[Leica] Just wondering

[richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man)]

OK, I'm not saying that we *must* switch to allow inline photos, it's
working well enough for 20+ years, but I must question the assertion of
that image posting will "explode". I mean, FB LUG group allow easy photo
posting, and it's still the similar people that post there. So unless
somehow changing this policy somehow means a large influx of new members, I
doubt the postings will explode.

It's definitely true that in some FB groups, Leica or otherwise, there are
tons of images posted, but I think that's the nature of the social media.
If one looks at traditional forums like GetDPI where images can be attached
easily - so basically just like email inlining, the image threads still
tend to be quiet.

In other words, I don't know if allowing image inlining will increase photo
posting or not, but I don't think it will result in traffic explosion
either.


On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 11:15 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
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> As someone who posts a lot of images every week, some with Leica
> equipment, some with Fuji/Panasonic/Ricoh, I will chime in here. I am on a
> couple of cycling related lists which do allow inline photos. But there it
> makes sense because they are used mostly in posts where the poster has some
> mechanical problem and it helps to post a photo of the relevant part of the
> bicycle to get answers to one?s question. Otherwise, photos are incidental
> to the conversation.
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> Here, photography IS the conversation, so I think that if the restriction
> were lifted, the volume and bandwidth used would explode, and although
> those are much less of a restriction now than in earlier times, they are
> still not free. And many of us either have our own websites or use one of
> the many available services, or the LUG Gallery which Brian has provided
> for our use. So I really do not see a need to embed images in posts.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> > On 25 Aug 2019, at 06:17, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> 
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> >> including images in email posts (I suspect) opens tons of hassels with
> >> bogus files and explodes Brian?s server space
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> > The original reason for not allowing attachments in LUG emails was
> security. It is easy to hide dangerous malware and viruses in jpeg files.
> But computers are 50 times faster now than they were when this all started,
> and it is now routine to screen inbound email for malicious things.  Disks
> are now 800 times larger at the same price, so server space is not an issue
> in 2019.
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> > I could easily enable the transmission of jpeg and tiff and gif and png
> files if there is consensus that it would be welcome. I wouldn't want to
> lose Sonny over it, though.
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