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And just a heads-up; you have to be below both attachment count AND storage space to post another attachment.
 
You guys are acting like that's the only reason you buy gold is to host images.

90% of you have sold or bought off the exchange, use avatars, use signatures and other features you're "paying" for.

If image hosting is your one caveat then don't renew, because it seems like most are using the other features of paid membership.
 
Frankly I‘ll can somewhat follow the argument due to the sheer volume of space required to keep all these pictures. On the other hand let’s not forget that theses pictures are what makes this place special.

For people like me who don’t have a paying membership limits are understandable but for the other‘s it’s difficult to understand. In the end it comes down to the fact that active members are:
- generally posting less due to limitations
- posting less pictures within their posts
- regularly removing older pictures (a task nobody is really interested in doing)
- lose interest because constantly have to do a thing (deleting photos) they don’t want to
- generally interest will be reduced because all older posts are no longer relevant due to the missing photos

That all said I can understand the issue with data volume but it could start a negative trend (hopefully not) where people are looking for alternatives.
 
OK, just made it through deleting 2022 attachments.

Now there's a problem; there is a full page of attachments I cannot delete (no trash can) so now you have to scroll down the page, hit next page, then delete, then you're back on the first page, then repeat. Cripes

Only 21 more pages to go; can I get some help from a mod to delete the images I can't?

Blues Blues ?
 
Chefget said:
OK, just made it through deleting 2022 attachments.

Now there's a problem; there is a full page of attachments I cannot delete (no trash can) so now you have to scroll down the page, hit next page, then delete, then you're back on the first page, then repeat. Cripes

Only 21 more pages to go; can I get some help from a mod to delete the images I can't?

Blues Blues ?
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It's because the thread those images are located in is locked. If the thread is locked, it will not allow you to delete the images.
 
Chefget said:
And just a heads-up; you have to be below both attachment count AND storage space to post another attachment.
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What does this mean? How do you know your "storage space" and how does one reduce it?


Chefget said:
OK, just made it through deleting 2022 attachments.

Now there's a problem; there is a full page of attachments I cannot delete (no trash can) so now you have to scroll down the page, hit next page, then delete, then you're back on the first page, then repeat. Cripes

Only 21 more pages to go; can I get some help from a mod to delete the images I can't?

Blues Blues ?
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See my post # 96 0n page 5 above. Might help with the delete process for everyone. IF the PAGE is UNLOCKED. :thumbsup:
 
RayseM said:
What does this mean? How do you know your "storage space" and how does one reduce it?
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Click on your Username at the top right of the page, then click "Attachments". At the bottom right of that page, it will show the number, your quota, along with the disk space alloted/quota. BOTH have to be under the limit!
 
RayseM said:
What does this mean? How do you know your "storage space" and how does one reduce it?




See my post # 96 0n page 5 above. Might help with the delete process for everyone. IF the PAGE is UNLOCKED. :thumbsup:
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After you click on attachments scroll to the bottom and on the right it shows number of images and space taken up by those images.
 
Spark said:
That the quotas weren't set properly isn't your fault, however as said previously there has always been stated limitations for image hosting with paid subscriptions. I'm not penalizing y'all for going over the quota limits because that's my fault. The quyota limits are in place now, however, and if you are over you won't be able to upload more until a better solution is in place or you delete existing images.
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Thanks, Spark Spark . I understand all of that, and read all the prior info in this thread before commenting.
 
Didn't realize i have over 3000 attachments so just deleted about 50 old pics and some non essential posts but this is going to be pretty time consuming to get down under 500 attachments so not sure if it's worth the effort. I'll have to figure out how to use an image hosting site at some point but for now guess I'm done posting pics.
 
I think it's a shame that some here are rushing into deleting pics in order to be able to post pics directly again. If nothing changes and the limits remain, as seems likely, y'all will have to keep doing that going forward as you continue to add photo attachments.

I've had a Gold, then Platinum, membership here from early on but used Imgur up until August '22 as I was used to it. I've been posting by attachment since and now have accumulated 2099 in 18 or so months, so I'm way over the limit that Spark Spark didn't configure properly. He's stepped up and accepted the blame for our current situation. That doesn't mean that he can keep offering photo hosting here by continually buying, and having to charge for, more server space. It's definitely not sustainable. If a yearly limit is set it still continues the problem--just stretches it out a bit more.

I'm here for the sharing, the knowledge, the community, and, yeah, especially the pics--they're kinda the glue that holds it all together here. If you keep deleting your older pics, a valuable resource and the institutional history of this place fades away. I'm not a fan of Imgur and other photo hosting services, but I would suggest we leave our pics intact and all go back to using photo sharing hosts--many here still do despite paid memberships. That would hold everything in place as Spark figures out how to proceed. If he takes out Exchange pictures over two years old, that gives a little wiggle room for non-visual attachments and the backlog of other thread pics stays intact.

I'm still willing to pay for all the other perks--including, but not limited to no ads--and to help support what's the best knife resource on the web. I would counsel patience, a bit of understanding, and keeping as much of what's here already intact while Spark, the mods, and the rest of us figure out a new path forward. Being rash or pissed off doesn't solve a thing and maybe just hastens the loss of something good.
 
Isn't a dedicated 20TB running about $2,500/yr? At .5TB/8mo, .75TB/yr, seems sustainable with a minor subscription increase. What am I missing?
 
Smithhammer said:
You're certainly entitled to your opinion, my friend. But don't presume to dictate for me.

But I'll stay out of this thread now, until there is clarity.
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It's not opinion. The paid memberships had a stated direct image posting limit. That is what we all paid for. Now, since it wasn't being enforced, we were able to post more than the amount we paid for. I'm not dictating anything for you. Just explaining the actual situation. If you thought it was otherwise, I'm sorry, but it doesn't change the facts.
 
ChazzyP said:
I think it's a shame that some here are rushing into deleting pics in order to be able to post pics directly again. If nothing changes and the limits remain, as seems likely, y'all will have to keep doing that going forward as you continue to add photo attachments.

I've had a Gold, then Platinum, membership here from early on but used Imgur up until August '22 as I was used to it. I've been posting by attachment since and now have accumulated 2099 in 18 or so months, so I'm way over the limit that Spark Spark didn't configure properly. He's stepped up and accepted the blame for our current situation. That doesn't mean that he can keep offering photo hosting here by continually buying, and having to charge for, more server space. It's definitely not sustainable. If a yearly limit is set it still continues the problem--just stretches it out a bit more.

I'm here for the sharing, the knowledge, the community, and, yeah, especially the pics--they're kinda the glue that holds it all together here. If you keep deleting your older pics, a valuable resource and the institutional history of this place fades away. I'm not a fan of Imgur and other photo hosting services, but I would suggest we leave our pics intact and all go back to using photo sharing hosts--many here still do despite paid memberships. That would hold everything in place as Spark figures out how to proceed. If he takes out Exchange pictures over two years old, that gives a little wiggle room for non-visual attachments and the backlog of other thread pics stays intact.

I'm still willing to pay for all the other perks--including, but not limited to no ads--and to help support what's the best knife resource on the web. I would counsel patience, a bit of understanding, and keeping as much of what's here already intact while Spark, the mods, and the rest of us figure out a new path forward. Being rash or pissed off doesn't solve a thing and maybe just hastens the loss of something good.
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All well said. I don’t understand the rush to delete years worth of contributions to the forum so, what, you can post a couple more pics and then be in the same boat again? Wait and see, and in the meantime, use third party hosting.
 
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