Serendipity Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 (edited) Hi all and HostsWould like to put this forward...Would is be possible to set up a dedicated "photo forum" There are loads of pics posted on the site but they are spread out all over the place.Just asking and curious to know what other members think about doing something this. Edited April 23, 2009 by Serendipity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omzig Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Excellent idea! We can call it "The Gallery". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 I'm keen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarinaPer Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 (edited) Hi Definitely for that. Cant think of a better way to pass the time and A picture speaks a thousand wordsKarina Edited April 23, 2009 by KarinaPer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinp Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Good idea, only problem is size on the web server. Don't think they have that much space available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity Posted April 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Good idea, only problem is size on the web server. Don't think they have that much space availableIf there is a will there is a way.If space is an issue they can remove pics older than a couple of months, to free space for new ones.Besides if members haven't seen the pics within a month or two they are not visiting the site often enough and will miss out on all the bits and pieces of Oz that only members living there know about.If its possible they could "ban" general text posting and only allow pictures, that will also leave more space open for members to post only pics with description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omzig Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Good idea, only problem is size on the web server. Don't think they have that much space availableWe can work around this by posting the pictures to our picasaweb, photobucket, flickr, etc, accounts and linking them into posts. It works well and takes no space on the server.Example, link from picasaweb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 We can work around this by posting the pictures to our picasaweb, photobucket, flickr, etc, accounts and linking them into posts. It works well and takes no space on the server.Hey Omzig... A clever lady on the forum told me how to do this the other day... but quick question...Why does it not take up space? Because the photo is still technically there? I know, I know... should have been blonde not red!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omzig Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Hey Omzig... A clever lady on the forum told me how to do this the other day... but quick question...Why does it not take up space? Because the photo is still technically there? I know, I know... should have been blonde not red!!! Red,in this case the forum database only contains a link (a few text words saying: there is a picture now, but get it from this address....), and your Internet browser automagically knows to request the picture from the other source and fill it in where it's been told to go. It's a distributed system, the data can come from various locations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alida Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 hey, Omzig - love that sample photo - is it in Oz ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omzig Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Alida, this is Cottesloe beach - the Perth equivalent of Clifton, sculpture exhibition week. I did post this earlier a while ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Hi GuysThis request has been aired before, but yes, we do not have the space, so Omzig's idea is an excellent one, I suggest you all use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdul Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 great ideavisuals will be excellent. "i can see clearly now that ........" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jitterbug Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 The Flickr, Picasa Web is a great idea. Maybe the host can make a special section with a few categories for the different cities or some other category system. I think there should be a small tutorial on how users can make use of the Flickr, Picasa Web integration. I did i quick search and the platform that the forum runs on supports photo gallery integration. However i do not know how to implement it http://www.invisionpower.com/community/gallery/index.htmlMaybe the hosts can look into this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalmers family Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 BEST IDEA I HAVE HEARD ALL DAY..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alida Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Well, if every person can do his/her own photobucket/flickr, then even the old photo's need not to be removed. I suggest a quick tutorial on the use of photobucket / flickr, it's not that hard, as well as linking from the forum. This will be an absolute wonderful idea.I'd think that even this topic should be subdivided into areas, like the different territories / states as dividing factor. Then one can go and look at the area that you would like to see.A subdivision like 'travel' could be added, for when someone travelled 'interstate' and have photo's of more than one area.Just my 2c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polly Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 This might help:Uploading pictures:From your local machine:When writing a new post or replying to a topic (not FastReply!) You will get the window below.Click on the browse button, select the picture you want and then click on upload. Note that you have a limit to the size of picture.From a website:If you use this method you can also insert pictures in FastReplyYou can upload your photos to a picture-sharing website, e.g. http://www.photobucket.comhttp://www.flickr.comLook for the 'Insert Image' icon next to the smiley icon at the top of the post. Click on it and paste the link to the the picture in the text field that appears. Your picture will only show after posting the topic / reply. This method has no limit on size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Witch Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 This might help:Uploading pictures:From your local machine:When writing a new post or replying to a topic (not FastReply!) You will get the window below.Click on the browse button, select the picture you want and then click on upload. Note that you have a limit to the size of picture.From a website:If you use this method you can also insert pictures in FastReplyYou can upload your photos to a picture-sharing website, e.g. http://www.photobucket.comhttp://www.flikr.comLook for the 'Insert Image' icon next to the smiley icon at the top of the post. Click on it and paste the link to the the picture in the text field that appears. Your picture will only show after posting the topic / reply. This method has no limit on size.That's perfect Polly! Very clear and will help everyone to upload their own pics! Doing it via photobucket is easy and as mentioned, does not eat into the available space on the forum.I second the suggestion of a 'Gallery' section! Perhaps we could have a 'pics from South Africa' and 'Australia' section too? I know that I have some gorgeous pics of the Afrikaans Taal Monument that I'd like to share with forum-mates (amongst other.)CheersAndi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alida Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Perfect, Polly - thank you ! No only for a dedicated topic on the forum, then we can have a local forum photo-gallery !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity Posted April 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 I second the suggestion of a 'Gallery' section! Perhaps we could have a 'pics from South Africa' and 'Australia' section too?I dont think we should deviate from the main reason we are all on this site. . . Australia.At some point we have or still are living here, its OZ we are interested in to see not SA.I say no to SA pics - only AU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity Posted April 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 (edited) Also if its possible the layout should be as follows:Photo Gallery (main forum)Then seperate "mini-forums" within this one listing all 7 states.EG: Click on Northern Territory and ONLY VIEW pics posted from that stateThis would rely on Members posting their pics into the correct state though.What a pleasure if you u just want to see members pics from eg: Tasmania, possibly becausethat is where you intend to settle, they are all there under one "mini forum" in the main Photo GalleryHow about that? Edited April 24, 2009 by Serendipity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alida Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Sounds good !! Can only the Hosts create such a structure, or can anyone ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serendipity Posted April 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Sounds good !! Can only the Hosts create such a structure, or can anyone ?Assume it would only be the hosts or the people managing the site.Its unfortunate or i would have done it. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polly Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Would recommend under states include 2 sections, one for city (e.g. Melbourne) and one for regional (in here goes all the outlying towns and 'tourist areas' that aren't in the city or suburbs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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