# Were images turned off because they were causing a problem, or only because they weren't on the old Dope? **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [June 22, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578 "2020-06-22T14:18:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578/145 "2020-06-27T19:34:33Z")
So my animated gif was moderated and the post is still there for me but hidden. I can click to reveal it. What does everyone else see? ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578/146 "2020-06-27T19:36:28Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > So my animated gif was moderated and the post is still there for me but hidden. I can click to reveal it. What does everyone else see?  I see exactly what you’re seeing. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578/147 "2020-06-27T19:47:11Z")
> [@susan](#): > > I’d go for photos in MPSIMS and IMHO, but not the other fora (or whatever they’re called on this site). > > > [@Mahaloth](#): > > > > This is kind of what I was thinking. Perhaps allow in some forums and not others, or perhaps even create a forum where pictures are encouraged and allowed. Could we add Cafe Society? Generally I’m not a fan of food pics, but I can see how in some instances such as, “What went wrong with my bread?” it might be useful to see so others could offer help. And again, if there is a community perception that someone is abusing the option, they could be asked to dial it back. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578/148 "2020-06-28T00:52:11Z")
Again, it’s 2020. Images should be allowed, moderated if they are a problem. I would love to see graphs and charts in GD and GQ. Handle bad actors with moderation and applied community standards, but don’t try to blanket ban all images just because “it’s the way we’ve done it since the birth of the internet”. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578/149 "2020-06-28T01:04:22Z")
$10 trillion dollars of wealth was destroyed in Q1 2020 and Trump may be the 2nd President of my lifetime to leave America poorer at the end of his Presidency than when he entered it, but God forbid the people reading this should be exposed to a picture of Federal Reserve data to quickly make this point. 🙄🙄 Oh, and if post text is limited, pictures become even more important in order to make a succinct point. > [@The Trump Administration: A Clusterfuck in the Making Part Deux (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux/911083/282): > > No problem. It’s the Federal Reserve’s Z1 report, Section B1, line 1 [Derivation of US Net Wealth](https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/20200611/html/b1.htm)[[Google Photos] ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/oTzHdWJSvTaWHdkX7) The above chart is not adjusted for inflation, but you can see in nominal dollars the country is poorer now than it was at the end of Obama’s reign of terror. $10 trillion of wealth evaporated between the end of 2019 Q4 and 2020 Q1. That may be a record. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578/150 "2020-06-28T10:03:30Z")
I’m okay with allowing images, but I did notice an annoyance in this thread. The images take up more space than necessary, and often take a bit to load since Discourse uses lazy loading (it only loads a post as you scroll to it.) I think the idea of having thumbnails you can expand is a better idea. If the images were the size of those link previews, that would be quite nice. (And I agree the link previews are a bit overdone. I would prefer them with less quoted text, with that text made a bit smaller and possibly lighter, and the title only as large as normal text.) ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578/151 "2020-06-28T10:06:33Z")
Oh great! I clicked the gif link and now I’m clucking and strutting like a chicken. Can you snap your fingers or something?! ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578/152 "2020-06-28T14:04:59Z")
That’s what my avatar is attempting to do, but those pesky gloves… ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578/153 "2020-06-29T12:47:10Z")
For those who want to browse like it’s 19 ~~9~~ 89: > **[Textise-it – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/textise-it/)** > > Download Textise-it for Firefox. Open web pages in Text Only mode using the services offered by Textise, via button (Desktop) or menu (Firefox for Android). > **[Image Block – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/image-block/)** > > Download Image Block for Firefox. Image Block adds a toggle button that conditionally blocks/allows loading of images on webpages. Blocking images results in faster browsing, especially helpful on handheld devices or slower connections. [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/text-only-mode/nelklgbagpchkmoipfpcbbjjbdbjhgid?hl=en](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/text-only-mode/nelklgbagpchkmoipfpcbbjjbdbjhgid?hl=en) > **[Text Mode](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/text-mode/adelhekhakakocomdfejiipdnaadiiib?hl=en-US)** > > Browse the web without distractions via simple text based pages. > **[How to Use Google Chrome’s Hidden Reader Mode](https://www.howtogeek.com/423643/how-to-use-google-chromes-hidden-reader-mode/)** > > Most web browsers have a built-in “Reader Mode” that converts web pages into a more reader-friendly view. Strangely, Google Chrome does not have this feature—unless you know how to find it. We’ll show you where it is. > **[How to Enable Reader View in Safari Automatically on iPhone or iPad](https://osxdaily.com/2019/03/28/enable-safari-reader-view-automatically-ios/)** > > Do you like using Safari Reader View on the iPhone or iPad when reading a particular webpages articles or stories? Reader View in Safari can make webpages easier to read in some situations, and if … > **[How to Browse in Text Only Mode in Chrome / Moziila](https://thegeekpage.com/stop-images-showing-web-pages/)** > > How to browse image free:- Whenever you browse on the web,it is obvious that you come across many images.But not all of them will be equally essential for [https://habilis.net/lynxlet/](https://habilis.net/lynxlet/) > **[LYNX – The Text Web-Browser](https://lynx.invisible-island.net/)** > > Thomas Dickey is the maintainer/developer of the Lynx text-browser. This page gives some background and pointers to Lynx resources. [https://habilis.net/lynxlet/](https://habilis.net/lynxlet/) ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578/154 "2020-06-29T14:52:37Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Nobody sees mine. I do. It’s a white square that is clearly visible against the off-white background of the SD Light theme. If you want an invisible avatar, you could use a transparent PNG file. I just tested that and it seems to work. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578/155 "2020-06-29T16:42:57Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > For those who want to browse like it’s 19 ~~9~~ 89 … I would like to browse like it is 19989, with the direct neural/temporal-lobe interface, with exabit transfer speeds so that it seems like the entire internet is inside my head, there are no language barrier, and we only occasionally make thinkos. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578/156 "2020-06-29T20:06:46Z")
I definitely look forward to fewer thinkos… I’m currently plagued by them. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578/157 "2020-06-29T21:18:40Z")
I recall a time when there was much handwringing over the introduction of smilies 😕. Conservatives predicted mass abuse of the feature by the hoi polloi and several posters took a position that they personally would never use them and they would think less of any whippersnapper who did use them in a serious forum like GQ or GD. Here we are a decade later and the board has not devolved into 4chan. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578/158 "2020-06-29T21:57:21Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Here we are a decade later and the board has not devolved into 4chan. It’s taking longer than we thought. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578/159 "2020-06-30T01:12:25Z")
> [@erysichthon](#): > > If you want an invisible avatar, you could use a transparent PNG file. I just tested that and it seems to work. Thanks for the idea. Not that I’ve gone with an invisible avatar, but it gave me the idea to give mine a transparent background so it doesn’t look “wierd” in different themes. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Crap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.crap/32/3131_2.png) [@Dr.Crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Crap)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578/160 "2020-06-30T01:30:38Z")
> [@erysichthon](#): > > If you want an invisible avatar, you could use a transparent PNG file. I just tested that and it seems to work. > **[Transparent PNG Pixel Base64 Encoded](https://png-pixel.com/)** > > Online PNG pixel generator. Create a transparent PNG Pixels base64 encoded. For anyone who wants to do this. Set the opacity to 0.0 and download. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-images-turned-off-because-they-were-causing-a-problem-or-only-because-they-werent-on-the-old-dope/911578.md?page=7)