Members who have used or viewed " Photobucket " images on the Forum may have noticed that the photo storage site has recently changed its policy for " third party hosting " ( see link ) ( see also this link ). This means embedding an image or photo on another website such as a forum. Their new terms of service do not allow such " hosting " unless you upgrade to their " Plus 500 Subscription ". It has previously been free, but " generates zero revenue " for Photobucket.


" Plus 500 " subscription allows 502 GB storage at a cost of $ 399.99 / year. I will not be subscribing .


Any member with a free Photobucket account CAN still view their photos by logging in to their account. Photobucket has simply limited the ability to view your photos on third party sites.


Others who have uploaded photos by this method may find theirs are also no longer visible on this forum, although photos can be attached without using Photobucket ( click on " Insert Image " icon when making new post ).


All my photos and images on such threads as " Vintage Manila ", and the coins, banknotes and stamps threads, are unfortunately no longer available to view on the Forum as a result of this change of policy .