Commons:Featured media candidates/Log/August 2020

File:Castle geyser 20190714 072044 VID.webm, not featured, not featured edit

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Description : Castle Geyser, in Yellowstone's Upper Geyser Basin at the beginning of an eruption.
Gallery: Commons:Featured media/Nature
Info created by Lorax - uploaded to commons by Lorax - nominated by Lorax -- Lorax (talk) 12:06, 4 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Lorax (talk) 12:06, 4 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'm not sure. It looks like the highest spurts were cropped out, which is a shame. I feel like that probably makes this not an FV. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:18, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Result: 1 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. //Eatcha (talk) 14:15, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

File:Comparison satellite navigation orbits.svg, featured edit

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Description : A detailed and informative diagram that brings to life where different satellites (e.g. the International Space Station vs. the GPS satellites) are physically located relative to Earth. Currently a Featured Picture on en.wp. It Is Me Here (talk) 11:38, 16 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Gallery: Commons:Featured media/Astronomy
Info created by and uploaded to commons by cmglee - nominated by It Is Me Here -- It Is Me Here (talk) 11:38, 16 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- It Is Me Here (talk) 11:38, 16 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't this candidate ineligible for Commons:Featured media candidates ? Commons:Featured media candidates/rules // Eatcha (talk) 13:48, 16 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Is the format ineligible? I doubt it's eligible for FPC, but I don't think the new FPC guidelines were put into effect yet? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:26, 17 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

If it's ineligible for FP candidature, maybe then automatically it's eligible for FM candidature. // Eatcha (talk) 05:37, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support Animations have officially been disqualified from FPC, so FMC is the right place. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 07:56, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support -Killarnee (C•T•U) 18:55, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support as long as it's eligible, it seems fine to me - clear and informative. Cmao20 (talk) 19:51, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose for the moment. I like the idea very much, and I think this is the right place for it, but it there are some issues that should be fixed first.

1) The mouse-over functionality is behaving very strangely for me. Default status for labels is highlighted (saturated). Default for the orbits is also highlighted, but as soon as my mouse pointer moves inside the image boundaries, they all turn to be desaturated. When I hover over a label (e.g. "Galileo"), all other labels turn to be not highlighted, and all orbits turn to be highlighted instead. Hovering over an orbit highlights that orbit only, but does nothing to the labels (all remain highlighted) and removes both of the Van Allen Belts completely (though their labels remain). The Graveyard Orbit label is always highlighted/saturated. For reference: I'm using Firefox on Ubuntu 18.04

2) The whole thing is visually busy. It is really difficult to find the actual content between all those giant labels. I'd tone down the visual weight of the axes a bit, and make the orbits stand out more. If you adjust the axis labels to something like Orbital period (hours) you can get rid of the repeated use of hours, km/h and mph (personal opinion: get rid of the miles and mph completely). Adding some white space around the current image could make the whole thing feel less busy and give you some space for proper label placement.

3) I don't really like the color scheme – maybe because it reminds me of the terrible 1990's MS Excel default colors for charts.

Again, great idea, just needs some minor tweaks imho. Cheers, --El Grafo (talk) 14:41, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose I really like the idea and implementation of this active and animated diagramm. But as the previous voter I see annoying flaws in the mouse over function. There seems to be a "gap" inside the white ring above the "inner van allen belt". I would love to change my vote to "pro" when mouse over behaviour is improved because I really love this kind of diagram. So don't hesitate and improve it :-) -- Dr. Schorsch (talk) 11:58, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support -- JukoFF (talk) 03:01, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Result: 5 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /—Mdaniels5757 (talk) 17:00, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Die Seele der Mandelbox 4K4K - YouTube.webm, not featured, not featured edit

