Baldy turned off a couple 'o features

[Gerg]

Originally Posted by Baldy

The mods are gonna announce that we're going to turn off image uploads to our server. You'll have to host your images somewhere to post. Reason being reading/writing the images just uses more disk I/O, slowing down database access to the disks. Also, going to more expensive solid-state disks means I don't want to fill them up with images.

I turned off image uploads in the past once, but since I own a photo sharing site I was accused of doing it because I'm a capitalist pig out to line my pockets at the expense of the little people.

Oh well, better to be an evil man who can keep his free forum up.

You're just another Evil Man Baldwanna. Getting us all hooked then changing things. Were you a dope dealer in another lifetime



Hey Boss, do whatcha gotta do, we all appreciate it!

Gerg

[grimripper]

Originally Posted by Baldy

...... better to be an evil man who can keep his free forum up.

Contrary to what some of your mods whom have banned me on occasions may have told you, i do appreciate your efforts in this/your social experiment.
I am unemployed but donate when i can.
Keep up the errrrr insite. :)


Brendan

[BLU HWY]

Originally Posted by Vicks

+100000000

I think there is no other place where such detailed and up-to-date info on the Dakar can be found. The official dakar website is a mess, as always....

thanks baldy.

Grrr, where is the Dakar coverage here?
As always,Thanx B....!!!

[Flood]

Originally Posted by BLU HWY

Grrr, where is the Dakar coverage here?

That would be the Racing Forum.

You're 5,500 posts behind for the live coverage thread. The most important info is pasted to the cliff notes thread.

[BucketHead]

Hey Baldy-
It needs to be said more often: Thanks for the great forum!
Cheers,
Matthew

[James Adams]

Originally Posted by Baldy

The mods are gonna announce that we're going to turn off image uploads to our server. You'll have to host your images somewhere to post. Reason being reading/writing the images just uses more disk I/O, slowing down database access to the disks. Also, going to more expensive solid-state disks means I don't want to fill them up with images.

I turned off image uploads in the past once, but since I own a photo sharing site I was accused of doing it because I'm a capitalist pig out to line my pockets at the expense of the little people.

Oh well, better to be an evil man who can keep his free forum up.

For those who have been used to using the image attachments, http://www.imgur.com/ (I have no affiliation) is an easy place to upload pics if you just need one for a post here and there.

[Flood]

Originally Posted by Howzit

Great site Baldy but a couple of questions:

- So rather than linking to a copyrighted image do we now download that to our computer and then upload that to SmugMug (or whomever)?

- Wont we now overload SmugMug and open them up to a host of copyright issues?

...keep up the great work!

You can still hotlink a picture from anywhere via the - button. Be it from the original site where you found it, from your smugmug or from any other image hosting site. The boss just turns off the "attach images" function, which uploads an image to the ADV server. This feature was already disabled in JM and in a couple of other subforums.

Copyright is a different thing, you should generally respect photographer's rights and give credit. And I sure hope we don't overload SmugMug, hosting photos is their job.

Clear as mud?

[BMW Kurt]

Originally Posted by Flood

You can still hotlink a picture from anywhere via the - button. Be it from the original site where you found it, from your smugmug or from any other image hosting site. The boss just turns off the "attach images" function, which uploads an image to the ADV server. This feature was already disabled in JM and in a couple of other subforums.

Copyright is a different thing, you should generally respect photographer's rights and give credit. And I sure hope we don't overload SmugMug, hosting photos is their job.

Clear as mud?

So... Toxic Brittany is safe???

[Flood]

Originally Posted by BMW Kurt

So... Toxic Brittany is safe???

Well, monster threads like TB and WTF are actually a big load on the servers, so...

But Baldy is busy shopping for expensive solid state discs to keep the good ship ADV afloat, so madame Spears might still be saved..

[Klay]

Originally Posted by BMW Kurt

So... Toxic Brittany is safe???

Britney

[Lobster Grrl]

Thanks for keeping ADV up and running Baldy. We all know how much the Dakar coverage is stressing the system.


lg

[joe a]

Thanks for the hard work.

[lfs225]

I am trying to attach a .gpx file in my reply to a thread "four corners ride" Missouri forum and I can not. That option has been turned off.

Have I been banned or limited in some way? I can not imagine what I did if that is the case.

[ben2go]

Originally Posted by lfs225

I am trying to attach a .gpx file in my reply to a thread "four corners ride" Missouri forum and I can not. That option has been turned off.

Have I been banned or limited in some way? I can not imagine what I did if that is the case.

[lfs225]

Originally Posted by ben2go

Thanks for the kind reply.