Pictures In Forums
Dropbox Sucks
Sunday, July 12, 2015 by RedneckDude | Discussion: Community
Hey Guys and Gals, I just wanted to touch on the fact that all the pictures I have posted on Wincustomize forums have gone to black X marks.
Apparently, according to an email I got from Dropbox, my public links have been suspended due to excessive traffic.
I apologize for this inconvenience.
I have a 58 GB account with Dropbox and I seriously doubt that I have had "excessive traffic", but, alas, it is what it is.
I will be seeking a better alternative.
Reply #2 Monday, July 13, 2015 1:01 AM
man.....that's messed up Jim. After many years with the same hosting company , mine shut down and I was forced to look elsewhere for a solution. After many trials with half a dozen free companies that turned out to be crap, I gave in and got a paid service. Image Shack wasn't too bad, price-wise, and it was a one-off payment for an entire year with unlimited content. Considering the amount of preview links I use to display my icon packages, it seems well worth the minimal cost and I don't have to think about it for a year at least. Good luck with your search my friend. 
--Ace --
Reply #3 Monday, July 13, 2015 5:36 AM
They didn't say the "excessive traffic" was human, though.
I warned you about all that sheep pr0n. 
Reply #4 Monday, July 13, 2015 9:27 AM
yeah.... I miss the good old days where Image Shack was free....
I've used Photobucket since then for screenshots...and they did the same thing to me twice when I had pics in the screenshot thread and it got too much traffic....
wouldn't have thought that was an issue anymore though... screenshot thread isn't quite dead... but it's in a coma... took until the 6th of this month to even get it up and running...
but it could be good news... means Tom's threads are running hot...
Reply #5 Monday, July 13, 2015 10:12 AM
ever looked into abload.de ?
it is free you can register and upload to your personal gallery or simply upload unregistered.
Reply #6 Monday, July 13, 2015 12:12 PM
I'll look into it, benmanns, thx.
Doc, Bessie don't like me watching pr0n, so. I don't..... 
Reply #7 Monday, July 13, 2015 12:23 PM
Ok, after a talk with Dropbox, I got the suspension lifted, for now. I expect it'll happen again. Meantime, I will look into other hosts.
Reply #8 Monday, July 13, 2015 1:44 PM
I use this.... http://tinypic.com/ .... and it is free. 
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Reply #1 Monday, July 13, 2015 12:00 AM
Excessive punctuation, maybe......