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Edit request: replace Cat:Images

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Aafi

Currently, the Main page prominently links to Category:Images on "Images", suggesting this is how to find Images and that this is a good place to start exploring the site, and a good subsite for new users to visit.

However, most categories contain images. Most images (or categories containing images) are not located in the Cat:Images branch, it's currently misleading and very incomplete. Moreover, the most useful subcategory of it, Category:Images by topic (similar to e.g. Category:Photography by subject and Category:Videos by subject) is currently up for deletion and without this subcat this place would be even less useful than it already is. (It makes little sense for people to browse images by filetype instead of by subject for example.)

Thus, I suggest to replace this link with something else, such as having it not linked at all, or linking to a broad cat like Category:Categories.
Prototyperspective (talk) 11:34, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This could be replaced with a link to a Commons page that still links to or embeds Cat:Images with the info that this category is not really useful to explore/browse/find images e.g. since most categories containing images are not contained in it. Does somebody have any suggestions what could be linked?
An alternative would be to massively improve that category so that e.g. Category:Images by topic becomes truly useful and most categories containing images are contained in it but I doubt at least that this can be done any time soon and at least until then replacing that link would be due and seems needed.
Consider people new to this site visiting the Main page for the first time. Prototyperspective (talk) 10:29, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Adding 3D_Models and Discussion fields

{{Edit request}} Please add the following: 

|Discussion=;Discussion?
:See the [[Commons:Discussion pages|list of discussion pages]].

and
|3D_Models = 3D Models
As it is seemingly quite common for nobody to even try to find or modify those parameters; despite their existance. Seemingly, because it's not here. Therefore, it may be a good idea to add this. Kxeo (talk) 22:16, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why should this be added where exactly and what would that do? Prototyperspective (talk) 00:28, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
|3D_Models = 3D Models is already set. Where should the upper part be added and why? Disabling the edit request template as your request still remains unclear and/or already implemented. Commons:Discussion pages is a template and shouldn't be linked this visibly on the Main page which already links to e.g. VillagePump in the top right. Prototyperspective (talk) 16:31, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Loves Folklore 2025

{{Edit request}}

Please add Wiki Loves Folklore to the mainpage as per previous years. Thank you in advance. ✝iѵɛɳ२२४०†ลℓк †๏ мэ 19:17, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done signed, Aafi (talk) 05:43, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Aafi please never use fixed color values on this page. It breaks the page in dark mode. GPSLeo (talk) 07:20, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Aha! Thanks for the note @GPSLeo. I will be extra-careful in future. signed, Aafi (talk) 07:26, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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