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raccoon

(31,111 posts) Mon Jul 27, 2015, 08:14 AM Jul 2015

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What is it with posting pictures nowadays? Used to be you could find a photo on the Internet

and just post the link and it would show up here.

Now, most of the time you can't do that.

It will end up like this, you'll see the link and no picture.

http://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=JN.Fy5z2JhCIrSX1zitMRX88g&w=300&h=300&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0

Is there any work-around for this?

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What is it with posting pictures nowadays? Used to be you could find a photo on the Internet (Original Post) raccoon Jul 2015 OP

Sure there is, but it isn't a nice thing to do... TreasonousBastard Jul 2015 #1

hotlinking is illegal? I don't think so. CBGLuthier Jul 2015 #3

This? antiquie Jul 2015 #2

Thank you. I wanted to post about Mick's birthday yesterday, but because of the reason mentioned raccoon Jul 2015 #4

I think it's DU. For some reason, the admins won't let me post any Carlos Danger pics. pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #5

Did you say "Carlos Danger"? Yavin4 Jul 2015 #7

Find a jpg. pscot Jul 2015 #6

I saw the picture when I clicked on the link............. n/t DebJ Jul 2015 #8

Remember that if the link has too many characters, it won't link. (link is too long) BlueJazz Jul 2015 #9

It depends on the site. 47of74 Jul 2015 #10

The URL has to end in jpg or png for it to be recognized as an image. gvstn Jul 2015 #11

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

1. Sure there is, but it isn't a nice thing to do...

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2015, 08:17 AM

Jul 2015

and could even be illegal.

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)

3. hotlinking is illegal? I don't think so.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 27, 2015, 09:28 AM

Jul 2015

Rude and inconsiderate of other's bandwidth sure, but illegal??

antiquie

(4,299 posts)

2. This?

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2015, 09:22 AM

Jul 2015

g
(I added .jpg to the link -- doesn't always work.)

raccoon

(31,111 posts)

4. Thank you. I wanted to post about Mick's birthday yesterday, but because of the reason mentioned

Reply to antiquie (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 27, 2015, 10:35 AM

Jul 2015

above, I didn't.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

5. I think it's DU. For some reason, the admins won't let me post any Carlos Danger pics.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2015, 10:56 AM

Jul 2015

What's up with that?

Yavin4

(35,441 posts)

7. Did you say "Carlos Danger"?

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 27, 2015, 03:03 PM

Jul 2015

pscot

(21,024 posts)

6. Find a jpg.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2015, 12:31 PM

Jul 2015

DebJ

(7,699 posts)

8. I saw the picture when I clicked on the link............. n/t

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2015, 03:05 PM

Jul 2015

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)

9. Remember that if the link has too many characters, it won't link. (link is too long)

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2015, 03:43 PM

Jul 2015

47of74

(18,470 posts)

10. It depends on the site.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2015, 03:45 PM

Jul 2015

Some of them disable hot-linking. It depends on whether or not the site admin wants to allow it.

gvstn

(2,805 posts)

11. The URL has to end in jpg or png for it to be recognized as an image.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2015, 03:49 PM

Jul 2015

One thing that works for really stubborn ones is to use Google reverse image search to find a different version of the image that ends in jpg or png.

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