# Why default to converting PNG to JPG?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-default-to-converting-png-to-jpg/132167>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [October 29, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-default-to-converting-png-to-jpg/132167 "2019-10-29T19:58:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-default-to-converting-png-to-jpg/132167/6 "2019-10-30T20:13:30Z")

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> [@mbauman](#):
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> I still think that the feature is misguided in the first place and that it’d make sense to change the default.

You will not win this debate, my friend. Best to stop now. The site setting exists so you can tweak to taste.

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