Photobucket, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ! (small rant included)

[04OFF]

Well ive been using Photobucket as hosting for my photos for ages now, they released a new version a while back and i didn't like it, but you still had the option to use the OLD version, so no problem.

Now, it appears the old option is now not available, and i find the new version is just "unuseable" for me, is it just me, or is anyone else having these same problems ?




When i upload pics its OK, but, they do not appear at the top of my album (as in, latest upload to the top, first page), instead , due to the new 2 column system and order, they end up 2 or 3 pages away.

Some of the new image thumbnails are NOT of the full image, they are a zoomed in/cropped version, and worse, it appears it does not take this sample/thumbnail of the image from the centre of your pic, so when you have a heap of pics with sky or water, it will get very confusing as they can all look the same.




Normally id scroll over a pic to get the link for posting, and one click later the image code/link is copied and i can paste on a forum.

With the new PB, i have to "search" for the pic (because its not at the top), scroll over it, then click on the "gear" symbol that pops up, then a menu appears, this menu is so big, on my little netbook, i have to scroll down to get see the bottom of the menu, then i can copy the image code, and then, "finally" paste it on a forum.





Either im missing something here, or this is just one big FAIL from Photobucket, i feel we may be parting ways very soon, im going to take a look at Flicker i think, what other pic hosting/sharing sites do you guys use or recommend?

[the ferret]

Yeah, same here, told em I didn't want the new version, but now you have no choice.
They asked me why and I told em it doesn't work full stop.
Now I'm also stuck with the new version that some spikey haired dude has thought up!!
Cheers, the ferret.

[makeitfit]

Agreed I dred next week when it changes full time :/
I hate the fact too that it's now in one continuous list. Before it was at least in pages so I had a clue where to look to find something.
Now I'm having to reorganise them into sub albums , and even that's a pain as I've linked so many to forums grrr

[Clunk]

X40000000
Hate it, also doesn't have the same editing functions it used to have, either that or I just can't find them.


Well that's progress I suppose LOL

Don't stroke it, TAP it!!!!.....

[makeitfit]

I guess they're a victim of their own success. I can't imagine how many millions of pics they must be handling. So now they've simplified the bloody thing too far grrr

[Bloodyaussie]

I hate it to...... things were better before these new fangled changes.... I like things in the good ol days!!!

[Woof]

I do not like it either, the only good thing is the automatic upload from your phone camera to Photobucket

[Coldcomfort]

Are there other hosting sites. I have had a few pictures deleted from photobucket because some prude thought that they were offensive.... BTW, they weren't.

[megatexture]

I just use my pic album on the forum in embed from there no editing but its easy

[growler2058]

It's sh!t!!!!!


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