Feedback I absolutely HATE the photo upload method

Someone is going to help me here I can just feel it.

If I dont want to post a shot to flickr, but I want to post here, I have to upload somewhere on the site. Usually, thats in the thread. I have NO idea how to insert an image in a post without it also showing that blasted thumbnail. Must I create an album and upload to a gallery first? I don't want to have to do that.

Its why I am not posting much.

[edit] Just created an album. Tried to upload 3 files. No go, they just disappear into the ether. Its getting tiresome. Looks like its flickr, thumbnails, or nothing. geez.
 
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Someone is going to help me here I can just feel it.

If I dont want to post a shot to flickr, but I want to post here, I have to upload somewhere on the site. Usually, thats in the thread. I have NO idea how to insert an image in a post without it also showing that blasted thumbnail. Must I create an album and upload to a gallery first? I don't want to have to do that.

Its why I am not posting much.

[edit] Just created an album. Tried to upload 3 files. No go, they just disappear into the ether. Its getting tiresome. Looks like its flickr, thumbnails, or nothing. geez.

I agree, I don't post shots here either.. such a hassle.. Now if I had a degree from MIT it would be a no brainer.. LOL.. but I love the forum.. :) and yes I have read Amins post about how to upload a photo, but he doesn't relate to simple minds.. he gives you so many complicated options that he thinks are simple.. it's not worth the hassle of trying to figure it out..
 
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Doug, which bit do you find complicated? I am a luddite but I have found a way that works for me (and doesn't involve the odious Flickr). Can you spell it out? I think the sharing of images is key to getting the most out of this - or any photo - site.
 
Let's try something on this iPad Junior:

OK - I clicked upload photo, choose file, close (wait for it until the little insert box appeared), click insert on that box - there we go

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I've also tried uploading in different ways but got confused by the resulting thumbnail so ended up sticking with a Flickr link.

I suspect that I'm not going to embrace XenForo as it's not winning me over yet.
I only discovered two days ago how you can like a thread !!
I'd been clicking on the wrong thing and wondering why the Like counter wasn't rising.
 
No, the thumbnail disappeared when i told the script to stick the pic in the post. I seriously hate this photo upload script. It's *the* most clumsy and irritating way of getting a photo posted without using flickr or another alternative. I get no progress bar or indication of upload. I can't see a preview of the shot in the post beforehand if I try to view it.
 
Let me see how this works - I usually post via flickr.
There's this button [Upload a photo] ... click ... I select an image from the file browser that pops up ... then there's this little window with the thumbnail and a button [Click Here to Insert Image into Post] ... click ... a percentage bar shows up, moves up to 100% and voila - there's the image (already posted somewhere else) - pretty straightforward.
(I'm on Win 7 with the latest Firefox, running all sorts of blockers)

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There's this button [Upload a photo] ... click ... I select an image from the file browser that pops up ... then there's this little window with the thumbnail and a button [Click Here to Insert Image into Post] ... click ... a percentage bar shows up, moves up to 100% and voila - there's the image

For you perhaps. Not for me. I get nothing after choose the file until I actually post the thread. I'm using Safari on a Mac. I tried with Firefox yesterday, same thing.
 
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