MarioWiki:Featured images

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At the Super Mario Wiki, Featured Images are those quality, intriguing, witty, provocative, rare, important, and otherwise simply interesting images that can be found throughout the site's articles. Users are encouraged to submit and vote on nominations for the Featured Image displayed on the Main Page. Every a week, a new image is selected to be featured. This is done by subtracting the number of oppose votes from the number of support votes in each nomination - the image with the most "points" at the end of the week will be featured. Any image with a negative amount of points at the end of a week (that is a nomination with a majority of opposes) is removed from the selection process. The only condition for nominated images is that they must be in an actual mainspace article on the wiki. No personal images or images from non-mainspace pages are allowed. New image nominations can be added to the Featured Image Nominations section below.

Archived nominations of images that were featured in the past are found here.

Please, do not use signatures as they alter vote counts.

Description of Image (Ex: 1-Up Mushroom from New Super Mario Bros.)


Subject: Main subject of image; include a link to the article it is included in. (Example: 1-Up Mushroom) Nominated by: If you nominate the image, place your name here.

Comments
Place some comments here if you want to explain why you think this image should or should not be featured. Note: it is very important to include   at the end of the comments section!

Mario Party DS Group Picture

 * Subject: Mario Party DS Characters Avoiding Bowser
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) - Looks nice
 * 2) - Lovely and colourful. You can see just how petrified Mario is of Bowser!
 * 3) - Fun pic. Nice choice, Castle Toad!
 * 4) You're awesome. And so is this pic.
 * 5) Cheerful action. It MUST be featured.
 * 6) No doubt it should be featured. Yoshi is very funny also.
 * 7) it is a prefect way to through the elements of a game together, havent seen better work in some time now
 * 8) haha! Look at Luigi!! he's scared out of his wits!!
 * 9) This is a good Mario character picture.It would look good even if it wasn't a Mario Party picture!-Dry dry bones
 * 10) Although it is the MPDS boxart, I think it's a good picture. It's a bit busy though.
 * 11) Yoshi! Its a cool picture, but people dislike the crowdedness.
 * 12) I am Zero! Yes, I can really see this in the main page, with a comment saying "An artwork of Mario Party DS showing a few of the characters in the game", or something like that. Zero signing out.
 * 1) Yoshi! Its a cool picture, but people dislike the crowdedness.
 * 2) I am Zero! Yes, I can really see this in the main page, with a comment saying "An artwork of Mario Party DS showing a few of the characters in the game", or something like that. Zero signing out.

Oppose

 * 1) - It's far too crowded, and the wall in back looks stupid. By the way, saying you don't know why you dislike this picture is no different than saying "looks nice!".
 * 2) I agree!
 * 3) me too Lu-igi board 13:33, 17 May 2009 (EDT)
 * me, uh...3?
 * 1) It's Mario Party DS's boxart without the title or DS info. 2nd of all, IN MY OPINION, it's kinda boring.
 * 2) Although the image appeals to me, I think we should not feature box art, at least do box art of a classic, or of an older game (perhaps in the future, when Mario Party DS is as old as, let's say, Super Mario 64}.

Comments
Since i found this Scene so Music-themed i had to Nominate it, Hope you like it

I believe that if Zafum doesnt know why he dislikes the picture, his vote should be erased That's stupid
 * No, because you're not even forced to add a reason. You can just vote without putting any reason, and just as well you can say that you don't know why you dislike a picture.
 * Look, i'm not expecting that the images i nominate win, to be honest, i don't care, but seriously, i see just stupid things like "i dunno why i just don't like it", but whatever...
 * I think Tucayo's vote should be erased, because he doesn't know why he likes his picture, he just says looks nice. LOL, you don't need a reason to vote, you just need to know if you like the picture or not. Don't go blaming me just because I didn't have a reason this time.

Excuse Mr Oppose-it-all, but saying looks nice is way different than dont knowing why you dont like it. Looks nice means i LIKE the picture because its NICE. And how can you dislike a picture for reasons you dont even know
 * Both of you calm down please, okay? Nobody is forced to add any reason when voting to support or oppose an image. If you like a picture, feel free to support it; if you don't like it, feel free to oppose it. In neither case you have to give reasons for your vote. No need to get upset about this.
 * I think we should include a notice saying that you don't have to put a reason for the vote (or a good reason at that, anyway), to avoid confusion in the future.

