photobucket has changed

**LitTrog** · 7th November 12, 06:34 AM

Originally Posted by Tobus

I just checked my Photobucket page, and it still looks the same. I still get the drop-down links, and didn't have to do anything to make it that way. Weird!

Me, too. I'm given the option of trying their new format, but I always decline. Maybe they're slowing phasing in the new format, giving some users an option and others none until they unilaterally change it forever. Like the Facebook "timeline," if you're familiar with that mess.

**denmcdough** · 7th November 12, 04:03 PM

I, too, hate the new version. However, I was given the option of sticking with the old version, so that's what I did. For once I lucked out!!

**Mike in Dayton** · 7th November 12, 05:41 PM

I prefer the new layout. I think it looks nicer and is easier to navigate. As far as the links hover over the little picture and click on the gear icon then the links item. Or click on the picture to get a bigger image and all the links are to the right of the picture.

**sailortats** · 7th November 12, 05:49 PM

I wish I had been given a choice. I definitely would have stayed with the old system. It seems a lot of people got to choose but I never did. I wrote a comment to them on their contact page but have never heard back from them.

**Couper** · 7th November 12, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by CDNSushi

Works. And yes, this is a new feature since we changed over to VB v.4.0......

I like the new upload feature of VB v.4 - no more outside photo hosting source needed. I used to host my forum-post images on one of my own servers but it is so much more convenient to upload in place. People without that capability need(ed) to use a provider like Photobucket or Flicker.

The Photobucket change may have been prompted by the need to serve a few additional advertisements. They offer a nice service for "free" - so some funds must be raised [somehow] to pay for the infrastructure, the bandwidth and yes, even a profit.

**creagdhubh** · 8th November 12, 07:43 AM

Originally Posted by sailortats

I wish I had been given a choice. I definitely would have stayed with the old system. It seems a lot of people got to choose but I never did. I wrote a comment to them on their contact page but have never heard back from them.

Me too. It seems to run much slower now.