Offsite Images

[jeff]

For security purposes, I'm considering disabling the ability to link to external images. This means that all images would have to be uploaded to posts, and IMG tags would no longer work. Any content here already containing links to off-site images would still work -- this would only apply going forward.

Do you link to external images in your posts? Would this discourage you from posting photos?

Thanks for your thoughts and opinions...

 

[elyk864]

I've never linked out, I've always uploaded.

 

[MRDucks2]

Always upload

 

[JUICEDSS]

Same here. Always upload.

 

[Curly]

Upload. Can't trust an external link to be there in the future.

 

[Dieseldoc]

Up load.

 

[monophoto]

Upload only - having to work through an external link is a PITA.

 

[jeff]

Upload. Can't trust an external link to be there in the future.

Very true as well. There are thousands of broken links in our posts.

 

[jttheclockman]

Is this the same thing as if you used Photo Bucket to load photos??

 

[its_virgil]

To answer your questions:No snd No
I agree that external links are a potential danger.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

 

[1080Wayne]

I think that would be a good idea . I very seldom click on external links , pictures or videos .

 

[BRobbins629]

Never used external images but have seen some very interesting YouTube videos linked or embedded. Would not to lose that feature.

 

[alphageek]

This is a great idea Jeff.. Offsite images are just guarantees reducing the future usefullness of the post.

 

[greenacres2]

Never used external images but have seen some very interesting YouTube videos linked or embedded. Would not to lose that feature.

I always upload (don't have a photo hosting account), but i do agree with Bruce on the YouTube stuff--have learned a lot that way.
earl

 

[leehljp]

Going back to 2000 and using a well liked external hosting site only to loose them in their closure and then the next big hosting site put too much restrictions on links AFTER joining, I quit using external sites. To undependable.

I see that here on occasion, where someone links the photos in from an external site, making it slow to come up at times - Not all external hosting sites, but some.

 

[NT_2112]

I'm new but I have been on other forums that got hit by "free" hosting sites deciding to charge and killing pinned threads that were years old. Upload sounds like a good long term option, IMO.

 

[1shootist]

I always upload my pics aswell.

 

[Jim15]

I upload also.

 

[WarEagle90]

Jeff, I think the upload only idea is very sound and I always upload photos to this site and any others that I post photos on. I do maintain the original photos on my own server, though.

 

[gimpy]

Upload

 

[mmayo]

Now that our site is so capable I always upload. Thanks

 

[Penultimate]

Didn't know how to link. I upload


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