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OriginalThích Quảng Đức's self-immolation during the Buddhist crisis in Vietnam.
Reason
Decent quality. A similar photo won 1963 World Press Photo of the year. Malcolm Browne went on to win the Pulitzer Prize the next year. Provides significant encylopedic value by illustrating Thích Quảng Đức's protest that resulted in his death, and compels the reader to learn more.
Articles in which this image appears
Thích Quảng Đức, Malcolm Browne, Buddhist crisis, Self-immolation, 1963
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
Malcolm Browne for the Associated Press

Promoted File:Thích Quảng Đức self-immolation.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:21, 2 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Francis II & I, Holy Roman Emperor
Reason
illustrative and good quality
Articles in which this image appears
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Petar Milošević
  • @PetarM: The article you listed above. Nom's reason is: "illustrative and good quality", category is: "Artwork/Sculpture", so I look for content on the sculpture. If the nomination reason was: "Depiction of emperor in an article about the emperor", then the reason section should say so, and in that case I think there are better depictions in the article which show the emperor in full and in color. It is a good photo, but I don't see EV for FP. Bammesk (talk) 01:36, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Bammesk this is more question for forensics. But when i pass all those photos, i could not get his face more clearly than on this sculpture. Not just front but side too. Artist may tell you why sculpture/bust than painting. If you dont see reason, vote no. --PetarM (talk) 08:15, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:31, 2 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The large arch by the entrance of Rocky Point State Park is one of the few structures remaining from the amusement park.
Reason
Rocky Point State Park in Rhode Island was built on the site of an abandoned historic amusement park. Only a couple artifacts from the latter. The most obvious/largest/best known is this giant arch, originally from the 1964 World's Fair in NY. It's a passive use park, largely open space and paths, so this does, in my opinion, depict the park pretty well. It's the VI for the park and a QI on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Rocky Point State Park, Rocky Point Amusement Park, List of Rhode Island state parks
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Rhododendrites
  • Support as nominator – — Rhododendrites talk \\ 15:02, 20 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support lNeverCry 20:19, 20 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – EV? Sca (talk) 00:52, 21 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Sca: I don't know what to do with this comment. Are you asking what the encyclopedic value is? If so, it's built into the reason description and I don't know what else to say. It's a depiction of a notable park including a [locally, anyway] iconic artifact from a [not just locally] historic amusement park (and the World's Fair)... — Rhododendrites talk \\ 01:02, 21 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – I kind of agree with Sca. This is a good depiction of the arch, but the arch is not that significant or notable. Is this a good depiction of the park? It shows an asphalt path and a shallow hill, it doesn't show very much, other than the arch. Bammesk (talk) 03:03, 21 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    • Sure, but as I said in the reason, it's a small, newly opened passive use park that's basically open space, a couple paths, and a few remnants of the old amusement park (of which this is the most prominent). There's history, and it's good the land was preserved for public use, but the place is, at this point, fairly unimpressive. I nominated it because I do think it's a pretty good representation of the park. I mean, as with just about any subject I can imagine something better (e.g. if I had access to a drone to take an aerial shot), so I guess I just don't know what's expected... :/ — Rhododendrites talk \\ 03:40, 21 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
      • It is a good photo, but when it comes to EV opinions differ. Here is how I think of the EV in general terms: when I see a photo and it is interesting enough that I want to know more, then is there content on the English Wikipedia to satisfy my curiosity. In this particular case, I see the photo as a depiction of the arch, rather than the park, and the arch is not that notable, and in my opinion not that interesting (based on our content) to have a FP of its own. (but sometime, some photos, make all this logic go out the window!!) Bammesk (talk) 04:04, 21 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - This pic don't identify the subject properly. As per WP:FP?
    Is among Wikipedia's best work.
    It is a photograph, diagram, image or animation which is among the best examples of a given subject that the encyclopedia has to offer.
    It illustrates the subject in a compelling way, making the viewer want to know more. A photograph has appropriate lighting to maximize visible detail; diagrams and other illustrations are clear and informative.
    --Marvellous Spider-Man 06:33, 21 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Photo shows an empty place, the character of which is not readily discernible. This photo, also in article, contains more visual info and is more accessible to the viewer. The nominated photo, IMO, fails criteria 3 and 5. Sca (talk) 17:45, 21 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – weak EV, the arch dominates the image and it isn't notable. Bammesk (talk) 02:00, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – It seems a good illustration for the place. Yann (talk) 19:57, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support --LivioAndronico (talk) 18:56, 23 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose This is a nice photo, but its EV is limited as it's not clear what the photo depicts. The photo of the "Remains of the Skyliner ride's upper turnaround" in the Rocky Point State Park has much stronger EV as it depicts what's clearly abandoned entertainment infrastructure, though the present image isn't quite as good technically. Nick-D (talk) 23:03, 25 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:33, 2 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Elizabeth L. Remba Gardner of Rockford, Illinois, takes a look around before sending her plane streaking down the runway at the Harlingen Army Airfield, Texas. Gardner served with the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, during World War II.
Reason
Great illustration of a WWII WASP pilot in action.
Articles in which this image appears
Women Airforce Service Pilots
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
United States Department of the Air Force (restored by Hohum and Bammesk)

