Normalizing non-direct yande.re source URLs

Would anyone object if I changed all non-direct link sources (source field pointing to the post page instead of the image) for posts under source:*yande.re/post* status:any (currently around 5000 posts) to their direct link equivalents? The overwhelming majority of posts from yande.re use direct links already (compare with non-direct link count). Direct links make finding image samples much easier since it's possible to tell instantly if something is a sample by just looking at the URL assuming the source hasn't been manually changed by the uploader or someone else. The above is also the main reason I want to make this change, I've been checking some less frequently used sites for samples and noticed there is a number of Moebooru-sourced sample posts. Having a consistent source format makes automated operations such as detecting samples less annoying.

The script I'm going to use will not change the source if it doesn't find an exact md5 match for any of the standard image URLs (file_url, jpeg_url, sample_url, preview_url) of the given yande.re post so there should be no risk of accidentally introducing md5 mismatches.

Sure, I'd say go ahead.

This might make finding image samples easier, but surely it'll result in a worse experience for the average user? They'll click on an image, check the source, and not get any of the usual information the Yande.re post page displays.

If this process can be automated, couldn't you just automate adding the image sample tag instead?

Obstetrics said:

This might make finding image samples easier, but surely it'll result in a worse experience for the average user? They'll click on an image, check the source, and not get any of the usual information the post page displays.

The displayed source will be the same, because it's normalized to the yandere post link. Kind of how like we actually store direct pixiv links, but they're normalized to the pixiv post. See for example post #4666354 (look at the source field in the edit box).

nonamethanks said:

The displayed source will be the same, because it's normalized to the yandere post link. Kind of how like we actually store direct pixiv links, but they're normalized to the pixiv post. See for example post #4666354 (look at the source field in the edit box).

Oh, I see. In that case I withdraw any objection I might've had.