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    Angry PHOTOBUCKET users please be aware !

    So........ Photobucket ,where for over 10 years ive been putting photos that you guys see here, have now decided to change there "terms of use".


    Long story short, if i (or anyone), wishes to continue any third party hosting of pics (upload pic to photobucket, then link so they can be seen on a web site) any users still wanting this function (that we have used for years and is the WHOLE POINT of the site) we will now have to pay $399 a year.

    No ,i did not miss a decimal point , just short of four hundred dollars






    I just spend the day downloading what i can from the site and deleted my account.

    They asked (computer generated) why i am deleting, this is a cut and paste of what i wrote....



    Your new terms of service ,ensure the whole point of ever using your site, is now 100% unrealistically NON affordable.

    Extortion is illegal in my country, and what goes around , comes around, it will be interesting to see if Photobucket is still around in 5 years ?

    I hope the ultimate demise of Photobucket, will for a years to come, serve as a reminder to others, on how NOT to treat people if you want to stay in business.





    This pretty much wrecks anY thread i (and others) have ever posted a pic on, i will do my best to salvage my pic thread (04off pics) but this will take ages.



    Im sure the rest of the world will be sending photobucket a clear message real soon.
    <a href=http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j320/02ard/PatrolcomAvatar-1-1.jpg target=_blank>http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...Avatar-1-1.jpg</a>

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    Quote Originally Posted by 04OFF View Post
    So........ Photobucket ,where for over 10 years ive been putting photos that you guys see here, have now decided to change there "terms of use".


    Long story short, if i (or anyone), wishes to continue any third party hosting of pics (upload pic to photobucket, then link so they can be seen on a web site) any users still wanting this function (that we have used for years and is the WHOLE POINT of the site) we will now have to pay $399 a year.

    No ,i did not miss a decimal point , just short of four hundred dollars






    I just spend the day downloading what i can from the site and deleted my account.

    They asked (computer generated) why i am deleting, this is a cut and paste of what i wrote....



    Your new terms of service ,ensure the whole point of ever using your site, is now 100% unrealistically NON affordable.

    Extortion is illegal in my country, and what goes around , comes around, it will be interesting to see if Photobucket is still around in 5 years ?

    I hope the ultimate demise of Photobucket, will for a years to come, serve as a reminder to others, on how NOT to treat people if you want to stay in business.





    This pretty much wrecks anY thread i (and others) have ever posted a pic on, i will do my best to salvage my pic thread (04off pics) but this will take ages.



    Im sure the rest of the world will be sending photobucket a clear message real soon.
    I have not used Photobucket much as I found Flickr easier but I have been trying to log on to do the same thing but cannot get on.
    I think the mass exodus has started.

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    Thanks mate, I only found out today when a mate rung me, we are chatting about it on below link but an absolute disaster for online forums.

    http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...-party-hosting

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    Yeh im exhausted now after a full day, not what i needed this weekend.

    My biggest problem was ive had 2 computers die over recent times taking pics with them, photobucket still had some pics i no longer have (in lower res), but i thought no worries, they are safe.



    Im not against someone making money, but from zero to $399 a year .....WTF !



    Anyway, im not sure what to do now about hosting or the forums ive got pics, this forum is really the only one that had all the good ones and was pretty up to date, to tired to think about it all now, but if you have any suggestions on my pic thread Andy please let me know ?
    <a href=http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j320/02ard/PatrolcomAvatar-1-1.jpg target=_blank>http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...Avatar-1-1.jpg</a>

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    It might not be such a smart idea to delete everything already. If the backlash is as big as some think it could be, they might reverse their decision. Deleted photos on their site ruin the thread permanently.
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    Can you access the photos yourself in your own PB account on their site?


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    Don't worry I'm thinking and researching any cracks


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    I feel your pain. I rarely use PB now with Tappa but damn thwre is a huge body of input here from me hosted in PB. I can't believe it. I also will be trying to rebuild threads but it will take an extraordinary amount of time via tapatalk.
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    I must have missed all the discussion about this.
    This is disastrous! Obviously they were anticipating this kind of backlash and impact and didn't make the decision lightly. The only real justification was that it was costing them money to run the website and this is their last ditch effort to recoup some costs.
    I imagine there would be some big corporates out there that would have no hesitation in paying $400 to recover some images.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD View Post
    I feel your pain. I rarely use PB now with Tappa but damn thwre is a huge body of input here from me hosted in PB. I can't believe it. I also will be trying to rebuild threads but it will take an extraordinary amount of time via tapatalk.
    I can believe it and who's 2 say tapatalk don't do the same or any other 3rd party storage? Storage 2 the forum is your best bet

    I have and will never rely on 3rd party software when it comes 2 images on forums and will never rely solely on forums 2 keep an important information not that I have much.....

    Its like living in a fire prone area and storing your backups on a HDD in your house that just burnt down
    Time is never wasted when your wasted all the time



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