Talk:Main Page
From Turtledove
That is a creepy, creepy ass picture of Turtledove. Do we need one? Yeesh. Elefuntboy 05:03, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
It doesn't seem that creepy to me, and it is the most common by far. Why is it so prominent, though? Why not stick it to the side as an embedded thumb like we do with everyone else's picture? Turtle Fan 16:32, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
- To underscore the fact that this is not the main wikipedia. TR 18:27, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
- Maybe it just seems creepier to me because its so damn huge. I'm seriously creeped out. Can we make it less ginormous? Elefuntboy 01:36, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
- What about this one?
- What about this one?
Or this one? http://www.lanecc.edu/library/inklings/images4/althistory11.jpg
Both make me less uncomfortable. Elefuntboy 01:42, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
There's nothing wrong with the picture as such, the other one seems worse than the one up there now. Perhaps if we embedded it and did a wraparound with the text the aesthetic would be better. But do people really think this is Wikipedia? To believe that you'd have to be nigh on stupid enough to think said Wikipedia is worth visiting. Now, why do we have links to the SV and WW categories but no others? That I really don't get. Turtle Fan 02:10, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
A thought on how to make clearer how "in story" articles should be handled... rather than get into How To Edit right on the main page, what about a para. to the effect of "On this wiki, articles about characters, locations, and events in a particular timeline are written from the perspective of that timeline. For more information on this, see <How to Edit>...". then How To Edit could be broken into multiple sections, one for "in timeline" and one for non-timeline based entries. PonderousMan 23:09, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
- Ok, go ahead and rough what you have in mind out. You should be able to edit the main page. That way, everyone will see, comment, and edit if needs be. TR 23:18, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
- will do... but it may need to wait until the weekend.
That's fine. TR 23:26, 13 March 2008 (UTC)