PLEASE don't put photos on flickr

[jim kitchen]

Dear Leigh,

Get enriched, get over it, and yes it is my choice...

Any image that is removed from any post, for whatever reason, happens. If you assume that anyone's post is therefore, meaningless because an image is removed, you have much to learn within this group, and a very steep hill to climb, regarding an earned respect among the members. This group is not Flickr nor is it designed to be.

Like I said, get over it, and quickly.

jim k

[Leigh]

If you assume that anyone's post is therefore, meaningless because an image is removed, you have much to learn...

Sorry, Jim.

I thought you could understand plain English.

My bad.

- Leigh

[Leigh]

Dear Leigh,
Are you assuming that folks want their images to persist ? ...
For myself, I do not, therefore my images will disappear.
jim k

Obviously, as in

You might remember this reposted view, too.
jim k

Gateway Valley, Near the Alberta and British Columbia Border, Canada, 1986

and

Another repeat oldie...
jim k

Hoar Frost, Vermillion Crossing, British Columbia, Canada, 1986

Those are posts #805 and #806 in the LF Landscapes thread.

So do you claim that those posts are still meaningful with the images deleted?

- Leigh

[Marko]

If you stop and read what Jim said, you might reach a conclusion that he may not have intended those images to persist. Not everybody considers static permanence as an inherent value.

Of course, I am not assuming that that is indeed what Jim meant, I am only stating one possible interpretation. Assumptions in general are just logic's poor cousins...

[spkennedy3000]

Personally I agree with Leigh, it is a little bit annoying looking through a thread full of really nice images and then you get a whole load of Flickr "Image not available" icons...

Making it a philosophical issue just sounds a bit silly.

[Jiri Vasina]

I self-host my images, but yet, there have been times when I decided to remove some images from the server, knowing that it will affect links from outside too...

There can be a multitude of reasons to do so, like not being happy with the image anymore (or even get embarrassed to present it because of some flaw that was previously unknown to me, and now is too obvious - as an "artist" I change (??grow?? ), my views change, ...), outside conditions may change - if the picture is of people, they may decide their picture not to be presented in that way anymore... or whatever.

And it's the same with images on Flickr. I for one don't have a "pro" account there, so am limited to 200 images. I have to make room for new ones, deleting older less successful ones (by any measure of "successful")... That's just one more reason why the images might be removed from the posts in this forum... (on my personal server, space was not an issue so far...)

Do I like it when I come across a post with a deleted image, especially when they are necessary to illustrate the post? No, certainly not. Do I get angry/annoyed? Probably not, hopefully not, I try not to... Life changes, nothing is permanent...

(It's the same with everything... How many times have I gone out to a shop that was there, has had the precise thing I wanted - just to find out the shop is not there anymore, it does not carry the item anymore...)

[Ramiro Elena]

I host my images in Flickr. I find it easy and convenient. I have noticed some of my images disappear too. I didn't know what it was until recently. If you edit in Picnik or replace the image the url is changed and the link is broken. I wish I could edit my older posts to fix this but you can't if someone replies after you.

[Ben Syverson]

If I have to stop posting images from flickr, then I expect everyone else to stop posting images with watermarks.

We all have our pet peeves, but come on...

[Jim Michael]

Persistence is futile.

[Steve Gledhill]

Persistence is futile.

Jim, as well as being a photographer are you a Vogon Guard?