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Advice to members using Photobucket
Topic Started: Jul 2 2017, 11:30 PM (566 Views)
ColinM
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I'm uploading images to Flickr and editing all of my posts here to point to them, should be finished in a couple of days. Even if Photobucket survive, which I doubt, I wouldn't trust them with any of my data again. I bet Amazon's lawyers are queuing up to go after PB too. Screwing around with small traders and members of the public is one thing, hitting Amazon's revenue stream is not recommended.

Colin
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IanW

Here is something you can try as a quicker fix than moving from PB and then having to edit every link.
It was posted on ATF and I have just tried it on the first post in my Red Box Gallery thread and appears to work - though how long before PB cotton on and find a way of disabling it is another question.
The trick is to add ~original to the end of the PB image address in the [img] tag
For example the original tag to get the photo is
Code:
 
[url=http://s1094.photobucket.com/user/ianrwalker/media/surfer/DSC_0775.jpg.html][img]http://i1094.photobucket.com/albums/i442/ianrwalker/surfer/DSC_0775.jpg[/img][/url]

which gets blocked.
Posted Image

Adding ~original between the .jpg and the [/img]
Code:
 
[url=http://s1094.photobucket.com/user/ianrwalker/media/surfer/DSC_0775.jpg.html][img]http://i1094.photobucket.com/albums/i442/ianrwalker/surfer/DSC_0775.jpg~original[/img][/url]

gives this
Posted Image

Might be a quick fix as you could resurrect all the links in a thread by doing a 'replace all' edit.
It might not be a permanent fix as I guess it depends haw easy it will be for PB to block this as well.


Edit - Just updated all the posts in my Red Box Gallery thread, took me about 20 mins just using a paste to add the ~original to each link.
Edited by IanW, Jul 5 2017, 12:17 PM.
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TimJ
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I'll give that a try Ian. :thumb:
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ColinM
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Hi Folks

Although my Photobucket images still appear on this forum for the time being I have uploaded images for my finished builds and photos for show reports for 2017, 2016 and 2015 to my Flickr account and have linked those back here.

If Photobucket stay in business my other contributions may remain visible, if they don't, or otherwise turn the taps off I'll reinstate images as needed, I have all of the important (to me) ones stored elsewhere.

That leads to a question. Whilst it would be nice to have a historical record of everything ever posted here, does it really matter if a few images, whatever they may be don't survive?

By way of example, whilst reviewing some of my show reports a visit to Yeovilton in 2015 was missing images because I had later closed my Picturetrail account. I hadn't noticed and no one else had commented that the images were missing. I have put them back but would it have mattered if I hadn't?

Thoughts?

Colin



Edited by ColinM, Jul 7 2017, 10:38 PM.
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ColinM
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Just received an email from PB, I've stripped out the adverts, tracing links, etc.

"Your account has been restricted for excessive usage and 3rd party hosting. In order to restore 3rd Party Hosting, please upgrade to the Plus500 Membership Plan.
photobucket

WE NOTICED THAT YOU HAVE BEEN USING
PHOTOBUCKET FOR 3RD PARTY HOSTING*

PLEASE UPGRADE TO A PLUS 500 PLAN.

Our Terms of Service does not allow 3rd party hosting with your current account level.

UPGRADE NOW

*What is 3rd Party Hosting?

Photobucket defines 3rd party hosting as the action of embedding an image or photo onto another website. For example, using the <img> tag to embed or display a JPEG image from your Photobucket account on another website such as a forum, Etsy, eBay auction listings, a blog, etc. is definitively 3rd party hosting.

Why Photobucket?

Photobucket is the global destination for linking and 3rd party hosting. In Photobucket’s 14-year history, the Company amassed over 100 million registered users, over 15 billion images stored, 2 million daily uploads and 10 billion photos accessed monthly.

Easy to Use – Upload a photo from any device and copy the embed code with one click to host a photo with no development or technical knowledge required

Competitive, fixed pricing Offers the only unlimited 3rd party hosting plan (Commercial and Personal Use)

Are my pictures still safe?

Yes! All your photos are still available by logging into your Photobucket Account. Photobucket has only restricted the ability to view your photos on 3rd party sites.

Can I download my Photos?

Absolutely, at any time. It is an easy four step process:

Step 1. Login to your Photobucket Account

Step 2. Navigate to your library page

Step 3. View a photo and click the download button

Step 4. The picture will be saved to your computer

photobucket | for the love of photos.

Colin
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IanW

Looks like it has spread a bit further as the images of 'associated sites at the bottom of the page has now been affected.
Are they in your PB area or elsewhere?
Note that if you double click on the ransomware image it does still take you to their own web sites.
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IanW

Just found that Photobucket have changed their approach.

When this first started, if you clicked on the ransomware image it took you to the image on PB (eventually, after spending an inordinate amount of time showing adverts of course).
This morning when I tried it, it still took me to the PB site and showed the advert,s but did not show the actual photo just the ransomware image.
I assume this is them is implementing the other part of the T&C change threat, by banning 'linking'.

I have trouble understanding why they would have done this, as to me it does not really make economic sense.
If the concept of banning 'third part hosting' was that they made no money from it, as you did not visit the PB site and hence avoided adverts, then why would you additionally ban something that made you visit the site and see the adverts every time you clicked on an 'image'.
Looks like they are really trying to p**s people off, though I guess being American owned company they have maybe never heard of Gerald Ratner!
Edited by IanW, Jul 8 2017, 09:13 AM.
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ColinM
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The linked sites are on PB but are also stored on my Flickr account, I'll ask Mark to switch them.

Colin
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IanW

ColinM
Jul 8 2017, 09:03 AM
The linked sites are on PB but are also stored on my Flickr account, I'll ask Mark to switch them.

Colin
I was reading something on the Flickr site the other day that might cause that to break their T&C, as it might be classed as using the image for commercial advertising.

Might be worth looking at storing the images/links on the forums zetaboards storage as it would firewall them from being affected by any possible future hosting issues, after all if Photobucket survive this episode then other sites might follow suit.
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ColinM
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Which is what I've asked Mark to do.

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