Animated gifs -- broken feature; locked topic

Hey -- what gives?
Why is the main discussion in this forum of Mail's baffling inability to send an animated gif file been locked, with no further replies allowed?
Is Apple so embarrassed at the absurdity of this simple feature being broken for so long that it can't bear to see any further discussion of the matter?
I wanted to post that not even the "append selected file" workaround suggested within that thread worked on my machine (with the current 10.4.7 OS), and ask if any other users had any other suggestions. I also wanted to join the chorus of users who are saying: yes, this broken feature is a small thing -- which is precisely why Apple should have fixed it long ago.
Meantime -- any user suggestions for what should be a simple, straightforward procedure?

That thread certainly drifted off topic: it was not about sending animated GIF's in the first place but about receiving them in viewable form in Mail. The answer effectively was given: the feature apparently doesn't work for anyone, so it is currently broken. The remainder of the pots went off in several directions: how to send one, why would Apple break or not repair the view feature, when would they fix it, even some conjecture about philosophical reasons for & against having the feature at all.
Some of these things are off limits for Apple Discussions because the terms of use prohibit them, others are threadjacks. As the moderator suggested, start a new post for "your issue" -- which still has to follow the terms, including not speculating on Apple policy or when a feature will be added/restored to its products.
You topic & the subjects that you wanted to address in the locked one are only partially admissible under these terms. I suggest you steer clear of policy issues here & use there forums to determine if an issue is known or if a fix exists. Feature requests should instead be directed to Apple Feedback, conjecture to web sites & forums that allow or encourage that.
For the technical aspects of your issue, it would help if you would outline what you have tried & how you have tested it.

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