Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Haematopus fuliginosus - Doughboy Head.jpg

Sooty Oystercatcher
Voting period ends on 1 Jan 2019  at 04:14:51 (UTC)
 * Reason:It's of high quality and encyclopedic value
 * Articles in which this image appears:Sooty Oystercatcher
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
 * Creator:JJ Harrison


 * Support as nominator – JJ Harrison (talk) 04:14, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Support A fine level of detail, and every bit of the bird is sharp. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about % of all FPs 06:01, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Support - DreamSparrow  Chat   09:24, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
 * The nominated image is functionally equivalent but superior to File:Haematopus fuliginosus Bruny.jpg, an existing FP by the nominator. The nominated image displaced the existing FP in the article. Replace it with this image, support if that is not possible. MER-C 13:00, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks MER-C. I'm happy enough with replacement. JJ Harrison (talk) 23:53, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment lovely picture, and I'm happy to support, but I don't think we should have 2 featured photographs of the exact same bird... we should decide on one. Mattximus (talk) 01:10, 20 December 2018 (UTC)
 * As a general rule, I'd oppose that statement - different views can convey different information. In this case, I'm more neutral. If replacement is the consensus other than my vote, treat my vote as replace. I do think this whole replace thing feels like it could unintentionally derail the nomination, though, so we should probably be careful about that. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about % of all FPs 14:41, 20 December 2018 (UTC)


 * Replace – and delist existing FP, nominator agrees with replacement, above. Bammesk (talk) 16:24, 22 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Per MER-C, I do suggest Replace, if that is not possible support this : -- DreamSparrow  Chat   17:04, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 04:15, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi Armbrust, looking at the above I see 5 users who favor "replace", 3 users in bold letters and 2 users in plain text. So I don't understand the close? Bammesk (talk) 01:48, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
 * See "How to comment for Candidate Images" in the lead of WP:FPC. "Replace" isn't an option. Armbrust The Homunculus 02:45, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Ok. "Replace" implied "delist" (replacement can only happen after a delist), so the intent of the participants was "delist and replace", but the participants didn't express their intent in the proper format. I suggest moving the nom to the section: "Older nominations requiring additional input from users" and then pinging the participants asking them to express their intent in the proper format. Not promoting, at this point, effectively ignores the intent of the participants. Bammesk (talk) 03:23, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Bammesk The problem is that in a "candidate nomination" delist & replace isn't a valid option either. You either support or oppose the image being promoted (including their weak variants). Armbrust The Homunculus 16:10, 2 January 2019 (UTC)