missing pictures in mklotz posts

[mklotz]

As many of you probably know I host my post pictures on Photobucket. This allows me to display large images inline with the text which, to my mind, makes for a more effective presentation of the thread subject.

Recently, without any advance notice, Photobucket decided to no longer permit third party hosting without a paid subscription of their highest class. For such a subscription, they're charging an extortionate $400 a year. Until such amount is paid, photos previously uploaded will not be displayed. This means that many of the pictures in my posts are no longer visible which makes the posts more or less useless.

If they charged a more rational $40 or $50 a year, I would pay it, but, since they've resorted to what I would describe as a policy of ransomware, I refuse to pay. Payment would not prevent them for charging higher ransoms in the future. As far as I'm concerned they've lost all credibility as a business enterprise.

I've found another hosting service and, as a trial, used it to reinstall the photos in all of my tool-of-the-week winners. Nevertheless, retrofitting all of the posts I've made over the years is a daunting and time-consuming task and will have to proceed slowly.

Until this situation is clarified, I will adopt the following policy...

If you are interested in one of my posts with missing pictures post a response indicating your wish to see the pictures. I will be alerted to your post automatically by the forum software and, once alerted, will rehost the images and edit the post to show them.

Thanks in advance for your patience.