I'm thinking a background of flames and sparks, or maybe a gif with lightning coursing through the button might do better. I say to you all now, with Wikipedia's eternal log's as my witness, that they will grow up to be good, button-fearing people, so help me.- Δζ ( talk) 23:37, 14 November 2009 (UTC) Reply You know, I'm really thinking the current pic doesn't fully convey the majesty and power of the big red button.

How far has our society devolved that in 2009 we even need to have this discussion? I weep for my children and can only pray they grow up in a world where all appreciate the majesty and power of the Big Red Button. So too does the Big Red Button demand an image. I could describe Niagra Falls to you, we've all seen broad waterfalls right? This would not be as effective as seeing for yourself just what makes the falls such an iconic landmark. The bigness and redness are certainly not well-appreciated without a picture showing perspective and context, and the nature of the button itself, an over-engineered, powerful-looking device, demands an image to comprehend. The full Big Red Button Experience is certainly not obtained from a limited amount of prose, and is only obtained by pressing one and witnessing the havoc, or, failing that, seeing a picture of the awesome device.

cont 23:45, 10 June 2009 (UTC) Reply Well said brother. Furthermore, to assume that most people know what such a button looks like does not mean it is an unnecessary image. The picture allows wikireaders to fully engage in the big red button experience. 80.44.254.147 07:02, (UTC) Reply I would argue that the picture is imperative to the educational intent of the article.

Do we really need a picture? People know what a big red button looks like.

Push big red button gif