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  andrew (10:57 15/4/2004)
  Kinetic (11:27 15/4/2004)
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Andrew Message #53443, posted by andrew at 10:57, 15/4/2004
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I tell you what :richg: Drobe must like your icons and forum sections ;)
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Andrew Duffell Message #53446, posted by ad at 11:27, 15/4/2004, in reply to message #53443

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I tell you what :richg: Drobe must like your icons and forum sections ;)
I say we sue their asses ;)
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Andrew Message #53480, posted by andrew at 23:46, 15/4/2004, in reply to message #53446
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At least you can post images if you want :)
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Phil Mellor Message #53498, posted by monkeyson2 at 07:55, 16/4/2004, in reply to message #53480
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You think it would be wise to allow people to post images in the playpen? ;)
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Richard Goodwin Message #53500, posted by rich at 08:50, 16/4/2004, in reply to message #53498
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We've been through all of this before :) They have our icons because our forums went down so much or somesuch excuse ;)

As the Drobesters have pointed out, image uploading is very easy to do. However, I've a religious objection to images in a forum.

There's a certain gaming forum I frequent (I could tell you more, but then I'd have to kill you) that's basically all images - f***ing huge sigs all over the place complete with stats on their gaming, how big their computer is, dick size, etc. etc., all of which has to be waded through to see that they've just posted a "me too" message.

I guess on the other hand you have B3ta.com, which is all about the images, but they only seem to post one Photoshopped image to start a thread and possibly some related images or a "Woo Yay" congratualtory message. Anything else gets frowned on, so it kind of self regulates in the end. The images in the sigs are smaller than our avatars too, and only for people who have donated money or something. However, it should be pointed out that B3ta doesn't host the images, they get uploaded to the poster's own account and linked to.

So, if you want to open a debate about it, go ahead, and at the end I'll see what can be arranged.
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Jeffrey Lee Message #53507, posted by Phlamethrower at 13:35, 16/4/2004, in reply to message #53500
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There's a certain gaming forum I frequent (I could tell you more, but then I'd have to kill you) that's basically all images - f***ing huge sigs all over the place complete with stats on their gaming, how big their computer is, dick size, etc. etc., all of which has to be waded through to see that they've just posted a "me too" message.
Agreed. Images in forums are evil!

However, it should be pointed out that B3ta doesn't host the images, they get uploaded to the poster's own account and linked to.
Yes, some kind of image hosting service could be useful for those without their own web space. The image can then be linked to, but I don't think it should be included directly in the thread.
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Andrew Message #53530, posted by andrew at 11:47, 17/4/2004, in reply to message #53507
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I'm against big images in sig's for the same reason as Rich says. It's just irritating seeing the same big image again and again all the way down a page. I like the idea of images in posts though and if they're too big then moderators can delete them.
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Richard Goodwin Message #53531, posted by rich at 12:03, 17/4/2004, in reply to message #53530
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OK, so far we're looking at some kind of image hosting service, which doesn't have to be TIB specific I guess; and to use them in the forums, <img> tag support. No votes for just linking to the image yet ? :)
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Phil Mellor Message #53537, posted by monkeyson2 at 13:07, 17/4/2004, in reply to message #53531
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No votes for just linking to the image yet ? :)
*sticks hand up*

:o

At least the drobe method produces thumbnails rather than lumping full size images in.

If there was an option in the control panel to show/thumbnail/hide images that would be ok, I suppose.

Remember that adding images to tib forums could make it rather less "work safe" (:moss: ahem!) and actually reduce viewing figures.
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Jeffrey Lee Message #53538, posted by Phlamethrower at 13:42, 17/4/2004, in reply to message #53531
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No votes for just linking to the image yet ? :)
I voted for that. Obviously you didn't read my post fully ;)
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Richard Goodwin Message #53549, posted by rich at 16:58, 17/4/2004, in reply to message #53538
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No votes for just linking to the image yet ? :)
I voted for that. Obviously you didn't read my post fully ;)
Mayeb I just missed out a "more" in my posting ;)
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I don't have tourettes you're just a cun Message #53602, posted by [mentat] at 12:14, 19/4/2004, in reply to message #53537
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No votes for just linking to the image yet ? :)
*sticks hand up*
"Me too" ;)
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