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Description : Mandelbox created by PantheraLeo1359531
Gallery: Commons:Featured media/Animated
Info created by PantheraLeo1359531 - uploaded to commons by PantheraLeo1359531 - nominated by Filo gèn' -- Filo gèn' (talk) 18:51, 8 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Filo gèn' (talk) 18:51, 8 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support Thanks for the nomination, I feel honored :) -- PantheraLeo1359531 😺 (talk) 11:37, 9 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Eatcha (talk) 14:43, 12 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Could you add an English description, perhaps with links to Wikipedia articles describing the mathematical concept(s) involved, so we know what we're looking at? -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 00:00, 15 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral What's that? -Killarnee (C•T•U) 19:01, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support but a bit more explanation of the maths behind this fractal might be appreciated. Cmao20 (talk) 19:43, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Result: 4 support, 0 oppose, 1 neutral → not featured. /—Mdaniels5757 (talk) 17:00, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

File:Roosevelt Pearl Harbor.ogg, featured, featured edit

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Description : 'Infamy' Speech
Gallery: Commons:Featured media/Historical
Info Back when 'Featured videos' and 'Featured sounds' were separate projects, I was going through some of the sound files that passed the now-defunct Featured Sounds project on English Wikipedia and nominating them here. I thought I'd carry this on and nominate this recording of President Franklin Roosevelt's iconic speech to Congress after the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbour, containing the famous line "a date which will live in infamy". uploaded to commons by Wgfinley - nominated by Cmao20 -- Cmao20 (talk) 19:58, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Cmao20 (talk) 19:58, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support // Eatcha (talk) 14:21, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support -- Mdaniels5757 (talk) 16:01, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support -- JukoFF (talk) 23:14, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:50, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Result: 5 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /—Mdaniels5757 (talk) 17:01, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Wiki Loves Africa Celebrates Africa.webm, not featured, not featured edit

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Description : Wiki Loves Africa 2020
Gallery: Commons:Featured media/Current events
Info created by Islahaddow - uploaded to commons by Islahaddow - nominated by Filo gèn' -- Filo gèn' (talk) 16:58, 8 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Filo gèn' (talk) 16:58, 8 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Very nice, but to comply with attribution requirements the source photos and their authors should be identified and linked to in the file description, as well as the backing music. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 16:01, 9 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Fortunately, they're all identified in the credits at the end, so it's just a matter of someone doing it. I would support a feature when these things are taken care of. I also wonder whether some of the photos shown that are not already FPs might be worth nominating at FPC. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:50, 17 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Neutral The "credits" are just a joke, right? -Killarnee (C•T•U) 19:06, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Result: 1 support, 0 oppose, 1 neutral → not featured. /—Mdaniels5757 (talk) 16:59, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

File:Slow motion whoopee cushions.ogv, not featured, featured edit

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Description : Beautiful high speed video collection of whoopee cushions in various sizes. First half is silent, second half recorded in the reverberation chamber at Salford University. Funny physics with an educational impact.
Gallery: Commons:Featured media/Educational
Info created by Trevor Cox - uploaded to commons by Tnt1984 - nominated by Xorx -- Dr. Schorsch (talk) 08:43, 21 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great combination of physics and fun! -- Dr. Schorsch (talk) 08:43, 21 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support FM for me -- Filo gèn' (talk) 02:33, 30 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support // Eatcha (talk) 14:19, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support -- Mdaniels5757 (talk) 16:01, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose What Wikipedia article can this video illustrate? -- JukoFF (talk) 23:12, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment For example the articles Whoopee cushion or Furzkissen. The usage list of the file page doesn't seem to be up to date. This article exists in a couple of other languages too. -- Dr. Schorsch (talk) 12:35, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Result: 4 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /Yann (talk) 11:48, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

