I have a question regarding descriptions and explanations for images:
Let's suppose I post an image showing something extremely niche and extremely obscure, something that'd require a whole lot of explanation for most people to understand. This also includes memes.
Let's also suppose I don't have a 500-character limit, for I don't have
any character limit.
Where would you prefer general explanations?
- Behind an external link.
Advantage: Shorter description, albeit still long.
Downsides: The explanation is not where the image is. The many mobile users will need a separate app, namely a Web browser. And the linked webpage might not be accessible. - In the post itself.
Advantage: Everything in one place and guaranteed to be accessible.
Downside: Thousands of characters more in an already very long image description.
All options are listed separately for sighted and non-sighted users.
Please boost for a larger sample size!Note 1: "In the alt-text" is not an option, by the way. Explanations never go into the alt-text. Besides, without a 500-character limit, I don't have to shove stuff into the alt-text because there's no room in the post.
Note 2: "No description" is not an option either. You shouldn't just leave it to your readers to search the Web for whatever they don't get. Besides, no, you can't Google everything, and ChatGPT doesn't know everything either.
Note 3: Explanations for specific elements in an image that go along with describing what they look like will always go into the image description, i.e. into the post, especially if there is no external webpage explaining them.
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2 Votes | 20%
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7 Votes | 70%
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