Thread Bombs

[MaggieL]

Gotta agree. I've often been known to throw in images I think are relevant--especially cartoons...but if all you have is a comment, and your words can't do the heavy lifting, maybe your words need work. Lots of colorful pics (that somebody else made, in most cases) aren't a substitute thoughtful posting. MySpace is for illiterates.

On the original Cellar, you had to download and view images separately; everybody was on a character-mode connection.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by MaggieL

On the original Cellar, you had to download and view images separately; everybody was on a character-mode connection.

And we rarely used smilies.

In the current incarnation of The Cellar our thread bombs tend to be limited to the occasional use of the venerable "Grammar Nazi" image.

[glatt]

Well, I did post a Nelson "Ha! Ha!" image in the SUV limo thread. While I thought it was a good comment, I thought it was much too large in its original format. So I shrunk it considerably.

There are still many Dwellars out there on dial-up connections. I think large images should be used judiciously. If they appear in threads outside the usual image areas, they can be an unexpected drag for those on dial-up.

[MaggieL]

Originally Posted by glatt

Well, I did post a Nelson "Ha! Ha!" image in the SUV limo thread.

Yeah, that rocked because it was a meaningful part of the comment; you could just hear Nelson's voice and 'tude.

But this "I put a big, slightly strange or gross image here mostly to generate a gut reaction I can't get from my words, which are neither particularly clever, insightful nor well-supported on their own." is annoying.