Talk:Congdon Street Baptist Church

Dispute

An editor seems to think that this version of the article is better than this version.

Thoughts? Beyond My Ken (talk) 16:55, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

• A neutral pointer to this discussion has been placed on the talk pages of the WikiProjects listed above. Beyond My Ken (talk) 16:55, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

• As far as I can see, the versions are identical except for the photo, addition to the last sentence, bottom template, and deletion of stub tags. In my opinion, the photo and its placement is better in the first version because the photo in the second version is too similar to, and too close to, the infobox photo ― although neither additional photo is necessary; they are both inferior to and largely duplicative of the infobox photo. The addition to the last sentence, more precise NRHP template and deletion of stub tags are all better in the second version. Station1 (talk) 19:03, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

  @Station1:, Beyond My Ken has persistently replaced high quality images of local structure with their own, low quality images. These photographs are visibly out of focus, exhibit poor composition, and are of lower resolution than the ones they replace. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Filetime (talk • contribs) 19:25, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

  To clarify, I don't really think one photo is significantly better than the other. It's a matter of their perspective. The infobox photo shows two sides of the church, and additional photos showing only one side don't really add anything of value to the article. (And please be aware of WP:NPA; we're discussing only this particular article here.) Station1 (talk) 19:40, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

  The purpose of adding the photo was to show the deterioration of the exterior of the church since 2012, when the other photo was taken, but I have an idea of how to show that better. Beyond My Ken (talk) 19:49, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

OK, I have now put both photos in the article to make explicit the change in condition of the outside of the church. Beyond My Ken (talk) 19:59, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

I think that looks fine. Station1 (talk) 20:08, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

@Station1: If you zoom in even slightly, it is clear that the majority of @Beyond My Ken:'s image is out of focus. This is not a matter of WP:NPA but a basic and objective observation. Furthermore, both of the photos by @Kzirkel: exhibit perspective correction, while that by Beyond My Ken does not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Filetime (talk • contribs) 20:51, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

Most readers do not zoom in. In any case, Beyond My Ken has agreed to show both photos, not replace the previous one. If you have a better photo of the same perspective or otherwise showing recent deterioration, it will be worth considering, but otherwise the photo is good enough to illustrate the issue described in its caption. (And please don't forget to sign your comments.) Station1 (talk) 22:12, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

I see no reason to have 2 photos of a church. It looks rather cluttered for an article with the two images taking up more space than the article itself; perhaps a gallery? Buffs (talk) 21:58, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

A gallery has been created since this discussion started. Station1 (talk) 22:12, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

...which looks WAY better. I think we're done here. Buffs (talk) 15:15, 28 April 2021 (UTC)