My photobucket images still work
07-05-17, 09:36 AM
#26
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Houston
Posts: 540
Bikes: Novarra Randonee 2016, Trek Verve 2 2015
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 97 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
I've been using Photobucket since I went digital (back in 2002) for posting photos in the Web (not for archiving photos).
In the last 2-3 years, I've noticed a lot of changes on how the site operates, always for the worse (unresponsive pages, waaaay too many ads). Last week the performance was dismal. I was getting text instead of html.
I haven't got a ransom notice yet and last night everything was back to 'normal'.
I can't think of more negative publicity than the 'speedometer' for a website. What genius thought of this! Come and look what we do to our members (free or otherwise). Brilliant!
The downsizing for the photos has been going on for some time. It used to be that you could upload a full resolution photo and it would be displayed in 1024x1024 max (i.e. 1024 for the long side), but you could press a 'button' and download the full resolution version (which was stored). They stopped this sometime last year.
I haven't been uploading photos in PB since...
In the last 2-3 years, I've noticed a lot of changes on how the site operates, always for the worse (unresponsive pages, waaaay too many ads). Last week the performance was dismal. I was getting text instead of html.
I haven't got a ransom notice yet and last night everything was back to 'normal'.
I can't think of more negative publicity than the 'speedometer' for a website. What genius thought of this! Come and look what we do to our members (free or otherwise). Brilliant!
The downsizing for the photos has been going on for some time. It used to be that you could upload a full resolution photo and it would be displayed in 1024x1024 max (i.e. 1024 for the long side), but you could press a 'button' and download the full resolution version (which was stored). They stopped this sometime last year.
I haven't been uploading photos in PB since...
07-07-17, 06:33 AM
#27
minimalist cyclist
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,746
Bikes: yes please
Mentioned: 26 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1120 Post(s)
Liked 1,643 Times
in
945 Posts
Just a FYI - My photobucket storage wasn't at max, and my pics still showed after others got the speedometer. I made the mistake of getting on photobucket yesterday thinking I was under the radar because of my storage not being full, and right away my forum pics disappeared. If your photobucket pics are still here, best not to get on their site and send up a red flag !
07-07-17, 09:47 AM
#28
Me duelen las nalgas
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Texas
Posts: 13,513
Bikes: Centurion Ironman, Trek 5900, Univega Via Carisma, Globe Carmel
Mentioned: 199 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4560 Post(s)
Liked 2,803 Times
in
1,801 Posts
My Fartybucket pix are still showing up here (even with a cleared browser cache). But I suspect it's temporary. Photobrokeit is rolling out this disaster gradually. I just received an email notifying me of the "third party hosting" violation. So it's just a matter of time before I get the speedometer icon.
07-07-17, 01:25 PM
#29
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Central Texas
Posts: 105
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 44 Post(s)
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I got the love note from Photobucket yesterday. I did visit my account, but so far my photos haven't been blocked. Just a matter of time.
I added a new photo to see if it works...
I added a new photo to see if it works...
Last edited by Nordo; 07-07-17 at 04:34 PM.
07-08-17, 10:42 AM
#30
Banned
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 151
Bikes: Nothing a Bike Weenie would ride.
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 76 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Been using PB since they were new. Have hundreds of photos on forums that have since been blocked. I see Google gives free photo hosting, so I'm moving all my pics there. PB is being a real pain in the ass. All that effort to share work, help others, ruined by PB wanting users to use only links. No way am I going back and update posts from years ago.
07-08-17, 11:24 AM
#31
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Sin City, Nevada
Posts: 2,887
Bikes: Catrike 700, Greenspeed GTO trike, , Linear LWB recumbent, Haluzak Horizon SWB recumbent, Balance 450 MTB, Cannondale SM800 Beast of the East
Mentioned: 19 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 523 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 231 Times
in
183 Posts
They may not have caught up to you yet. It is showing up all over different sites. Most of the comments I read are that Photobucket wants you to buy a ridiculous $299 paid version to do 3rd party links. I have about 40 photos on the site. Copied all of them to a thumb drive and intend to move them elsewhere and close the account. You can still post links to the pictures on the site but the number of really obnoxious ads has increased to the point that I no longer want to be a customer of theirs. Uploading pictures has also gotten to be a PIA as well. I guess that's a great way to destroy a business from the comments I read.
