Mach1 Driver 584 Report post Posted Monday at 07:42 AM This from RPM: Just found out that on another site I visit when the option to post pics doesn't work, the site owner let the photo posting option expire, and monies are due. I know its darn near impossible to get the site owner's attention, but maybe the best approach is to have have our moderators Bob and Phil each send emails to Ben? I'm sure it wouldn't be appreciated if we publicly revealed his email address. Could we have a show of hands please- Who Wants The Pictures Back? With enough support I'm sure that the money issue can be resolved. BTW, from a users standpoint it appears that the spamming/scamming/phishing is much improved- is that really the case, or are you moderators still really busy keeping it cleaned up? How would having the ability to post pictures again impact that issue? I think we all know that it is possible to post pictures here if they are hosted on another site, but that puts an unwanted burden on the picture poster by adding time, money, and inconvenience to the experience. 1 bigmal reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlife 831 Report post Posted Monday at 12:47 PM Aye. 1 Mach1 Driver reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Conway 268 Report post Posted Monday at 02:18 PM pictures yes 1 Mach1 Driver reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
69RavenConv 299 Report post Posted Monday at 09:07 PM A request has been sent to Ben, the site owner. We'll keep you posted on any news. 2 bigmal and Mach1 Driver reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,232 Report post Posted Monday at 09:30 PM HEAR HEAR! 2 Mach1 Driver and bigmal reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlife 831 Report post Posted Tuesday at 01:26 AM 3 hours ago, RPM said: HEAR HEAR! Grammar Police says that should be "Here Here" 2 bigmal and 69RavenConv reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,146 Report post Posted Tuesday at 02:50 AM A picture is worth a thousand ...oh hell, I just want pics back! 1 Mach1 Driver reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,232 Report post Posted Tuesday at 04:43 PM 15 hours ago, Midlife said: Grammar Police says that should be "Here Here" Oh really? 1 1 Midlife and bigmal reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerC 146 Report post Posted Tuesday at 08:11 PM pics, yes 1 Mach1 Driver reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 493 Report post Posted Tuesday at 11:18 PM Yes, to be able to post pictures again. 1 Mach1 Driver reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePoose 40 Report post Posted Tuesday at 11:33 PM Another yes to pictures. Even the minor inconvenience of posting elsewhere is preferred to none. I visit far less frequently than I was. Not just because of the pics, but still. Yes, pics. 1 Mach1 Driver reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fastmerc 0 Report post Posted yesterday at 05:16 AM All, I came here tonite to post some questions about specific fasteners on the interior of a "garage find" Sportroof. I also had some pic's of some work that I did that would be welcome across many members.....glove box light addition, heater box refab and heater core replacement..... Guess not tonight! I think the ability to post pictures, albeit at perhaps a smaller size to help reduce storage costs (what else is there?) is probably one of the largest things that a modern website can do for it's posters! One of my first experiences with "pictures" was back in about 1999-2000 in the Netscape days.... I was trying to find out information about brake calipers on a sports car I was working on. Seems my car didn't have the "normal" pieces.....but they were a factory substitution. "If the parts fit...." The calipers were marked FIAT-GIRLING and were very odd three piston units. I asked my local Fiat guy about them, and he thought that they were used on a model which was not commonly imported into the US! Oh great. Well, this was in the early days of web boards..... everything was up serially.....no categories, subcategories......just a list of posts.... I searched and found what appeared to be a European group that followed this model car I sought info on. So I started a thread on looking for a rebuild kit for the calipers! Posted dimensions and descriptions, but had no ability to post pic's on my part. I hadn't jumped into digital photography yet. Once I had all of my info typed up I hit enter and ran off to do some work elsewhere in the building. Imagine my surprise, returning 10-15 minutes later, to find a response to my post, of a guy that had just rebuilt his calipers AND he posted a picture!!! WOW!!! At that point, all of my collector car world existed in my garage, Hemmings Motor News, and swap meets in Pleasanton, CA or Turlock.....Pomona down in LA. Well, NOW we have a way to spread the hobby all over the planet at our finger tips....... I'm thinking that "this is gonna change the way that we do cars...." Boy howdy did it!!! I eventually found a seal kit via a friend who owned a similar car in the UK, who lived about 10 miles down the road from the gent who bought out the "classic" Girling parts business, and he was more than happy to run over and get me brake parts.....AND he was coming to the US in a couple of weeks to attend a national show...... MAN WAS I STOKED!!!! HE brought me a tiny paper back with my seals and a couple of pistons, and after quickly giving him $300, I was set!!!! Now I not only could rebuild my rear calipers, but the front ones too....along with brake pads! Bring back the pictures! Words to not do our hobby justice. Kind regards, Steve PS I'd post a picture........but I can't! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,232 Report post Posted yesterday at 12:03 PM 6 hours ago, fastmerc said: All, PS I'd post a picture........but I can't! :) 1 bigmal reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
