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.
 * If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis.
 * If you are nominating a previously nominated image, make sure you add link(s) to previous nominations. A historical list of nominations is stored in the archives.

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, by wiki users.
 * 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 (READ THIS BEFORE NOMINATING)

 * Describe the image. The description should describe the image itself, and not anything else.  Note that the description appears on the Main Page. 
 * Be neutral. The description should not be biased, and avoid superlatives, such as "most", "greatest", "best", etc.
 * Be creative. Descriptions beginning with "A picture of..." and "A view of..." are not appropriate and should be avoided.
 * Avoid redundancy. Do not repeat the "title" of the image in the description. Try reading the title and the description together to see how it sounds. For example,  Kharidian Desert, a shimmering oasis  sounds better than  Kharidian Desert, a shimmering oasis in the Kharidian Desert .
 * Use it first. Please make sure the image is used in the mainspace before nominating.

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: 57

Monastery
Description: The entrance to the home of the holy monks.

Reason: I know this was nominated earlier, however this image is very peaceful, including the musician and most of the building's front.

Expiry:


 * Support - As nominator. 14:51, February 25, 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose - i like the building, but background looks plain, open, and lacking detail. 16:19, February 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - It's just a building, with a musician. Also, the white backround ruins the image. Scoala12345 12:29, February 28, 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - Its great!  18:48, February 28, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - It's nice and simple, but it is too plain. The white fog does not help and the open landscape is not very appealing. There could be more of the Monastery that could've been shown.
 * Weak support - It is better than most 08:30, March 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - it's just a boring looking spot. 09:07, March 2, 2010 (UTC)

Ice strykewyrm
Description: The deadly Ice Strykewyrm, in all its icy and wyrmy glory. Who is mighty enough to slay it?

Reason: It's a very detailed and nice shot of the Ice Strykewyrm. Please note the icy dust at the bottom of its shown body!

Expiry:


 * Support - As nominator. I ♥ it!  Zaros symbol.svg Fswe1  Bandos_symbol.svg  17:38, March 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * Neutral - I like the clean smoothness of the Strykewyrm. It highlights the icy feeling it radiates and its fierceness quite well, bravo on that! However, I'd like to see a reference to the fact that it burrows underground! The ice on the lower part of the Strykewyrm is very hard to spot and it camoflages with the Strykewyrm itself - perhaps a landscape is in order? After all, the fact that it burrows in the ice is what seperuates a Strykewyrm from another monster, is it not? Sorry for my messed up commenting, still inexperienced regarding this.


 * Weak support - It is pretty good but a bit boring. 08:30, March 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose - This could be our chance to show the strykewyrm in action, now that could be feature worthy. 09:08, March 2, 2010 (UTC)

Gates of Lletya
Description: An adventurer at the gates of Lletya. . Reason: Just saw the image, and I liked it !. Expiry:


 * Support - As nominator. 85.250.234.235 17:31, March 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * Very weak oppose + Comment - Nice picture. It's good, but not really fascinating. You see, the picture itself is good, but it's all pretty much the same colour and the gates look small, dull and not featured on the image. So I'm neutral... ish! Comments: One, where's that adventurer? :P Two, I corrected the image code (you doubled the word 'File:'). Three, there are some problems with your signature, you should consider fixing it. You can get help at he welcome box on your talk page. (and if you removed it, you can get it back by putting //welcome// on your page (with 2 {'s and 2 }'s instead of //) or use one on another's talk page, like mine)  Zaros symbol.svg Fswe1  Bandos_symbol.svg  17:42, March 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose - A bit to boring and dark. 08:30, March 2, 2010 (UTC)

Warriors' Guild
Description: Where the land's mightiest warriors go.

Reason: Pure awesomeness. The building looks very impressive, but it doesn't dominate the image too much. The building fades out nicely (the walls don't go off screen, they blend in with the fog). It's just beautiful.

Expiry:


 * Support - As nom. 18:14, February 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose - The colours aren't that great, the ground on the right is lower than the ground on the left, which makes it look uneven, and there's a tree on the left that looks like it's floating. -- 20:36, February 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * Er... The ground is uneven. 21:24, February 17, 2010 (UTC)


 * Support - This picture gives kind of an epic feeling! I really like how the building blends in with the fog, and its awesome design. 20:41, February 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose It is an okay pic, sure. But it took my week old laptop over a second to load. wtf? Can we trim it down so people with slower comps wont be lagged to hell on it?--Degenret01 20:48, February 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * Erm, a second? Is that really important? This page took me like... 20 Seconds for me to load.. -- 03:35, February 18, 2010 (UTC)


 * Support - I was like... What is that? Oh, cooool... -- 03:35, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * support best image i ever took, it gives the real feel of it -- 21:22, February 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * weak support - per deg 22:36, February 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - The ground blended into the sky like 2 pieces of ground? Nah. The roof is a little odd as well. 02:23, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - I think it looks pretty epic. - 14:53, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - While I do appreciate taking a good pic of this building, I just don't think the building itself looks all that good. 21:22, February 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Look a bit well um boring. It's not how the picture was taken but it is the subject just isn't quite good enough 02:44, February 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - its a bit.. umm... lumpy? 03:28, February 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - GR8! I like almost every picture of the front of a famous, big building 'taken' with the Orb of oculus. Zaros symbol.svg Fswe1  Bandos_symbol.svg  08:23, February 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - The grey in the background stands out when it really shouldn't. 09:32, February 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * Notice of intent - Deadline for nomination extended by a week to 3 March 2010. 12:28, February 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment - perhaps we should have somebody who has done wgs take a pic of the same spot? the smashed statues dont help the image. 00:19, February 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak support- The Guild represents what it is meant to represent - strength, fearlessness and pride. The design of the Guild is commendable - the fog in the background which shows a tad bit of the side of the Guild also helps it pull off its atmosphere. However, it i somewhat lacking and the excessive amount of grey is very boring.

