user99: For questions which ask about when a specific event happens, pointing out the anime episode number or the manga chapter number adequately answers the question. Is that sufficient, or is it also mandatory to post screenshots? 
Example:

Q. In which episode was Naruto born? 
A. Naruto was born in episode 1.

Does the below image really add anything more to the answer?


user1530: Definitely not. However, sometimes screenshots can help the asker visually confirm the accuracy of the answer. For example - answering an identification-request question with an image of a character they remember
I do think the community likes putting images into answers, so it may seem like they're compulsory, but they certainly aren't.

On a side note, there's been lots of studies that blog posts and such keep readers attention longer if images are included to break the content up. So, I think there's probably a small correlation between getting upvoted more on your answers (because they're more often fully read) and having including images.


99: <p>For questions which ask about when a specific event happens, pointing out the anime episode number or the manga chapter number adequately answers the question. Is that sufficient, or is it also <em>mandatory</em> to post screenshots? </p>

<p>Example:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>Q.</strong> In which episode was Naruto born? <br>
  <strong>A.</strong> Naruto was born in episode 1.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Does the below image really add anything more to the answer?
<img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/HNexA.png" alt="Naruto is born."></p>
 1530: <p>Definitely not. However, sometimes screenshots can help the asker visually confirm the accuracy of the answer. For example - answering an <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/identification-request" class="post-tag" title="show questions tagged &#39;identification-request&#39;" rel="tag">identification-request</a> question with an image of a character they remember</p>

<p>I do think the community likes putting images into answers, so it may seem like they're compulsory, but they certainly aren't.</p>

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<p>On a side note, there's been lots of studies that blog posts and such keep readers attention longer if images are included to break the content up. So, I think there's probably a small correlation between getting upvoted more on your answers (because they're more often fully read) and having including images.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/8PRK5.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
