Can’t upload photos
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@Tim.243 @Community Team does the attach files button not appear on Direct Message replies?
Never seen it as you can Ctrl v a youtube link, (see your messages) but I used to use a imgur link until the ****ed that up
Thanks Tim, just found a post that says photos cannot be attached to private messages. I've asked the guy requesting pics to let me have a WhatsApp number.Never seen it as you can Ctrl v a youtube link, (see your messages) but I used to use a imgur link until the ****ed that up
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No, this was something decided by the previous owners
I seem to recall, many, many years ago that the photos had to be taken from a 3rd party site. Photobucket, maybe?
Because it uses up space that we have to pay for. With posts everyone can see/get value from (some of the time
) the image where as with a PM only 2 people see it. If you need to send an image to a particular person you might as well use email or a 3rd party.
Yes, images sent by PM (many of which would be the same images in multiple conversations) would take up a huge amount of storage with minimal benefit to the overall membership so it was decided not to have that option quite a few years ago. As @Tim.243 says, Imgur used to be a good solution until it was blocked in the UK. There are various other image hosting sites that members have used over the years including the likes of photobucket (now much less popular) and Flickr but each seems to go through evolutions of how user-friendly they are. Most members on here e-mail or WhatsApp photos after initial contact via PM.
Thanks for the explanation, Charlie. The guy has now received photos via WhatsApp
no, you can't attach files to direct messages
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