tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991076225884911243.post1619868390382030219..comments2024-01-02T12:06:51.403+00:00Comments on Tarleton's Quarter: The future?Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01431052344684945450noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991076225884911243.post-79894656702640788612017-08-17T19:25:18.539+00:002017-08-17T19:25:18.539+00:00Annoyed also, like you Giles I have been paying ph...Annoyed also, like you Giles I have been paying photobucket for some time to get insurance for my pictures as I delete them entirely from my computer and rely on them. I am waiting for the email that my acccount has been restricted before I change anything and I am considering a new computer so I can pull everything off, then upload someplace else and then leave it behind. The biggest annoyance has been forums with thousands of posts becoming redundant, if I need to replace the pictures on my blogs I will suffer though it slowly I think. At $400 US it would be cheaper to start my own website and host off it. I will try google pics next I think.<br /><br />Regards<br />Matt<br /><br /><br />Bluewillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08826519858479170953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991076225884911243.post-34392102794969068732017-08-03T01:25:34.928+00:002017-08-03T01:25:34.928+00:00I am going to start hosting new photos for new pos...I am going to start hosting new photos for new posts at Google photos. But the problem is what to do with my existing posts and blog photos. I have been blogging for 15 years, with over 13,000 blog posts. Changing the photos in so many old posts is quite impractical. So my blog is going to look a little naked & colorless for a while. G. Thomas Fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07467577516360711271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991076225884911243.post-22600798270882838682017-08-03T01:24:27.146+00:002017-08-03T01:24:27.146+00:00I am going to start hosting new photos for new pos...I am going to start hosting new photos for new posts at Google photos. But the problem is what to do with my existing posts and blog photos. I have been blogging for 15 years, with over 13,000 blog posts. Changing the photos in so many old posts is quite impractical. So my blog is going to look a little naked & colorless for a while. G. Thomas Fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07467577516360711271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991076225884911243.post-30634598549654257742017-07-20T17:03:49.348+00:002017-07-20T17:03:49.348+00:00I think you are wrong in immediately disregarding ...I think you are wrong in immediately disregarding corporate greed. <br />Internet companies are already making significant money. Its just that they want significantly more. The $400 quoted to you is very much a test as to what the market will bear. If charging for previously free services becomes widespread, the companies will either see a huge dropoff in business (who pays big money for a hobby site?), or they will have to be more realistic in their charging.<br />Of course, the USA is full of examples where competition does not work to ensure better price and quality. Pan Marekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911571952378565893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991076225884911243.post-73784369023182492982017-07-19T05:29:49.334+00:002017-07-19T05:29:49.334+00:00Giles, it would be a tragedy for me not to be able...Giles, it would be a tragedy for me not to be able to access your blog! It's my first 'go to' place for ANYTHING on the AWI.<br />I'd have no complaints if you had ads on your blog- or charged a few dollars for access.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991076225884911243.post-85028626611459917452017-07-18T01:03:59.620+00:002017-07-18T01:03:59.620+00:00I feel your pain Giles! I am using your fantastic ...I feel your pain Giles! I am using your fantastic blog as a reference/inspiration for the Black Powder AWI forces I'm building for my local Club (Camp Cromwell)and have encountered the same issues with photobucket as now all my forum pics are dead over on the Warlord Games site (see the threads published by tas 1812). I'm using Flickr as it's still free (for now) and has automatic resizing options when you get the code for forum boards which is really easy to post, just pic the size you need for the forum without worrying about having to use some clunky online photo editor.<br /><br />Keep posting please,<br /><br />cheers,<br /><br />Tas 1812/Dave. Tas 1812https://www.blogger.com/profile/15250933121598507188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991076225884911243.post-89616194871660552292017-07-12T11:25:42.309+00:002017-07-12T11:25:42.309+00:00Like a number of the others I use Blogger/Google t...Like a number of the others I use Blogger/Google to host my pictures...Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991076225884911243.post-85553565201123918952017-07-12T07:30:54.950+00:002017-07-12T07:30:54.950+00:00There you go Giles - monetise your blog! Anything ...There you go Giles - monetise your blog! Anything over 40 subscribers at ten dollars a time and you are in the money! Say 'stuff your job' to your employers and paint soldiers, blog about new releases blah blah. Make your fortune, if you can't beat them, join them!