# picture posting **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 18, 2017, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627 "2017-09-18T11:32:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Coletracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Coletracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coletracer)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/1 "2017-09-18T11:32:56Z")
How do you insert pictures into a message on this site ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/2 "2017-09-18T11:43:17Z")
You can’t. You need to put your picture up on some _other_ site, wherever you can, and then you can post a link to it here. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/3 "2017-09-18T11:44:11Z")
You don’t. Images are disabled on these forums. You need to host it on a site like imgur, Flickr, or a similar site and post the link here. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/4 "2017-09-18T11:44:28Z")
SDMB does not allow images to be displayed within a post, but you can link to anything on the web. The [FAQ](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/faq.php?faq=vb3_reading_posting#faq_vb3_attachments) has some suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/5 "2017-09-18T12:20:52Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > You can’t. Actually, ASCII images are allowed. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/6 "2017-09-18T13:19:36Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Actually, ASCII images are allowed. Ah, they’re 1980’s style “pictures.” ---
**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 18, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/7 "2017-09-18T13:44:21Z")
**Moderator Action** Moving thread from General Questions to About This Message Board. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/8 "2017-09-18T14:06:26Z")
Tapatalk will host pictures, so if you use the app you can simply upload the picture into your post. It will be visible in the post on the Tapatalk app but will appear as a link if viewing the board through a browser on tablet or PC. It’s nice because you don’t have to deal with a hosting site. I will use Tapatalk for that function alone, even if I’m viewing the boards with a browser. That is- I will open the Tapatalk app, upload a picture as an edit to a post or to a new post, and then go back to the browser. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/9 "2017-09-18T14:14:55Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Tapatalk will host pictures, so if you use the app you can simply upload the picture into your post. It will be visible in the post on the Tapatalk app but will appear as a link if viewing the board through a browser on tablet or PC. > > It’s nice because you don’t have to deal with a hosting site. I will use Tapatalk for that function alone, even if I’m viewing the boards with a browser. That is- I will open the Tapatalk app, upload a picture as an edit to a post or to a new post, and then go back to the browser. I don’t recall seeing any links to Tapatalk-hosted pictures. Got any example posts you can point to? ---
**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 18, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/10 "2017-09-18T14:53:26Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > You don’t. Images are disabled on these forums. You need to host it on a site like imgur, Flickr, or a similar site and post the link here. Nitpick: USER-posted pics are disabled. But advertisers have total freedom there. [Avast ye white whale…] ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/11 "2017-09-18T14:59:16Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I don’t recall seeing any links to Tapatalk-hosted pictures. Got any example posts you can point to? Sure. [https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170918/ec67a5a73ba1cdbab2f31f0c035745f0.jpg](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170918/ec67a5a73ba1cdbab2f31f0c035745f0.jpg) Here’s a cool pic from the partial eclipse. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/12 "2017-09-18T15:03:09Z")
Here is an older post where I shared the same (or similar?) photo, in case you wanted an example of a post in the wild. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20429375&postcount=34](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20429375&postcount=34) ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/13 "2017-09-20T22:28:19Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I don’t recall seeing any links to Tapatalk-hosted pictures. Got any example posts you can point to? Wondering if you found the examples I posted helpful. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/14 "2017-09-20T23:16:23Z")
Yes, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/15 "2017-09-20T23:48:26Z")
For those using a desktop browser there’s also a userscript to view images directly in posts [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=617007). ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/16 "2017-09-21T00:24:10Z")
Wow. That’s been around awhile, huh? Cool ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/17 "2017-09-22T05:39:55Z")
Only bad people insert messages into posts. ---
**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 22, 2017, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/18 "2017-09-22T23:36:39Z")
It seems \*\*Siam Sam \*\*forgot his own sig advice. Messages, pictures; whatsa da difference? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/19 "2017-09-23T00:13:25Z")
> [@Coletracer](#): > > How do you insert pictures into a message on this site > [@cochrane](#): > > You don’t. Images are disabled on these forums. You need to host it on a site like imgur, Flickr, or a similar site and post the link here. **Or, you CAN add your picture to your public profile** by going to UserCP / Your Control Panel (on the left) / Edit Profile Picture (it’s the third line down from “Your Profile”). I’ve said it before but… I sure wish everyone would add their photos to their personal profile instead of linking to some offsite photo host or relying on **Arnold Winkelried’s** moribund SDMB Picture Gallery. However, I don’t know if guests can add a profile picture. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627/20 "2017-09-23T17:25:11Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Only bad people insert **messages** into posts. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > It seems \*\*Siam Sam \*\*forgot his own sig advice. Messages, pictures; whatsa da difference? 😃 I swear that said “pictures” when I posted it. I blame the switch on the Board’s new look.