How to post pictures

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For images on your computer

1. Go to http://imgur.com
2. Click the Upload Images button and then browse your computer
3. Select the photo you want and click OK or Open
4. Click the Start Upload button and wait until the upload completes
5. Copy the code in the Linked BBCode (message boards) field
6. Paste the code you just copied into your post on fc

Using a mobile device

1. Go to http://m.imgur.com
2. Tap the arrow icon at the top right of the page
3. Tap the device icon
4. Navigate to the location of the image on your device
5. Select the image by tapping it
6. Tap the start upload icon and wait for the image to upload
7. Select Linked BB from the dropdown menu above the image
8. Copy the code to the right of the dropdown
9. Paste the code you just copied into your post on fc

For images already on the web

1. Copy the link to the image (this will usually end in .jpg , .png , or .gif)
   1. You can find this by right clicking on the image and selecting Copy Image URL, Copy Image Location or similar
2. Click the picture icon ( ) on the toolbar when composing your post here
3. Paste the link to your image into the box that pops up and click Insert

To protect your privacy it is recommended that you remove meta data from your photos before posting.
Image hosting websites

• http://imgur.com
• http://tinypic.com
• http://imageshack.us
• http://photobucket.com
• http://min.us
• http://imagevenue.com

 

The confusion with imgur arises from the selection of codes that it provides. There are two choices that often cause people to make mistakes: BBCode (message boards & forums) and Linked BBCode (message boards). You can use these, but if you do they must be pasted directly into the post without using the Image insert button. The reason is that they include the BBCodes but adding the BBCode is what the Image insert button does, so if you use it you get double BBCodes which mess things up.

If you want to use the Image insert button, the correct choice at imgur is Direct Link (email & IM). This is a link directly to the image (which is what the Image button requires) and not the imgur page holding the image (which will not work and is another common mistake). Use the link that ends in .jpg.

Edit: I copied this post from a thread asking for help posting images from imgur.com, but this applies to most image hosting sites and explains some common problems.

 

Instructions for Flickr:

Flickr does not let you right-click an image to obtain the link address. Instead, click the download button in the lower right corner, which pops up a list of available sizes. Right-click on the size you want, then copy the link address and proceed as above.