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::::::::::I don't feel strongly if you'd prefer not to have them. But in my experience, people are more likely to read an article that has pictures. I have a lurking suspicion that this article is not very interesting. On one hand, it's a list of facts and figures, which is difficult to read. On the other hand, it is impossible to endorse the conclusion unless one has made the effort to do the reading. That is why, despite the ready availability of the information, nobody has ever before published anything similar. So pictures might draw the audience in. But it's not as if I painted them myself. So it doesn't bother me personally if you leave them out. | ::::::::::I don't feel strongly if you'd prefer not to have them. But in my experience, people are more likely to read an article that has pictures. I have a lurking suspicion that this article is not very interesting. On one hand, it's a list of facts and figures, which is difficult to read. On the other hand, it is impossible to endorse the conclusion unless one has made the effort to do the reading. That is why, despite the ready availability of the information, nobody has ever before published anything similar. So pictures might draw the audience in. But it's not as if I painted them myself. So it doesn't bother me personally if you leave them out. | ||
::::::::::I think I've filled in all the references now, so I will resist the temptation to make any more changes.[[User:1234567|1234567]] ([[User talk:1234567|talk]]) 05:02, 16 April 2013 (PDT) | ::::::::::I think I've filled in all the references now, so I will resist the temptation to make any more changes.[[User:1234567|1234567]] ([[User talk:1234567|talk]]) 05:02, 16 April 2013 (PDT) | ||
I understand your concerns, but I think they are unfounded. What makes an article interesting is the value of its content, and this article has it in spades. A comparative article would be this one (spit into two parts): | |||
* http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Dhul-Qarnayn_and_the_Sun_Controversy_in_the_Qur%27an_(Part_One) | |||
* http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Dhul-Qarnayn_and_the_Sun_Controversy_in_the_Qur%27an_(Part_Two) | |||
It is very long and I'm sure many would consider it difficult to read, but it's one of our most valued articles. And it has not a single image. IMO the wives article looks a whole lot better without the images. With them it make the page a lot more cluttered and vastly lowers its tone. About drawing readers in, I can almost guarantee a page like this will receive a lot of views on WikiIslam. Related sites critical of Islam may not find pages like this to be a success, but then their target audience is usually different to ours. And TBH this site is there for those who want to actually learn accurate facts about Islam. If a reader needs images to keep them interested, then they're at the wrong site. [[User:Sahabah|--Sahabah]] ([[User talk:Sahabah|talk]]) 12:00, 16 April 2013 (PDT) | |||