cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/58189605

What it looks like:

Here’s an example of such a post: https://sh.itjust.works/post/58082125

They uploaded an image and then included a URL as the body/text.

On Lemmy, it looks like an image post, with a small expando to the right of the title that you can click to show the body:

Why you should stop doing it:

  1. It makes high-quality posts look the same as low-quality ones.

I automatically downvote most image/meme submissions and posts with bad/non-descriptive titles for quality control. Linking directly to a source is how you make a high-quality submission. You can include screenshots or quotes in the body of the post.

  1. I could start clicking the expando next to the title to check if a source was provided, but there’s going to be a user option to block image posts in the next lemmy update (v0.20), so that format is not good since lots of people will start to automatically block them.

  2. You can put images in the body of the posts.

Why should anyone care?

Low-quality, easy-to-digest content will dominate and drown out everything else if no one does anything to limit it. It degrades the internet and our brains.

A blog that elaborates:

The Cargo Cult of The Ennui Engine https://medium.com/@max.p.schlienger/the-cargo-cult-of-the-ennui-engine-890c541cebcb

  • Anon518@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
    1·
    9 days ago

    This comment does not address any of the core arguments and thus seems largely unrelated/irrelevant.

    • Snoopy@piefed.socialMEnglish
      2·
      8 days ago

      I replied to the examples you chose in your arguments…

      It makes high-quality posts look the same as low-quality ones.

      No, i disagree, picture can showcase different kind of informations that text aren’t able to explain.

      futhermore, I explained that the screenshoot showcased a browser UI and the other one is, maybe a trick to escape copyrighted content detection. So…for me it doesn’t lower their qualities.

      Low-quality, easy-to-digest content will dominate and drown out everything else if no one does anything to limit it. It degrades the internet and our brains.

      That’s not necessary true. It depends on the pics, and the text. There are some badly written text that could achieve the same result. It depends on lot factors.

      • Anon518@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
        1·
        9 days ago
        It makes high-quality posts look the same as low-quality ones.

        No, i disagree, text and picture can showcase different kind of information that text are able to explain.

        That’s bad English, and thus difficult to decipher, so I have to assume what you’re trying to say.

        The OP is referring to memes and other screenshots of text (often social media posts). Nearly all of these are low-quality content. The “solution” offered by the Lemmy devs to block that stuff is blocking image submissions. I noted in other comments that it’s a flawed solution, but it’s the option we have. Of course it’s correct that text submissions can be poor quality too, but overwhelmingly, it’s images that are the problem.

        futhernore I explained that the screenshoot showcased a browser UI

        Images (and text) were included in the body of the post. It didn’t need to be submitted as an image post. I noted the future consequences of continuing to do that.

        and the another one maybe a trick to escape copyrighted contend detection

        Yes, there are instances where images are useful. I agreed that blocking all images is not a perfect solution, but I haven’t seen anyone present a better one.

        Low-quality, easy-to-digest content will dominate and drown out everything else if no one does anything to limit it. It degrades the internet and our brains.

        That’s not necessary true. It depends on the pics, and the text. There are some badly written text that could achieve the same result. It depends on lot factors.

        This seems to display a lack of understanding of what the OP discussed. Did you read the link at the end that expounds?

        There’s a long history of low-quality meme content ruining reddit subs. It’s become the norm on reddit; turning it from it’s former higher-quality content to just another low-quality facebook-like site. And it’s extremely common on Lemmy too.