Botophucket update
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Cormanus
Moderator
Queensland, Australia
Posts: 20,660
Joined: Dec 2013
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Botophucket update
I’ve been contacted by a forum member who has asked to remain anonymous. He has received a communication from Photobucket as follows:
Quote:Hello ,
We would like to offer a tailored plan for users just like you - our Premium plan for $99.99 / year.
The Premium plan will provide 3rd party hosting for non-commercial use on your forums, blogs, and personal websites*. Additionally, you will be able to store up to 300,000 photos.
We are working on some exciting changes for 2018. This is our exclusive introductory price and this offer will expire in 7 days.
Thank you very much for your continued support.
-Sebastian
I didn’t get this email and I’ve posted lots more photos on that wretched site. What’s going on?
I can’t find the whoopy-do emoticon.
(This post was last modified: 01-26-2018 08:52 PM by Cormanus.)
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01-26-2018 02:11 AM |
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redbirds
Been There
Patterson, GA, USA
Posts: 4,591
Joined: Jan 2014
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RE: Botophucket update
I received the same email. Not much of a bargain in my opinion.
1 Cor 13:4-7 (NIV)
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
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01-26-2018 07:16 AM |
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Ole
High Mileage
Evansville Wisconsin
Posts: 835
Joined: May 2013
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RE: Botophucket update
"botophucket"
that is exactly what I am going to tell those deekwads
their greed has ruined thousands of great motorcycle trip reports on many forums
"botophucket"
(This post was last modified: 01-26-2018 03:25 PM by The ferret.)
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01-26-2018 07:57 AM |
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PowerDubs
Road Warrior
NWNJ
Posts: 2,858
Joined: Jul 2016
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RE: Botophucket update
$100 a year?
Funny thing is- it's not that they don't incur costs for hosting, not that they shouldn't charge for their hosting service- it's how they went about it all.
Nope.
104whp / 75wtq ... for now.
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01-26-2018 03:11 PM |
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Flynrider
Been There
Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 3,233
Joined: Apr 2013
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RE: Botophucket update
I didn't get the email. I deleted my account when they held it for ransom. On top of the shady way they went about the change, the site had become almost unusable due to the incessant ads and pop-ups.
Bye-bye Botophucket!
Phoenix, AZ
2013 CB1100 - Big Red
1993 CB750 Nighthawk - Tahitian Blue
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01-26-2018 10:28 PM |
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EmptySea
Lives On Two Wheels
Chicagoland, USA
Posts: 7,004
Joined: Jun 2013
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RE: Botophucket update
Unfortunately, I can't seem to find some of the original photos I uploaded to PB. I am in the process of downloading them. By pure coincidence there is a 'known issue' with the ability to download entire folders at one time which started just exactly at the time that they raised their fees. So, I'm downloading each picture one at a time. Pretty tedious with the pop-ups and such. I'll get 'er done, though.
MTC
"If you can’t go home again, at least you can enjoy the ride” — Peter Egan
2013 CB1100 non-abs
2013 CB1100 abs
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01-26-2018 10:47 PM |
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Nortoon
High Mileage
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,409
Joined: Jan 2015
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RE: Botophucket update
(01-26-2018 03:11 PM)PowerDubs Wrote: Funny thing is- it's not that they don't incur costs for hosting, not that they shouldn't charge for their hosting service- it's how they went about it all.
That is often the way business is done on the Internet. Offer something for free, then after gathering a clientele charge a fee or plaster the site with pop-up ads.
No worse than phone, cable TV, and Internet providers. Advertise a cheap rate in big letters and a lot of hoopla, with a note at the bottom in unreadable tiny print that it's only for 90 days. After that the price doubles.
2017 CB1100 EX
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01-27-2018 11:40 AM |
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PowerDubs
Road Warrior
NWNJ
Posts: 2,858
Joined: Jul 2016
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Botophucket update
Yea- not quite the same as free picture hosting for 15+ years and then pull the plug with no earlier fine print...
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104whp / 75wtq ... for now.
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01-27-2018 01:10 PM |
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jtopiso
Running Like a Top
Spain
Posts: 431
Joined: Nov 2017
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RE: Botophucket update
(01-26-2018 10:47 PM)EmptySea Wrote: Unfortunately, I can't seem to find some of the original photos I uploaded to PB. I am in the process of downloading them. By pure coincidence there is a 'known issue' with the ability to download entire folders at one time which started just exactly at the time that they raised their fees. So, I'm downloading each picture one at a time. Pretty tedious with the pop-ups and such. I'll get 'er done, though.
Something like this might help to automatise the tedious process.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/openwebspider/
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01-29-2018 08:49 AM |
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Razor
Running Like a Top
Lawton, Michigan
Posts: 473
Joined: Jul 2014
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RE: Botophucket update
Received the same email (twice). As luck would have it; I renewed my subscription of $29.95/yr just before the $400/yr took effect. This coming June is when the Botophucket switch turns my photos into one caption...
-Ray
2014 Honda CB1100, Std
1971 Honda CB175
1975 Honda CB750
1972 Honda CB350 Resto-mod-cafe
2018 Honda Goldwing, Tour, DCT
2019 Honda Monkey
1974 Yamaha RD350
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01-29-2018 09:13 AM |
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