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Jim, I will let one of the admins address the storage issue. One thing that will though is to resize pictures for posting ON the forum to no more than 800 x 600 pixels. Jo mentioned this recently in a separate thread and I have been on the same soapbox for years. We still have members that post pictures the size they were taken, sometimes 3600 x 2400 pixels. The difference in storage space is the difference between 2.4 megabytes (full size) and 1.4 kilobytes (reduced size). Given the current situation with PB, this becomes even more important.Bill
I find I can't respond to, or ask questions, in Ade's announcement about in line pictures. So let me ask here, hopefully someone authoritative will respond.Will it be better for MEM if I store forum pics with Ade or on my own site? With Ade the threads will be protected, but his server will tend to fill up. (Although small size pictures take very little space) If I keep them they are off site and may be lost, upsetting past threads. I can do either.To store with Ade I have to trust Ade and MEM not to use my pics for commercial purposes. This has been the philosophy of MEM but I don't think it's in any "by laws". It would ease my mind if this was the official policy of MEM and written somewhere.Would a fund raiser to get Ade a larger hard drive for pics be appropriate?Thanks.Hugh
We tried to explain the philosophy of MEM back on the home page we said: http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,2.0.html
Hugh, if you are concerned about loss of control then I would suggest that hosting your own pictures is the best option. I understand your point but i think formal by-laws offer little if any real protection in this day.
We tried to explain the philosophy of MEM back on the home page we said: http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,2.0.html.....If you store your photos here it means that the photos will exist as long as the forum and your thread exists (which we intend on being a very long time ) if you store them elsewhere then the photos last as long as that remote storage area lasts (and you pay for that and your annual Internet address registration). If you want to post pics big pictures or to use them on multiple sites then it might be better that you host them on your own storage, but currently the cost is modest. It never hurts to have a back up of your threads/pictures in case of computing/internet failures
PS: I took so long to answer that 2 replies came in while I typed! We all seem to be saying the same thing anyway.