RuneScape:Featured images

Featured images are images that add significantly to articles, either by illustrating article content particularly well, or being eye-catching to the point where users will want to read its accompanying article. Taking the adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words," the images featured on the Main Page should illustrate a Wiki article in such a way as to add significantly to that article, according to the featured image criteria. All currently featured images can be found in the featured images gallery.

Nominating

 * If you believe an image should be featured, please add it below to the "Current nominations" section.
 * Conversely, if you believe that an image should be "unfeatured", add it to the "Nominations for delisting" section.
 * For promotion, if an image is listed here for about seven days with three or more reviewers in support (excluding the nominator(s)) and the consensus is in its favour, it can be added to the list.
 * Anonymous user votes are generally disregarded as sockpuppet votes.
 * If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Image criteria

 * The image is used in an article.
 * Unless the image is used elsewhere in the wiki, it will not be accepted. This is to prevent "orphaned images".
 * The image is taken from RuneScape game client.
 * Non-free images used under the "Fair use" condition should not be nominated.
 * The image file size is less than 100kb.
 * This is to facilitate users with slower connections, and to reduce lag.
 * Larger images may be used, provided the thumbnails are within this limit.
 * The image is moderately sized.
 * The size is recommended to be larger than 75x75, but smaller than 250x250 pixels.
 * For larger images, use a thumbnail which is within these sizes.
 * The image is in compliance with the Images and media policy.

How to nominate
See the following example:

Example
Description: Sample description.

Reason: Sample reason.

Expiry:


 * Support - As nominator. ~

Note to nominators

 * The description should describe the image itself, and not be biased.
 * Be creative. Descriptions such as "A picture of..." and "A view of..." are not acceptable.
 * Try not to use superlatives, such as "most", "greatest", "best", etc.
 * Please make sure the image is used in the mainspace before nominating.
 * Nominations without a valid reason and description will not be accepted.

How to vote

 * Support as nominator
 * Support/Oppose/Neutral - with reasons
 * Weak support/oppose - with reasons
 * Comment - to provide comments

Statistics
What type of images do you think should be featured more? NPCs Monsters Locations Scenery Others

Total images: 38

Ogre Enclave Crystal
Description: The beautiful ogre crystal.

Reason: It is one of the best images in the game, with great detail and PS2, or even 360 graphics

Expiry:


 * Support - As nominator.
 * Support - I like the colours and the angle. 00:20, October 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose - I don't like that the only thing I can see in this image is the crystal and a black background. Not featured-image standard IMO. 06:44, October 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * Support - I am not sure what it is, but I just like it. It seems to capture the moment well. 07:06, October 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * Support - It's beautiful. 16:48, October 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * Support - A different kind of image, but still really beautiful and interesting. 19:42, October 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * Support - For some reason I like it 21:52, October 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * Support - It is a mysterious picture, from first impression, you don't know what it is. That gives it the wow factor. 100% support 17:36, October 9, 2009 (UTC)
 * Support - Per Oli4.It really is awesome,I should go see it.--Cycloneblaze 13:55, October 11, 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Per Caleb. Maybe if the thing was a little more luminescent and less of mass of puke green on black. 18:34, October 11, 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Per Tebuddy. It's so... boring? . 07:32, October 12, 2009 (UTC)

Otherworldly being
Description: Otherworldly beings wandering aimlessly.

Reason: I like how this image captures the surreality of Zanaris and the beings located in it. It reminds me of album covers where everyone in the photo is standing in random places and looking away from the camera, acting too cool to care that they are on an album.

Expiry:


 * Support - As nominator. 08:22, October 13, 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose - It seems blurry to me, and not centered well enough 01:20, October 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Not an interesting image, just doesn't have the quality that a featured image should have.  01:53, October 14, 2009 (UTC)

Talon beast
Description: The fearsome talon beast, baring its teeth, on the prowl.

Reason: I like the amount of detail and graphics this Summoning familiar has. The angle at which this image was taken makes the talon beast is great, and the quality is superb. I just hope nobody opposes on the grounds that this is a monster image, but for legitimate criticisms.

Expiry:


 * Support - as nom. 14:05, October 13, 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak support - it is a great image, but the white background makes it a bit dull --User:Porp1 01:14, October 13, 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Although I am not opposed to having monster images as featured images, I feel that if they are to be featured images they should be anti-aliased and a great angle. While the angle is nice on this one, I dont feel it shows enough detail. Its hard to make out that many details at all, really. 01:19, October 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak support - As per Porp. Perhaps a different background if that is possible? 01:55, October 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, all monster images must have this white background (transparency) so that's not possible. 08:13, October 14, 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh yes, that's right. I'll say weak support then.  20:09, October 14, 2009 (UTC)

Aquanite
Description: The humorous and powerful slayer monster (plastic bag not included)

Reason: I am renominating this image, for it has impressive graphics, is well cropped, and there is a nice color blend.

Expiry:

Previous nomination: RuneScape:Featured images/archive6


 * Support - As nominator
 * Oppose - I don't like the colourss and its not anti-aliased. 19:55, October 14, 2009 (UTC)

Volcano shortcut
Description: A beautiful Karamjian shortcut.

Reason: The image describes many of the features of Karamja, with only a small area.

Expiry:


 * Support - As nominator
 * Oppose - Although its nice, its not featured image nice. It doesn't seem balanced well. 01:00, October 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Per Psycho Robot 05:03, October 7, 2009 (UTC)
 * Support - I really like it. 16:24, October 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * Support - I was gonna nominate this, but someone already did it... -- 19:04, October 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * Support - I was looking at this image for a good half hour attempting to imagine whether it is a featured image or just a really good page image... Guess it is both. 17:33, October 9, 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose - I was going to support it until I made the image larger. When the image is full sized the player looks like a mangled wreck. 03:55, October 10, 2009 (UTC)


 * Notice of intent - Nomination extended by a week to 21 October 2009. 08:13, October 14, 2009 (UTC)