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Topic: Photobucket has ruined thousands of my posts!
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Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 6084 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted July 10, 2017 05:31 AM
http://www.ghacks.net/2017/06/30/photobucket-now-charges-399-for-third-party-hosted -images/ Some may notice that many of my posts are wrecked by Photobucket. I am extremely p!!!!ssed off! Scroll down for comments about how people are being screwed over by Photobucket. Others are as upset as I am. IP: Logged |
juniperb Moderator Posts: 10560 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted July 10, 2017 08:32 AM
That stinks Did they let you know in advance? I looked at my posts with pics from photobucket too. Currently, they are still intact. ------------------ Partial truth~the seeds of wisdom~can be found in many places...The seeds of wisdom are contained in all scriptures ever written… especially in art, music, and poetry and, above all, in Nature.
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Voix_de_la_Mer Moderator Posts: 2527 From: Sound Registered: Aug 2011
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posted July 10, 2017 11:01 AM
I know Lexx, it sucks. They are now asking me to subscribe for hosting my banner.IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 83154 From: From a galaxy, far, far away... Registered: Apr 2009
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posted July 10, 2017 01:12 PM
Too bad I'm not a lawyer. Sounds like a great class action suit for violations of their terms of service. They should have grandfathered people in and/or given an advance notice. I bet some have been significantly harmed by it. IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 6084 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted July 10, 2017 03:04 PM
quote: Originally posted by juniperb: That stinks Did they let you know in advance? I looked at my posts with pics from photobucket too. Currently, they are still intact.
I wonder how your photobucket pictures are still showing? And....nope...no damn warning! They kept trying to get me to upgrade to a paid account, However I am using only a small amount of the formerly free account, that was free since they started hosting. I did not need more space. I liked it as it was even with the advertisements. They kept sending e-mails to me trying to get me to buy posters and prints and other products,. I guess my not wanting any p!!!ssed them off.IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 6084 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted July 10, 2017 03:47 PM
quote: Originally posted by Voix_de_la_Mer: I know Lexx, it sucks. They are now asking me to subscribe for hosting my banner.
That is freaking awful!!!! TThey advertised for years and still do as this: quote: Why Photobucket?Photobucket is the global destination for linking and 3rd party hosting. In Photobucket’s 14-year history, the Company amassed over 100 million registered users, over 15 billion images stored, 2 million daily uploads and 10 billion photos accessed monthly. Easy to Use – Upload a photo from any device and copy the embed code with one click to host a photo with no development or technical knowledge required
SURE SOUNDS GREAT! BUT THEN THEY PULLED THIS SHITE! after years for fee use; now they added this: quote:
Competitive, fixed pricing Offers the only unlimited 3rd party hosting plan (Commercial and Personal Use)
quote: WE NOTICED THAT YOU HAVE BEEN USING PHOTOBUCKET FOR 3RD PARTY HOSTING*
WTF? i HAVE BEEN USING IT FOR SOME 12 YEARS; YET NOW OUT OF THE BLUE, THEY NOTICE HOW i AM USING IT? I was using it as I was told when I joined and told it was free. Then this too: quote: PLEASE UPGRADE TO A PLUS 500 PLAN.Our Terms of Service does not allow 3rd party hosting with your current account level. UPGRADE NOW
The terms of service just changed after using it for years! They are doing more than just inconveniencing folks. Like you Voix_de_la_Mer; other people were using it for business and e-bay and such. People's avatars and more; are being affected. This does not sound legal and is definitely not ethical of them!IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 6084 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted July 10, 2017 03:56 PM
pardon my typos please. will fix later. Sick today...to tired to fix at the moment.IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 6084 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted July 10, 2017 03:58 PM
quote: Originally posted by Randall: Too bad I'm not a lawyer. Sounds like a great class action suit for violations of their terms of service. They should have grandfathered people in and/or given an advance notice. I bet some have been significantly harmed by it.
I suspect someone will try for a class action lawsuit. I hope so.
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Randall Webmaster Posts: 83154 From: From a galaxy, far, far away... Registered: Apr 2009
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posted July 10, 2017 04:35 PM
How much is the upgrade?IP: Logged |
juniperb Moderator Posts: 10560 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted July 10, 2017 07:11 PM
Lexx, Does it depend on what one stores? Like Voix`s banner and your gifs? All I store is personal pictures so I wondered if that was why my pics still show. ------------------ Partial truth~the seeds of wisdom~can be found in many places...The seeds of wisdom are contained in all scriptures ever written… especially in art, music, and poetry and, above all, in Nature.
