My apologies.
I had recommended to members of this forum to use Photobucket for third party hosting of images in forum posts. I retract that recommendation.
For years Photobucket used to be free and millions of users worldwide hosted images on Photobucket and linked to those images for forum and blog posts and displaying images in web sites. Now Photobucket has changed their policies and are demanding a ransom payment of $399.00 per year. If you don't pay up, all previously linked to images in forum posts are blocked.
I have many posts in forums that are now ruined.
Photobucket's excuse? From their website:
"Moving forward, new and legacy free account users will NOT have third party hosting available."
Additionally, it appears that even if you were a paying member but let your account lapse and don't continue paying indefinitely, your linked to images will be blocked:
"If you were a Plus Account subscriber in good standing as of June 1, 2017,
you will continue to have all the privileges you have enjoyed including 3rd
Party Hosting until December 31, 2018 as long as you maintain your
subscription."
Here is an example of what Photobucket has done. I remember making that post and it took a considerable amount of time and effort. Now ruined by Photobucket. I posted this more than two years ago. Now Photobucket is demanding a ransom payment??? Ironically it is a post I made attempting to assist fellow members on how to post images:
https://www.tormek.com/forum/index.php?t...2#msg11402
And check this out:
https://www.dpreview.com/news/6875746538...s-of-users
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q...as_rights=
I had recommended to members of this forum to use Photobucket for third party hosting of images in forum posts. I retract that recommendation.
For years Photobucket used to be free and millions of users worldwide hosted images on Photobucket and linked to those images for forum and blog posts and displaying images in web sites. Now Photobucket has changed their policies and are demanding a ransom payment of $399.00 per year. If you don't pay up, all previously linked to images in forum posts are blocked.
I have many posts in forums that are now ruined.
Photobucket's excuse? From their website:
"Moving forward, new and legacy free account users will NOT have third party hosting available."
Additionally, it appears that even if you were a paying member but let your account lapse and don't continue paying indefinitely, your linked to images will be blocked:
"If you were a Plus Account subscriber in good standing as of June 1, 2017,
you will continue to have all the privileges you have enjoyed including 3rd
Party Hosting until December 31, 2018 as long as you maintain your
subscription."
Here is an example of what Photobucket has done. I remember making that post and it took a considerable amount of time and effort. Now ruined by Photobucket. I posted this more than two years ago. Now Photobucket is demanding a ransom payment??? Ironically it is a post I made attempting to assist fellow members on how to post images:
https://www.tormek.com/forum/index.php?t...2#msg11402
And check this out:
https://www.dpreview.com/news/6875746538...s-of-users
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q...as_rights=