Photobucket no longer allows Image sharing
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Photobucket no longer allows Image sharing
A couple of days ago Photobucket changed their policy regarding Sharing Images (image links). Any images you may have linked to from your free Photobucket account to this (or any other) forum will no longer display.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/354711/
You can upload photos directly to this forum - which is preferred. But any links you may have embedded are now broken.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/354711/
You can upload photos directly to this forum - which is preferred. But any links you may have embedded are now broken.
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I see your photo.
Are you a premium subscriber to Photobucket? If so, that would explain it.
I don't know if this change took effect everywhere - or if it only applies to new (or only old) embedded links. The Photobucket policy change was reported on the Bronco forum and the link they provided (to the PCMag article) looks valid. Other sources are reporting this too.
On this site, I just use the "Attachments" tool to upload my photos - so not a problem here.
I'll try to embed one below --
Are you a premium subscriber to Photobucket? If so, that would explain it.
I don't know if this change took effect everywhere - or if it only applies to new (or only old) embedded links. The Photobucket policy change was reported on the Bronco forum and the link they provided (to the PCMag article) looks valid. Other sources are reporting this too.
On this site, I just use the "Attachments" tool to upload my photos - so not a problem here.
I'll try to embed one below --
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It looks like this is true.
Here are links to old post using photo bucket images. Thats all I used to use before you could upload them directly to this site.
You also can not edit old posts to now upload the old image.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post14157623
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...ml#post7842627
Jim
Here are links to old post using photo bucket images. Thats all I used to use before you could upload them directly to this site.
You also can not edit old posts to now upload the old image.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post14157623
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...ml#post7842627
Jim
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Was it a PB policy change or did they reorganize servers on there end that would also break the links?
I ask because I think some of the photos that were just put up also do not show.
Dave ----
I ask because I think some of the photos that were just put up also do not show.
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Well that was one hell of a greedy move from Photobucket. That immediately destroyed a lot of great and useful information on the internet. Also, this selfish move will hopefully put them out of business. I'm sure someone else in due time will open a free photo sharing website that will trounce Photobucket.
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No way, I am too cheap to do that.
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It looks like this is true.
Here are links to old post using photo bucket images. Thats all I used to use before you could upload them directly to this site.
You also can not edit old posts to now upload the old image.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post14157623
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...ml#post7842627
Jim
Here are links to old post using photo bucket images. Thats all I used to use before you could upload them directly to this site.
You also can not edit old posts to now upload the old image.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post14157623
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...ml#post7842627
Jim
It is not uncommon to see old (even a year old) links to not be good.
Dave ----
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Odd...it seems to be working for me yet and I'm not a subscriber either. I have thousands of pictures on photobucket and its all I've ever used to post pictures here. I checked my older threads and the pics are still showing. I also just saved the pic Franklin2 posted above to my computer and uploaded it to my own account a few minutes ago and it shows up on here:
But, the pics aren't showing in this thread, and if I copy the image link address I get the same error:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...tty-again.html
But, the pics aren't showing in this thread, and if I copy the image link address I get the same error:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...tty-again.html
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I thought I saw a new(er) post they did not work in.
I think the "owner" of the pictures in the newer post did something, maybe moved the album, and this is what broke the links.
Tlyus, what you do so we cant see "Big Ugly" pictures?
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I think the "owner" of the pictures in the newer post did something, maybe moved the album, and this is what broke the links.
Tlyus, what you do so we cant see "Big Ugly" pictures?
Dave ----
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Well that was one hell of a greedy move from Photobucket. That immediately destroyed a lot of great and useful information on the internet. Also, this selfish move will hopefully put them out of business. I'm sure someone else in due time will open a free photo sharing website that will trounce Photobucket.
They recommend using FTE servers for picture hosting which i also generally recommend BUT any albums can be hard to manage after they grow to multi-page in size.
ImageShack did this same move several years ago.
Take a look at Imgur for image hosting but I have no idea for how long they will be around....
Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet
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Those "free" image services just screw everything up. The really cool thing about the internet right from the start has been the archiving of all kinds of forum discussions on almost any subject imagineable. These go back decades now. DIYers, hobbyists have a wealth of excellent information provided by talented people, but when all the photographs go bye-bye they are now pretty much worthless. "See here in this picture where this part is bad, I did this, this, and this, to repair/replace, make sure this doohickus isn't like that." Except now there is a big X or a blank spot where the pic used to be. *******.
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but when all the photographs go bye-bye they are now pretty much worthless. "See here in this picture where this part is bad, I did this, this, and this, to repair/replace, make sure this doohickus isn't like that." Except now there is a big X or a blank spot where the pic used to be. *******.
