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Re: Important news about my photos.
Grizzers 03 July, 2017 21:57
Thanks so much Mike.

As the saying goes "a picture paints a thousand words" and certainly travels better across the Pond.

Will miss your atmospheric shots greatly.

Grizzzly

Re: Important news about my photos.
Mike TA1 04 July, 2017 08:39
Scrumper, there is that option of finding another free hosting website, I am not registered with any of the social media websites so I am having to think about it.

A history on posting on this website -

I haven't got the exact date I started posting on here, the first hosting site I used was 'Imageshack' I posted 1291 photos using that site until they told me in 2012 I had exceeded their limit of 500 (I didn't know they had that limit) I had to pay a subscription if I wanted to carry on using their website.

So I started using ' Photobucket' in 2012, since then I have posted 2691 photos on here using 'Photobucket'. The worst part of the change in their terms and conditions is that all the hours I spent posting those photos on the Grockles website are gone and no longer available to see any more.

I am having to think long and hard on what I am going to do in the future, I don't want something like this to happen again.

Re: Important news about my photos.
Mike TA1 05 July, 2017 09:36
There is a big backlash on Photobucket decision to charge for hosting some content on their website. There is even a petition on the web, what good that will do I don't know.

Amazon and eBay images broken by Photobucket's 'ransom demand'
[www.bbc.co.uk]

There is a lot on the web about this from a lot of unhappy people.

Re: Important news about my photos.
Clarence Parker 05 July, 2017 09:53
Unfortunate, but just have to 'bite the bullet' I guess.

Re: Important news about my photos.
Grockle 05 July, 2017 10:41
Looking at that article Mike, make sure that you have backed up all your images because this could put Photobucket out of business almost as quickly as they changed their terms and conditions.



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Re: Important news about my photos.
Mike TA1 03 March, 2018 11:12
I thought I would give you all the latest on posting photos on this site.

As you know photobucket wanted originally to charge $399 PA for third party hosting of photos on forums, some suggested using somebody else instead, that was an option but I want the 2000+ photos to reappear on this site by changing to another web site that wouldn't happen.

Up until the end of last year they had the cheek to offer $10 off that amount (emails nearly every day of the week).

Now for the this year.
They must made a bad mistake charging $399 because since the year started I have had about eight emails offering third party hosting for $99 PA for none commercial third party hosting.

Seeing that the season will not be long before cricket starts I am considering taking up that lower offer of $99.

Re: Important news about my photos.
Shepton Paul 2 03 March, 2018 11:26
Grockles: can't we crowd-fund this? I'd happily send Mike a tenner towards his £99...not sure on the practicalities of getting it to you, but it must be possible...?

Re: Important news about my photos.
Mike TA1 03 March, 2018 11:54
SP2, it is $99 that is just under £72.

That is why I am considering paying for it,

Re: Important news about my photos.
Grockle 03 March, 2018 11:55
Funnily enough Shepton as March 1 came around I was putting together a proposal to do just that. We all have benefitted from Mike's completely altruistic photo work over almost 2 decades and I can see NO reason why he should pay for this.

Does anyone know of a funding site where we could set up something for us to get the money together from the people on here?

I'm happy to set this up and will fund Mike in advance for this so I'll contact you via PM Mike.

I would have paid the 300 odd without doubt. We gain so much as a site and I have never really paid Mike a penny for it all... we are just a big charity for you all really (Sm22)



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Re: Important news about my photos.
Shepton Paul 2 03 March, 2018 12:19
OK, sounds good. I'm definitely in for a tenner - just as soon as somebody advises on how...

Re: Important news about my photos.
Mike TA1 03 March, 2018 12:19
It is actually $99.99 (I didn't notice the .99 on the end). I just did a Google conversion and they say $99.99 = £72.42

This is the plan they are offering.

PREMIUM

For Personal Use
Perfect for forums, blogs and personal websites
Store up to 300,000 Photos
Unlimited 3rd Party Hosting (Non-commercial)*
Unlimited Forum Embedding
Unlimited Sharing
$99.99 BILLED ANNUALLY
EQUIVALENT TO
27¢/DAY

Re: Important news about my photos.
Mike TA1 07 March, 2018 09:26
Well I have done it and taken the plunge, it came to £74.50, PayPal charge a traction fee to convert from $ to £'s.

