Wikipedia:Featured_pictures_visible

September 2, 2006 2:57 AM

Wikipedia: Featured pictures (plus candidates) Fellow arachnophobes beware!
posted by nthdegx (12 comments total)

Being an arachnophobe is only a problem if you scroll straight through the animal section to see the cute widdle Eskimo puppy or the ibis...and bam! Gotcha!

See also: images suitable for wallpapering.
posted by artifarce at 5:14 AM on September 2, 2006

Never seen this photographed.
posted by artifarce at 5:18 AM on September 2, 2006

So many awesome photos in there.
posted by Tuwa at 6:37 AM on September 2, 2006

Ceiling Cat got shafted. :(
posted by yeti at 6:55 AM on September 2, 2006

I now have the Weedy Sea Dragon as my desktop background. There are some great shots there!
posted by Salmonberry at 8:41 AM on September 2, 2006

Some damn nice illustrations too. I wouldn't mind getting into doing some illustrations for articles, but I wouldn't know where to start.
posted by oraknabo at 8:53 AM on September 2, 2006

Nice link! Thanks.
posted by mmahaffie at 10:15 AM on September 2, 2006

Cool. This is my new desktop.
posted by Citizen Premier at 2:39 PM on September 2, 2006

Awesome collection. Thanks!
posted by jikel_morten at 4:06 PM on September 2, 2006

Indeed, yeti.

The standards are higher than when I first started there almost two years ago, but it's mostly for the better. I'm in awe of the fine-tooth-comb given Featured Article and Featured Picture candidates nowadays. (And severely intimidated by the effort required. I'd rather do good work in the trenches.)
posted by dhartung at 4:38 PM on September 2, 2006

My favorite Wikipedia picture of all time.
posted by danb at 5:32 PM on September 2, 2006

Wow, some of those are really great.

Salmonberry: leafy sea dragons (apparently a relative of weedy sea dragons) are awesome as well. I got to see some at an aquarium exhibit on seahorses, and they camouflage *amazingly* well with seaweed.
posted by needs more cowbell at 6:06 PM on September 2, 2006