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Topic Started: Aug 4 2017, 03:19 PM (22 Views)
Autumn Noxx
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Many of us here have set up Photobucket accounts for the purpose of "hot-linking" images (i.e. embedding images in posts). As Martin Brinkmann at ghacks.net explained:

"Photobucket disabled the third-party hosting of images functionality of the site recently which had been a part of it for years.

Internet users who used Photobucket for that, that is store their images so that they can embed them on other sites, were asked to pay $399 per year, or $39.99 per month, to reactivate the functionality.

This was done with barely any advanced warning that this would happen, and the replacing of all images on third-party sites with a dummy image asking users to become a Plus 500 subscriber to restore the hotlinking functionality.

I'm going to list several Photobucket alternatives in this article that users affected by the move, and Internet."

Here is the link to the whole (more detailed) story:
https://www.ghacks.net/2017/07/02/photobucket-alternatives-for-third-party/

This Forum has been active since 2011 so you can imagine just how many images we've posted. I am in the process of finding a new host (possibly a paid account so that I don't have to succumb to the pitfalls associated with free accounts) but until then, you may start clicking on Spoiler Images - "Click To View" - and see the dummy image referenced above. Likewise for some images that were embedded directly on the post and replies. Once I have a new host I will start the process of going back and editing each and every image I have personally posted, or images someone else hot-linked from either of my Photobucket accounts. I have two - a personal one (diabolica, established in 2008) and a fairly new one ("wraithqueens" that's about 2 or 3 years old) - so as you can imagine, it's going to take a while to do this. Please be patient because I'm basically doing this all by myself (since I've posted the most images).

If you want to hot-link your own images, refer to the suggestions in that article above. The writer and other members have offered their suggestions and shared their concerns. It looks like there's a few decent "free" hosting sites if you're interested in having one but can't afford a paid account. Just make sure to read the site's Terms Of Service to make sure they don't contradict themselves by advertising as "hot-link" friendly but then tell you the complete opposite in the TOS or FAQs. Trust me, I visited quite a few hosting sites like this earlier today.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. If you have any questions or concerns about images on here, feel free to reply.
Edited by Autumn Noxx, Aug 4 2017, 03:21 PM.
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