So now that Lemmy and the community overall are getting a lot of attention, with /c/memes being one of the biggest communities across instances, I think we should be a bit more strict about certain things.

I’d like your opinion, though. What do you think about a rule about only allowing images, and that such images need to be uploaded to Lemmy instead of linking to something like Imgur. I think that text and videos are a better fit for some other community (at least until we get something where we are able to play videos within Lemmy).

  • 🐱TheCat@sh.itjust.works
    7·
    2 years ago

    I don’t know if I like the idea of forcing the image to be hosted on lemmy.ml. I think its good to spread out the data in the event 1 goes down? You may end up with a graveyard of broken links

    • ghost_laptopOPM
      21·
      2 years ago

      Well, if the instance goes down you won’t be able to access the community anyway. I wouldn’t have any issue with posting somewhere else, but Imgur doesn’t show a preview which makes it really shitty for posting here. I’d be fine with posting on other instance and adding that link, too.

      • 🐱TheCat@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        2 years ago

        true, its just that the instance is more likely to go down if it becomes a mandated image repository for a large community, right? or am I wrong about that?

        I get your point about thumbnails though. Maybe a short list of approved image hosts that work as a thumbnail? or do only pics posted directly to lemmy work as thumbnails?