The place where the debates occur is http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_picture_candidates. After an image is promoted from there, anyone can put it on the Main Page at any time (as explained by Huib). I think having more people involved in the FPC process would be great.
Ryan Kaldari On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Huib Laurens <sterke...@gmail.com> wrote: > Phoebe, > > Its not discussed.. > > The process is very simple. You add a picture for Featured > pictures<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_pictures>if it > makes the vote and become featured picture you or anybody can just add > it to be a POTD there is no process there anymore. Just add and wait. > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_day/Instructions > > Best, > > Huib > * > * > 2011/5/16 phoebe ayers <phoebe.w...@gmail.com> > >> Pedro Sanchez <pdsanchez@...> writes: >> > Many of us are annoyed by such featuring. >> >> I also had a face-palm moment when I saw this image -- mostly because, out >> of >> all of the tens of thousands of superb illustrations and photographs we >> have, >> this is the best we can do? >> >> This piece does not seem to be educational in nature (and I don't mean "an >> education in how to use Inkscape"), and it is fairly poor art in all ways >> except >> technical proficiency with the tools used to create it. I think it would >> be more >> appreciated and more appropriate on one of the many sites designed for >> hosting >> amateur art; and we would do a better job of fulfilling our own particular >> mission by highlighting some of the unquestionably stunning and important >> works >> of art in our collection, of which there are many (for instance, we have >> paintings by Dürer and Cezanne that aren't yet featured). >> >> >> > Or perhaps, getting more people involved on the community selection >> process. >> >> This seems like a good plan. But I have a question for Commonistas: >> where? I was looking for the page where the "picture of the day" is >> discussed >> and chosen, and I can't find it. Can someone explain how this process >> works? >> >> best, >> Phoebe >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Commons-l mailing list >> Commons-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l >> > > > > -- > Kind regards, > > Huib Laurens > WickedWay.nl > > Webhosting the wicked way. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Commons-l mailing list > Commons-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l > >
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