The Photobucket Ransom thing

[SABOT]

Thanks to you both.

[MagpieJono]

I created an account using my email address just after Cubs recommended it.
It did not ask for a FB log in as a 'must', as far as I could tell.
Give it another go.
 

I think the problem might be that I was trying to do it through the phone app as its easier for me as I take my photos on my mobile. I'll have to give it another go through the desktop. It will just mean having to put the photos on my computer first before posting.

[Dolmot]

Looking into purchasing my own website to no longer be dependant on "free" sites.

I've had my own domain for ages, and every photo I've posted here since 2008 is still up. You won't see a single ad of any kind either, no matter what you click.

It's just exceedingly unlikely that anyone would provide free-for-all charity hosting forever, because it costs money, and there are so many takers for free services. There's always a catch, and quite likely limited lifespan as well. The plug is pulled whenever they finally realise that the "something for nothing" business model doesn't fly. Alternatively, even greater a catch is introduced.

Money may not buy you happiness, but sometimes it can buy stability. For me, stability brings a bit of happiness...

[flatpack]

Just loading photos to my album.
Didn't need a Facebook account.
How do you load pictures from my album to here ?
Many thanks for the direction so far.

[DavyJones]

I've had my own domain for ages, and every photo I've posted here since 2008 is still up.

Money may not buy you happiness, but sometimes it can buy stability. For me, stability brings a bit of happiness...

+1. Totally agree.

[Andym]

Just loading photos to my album.
Didn't need a Facebook account.
How do you load pictures from my album to here ?
Many thanks for the direction so far.

I've tried the iPad Myablum app, but couldn't find the links to post from there! I had to go on a laptop and use an internet browser to get the links. There's 3 wee dots top right you click on.....

[Cubs]

Just loading photos to my album.
Didn't need a Facebook account.
How do you load pictures from my album to here ?
Many thanks for the direction so far.

Okay,

1) Click on your picture.

2) Look at the three dots top right, click on them.

3) Then click on the three dots in a triangular shape, for sharing.

4) Then click on 'Link'.

5) Then click on the one that says [bb].

This automatically copies the image link for you and you just paste it directly here (no need to click on the LAF image icon, it already does that for you).

[flatpack]

Understand that but on an iPad the 3 dots don't come up. As someone else said, I think you need to be on a laptop to be able the "right click" the photo, to get the 3 dots to come up.
Oh heck.

[Kamandi]

Dropbox stopped allowing outside linking back in February (?). Since then I just upload to my FaceBook (I know...but it's free) album and link to that.

[Viruz]

Since this morning, I am also affected by the lock.
This is a reason to say goodbye.

The consideration is available.
The blocking of Photobucket destroyed my forum. 
I have been a member of Photobucket for 10 years.

What a muck. 

[chickenbane]

I'm currently linking my pics through my blog, it's a shame that many threads on this and some of my other favourite forums are now ruined. There's a particularly good one on the the Oldhammer forum by a bloke called Padre that's been destroyed.  A real pity.

[Mason]

....it's a shame that many threads on this and some of my other favourite forums are now ruined.

It is this that has really pissed me off.
PB could have approached this whole thing very differently and people would, most likely, have paid for a service if they had been reasonable.
The fact that they chose this method is what has annoyed and alienated pretty much everyone, I reckon.
Such clever PR and business sense they have.....

[Andym]

Since this morning, I am also affected by the lock.
This is a reason to say goodbye.

The consideration is available.
The blocking of Photobucket destroyed my forum. 
I have been a member of Photobucket for 10 years.

What a muck. 

I hope you mean goodbye Photobucket and not goodbye LAF!

I'm the same.....as of this morning, its seems they have remembered their iPad app! I've got some fairly big and lengthy threads on here! What do I do now? Start again, afresh, ditching the old threads or carry on regardless? I think going back and re-linking all the pics with new URLs(even if I could remember what went where! ) is just too much work!!

[Mason]

I hope you mean goodbye Photobucket and not goodbye LAF!

I'm the same.....as of this morning, its seems they have remembered their iPad app! I've got some fairly big and lengthy threads on here! What do I do now? Start again, afresh, ditching the old threads or carry on regardless? I think going back and re-linking all the pics with new URLs(even if I could remember what went where! ) is just too much work!!

I am in the same Bucket, mate. 
Too many pictures to even think about it.

Maybe start them all over again...?
NO!

[Andym]

I meant to say "thanks" to all the guys on here. Thanks to you all I managed this download a lot of my pictures before it went tits-up for me!