(05-18-2015, 04:31 PM)Bryn Wrote: I know people who have left the RPC permanently because of the general air of hostility which is permitted to linger, and not because of .gif use. Among these people and including myself, the 'anti-image-and-no-text -post' rule is seen as a treatment for the symptoms and not the disease.
It's far easier to be a dismissive asshole who has no consideration for others' enjoyment of the community in .gif form than in text form. Mostly because typing takes time, and requires thought, and thought has this sneaky little way of actually thinking about what you're typing.
An image? Click on image, drop the link, hit the post button, collect snark. Takes 5 seconds.
All of the rules are essentially a codified version, with consequences, of checking yourself before you wreck yourself.