How to get a GIF to show on Lemmy (and Sync for Lemmy)
Add the following code to your comment where you want the GIF to go: ![]()
Find the GIF you want to add to your comment on GIPHY*
On the page for that GIF click the “↗️ Share” button
On the overlay that shows up over the image, click “🔗 Copy GIF link”
Return to your comment and paste the link between the round brackets: 
Be a good citizen and add descriptive text in the square brackets: 
Voilà (with added spoiler tag):
Animated GIF
*You could also find the GIF somewhere else if you want. The URL needs to end in .gif
(Consider adding the GIF to spoiler tags if it’s very large on screen. Do not upload the image to Lemmy, doesn’t seem to work.)
Please please please please please put them under spoiler tags, with a warning that they are a moving gif, no matter what size they are. Some people (like me) have sensory differences and find having moving pictures on the screen to be extremely disturbing/distressing. It is the visual equivalent of hearing someone scream every time you scroll over a comment with no way to turn it off.
Sorry but, How do you go with all the other media? Cinema, free to air, you tube, the ads at the petrol station etc…moving images are everywhere.
Has it been a lifelong issue?
Edit: sorry if too personal, just say “secure that shit Hudson”! and I’ll shut up.
The short repetetive movements that gifs have are the worst, but I hate the ads at petrol stations and things like that too. Specifically watching a movie or video is fine, but having it on in the background is really distracting and makes it hard to concentrate on other things - it’s like it takes all my attention and I can’t think properly.
I think it’s always been a bit of an issue, but until fairly recently we didn’t have moving pictures everywhere for it to be as noticable. It’s something I’ve been able to understand about myself a bit better more recently after learning about neurodivergence and sensory issues. It’s started to become something I can understand enough to explain to other people, whereas before it was just “I don’t like it” which really doesn’t convey the depth of it at all.
How to get a GIF to show on Lemmy (and Sync for Lemmy)
![]()Animated GIF
*You could also find the GIF somewhere else if you want. The URL needs to end in .gif
(Consider adding the GIF to spoiler tags if it’s very large on screen. Do not upload the image to Lemmy, doesn’t seem to work.)
Please please please please please put them under spoiler tags, with a warning that they are a moving gif, no matter what size they are. Some people (like me) have sensory differences and find having moving pictures on the screen to be extremely disturbing/distressing. It is the visual equivalent of hearing someone scream every time you scroll over a comment with no way to turn it off.
Sorry but, How do you go with all the other media? Cinema, free to air, you tube, the ads at the petrol station etc…moving images are everywhere. Has it been a lifelong issue?
Edit: sorry if too personal, just say “secure that shit Hudson”! and I’ll shut up.
The short repetetive movements that gifs have are the worst, but I hate the ads at petrol stations and things like that too. Specifically watching a movie or video is fine, but having it on in the background is really distracting and makes it hard to concentrate on other things - it’s like it takes all my attention and I can’t think properly.
I think it’s always been a bit of an issue, but until fairly recently we didn’t have moving pictures everywhere for it to be as noticable. It’s something I’ve been able to understand about myself a bit better more recently after learning about neurodivergence and sensory issues. It’s started to become something I can understand enough to explain to other people, whereas before it was just “I don’t like it” which really doesn’t convey the depth of it at all.
Ok thank you. I can relate as MissGod has sound sensory issues.
indeed, I have loud tinnitus 24/7 that was worsened by last years covid vaccination
hence I like a little background noise all the time , but I try not to impose
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Thanks mate. You a hero. I was missing the first exclamation mark the whole time.
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quit scene from Hercules Returns and testing Lemmy.
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