Crossface Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Sorry for posting this here and any mod feels the need to move this to a more appropriate forum.... but has anyone else been affected by an apparent change in Photobucket's TOS? It would seem that none of my diary pics will display any longer until I upgrade to one of their paid plans (which, by the way, the minimum for 3rd party image hosting is $100/a year! no thanks!). Am I the only jabroni on GDS not paying Photobucket? Or am I just the only one who got caught? Is this even a legit change to Photobucket, or is this just a temporary photobucket malfunction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentl Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 It's real as it get. they changed it and its affected us all. many are moving to other image storage places such as imgur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michgcs Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I don't know if it's arbitrary or what as my images appear to be working, still. Maybe it's only a matter of time? I don't know... I saw Kijar mention it, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
to4sty Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I don't know if it's arbitrary or what as my images appear to be working, still. Maybe it's only a matter of time? I don't know... I saw Kijar mention it, though. Mine also appear to be working at the moment, it's going to be an utter ball ache if they suddenly stop though and I have to re up everything somewhere else :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattywood Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Imgur, that's what I'm using on my diary. I've never been a fan of Photobucket, and this latest stunt is yet another reason why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossface Posted June 29, 2017 Author Share Posted June 29, 2017 <p>So a quick bit of research I did following my post last night, and in fact it's a legit thing as kentl pointed out. Simply searching "photobucket" on Twitter brings back an array of angry costumers who use the site for forums, blogs, personal websites, etc. </p><p> </p><p> It doesn't seem that every account has been nailed yet, so I think there are several users on GDS who are not yet affected. My advice to you is to move your stuff to another site before much longer, because my guess is there will be more blocks as the change was just implemented yesterday (with no notice to users).</p><p> </p><p> I think the only hope is the negative backlash they are receiving will force them to revise the policy, but then again they are Photobucket.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnowYourEnemy Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 <p>Any suggestions on where to migrate? I've heard Flickr or Imgr both are good for hosting. </p><p> </p><p> If the price were reasonable, membership would be an option for some, but -- from what I can find, they want more than $100 to enable third-party use.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossface Posted June 29, 2017 Author Share Posted June 29, 2017 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="KnowYourEnemy" data-cite="KnowYourEnemy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43853" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Any suggestions on where to migrate? I've heard Flickr or Imgr both are good for hosting. <p> </p><p> If the price were reasonable, membership would be an option for some, but -- from what I can find, they want more than $100 to enable third-party use.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, the plan is stupidly expensive. I def. won't be doing that. I was thinking about trying Google Drive/Google Photo and seeing if that will let me do 3rd party sites...but I haven't checked into it yet. I know Imgr seems to be a pretty popular alternative too. I worry that companies like Imgr will simply follow Photobucket's lead on this...hence why I plan on starting with Google.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsuMirren Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I'll just not bother with pics. It's a diary, not a magazine writers application. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doseofstyle Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 <p>If anyone wants any image hosting i have created a site for it.</p><p> </p><p> <a href="http://tew2016.com/images/" rel="external nofollow">TEW Image Hosting</a></p><p> </p><p> This is the first time i have done something like this.</p><p> </p><p> any issues with it send me an message.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordofGustav Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 <p>I never liked Photobucket, not even with my diaries. Going to log in and delete the photos i've uploaded there.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="doseofstyle" data-cite="doseofstyle" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43853" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>If anyone wants any image hosting i have created a site for it.<p> </p><p> <a href="http://tew2016.com/images/" rel="external nofollow">TEW Image Hosting</a></p><p> </p><p> This is the first time i have done something like this.</p><p> </p><p> any issues with it send me an message.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Is it fast and more efficient? If that so, the next diary i try i'll use it.</p><p> </p><p> Update: I deleted my Photobucket account, but the ads almost make it impossible.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejus Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Looks like I somehow picked the right time to "lose my smile" after all. $40 a month just to show pictures on third party sites is ridiculous. It looks like photobucket has forgotten it's place in the world; as a hosting site, it had turned into a mess anyways, so if/when I do come back to writing, reckon I'll just find somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncrewed Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I'm currently in the process of moving everything to Imgur. I gotta start changing most of my pictures to Imgur before I get my Photobucket account screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Countdown Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I'd noticed this happening to others on here. My account still hasn't been affected for whatever reason, but seems like it's only a matter of time. I'm not giving them one penny, and I have zero desire to reupload all of my hundreds of pictures. This might be the end of the road for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhawk8492 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 That is terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackerjack Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Looks like I somehow picked the right time to "lose my smile" after all. $40 a month just to show pictures on third party sites is ridiculous. It looks like photobucket has forgotten it's place in the world; as a hosting site, it had turned into a mess anyways, so if/when I do come back to writing, reckon I'll just find somewhere else. It looks like photobucket has forgotten it's place in the world; as a hosting site, it had turned into a mess anyways, so if/when I do come back to writing, reckon I'll just find somewhere else. so if/when I do come back to writing, reckon I'll just find somewhere else. if/when Get that outta here Hope this doesn't deter too many of y'all away from this line of work. I don't think re-doing everything is the best idea, but certainly a switch to other hosting sites will fix your woes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andylion Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Get that outta here Hope this doesn't deter too many of y'all