Commons:Quality imports candidates

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These are the candidates for becoming quality imports.This is not the same thing as featured pictures. If you want informal feedback on the photographs you've imported, please ask at Commons:Photography critiques.

Purpose

The purpose of quality imports is to encourage the people that are the foundation of Commons, the individual users who provide the unique media files imported from external sources that expand this collection. While featured pictures identifies the absolute best of all the images loaded into Commons, Quality imports sets out to identify and encourage users’ efforts in providing high quality files to Commons. Additionally, quality imports should be a place to refer other users to when explaining methods for improving a file and where to find better versions (if they exist).

Guidelines

All nominated media fils should be imported to Wikimedia Commons from an external source, but may not be the work of the uploader, please see "Quality images" for Commons original works.

For nominators

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

Media file page requirements

1. Copyright status. Quality import candidates have to be uploaded to Commons under a suitable license. The full license requirements are at Commons:Copyright tags.
2. Media files should comply with all Commons policies and practices, including Commons:Photographs of identifiable people.
3. Quality imports shall have a meaningful file name, be properly categorised, 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.

Technical requirements

More detailed criteria are available at Commons:Image guidelines.

Resolution

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.

File quality

Digital media files 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

The arrangement of the subject within the file should contribute to the file. 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

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

How to nominate

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

File:FileNameHere.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 a media file uploaded (imported) by another Wikimedian, include their username in the description as below:

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

Note: there is a Gadget, QIMnominator, which makes nominations quicker. It adds a small "Nominate this image for QIM" link at the top of every file page. Clicking the link adds the media file to a list of potential candidates. When this list is completed, edit Commons:Quality imports 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

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

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

Evaluating nominations

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 QIMCvote

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

How to review

Carefully review the file. 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:FileNameHere.jpg|{{/Nomination|Very short description --~~~~ | }}

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

File:FileNameHere.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 media file 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 nominated files first.

Grace period and promotion

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

QICbot automatically handles this 2 days after a decision has been made, and promoted media files are cached in Commons:Quality imports/Recently promoted awaiting categorization before their automatic insertion in to appropriate Quality imports 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 imports page. The image also needs to be added to the associated sub pages, only 3–4 of the newest media files should be displayed on the main page.
2. Add {{QualityImport}} template to the bottom of the file description page.
3. Move the line with the file nomination and review to Commons:Quality imports candidates/Archives November 2024.
4. Add the template {{File:filename.format}} to the user’s talk page.

If declined,

1. move the line with the file nomination and review to Commons:Quality imports candidates/Archives November 2024.

• Media files awaiting review show the nomination outlined in blue.
• Media files the reviewer has accepted show the nomination outlined in green
• Media files the reviewer has rejected show the nomination outlined in red

Unassessed media files (nomination outlined in blue)

Nominated media files 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 imports candidates/Archives November 16 2024 and Category:Unassessed QIM candidates added to the file.

Consensual review process

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

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

See Commons:Quality imports candidates#Rules

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Nominations

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]] 16:11, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

• Please open a new date section if you are nominating a media file 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

Please nominate no more than 5 images per day.

Consensual review

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 file line from the main queue to Consensual Review/Media files and follow the instructions in the edit window.
• You can move a media file 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 {{QIMCresult}} 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  Oppose and  Support if necessary.
• Add a comment explaining why you've moved the file here - be careful to stay inside the braces.
• Preview and save with a sensible edit summary like "+File:Example.jpg".