Promoted File:Elizabeth L. Remba Gardner, Women's Airforce Service Pilots, NARA-542191.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:39, 5 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Two blue wildebeest males fighting for dominance in Etosha National Park. When they clash, they face up to each other with bent knees and exchange horn thrusts. Elaborate individual displays are made during their rivalry and they may bellow, snort and dig their horns into the ground.
Reason
Excellent quality and engaging depiction of blue wildbeest behaviour in nature - we have relatively few FPs of animals in action (feeding, fighting, etc)
Articles in which this image appears
Blue wildebeest
FP category for this image
Mammals
Creator
Yathin S Krishnappa

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:11, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Marina Bay Sands
Reason
Meets the criteria and the Marina Bay Sands is an interesting enough structure that some pic or other is going to be here eventually.
Articles in which this image appears
Singapore,List of companies of Singapore
FP category for this image
Urban
Creator
Flickr user Erwin Soo

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:23, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Mount Ararat and the Araratian plain
Reason
Good quality. If you look hard enough, you can see Noah's Ark ;)
Articles in which this image appears
Mount Ararat
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
Սէրուժ Ուրիշեան
 • Étienne, I don't see Noah's Ark. Which figures. I read on Twitter that they moved it to Kentucky. – Sca (talk) 22:46, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Sca: Ha! The Book of Genesis should be updated then. :D Étienne Dolet (talk) 22:55, 1 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Crisco 1492: That's strange. It's barely noticeable though. Étienne Dolet (talk) 05:47, 2 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Very noticeable in full size. Looks like a botched stitching job or an attempt to remove some foreground objects - you can see the seams, on both the soft areas, left & right... Oppose at least until fixed, if that is possible. Otherwise a stunning view. --Janke | Talk 09:21, 2 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
The border of the blurry zone is very noticeable - it looks like part of a lower resolution copy has been used to cover over something. But it should be fixable, if there is access to the high-res unedited original. It is a very nice view of the mountain: probably millions of similar images exist of it taken from the same viewing point but it would be hard to find one this sharp and free of haze or cloud cover. Tiptoethrutheminefield (talk) 17:24, 7 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Why not crop off the bottom edge of the image, most of the part with the ploughed field - it is not necessary for the image of the mountain. Any small remaining part of the top of the blurry low-res zone could be covered by cloning adjoining high-res parts of the field? Tiptoethrutheminefield (talk) 17:33, 7 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Tiptoethrutheminefield: That's a possibility. But cropping such a beautiful field like that is painful. Plus, making a panorama strictly a mountain isn't so appealing either. The scenery is what makes it special. Étienne Dolet (talk) 20:25, 7 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Hi guys, I advice against cropping it since there is an easy fix which involves free hand manipulation of a symmetric (mirror) copy of a section from the left side (of the vertical line) to cover the right side. Vegetations are mostly texturing which changes each season, so such a modification won't affect the integrity of the image, like it would have been the case if we had touched the mountain itself. I can volunteer if no one does.
I would change my vote if the giant blurry parts are fixed. Mattximus (talk) 02:16, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I tested the easy fix but didn't like it. There is another fix which involves more work. I have time this Saturday but since the vote ends Jan 11, it might be too late. If no one finds an easy fix which keeps the field by that time, I will have it ready by the end of this week and the nominator can nominate it again. Yaḥyā ‎ (talk) 02:45, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:50, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment Dear Friends, I am the author of this photo. The reason for the blurriness is strictly a result of Adobe Lightroom 6's panorama feature, after stitching the 4 original RAW images. I noticed it only later. I will try to do another stitch (perhaps not removing lens distortions first) and see what results we get. If this doesn't work, I can offer the original RAW photos to anyone who would like to give it a try themselves. Thank you. P.S. the original (uncropped) version of the file is here. Սէրուժ (talk) 08:05, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalStonewall Inn "raided premises" sign
Reason
The police raid of the Stonewall Inn started the Stonewall riots, a major event in the gay liberation movement in the United States. This sign from that night is now framed at the Inn. Because of the wall it's on, in a tiny entryway, glare from the red light was, for me anyway, unavoidable without taking the picture from a harsh angle. IMO the technical quality is acceptable, but the encyclopedic value is high. On Commons, it is a QI and VI.
Articles in which this image appears
Stonewall riots, Stonewall Inn, History of gay men in the United States, Police raid
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
Rhododendrites

