[Brian '74]

Since PY is having issues uploading pictures, I am offering a temporary band aid for the problem.

http://www.jbvj.com/uploader/index.php

This is a free hosting link I have set up on my web server. No account is needed, but I will ask that no porn or anything unacceptable is uploaded. I set a 1mb limit to the files. Once uploaded to the site you will receive a link including the [IMG] tags, just copy it and paste it into PY's message box.

FYI, I will monitor the files and will delete anything not appropriate. I'm doing this as a favor to everyone on PY, so no linking out to craigslist or Ebay, etc..

[Tin Injun Tom]

Thanks so much Brian.

I just tried to upload a pic for an avatar, No Go.
I am wondering if there is a smaller size limit for an avatar, verses posting a pic on a thread. I tried putting a pic in my signature from my computer files. Then I saw where the size had to be under 19.5KB. Is that a bunch smaller than the thread posting limit?
I thought the latter was at least 100KB.

Sorry about all the confusion, but I haven't attempted to post any thumbnails, because I stink at resizing.
Brian, will your link deal with resizing?

[Brian '74]

No it won't resize it. If you upload it I can resize it for you.

[Tin Injun Tom]

I just uploaded one, and tried pasting it in the URL box in the Edit Your Avatar feature. It came up with an invalid URL message.
Is that because I copied & pasted the [IMG] along with it?
I am so confused.

[Tin Injun Tom]

I just want to see if this will work.

Hallaluhlya. Now if I could just learn how to resize. This is one of only a few in my comp files that is under 100KB
Could one of the mods list the size limits please, so I know what to shoot for?

[Brian '74]

PY size doesn't matter for my uploader, but I have a 1mb (1000kb) limit.

[Tin Injun Tom]

This one was somewhat bigger than 200KB.

Thanks for the help. At least some things work on here.

[Tin Injun Tom]

Sorry about blowing the page up so big.
If the mods want to shrink that last one down, be my guest.

[Ollie]

Tin Injun Tom:

If you are running Windows use the Paint program to resize a photo. Open the Paint program and from the file drop down menu chose open and find the photo you want to resize and upload it. Further over on the tool bar is the image button. open the image menu and select strech/ skew open that. There you will see a Horizontal 100% and vertical 100% change those to 25% and click OK. The resized image will appear on the screen. go to the file button and check save as. When the save as window opens, at the bottom the photo title appears usually it is the number of the photo. I add reduce or cropped after the number. You now have the original photo and a smaller copy in the folder.

[Brian '74]

FYI...I have deleting disabled being there are no user accounts. If you upload something that was a mistake or you won't use, PM me and I will take care of it. I'll also help to resize if needed.

[Jack Gifford]

It worked! Thanks, Brian- even my "Internet illiteracy" didn't prevent it from uploading!

[Primitive Artist]

Originally Posted by Brian '74

Since PY is having issues uploading pictures, I am offering a temporary band aid for the problem...

Tinypic ended up offering temporary service. Once the service is dissolved, the pics will disappear. Thus, a temporary service is only temporarily usefull

[Brian '74]

So your saying what? I have an avatar folder on my server for the last few years for the PY'ers. I don't plan on deleting this folder if that is your concern.

Mods, can any of you make this a sticky?

[runningbwdog]

HI,
Brian '74,
Thank you so much for volunteering your site to post pics.
Its really hard to describe some things when a pic will do it all.
Maybe you should offer to consult PY on how they can fix their problem.
Thanks again,
Mike

[Primitive Artist]

Originally Posted by Brian '74

...Mods, can any of you make this a sticky?

To do that, the mods would have to provide more bandwidth for hosting pics. I heard things are tight enough already here, without hosting

[Brian '74]

Do you have any idea what you are talking about???

[70 Lemans]

Thanks very much Brian. Good site good people nuff said.

Steve

[Primitive Artist]

Originally Posted by Brian '74

Do you have any idea what you are talking about???

Not really. But, I've never seen a forum host pictures before. There must be a reason for that.
It was stated, however, here, that older Clubhouse threads, and the like, have been deleted to make room for future ones.
Or how do you figure the forum should handle graphic data storage?

[wmhjr]

Originally Posted by Primitive Artist

Not really. But, I've never seen a forum host pictures before.

You must not be a member of many forums. Many many forums using this same software allow the uploading of graphic images. To be fair, some of them require "premium membership" (meaning a nominal annual fee) in order to use that feature and typically there is a limit to file size/resolution. Many of them also archive older images (meaning really that they delete older images) to save storage.

[Primitive Artist]

Allowing the uploading of images is one thing. For that, any hosting service will do. They keep the storage of this data floating in Cyber Space. Some of them delete the data, after a certain amount of time. Tinypic is notorious for doing this. I once uploaded a puzzle which was a large pic on this one forum. I did it by cutting the orginal into 100 by 100 pixels and then uploading it as individual attachments. The puzzle bits are still there, after some 3 or so years, long after the hosted pic vanished.