07-08-17, 04:54 PM
#34
Yo
Thread Starter
true
07-09-17, 08:54 AM
#35
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Westerville, Ohio
Posts: 121
Bikes: 2016 Specialized Sirrus Carbon Comp, 2006 Bianchi Veloce
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 60 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
It was fun while it lasted.
Last edited by IamAlan; 07-09-17 at 08:58 AM.
07-09-17, 09:09 AM
#36
Pedalist
07-09-17, 07:29 PM
#37
rebmeM roineS
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Metro Indy, IN
Posts: 16,216
Bikes: Bacchetta Giro A20, RANS V-Rex, RANS Screamer
Mentioned: 15 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 653 Post(s)
Liked 347 Times
in
226 Posts
Glad that all the images I have on PB still reside on my PC and backup drive.
__________________
Bacchetta Giro A20, RANS V-Rex, RANS Screamer
Bacchetta Giro A20, RANS V-Rex, RANS Screamer
07-09-17, 08:07 PM
#38
What happened?
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Around here somewhere
Posts: 7,927
Bikes: 3 Rollfasts, 3 Schwinns, a Shelby and a Higgins Flightliner in a pear tree!
Mentioned: 57 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1835 Post(s)
Liked 292 Times
in
255 Posts
I had a friend who used one image in his signature and he got bit early on. I think he hotlinked the image from some other account and found it on a search engine. He gave up on it.
On the other hand another member of that site lost their sigpic of their photo with the members of Yes. That site has it's own storage, I hope they have the original.
On the other hand another member of that site lost their sigpic of their photo with the members of Yes. That site has it's own storage, I hope they have the original.
__________________
I don't know nothing, and I memorized it in school and got this here paper I'm proud of to show it.
07-09-17, 08:10 PM
#39
What happened?
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Around here somewhere
Posts: 7,927
Bikes: 3 Rollfasts, 3 Schwinns, a Shelby and a Higgins Flightliner in a pear tree!
Mentioned: 57 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1835 Post(s)
Liked 292 Times
in
255 Posts
Just a FYI - My photobucket storage wasn't at max, and my pics still showed after others got the speedometer. I made the mistake of getting on photobucket yesterday thinking I was under the radar because of my storage not being full, and right away my forum pics disappeared. If your photobucket pics are still here, best not to get on their site and send up a red flag !
Do you know what a 'Photobucket promo opportunity" would actually be?
It is simply that they have the right to use your stuff in their advertising?
Like a dating site or something would do?
__________________
I don't know nothing, and I memorized it in school and got this here paper I'm proud of to show it.
07-09-17, 08:26 PM
#40
Yo
Thread Starter
I just posted a pb image in another thread and mine is still working. I hope they get to me because people seeing their garbage just makes them look bad. This is a topic in a couple other forums that I frequent.
07-09-17, 08:37 PM
#41
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: West Orange County, CA
Posts: 1,112
Bikes: '84 Peugeot PH10LE
Mentioned: 16 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 397 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 55 Times
in
39 Posts
Obvious computer-challenged question here: is it possible to copy all of my PB photos on a thumb drive, and if so, how? Sorry, told you I'm computer challenged.
Thanks.
Jon
Thanks.
Jon
07-09-17, 08:58 PM
#42
Yo
Thread Starter
You can bring up your image in pb, then if you're using windows click on download (lower right), then it will open your image in a new window. Right click on your image and select "save as". Then name it or keep the existing name and save it wherever you want. There may be other ways but I know that works.
07-09-17, 09:55 PM
#44
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Oregon
Posts: 6,491
Mentioned: 31 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1183 Post(s)
Liked 834 Times
in
436 Posts
It is a cumbersome process, but it seems to work.
07-11-17, 06:04 PM
#48
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Minas Ithil
Posts: 9,173
Mentioned: 66 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2432 Post(s)
Liked 641 Times
in
398 Posts
I'm trying to download all my pictures on photobucket to my computer so I can close that account forever, but it won't even let me do that. Can't email them, nothing. It looks like I've lost all those pics forever unless I pay money to them.
07-11-17, 08:52 PM
#50
Yo
Thread Starter
Well I see my pictures aren't showing up but I don't have the speedometer (yet).