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:56, 13 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Water droplet lying on a damask tablecloth
Reason
EV, illustrative makro shot
Articles in which this image appears
Damask, Surface tension
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Materials science
Creator
Petar Milošević

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:58, 15 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A painting of an officer of the Imperial Horse Guards charging into the Battle of Benavente.
Reason
It is a high quality painting of the officer's charge (even at its original pixelage of 4,489 × 5,853), that comes from the Battle of Benavente, an important part of the Peninsular War.
Articles in which this image appears
Grande Armée, Battle of Benavente, Military art, The Charging Chasseur (Article about painting.)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Théodore Géricault

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:03, 17 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – A cavalry charge by the French 4th Hussar in the Battle of Friedland.
Reason
It is a painting of the Battle of Friedland, which was an important battle of the Napoleonic wars.
Articles in which this image appears
Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty GA class, Horses in warfare A-class (Also GA), Military art B class, Vive L'Empereur (painting) (Article about painting).
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Edouard Detaille
  • @Spaully: The original source, which is a much higher quality image, doesn't have it. See here. While I understand that there should be recognition, it would be hard to patch in the signature without noticeably lowering the quality of the image. Plenty of the featured paintings on Wikipedia have no signature in them, as seen here. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 21:31, 9 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • oppose I'm not sure I see the EV for this painting. It is in de Nansouty's page, but it is not of him. There is no mention of this painting in any of the pages, and the painting itself does not have a page. Also, does the original also cut off the end of the author's signature? It's possible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mattximus (talkcontribs) 02:14, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:51, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The western end of the McClure Tunnel, also the western terminus for Interstate 10 in California.
Reason
It's a picture taken at night, but well illuminated with good contrast, and the headlights and taillights add a nice touch.
Articles in which this image appears
McClure Tunnel
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Steve Lyon

Promoted File:McClure Tunnel west.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:54, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A image of the cliffs of South Australia meeting the sea in the Great Australian Bight Commonwealth Marine Reserve. Taken in 2010 when it was known as the Great Australian Bight Marine Park.
Reason
High quality image taken of the cliffs of the Great Australian Bight showing both the landscape and the sea and its movements against the cliffs.
Articles in which this image appears
Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth waters), Great Australian Bight
FP category for this image
Landscapes
Creator
HeyJude70

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:01, 20 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Point Reyes from Chimney Rock Trail
Reason
Golden hour shot of a major landmark in California's coastline.
Articles in which this image appears
Point Reyes National Seashore
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
User:King of Hearts

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:33, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – How the antenna works. The radio waves from each element are emitted with a phase delay, so that the individual waves emitted in the forward direction (up) are in phase, while the waves in the reverse direction are out of phase. Therefore the forward waves add together, (constructive interference) enhancing the power in that direction, while the backward waves partially cancel each other (destructive interference) reducing the power emitted in that direction. At other angles the power emitted is intermediate between the two extremes.
Reason
Effectively illustrates a complex apparatus and makes it intuitively understandable.
Articles in which this image appears
Yagi–Uda_antenna
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator
Chetvorno

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:26, 26 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Front and back view of a Fairphone 2 with a transparent case. The phone is modular, allowing individual components to be repaired or upgraded without having to replace the entire phone. Visible replaceable components include the screen, cameras, loudspeaker and battery.
Reason
The Fairphone 2 is the first modular smartphone on the market, and this image, from Fairphone themselves, shows the modular construction clearly. The version on Commons is fully annotated, identifying the components and which module each one belongs to. The image is clear, freely licensed and meets the resolution guidelines. (This image was added today, but replaced an almost identical image, rendered from a different angle, which was uploaded over a week ago.)
Articles in which this image appears
Fairphone 2, modular smartphone
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator
Fairphone
Given the current POTD backlog, this would probably end up appearing some time mid-2019... (More seriously, we do already have at least one featured picture of a current electronic product.) Smurrayinchester 08:34, 17 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Surprisingly, we don't currently have any featured pictures of phones - this seems like a definite lacuna, given how ubiquitous they are. Are there any superior images of smartphones you can recommend (particularly ones that show internal components)? Smurrayinchester 13:54, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:54, 26 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Venetian Hotel (Macau) at night
Reason
High quality photo, looks great and is used on mulitple pages across multiple wikis.
Articles in which this image appears
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Alex537

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:18, 28 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Alabaster vase of pharaoh Semerkhet, c. 2920 BCE.
Alt – enhanced version: focused/sharper artwork lines on vase (but no sharpening on the vase surface itself), removed background/bokeh noise, slightly warmer white-balance, slight increase in overall contrast (performed in that order).
Reason

Encyclopedic Value:

  • In pristine condition, this unique alabaster vase arching back to the First Dynasty of Egypt recalls the visit of a poorly known pharaoh named Semerkhet to the Palace of the pleased king.
  • The standing man hieroglyph used as part of the king's name is particularly rare
  • The left sign in the rectangle is important to understand the evolution of hieroglyphic writing, being an early form of the hotep sign (see the course on the matter on wikiversity).
  • The vase shows the earliest known exemple of the Two Ladies name (vulture and cobra), used by virtually all subsequent pharaohs until Roman times.

