That it just a link.

Sam

 

Yes, that is all I can do as of about a week ago or so. I can upload my pics to photobucket, then link it onto here, like I did with lofomoco's air force truck.

Or right click on a pic, click on view image info, and copy and paste that url into the image icon of the reply box, which is what I just did with Bill's '56 engine picture. As you right click on that pic I linked, you can view image info, and it will show the location where it came from, in this case the jalopy journal. But I can not upload a pic directly, and I'm a supporter. Can't even upload a pic to my gallery.

 

When I first posted this thread I was afraid guys would think I was some kind of new guy whiner. Not my intent to stir up trouble. I'm damn glad this site exists! Sometimes I suspect the people who design these sites assume a level of user expertise that's a bit more than the average hobbyist has especially old duffers like me. Like they say "a picture is worth a thousand words", and I would take 2 days to type a thousand words!!

 

I`ve sent out another inquiry on this to the site staff.

 

Thanks Fomoko1....By the way, how can you post 34,500 posts and still have hands that work?? :-)

 

I`m older than dirt, have no life plus I`ve been here awhile.

 

I just figured out what I was doing wrong. I was trying to upload to my old gallery instead of the album in my garage. Confusing at first but now that I have done it, not too difficult.

I think I remember something about the gallery being deactivated some time ago. I ilke the new way of uploading pictures and embedding them in posts.

 

I find it simpler and quicker to just load my pics on a Photobucket account and link them. And I post a lot of pics.

 

This method is what I use. All my photos are on photo bucket and when i post I just use the needed link and they appear just fine. I try to make them a reasonable size while still being able to see the detail. Never have figured out how to use the forum picture post.
jim

 

I`m being asked for more info about these errors to identify the problem.

 

For me:

Pictures will not upload to old gallery. I get a box with a red x in it.

Pictures will upload to new album.

Does that help?

 

Yes, thank you.
The more info there is the better so post your problems and hopefully it gets fixed soon.

 

I would ask the techs, what changed about 3 weeks ago? Everything worked fine up until then.

Putting photos on PhotoBucket just so I can link to them is a waste of time. More importantly, if I ever delete them from there (or from a gallery), they disappear from the thread. If they are attached, they are there forever. Go look at JuliesCoolF-1's wiring diagrams to see what I mean.

 

i agree but I have never been able to figure out how to use the forums picture deal. The steps involved remind me of what is happening at work. We are going to a new data base but the problem is it was done by IT guys without supervison. Which means to them it looks cool as hell but to the end user it is simply not practical. I believe if I worked at it I could figure out the picture loading deal here but why should it be that diffcult? Since I have been here everybody loves the froum EXCEPT for the picture deal.

I realize that this doesn't answer exactly what you asked but to get a better feel for it re-visit the instructions and the steps involved and look at it from the end user and importantly as we grow a newbie point of view. The fewer and simpler the steps the more it will encourage people to post.

jim

 

Since you are a paid member, you should only have to click the Manage Attachments button in Advanced Reply mode, select the pictures, and click Upload. (if it were working) Very simple. The other instructions were for a non-member.