posting a pic found on the web

[stump0331]

somebody showed me this since im no computer guru so ill share with the other non gurus

if you find a pic on the web you want to post in a thread
right click the pic
go down to properties
copy the adress of that pic
and paste it between
[img]HERE[/img]

IT should post

if you gurus have a better way please share

[Rodslinger]

That is correct - BUT -

Some of your picture hosting sites have a separate link designed just for posting to forums and even though you can see it on your screen, doesn't necessarily mean that address will work as a hot link on that site. The hosting site that Farmboy uses is an example of that, as is one I've used in the past to post ROTM pictures.
Another thing is - if you post a picture and lets say it's hosted on someones home web server - they may not like the traffic generated by "views" from another web site and either move the picture - or here's the best one - CHANGE the picture and keep the same name.......I know a guy who got PO'd because someone linked a picture off his site to sell a product on Ebay. He saw the traffic generated and just changed the picture on his server. Hard to sell something when you advertise a computer for sale but the picture is of Richard Simmons in a speedo.

[stump0331]

Originally Posted by Rodslinger

That is correct - BUT -

Some of your picture hosting sites have a separate link designed just for posting to forums and even though you can see it on your screen, doesn't necessarily mean that address will work as a hot link on that site. The hosting site that Farmboy uses is an example of that, as is one I've used in the past to post ROTM pictures.
Another thing is - if you post a picture and lets say it's hosted on someones home web server - they may not like the traffic generated by "views" from another web site and either move the picture - or here's the best one - CHANGE the picture and keep the same name.......I know a guy who got PO'd because someone linked a picture off his site to sell a product on Ebay. He saw the traffic generated and just changed the picture on his server. Hard to sell something when you advertise a computer for sale but the picture is of Richard Simmons in a speedo.

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that ladies and gentlemen is the response of a guru

[Maintain]

What do you do if right click is disabled?


I can still get the picture

As for the richardsimmons stuff, I always host my own pictures so that very thing CAN'T happen!

Also, on some forums they don't already have the html markup to use [img] and sometimes places like myspace you need to write out <img src="HERE"> in order to post the picture. If you want to link the picture, make it clickable, change size when posted, and have alt. text you can do that too! Only takes a lil html.

[stump0331]

Originally Posted by Maintain

What do you do if right click is disabled?


I can still get the picture

huh? why would that be?

[Logan]

I have always had trouble posting my own pics in a thread, any advice on that?

[stump0331]

save the pic to file

go to this site

http://imageshack.us/

upload pic from file
pic size

after it loads lit will give the pic a address, (the one at the bottom)

put that web add between [img]here[/img]

done deal

[Logan]

Originally Posted by stump0331

save the pic to file

go to this site

http://imageshack.us/

upload pic from file
pic size

after it loads lit will give the pic a address, (the one at the bottom)

put that web add between [img]here[/img]

done deal

Is that free and do you have to sign up,I don't want any more junk email.

[stump0331]

Originally Posted by brrs3633

Is that free and do you have to sign up,I don't want any more junk email.

i think its free

[Maintain]

I'm not going to tell you have to get restricted pictures!! 8-o