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Randall Webmaster Posts: 83154 From: From a galaxy, far, far away... Registered: Apr 2009
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posted July 10, 2017 08:12 PM
Maybe they think yours is commercial. Contact them and let them know your links are personal.IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 6084 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted July 11, 2017 12:52 AM
quote: Originally posted by Randall: How much is the upgrade?
Not sure. Some say $99.99 a year; and also $399.99 a year as in the article. Not sure. The e-mails they sent do not say. Either way;I am not paying it.IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 6084 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted July 11, 2017 12:56 AM
quote: Originally posted by juniperb: Lexx, Does it depend on what one stores? Like Voix`s banner and your gifs? All I store is personal pictures so I wondered if that was why my pics still show.
So if one does not store anything but personal photos they will not mess with the pictures? That is good; but in posts and all; most people use pictures other than personal. So memes and so forth...they lock out. Jerks.
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Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 6084 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted July 11, 2017 12:58 AM
quote: Originally posted by Randall: Maybe they think yours is commercial. Contact them and let them know your links are personal.
Already tried that. They do not reply.IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 6084 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted July 11, 2017 01:17 AM
quote: Originally posted by juniperb: Lexx, Does it depend on what one stores? Like Voix`s banner and your gifs? All I store is personal pictures so I wondered if that was why my pics still show.
I looked and ALL MY PERSONAL PICTURES ARE MISSING FROM POSTS! So it is not just gifs and such. IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 83154 From: From a galaxy, far, far away... Registered: Apr 2009
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posted July 11, 2017 09:16 AM
I'd just pay.IP: Logged |
PixieJane Moderator Posts: 9027 From: CA Registered: Oct 2010
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posted July 11, 2017 10:26 AM
They need to be sued. If what they've done is legal then it shouldn't be.I believe it costs $400 per year to get on (with other sites MUCH cheaper, and they must be counting on extorting people to get their pix back to pay it). That's definitely far more than Lexx (and many others) can afford. IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 83154 From: From a galaxy, far, far away... Registered: Apr 2009
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posted July 11, 2017 12:41 PM
Yeah, I wish I were a licensed attorney. I'm sure one will grab it soon.IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 6084 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted July 11, 2017 01:28 PM
quote: Originally posted by Randall: I'd just pay.
The problem with that paying them is what stops them from doubling the cost every year; or even sooner? And of course doing what they are doing right now; holding the pictures until you pay their ransom/extortion fee. A place that shafts their members after 14 years can NEVER BE TRUSTED AGAIN!!!!!!!!! Also remember; the ransom/extortion fee is an every year cost $$$$ and not a one time cost. Add in they might even make you pay more for any reason they can think of; and without improving their services. IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 6084 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted July 11, 2017 01:32 PM
quote: Originally posted by Randall: Yeah, I wish I were a licensed attorney. I'm sure one will grab it soon.
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juniperb Moderator Posts: 10560 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted July 11, 2017 02:14 PM
This article explains the situtation
quote: Denver-based Photobucket on Thursday said that a side business discovered by customers long ago is not sustainable. The company stuck to its new policy to charge up to $400 a year to people using Photobucket to host a large number of images
. http://www.denverpost.com/2017/07/06/photobucket-complaints-over-charging/ ------------------ Partial truth~the seeds of wisdom~can be found in many places...The seeds of wisdom are contained in all scriptures ever written… especially in art, music, and poetry and, above all, in Nature.
Linda Goodman IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 6084 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted July 11, 2017 02:36 PM
The thing is I had not even used a 1/4 of my allotted space. And $400 a year? Year after year? No way! IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer Moderator Posts: 6084 From: The Etheric Realms...Still out looking for Schrodinger's cat...& LEXIGRAMMING.♥.. is my Passion! Registered: Feb 2012
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posted July 11, 2017 02:41 PM
They are unethical jerks.IP: Logged |
juniperb Moderator Posts: 10560 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted July 11, 2017 02:45 PM
testing. edit ok, it worked but how do I down size it? I couldn`t downsize so edited the pic out. ------------------ Partial truth~the seeds of wisdom~can be found in many places...The seeds of wisdom are contained in all scriptures ever written… especially in art, music, and poetry and, above all, in Nature.
Linda Goodman IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 83154 From: From a galaxy, far, far away... Registered: Apr 2009
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posted July 11, 2017 10:38 PM
quote: Originally posted by Lexxigramer: They are unethical jerks.
I second that! IP: Logged |