GIFs only for image attachments

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GIFs only for image attachments

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As of today only GIF and PNG files are permitted for image attachments on the forum. These are the only format that makes sense for posting screenshots, and these are really the only images that should be posted on the forum. Screenshots are much too large and look terrible as JPEGs because they compress very badly to this format and create ugly compression artefacts. Screenshots are much smaller and more attractive as GIFs or PNGs.

Any recent JPEG attachments will have to be re-uploaded as GIF. Sorry about the inconvenience but there is no way around this.

WARNING: Image attachments posted in ZIP archives will be deleted immediately, so please don't even bother trying! :twisted:
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