Recent Trouble of Photobucket BS P500, Many of us need to go to different Image sites to host our artwork, edits, and banners for our topic.
But which one reliable? which one can be used to post your artwork, edits, and banner without breaking TOS rules or dealing paying over certain cash (Like $400 for a year that Photobucket does...) let you use your pics without all the hassle of force payment (Like Photobucket stare )?
I have a list of Alter Image sites that allow you to use without payment nor breaking TOS rules...
In this topic, I will show how to get images to appear when using these alter Image hosts and more.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.Introduction
2.How to get Alter Image pic to appear
3. List of Alter Image sites
4.What's wrong handling Photobucket's 500?
5.Banners
6. Links
7.Black and White List
Certain Websites like Imgur are automatically Whitelisted thanks to Xya's staff notice:
Xya
Due to unfortunate circumstances beyond our members’ and our (Gaia’s) control, Photobucket is not any longer a reliable image host for large-scale art shops due to limiting allowed bandwidth. This means that they are finicky about 3rd party linking, where the art is inaccessible to those who are not logged into the hosting Photobucket account.
Sadly, this has led to circumstances where either:
1) The buyer is unable to access their finished art, or;
2) The seller does not have sufficient proof that the art purchased has been appropriately delivered to the buyer.
All of this means that the potential for unintentional scamming on either end is very high.
We do not expect our members to pay Photobucket to remedy this situation. However, we do expect that this is taken care of so those scamming situations do not occur as a result. We have recently whitelisted Imgur, and DeviantArt/other art gallery sites are great tools for artists to host their work for long periods of time. Google Docs is another alternative in order to deliver art.
NOTE FOR THE SHOPS AND SELLERS:
We are extending a more than a month period for all active artists affected by Photobucket's new bandwidth limit to rehost their images on another image hosting service, have their goods delivered to the buyer in another manner, or have their Photobucket service functional. Reports filed involving non-delivery of art will be held on August 31st, 2017 @ 11:59:59 PM so everyone has the opportunity to fix the situation.
Within this time period, we expect artists to refund purchases or be ready to present their art. Otherwise, the Moderation Team will be unable to rule on behalf of the shop/seller in reported cases where Photobucket is the sole reason for the lack of evidence. We also may hold artists liable for producing their goods in alternative ways, and if they are unable to, for refunding the purchase of the art back to the buyer.
Sellers need to host the art for a reasonable amount of time so the buyer has the opportunity to save/rehost the art themselves. It's highly recommended that you take a couple opportunities to notify buyers that their art needs to be saved/rehosted before taking it down, which we recommend hanging onto evidence that you have done so.
NOTE FOR THE BUYER:
Art buyers should be saving the art to their computer or rehosting their art that they receive immediately instead of relying on the artist to host the image indefinitely.
Once art is successfully produced, if a host or the artist takes down the image for any reason, the artist may not be liable if the buyer can no longer access the art. It is not the artist's responsibility to host the art for an extended amount of time, but they do have a responsibility to host/provide access to the image for a reasonable amount of time in order for it to be saved and used by the buyer.
The above may not affect some shops! Check with the shop/seller to see if they will indefinitely host the art, or if they have a time limit of hosting the art for you. We recommend having this clarified in your shop's posts so there is not any confusion on who is responsible for this.
I hope this clarifies Gaia's position on such matters. Please use the allotted time to rehost, refund, or otherwise deliver any art that has been affected by Photobucket's new policies.
However, other are Image site that I will list are not white-listed but it will show a blank pic:
But How to make your Picture by doing this in your account settings:
this allows you to see not only alter images you post, but It allows other images from other websites:
this Only way you can Post images on your topic.
Here's a list of Alter Image sites that allow hosting their website. some have strict TOS rules that you have to follow or have to pay their service or donate to help their site.
imgur-Is a favorite for Gaia. a long time ago, Imgur did not get along with Gaia but after Photobucket BS, Imgur and Gaia put their differences a side. however, their TOS rules states you can not advertise using Imgur.
