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[Meta] This community shouldn't allow image posts (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 day ago by to c/dadjokes@lemmy.world
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Not only are image posts less accessible, they're much lower effort. This community was much better when it was just structured jokes as text posts. Now it's getting posts with the less than pointless "rule" crap and it's slowly becoming yet another s#%$post community and losing what made it special.

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[–] 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

I think it's a broad generalization, and there are some jokes that only really work in image form (example 1 / example 2). Even the post I think you're referring to wouldn't really work without the image (except the random cat isn't really necessary).

If anything I'd say it's nice when the title text is setup to a joke, with the content (text or image) being the punchline. I personally try to come up with my own punchline before checking the description, so the format really works out. Agreed that the "rule" titles are low effort and belong in !196@lemmy.blahaj.zone but i just don't upvote those personally.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Your two first examples are literally a screenshot of a text joke.

    The one with the buckets is a loose fit, IMO.

    I get your point, I just think the examples you picked work better as counter examples.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Sure maybe the one with Cher could do without the picture of her, but i think it enhances the joke.

    The one of the text with dad is one of the highest upvoted posts in this community, and just contact name and the position of the iMessage bubbles tells so much, that had it been described in text only, it wouldn't be a good joke IMO.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 day ago*

    it's nice when the title text is setup to a joke, with the content (text or image) being the punchline. I personally try to come up with my own punchline before checking the description, so the format really works out.

    This is the best form of this community, imo. I still think images are bad even in the post body, but at least it'd stem the meme-ification of the posts. The main problem I see building is that image posts are easy and popular on the front page, where votes are given regardless of community, and it won't take much attention seeking to leave this community a shell of what it was.

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