Why isn't there any way to upload photos directly to forum posts? why do we have to use an external site? i don't want to sound rude but i would like a direct image upload
Direct image upload
#1
Posted 20 June 2015 - 12:21 PM
#2
Posted 20 June 2015 - 02:22 PM
Eh, it's actually pretty hard to do so AFAIK. Though, I don't see why you're complaining.
All I have to do is right click an image, and click "Copy image URL"
After that, I click the small photo icon at the post setup.
Then, I paste in the image URL I just copied
I click OK, and...
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There you go! I just uploaded your avatar!
Now, I know what you mean about uploading files straight for your computer, but they must not have it here for a reason.
#3
Posted 20 June 2015 - 05:36 PM
ok thanks for the explanation but i don't really feel like making an image hosting site account, also from what i see you uploaded the image to brohoof.com itself so it's possible
#5
Posted 20 June 2015 - 06:07 PM
Use http://imgur.com/ you don't need an account to upload pictures there.ok thanks for the explanation but i don't really feel like making an image hosting site account
Edit:
Oh JoyJoy was faster...
Edited by Iggie_, 20 June 2015 - 06:09 PM.
#6
Posted 20 June 2015 - 07:33 PM
don't really trust any of those sites, why can't we have a direct upload?
#7
Posted 20 June 2015 - 07:59 PM
You can trust imgur, a lot of people use it.
We don't have a direct upload as that would require us to host a lot of images. Why should we do this when other websites provide this function for free?
#8
Posted 22 June 2015 - 07:39 PM
You can trust imgur, a lot of people use it.
We don't have a direct upload as that would require us to host a lot of images. Why should we do this when other websites provide this function for free?
Ok so by that logic i gotta like everything that people like? A lot of people use Facebook but it's the most unsafe thing ever!
Also you could have a photo size and quantity limit like private messages
#9
Posted 22 June 2015 - 08:41 PM
Ok so by that logic i gotta like everything that people like? A lot of people use Facebook but it's the most unsafe thing ever!
Also you could have a photo size and quantity limit like private messages
If the admins are saying something that they dont have, they dont have it, Imgur is fine and safe to use, I use it all the time, and if
the picture your posting is sensitve, why would you post it?
#10
Posted 23 June 2015 - 12:55 PM
If the admins are saying something that they dont have, they dont have it, Imgur is fine and safe to use, I use it all the time, and if
the picture your posting is sensitve, why would you post it?
I don't know, i don't even feel safe using the internet at all XD also if the admins don't have something they can always get it
#11
Posted 23 June 2015 - 02:50 PM
Well, they certainly won't change the entire site to meet one person's needs. It's either using something like imgur, or no images at all.
Of course, you can usually get a link from Google Images and put that in, but imgur lets you save those images, so you have them when you need them.
I searched up vertibird on Google Images, clicked on the image, clicked on view image, copied the link and put it into the picture button thing, and:
Bam. Picture. That's one way to do it, but you would have to go back and find it if you have a lot of pictures.
#12
Posted 23 June 2015 - 07:32 PM
Well, they certainly won't change the entire site to meet one person's needs. It's either using something like imgur, or no images at all.
Of course, you can usually get a link from Google Images and put that in, but imgur lets you save those images, so you have them when you need them.
I searched up vertibird on Google Images, clicked on the image, clicked on view image, copied the link and put it into the picture button thing, and:
Bam. Picture. That's one way to do it, but you would have to go back and find it if you have a lot of pictures.
Probably lots of people would love a feature like that, anyways thanks for the reply even tough it didn't help much
#13
Posted 23 June 2015 - 09:55 PM
Probably lots of people would love a feature like that, anyways thanks for the reply even tough it didn't help much
Actually, Everyone I talk to from brohoof (Most the population) actually like using imgur
#14
Posted 24 June 2015 - 02:13 AM
Soo... I mean, unless you're uploading something you created or altered from your own computer, like screenshots or skins, you can link any picture you find off the Internet already.
