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This is a test with ImgBB since Photobucket does not permit me to use their services any longer.
Thank you
Serge
I agree that Photobucket has it's share of glitches and down-time.
I just got the same notification. All I did was log-on again and it was gone...?
Ja Bear just posted some photos in "Show Me Something" and the same notification was there but when I clicked on it the photo, it did appear in PB.
Could this just be another one of PB's glitches?
**edit**
I see PB updated it's terms of service as of 6/28/17
Photobucket.com Terms of Use
Last revised June 28, 2017
Types of Accounts, Pricing and Limits
o Plus 50 Plan: 52 GB of Storage for $59.99 / Year. The Plus 50 Plan does not allow any image linking or 3rd party image hosting.
o Plus 100 Plan: 102 GB of Storage for $99.99 / Year. The Plus 100 Plan allows for unlimited image linking but does not allow 3rd party image hosting.
o Plus 500 Plan: 500 GB of Storage and unlimited bandwidth for $399.99 / Year. The Plus 500 Plan allows for unlimited image linking and unlimited 3rd party image hosting.
Good Luck, Ed
No, it's no glitch. I just got an email from them (filtered to junk - how appropriate) stating that I would no longer be allowed to embed photos unless I payed them an extra fee. I can still upload photos and link to them, but no more embedding.
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I have not received that email yet. Not in my spam, either. I WAS using the $30/yr plan (Plus 20, IIRC) and I was fairly satisfied with that. No, I will not bite for the more than double fee.
http://photobucket.com/terms
I use Flickr for much of my photo archiving. Linking to a Flickr photo is a little more involved but can be done.
Bye-bye Photobucket!
Ed
gmpullmano Plus 50 Plan: 52 GB of Storage for $59.99 / Year. The Plus 50 Plan does not allow any image linking or 3rd party image hosting. o Plus 100 Plan: 102 GB of Storage for $99.99 / Year. The Plus 100 Plan allows for unlimited image linking but does not allow 3rd party image hosting. o Plus 500 Plan: 500 GB of Storage and unlimited bandwidth for $399.99 / Year. The Plus 500 Plan allows for unlimited image linking and unlimited 3rd party image hosting.
Wow, so it's actually $400 per year to embed photos? What the dang, Photobucket! Their userbase is going to drop fast with that. I did a quick Google search of recent results for Photobucket, and it seems that this is the last straw for members of forums everywhere. Looks like quite a few of us here are going to have to find a new host.
I'll have to check out Flickr. I may not be a software engineer, but if I can modify textures and shaders in Minecraft, I think I can handle a slight complication in photo sharing.
It seems that PB is still playing funny with allowing "3rd party linking".
When I re-visited Bear's last post in "Show Me Something" I got the PB notice you show above. Fifteen minutes later, Bear's first photo appeared, then I just checked now and BOTH photos are linked properly...
I posted a photo there about two hours ago and it looks fine.
Bear also posted a photo in Jeffrey's Diner that took about a half-hour to appear...
Googling Photobucket problems brings up threads from many other forums where the members are having the same issues we are.
Bottom line is that it would seem PB has resorted to good old-fashioned extortion! I probably have over two-thousand photo links on various forums. If I don't pay-up the visitors will get to see the cute little "Photo Not Available" notice.
I sure hope they think this thing through!
(btw; the above is a PB link...)
I must be missing something.
Just uploaded this photo no problem. Yeah, PB is a little slow but not an issue for me. Been free for some years.
I just ignore the upgrade option.
Rich
If you ever fall over in public, pick yourself up and say “sorry it’s been a while since I inhabited a body.” And just walk away.
Cheers, the annoyed Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Never mind.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
Ok, got it. Picture went away fairly quickly when I went back to look.
Time to close my account. I was using six percent.
Edit
It should be closed in 48 hours. Good riddance PB.
I'm going to post a picture to see if PB is working for me:
Seems to be working for me. I have not had a request to upgrade my PB account unless it went to spam. I'll check there.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I posted a picture and it showed up. Went back a little later and You can see what is there now.
"Please update your account" showed up like the others.
I went through the delete process and it will take 48 hours.
I never received an email about upgrading.
PB is like Facebook. A.I. Artificial intelligence.
We shall see if maybe a human intervenes.
