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Joined: 21 Mar 2019 Posts: 523 Location: Texas

Ok stupid question. Did search and found everything but
How the hell you post pictures? Who is responsible for not have one tab and pictures uploaded?

*Last edited by skeettx on Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:44 pm; edited 1 time in total*

YOU are responsible for YOUR pictures Smile

you must use a photo hoster like

www.jpgbox.com

Copy the iMG and post it here

It is FREE

Let me know if you need help after you dump your picture
into a hoster

[URL=https://www.jpgbox.com/page/59674_600x400/]

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Mike

Joined: 21 Mar 2019 Posts: 523 Location: Texas

Thanks skeettx. Any idea why with 6500 members we ha e to use some other web site to post pictures? Long time ago I used photobucket and now all that is gone.

You are new here, and I am pleased you are here Smile

The OWNER of 16ga (Doug) (16ga.) passed away a number of years ago.

With the family friend of s_long, who acts as surrogate,

this site has done well with its gentlemanly men and women.

So we limp along smartly but make it happen.

If I can provide photo posting info, holler at me

Mike

Joined: 21 Mar 2019 Posts: 523 Location: Texas

Yes new to the site. One of my favorite. A lot ok knowledge. I didn’t know the owner had passed. Just was thinking it would be so much better and easier. Not to mention if the photo site starts charging and we loose all the pictures. Surely it can’t be that difficult to make happen.

I know Surely, I dated her in High School

Joined: 21 Mar 2019 Posts: 523 Location: Texas

Ha! Well I sent s_ long a pm. We will see what he can do.

There are reasons for the off site hosting of pictures. First this board has been around for a while now, and the software running it may not have had the option at the set up for uploading pics directly. We’re fortunate to be still up and running at this point, so we can all be grateful for that. I’m not sure if it is possible at this point to add the feature. Links to the BBS software are at the very bottom of the forum page. spending time and energy to upgrade the uploading feature may not be the most prudent course. (My opinion)

Pics stored on the forum servers add up in data. That’s the primary reason for the off-site hosting. Save your pic to another site and your saving the 16ga Forum money that can be used to keep this site running. It’s really not hard to left click on your image at the hosting site, select save image location and paste it between the [img] [/img] tags.

I’m not any way an expert on cyber security, but there may also be security reasons to limit uploading to the forum servers directly.

Thanks to everyone who participates and supports this forum!

Joined: 04 Mar 2019 Posts: 1841 Location: Central ND

RGuill96971

Imgur, is a good website for your pics, free and easy.

3 or 4 clicks get your pics uploaded and a copied link to paste here.

It's the way to go.

Member Joined: 02 Jun 2004 Posts: 58 Location: america

Hi Robert - Thanks for the inquiry and your PM. It's a fair question and the response by 16'er above is a pretty good description of what has taken place over the years.

Hosting images offsite reduces the site's maintenance complexity exponentially, and it allows us to keep the site going on a shoestring, without introducing any advertising (one of the founder's strongest wishes). Starting last year we have been very lucky to receive donations from kind and supportive users which help pay the hosting and maintenance costs (and that goes a long way towards keeping my wife off my back because I'm not paying for everything out of my pocket any longer Smile

.

With regard to "updating the system" - we follow an "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality with this site, and coming up on 16 years it seems to have worked okay that way.

Thank you again for the input - we're always open to any suggestions to make this
site better for everyone when feasible.

Cheers,
s_long

Chris,

Hope all is well in your home, and thanks much for all you do for the 16 forum, we do appreciate it greatly.

Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man

Joined: 21 Mar 2019 Posts: 523 Location: Texas

s_long thanks for the fast reply. I admit I didn’t think of all that. I for sure like the no advertisements, this is a great site and love what everyone has done. Sometimes thinking can be a worst nightmare, however, you never know unless you ask, and I like it straight from the man. Thanks again

Joined: 21 Mar 2019 Posts: 523 Location: Texas

https://www.jpgbox.com/page/60015/

Just trying to upload a pic

Ok I can see the picture if I click on the link. How do I get the picture up on here without the link? Thanks guys

*Last edited by skeettx on Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:44 pm; edited 1 time in total*

Great

Under For Forums

Copy and paste the link here

[URL=https://www.jpgbox.com/page/60015_600x400/]

[/URL]

And to show I took out the [img] in the middle of the link

https://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/60015_600x400.jpg[/img]

Give it a try Smile

Mike

Joined: 09 Feb 2020 Posts: 64 Location: Southern Illinois

URL=https://www.jpgbox.com/page/60016_600x400/]

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