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    1. Copying and pasting entire articles from another site to TFL is strictly prohibited. The same applies to articles from print or other media, and to posting photographs taken of copyrighted pages or other media.

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    Posts that do not follow these new guidelines will be altered or deleted by staff. Members who continue to violate this policy may lose their posting privileges at TFL.

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Are Pix a Problem?

M

Matt VDW

New member
I have a new digital camera and I'd like to post some images to TFL, but I don't want to bog down the system. Will posting pictures cause a problem?

These would be 640x480 JPEGs from a Sony Mavica.
 
Large amounts of graphics are hell on bandwidth. We'd prefer that you post simple links to them on TFL.

If, OTOH, the graphics are relatively small in file size, limited in number and pertinent to the post, go for it. Use your own best judgement.
Rich
 
Use your own discretion.

Try to be mindful that images are a system resource hog. They do count toward a thread’s size and load time. If you can post a link to the photo instead of the actual picture, that will help to keep TFL running fast for everyone.
 
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