Disappearing photos

21 Oct 2024 #1

Any idea why most of my photos disappeared from PolShorpy...

https://polishforums.com/history/pol-shorpy-photo-88175/

... and Historic Photos threads?

Admin 25 | 400 Administrator

21 Oct 2024 #2

Admin had to spend a few hours to remove these non-existing images because the image hosting site (postimg.cc) doesn't exist any more. They redirect to a new site, but they have never bothered to make the old images to work (some new ones as you noted may still work, eg. i.postimg.cc/g2BqwHfx/5.jpg and they were left). There was no choice but to remove the broken links.

OP GefreiterKania 31 | 1428

21 Oct 2024 #3

the image hosting site (postimg.cc) doesn't exist any more

It certainly does exist and is fully usable...

postimg.cc/bs0331Y5

... strange :-/

pawian 222 | 26546

21 Oct 2024 #4

... strange

Does it mean Kania posted photos with links to another site??? I happened years ago.

I thought today ALL photos are displayed by the forum engine as its own ones. If they are uploaded by the "[+] files" link then yes, but if they are uploaded via 'IMAGE' URL then they are hosted on external websites.