# Posting pic instructions, s'il vous plait (encore!) **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 28, 2019, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pic-instructions-sil-vous-plait-encore/845484 "2019-12-28T01:15:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pic-instructions-sil-vous-plait-encore/845484/1 "2019-12-28T01:15:13Z")
Seen posts about this before, but never really took note. This time I will. (Couldn’t find any sticky about it.) ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pic-instructions-sil-vous-plait-encore/845484/2 "2019-12-28T03:04:37Z")
One cannot post pics on the SDMB. One may link to pix outside, certainly. However, if they’re NSFW we require a two-click link to prevent people inadvertently seeing something objectionable. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pic-instructions-sil-vous-plait-encore/845484/3 "2019-12-28T04:52:09Z")
When you say linking to pix outside, you mean basically this? > **[3 branding lessons from the rise and fall of Ken Bone - PR Daily](https://www.prdaily.com/3-branding-lessons-from-the-rise-and-fall-of-ken-bone/)** > > The internet celebrity quickly endeared the hearts of presidential debate viewers, but his fall from grace provides valuable PR and marketing lessons. Internet stardom can be a double-edged sword—for both individuals finding their 15 minutes of... (well, technically an article - just tryng to find anything with a pic in it) ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pic-instructions-sil-vous-plait-encore/845484/4 "2019-12-28T05:03:46Z")
Yes, that would be fine. But for placing a picture directly in a post? It’s not done here. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pic-instructions-sil-vous-plait-encore/845484/5 "2019-12-28T05:20:25Z")
Apologies - I’m wording this poorly - how could I set up a link where it would show _just_ the photo of Ken, instead of the whole page? At least I know how to load Ken into my own files - it’s the getting Ken from my files into a link is what I should have originally asked. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pic-instructions-sil-vous-plait-encore/845484/6 "2019-12-28T10:05:18Z")
Create an account on an image hosting site like photobucket or whatever, then link to that. I use [postimage](https://postimages.org/), which is free. For example: [Challenge Accepted!](https://i.postimg.cc/QtFJwcYY/Challenge-Accepted.jpg) EDIT: With postimage, when you choose to share a photo, choose the “Direct Link” link. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pic-instructions-sil-vous-plait-encore/845484/7 "2019-12-28T14:57:54Z")
I find that photobucket (esp.), flickr and imgur links are unreliable. OTOH, postimage seems to be the most reliable for me across browsers and hardware types. Now, once you have a link there are two options: Copy and paste the link onto the line by itself. The board software will auto add the link. Be careful if the link ends in a “)” and fix if needed after preview. Select some text and click on the icon of the globe with a chain. In the box that pops up paste the link. Click “OK”. Double check the link works right after preview. If the link is NSFW, put it into a spoiler box using the words “spoiler” “/spoiler” in brackets before and after, resp. Like this [spoilerx] … [/spoilerx] without the x’s. ---
**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:** [December 28, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pic-instructions-sil-vous-plait-encore/845484/8 "2019-12-28T16:09:56Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Apologies - I’m wording this poorly - how could I set up a link where it would show _just_ the photo of Ken, instead of the whole page? > At least I know how to load Ken into my own files - it’s the getting Ken from my files into a link is what I should have originally asked. I have found that on most sites, you can right-click on an image (or tap and hold the image if you’re on a phone) and get the link to it that way. Here’s the image of Ken Bone from the article: [https://cdn.prdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Branding\_Lessons\_Ken\_Bone.jpg](https://cdn.prdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Branding_Lessons_Ken_Bone.jpg) Some sites disable right-clicking, but this will work a majority of the time. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pic-instructions-sil-vous-plait-encore/845484/9 "2019-12-28T17:00:10Z")
Great, thanks, everyone. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-pic-instructions-sil-vous-plait-encore/845484/10 "2019-12-28T22:35:32Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Some sites disable right-clicking, but this will work a majority of the time. I’ve been using browsers that disable the disabling of right clicks for quite some time. Didn’t think about that problem.