Ice Mario

 * Subject: Ice Mario artwork from Super Mario Galaxy
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) going with the success of the fire mario I see? Lu-igi board
 * 2) It looks so... Cold.
 * 3) I love ice mario
 * 4) Good image, just like Fire Mario's artwork.
 * 5) it looks cool. get it? cool
 * 6) meh...
 * 7) Yoshi! Lighting is so good.
 * 8) I like it!
 * 9) Ice Mario is super! The picture is good quality, the lighting is good, and it complements the Fire Mario Featured Image.
 * 1) Ice Mario is super! The picture is good quality, the lighting is good, and it complements the Fire Mario Featured Image.

Oppose

 * 1) No. It's much too plain. All it is is Ice Mario on a black background.
 * 2) I am Zero! Too plain and I think this was already a featured image. Zero signing out.

Comments
Nah Lu-igi Board, just though it has great lighing, like the rainbow Mario's colour-

Phoenix Rider, FIs arn't just about scenarios y'know, I chose this because of its lighting, its six supporters probably thought the same
 * Regardless of the reason you chose it, it still stands that it's a stock image that can be found anywhere. These FIs should have something different about them to make them stand out. 15:30, 19 June 2009 (EDT)

Mario Super Sluggers Group Picture


Subject: The group of characters on the Mario Super Sluggers cover. Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) I love this picture and I love Mario Super Sluggers too!
 * 2) don't care for baseball but this is a pretty good picture.
 * 3) Good picture. :D
 * 4) wow that is a good picture! (shame the game and sport are both boring as heck...)Lu-igi board
 * 5) I love this picture!I also realy like that game,it's fun!-Dry dry bones
 * 6) got my vote
 * 7) Yoshi! It's just so umm... Picturesque. Like it a lot.

Oppose

 * 1) - This is like the ssb picture. It's just too common of a picture.
 * 2) Per my reasons for opposing the Mario Party DS box-art.
 * 3) I am Zero! This is the box art, seen too many times. Zero signing out.

Comments
Images like this are the reason we have the 'featured image' page!

I think we have enough boxart covers in this list.

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games


Subject: Promotional artwork from Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) Same as my Super Mario Sluggers comment above.
 * 2) - Great
 * 3) Awesome! Mario and Sonic at the Olympic games has been a good series so far!-Dry dry bones
 * 4) It seems so real, that's what makes it so amazing. I give it three thumbs up.
 * 5) It's a good action shot and it stands out. Mario's in a weird pose though...
 * 6) Indeed a weird pose, but funny
 * 7) Yoshi! Its such a cool shot.
 * 8) Lol, screw the sunlight. Everybody is going to have at least a minor thing against an image, no image is exactly perfect. This one is good enough for F.I.
 * 9) I am Zero! Good idea to put this one up with a comment like "Mario and Sonic in there latest appearence, going down hill for the goal". Zero signing out.

Oppose

 * 1) sunlight in the corner ruins the picture Lu-igi board
 * 2) This picture is not only boring, but has an extremely low quality.
 * 3) If only it was in better quality.
 * The pic itself looks good, but yeah, low resolution.
 * 1) Per Low resolution opposers

Gelato Beach

 * Subject: Promotional artwork from Super Mario Sunshine
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) This image has better quality than my M&S picture.
 * 2) Good! This picture is nice.
 * 3) wow it's so colourful......Lu-igi board 11:12, 28 June 2009 (EDT) p.s, I'm sure this appears after the SMS credits, so is'nt really promo art...
 * 4) Yoshi! Its nice to see Mario chillaxing for once..
 * 5) I agree, Mario never gets to relax
 * 6) - Though it doesn't have the highest quality, it's still a good picture.
 * 7) I am Zero! This picture will be a good idea to be in the main page, but make it bigger. Zero signing out

Shadow Mario Attack

 * Subject: Mario and chums running from Shadow mario's attack in Super Mario Sunshine
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) Yoshi! I think this image is really nice to look at and has nice quality.
 * 2) I am all for it! i think it's a great pic
 * 3)  I've always wanted to see something like this!!!!Lu-igi board 11:57, 28 June 2009 (EDT)
 * 4) I was going to upload this instead of my other SMS picture, good job.
 * 5) Wonderful! It is good quality, good lighting, and it's not box-art!
 * 6) - I have nothing against it, but I really have nothing for it either. I'll support anyway.
 * 7) I am Zero! Great quality, brilliant color scheme, and good designs, but I suggest to enlarge it slightly. Zero signing out.

