# Pix in posts **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 14, 2006, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pix-in-posts/344534 "2006-02-14T21:27:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pix-in-posts/344534/1 "2006-02-14T21:27:55Z")
Just wondering if there is a way to include a .jpg or other file into a post without using a weblink? Every pic I’ve seen in a post is actually a weblink and not just a pic. I did a quick search and didn’t find anything. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pix-in-posts/344534/2 "2006-02-14T21:31:19Z")
This feature is disabled. You may only link to images, you cannot embed them in a post. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pix-in-posts/344534/3 "2006-02-14T21:41:13Z")
Is it just too difficult to moderate the content? How much difference is there when someone who has a website can simply link to that website? I’m not trying to be difficult-- that just comes naturally. I am curious though. Also, is there an accepted way to link to a single image that is not on a website? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pix-in-posts/344534/4 "2006-02-14T21:45:53Z")
Administering the posted pictures is a nightmare. If we’re supposed to limit our sig lines to three lines, and only use them once per thread, the bandwidth & storage space for .jpg’s would probably kill the poor hamsters. If you go to photobucket, you can create a one-shot account for hosting individual pictures. ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pix-in-posts/344534/5 "2006-02-14T21:46:56Z")
> [@SiXSwordS](#): > > Is it just too difficult to moderate the content? > How much difference is there when someone who has a website can simply link to that website? > > I’m not trying to be difficult-- that just comes naturally. I am curious though. IANAM, but IMHO, it’s probably a bandwidth and/or hamster issue. Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pix-in-posts/344534/6 "2006-02-14T22:00:54Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Administering the posted pictures is a nightmare. > > If we’re supposed to limit our sig lines to three lines, and only use them once per thread, the bandwidth & storage space for .jpg’s would probably kill the poor hamsters. > > If you go to photobucket, you can create a one-shot account for hosting individual pictures. Yes. We’ve tried allowing people to post images. People kept posting copyrighted and/or obnoxious images. We ask that the sig lines be small and only used once per page not because of bandwidth (though I’m sure that’s a factor) but because large and/or repeated sigs are annoying. That’s also why we have “don’t show sig” as the default setting. I have no experience with photobucket, but I see lots of other people use it.