away from this line of work. I don't think re-doing everything is the best idea, but certainly a switch to other hosting sites will fix your woes. Yeah, I'm not going anywhere. I'm definitely not going to go back to fix seventy pages/over a year of shows' worth of images, but going forward I'm going to be hosting on another image site. It's going to make posting the next couple of shows a bit slow, but I'm gonna be trucking on. (my image naming schemes were getting a bit convoluted, anyways) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncrewed Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 What I'm doing is that I'm re-doing the pictures for my last month of shows and then all the previous PPVs. I might just delete the pictures for all the other RAW's that don't matter. It'll be better looking than the ugly third party hosting picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingRider Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 I hope many of the great diary writers out there aren't too deterred by this Photobucket crap. Quite honestly, everyone seems to agree that the site sucked so moving to a new one will probably make everyone's lives easier. There are way too many good projects out and about right now, and I for one, hope that the various writers don't walk away from them. If you feel like your time and energy has been wasted because of this change, I get that. But please know that your writing/booking/storytelling talent shouldn't go to waste because photobucket crapped the bed. Many of us here on GDS have been engrossed in these stories and want them to continue. If any writers do chose to walk away from their current projects, and I get why they might, than I hope they launch new diaries with a new hosting site because you folks are too damn good. That said, I think the place on the forums that will really get hit by this Photobucket thing is the Mod forums where various render and cut artists have fed the GDS community for years. Hopefully these folks decide to move their work to other hosting sites and continue to provide for those of us who lack those skills. Much like the diary writers, you folks are all immensely talented as well and hopefully Photobucket doesn't deter you from your work/passion/art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beejus Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="crackerjack" data-cite="crackerjack" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43853" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><em>Get that outta here</em><p> </p><p> Hope this doesn't deter too many of y'all away from this line of work. I don't think re-doing everything is the best idea, but certainly a switch to other hosting sites will fix your woes.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> My "if/when" statement had more to do with my general malaise as it comes to writing as of about the past month or so, but I will admit that having to rehost all the pictures I was using all over again is a task that I don't look forward to. However, I hosted them once and if I feel the time has come for a project to strike, I will be gladly doing it again.</p><p> </p><p> I don't find any of people's shows "unreadable" now, because the words haven't changed at all. It's just that the pictures aren't showing up, which is an annoyance but not the worldkiller that it may feel like. This absolutely sucks, but it was a change forced upon us, not one we asked for. All we can do is band together as a forum and move our business somewhere else, somewhere that seems to appreciate the people who use it more. There's no way it was a bandwidth issue because with all the pictures I've had spread across 1994, 1997, 1994 part two, and 2001, I was still only using 1% of my photobucket space. So literally they are just randomly deciding to be assholes about this in order to make money. Even my favorite site for information, historyofwwe.com, has lost all of it's images because of this. I am hoping that they don't shut down most of all. But besides, pictures don't make the story. They make it pop, sure, but the story is what's most important.</p><p> </p><p> In short, our forum and stories can survive. This is a minor blow against the entire way of the internet. But it will survive. Photobucket is only one site, after all.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
to4sty Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Ugh, is there any way to change the file names on imgur? I used to just copy and paste from my last shows with Photobucket because the files were easily recognisable by whatever I'd named them....these imgur links are giberish and it's going to take me twice as long to have to scroll through a ton of images to find the one I want <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/confused.png.d4a8e6b6eab0c67698b911fb041c0ed1.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russelrules44 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 <p>Well, I guess I got off lucky then. My diary didn't have pictures to begin with so i'm practically safe.</p><p> </p><p> On the other hand, I have a feeling that this decision may actually wind up being the one thing that kills the website or at least renders it obsolete.</p><p> </p><p> One things for certain, i'm suddenly glad I didn't sign up for Photobucket.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Avalanche Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="to4sty" data-cite="to4sty" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43853" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Ugh, is there any way to change the file names on imgur? I used to just copy and paste from my last shows with Photobucket because the files were easily recognisable by whatever I'd named them....these imgur links are giberish and it's going to take me twice as long to have to scroll through a ton of images to find the one I want <img alt=":confused:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/confused.png.d4a8e6b6eab0c67698b911fb041c0ed1.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I don't think so. For my diary I have created an excel spreadsheet with the names and links to the imgur hosted images for all the characters I use, as well as any other graphics like logos and banners that I'm using over and over again. It's a bit of work initially, but I feel it saves a lot of time in the long run.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
to4sty Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43853" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I don't think so. For my diary I have created an excel spreadsheet with the names and links to the imgur hosted images for all the characters I use, as well as any other graphics like logos and banners that I'm using over and over again. It's a bit of work initially, but I feel it saves a lot of time in the long run.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> What an absolute ball ache.....although I'm probably going to end up doing something along the same lines, because I can see it saving time in the long run. Cheers</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Casey Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="doseofstyle" data-cite="doseofstyle" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43853" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>If anyone wants any image hosting i have created a site for it.<p> </p><p> <a href="http://tew2016.com/images/" rel="external nofollow">TEW Image Hosting</a></p><p> </p><p> This is the first time i have done something like this.</p><p> </p><p> any issues with it send me an message.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> That's good of you, but is there a way to give it a secure login?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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