Forum FAQ: How do I... Can I...?

[Neils]

For larger Image files you might prefer to link directly to the image in question.

Generally, right click on the image that you want to link to and select "Copy image Address" (or similar, it can vary from browser to browser).

On the forum, click the "add image" button and simply paste the link you just copied.
this will create something along the lines of:

[ IMG]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5039/5898353732_2f2452cfa6_b.jpg[/IMG ]

in your post. This is where your photo will appear when you Preview or click submit reply:



Please note that it is generally considered impolite to simply link to photos on someone else's website as although the image is appearing in a thread here, it is being loaded off their site which means that they're essentially paying to enhance someone else's website. It is not unknown for sites to simply block linking to images in this way or to replace the image with something far less desirable.

My personal preference is Flickr, but there are other image hosting services available and it may be preferable to place a copy of the image (if the owner is OK with it of course) onto an image hosting service and link to that rather than to the original site.

If you don't want to set up an account on an Image hosting service, Gavin will host the photo for you:

If anyone would like a 'full sized' image on the forum and isn't up to using Flickr or its friends, send it to me (if you need my email address a Private Message, accessed from the top bar when you're logged in, will bring it to you). I put mine in a folder on the SBAi web server and would be happy to do so for others too. I use images set at 800 pixels wide.

Don't go overboard in your posts with images (I'm guilty of doing so) as those on slow download speeds (and we do have members in that category) may find too many large pictures a pain.

[Neils]

The SBAi forum has an open policy when it comes to referring and linking to other Beekeeping resources on the Web. There is no need to euphemistically refer to that supplier that you might find on a rose and linking to relevant resources is fine by us.

If you wish to promote your own beekeeping related business however, we ask that you're an existing advertiser in the Scottish Beekeeper, more information on how to advertise can be found in This Thread

My personal feeling is that URL anonymising services such as Tiny URL are both un-necessary here and pose a risk to users as the end destination of the link is not known.

If tiny urls are to be utilised, the preview facility should be used:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/6aaozv4

Anyone who wants their own peace of mind when it comes to clicking on a tiny URL not using the preview facility can enable it by default from the following section of the TinyURL site:
http://tinyurl.com/preview.php

When clicking on a Tiny URL when the preview service is enabled, you'll be taken to a Page on their website that displays the end destination so that you can make a more educated decision whether you're being taken to a website that you trust.

If you do want to link to an unfeasibly long URL, the forum has an inbuilt aliasing facility , simply click on the Insert Link (globe with a chain link icon) button, paste the URL and click OK. A link will added to the post:

[ URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=___YOr0ERPc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=___YOr0ERPc[/URL ]

The second link in this tag should now be highlighted and can replaced with any description you like:

[ URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=___YOr0ERPc"]a You Tube Video[/URL ]

Which is how the link will be displayed in the post:

a You Tube Video

[Mellifera Crofter]

I'm curious - why, when I attach photos, do they appear as small icons in the post on which one has to click to enlarge them (as in these posts) while other people manage to add photos to the post that are already the right size (for example, Gavin's photos).

I used the Insert Image option and copied a file from my computer. What is Gavin's way of inserting photos?

Kitta