So many good (and old) tutorials, many are missing pics

[9jack9]

If you put up a detailed tutorial, thank you! But many have broken picture links now.

If you're feeling up to it, update with new pictures? If not, I certainly won't blame you.

[GWiens2001]

Please be aware that many posts here are years old, and servers that hosted the pictures may have gone out of business or, like PhotoBucket, started charging $400 a year to each person storing pictures on their site just to allow linking to forums.

Some people have thousands of pictures on their PB account, and they would not only have to transfer them to another server, but would have to find every post they have that used each individual picture and update the posts. After a certain amount of time, only the mods and admin can change the posts. That would mean that the mods and admin (who are not paid for the work they do) would have to individually edit thousands of posts, with hundreds of thousands, if not over a million, posts with updated picture locations, if the pictures even exist.

Also, there have been many people who are no longer members here, so we can't get the information anyway.

We are working on a way of handling this for the future, but it is a work-in-progress.

Gordon

[realone414]

The issue with the images really is upsetting! I mean almost everything we discuss on here needs a visual aid or it is lost in translation. If I can find a way to help I will post it. Until then....

[Squelchtone]

The issue with the images really is upsetting! I mean almost everything we discuss on here needs a visual aid or it is lost in translation. If I can find a way to help I will post it. Until then....

What way would help getting back photos from a thread that is 5 to 10 years old and the member no longer visits and the hosting company is out of business or they deleted their photobucket folder or its being held hostage by the host and wont work here unless someone pays for 3rd party linking to work.

[GWiens2001]

If you really want to see the pics in an old post, try this:

Click the [quote] button.

Highlight and copy the web address of the picture.

Open another tab in your web browser.

Post the copied web address.

Go there. If the picture is still at that web address, then you can see it. This is one way of handling it when the person can't/won't pay the extortion fees - oops, I meant third party linking fees - to PhotoBucket.

Gordon

[ragebot]

Some web browsers have created extensions to allow viewing of links Photobucket broke. Do a search for your specific browser for specifics; but basically you down load the extension and enable it. Photobucket got wind of this and tried to rebreak the links; it is an ongoing war. Also might try the Way Back Machine.

http://archive.org/web/web.php

[Charadeur]

I'm new here and was a little disappointed by the missing images too. But the good news is even better than pictures are the YouTube video tutorials. There is enough videos to keep you busy for days.

[mseifert]

I believe the missing picture are due to Photobucket starting to charge people for the photos they uploaded..

[GWiens2001]

I'm new here and was a little disappointed by the missing images too. But the good news is even better than pictures are the YouTube video tutorials. There is enough videos to keep you busy for days.

Check for browser extensions for PhotoBucket fix. Worked great for me.

Gordon

[Squelchtone]

many of my pics are missing because the hosting company I was with went out of business and another one change the top level domain (freeservers.com) is now mysite.com so I have to edit a couple hundred posts!.. yay

[GWiens2001]

many of my pics are missing because the hosting company I was with went out of business and another one change the top level domain (freeservers.com) is now mysite.com so I have to edit a couple hundred posts!.. yay

Only a couple hundred posts?

Gordon