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brianlux
brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,660
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Dear mods,
Can we put an end to these hit and run trolling memes, especially the ones that not not include the source?  It's obvious trolling and is making a bad joke out of some of the threads here.  I know of other forums that do not allow simply posting memes with no content from the poster and no source.  Seems like a good idea.  Thanks for considering it.
(Just a heads up from the get-go, I will ignore any snarky remarks and trolling of this post.)
"It's a sad and beautiful world"
-Roberto Benigni

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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459
    brianlux said:
    Dear mods,
    Can we put an end to these hit and run trolling memes, especially the ones that not not include the source?  It's obvious trolling and is making a bad joke out of some of the threads here.  I know of other forums that do not allow simply posting memes with no content from the poster and no source.  Seems like a good idea.  Thanks for considering it.
    (Just a heads up from the get-go, I will ignore any snarky remarks and trolling of this post.)
    I post a lot of GIFS. I hope those are ok! 
    www.cluthelee.com
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,660
    ^^^
    As far as I know, a gif posted by itself with no comment is allowed (although I can't say for certain).   I just think it's better to include a statement of one's own.  But I'm not a moderator, so that's just my take. 
    What I find irritating are gif meant merely to troll a thread, especially when the do not include a source.  They just take up space and are meant to pester.

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,454
    Where would society be. If one would not be allowed to respond with a single GIF.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,660
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Where would society be. If one would not be allowed to respond with a single GIF.

    Real?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Cropduster-80
    Cropduster-80 Posts: 2,034
    I get what you are saying sort of.

    However I read words in a lot of these threads and people are not sourcing what they are writing with footnotes and a bibliography page.  I’ve found some factual inaccuracies.

    where does it end? A meme is meant to convey a thought, an idea, a point, and in a funny way.  Pretty much by definition it’s not supposed to be taken literally.

    as long as it’s on topic I have less of an issue with a meme than reading a paragraph that is also made up and inaccurate.  At least with the meme I know it’s not supposed to be treated as fact, I can’t say that for a written comment. 

    A picture says a thousand words. If I found a GIF instead I would save you the time of reading several paragraphs 
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459
    Cropduster-80 said:
    I get what you are saying sort of.

    However I read words in a lot of these threads and people are not sourcing what they are writing with footnotes and a bibliography page.  I’ve found some factual inaccuracies.

    where does it end? A meme is meant to convey a thought, an idea, a point, and in a funny way.  Pretty much by definition it’s not supposed to be taken literally.

    as long as it’s on topic I have less of an issue with a meme than reading a paragraph that is also made up and inaccurate.  At least with the meme I know it’s not supposed to be treated as fact, I can’t say that for a written comment. 

    A picture says a thousand words. If I found a GIF instead I would save you the time of reading several paragraphs 
    return of the jedi episode 6 GIF by Star Wars
    www.cluthelee.com

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