Commander Zilyana
Description: Commander Zilyana, commanding every movement.

Reason:: Very neat clean image, nice angle and overall very nicly done..

Expiry:


 * Support - As nominator. 22:46, February 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * Support 22:55, February 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * Week support - The body= yes; the face= no 02:33, February 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * Week Oppose - it is just a bit boring 08:05, February 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - The feet, face and wingslooks really dodgy. And she just doesn't have 'human' features very much. There needs to be a new descrip. 15:35, February 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment - she is an Icyene, not a human 22:30, February 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * I said human features, if you bothered to read the rest. 14:48, February 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * but what makes you think she should have human features? should toads, birds, and insects have human features also? 16:06, February 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * They should, and it would be fantastical, but that's not going to happen is it? End of discussion :]. 04:11, February 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - I had to do a cleanup on this image a while ago and because it had a bold black outline for some reason; a good portion of the edges had to be edited and as a result are really fuzzy (wings mostly). In fact I may even go and take another one after votes close because of this. Damnads 08:51, February 25, 2010 (UTC)
 * Notice - Nomination extended by a week to 6 March. 03:58, February 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - Looks epic. 20:37, February 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * Neutral - The light colours seem to symbolize a bit about Saradomin. She is a good idol of what he stands for. The soft lighting and darkness is very nice and a great touch and her pose is awesome. However, there is something about her that I don't like, and I feel that a landscape could've made it even better.

Mobilising Armies
Description: The splendour of Lord Marshal Brogan's office.

Reason: The main reason I like this image is because of the variety of textures, ranging from the smooth sheen of the desk and the furry bear rug to the rough surface of the walls and the scaly dragon heads. It also has a very dignified air about it.

Expiry:


 * Support - As nominator. 01:07, February 7, 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - The reasons you give pretty much sum up anything I could say about it. -- 03:53, February 7, 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak support - I like the image, but not a fan of the size. It took at least a minute to load it on my phone. 02:26, February 8, 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - Per Tien and Camo 07:08, February 8, 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - Nice image, but if someone could crop the bottom of the image where you can slightly see the wall out it would be a lot better. 00:12, February 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - It's kinda boring. -- 20:12, February 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Dodgy physics if a chair can stably stand with 3 legs on the floor, one raised on a bearskin rug.  05:21, February 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - I like it! It's totally not RS style, but I feel a nice atmosphere in the room. Although I don't feel anything at all. :P Zaros symbol.svg Fswe1  Bandos_symbol.svg  18:47, February 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment - Please note that today (Valentine's Day) is the last vote day. Currently, most of the people support and so do I. Zaros symbol.svg Fswe1  Bandos_symbol.svg  18:47, February 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * We don't count votes, we look at arguments.


 * Oppose - The cut-off walls make it look like something is missing. 19:39, February 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose + Comment - Good detail, but it's boring. A featured image is not just the detail, it has to be appealing. . . + (Comment) @ Fswe1, people can lookfor themselves, you don't have to keep a scoreboard. [And the nomination can be extended...] 20:58, February 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * Notice of intent Nomination deadline is extended one week to 21 February 2010. 01:54, February 15, 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong Support - It's hard to understand how it can be "boring", as we have TzHaar City and Elf Musician featured image, which I don't think there's a lot of action in it. Really, this image is very colorful, taken at a good angle, and is interesting (Flag, bear rug). As it is a very good image, I think it would be a very good FIMG.--Yojeez 02:06, February 15, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - The bear skin just doesn't look right IMO. It's too cartoonish or something like that. 20:37, February 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * Strong Support - Very good picture, intresting and bright 02:44, February 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * Notice thing - Extended again until 28 February 2010. -- 00:48, February 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - It's ugly, boring, and it was changed during the nomination anyways, + it's just not good in my eyes. (And whoever keeps deleting my oppose. . . STOP IT) [[File:Astral Rune.PNG]] Jhanely  [[File:Soul Rune.PNG]] 20:50, February 28, 2010 (UTC)
 * Extended again until 8 March 2010. -- 21:21, March 1, 2010 (UTC)

Dorgesh-Kaan agility course
Description: The luminous generator room within the Dorgesh-Kaan agility course.

Reason: I do realize that there are a lot of black landform around the room, however, the lava and detail uprises me, yet I believe it is very special in it's own way.

Expiry:
 * Support - As nominator. 14:56, February 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - Okay, I'll support because of your reason of nomination. :) The title is not very specific though and also comes at the end of the description... but it'll be hard to fix, cause I don't know any other title or replacement for the title in the description, lol. Zaros symbol.svg Fswe1  Bandos_symbol.svg  09:29, February 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - The glow is great, plus the dark area around the edges is what makes the lava really stand out. Too bad about the wire on the right though. Damnads 08:59, February 25, 2010 (UTC)
 * Neutral, leaning towards oppose - This picture is great, but there seems to be something about it that makes it feel unappealing to me.
 * support - a very nice image. the lava gives it a very creepy feel, which i like. 00:11, February 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose - seems a bit dark, i think featured images should be bright and colourful. 04:20, February 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak support - I like how the darkness makes the lava stand out, but the cord is annoying. -- 14:11, February 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * Support - Great photo. 09:59, February 28, 2010 (UTC)
 * Notice of intent - Deadline for nomination extended by a week to 9 March 2010. 07:53, March 2, 2010 (UTC)