<br /><br />By the way - six weeks and I'll be doing the big move so if you fancy a drink one day...Littlearmieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15332025129798942554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991076225884911243.post-36413001708721739452017-07-11T00:39:33.299+00:002017-07-11T00:39:33.299+00:00I would subscribe to your blog for $100 a year. Yo...I would subscribe to your blog for $100 a year. Your posts bring me such enjoyment (and a little envy and frustration at my own pathetic efforts) and everything you write is useful and informative. This blog cannot die - 3 more subscribers and we are there!Crazycootehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00394372081243251955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991076225884911243.post-84113116205747897892017-07-10T13:21:29.164+00:002017-07-10T13:21:29.164+00:00I also upload my photos from my computer directly ...I also upload my photos from my computer directly into my blog with blogger and have had no problems with storage so far. I don't even mess around with picture size ( because I don't know how to change them). I think that Blogger is part of the Google empire and you can store photos in their Picasa service for free.<br /><br />Also, I have had no trouble uploading my photos onto various Proboards forums, such as my own or LAOG etc.<br /><br />For TMP, I have to copy and paste photos from my blog, which is easy to do.<br /><br />Finally, isn't there a similar service called Flickr? I've never used it but it sounds like it does the same thing as Photobucket.<br /><br />JimDer Alte Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578422757511400566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991076225884911243.post-3383228705879756362017-07-10T13:02:28.792+00:002017-07-10T13:02:28.792+00:00I believe that Will is referring to the 800-pixel ...I believe that Will is referring to the 800-pixel limit for Blogger - if the largest dimension of a pic uploaded to Blogger is 800 pixels or less, that pic does not count towards Google's 15GB limit of free storage space. I use the same restriction on my blogs.<br /><br />Perhaps that is your solution, Giles. Carefully monitor your pic size, it does not need to be 800 pixels which is a bit small at times, and pay for more storage through Google. It should be cheaper than Photobucket, at least for now. Worthy of more investigation perhaps?<br /><br />Greg El Gregohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255734917358886698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991076225884911243.post-36615600740927984732017-07-10T12:28:49.025+00:002017-07-10T12:28:49.025+00:00I'm like Axebreaker and just uplad my pictures...I'm like Axebreaker and just uplad my pictures direct from my PC onto blogger, provided I keep the picture size limited (I can't remember the exact rule) I have unlimited storage and I can post the images from blogger into various forums. That said I'd be in a pickle if blogger started charging but hopefully not - fingers crossed etc.Fire at Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08816572506887450180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991076225884911243.post-76655528915466762532017-07-10T11:39:11.194+00:002017-07-10T11:39:11.194+00:00My blog has effectively been torpedoed by this cha...My blog has effectively been torpedoed by this change, though I haven't updated it in a long time anyway.<br />What I don't quite get is photobucket's complaint that programs like adblocker were ruining their income from advertising. Couldn't they have made use of photobucket conditional on turning off adblocker on their site? Probably there's some technical aspect I don't get.clibinariumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17123479198919917533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991076225884911243.post-90846492886221017112017-07-10T11:28:54.105+00:002017-07-10T11:28:54.105+00:00Yes indeed things are now coming to head with phot...Yes indeed things are now coming to head with photobucket it seems and like you I have the same paid plan so it hasn't effected me yet. My blog has been run entirely off my PC so I still have most the pictures that I've done on file and in fact I already started posting directly from my PC to my blog for a few months now as I didn't like photobucket sending the viewer back to photobucket when clicking on pics. That said, I'm not looking forward to reworking all my previous posts, but it might need to happen. So, basically my blog is safe from whatever photobucket does, because of the direct link from my PC.....unless blogger gets in on the act and starts charging for usage....<br /><br />The problem is forums.....this is where I need something like photobucket and is where I'll have to decide if I want to continue with them or go on to another provider. Also, it would be a heck of a lot more work to re-post items on forums then on my blog. I'm not that happy with photobucket and thought it was much better earlier, but frankly to lazy to switch. The question is do I want to pay 400 for a service I'm already not that happy with or try something new? Honestly I just cannot say, but the decision will have to made unless they scrap the idea and make it cheaper again. <br /><br />ChristopherChristopher(aka Axebreaker)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13205928451375232865noreply@blogger.com