# Problem with images **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [June 26, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099 "2020-06-26T00:58:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/1 "2020-06-26T00:58:22Z")
I just tried to post a link directly to a jpeg and Discourse decided that I wanted the image and so started copying it over. No matter what I did, there was no way to just link to it. And, of course, the board is set up to block inline images, so the post could not be made. Please find some way to fix this. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/2 "2020-06-26T01:53:39Z")
Let’s test it: [![](https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/thmb/IEVr_UghWRRueDToD1BPgMaA5Mw=/3055x1834/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/high-angle-view-of-multi-colored-papers-and-scissors-on-table-969625630-5c567d5a4cedfd0001efe4ad.jpg) ](https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/thmb/IEVr_UghWRRueDToD1BPgMaA5Mw=/3055x1834/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/high-angle-view-of-multi-colored-papers-and-scissors-on-table-969625630-5c567d5a4cedfd0001efe4ad.jpg) ETA: It worked. 🙋‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/3 "2020-06-26T01:56:50Z")
Nope, didn’t work ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/4 "2020-06-26T01:57:37Z")
I’m sure I did something wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/5 "2020-06-26T02:40:27Z")
It did work. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/6 "2020-06-26T03:02:23Z")
I see it. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/7 "2020-06-26T03:12:06Z")
It is like when I tried to use Excel at work, and it kept deciding what I was about to do, and that goddam paperclip kept offering advice. Long before auto-correct, I was the one shouting at the computer, “Stop helping me!” ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/8 "2020-06-26T03:17:00Z")
Posting a flickr image “share” link on a line by itself works: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49484013672_b67e3b6589_w.jpg "Moosylvania-JPEG") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/7896173@N03/49484013672/) ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/9 "2020-06-26T11:03:33Z")
The problem with images is that they should not be allowed on SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/10 "2020-06-26T11:10:47Z")
Sorry for asking a silly question, but… Can we or can we not post images? And if we can, are there simple instructions you could point me to, for that? (Pls not a 300+ post, tips and tricks thread!) Can we post a link to a photo? And if we can, please direct me to where there might be instructions on how to do so. A thousand thank yous, in advance, for your kindness! ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/11 "2020-06-26T11:45:54Z")
The image has to on another site. Just put the link (URL address) on a line by itself, and the image will show up. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/12 "2020-06-26T12:06:10Z")
Um…do you mean it first has to be on a photo storage site? By any chance? ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/13 "2020-06-26T12:07:24Z")
Gonna try again, Coronavirus in Ethiopia: ‘Incredible recovery of man aged over 100’ [Coronavirus in Ethiopia: 'Incredible recovery of man aged over 100' - BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-53191633) ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/14 "2020-06-26T12:07:28Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > Um…do you mean it first has to be on a photo storage site? By any chance? Yes, exactly. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/15 "2020-06-26T12:08:49Z")
On a line by itself: > **[Coronavirus in Ethiopia: 'Incredible recovery of man aged over 100'](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-53191633)** > > Aba Tilahun, who is 114 according to his family, was discharged after two weeks of treatment. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/16 "2020-06-26T12:09:15Z")
Let me see what I can get. [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c4/f6/78/c4f678469c887ea5f2deadcfbe6b4600.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c4/f6/78/c4f678469c887ea5f2deadcfbe6b4600.jpg) Yup. it works. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/17 "2020-06-26T12:11:50Z")
Here’s another try. [![](https://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2020/6/24/065523ed67764b26a713e968e9300fd8_18.jpg) ](https://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2020/6/24/065523ed67764b26a713e968e9300fd8_18.jpg) This image is from [AlJazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/india-china-deployed-army-large-numbers-disputed-border-200626031842005.html). ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/18 "2020-06-26T12:12:40Z")
I gave up on photo storage sites when photobucket went sideways. Anyone have any suggestions which to use? ( I’d prefer not to pay, don’t really want storage, just a spot to upload to so I can post here!) ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/19 "2020-06-26T12:14:09Z")
Hmmm… https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=224&width=400&href=https://www.facebook.com/agaacrenima/videos/3558603820876474/ ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099/20 "2020-06-26T12:16:38Z")
To show an image from my computer here, I used imgbb. This is the [post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-we-need-a-new-header/911805/6). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-images/913099.md?page=2)