I love the look of these, but I worry that it makes them too dominant? Also they look hard to implement, and possibly might fail in an ugly fashion if the content is unexpected in some way, as the sources aren't structured.
Topic on Talk:Cross-wiki Search Result Improvements/Design
We wanted to show a variety of options that we could use for the display of the new cross-wiki search results so that we can pick and choose between which features we like or dislike. Or, to add in other display options that we hadn't thought of yet.