I have done a quick search for one of my last postings of photos and found that it now works. [www.cricketnetwork.co.uk]

Re: Important news about my photos.
Grockle 10 March, 2018 13:17
I've set up a GOFUNDME site for Mike and to investigate possible options to celebrate 2019 as the 25th year of Grockles

The Gofundme is called

Grockles.com 25


and you should be able to access it here if you want to contribute. I hope it will raise enough to fund Mike for this year (already done) and next year. We'll see how many are interested.

Thanks to those who do. No pressure on anyone. It is just an experiment.

I think you can go straight to the page using the link below. Let me know if you can I haven't done this before.

Grockles.com 25



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Re: Important news about my photos.
Grizzers 10 March, 2018 20:21
Can't get it to work Grockle. I key in all details but when I press 'continue' it just freezes ?

Have tried a few times, so if you get multiple contributions let me know !

Grizzzly

Re: Important news about my photos.
Grockle 11 March, 2018 02:16
If it has worked Grizzz you should have got a 'thank you'. It may be your North American location though I'm not sure why it would be.

Nothing comes to mind as a suggestion except try it when you are this side of the pond. I expect it to be open for quite a while to reach anywhere near the total.

Thanls for trying.



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Re: Important news about my photos.
Grizzers 11 March, 2018 20:00
Success !

Re: Important news about my photos.
geordie moonraker 12 March, 2018 07:06
Mike's photos are worth their weight in gold. This is the first season for so long that I do not have membership and it is unlikely that I shall get to Taunton so a little in the kitty is well worth it. Good thinking chaps.

Re: Important news about my photos.
Clarence Parker 13 March, 2018 19:02
Mike, excuse my ignorance on these things but does it mean that all your old photographs will now be visible again?

I have just been looking at a thread in 2008 and against your postings there was a caption that read, "3rd Party Hosting has been temporarily disabled." That is what made me think that they have been lost for good, and that is a shame.

Re: Important news about my photos.
Mike TA1 13 March, 2018 20:48
Clarence, I thought they had all reappeared again, I only checked one posting from last year and it was showing again. So I thought they all did!

Re: Important news about my photos.
Mike TA1 13 March, 2018 20:57
Clarence, I have just checked the Hampshire match from last year and they are showing for me, can you all see them? [www.cricketnetwork.co.uk]

Re: Important news about my photos.
Bagpuss 13 March, 2018 21:52
I can see the ones in the link Mike

Re: Important news about my photos.
Clarence Parker 13 March, 2018 22:21
Yes, thank you Mike, I can see those but this is the link to which I was referring:-

[www.cricketnetwork.co.uk]

I haven't looked for any others.

Re: Important news about my photos.
Bagpuss 13 March, 2018 22:26
No, I'm getting the same message as CP.

Re: Important news about my photos.
Mike TA1 13 March, 2018 22:30
Clarence and Bagpuss, I have worked it out, 2008 I was posting using 'ImageShack' until I was told I had exceeded my maximum number of postings, and they wanted to charge me.

So I moved to Photobucket in 2012 so any photos posted before that date will not appear on here.

I just checked with the ImageShack website using my old login detail and I can't even see them, they are still there but they are asking me to pay to use the site.

Since moving to Photobucket in 2012 I have posted over 2600 photos on the Grockle website, thank goodness we have them back.

Re: Important news about my photos.
Grockle 14 March, 2018 05:55
So Photobucket did not just remove the hosting of photos you had with them but also seem to have removed hosting for photos you posted before you moved?

Maybe the photos from Imageshack had already gone but we just didn't notice because they were back a decade ago?



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Re: Important news about my photos.
Clarence Parker 14 March, 2018 09:32
Thanks for the explanation, Mike.

So glad that your 2600+ photos can still be seen. Keep shooting.

Re: Important news about my photos.
Botham 14 March, 2018 10:03
Just checking out the crowd funding page. It is good practice to add a tip? Never used such a site and a bit wary.

The cause is without doubt an excellent one.

Thanks Mike.

Re: Important news about my photos.
Grockle 14 March, 2018 11:48
Nope you don't need to they don't charge - no idea how it works for the people setting it up.

If you haven't seen the discussion of early days elsewhere Botham, can you remember when you first wrote a comment on the original Grockles site? I remember you and Penfold but we were trying to identify a date. We have one for the first report but not for the development of a forum.



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Re: Important news about my photos.
Botham 14 March, 2018 16:51
I vaguely remember Penfold, but I can’t recall much of lbs. I’ll give it some thought.

Re: Important news about my photos.
Wickham 20 March, 2018 18:04
I have just caught up with this thread. I am glad to add my contribution towards the publication of Mike's photos and the silver jubilee celebration for this site.

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