File:(DOP) HyunA - BABE - Music Video.webm, not featured, not featured edit

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Description : Video clip music
Gallery: Commons:Featured media/Music
Info created by EumKo - uploaded to commons by Eatcha - nominated by Filo gèn' -- Filo gèn' (talk) 23:12, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Filo gèn' (talk) 23:12, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support Over at FPC, there are rules for works of art that require they must be either be 1) notable in its own right as a work by a major artist, 2) of high artistic merit, 3) of high historic merit, or 4) of high illustrative merit. I think it would make a lot of sense to adopt something similar here for music videos. 1) seems to be given here per en:Hyuna and en:Babe (Hyuna song). Video quality looks pretty mushy on a large screen, though. --El Grafo (talk) 08:11, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support // Eatcha (talk) 14:20, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose This is Wikipedia, not MTV. -- JukoFF (talk) 03:00, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support Well, it's Wikimedia Commons not Wikipedia, I think there is room for MTV style videos as long as they are good quality and accord with a Commons license. You never know what the client will seek to use Commons material for. Seems OK to me. Cmao20 (talk) 23:34, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Result: 4 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /—‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 01:09, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

File:ESOcast 217 Light.webm, not featured, not featured edit

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Description : Telescope of the Southern European Observatory (ESO) and a red star in the constellation of Orion.
Gallery: Commons:Featured media/Astronomy
Info created by ESO - uploaded to commons by ComputerHotline - nominated by Filo gèn' -- Filo gèn' (talk) 05:21, 16 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Filo gèn' (talk) 05:21, 16 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'm reluctant to support a feature for this. It's moderately interesting, like dozens of NASA clips every year if not every quarter. If they knew why it dimmed and explained it clearly, I'd probably vote for it, but as yet, they don't know. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:29, 17 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support -Killarnee (C•T•U) 18:57, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose per Ikan. It's nice but the lack of a clear explanation leaves me rather unsatisfied by it. Cmao20 (talk) 19:46, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Not. -- JukoFF (talk) 23:17, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Result: 2 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /—‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 01:09, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

File:Lorentz сhaos as black hole.ogv, featured, featured, featured edit

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Description : This video shows absorption process by Lorentz's attractor of a surrounding matter.:) There are 25 000 "mass points" (initial conditions) on the shpere of radius 200. Actually, we use such videos (see more for example) for demonstration of main properties of strange attractors for students (Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Saint Petersburg State University). Most people consider that strange attractors are purely mathematical abstraction. But in fact systems with similar behavior surround us practically everywhere.
Gallery: Commons:Featured media/Astronomy
Info created by ChGerman - uploaded to commons by ChGerman - nominated by JukoFF -- JukoFF (talk) 23:37, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- JukoFF (talk) 23:37, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent animation of a really difficult to understand topic. This video has a high value for teaching. Beside this my recommendation would be to shorten it to about half of the length by using only half amount of points and speeding the motion up. But this is independent from my support vote. -- Dr. Schorsch (talk) 12:29, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support --The Cosmonaut (talk) 02:55, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support —Mdaniels5757 (talk) 17:03, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support Very interesting for me. Cmao20 (talk) 23:30, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support Interesting for me -- Wilfredor (talk) 14:59, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Result: 6 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /—‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 01:08, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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File:Карпоед (Argulus).webm, featured, featured edit

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Description : Branchiura - crustacean, ectoparasite of fish. Finds weak spots on the fish’s body and drinks blood with the help of suction cups. When drinks enough blood, in most cases, leaves owner.
Gallery: Commons:Featured media/Animals
Info created by Andrei Savitsky - uploaded to commons by Andrei Savitsky - nominated by JukoFF -- JukoFF (talk) 23:19, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- JukoFF (talk) 23:19, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support I sometimes prefer videos of animals over photos as you can see the movements of the subject. High educational value. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 02:51, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support FM for me -- Filo gèn' (talk) 03:42, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support I'm supporting this because the creature is so active that it sustains my interest. However, it seems to be bioluminescent, periodically emitting light. Is that the case? If so, it should be mentioned in the file description. If not, are the apparent light beams being cast by the video camera? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:54, 20 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 01:10, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Result: 5 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /—‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 15:28, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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