Comments
Yoshi! I think this picture looks better when enlarged.

Wing-Cap Mario Around the World

 * Subject: A picture of Mario flying around the world.
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) I think it looks much better than my other FI nominations. The real image (not the thumbnail) is larger, but only has one resolution. Besides that, I think it looks nice. It is very colorful, and represents a good amount of SM64 worlds and levels.
 * 2) Yoshi! This actually  quite a good picture. Nice job. But maybe you could give it a better name?
 * 3) I am Zero! Alright I'll support, but make the image bigger. Zero signing out.
 * 4) I'll support it because it looks awesome, it's from one of my favourite games,and there's a Boo in the background.

Oppose

 * 1) Nah, the quality's bordering on 'too small' and the background characters look a bit off.
 * 2) - It looks too simple, doesn't have the highest quality, and looks too simple (Note: I said simple twice on purpose).

Comments
I think this image looks better in its full resolution.
 * What's funny is that the image was uploaded a year ago to the day (30 June 2008)

if this image was remade today, it would look great, but at the minute it looks to simple.I won't support or oppose. Lu-igi board 11:48, 1 July 2009 (EDT)

Well, might I point out that most older artworks of Mario games have this kind of simplicity and quality, per say. What makes up for its simplicity, however, is that it is colorful, it represents a unique and classic game. The game it represents, SM64, is revolutionary in the time it was released, and defined a new era of Mario games. Also, this artwork represents a video game that is over a decade old (if this image were selected as FI, this would be the first to represent an N64 game, and the second oldest FI in terms of what game it relates to). So you see, this image is decent enough and would represent a very important point of time in gaming itself.
 * Besides, our next F.A. to be displayed on the main page is SM64. Why don't we feature this image of SM64 along with it on the main page? That would be rather nice to have both of them related. This would be the first time a FI and a FA are featured on the main page at the same time and are related to the same game.

How do I make the image bigger?
 * On this page? You're not allowed to do that. The image is supposed to be only a thumbnail here.

Oh, okay. Thank you.

Luigi's New Sweet Basket Move



 * Subject: A picture of Luigi's new sweet basket move.
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) - It's a good quality, interesting picture.
 * 2) lol great picture. can't wait to see this move in action! Lu-igi board 11:47, 1 July 2009 (EDT)
 * 3) Per all.
 * 4) Looks good. Nice first choice Zafum.

Oppose

 * 1) I am Zero! An image similar to this one was already a featured image, it had to deal with Luigi's sweet basket move. Zero signing out.
 * 2) Im sick of this image
 * 3) Yoshi! Good pic but not F.I worthy enough.

Comments
Erm Zero,... no it wasn't.....

Cast of Super Mario Bros. 3


Subject: Scene depicting the main characters of Super Mario Bros. 3. Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) A true classic.
 * 2) I have a poster of this! Lu-igi board
 * Cool image! Time to feature an old school Mario game.
 * I am Platitudinous, the awesomest word in the worldiverse! This is a great piece of art to go with a great game like SMB 3. Ciao!
 * 1) Looks good. Per all.
 * 2) per Time Q.
 * 3) Yoshi! Fantastic! And a classic too!

Oppose

 * 1) I am Zero! Yes this is a true classic, but, it is too blurry with poor quality. Zero signing out.

Hooktail


Subject: Mario and his partner encountering Hooktail. Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) Lu-igi board

Oppose

 * Nothing special about this image... and it doesn't look very good when enlarged.
 * 1) I agree, nothing special going on.
 * 2) No. Per All.
 * 3) Yoshi! This a screenshot, plus its rather boring.

Comments
I'm not sure what side I'm on! I love the Paper Mario series, and would love to see it featured on the main page, but Time Q does have a point. It does, however, look good for just a screen shot, and I think it has a chance of winning. I will consider my vote before I go casting it.

Yoshi and Co

 * Subject: Promotional artwork from Yoshi's Island DS
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) This image is similar to the boxart, but it's bigger and shows more.
 * Very interesting image, especially if you only know the section used as the boxart. Nice quality also.
 * 1) Yoshi! Despite this being extended box-art, i really like this pic

Smash Bros Army

 * Subject: The cast of Super Smash Bros Melee
 * Nominated by:

Support

 * 1) Yoshi! This is a great pic, great quality and Not Box-art!

Oppose

 * 1) i just think of this as the Brawl one.... they were used a lot in the past

Comments
Yoshi! Looks Even Better bigger...