Talk:State Arsenal (Providence, Rhode Island)

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Dr.Swag Lord, Ph.d in topic RfC: Gallery contents and formatting
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Which of these two contents and formats for this article's gallery is preferred?

Gallery #1 (in situ)

Gallery #2 (in situ)

Beyond My Ken (talk) 02:07, 21 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

Survey

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  • #1 - The version of the middle of the three images in Gallery #1 is easier for the reader to see, and all three images are better at the slightly larger size they are presented at in that gallery. Centering the gallery looks neater and more professional. The smaller postage-stamp size of Gallery #2 does the reader a disservice by being so small and cramped. Gallery #2 is at the default size, but, as per WP:Gallery:
The default size of a gallery should be understood as simply the size that images are presented at if nothing else is specified, not as the preferred size of the images.
We are given the capability of adjusting the size of images in the gallery for a reason, to better present them to the reader in a form that is easy to see and understand. Gallery #1 performs that task better than Gallery #2. Beyond My Ken (talk) 02:07, 21 June 2021 (UTC)Reply
  • The height is not fixed (note that the middle image is not as tall as the other two), the height parameter sets the maximum height with the width that's specified and the aspect ratio unchanged. Beyond My Ken (talk) 03:41, 21 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

Discussion

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Gallery #3 (an alternate offered by MB)

  • Two points:
(1) Here's what it would look like in the context of the entire page: [1]
(2) It's simple enough to reduce the size, such as this:
Gallery #3A (same as above, but height reduced from 225px to 200px; in situ)
Beyond My Ken (talk) 23:22, 21 June 2021 (UTC)Reply