uploading pics

[cb977]

Originally Posted by RosieC

On the flip side... there has been a similar discussion in the past on smilies hosted outside of OB.

On that one I fully agree that we should stick to the smilies hosted here. If you use one from an external site you have no control over whether that sites owners remove them or not and we then end up with those ugly red 'x's in their place.

Again, just another of my

I read both posts but I'm just going to respond in the one

Thanks for the explanation, Rosie.
I understand better now. I appreciate your taking time to teach me somethiing new

Now, on the smilie topic...in my opinion,the little red x isn't the only way our threads are affected. I, personally, like that the smilies here are basically a uniform size/style...not really flashy, not a half page in size and throwing off blinding lights

I'd rather be shocked by a lovely orchid than a flashing smilie anyday

[RosieC]

Originally Posted by cb977

Now, on the smilie topic...in my opinion,the little red x isn't the only way our threads are affected. I, personally, like that the smilies here are basically a uniform size/style...not really flashy, not a half page in size and throwing off blinding lights

I'd rather be shocked by a lovely orchid than a flashing smilie anyday

[Call_Me_Bob]

Originally Posted by RosieC

There are two ways of looking at the whole issue of hosting pictures on OB or on other sites.

1. Hosted here, there is limited space and so users may want to remove their pictures to make room for newer ones and you end up with the broken links. Also the space costs Marty money and the more we fill up the more OB costs to run each month.

2. Hosted elsewhere users may forget that there are links to the pictures over here and remove them. Again users may run out of space on the external hosting site and delete old pictures in favour of new. Additionally if a user is paying for space they may decide not to keep up the subscription and the pictures are no longer available.

I think there are pros and cons to both ways of working. Personally I have 21Gb of space at a very very low fee (which I am paying regardless of OB) and I like to host them there because I know I'm very unlikely to run out of space (got 19GB free just now). Others may not have such space available though and so hosting the pictures here is a better option.

It's my view that if users want to use their own space it does not in reality make much difference to OB in the long run.

Just my

thanks everybody! it wouldnt work for me to get a website to host pics, because i would undoubtedly use it for other purposes. if i used it for other purposes, it would be expensive, as of now i have at least 800 gb of pictures,.......i am a photographer though