okay--if you are like me and relatively new to all this--you may be scratching your head about now and going--
hotlinking?? What the heck is that?
When you use someone elses link--the picture is on their site and we are actually seeing it from there. And the picture is theirs. So if it is from say another forum who is paying for that site--then everytime someone looks at that picture from here--
that forum is still paying for
our looking and so we are "stealing" from them. Same with myspace and someone else's photobucket.
Read more here.So what do you need to do differently?
First be sure the picture is not a private or copyrighted image. It needs to be a public image that is okay to share.
Then you can can save the picture to your computer, then "host" it somewhere else, then post it here.
You can find out how to do this
HERE .
and I like to use
http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/You can also post a picture
using attachments instead.
All of this information can be found in the
support thread on the home page. All you who are new to the forum would be well advised to spend some time browsing there--there is loads of useful information.
So just remember--we all love the pictures and are delighted to see them here. But it is your responsibility to be sure that the picture is okay to share, and then to share it legally. But keep them coming--just post responsibly.
Clear as mud?
