Airframes
Benevolens Magister
A number of members, for whatever reason, use image-hosting sites, such as 'Flickr' or 'Photobucket', to post images within threads on the forum.
As some here have noticed, this can often result at times in slow loading of the image(s), which is not only irritating, especially when very slow, but slows down the forum and uses space.
Also, there are frequent occasions when the image can not be seen by viewers, and worse, the image can be withdrawn, by the image-hosting site, after a period of time.
This can cause problems, especially when judging the Group Builds - if the pictures of your pride and joy can not be seen, then the judges can not assess the model(s) and therefore can't score it in the GB !!
Could I therefore respectfully request that those of you who still use such image-hosting sites, up-load the pictures direct to the forum, from your computer files, using systems such as 'Irfanview'.
This is available as a FREE download, and is quick and easy to use, as well as offering a photo-editing facility, where re-sizing, colour balance, contrast, sharpness, etc can be altered and controlled as required, quickly and easily. It really does make the use of image-hosting sites pointless!
With this type of 'system', it is much more convenient for viewers, the forum, and users, and provides instant loading, instead of having to wait for an image to scroll down, and prevents the loss of an image after a period of time.
Thank you.
As some here have noticed, this can often result at times in slow loading of the image(s), which is not only irritating, especially when very slow, but slows down the forum and uses space.
Also, there are frequent occasions when the image can not be seen by viewers, and worse, the image can be withdrawn, by the image-hosting site, after a period of time.
This can cause problems, especially when judging the Group Builds - if the pictures of your pride and joy can not be seen, then the judges can not assess the model(s) and therefore can't score it in the GB !!
Could I therefore respectfully request that those of you who still use such image-hosting sites, up-load the pictures direct to the forum, from your computer files, using systems such as 'Irfanview'.
This is available as a FREE download, and is quick and easy to use, as well as offering a photo-editing facility, where re-sizing, colour balance, contrast, sharpness, etc can be altered and controlled as required, quickly and easily. It really does make the use of image-hosting sites pointless!
With this type of 'system', it is much more convenient for viewers, the forum, and users, and provides instant loading, instead of having to wait for an image to scroll down, and prevents the loss of an image after a period of time.
Thank you.
Oh, and don't post anything X-rated. The Mods will delete that and repremand you.
