose


File:How a Computer Works - from silicon to apps.webm

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Voting period ends on 9 Jan 2025 at 01:50:00
To visit the nomination page click here.

File Location File location
 Support Neutral Oppose


File:HOME - Resting State - 4.flac

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Voting period ends on 9 Jan 2025 at 01:45:24
To visit the nomination page click here.

File Location File location
 Support Neutral Oppose


File:Escape from Camp Campbell - Camp Camp S1-E1.webm

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Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2025 at 17:07:34
To visit the nomination page click here.

File Location File location
 Support Neutral Oppose


File:Adam Driver Asks NASA About Asteroids.webm

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Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2025 at 02:25:40
To visit the nomination page click here.

File Location File location
 Support Neutral Oppose


File:Anthony Mackie Asks NASA About Ocean Science.webm

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Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2025 at 02:03:27
To visit the nomination page click here.

File Location File location
 Support Neutral Oppose


File:Paul Rudd Explores the Quantum Realm with NASA.webm

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Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2025 at 01:53:13
To visit the nomination page click here.

File Location File location
 Support Neutral Oppose


File:ICarly 2021 theme song.webm

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Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2025 at 01:44:53
To visit the nomination page click here.

File Location File location
 Support Neutral Oppose


File:Tavern Crawl Twisted Taverns Animated Cinematic DnD.webm

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Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2025 at 01:33:15
To visit the nomination page click here.

File Location File location
 Support Neutral Oppose


File:Bedtime For Bonzo trailer.webm

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Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2025 at 01:29:28
To visit the nomination page click here.

File Location File location
 Support Neutral Oppose


File:Game Theory- The HORROR That Threatens SCP.webm

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Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2025 at 01:19:15
To visit the nomination page click here.

File Location File location
 Support Neutral Oppose


File:"น้องหมูเด้ง" เซเลบสวนสัตว์เปิดเขาเขียว - เรื่องเด่นทั่วไทย.webm

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Voting period ends on 8 Jan 2025 at 01:38:24
To visit the nomination page click here.

File Location File location
 Support Neutral Oppose



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The bot

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Note that the description below is for manual closure, this is mostly not needed anymore as there exists a bot (FeaturedMediaBot) that counts the votes and handles the process below. However after the bot has counted the votes a manual review step is used to make sure the count is correct before the bot again picks up the work.

Manual procedure

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Any experienced user may close requests.

  1. In Commons:Featured media candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate media, then [edit].
    Add the result of the voting at the bottom (on a new line with a space first)
    {{FMC-results-reviewed|support=x|oppose=x|neutral=x|featured=("yes" or "no")|gallery=xxx (leave blank if "featured=no")|sig=~~~~}}
     (for example see Commons:Featured media candidates/File:Tverskaya Street in Moscow, Russia (May 1896).webm). See also {{FMC-results-reviewed}}.
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate media template and add after the media tag
    featured or not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:example.ext]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:example.ext]], featured ===
  3. Save your edit.
  4. If it is featured:
    • Add the media to the list of the four most recently featured media of an appropriate category of Commons:Featured media, list as the first one and delete the last one, so that the number is four again.
    • Also add the media to one of the Featured media galleries corresponding to the list you just added it to.
    • Add the template {{FM_promoted|featured=1}} to the media description page.
      • If it was an alternative media, use the subpage/com-nom parameter: For example, if File:Foo.webm was promoted at Commons:Featured media candidates/File:Bar.webm, use {{FM_promoted|featured=1|com-nom=Bar.webm}}
      • If the media is already featured on another wikipedia, just ignore that and add the template.
    • Add == FM promotion ==
      {{FMpromotion|File:example.ext}} to the Talk Page of the nominator AND {{FMpromotedUploader|File:example.ext}} to the talk page of uploader.
  5. As the last step (whether the media is featured or not; including {{FMX}}ed, {{FMD}}ed and withdrawn nominations), open Commons:Featured media candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination you've just finished closing. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured media candidates/File:example.ext}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured media candidates/Log/December 2024), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.

Archiving a withdrawn nomination

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  1. In Commons:Featured media candidates/candidate list click on the title/link of the candidate media , then [edit].
    In the purpose that the FMCBot will not mark withdrawn nominations with a "to be reviewed" template and put them in Category:Featured media candidates awaiting closure review just like if they were on the usual list, put the following "no" template:
    {{FMC-results-reviewed|support=X|oppose=X|neutral=X|featured=no|gallery=|sig=--~~~~}}
  2. Also edit the title of the candidate media template and add after the media tag
    not featured
    For example:
    === [[:File:example.ext]] ===
    becomes
    === [[:File:example.ext]], not featured ===
  3. Save your edit.
  4. Open Commons:Featured media candidates/candidate list, click on [edit], and find the transclusion of the nomination. It will be of the form:
    {{Commons:Featured media candidates/File:example.ext}}
    Copy it to the bottom of Commons:Featured media candidates/Log/December 2024), save that page, and remove it from the candidate list.
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