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[Mikeyj]

[META] Please read - Posting pics and multiple discussions

[iconsumer]

Tiny pic is also a really simple way to host pix :

http://tinypic.com/

[CloverfieldClues.com]

May I suggest we bring Lockey out of retirement?

[Mikeyj]

You lot don't need locky - cute though he is. You're better than that (I reserve the right to be contradicted by other mods and for everything to be locked tighter than a frogs bum-hole). Though I need dinner and medication before I tackle the hi def and important images threads

[Euchre]

Re: [META] Please read - Posting pics and multiple discussio

[iconsumer]

I just noticed in another thread where I posted some pix using an outside host that it had been edited down to links.

So we can't even use the img tag when hosting off site?

I thought that was exactly the reason for hosting off site was that it didn't effect band width, even when using the img tags....

Also, kind of makes discussion a little confusing when you have to click a link (or bunch of links) to see what someone is referring to.

Once again, how is it that img tagged pix hosted off site effect forum speed?

[konamouse]

If the image is very wide then it does weird things to the window viewer and still slow to load the uF page for dialup users. Doesn't matter who is hosting it.

We've seen the same image posted multiple times in multiple threads. Sometimes attached, sometimes hosted other places.

We're hoping this helps condense the discussions to a more manageable and viewable form. So we don't have to keep repeating ourselves. And make it more likely that new folks will actually read through all that has been previously posted (recently) rather than starting "I don't know if anyone has noticed but at 1:22....." type new threads over and over again.

[SpaceBass]

Yes, it's really only the very large pics that matter. Attaching them here helps because the forum automatically thumbnails them. A lot of image hosting services also provide thumbnailing, which would be preferable to use for an inline image, perhaps with a link to the full version off-site. It also might be helpful for thread authors to edit their titles or subtitles to point out when large sets of images reside within, for the benefit of those bandwidth-impaired users who'd like a little warning before opening a pic-heavy thread.

[daisho]

That would be great for those of us who do not live in the bandwidth heaven of North America

Edit: grammar

[Mikeyj]

Sorry for abandoning this part way through, my intention was to change as many of the ginormous images embedded with /img to /url links as possible. Along the way I also did some of the smaller ones to keep things consistent. Thanks SpaceBass and Kona for clarifying

Iconsumer, I agree that clicking a load of links can be a pain. Attachments and thumbnails are the way to go. Also many of the images had been posted multiple times in multiple threads (I can now draw from memory the bursty chest silhouette one and the green monster legs one) hence my suggestion that the key images could be archived on the wiki and referenced there.