Sticker@lemy.nl to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlNederlands · 2 years agoWhy do most Lemmy users make posts with images hosted on external sites (not on the Lemmy server)?message-squaremessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy do most Lemmy users make posts with images hosted on external sites (not on the Lemmy server)?Sticker@lemy.nl to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlNederlands · 2 years agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoConvenience of posting or not to burden their personal instance hoster?
minus-squareSticker@lemy.nlOPlinkfedilinkNederlandsarrow-up0·2 years agoIt is not difficult to open a link with a picture if the user uses Lemmy through a browser. However, when you use the Lemmy app, it becomes inconvenient to constantly open pictures through the browser.
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoUsing Sync so I can’t relate to the picture opening in browser. Sync is very good with handling that specific part. Besides that my point still stands: Less storage needs and being a burden on the ressources of the lemmy instance provider.
minus-squareRescuer6394@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agouse an app that embeds the image / gif into the post. like sync, and most likely other apps too. some hostings are still not supported, but the main ones are.
Convenience of posting or not to burden their personal instance hoster?
It is not difficult to open a link with a picture if the user uses Lemmy through a browser. However, when you use the Lemmy app, it becomes inconvenient to constantly open pictures through the browser.
Using Sync so I can’t relate to the picture opening in browser.
Sync is very good with handling that specific part.
Besides that my point still stands: Less storage needs and being a burden on the ressources of the lemmy instance provider.
use an app that embeds the image / gif into the post.
like sync, and most likely other apps too.
some hostings are still not supported, but the main ones are.