A30yoyo wrote:Hi hovermd.... I've not come across a forum hosting site before where the attachment feature had run out for everybody or do they just want more money for a 'Premium' plan or something? Flickr free accounts are a partial solution ...hope they don't do like Photobucket did! Facebook's unlimited image storage is a solution...but the downside on FB is trying to find stuff six months later!! When I feature an image 'hotlink' from ebay I try to pick a photo that at least shows the nose of the plane when cut in half in the MACforum display ! ! A30yoyo (Micky)
I'm not really certain about the technicalities of why this MAC site can no longer accept and store new images. The site was originally created by the wonderful aviation toy collector, G.R. Webster. For a significant period, participants donated funds to help defray the operational costs. I suspect G.R. still paid the lions share, as he was an incredibly generous and dedicated collector and authority in the hobby. Then, sadly, G.R. passed away a few years back. The new site caretaker, Michael Bludworth, eventually elected to shift emphasis to a Facebook version of the site, which can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455830264632321. The Facebook Group is an enjoyable and noble effort, but naturally brings with it all the good and bad of the Facebook platform.
The end result is that this wonderful website is more or less in "stasis." I guess the now aged back-end program running the site simply can't handle more data. A long-time member and friend of mine somehow lost his login, and he can't even re-establish access. I guess not much can be done, barring a renewed initiative to pool resources and fund the needed upgrades. I've offered to help with that effort, but it hasn't gained any traction.