PHOTOBUCKET DILEMMA

[Cormanus]

curlyjoe,

You're right that the format of the IMG code is odd, but it seems to be the case only on some Photobucket pages. For example, if I copy the IMG code from PB, I only get the IMG reference while others seem to get it preceded by the URL code. In other words, PB seems to treat what goes in the IMG box differently.

In practical terms it doesn't make any difference. The images display just fine on the forum, although it may well explain why, when you click on some images it displays the PB page, not just the image. That's not always the case, though. Even when the link is only to the image, Photobucket redirects it to the page where the image is embedded. If you want to test what happens when you click on what is supposed to be a link directly to the image, try the links in one of my Seat Time posts which contain only the IMG link.

For Popgun's benefit, Photbucket stores the images at an address that starts "ixxx". Normally it displays the image on a page where it is surrounded by lots of Photobucket propaganda. The URL for those pages starts with "sxxx". Theoretically, when a user clicks on a link to a page with an "ixxx" address, their browser should display just the image. That isn't happening and all links are being redirected to the "sxxx" page. I have found that, even when I copy the "ixxx" link and paste it into the address bar in the browser, I get the same redirect problem.

I don't know, but it looks to me like an issue at the Photobucket end. I'm pretty sure it isn't a problem with the forum software.

I think you are right. It's too bad posting photos on forums is still a relatively difficult and time consuming process.

Indeed, although I'm not sure how it could be made easier given that linking to other sites keeps the space required to store the forum manageable.