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Post by gregh on Jul 20, 2017 16:07:35 GMT 10
I have to agree with geoff 'n jude. The PostImage.org site is SO VERY EASY - much easier than Flickr. Once images are uploaded, simply copy the link for "Hotlink For Forums" It's best to create a user account with them, create albums, upload your images to an album to keep them organised. There is even an Windows app which you can install to auto upload your images. I was able to copy a "Direct Link" in PhotoBucket and use the "Upload By URL" in PostImage to copy directly from PhotoBucket to PostImage - very quick. Unfortunately there is no capacity to download an Album, only single images. This is a minor thing considering how easy and fast this service is. Greg |
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Post by griffin on Jul 20, 2017 19:31:21 GMT 10
I never warmed to Photobucket and use Flickr, although I don't use it much, still too much messing about. However, while on the www the other day somehow a page for Medialid.com popped up and it seems to be a photo hosting site. I know nothing of these things so maybe one of the more 'enlightened' among you might like to look at it and pass on a review.
George
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Post by akeepsake on Jul 20, 2017 19:51:11 GMT 10
Giday all haven't logged on for a while but I'm stuffed as well !
Really hope something will sort this ! What a crying shame !!
I'll be keeping a lookout to see what eventuates!
Appreciate all your efforts guys !!
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Post by fo00se on Jul 21, 2017 9:31:31 GMT 10
What i am thinking of doing is creating a Facebook page off my Timeline page and post a link onto the proboards page. If this is acceptable to Admin.
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Post by Don Ricardo on Jul 21, 2017 10:23:03 GMT 10
Hi F00se,
I think that's fine by the admin team. But just so you know, experience has shown that quite a lot of forum members don't bother following links, and quite a few are not on Facebook, so may not be able to see what you've posted there. Having said that, there's a method of connecting your Facebook post to the forum, so that your Facebook page actually displays on the forum (subject to your Facebook settings). If you're interested let me know and I'll provide the details.
The alternative is to use one of the other photo sharing platforms, such as Flickr or Postimages. They're both pretty easy to use. Instructions on how to use them will be posted over the weekend (all being well).
Don Ricardo
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Post by aussieute on Jul 23, 2017 10:49:05 GMT 10
Thanks to the admin team for all the work you are doing to try to recover the photos will give postimages a go to start posting again cheers chris
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Post by King Fisher on Aug 14, 2017 12:51:40 GMT 10
Im not surprised photo bucket has finally done this, what a great way to make money now a lot of people are depending on it... How annoying... I hate to say it but this is one of the main reasons why I self host our photos, although it is not an option for the technically challenged though.
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Post by Franklin1 on Jan 10, 2018 19:45:42 GMT 10
Has anyone else received an email from Photobucket recently, offering a "tailored plan" for $119.99 per year?? (which would be US dollars, no doubt) Hello ,
We would like to offer a tailored plan for users just like you - our Premium plan for $119.99 / year.
The Premium plan will provide 3rd party hosting for non-commercial use on your forums, blogs, and personal websites*. Additionally, you will be able to store up to 300,000 photos.
We are working on some exciting changes for 2018. This is our exclusive introductory price and this offer will expire in 7 days.
Thank you very much for your continued support.
Seems they must have had a re-think about the high cost they were asking for previously. I think a better offer would have been $11.99 per year, so I'll wait until the "exciting changes for 2018" brings the price down to that level. 
cheers,
Al.
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Post by Don Ricardo on Jan 11, 2018 20:14:19 GMT 10
Hi Franklin1,
That's an interesting email to have received. It seems like Photobucket might have started listening to the complaints at last, or be feeling the financial heat. Pity they didn't think through their decision a bit more before posting their ransom demand!
I note from a report on Photobucket's move back in July that it is now owned by News Corp - Rupert Murdoch and cronies. Maybe that partly explains what has happened?
Don Ricardo
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Post by redmr2red on Jan 12, 2018 20:45:36 GMT 10
Hello ,
We would like to offer a tailored plan for users just like you - our Premium plan for $119.99 / year.
