Hey y’all!

I just want this to be an announcement to everyone:

[color=#3296fa]Whenever you can, please actually put the video/image in the topic, not downloads/links of them![/color]

Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of people providing download links to view a video, especially in the categories within #help-and-feedback. This would discourage many people from helping since they don’t want to download things like that to fill up their computers. Plus, downloading is a longer process than say, a link, or even a whole video on the topic itself (which is the best option).

This is what is happening:

And this is only one example, if I provided all (if somehow I managed to find all of them), then you’d be scrolling for miles to view them!

And this is only one example, if I provided all (if somehow I managed to find all of them), then you’d be scrolling for miles to view them!

This is a download link to a video. But it’s extremely inconvenient to download something to see it. As I said before, a link would be much better, and if it’s actually on the topic then it’s the BEST.

Also, many people still use Gyazo, but please stop using Gyazo, especially for images! I mean, just put the image on the topic by uploading it! Like this:

Don’t provide a link to websites like Gyazo. It’s unnecessary most of the time since it’s possible to provide it in the topic.

Obviously, not every file type/size will work, but most of them will.

Here are some exception(s), reply down below if you have any more:

• If a video is too large (sometimes it will be), then it’s better to provide a link to it. Upload it to someplace like Google Drive or some online video place and provide a link to it.
• Likewise, if an image is too large and you need all that detail for some reason, then you can link websites that store uploaded images.

TL; DR

Don’t put download links for videos/images at all! And also try avoiding links to other websites, but that’s understandable sometimes. Try to make it so that the videos/images all display on the topic. It’ll be easier to view it for everyone.

A benefit from this is that, especially in the #help-and-feedback categories, people can instantly view your problem and will most likely solve it much faster than providing a download link. I mean, think about it: if you provide two videos (what you want to happen, and what happens), then it’s much harder to switch back and forth between two tabs noting what exactly is wrong. And downloads are out of the question here–they’d be a disaster!

Thank you for reading,
and Happy National Composting Day!