Sure, but they were invited. Once the article was published, removing it was the wrong move IMO.

What is the alternative? Say a matter once proclaimed settled by someone can never be addressed again by anyone?

Quite possibly not. Remember that the admins running lemmy instances have very limited revenue so paying for servers is an issue. Some instances even encourage posting links instead of images to save on cost.

Videos are in a league of their own when it comes to size and therefore the server power needed. Lemmy probably can’t afford it. Its the price we pay for freedom and no ads. You have to link videos.