# I can't figure it out. How do I share links to photos from third party hosts, and is it OK for them to display inline?

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> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#):
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> Is that still in effect?

Nope.

> [@Animated graphics in posts now OK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-graphics-in-posts-now-ok/945025):
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> After discussion, we’ve tentatively decided to allow animated graphics in posts. (We’ve been breaking links to animations up till now.) Please don’t make us regret we did this. Please, no animations in avatars. Not sure if that’s even possible, but if it is, don’t.

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