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Question, suggestion, or bug-reporting about inserting images

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Are animated GIFs of screencasts welcome at Ask Ubuntu?

Should we include a animated GIF of a screencast in our answers? Or should we post a series of screenshots instead? Or is a link to a video hosted externally preferable? Here's an example of a animat …
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Are animated GIFs of screencasts welcome at Ask Ubuntu?

Pros: It's animated, and therefore easy to understand. Some things are best explained in a video, where text accompanied by screenshots would be too lengthy. It's inline, as opposed to an externally …
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