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Mothra wrote: If someone can explain in words of one syllable (or less) how I upload the pictures to here, I'll get straight on it :D
You can host them here.
Be sure to choose 640x480 for message boards & then use the img BBcode tags to embed the direct link you get. :)

edit: A visual guide

Start typing your post then click on Full Editor & Preview
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Click on the insert image icon & you'll see the img tags appear
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Copy/ paste the url of the image you want to insert (make sure it's not enormous) in between the img tags
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Click Preview & your image should be visible
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When you're happy with the post, just click Submit & you should be all done :)
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Pista wrote:
Mothra wrote: If someone can explain in words of one syllable (or less) how I upload the pictures to here, I'll get straight on it :D
You can host them here.
Be sure to choose 640x480 for message boards & then use the img BBcode tags to embed the direct link you get. :)
You started to lose me at 640x480, and then completely lost me img BBcode tags.

PM me if you think it will help, but do not underestimate my cack-handedness at such matters :)
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Mothra wrote:
Pista wrote:
Mothra wrote: If someone can explain in words of one syllable (or less) how I upload the pictures to here, I'll get straight on it :D
You can host them here.
Be sure to choose 640x480 for message boards & then use the img BBcode tags to embed the direct link you get. :)
You started to lose me at 640x480, and then completely lost me img BBcode tags.

PM me if you think it will help, but do not underestimate my cack-handedness at such matters :)
Not just me then. Sadly the comparative difficulty of posting pics here compared to the one click ease of sharing stuff on social media is one of the reasons why it's a bit quieter here these days :(
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Mothra wrote: If someone can explain in words of one syllable (or less) how I upload the pictures to here, I'll get straight on it :D
It's very easy:

1.
Upload (or host) the picture to a hosting site such as https://postimages.org/ or http://www.666kb.com/ or any other.
There are lots such pages. All free of charge and many without having to give any personal data or create an account.
If there is an option asking about the size of the picture choose 640x480 as that is not too large and not too small for a forum page.

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Then you get a link like
https://s33.postimg.cc/q23aizae7/tsom-2007-white.jpg (on postimage chose "direct link") or
http://666kb.com/i/du0yh6yz12u50iups.jpg (on 666kb chose URL)

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img BBcode tags - these are funny words that mean nothing but you put the link in the middle of these brackets Image ... and the picture will appear ...

DONE:

Image (postimage) ... Image .. (666kb)

... :D :D :D ... give it a try. You can use that link to post the picture in other forums and on social media as well ... :D :D :D ...



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Hah, yeah. The Amsterdam gig was quite a good one, got recorded and bootlegged ... :D ... other than the one in L.A. 1985 ... :) ...
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Plus, if you click the 'quote' button to the right of someone's post, it will bring up the coding for that post, so you can see how things should be laid out, which is always a good help! :D
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Thanks @Pista and@Being. Is the link to the photo hosting site permanent?
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Nikolas Vitus Lagartija wrote:Thanks @Pista and@Being. Is the link to the photo hosting site permanent?
It should be, but if you have alternatives you can suggest, please go ahead & let us know.
Here's another one that's free & works great for forums
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Pista wrote:if you have alternatives you can suggest, please go ahead & let us know.
:lol: Have never used a photo hosting site in my life! Appreciate the advice, thanks very much.
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No probs.
There's also always the gallery here. But if you want to then add those images to posts, you'd need to resize them first in case they start causing wide-ons.
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Nikolas Vitus Lagartija wrote:Thanks @Pista and@Being. Is the link to the photo hosting site permanent?
Yes. The pictures are stored there forever ... :D ...

This is another such hosting service available in English, German, Spanish and Turk language ... :D ...

Btw, one can also use the URLs of photos from sites like Google Drive or other cloud services, afaik ...
or basically from anywhere on the web ... like the one down here, the URL of which I've captured from a well-known lovely Sisters blog ... ;D :lol: ...

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However, some hosting sites like Imageshak and Photobucket do delete pictures automatically after a while or when it seems suitable to them, which has already left quite a few nasty empty spaces in older forum posts, unfortunately ... :( ... however, another reason for the disappearance of pictures is also the closing down of so many old fan websites on geocities and other services some years ago ... the pictures used and linked to there have also got lost ... :( ... let's hope it won't happen again to the wonderful, wide and coloured blog world of today with the next advancement in technology ... :? ...
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MadameButterfly wrote:Image

sorry...just doing a test to see if i got it.
You got it Debs.
Just be sure to have it resized to about 500x500px or it'll give us all a wide on ;)

Top tip though. If it's on google images, you can use that url too & might save you some graft :D
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MadameButterfly wrote:Image

sorry...just doing a test to see if i got it.
You got it Debs.
Just be sure to have it resized to about 500x500px or it'll give us all a wide on ;)

Top tip though. If it's on google images, you can use that url too & might save you some graft :D
Yay! thank you for the info. don't want to give you wide on's :lol:
yeah i was looking at all the options and doing this from my phone and not a computer is a pain in the arse as it is. see i can't type with my thumb so my index finger is doing overtime. also thanks for adjusting it!
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okay let's have a laugh at my expense.
i used to be able to do avatars but now it doesn't want to work.

Steve or anyone help please.
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MadameButterfly wrote:okay let's have a laugh at my expense.
i used to be able to do avatars but now it doesn't want to work.

Steve or anyone help please.
It should be the same as always. Hasn't changed. What image did you want to use?
You can whatsapp it to me if we get stuck :)
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MadameButterfly wrote:okay let's have a laugh at my expense.
i used to be able to do avatars but now it doesn't want to work.

Steve or anyone help please.
It should be the same as always. Hasn't changed. What image did you want to use?
You can whatsapp it to me if we get stuck :)
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You're welcome :D

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always worth google/yahoo/bing image searching for common images. then its simply:
right-click on image, copy image location/adress, >>post a reply box: Image.
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thanks Lee.. yeah i know how to do it from the computer..
i post from a smartphone so i have to work with bb codes

got it sorted though as my avatar is up.

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