And since there are plenty of free, generally safe services that will host files that you do need to upload because they don't exist elsewhere, we don't need to host them ourselves, much less try and have someone fudge together a system that would work. You'd still have to go through the same process as the other sites (finding the file, waiting for it to upload, have it linked to where you need it), and they would take up 'our' storage space. There's no real advantage to us hosting it.
If you want a 'direct upload' where you just drag and drop a picture in and have it magically show, that'd never happen.
#15
Posted 24 June 2015 - 08:34 AM
Soo... I mean, unless you're uploading something you created or altered from your own computer, like screenshots or skins, you can link any picture you find off the Internet already.
And since there are plenty of free, generally safe services that will host files that you do need to upload because they don't exist elsewhere, we don't need to host them ourselves, much less try and have someone fudge together a system that would work. You'd still have to go through the same process as the other sites (finding the file, waiting for it to upload, have it linked to where you need it), and they would take up 'our' storage space. There's no real advantage to us hosting it.
If you want a 'direct upload' where you just drag and drop a picture in and have it magically show, that'd never happen.
A lot of other forums have said feature... also i'd feel pretty unsafe uploading MLP pictures to image hosting sites since these pictures are copyrighted
#16
Posted 24 June 2015 - 12:22 PM
also i'd feel pretty unsafe uploading MLP pictures to image hosting sites since these pictures are copyrighted
And you think uploading them here would remove/bypass the copyright?
#17
Posted 24 June 2015 - 02:47 PM
#18
Posted 24 June 2015 - 05:05 PM
And you think uploading them here would remove/bypass the copyright?
This is a MLP forum so it would be more acceptable
We don't have this feature, and we will never have this feature. Please, just learn to use imgur or whatever.
Then i will never have images in posts XD nonethanless thanks a lot for the replies
#19
Posted 24 June 2015 - 08:04 PM
So you basicly made this post, to be known and have alot of replies, nice, this topic will most likely be closed soon since your "problem" is solved.This is a MLP forum so it would be more acceptable
Then i will never have images in posts XD nonethanless thanks a lot for the replies
#20
Posted 24 June 2015 - 11:51 PM
This is a MLP forum so it would be more acceptable
I don't think you quite understand how copyright or non-affiliation works.
#21
Posted 25 June 2015 - 07:21 AM
So you basicly made this post, to be known and have alot of replies, nice, this topic will most likely be closed soon since your "problem" is solved.
I made the topic because i wanted an answer, besides what do i get from being known on a forum thread, by the way my problem is solved and i would love for the thread to be closed, i just wanted one answer, end of the story, it's not my fault if people keep replying
I don't think you quite understand how copyright or non-affiliation works.
Yeah i know it's still under copyright but since we have Rainbow on top of every page and they still didn't close this forum then it probably is more welcome
Edited by danypony, 25 June 2015 - 07:22 AM.
#22
Posted 25 June 2015 - 11:09 AM
I made the topic because i wanted an answer, besides what do i get from being known on a forum thread, by the way my problem is solved and i would love for the thread to be closed, i just wanted one answer, end of the story, it's not my fault if people keep replyingT
Yeah i know it's still under copyright but since we have Rainbow on top of every page and they still didn't close this forum then it probably is more welcome
Just cause we have rainbow on top of every page doesnt mean copyright doesnt take place.
#23
Posted 25 June 2015 - 11:55 AM
Just cause we have rainbow on top of every page doesnt mean copyright doesnt take place.
i suppose so, good point
#24
Posted 25 June 2015 - 02:54 PM
Image hosting takes up a lot of bandwidth we'd rather not waste on it. And you can make all the excuses about copyright and trust you want, but we all know you're just being too lazy to upload your image to another site.
#25
Posted 26 June 2015 - 12:26 AM
danypony have you ever heard of this thing called "fair use"?
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