I'm a big believer in content. I use pictures only when necessary, and when I can obtain permission from the copyright owners. I don't use a lot of little animated gifs or anything not essential to the content of the page. The few graphics I do use are repeated throughout the page with the same link, so that browsers which cache shouldn't have a big problem. Here I'd say half of all the pages here are derived from user comments and suggestions.
Every decade is subjective to what the people who experienced it remember.
A lot of people experienced the decade, they're all going to have different viewpoints, so it only makes sense to try and incorporate as much of others opinions as I can. So I guess what it breaks down to is that I love getting email and that without it, the pages wouldn't contain much information. So, if you think that the page needs something important, let me know, and I'll try and add it in and ask for some help in the process. I read every email I get and try to respond to it all. It's probably not the most creative thing I've ever done, but I find a lot of enjoyment in it, and hope that other people do as well.