The Premium plan will provide 3rd party hosting for non-commercial use on your forums, blogs, and personal websites*. Additionally, you will be able to store up to 300,000 photos.
We are working on some exciting changes for 2018. This is our exclusive introductory price and this offer will expire in 7 days.
Thank you very much for your continued support.
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Post by Franklin1 on Jan 23, 2018 9:47:56 GMT 10
Could be... The email offer of $119.99 "will expire in 7 days", so it was worth letting it expire, because the offer is now down to $99.99 billed annually... photobucket.com/p500/Keep waiting for the next revised offer...  cheers, Al. |
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Post by cobber on May 20, 2018 18:10:15 GMT 10
I don't know how it has happened because I haven't paid the ransom but, all my photos in photobucket have reappeared on the forum, I hope it stays that way.
Anybody else noticed if their photos have come back ?
Cobber.
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Post by Koala on May 20, 2018 18:37:13 GMT 10
Yes Cobber, I didn't pay the ransom either but my photos are all reinstated.
Maybe some highly paid executive was sipping on a chardonnay and realised `Well that great idea did not work'
I just logged onto the Photobucket site and they are advertising $19.99 annual fee or $1.99/month with 3rd party hosting. Somewhat of a price drop to what they were asking.
Koala
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Post by Surf Tragic on May 20, 2018 20:56:53 GMT 10
I don't know how it has happened because I haven't paid the ransom but, all my photos in photobucket have reappeared on the forum, I hope it stays that way. Anybody else noticed if their photos have come back ? Cobber. It's happened to me too, all the 6 pages of the 120 resto are back. I am wondering if Don Ricardo is working in the background (in between his spare time)  & restoring them all ? We will wait for a confession.  Surf Tragic |
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Post by cobber on May 20, 2018 21:30:14 GMT 10
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Post by Warrenk on May 20, 2018 23:29:55 GMT 10
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Post by Koala on May 21, 2018 7:56:17 GMT 10
Speaking as a computer novice, would this problem have been avoided if the forum had its own server to which members could load their photos?? If this is correct then we would not be individually reliant on hosting services such as Photobucket. Koala As long as we use these external hosting services we will always be at their mercy. It is very well to say to pay the fee but no matter how small it is only the more dedicated members will do so. We can end up with posts with photos and some without depending on who paid the money and who didn't. These services have proven to ne unstable. In hindsight, maybe with a few raffles at the Nationals we could have raised enough money to invest in out own server. Koala |
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Post by Geoff & Jude on May 21, 2018 8:23:28 GMT 10
Regardless of whether photobucket charges $400 or $4 per year, any photo hosting site that charges an annual fee for third party hosting means that every photo posted through them on this forum will eventually become unreadable.
Every member will at some stage discontinue paying any annual fee, either because they choose to no longer pay the fee, loose interest in the hobby or die.
When that happens, the result will be the same as it was when photobucket changed their system, their account will be "closed" and all of their photos will be blocked from third party hosting.
As Koala suggests, the best way around this it to have our own service but this is complex and must be funded and therein lies the problems - who pays, how much, how often, etc. etc.
geoff 'n jude
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Post by Franklin1 on May 21, 2018 22:49:23 GMT 10
In October last year, I spent 16 manhours (personhours  ) uploading and relinking all 732 photos in my "Walsh" thread using Postimage.org Six months later, they disappeared when Postimage.org became postimage.cc and the links no longer worked. Do I want to go through that whole exercise again, and reinstate all the P/b links into my thread? Ummm, NAH!!!... I think the recent Federal Budget should have allocated money so we could buy some server space somewhere. It's always the Govt's fault.  |
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Post by Mustang on May 25, 2018 17:21:23 GMT 10
Perhaps admin could obtain a quote for self hosting? if its affordable we could ask members for a voluntary annual subscription,
I'm sure there would be enough regulars to participate. If Vintage & Classic vans are your hobby a small contribution to an invaluable
knowledge source is not to much to ask?