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Imgur TOS:
Quote:
Also, don't use Imgur to host image libraries you link to from elsewhere, content for your website, advertising, avatars, or anything else that turns us into your content delivery network. If you do – and we will be the judge – or if you do anything illegal, in addition to any other legal rights we may have, we will ban you along with the site you're hotlinking from, delete all your images, report you to the authorities if necessary, and prevent you from viewing any images hosted on Imgur.com.
Imageshack-this is a good website but you need to pay $4.00 to $100 a month.
imgbox-This is great website. it will allow uploading pictures including banners.
flickr-another good website. allow uploading your pics as long you have a Yahoo account.
Google Photos-This website allow uploading your pics as long as you got a Google account.
OneDrive-website that host your pictures as long as you got a Microsoft account.
Dropbox-another good website that allows hosting your pics online as long you have 2GB. if you want to upgrade, pay $8 to $20 for your account. if you want Enterprise service, you contact them for pricing.
imgbb-like Imgur, imgbb does not allow images copyright material,etc. but a good place to upload your art work.
500px-good place to your images but you want an upgrade, you have pay range from $ 2 to $20.
SmugMug-It's good website but like ImageShack, you have to pay $4.00 a month for an account on there.
cubeupload-is a small great website but it needs donations to manage the website. it's a perfect start for ones who need to get away from Photobucket. like Imgur, they few rules too.
vgy.me-another starter image site that knows about Photobucket's BS 500 policy so, they need donations to help explain the limited space.
LightShot-another starting image site like vgy.me and cubeupload. like Imgur, they have rules. also, they have an editing program that allows you edit.
PostImages-This Website is like Lightshot and support Windows apps. this is another website that allows free image hosting.
Free Image Hosting -This is Free Image hosting site that serves the local community with free hosting. they link to Uploads.im.
Uploads.im-Is free Image website that connects to the Local community by uploading a pic for users.
Picload-This Great website that gives unlimited space for your pics. no hassle here...
CTRLQ-This is Google app that allows you to host your pics and store more than pics.
ImgZeit-This was curated by Amazon user, to ease the P500 BS. ImgZeit allows you $11 a year to host your pics on there.
NickPicHost-Image hosting that allow pics to be used for art, RPing,etc. They do accept donations..
ImageVenue-allow you upload NSFW work. enough said.
Servimg.com-another one like Imgur with strong TOS rules...Also, this maybe a problem JPG images..
puush-Another one like Light shot and also follows the TOS rules.
ShareX-This is like Dropbox and Lightshot combined into one.
SimpleImageresizer- another website that allows you re-size your pics and maybe host it as well.
Lolisafe.moe- a very good image website that connects with Chrome extensions and allows you to use Git and it's like few that have TOS on images. (it depends on their FAQ on the images.)
Img.vision-another good starter website. like Imageshack, you have to pay $5.00 a month to host your pics. here
Deviantart-another good place to have your pic hosted by third party but it's so-so.
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Yes and no. Imgur is one of the best to host from.
There are plenty reasons why TOS rule is wrong....
1. It forces users to pay $400 to unlock their images.....
2.replaces your image with stupid image like this:
3.they add these images to the same library and can't even download your files even they said you could... I had downloaded my images separately.
4.It pissed a bunch of users (it reminds me GOLDMOUNT days) here's an example of one user:
and more examples: Link 1Link 2Link 3Link 4Link 5
5.It's Hurting Gaia's Image box (the image button to use Photobucket Link)
6.It's Consider Ransom demand, it involves the well-known saying "Tortious interference"
7.This Blogger even gave advise to rid P500 BS.
8.He even admits want to charge $400 3rd party site hosting here
9.even Mr. Cash bucket starts remind of goldmont's status
If I missed anything related Photobucket let me know.
If you want to do something about Photobucket's P500 BS, there is the way to get the Link, go to Photobucket error fix see your pics again without the stupid P500 BS pic.
Thank you for all the work you put into this. It seems that all I see across the site is that stupid little picture.
I understand what photobucket did, I really do, but they are going to lose clients over this. I used it for work for images for forms and emails so I didn't have to hunt down a specific image URL on the website, but no more I have another (infinitely more annoying) option and am taking it, bye bye photobucket.