I noticed PB does not like Add Blocker, one of my Firefox Add Ons.
That might be it but I will stick with Add Blocker.I know some news sites don't like Add Blocker and will not let me read an article.
I also have a Flash Blocker.
test still working for me, so far
I tried to sell my two cents worth, but no one would give me a plug nickel for it.
I don't have a leg to stand on.
richg1998I posted a picture and it showed up. Went back a little later and You can see what is there now. "Please update your account" showed up like the others.
Rich:
Interesting. I'll keep an eye on my caboose photo.
G Paine and Bear's photos just got covered with the "100% speedometer" AGAIN at the "Show Me Something" thread!!??
"Come, Watson! The Game's Afoot."
I'm not making any changes to my PB account just yet. Photobucket may have left a gaggle of Bornean orangutans in charge of the servers in Denver over the Holiday weekend...
So far— my account has not been molested.
We shall see,
slightly
*PS* Has anyone else noticed the "users online" box to the right? A few moments ago I saw "Cheap Chicago Insurance" and "Florida Dental Care" as current users online!!! This seems to have happened last weekend, too.
The Internet just ain't what it used to be
Test from gallery on a Military Modeling Forum I am a member of. Successful links to intended images. Problem the opened image page will show thumbnails across top which may not be mine.
Loaded using "insert Image" button. Clicking on square will open image
Loaded from Gallery by copy/paste of Thumbnail Link on Gallery, Clicking Thumbnail will open image.
BearI see no one has answered Darths original question
Well I tried to give a clue, anyway...
gmpullmanI use Flickr for much of my photo archiving. Linking to a Flickr photo is a little more involved but can be done.
I also use Dropbox; Amazon Prime Photo; Google Photos (formerly Picasa); and Photoshop Adobe Cloud and my own site at Wordpress.com.
Out of all those I thought Flickr served the best purpose for Darth— but I hesitate to say THIS is the one for you, or THAT one is no good! I merely offered a suggestion. YMMV
Regards,
Ed (AKA Mr. Cellophane)
I wish that the title to this thread referenced Photobucket so that more people would see and read it. I just found this thread through a forum search.
I saw Ulrich's post in the Diner this morning and initially thought he was wrong, but then I researched the issue and found it to be true.
Yesterday, I tried to embed a photo in a PM to a fellow member, and I could not do it. I just figured that it was the occasional Photobucket glitch.
I use an extremely low amount of storage on Photobucket, so I was surprised to see my account apparently "suspended". That said, I have received no notification from Photobucket, not when I sign in, no email, no nothing.
Alton Junction
gmpullmanWell I tried to give a clue, anyway...
Cheers, the Bear.
I assume that the forum is still not willing to host 3rd party images.
It would be great if the forum would rethink this, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
Our Terms of Service does not allow 3rd party hosting with your current account level.
TerryinTexas
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C&O Fan, did you get a personal email or was it a notice on the Photobucket web site?
richhotrain C&O Fan, did you get a personal email or was it a notice on the Photobucket web site? Rich
it was a personal email sent last night to my AOL account
C&O Fan richhotrain C&O Fan, did you get a personal email or was it a notice on the Photobucket web site? Rich it was a personal email sent last night to my AOL account
My opinion:
Flikr.com gives you a monsterously long link if you are posting in this forum. The highlighted text is the part of the link that you have to use with the photo icon.
Imgur.com This is a little easier to deal with. Navigate to the pic you want to share and right click on it. copy image location gives you a link that ends in a
.jpg which you need to get a pic to appear in this forum. https://i.imgur.com/9Vh97sr.jpg I posted the links, not the pictures so you can see what needs to go in the dialog box for the photo icon.
Some forums I belong to (non MR) have a paper clip icon and you can attach a photo. Some of those resize the picture so all pics appear the same size. One of my forums allows any size pic, which then appears as a massive picture and screws up the text formating for every post that follows.
Unlike Photobucket, I've never seen frequent delays or down time with either site, nor do pop up ads appear in either site.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
That is why I made a facebook page. I can post there for free and link to it easily. It works for me.
"> Just opened a new account
Just opened a new account
Testing Amazon
Hopefully everyone can see the picture.
After I deleted my account I received an email to upgrade. No problem. I don't need the account anyway. I don't need the attention.