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Post by nickd15 on May 25, 2018 19:27:49 GMT 10
Perhaps admin could obtain a quote for self hosting? if its affordable we could ask members for a voluntary annual subscription, I'm sure there would be enough regulars to participate. If Vintage & Classic vans are your hobby a small contribution to an invaluable knowledge source is not to much to ask? I agree with this. If we had the space it would remove the need to upload photos to a third party and then link them to the required threads. It is not too difficult for those of us who are often doing it, but to the uninitiated it can be quite daunting. If the size of uploads is limited , they will not take up much space and still allow members ease of use. cheers Nick |
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Post by Don Ricardo on May 26, 2018 7:48:41 GMT 10
Perhaps admin could obtain a quote for self hosting? if its affordable we could ask members for a voluntary annual subscription, I'm sure there would be enough regulars to participate. If Vintage & Classic vans are your hobby a small contribution to an invaluable knowledge source is not to much to ask? Hi all, I'm just catching up with the changes to Photobucket third party hosting policy after being otherwise engaged for a few days... And all I can say is, well there you go! I didn't think we'd see Photobucket back down, but apparently they have, or mostly have! Regarding the suggestion of self hosting, I had a conversation with a forum member with the necessary IT skills at the Nationals, and we (but mostly he!) are investigating the possibility of self hosting on his server. It would certainly be fantastic to be able to protect ourselves from the big photo hosting websites which can hold us hostage, or bring in inconvenient changes to their services, so easily. Don't expect anything overnight. We need to make sure that any self hosting option is reliable, robust and easy to use before making it generally available. We'll let you know when we've made further progress. Don Ricardo |
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Post by tooleyau on May 26, 2018 18:55:38 GMT 10
Perhaps admin could obtain a quote for self hosting? if its affordable we could ask members for a voluntary annual subscription, I'm sure there would be enough regulars to participate. If Vintage & Classic vans are your hobby a small contribution to an invaluable knowledge source is not to much to ask? Hi all, I'm just catching up with the changes to Photobucket third party hosting policy after being otherwise engaged for a few days... And all I can say is, well there you go! I didn't think we'd see Photobucket back down, but apparently they have, or mostly have! Regarding the suggestion of self hosting, I had a conversation with a forum member with the necessary IT skills at the Nationals, and we (but mostly he!) are investigating the possibility of self hosting on his server. It would certainly be fantastic to be able to protect ourselves from the big photo hosting websites which can hold us hostage, or bring in inconvenient changes to their services, so easily. Don't expect anything overnight. We need to make sure that any self hosting option is reliable, robust and easy to use before making it generally available. We'll let you know when we've made further progress. Don Ricardo One of the "solutions" that were discussed at length was an entry fee for the Nationals. For a particular fee of $30 you get a pennant (cost $20) , a sticker(cost $5) , and the extra 5 dollars go to the funding of the website. 100 vans attending give you a budget of $500. |
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Post by Mustang on May 27, 2018 7:38:59 GMT 10
Hi Tooleyau
When we would attend a Ulysses AGM (annually) many years ago the fee was over $100.
I like your suggestion, although much lighter in funds than I would suggest, in the scheme of holiday expenses today.
The Nationals are bi-annual so perhaps an annual donation would preserve & keep the forum information & images protected for posterity.
On the sister forum Classic Caravans we have a lot of one time posters due to the frustration of "upload image difficulty", I,m sure the same happens here.
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Post by bobt on May 28, 2018 0:05:51 GMT 10
I don’t want to be the negative one on this but buying or renting a server to host photos opens up a whole can of worms.
The Vintage Forum is just a chat forum, it is not incorporated or a corporation so there is no protection for the organisers (administrators or moderators). Bank Accounts cannot be opened in the name of the forum documents cannot be signed on behalf of the forum.
The person who signs an agreement on behalf of the forum to use or purchase a server will be financially and legally liable for it. They will be responsible for how it is used and what is stored on it.
The collection of funds has the potential for taxation implications. If the collector is receiving , centre link benefits ie Health Care Card, Pension or similar, these benefits could be impacted.
Paying Photobucket would be easier and I think it would work out cheaper.. Or use another 3rd party hosting site ..
What happened to the profit made from the pennants and stickers??
bobt
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& restoring them all ? 
) uploading and relinking all 732 photos in my "Walsh" thread using Postimage.org
