# WHY Can't We Display Photos Here? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 15, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-display-photos-here/798914 "2017-10-15T12:53:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-display-photos-here/798914/21 "2017-10-15T18:39:53Z")
Another new month brings a new poster asking about photos. Regular as clockwork. Keep photos out please. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-display-photos-here/798914/22 "2017-10-15T18:50:26Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > Lots of posters read at work, so clicking on random links can be fraught with peril. That’s why your suggestion is generally frowned upon, here. A better option would be to describe what’s in the link, then provide the URL as source material for those who prefer to see for themselves. And make the link so you need two clicks to open it. Break it so it doesn’t parse, or put it in a spoiler box. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-display-photos-here/798914/23 "2017-10-15T18:52:23Z")
I’d personally like a hybrid between the two options–no photos by default, but allow them in specific individual threads (such as the long thread about photography.) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-display-photos-here/798914/24 "2017-10-15T19:05:59Z")
The Tapatalk app (at least the Android version I last had) can be configured to open the photos inline. Or to not. Someone like the \*\*OP \*\*or \*\*DG \*\*just above could use that app for the special purpose of seeing the pix the rest of prefer not to bother with. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-display-photos-here/798914/25 "2017-10-15T19:08:07Z")
as someone who frequents a site for a niche game series that’s primarily played by teen age girls you don’t want the animated gifs and nemes and other assorted crap … they had a crackdown and cleaned up the site due to malware … So I’m glad theres none of that here ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-display-photos-here/798914/26 "2017-10-15T19:21:03Z")
I’m closing this both since the OP is no longer here and the question has been answered already anyway. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-display-photos-here/798914.md?page=1)