# Can you see these images? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 1, 2025, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643 "2025-09-01T05:04:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/1 "2025-09-01T05:04:39Z")
Yes, it’s another thread about difficulties with image posting on the SDMB, but I’ve never before encountered this particular problem. In [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-drive-installation-advice/1022629), several people are unable to see the posted images, while I and several others can see them without difficulty, at least clicking through the link. They’re hosted on ImgBB, which I’ve used without issue whenever I need to show pictures here so far. I don’t have an account, I’ve only used the free functionality; I’ve accessed the pictures from different devices, some of which aren’t connected to any of my profiles, with different browsers, from private tabs and from behind VPN, so I don’t think there’s any caching issue. So, my questions: 1. Can you see the pictures in the linked thread? 2. Can you see them here? (Either in-line preview or clicking through) [https://i.ibb.co/nqNMTVJT/IMG-20250831-171039.jpg](https://i.ibb.co/nqNMTVJT/IMG-20250831-171039.jpg) [![](https://i.ibb.co/nqQ6wg2v/IMG-20250831-171104.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/nqQ6wg2v/IMG-20250831-171104.jpg) [https://i.ibb.co/8nbbSTcy/IMG-20250831-170938.jpg](https://i.ibb.co/8nbbSTcy/IMG-20250831-170938.jpg) 1. Any idea what’s happening? Best guess on my end is that there’s some sort of rate limitation to the free tier, and some people happen to run into that, while others see them just fine. 2. Any recommendations for a different, free and easy to use image hoster? TIA! ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/2 "2025-09-01T05:23:08Z")
I can see the image both the inline preview and clicking through: a blue rectangle with the words [no space after imgbb]: imgbb .com uploading this content requires registration ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/3 "2025-09-01T05:25:44Z")
I just now saw one weird blue screen [“uploading this content requires registration”], but upon reloading the page it displayed the image, and did so through a couple of dozen reloads. If you really want to test it, you need to do a bunch of tests with and without cookies, changing up the IP, referrer, agent and other headers, etc. Unless it is something really obvious… PS I just managed to get the blue screen again! Not sure yet what triggers it > [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > Any recommendations for a different, free and easy to use image hoster? Mm… [bayimg.com](http://bayimg.com) maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/4 "2025-09-01T05:39:48Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > I can see the image both the inline preview and clicking through: a blue rectangle with the words [no space after imgbb]: > > imgbb .com > > uploading this > > content requires > > registration Same. I’m using a pretty basic Windows laptop with Chrome. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/5 "2025-09-01T05:41:09Z")
Does pressing ‘shift + F5’ (reload clearing cache) change anything? ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/6 "2025-09-01T05:52:34Z")
I’m seeing the same failure as others – clicking the blue square with the legend “uploading this content requires registration” simply takes me to a new screen with the same blue square, as does clicking either of the URLs. It’s the same behaviour as in your original thread. > [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > Any recommendations for a different, free and easy to use image hoster? I’ve always had good luck with imgur. Just Google “imgur upload”. It’s free and doesn’t require registration. Just remember, after you upload the image, the URL you have is an “album” URL designed to display an image collection and if you post that it will display a truncated thumbnail. Instead, right-click on the image and selected “display image in new tab” (or equivalent) so that the URL ends with a “.jpg” extension, and post that. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/7 "2025-09-01T05:58:53Z")
I see one link, one image (midsize PC), then another link. Clicking the links, picture shows up… _eventually_. Stalled out for a long time before finally loading. ETA: in the other thread, again the case photo shows fine in the thread, followed by a link for the second photo in your OP. Using Brave browser on my Pixel phone. ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/8 "2025-09-01T06:36:25Z")
It’s working for me. I see a link, embedded image, then another link. The image displays correctly, and the two links display images when I click on them. Chrome browser on my phone. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/9 "2025-09-01T07:47:51Z")
I see the blue image with the text Uploading this content requires registration. It shows up the same on Chrome, Brave, Firefox, and Edge. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/10 "2025-09-01T09:22:11Z")
Nothing but blue error messages here. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/11 "2025-09-01T11:59:41Z")
“Uploading this content requires registration.” Safari on an old ipad. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/12 "2025-09-01T13:49:13Z")
No amount of reloads either of this page or the pic in a separate tab were of any avail for me. Since I use imgbb religiously for my wargaming pics, this is a bit disheartening, but I’ll try one from my end… > **[Full-Moon hosted at ImgBB](https://ibb.co/S7csSRwd)** > > Image Full-Moon hosted in ImgBB Imgbb has several options for displaying pics (the one above was the first, “viewer links”). Because my wargaming pics are typically very large and detailed with tons of units, I typically use the “BBCode full linked” option, and sometimes the “BBCode thumbnail linked” one. I have never used “HTML full linked” or “HTML thumbnail linked”–which one are you trying to use, **H\_M\_H\_W**? ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/13 "2025-09-01T14:39:58Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > I have never used “HTML full linked” or “HTML thumbnail linked”–which one are you trying to use, **H\_M\_H\_W**? I usually just copy out the direct image link and leave that in the post—so far, that seemed to be the easiest way and gave Discourse the fewest hiccups. I wonder if I hit some kind of rate limitation uploading three pics at once? Or maybe usually my posts don’t attract as much traffic? Anyway, I tried uploading another picture there and got an error twice (‘internal server error’, for what it’s worth), so something seems off—maybe time to look at Imgur, as @wolfpup suggested. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/14 "2025-09-01T16:15:01Z")
Not on my desktop (Windows/Chrome) or my phone (Android/Chrome) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/15 "2025-09-01T16:57:39Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Since I use imgbb religiously for my wargaming pics, this is a bit disheartening, but I’ll try one from my end… FWIW on my PC with Win11 + Edge, your image is fine and all of the OP’s are the blue failure box. Same story on my Samsung phone w Android + Chrome. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/16 "2025-09-01T17:25:49Z")
Windows 11/Firefox. See the first image, get the blue box for the second. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/17 "2025-09-01T18:23:56Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > I’ll try one from my end… That I can see; both as a thumbnail on this page and larger at the link. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/18 "2025-09-01T18:25:49Z")
Same result on my Win11 Box (chrome) and Android Tablet (one generation out of date) in both Adblock Browser and Chrome. First link requires click through, works. Second image shows on screen without needing to click through. Third image gives small blue square with the “uploading this content requires registration” error. FTR, I clicked on the prior link, and pretty much exactly the same FWIW. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/19 "2025-09-01T18:48:17Z")
You can also link to the image without the thumbnail by copying the image address of the picture itself: [![](https://i.ibb.co/M5f2dMkG/Full-Moon.webp) ](https://i.ibb.co/M5f2dMkG/Full-Moon.webp) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-these-images/1022643/20 "2025-09-02T19:47:53Z")
Note that if you switch to Imgur, there is a thread on that in Site Feedback: > [@How to embed pictures from imgur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-embed-pictures-from-imgur/1021580/): > > Help! For years I’ve been able to do this nicely, but recent SW changes here and/or in imgur have changed things. Example: I have 2 pictures in an imgur post and I want to show them. I tried it and got two separate URLs from imgur, but it’s not showing the images. Instead, either the first image is repeated or only the URL text is displayed. How do I do this? To see the second image that I want you have to select the URL and scroll down to it, which of course is not desirable. I’m almost alwa… I use Imgur exclusively these days if I want to upload an image to share here or elsewhere. I’ve used a bunch of other places to host images in the past, but Imgur has been the least problematic and most reliable one for me these days.