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Murdered by Words

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Responses that completely destroy the original argument in a way that leaves little to no room for reply - a targeted, well-placed response to another person, organization, or group of people.

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[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There are a multitude of remedies, so I don't specify. All that matters is the result: web accessibility. Doesn't matter how text alternative is provided whether by

  • in post submission/edit forms, reducing image to the non-text portion, describe it in field Alt Text, provide proper text in the field Body
  • adequately filling field Alt Text
  • setting the field URL to an accessible equivalent
  • providing an accessible description in the field Title or Body
  • beginning the field Body with a link (so it's directly adjacent to image) to an accessible equivalent

or any other possibility as long as it achieves accessibility.

In general, it depends on the situation. Screenshot of social media text content: link to the source or its archival snapshot. Image of pure text: don't post that, post text instead.