Ok folks. This is coming from a long-standing RPer who can and does use images in posts where appropriate. I'm seeing a plethora of ungodly-sized images folks are using in their RP threads. I'm talking images that take up more space and effort to insert than the posts themselves.
I get why sigpics are used - I've used them off and on for years. I also come from a school of thought that the image ought to be less important, and remain topical, to whatever it was that was posted. Not to mention, large enough to see, but small enough not to be a distraction.
I also get why pictures sometimes help clarify, illustrate, or add to an RP. I'm not against them per se. But what I don't understand is the seemingly increasing standard being used of hy-uge seals, logos, sigpics, character pics, outright spampics relating to whatever meme is being referred to, and other such garish bits.
So I figured, as a player, I'd ask you folks who are participating in threads why it is you do it, what you want out of it, what you think others can benefit from it, and why it is you can't perhaps downsize them and still make use? As a mod, I'd like to understand the reasoning behind it all, and get a better grasp on how many actually utilize them, and what seems to be the driving force behind what I'm observing is a growing popularity. Yes, I have been spoilering the more blatantly huge ones as I've come across things. No warnings have been given, but some of it does seem to skirt the lines of forum rules.
So what is it, folks? What's the appeal? Why can't it be minimized and still used? Do most players actually like the giant images? Are more annoyed with it than impressed? Should we ask for a rule of thumb that states a post must contain more text/content than any images used in it, or perhaps a limit on image height/width? Or is this just mountains out of molehills overall?
