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Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Kelpies.jpg

Hi, We do not delete nominations. Just {{Withdraw}} it if you want. Thanks, Yann (talk) 18:42, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

 Done Thanks, I've withdrawn the abandoned nomination. —Bruce1ee 23:38, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

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Round 1 of Picture of the Year 2024 voting is open!

Dear Wikimedian,

Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the 2024 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year is the nineteenth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2024) to produce a single Picture of the Year.

Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year are all entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.

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Happy holidays! * 2026 !

	* Happy Holidays! *
	Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! ¡Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo! Joyeux Noël et bonne année! Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr! Wesołych Świąt i Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku! Щасливого Різдва i з Новим роком! Boldog karácsonyt és boldog új évet! Καλά Χριστούγεννα και καλή χρονιά!    -- George Chernilevsky talk 14:30, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

@George Chernilevsky: Thank you very much, and happy holidays to you too. —Bruce1ee 15:40, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

Happy holidays!

Merry Christmas and warm wishes for a joyful, healthy, and peaceful New Year 2026! -- Radomianin (talk) 21:20, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

@Radomianin: Thanks very much, and the same to you. —Bruce1ee 00:12, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

Happy holidays!

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	Merry Christmas and a happy new year! ✴ Aristeas (talk) 17:06, 22 December 2025 (UTC)
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@Aristeas: Many thanks, and the same to you. —Bruce1ee 15:31, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Happy holidays and best wishes for 2026!

✨ Happy Holidays Bruce1ee! 🎄 Merry Christmas! 🎉 Best wishes for 2026! -- Giles Laurent (talk) 19:32, 22 December 2025 (UTC)

@Giles Laurent: Thank you, and the same to you too!. —Bruce1ee 15:29, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

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Round 1 of Picture of the Year 2025 voting is open!

Dear Wikimedian,

Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the 2025 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year is the twentieth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favourite images featured on Commons during the last year (2025) to produce a single Picture of the Year.

Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year are all entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.

For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topical categories. Two rounds of voting will be held: In the first round, you may vote for as many images as you like. The top 30 overall and the top 5% of most popular images in each category will continue to the final. In the final round, you may vote for just five images to become the Picture of the Year.

Round 1 will end on 18 April 2026, 23:59:59 UTC.

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