Thread:Vetinari/@comment-4705324-20191028193422/@comment-4705324-20191105165853

Yeah I can see what you mean re Discussions. I think the difference is with Discussions is that, if well moderated, they can be a really effective tool. But as I said in my initial message as well, users who perhaps would not normally edit the wiki might use Discussions. You can then reach out to them to see if they are interested in contributing. With experience, that would also improve their posts in Discussions as well.

The mobile main page is really good, even if you did just throw it together! Well organised with a good choice of images. :)

I can see what you mean about images cluttering things but research has found users engage with images more than text. If a main page has too much text, or at least text in blocks, then it would not appear much different to a standard article.

To give you another example using a main page I designed in accordance with the guidelines, Planet of the Apes Wiki still uses a lot of text in the first two sections as that is great for search engines and for readers to read a concise summary of the wiki and the latest news.

Using the images though to navigate between characters and movies gives a massive area for users to click to view their article. It's also instantly recognisable, where if they see a movie poster for a movie they instantly know it's what they are after and will navigate to the article.

Images well organised on a main page don't always need to look cluttered. :)