Difficulties: picture has high resolution and comes from a small badly-lit corner of a room in a museum which has otherwise very few Egyptian antiquities and is rarely visited for them. I did my best to capture the hieroglyphs with the terrible surrounding light and distance of over 1m from the object, which was located behind a thick glass.

Articles in which this image appears
Semerkhet, Nebty name, Two Ladies, on Wikiversity: Development of hieroglyphic writing and on many non-English wikis.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History
Creator
Iry-Hor
Bammesk Do you think the image could be enhanced digitally now? I would really like to see this image become as good as possible. Iry-Hor (talk) 08:35, 22 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I doubt it can be improved to the point of passing FP criteria. Vase area need sharpening (DOF) and the shadows need blurring (noise). Perhaps others with more experience can do more for the image than I can. If the museum is accessible to you, it is best to shoot it again with a tripod (if allowed), or with a much better camera. Those are really the best ways. Bammesk (talk) 15:30, 22 January 2017 (UTC) Sidenote: if you shoot it again for the purpose of passing FP criteria, please note that some reviewers may find the crop too tight and the background too busy/distracting. I am Ok with both though, given the EV.[reply]
Bammesk Unfortunately the museum is not accessible to me anymore. I posted the picture because I interpreted the following point in the FP criteria "A picture's encyclopedic value (referred to as "EV") is given priority over its artistic value" as meaning that for a high enough EV, the photo can be of passable quality. Iry-Hor (talk) 16:53, 22 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
The criteria is specific in some ways but it is also open to interpretation by individuals. My vote is just one vote and not a final word (nor is my opinion). Here is my opinion: in this case the subject is a museum piece, therefore there is opportunity to create a better image. For historic, rare or onetime events, or given a specific reason on a case by case basis, then bypassing the quality standards of the criteria is Ok. But excellent EV on its own is not sufficient, in my opinion. Bammesk (talk) 18:02, 22 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Alt image is much better indeed! Iry-Hor (talk) 11:18, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
So with two Support and two Oppose how do we decide? Iry-Hor (talk) 10:39, 28 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Instructions on top of this page say 5 support votes minimum and two-third majority, 2 votes is not enough. Bammesk (talk) 16:18, 29 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:23, 30 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The cave of Salão da Floresta Branca, in Terra Ronca State Park, a state park in the municipality of São Domingos, Brazil. The natural complex of the region is composed of numerous caves with a rich system of speleothems, springs and rivers, along with diverse flora and fauna.
Reason
Good detail, high quality, impressive composition, high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Terra Ronca State Park
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
JOSE HUMBERTO MATIAS DE PAULA (edit by The Photographer)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:48, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Members of Israeli musical group Hakol Over Habibi in 2006. The band represented Israel in Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Halayla".
Reason
Good quality, high EV, professional execution
Articles in which this image appears
Hakol Over Habibi
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
יוסי צבקר (translated: Yossi Zavker; contributed with OTRS)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:49, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A wooden gorgoneion by Thomas Regnaudin, ca. 1660, on Hôtel Amelot de Bisseuil in Paris.
Reason
Lead image, good framing and details.
Articles in which this image appears
Gorgoneion, Thomas Regnaudin
FP category for this image
Artwork/Sculpture?
Creator
Jastrow

Promoted File:Gorgoneion Regnaudin Amelot de Bisseuil.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:39, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSimone Biles at the 2016 Olympics all-around gold medal podium.
Reason
Good quality, sharp, high EV, representative
Articles in which this image appears
Simone Biles lead image, +5
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
Agência Brasil Fotografias
Josh, were going to have to find a substitute for that verb. Override, outweigh, offset, cancel out? Sca (talk) 14:12, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
A substitute? You mean, alternative verbs? Josh Milburn (talk) 14:30, 24 January 2017 (UTC) [reply]
Exactly. Under the circumstances, perhaps we should devise one of our own. How about outtrump? Sca (talk) 15:03, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Simone Biles at the 2016 Olympics all-around gold medal podium (28262782114).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:55, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]