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Photobucket
Dave J:
I wondered why lots of posts and threads on here and other forums I use were showing 'upgrade' messages with Photobucket hosted pictures, and now I have just noticed their changes to terms and conditions when hosting on third party websites.
No warning, no explanation, just a load of dead threads now due to their 'ransom'. I, of course, realise there is a cost to every business, virtual and all - just scary how much useful info, work, and hobby sites are now affected (and are useless) & we the users didn't properly appreciate the fact their Ts&Cs mean they could do this without warning. BBC link - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40492668
I will move my pics to my Flikr account and sort my build thread, but it could happen to them as well I guess. I want to keep occasionally sharing my experiences with my ED30, and hope everyone else will. Images are a vital part to so many forums...so, to the I.T guru's out there - is there more reliable solution than a third party image hosting service?!
ducman77:
Hi Dave J,
I literally just posted a new thread on this exact same topic!
What a scam! They want you to upgrade to a "500" account which cost $399 per year if you want 3rd party image sharing???
Can't believe it!
I can only hope this is some kind of mistake, or cyber hack or something?
Otherwise, surely, almost all Photobucket users will simply abandon their accounts?
Seems like a totally insane move on their part??
And, as you have rightly pointed out, the worst part is that a whole range of build threats etc are now rendered almost useless as none of the images can be viewed!
Very frustrating.
Regards, Dave
Gary:
Unfortunately not a hack or a scam, this will essentially kill photobucket. Although when I last used it about 4 years ago, the site was slow and buggy as hell.
ducman77:
Definitely killed it for me Gary...
Such a pity about all the awesome threads and builds whose photos I can no longer view...
Sad day :stupid:
ducman77:
Just read the BBC article you attached in your first post Dave J.
Sorry I should have read it the first time...
Wow!! What a nightmare...
Seriously cruel of them considering (as mentioned in the article) for some people there could almost be a lifetimes worth of images; created, stored and shared with the express intention of helping, and educating others in a "free" format.
Car threads - DIY threads - home building threads - etc etc. What a clusterf*ck...
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