Can we agree the empty rectangles next to post titles are ugly?
I'm talking about this:
Maybe it would look better if the background was removed and the icon was x1.5 or x2 bigger? The rectangle is just weird.
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I'm talking about this:
Maybe it would look better if the background was removed and the icon was x1.5 or x2 bigger? The rectangle is just weird.
They look a lot like the images boxes that Reddit has, but Reddit often manages to scrap a picture from the linked website. I could understand why instances don't want to do a fetch request to all the content that is posted here, but maybe we could at least fill these with the logo of the source for the most linked websites? That would definitely require a change to the software, though.
We already have thumbnails next to posts containing pictures. But for text-only posts it's imo just pointless to simply put a huge empty rectangle like that.
In the detail view (so the view that actually shows the content of the post + comments) they are quirt pointless, yes. Reddit also seems to hide them in that view. In the list of posts, we need them to fill the gaps (without them, it would also look weird).
Adding images (like my logo suggestion) for linked websites could just make the overview look a bit more colourful. And could also help users decide if it is worth reading the post.
edit, I see this already works for YouTube. A post that linked to a YouTube video automatically got the thumbnail assigned.