Interesting topic with lots of ideas pouring in. Even so, as I scan down the page, if the preceding post had an image, my thought process would have flowed smoothly into it.
So, I think we should encourage posting of screen shots, so that basic information is visually available in the forum page itself. Downloading and opening attachment would be for getting more detailed insight or saving the file. Think convenience and saved bandwidth.
Sorry to be off topic, but relevant nonetheless, IMHO.
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