Table for seasons

I see you reverted my table of seasons of the year from one entry (diff). It seems the problem is the cutesy images? I tried finding real-world photos of each season from Wikimedia Commons to add to the template, but it was difficult to find one for summer specifically, at least one that I would like. Also, cartoonish images work better in low resolutions, while detailed images would seem to require higher resolutions to look good. In any event, that's just my opinion. I've been adding the table to other entries linked in the multiple languages of Template:table:seasons/en, so it isn't a matter of keeping or deleting the table from 1 entry. If the template looks good now, or can be edited to look good, I would like it to be used in all the applicable entries.

--Daniel Carrero (talk)22:07, 10 October 2015

In short, yes, I find the images twee, cutesy-poo and (at best) deeply annoying. I don't know that tricks like hiding them by default and making them expandable would make them any better.

Partly because they personally irritate me, partly because they make Wiktionary look like My First Illustrated Dictionary For Children (ages 4-8).

You know what works at every resolution? Text.

In a wider sense, I get the whole Be Bold attitude, but this is changing the look and feel of the whole project, and I'm not sure it's adding much, and I don't get the impression that you care much what anyone else thinks. (That is, you are offering the choices of "do it my way, or do it my way with trivial cosmetic changes". Not doing it your way is not an option, and your way involves -- requires -- doing it everywhere.)

I get that you're trying to make the project better, but I disagree that what you're doing necessarily does.

Catsidhe (verba, facta)22:20, 10 October 2015

I'm not sure I especially like the way they look either. Plus, conception of seasons is very culture-dependent, and these images (or even for seasons) makes no sense in some languages.

Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds22:27, 10 October 2015

This template does not have to be used for any languages which have seasons other than the 4-season system. I'm going to mention this on the BP.

--Daniel Carrero (talk)00:38, 11 October 2015
 

Ok, I apologize for making it sound like only "my way" counts, Catsidhe. Let me explain: in your revert, you said "That is twee, insulting, and i would like you to stop that now. It's starting to feel like vandalism.", which is vague. I understood that you preferred the list format as opposed to the table format by reverting the edit, but I can see that the images could be called "twee" and I thought: "If there's any possibility to keep the table format, maybe the only problem are the images? I might as well ask." I was just presenting and trying to adapt my proposal if needed, I was not trying to invalidade what you think. In any event, I'm going to post a Beer Parlour discussion about this template now, which you could participate. I just want to make sure what format the community prefers for this. I'm ready to undo the changes, but I'd feel stupid if I re-edited the entries right now to return to the list format without any further discussions and other people wanted to discuss the issue or wanted the tables back.

--Daniel Carrero (talk)00:38, 11 October 2015