I get your frustration. I'm sorry. We're trying. This year's a good year to be a Riders fan. Please consider commenting in the weekly discussion forums, even if it's "Go Riders!" or "They got this match versus X next week." There's typically just 2 of us, so even if you're saying "Go Riders," you're making an appreciable difference.
The AI image is only because this group needs pictures, dear admin may I suggest you change that?
I believe you're saying that you couldn't publish a post in this community unless you included an image as part of the post. That's odd. I post a weekly discussion thread here without an image, and I've never run into trouble. I use the web version of Lemmy. I know you're a savvy Lemmy user. This isn't something you've encountered in other communities is it? And you believe this is a moderator-adjustable community setting?
Please consider modifying your post to remove the AI image. There is a community rule about it. My first priority is to ensure there's no unwanted technical issue with this community (users not being able to post without an image). Second priority is no AI content.