Imagehost Problems, Imagebam, Imagevenue, PimpAndHost, PixHost, ImgBox etc

[cuzzyman927]

Originally Posted by Al Gebra

Pimp & Host and a former forum owner had business relationship, it seems that this is still the case. That's why P&H seem to be "the default image host". But it is banned in several countries and very uncomfortable if you want to download large image posts. Many members use P&H simply because it is easy to use for uploading.

If he is a former owner so why does VEF still see fit to make P & H the default image host??

[Al Gebra]

Originally Posted by Al Gebra

Maybe a dumb question, but does P&H still have the option "see/go to (entire) gallery"? That would spare the hassle of downloading one pic after the other - except download helpers are still supported there (I'm not sure about that).

From Forum Rules:

(red emphasis by me.)

PS: Why is P&H still promoted as an obviously preferred image host (...)?

Originally Posted by Al Gebra

It's probably vainly to complain about the use of the crappy host P&H one more time, I think. Anyway, if I remember correctly there once was an option to create a ZIP file to download a completely uploaded image set. I don't find such an option any more. Is there still a way to download more than one pic after the other by using a tool like ImageHost Grabber or DownThemAll? Or is another tool capable to do that task?

Nevertheless, ceterum censeo P&H esse delendam from VEF:

(Emphasis by me)

Maybe if all members will boycott P&H we have a chance of getting rid of it.

[Jenny48549]

Originally Posted by cuzzyman927

If he is a former owner so why does VEF still see fit to make P & H the default image host??

It's not really the default host. The plugin was left installed as part of the agreement to sell the forums to the new owners.

[Jenny48549]

Originally Posted by deezer

@Jenny:

First of all: Thanks a lot for your reply.




Get well soon!



I'm a newbie at the site, but I think this could be a good place fro the Sub-Forum: Information & Help Forum
But maybe others have better suggestions.

Name for this forum: imagebam/imgbox-rescue section

I made a few suggestions, which threads should be created here:
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/showpost.php?p=4065306

Maybe we need a few more/others, but the Sub-Forum would be the place to have an overview and to structurize the saving.

Following threads, we need at first place (imho):

1. General Discussion

A lot of posts in the now existing threads are nice to read, but it's hard to keep track of the really relevant posts (like halvar's). Therefore this discussion should be in a seperate thread.

2. Technical solutions for downloading

This thread should have no discussion, but only single posts at the top about the solutions we have, with a short explanation how it works:

- Halvar's tool: http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/showpost.php?p=4065733

- My Excel-tool: imgbox: thumb-url to image-url converter for url-upload

- JDownloader

- Bulk Image Downloader

- Imagehost Grabber

- Downthemall


3. Discussion of the download tools

Only for technical discussion, troubles or problems with the dl-tools.


4. Alternative hosts

This thread should have no discussion also, but only listing the hosts wich are out there, naming the characteristics of them.

Similar like this list of effie http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/showpost.php?p=4064464
I will set a example up in the test-forum.
Done => http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/t33...y-not-gif.html

Discussion and testing this hosts should be done in single threads for each host in the test-forum. The result of the tests should then be posted into "Alternative hosts"-thread.

5. Organization of saving posts (of inactive members/or by thread)

This could be done in two alternive ways (mods decision):
a) a table with member-names, which posts should be saved
b) a table with threads, which should be saved

On top of the thread is the table.
- Members posting in following, which thread/member-posts they want to save.
- when a member posts, that he save a thread/Members-posts, the table will be edited, that everybody knows, which tasks are still to do.
- when a member saved a thread/members-post, he post a notice, so that the table will be edited, and this task marked as done.


Quoting my old post:



(I don't know if it is possible to set up such a list, because there are quite a lot of threads/inactive-members at the board. I think this table can't be set up manually. But that's something you know better.)

If you think organization by saving by threads is better, maybe this thread could be splitted into the various sections/subsections of the forum (Modern/Classic/Vintage/Mir)


6. Organization of saving posts (of active members)

I don't know if active members with a lot of stuff out there want to have it.
But maybe they can create threads, where they make a table as above, where they can organize the saving as mentioned above in point 5.



Hope the info is sufficient. But maybe others will jump in with better suggestions or addendums.



I was not asking because of different pixhosts, but every new post has to be monitored by the mods. So this takes time away from the main task.



I'm fully aware of that and I appreciate that a lot. But I'm not thinking about help per PM, which is time cosuming for all, but I'm thinking about a general advice, posted in the new subforum.



I'm fully aware of this also, I only suggested the Sub-Forum, to organize all the work you mention, because in this case ALL members can help and the Mods can prioritise what should be done first.



Yep, I understand that.



I will be patient. And be sure, that I'm aware, that the staff is working as hard as they can.

No promises, but I think I will be able to set this up some time tomorrow if no more pressing issues that need to be tackled first come up.

Thanks for your patience.

[Al Gebra]

I'm afraid that my post here is hidden in the depth of this forum but it may affect other members too.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Jenny48549

It's not really the default host. The plugin was left installed as part of the agreement to sell the forums to the new owners.

Ah, so that was the deal.
I remember researching the vB forums for a plug-in/add-on light on this.
Seems it was a VEF deal. Thanks as always, Jenny.

[cuzzyman927]

Sadly I believe that perhaps some of our non-English speaking members may be unaware, or oblivious, to what is going on with Imagebam and Imgbox because I see some members still posting with Imagebam.
I kind of feel bad for them because while they are trying to contribute their efforts will be for naught in a few weeks.

(Maybe they know something that we don't! Wouldn't that be grand? )

[Al Gebra]

Originally Posted by cuzzyman927

Sadly I believe that perhaps some of our non-English speaking members may be unaware, or oblivious, to what is going on with Imagebam and Imgbox because I see some members still posting with Imagebam.

As far as I can tell the upload options on ImageBam were disabled a few days ago. Members are probably only posting pics they had uploaded before but not yet posted here - for the benefit of all of us. So enjoy!

[dolfinator]

Originally Posted by Al Gebra

Maybe if all members will boycott P&H we have a chance of getting rid of it.

I live on one of the countries where pimpandhost is banned. I've been doing my own little boycott of it for a long time - I don't thank posts that use pimpandhost. I guess it makes sense, since I can't open the pictures. It's not much, I know. Sometimes it's really frustrating when I see an amazing pic and can't open it because it's on pimpandhost.

I just hope that we don't get an increase in pimpandhost postings because of some pic hosting sites currently shutting down. It's bad enough that it's still one of VEF's preferred hosts.

[Joszka]

Originally Posted by cuzzyman927

Sadly I believe that perhaps some of our non-English speaking members may be unaware, or oblivious, to what is going on with Imagebam and Imgbox because I see some members still posting with Imagebam.
I kind of feel bad for them because while they are trying to contribute their efforts will be for naught in a few weeks.

If the staff wants to translate the announcement above in other languages, as we did for the rules years ago, and to put it on a sticky somewhere : I'm volunteer for a french translation. And I'm sure lot of mods or members could do it too in their own languages