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Topic: Pictures
Posted By: NAP1947
Subject: Pictures
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2017 at 6:23pm
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Can someone explain why pictures posted to threads show a Photobucket.com/P500 message? Is this problem at my end, the senders end (others comment about the pictures) or the forum? Thanks
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Posted By: ToolmanJohn
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2017 at 7:28pm
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Photobucket has held everyone who hosts photos from their site hostage. They now want a big fee ($400 if I remember correctly) to host peoples photos, AND you cannot access your old photo libraries unless you pay. So all pictures that were linked to Photobucket show as not available, all the links are gone unless the people who had those once free accounts pay up.
Some of the forums I visit have their own storage for downloading and posting pictures. This is paid through membership dues or sometimes ads. But some small forums don't want ads or fees to their forum members, so other hosting options must be used for new stuff. Unfortunately, all those old posts with pictures will likely stay that way. ------------- 2017 ATC 7X20 Custom Toy Hauler 2013 R-Pod 177 (SOLD) 2013 VW Touareg TDI |
Posted By: DavMar
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2017 at 10:51am
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Check out http://postimages.org/ Your able to direct link with your photos though you can't store your images as in "library's" that you can access as with Photobucket but at least you can insert your photos here with your message. If you make your library in Photobucket with public access you can still list the url to it in a message body to allow others to view your full library I do believe. Photobucket didn't stop free photo storage they ended direct access that allows you to insert photos in your messages with forums such as this. Dumb move on their part IMHO but that's the way it goes. ------------- Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2017 at 11:13am
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You need to read the fine print on whatever you're using to host the photos. Places like imgur, flickr, and google photos are fairly generous. Would be nice if this site hosted the pictures, but that would imply a way to pay for it. Personally, I'd be happy with a nominal join/annual fee of some kind, or possibly ads. If there are enough of us, the annual fee would only have to be ~~ $10-$20 or so. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2017 at 2:08pm
Pretty much it, except, users can still download their image files from the photobucket site if they want to. I downloaded the pictures I had there. Most I already had backed up, but in the last year I have been automatically uploading all new pictures from my phone to PB. So I made sure I had them backed up on my phone and laptop. I have opened a postimage.com account, so far no issues, some day I will sit down and rebuild my mods page.. ------------- |
Posted By: rawest50
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2017 at 12:30pm
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I now use FLICKR. Seems to work great. Used Photobucket and it worked for one day then it replaced my picks with a message about 3rd party sites. ------------- 2017.5 RPod 179 2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing. 
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