Forum:CT:FA and FW image links on the Main Page

The images used on the Main Page in Template:Featured article and Template:Featured work currently take you straight to the image specification pages for said images, giving you the licensing template, the image details, where it links to, etc. However, some users&mdash;off-wiki, mind you, but it stands to reason it happens here too&mdash;have noted that their first instinct to get to the article itself isn’t the bold link on the article’s name, but the image. Instead, they’re directed to the image specification page, which can be complicated for newer users who aren’t yet well versed in how a wiki operates. This is the reasoning behind why the pop-up box for images, like it or not, was implemented as opposed to taking you straight to the specification page.

So, this proposal is simple: featured article and featured work images&mdash;i.e., the image of the subject and the book cover, respectively&mdash;should link to the subject, not the image specification page.

These are actually the only two images on the Main Page that don’t link to something other than the tech page for the image. To use the two current images as an example, this is what the image coding would be were the current FA and current FW to have this:


 * JediCouncilConsensus.jpg
 * YanibarTalescover.jpg

Here are those image links in action:

Obviously they wouldn’t be in gallery form. That said, I think this will make for an easier and more user-friendly navigation.

Just as a note, the idea for this CT has been shamelessly stolen from Wookieepedia. In all seriousness, though, I think it’s a good idea we would do well to implement too.

Voting will last for at least one week, until Wednesday August 25th, unless more or less time is required. All relevant matters of the voting policy apply. Please be civil. - Brandon Rhea  (talk) 06:31, August 18, 2010 (UTC)

Support (1)

 * 1) As the proposer. - Brandon Rhea Alliance Starbird.svg (talk) 06:31, August 18, 2010 (UTC)

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Please keep all comments in this section. Thanks! - Brandon Rhea  (talk) 06:31, August 18, 2010 (UTC)