The Old Ruminator
Well-known member
Well my 20,000 ( ) Photobucket images are still being hosted but I wont be held to ransom because of that. Chances are bang goes the thread here about Reservoir Hole that attracted over 100,000 views. Bang goes pretty much everything else I have here. Now that trust has gone with any third party hosting sites I am beginning to wonder if I can be bothered any more. I am now adding more photos to Facebook groups than forums for the first time. This stands as a huge threat to sites like this. Without images the interest will falter and image less forums will die. Facebook and it's ilk will then reign supreme. Yup. That's the threat we face. I certainly don't mind paying for online hosting and any other service but the cost must be reasonable. My wreck research sites charge about ?20 a year and I dont mind that. $399 pa is excessive. Add blockers are partly to blame I am afraid. As Ad revenue falls away then subscription rates will rise. Any " Freeware " is usually bait in any case as one day the costs will mount up. Forums might even have to become subscription based to cover hosting costs on their own servers. ( No. I dont mind that either if it's reasonable ).
OK Enough doom and gloom. Here are some images from yesterday hosted freely ( for now ) by Post Image.
Post Image is quicker and easier to use than Photobucket. Upload the image and click the hotlink tab at the end. Only takes a few seconds.
Enjoy it all while you can.
OK Enough doom and gloom. Here are some images from yesterday hosted freely ( for now ) by Post Image.
Post Image is quicker and easier to use than Photobucket. Upload the image and click the hotlink tab at the end. Only takes a few seconds.
Enjoy it all while you can.