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I have observed a recent spate of editors adding collages to infoboxes for military conflict articles. These might consist of four, six and sometimes more images. In my view, these are too noisy. If they do not significantly increase the footprint of the infobox, they are too small to be viewable. Furthermore, detailed captions add to and bloat the infobox. Infobox size is a particular issue for mobile devices. It is my view that collages as a lead image are generally inappropriate and contrary to P&G on several points.
are single images that illustrate multiple closely related concepts, where overlapping or similar careful placement of component images is necessary to illustrate a point in an encyclopedic way[emphasis added]. Such collages do not satisfy image use policy. The rationale for use appears to be largely decorative.
Images must be significant and relevant in the topic's context, not primarily decorative. They are often an important illustrative aid to understanding.This is consistent with WP:IMGCONTENT (policy):
The purpose of an image is to increase readers' understanding of the article's subject matter, usually by directly depicting people, things, activities, and concepts described in the article. The relevant aspect of the image should be clear and central[emphasis added].
[t]he less information it contains, the more effectively it serves that purpose ...Collages would appear to be inconsistent with this.
My reading of P&G and best practice is that the use of collages as lead images/in infoboxes generally and for military conflicts more specifically, should be exceptional.
Comments please. Cinderella157 ( talk) 12:26, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
Does Wikipedia have any restrictions on images generated using AI, such as DALL-E? ---- CharlesTGillingham ( talk) 21:54, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
It's for File:Pinxton Castle Lidar.png found at [1] where it says Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 which wasn't one of the choices given when I uploaded it but is one we can use. Thanks. Doug Weller talk 14:02, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
For clarity, I'm curating a film and TV portal and wanted to confirm if Film/TV posters which have been uploaded under fair use can be used alongside the excerpts on their entries. Thank you. Princess of Ara 14:44, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
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I have observed a recent spate of editors adding collages to infoboxes for military conflict articles. These might consist of four, six and sometimes more images. In my view, these are too noisy. If they do not significantly increase the footprint of the infobox, they are too small to be viewable. Furthermore, detailed captions add to and bloat the infobox. Infobox size is a particular issue for mobile devices. It is my view that collages as a lead image are generally inappropriate and contrary to P&G on several points.
are single images that illustrate multiple closely related concepts, where overlapping or similar careful placement of component images is necessary to illustrate a point in an encyclopedic way[emphasis added]. Such collages do not satisfy image use policy. The rationale for use appears to be largely decorative.
Images must be significant and relevant in the topic's context, not primarily decorative. They are often an important illustrative aid to understanding.This is consistent with WP:IMGCONTENT (policy):
The purpose of an image is to increase readers' understanding of the article's subject matter, usually by directly depicting people, things, activities, and concepts described in the article. The relevant aspect of the image should be clear and central[emphasis added].
[t]he less information it contains, the more effectively it serves that purpose ...Collages would appear to be inconsistent with this.
My reading of P&G and best practice is that the use of collages as lead images/in infoboxes generally and for military conflicts more specifically, should be exceptional.
Comments please. Cinderella157 ( talk) 12:26, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
Does Wikipedia have any restrictions on images generated using AI, such as DALL-E? ---- CharlesTGillingham ( talk) 21:54, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
It's for File:Pinxton Castle Lidar.png found at [1] where it says Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 which wasn't one of the choices given when I uploaded it but is one we can use. Thanks. Doug Weller talk 14:02, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
For clarity, I'm curating a film and TV portal and wanted to confirm if Film/TV posters which have been uploaded under fair use can be used alongside the excerpts on their entries. Thank you. Princess of Ara 14:44, 28 April 2024 (UTC)