Posting pictures on the forum.

[Vipsania]

though it may seem intimidating at first, the process for posting your images on the forum is really quite simple. here, i will walk through the two most commonly used ways of getting your pictures and screenshots up for all to see.

first and most common: hosting and posting.

this method is the most frequently used. you choose a third party hosting site. there are many. personally, i use Photobucket. it's never let me down. but if you don't wish to use photobucket you can simply google "free image hosting" and you will find a plethora of other options.

the process:

1. choose hosting site (you will need to create an account if you do not have one)

2. upload your chosen images onto your host site.

3. after uploading you will see options for sharing photo. it will look similar to this:



don't i look tough?

4. where i have circled in yellow is what we are looking for. that is image code for bbc type forums. if you use Photobucket like me, when you click on the address it automatically copies it for you. one way or another you must copy that link. including the tags.

5. pasting and submitting reply is the last step of this method. once you have your url copied you simply paste it into the reply box on the forum. once pasted you simply just submit your message in the normal fashion.

if you are unsure you did it right you can preview what the finished product looks like by clicking the "preview message" button. this will allow you to see any mistakes made before you actually post the image and give your a chance to correct them. thereby evading the shame and embarrasment of mutiple posts displaying your failure.

[Vipsania]

hotlinking. image posting method number two

say you find a cool image on the internet somewhere you wish to share with your fellow guildies. or you wish to post an image from a social networking site like facebook.

hotlinking will accomplish this for you.

the process is easy. though it can have some restrictions. hotlinking steals bandwith and, as such, some sites forbid it. if you try to post an image from a site that has hotlinking off you wil get nothing but a shameful box with a red "x" in it or, as some sites cleverly do, an image advertising your bandwith bandit failure and that hotlinking is forbidden.

however, if hotlinking is enabled on the site you simply follow this process.

1. aquire the url address of the image you want to share. this is accomplished by right clicking the image and from the window that pops up you select "properties".

2. once in properties, find the address line. left click, drag and highlight copy it.

3. paste address into reply window on forum.

4. once in the reply window you will have to add the bbc img tags manually. the finished product should look something like this:



5. once that is in order you submit reply in the normal fashion. remember to preview if you think it is necessary or have lack of faith in your skills.

and that is all there is to it. easy peezy. as always, if you have questions, feel free to ask.

[taty]

giggle

[Vipsania]

i'll see your giggle and raise you a lol.

and a move to the right place.