Talk:Fokker Dr.I

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Recent edits to this page include improvements to photo placement. The primary goal was to avoid placing a series of images in a stack at the right-hand side of the page. The resulting image "stackup" is discouraged in WP guidelines: Avoiding image "stackups". In addition, it is recommended that the left-hand image should be the one in full color, for visual interest, and that it also have strong directionality so that it naturally faces into the text. These small changes should result in improvement to overall page appearance. Jack Bethune 00:29, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

I do not see how this is an improvement. First, there is no image stackup problem here. The guideline states: "One of the problems many users of floating images hit is that multiple images sometimes 'stack up' horizontally, particularly with large screens and wide images. The best solution to this is simply to add more text, but this sometimes isn't possible. This section shows some solutions to this problem." Under this definition, image stackup is obviously not at issue in this article. Lack of text has not caused images to stack up horizontally.

More importantly, this image is not representative of a Fokker Dr.I. It is a replica, and not an accurate one. No Fokker Dr.I was ever powered by a Warner Scarab, or whatever that radial is. And the cowling is obviously designed for a radial, not a rotary. If the picture were an accurate replica, I would not object. But I fail to see why this inaccurate representation of a Fokker triplane must be featured so prominently, and I fail to see why that helps inform readers as to the qualities of the actual aircraft. 167.10.240.94 20:05, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Having learned from you that the color image is of an inaccurate replica, and not a very good one, I have to agree. This image would not be a suitable photo to lead off the page discussion. Thanks for clarifying the stackup situation. I misread the guidelines. Jack Bethune 22:24, 29 November 2006 (UTC)