Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-7673575-20180209213609/@comment-10502460-20180210005412

Adding a background image will immediately divide users over whether they like it or not. the current wiki layout has worked for the past few years as it is.

I also personally find that background images can sometimes make me have to strain my eyes slightly to read some things depending on what the image is is.

But the biggest reason I oppose a background image is because I think it would detract from the stories on this wiki. When I was active on the SOG wiki, I used to add images to all my pastas. I don't do that anymore, and in fact I think creepypastas in general are best to read when they don't have pictures added (unlike creepypasta narrations, in which I quite enjoy creative visuals). I find that in most cases photos detract from the impact of the plain text, and I don't see how that would be different with a background image (for example, I don't think my pasta Letter to the Editor would be quite as effective with such a background image.)

If the image were a border/banner type thing like the black-and-white woodland wallpaper that used to be on Creepypasta.com before it got bought out, that would be one thing, but I'm opposing this as illustrated by your example.