On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 12:49 PM, geni <[email protected]> wrote: > However the overall format in the article is considered when > considering what is appropriate. Image galleries create large breaks > in the text and messy formatting due to issues with screen resolution. > As a result there are best limited to where there is a solid need for > such things. The other problem with image galleries is that they are > often use to keep poor quality images in the article. Certainly when > I've expanded articles with image galleries I've often killed of the > images in the galleries entirely rather than using them in the article > proper.
Good points - although it's annoying that the weakness of our layout engine affects the content we can display. >> 2) The Commons links are incredibly obscure, and I don't think the >> average punter ever sees or visits them. It's like telling someone to >> ring the hotline for more information - they just don't. The link >> doesn't give any indication whether there are 2 images on Commons on >> 200. > > Not relevant. We're not serving our readers well by putting images behind a link that they won't see or use. >> 3) Galleries let you illustrate a much wider range of the subject >> matter than by simply placing images in the margins. For example, in >> the contentious [[Lamington National Park]], we could illustrate all >> the waterfalls, most of the important flora, fauna, and geological >> features. > > We could but if they were that important it should be possible to > include enough text for the image to sit next to the. We also have > extensive articles on flora, fauna, and geological features that > people can go and look at if they want images of those things. Indeed - it *is* possible to include enough text. Should the current absence of such text preclude images? (A genuine question: is it ok for an article to be unbalanced in the short term?) > You can try but you are unlikely to get very far. Yeah, figured. Steve _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
