Mike7447 Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 All of the old thread or topics need to be purged, as they serve no purpose. All of the links and pics just got to dead ends. I liken this to looking in a hoarders house. Tons of garbage and junk that’ll never serve anyone, and shoulda been thrown out years ago. It’s another reason that anybody that might be attracted to this website soon goes away, as the mountain of info that used to be helpful is now just piles of garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 Broken links and no pics definitely make a lot of it less than ideal. Finding someone willing to put in the time to clean it up is the problem now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 I hear what your saying Mike, I think until we can get new threads built with the same information and fresh pictures it's at least "something" to have the text. And that's the trouble with any tutorial style thread, they take time to create. I can say from personal experience it takes twice as long to do a project b/c I'm constantly stopping work to position pieces and take photos. I do agree though there is probably random threads of random discussion that could probably go - it's just sifting through it all and then it boils down to that persons opinion as to what is legit and what's not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tux Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 I find many of the old threads useful. It just takes some digging and knowing who to ignore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 4 minutes ago, tux said: I find many of the old threads useful. It just takes some digging and knowing who to ignore There's some truth to that for sure. 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike7447 Posted September 17 Author Report Share Posted September 17 there are a whole bunch of threads that require the pics to work in order to make it beneficial to those few that try to copy what’s in the thread. It’s a shame that the guys that took all of the time to break their mods down into separate parts for the sake of teaching how it was done is now lost to simple text. ( which doesn’t make any sense when they’re referring to a broken link). I’m guilty of blathering on in my threads, and really don’t take the time to give step-by-step breakdowns of what it took to get it there using pics for that reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 The whole Photobucket incident screwed over many forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tux Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 yep that is very true. even my personal photobucket is all jacked up. i gave up on the pictures there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted September 17 Report Share Posted September 17 I have been using imageshack since the beginning and *knock on wood* it has always been good. ... i wonder if my old how to stuff is still live. If not, I should be able to fix it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardKing Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 This place needs to be updated and let us post pictures straight from our phone/pc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted September 18 Report Share Posted September 18 19 hours ago, psu_Crash said: I have been using imageshack since the beginning and *knock on wood* it has always been good. ... i wonder if my old how to stuff is still live. If not, I should be able to fix it I have also used imageshack since the beginning and i just pay a yearly fee. But when the board crashed I had to relink all the photos, so they are probably missing the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 On 9/17/2024 at 5:03 PM, psu_Crash said: I have been using imageshack since the beginning and *knock on wood* it has always been good. ... i wonder if my old how to stuff is still live. If not, I should be able to fix it I tried to fix my pictures but the file size limit restricted me, I have a website I can keep the pics on, can the picture be posted here so limits are bypassed? Dad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted September 19 Report Share Posted September 19 I wouldn't think the limits come into play when posting a pic that's hosted elsewhere... odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin_JAinsworth Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 On 9/18/2024 at 9:30 AM, LizardKing said: This place needs to be updated and let us post pictures straight from our phone/pc... All you have to do is drag and drop the photo.. Jimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardKing Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 5 hours ago, admin_JAinsworth said: All you have to do is drag and drop the photo.. Jimmy The 500 kb max size doesn't let me add any of my pictures. I belong to other online clubs and have no problem posting any picture straight from my phone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin_JAinsworth Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 16 hours ago, LizardKing said: The 500 kb max size doesn't let me add any of my pictures. I belong to other online clubs and have no problem posting any picture straight from my phone. Most of my pictures are in the 250-300 kb range. This one is 73kb. Maybe resize your pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardKing Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 9 hours ago, admin_JAinsworth said: Most of my pictures are in the 250-300 kb range. This one is 73kb. Maybe resize your pictures? I have no idea how to resize and it doesn't give me that option on my phone's picture settings. I've never had to resize to send or post pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike7447 Posted September 24 Author Report Share Posted September 24 I just tried to add one. Got told it exceeded the max limit of 121kb, and was dropped. I don’t have a single pic that small… that’s like avatar size or just crap resolution. ive had a Photobucket account since 2012. It has always worked for me. Every time I try to post an update on a web forum and have multiple pics to add to the update, using the web forums internal hosting feature has either limited the number of pics, made me restrict either the size or resolution in order to do the update. not worth the hassle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tux Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 imgur, imageshack, or a link from google photo's always seems to be fine. only issue w/ google photos is some people don't have limitless storage there, so pics end up deleted eventually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpina_Blue Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 While a 500kb limit might have been fine back in the day, modern phones usually take photos around 2-3mb at a minimum. While there are many free image compression tools online, getting an image below 500kb might not be possible and it’s an extra barrier to entry on the site, the same with using an outside file hosting service. And 73kb like the SHP wheel example above might only be possible if you were uploading from a flip phone. Our cars might be from the 80’s but it would be nice if this site allowed for a more modern user experience, I’m sure it would boost engagement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin_JAinsworth Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 I'll contact Ryddler and see what he has to say about why the size limit and if he can increase it. Be patient, it may take a couple of days. Jimmy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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