The Photobucket Ransom thing

[Dr. Zombie]

Could it be that Photobucket has changed its mind? I can now see pictures that were previously dead.

Like in these threads.
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=96413.msg1195096#msg1195096
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=93253.msg1151289#msg1151289

[Plynkes]

It's looking that way. The broken reports in the Colonial Adventures battle report section seem to have their pictures back.

Let's hope this isn't a mistake by a lowly IT intern and indicates a return to the old policy. I'm still never going to use them for new picture hosting, though, even if that is the case. I just don't trust them any longer.

[Mason]

Well, they have been offering deals at a much lower price for the last few days than the 'ransom' that they tried.

Although I am having serious trouble using their edit function since the offer went up, though.......

[warlord frod]

To my knowledge photo bucket is still charging to enable sharing your photos. Given that these are very short threads it is more likely that the author has simply utilized the code patch that was shared early on that enables pictures already posted to be seen. I've used it to restore a few of my photos. (Click on your posted pick and add this to the end of the code line;  ~original)

[Plynkes]

I don't think that's it. The links are just magically working again. Some of them are from posts many years old, and none have been edited. One of the members whose pictures have reappeared hasn't been on LAF since 2012.

In fact some are mine, and I know I haven't used that fix, because I didn't know about it.

[robh]

Apparently they have a new management team in place and have reversed the previous decision on pay to share and the excessive ad spam.
Now there are a series of subscription schemes available at prices that would have been fair before the ransom fiasco.

Too little too late for many people though, most people who will only use a free service have already moved elsewhere.

[Cait Sidhe]

Too little too late for many people though, most people who will only use a free service have already moved elsewhere.

Pretty much this. As much as I miss being able to have multiple levels of folders to arrange images I'm not going to trust them again, I'll stick with Imgur.

[Dolmot]

Apparently they have a new management team in place and have reversed the previous decision on pay to share and the excessive ad spam.

It seems so. Links:

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2018/05/17/photobucket-drops-pricing-that-angered-millions.html
https://support.photobucket.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004314254-Welcome-to-the-New-Photobucket-

Photobucket on Wednesday also turned back on millions of users’ images that were still linked to around the web.

The move allowed the images to reappear in place instead of the stock speedometer image that had replaced them last summer. Leonard ruefully joked that speedometer might have become the most viewed image in internet history, though one linked to users’ anger with the company.

[OSHIROmodels]

Too late 

[Westfalia Chris]

Too late 

A week after I deleted my account with them. Go figure. 

[westwaller]

This is good news. It means I don't have to do my ECW/TYW comparison thread again- I was just thinking the other day that I ought to redo it...

Maybe they got taken over by people with common sense?!

[Cubs]

[pixelgeek]

No kidding. You burn your customers and force them to find an alternative and then change your mind after they have done so? 

[Codsticker]

Yeah, my latest post on my Historicals blog uses my now useful Photobucket account.

[Engel]

Yeah, my latest post on my Historicals blog uses my now useful Photobucket account.

Why ? Simpler to just let the blog host the pictures ?


Neat to see all those old Photobucket pictures show up again but I will NEVER use photobucket again.
They burned their ships.