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Jan 9th, 2008 at 11:18am

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Just an idea... IMO it would be good to increase the 'weight' limit in the photo section to 1mb or more (for example). Keeping the 100kb limit on pictures but then increasing the amount you can post means that there won't be as many parts and the forum will be less cluttered. Also, after a major airshow such as RIAT where numerous members go there is often many different parts meaning that only some get feedback/views. I think the 500kb limit in the screenshot forum (apart from StudioV?) should stay as this means that only the best screenshots will get posted.

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Reply #1 - Jan 9th, 2008 at 12:22pm

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Not as 500Kb , But at least 200kb
 
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Reply #2 - Jan 9th, 2008 at 12:38pm

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excellent idea...but I have a feeling it's been suggested before

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Reply #3 - Jan 9th, 2008 at 1:01pm

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Mictheslik wrote on Jan 9th, 2008 at 12:38pm:
excellent idea...but I have a feeling it's been suggested before

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...about 342 times... Grin
 
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Reply #4 - Jan 9th, 2008 at 1:02pm

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The 100kb limit per image and the 500 max per thread are so that those who are not on broadband can still enjoy the forums (and there are quite a few non-broadband regulars around) Wink
So I don't think it'll change anytime soon!
 
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Reply #5 - Jan 9th, 2008 at 1:08pm

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Fair enough, but bear in mind I was only suggesting this for the photo forum.  Wink Smiley
 
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Reply #6 - Jan 9th, 2008 at 1:28pm

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Then the photo forum would have been impossibly slow for non-broadband users. The 100/500 limit seems to be the best balance we can achieve.
This is why I hate people who link images 'cos it brings my machine to a screaming halt Roll Eyes Angry
 
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Reply #7 - Jan 9th, 2008 at 2:47pm

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ozzy72 wrote on Jan 9th, 2008 at 1:28pm:
Then the photo forum would have been impossibly slow for non-broadband users. The 100/500 limit seems to be the best balance we can achieve.
This is why I hate people who link images 'cos it brings my machine to a screaming halt Roll Eyes Angry


Ok, fair enough.  Wink
 
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Reply #8 - Jan 10th, 2008 at 4:03pm

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I wonder...What difference will it make if the bar was upped to 110KB? Does 10KB make a world of a difference? Don't get me wrong, I'm just curious Undecided
 
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Reply #9 - Jan 10th, 2008 at 4:06pm

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Well there has to be a limit & 100 is a nice round figure. Smiley
 
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Reply #10 - Jan 10th, 2008 at 5:11pm

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Scene as the Limit is 500kb why cant there be Shots over 100kb? if you have 5 100kb photos its not going to take that long to load 2 200kb shots or 1 500kb Shots  Huh
 
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Reply #11 - Jan 10th, 2008 at 6:07pm
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Tom... wrote on Jan 10th, 2008 at 5:11pm:
Scene as the Limit is 500kb why cant there be Shots over 100kb? if you have 5 100kb photos its not going to take that long to load 2 200kb shots or 1 500kb Shots  Huh


Don't forget it's not just about viewing shots, uploading has to be taken into consideration too... the upload page would be at a crawl if you were on 56k dial up and had to upload a 500kb file.
100kb may take time to upload but is 5 times quicker than 500kb (obviously).  Wink
 
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Reply #12 - Jan 10th, 2008 at 6:15pm

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Don't forget it's not just about viewing shots, uploading has to be taken into consideration too... the upload page would be at a crawl if you were on 56k dial up and had to upload a 500kb file.
100kb may take time to upload but is 5 times quicker than 500kb (obviously).  Wink


Trust me, i'm not going to upload a 500kb image on slow dialup even if the forum rules would allow. I'm gonna shrink, crop, tweak, & compress the heck out of it... Grin
 
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Reply #13 - Jan 10th, 2008 at 6:18pm
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BFMF wrote on Jan 10th, 2008 at 6:15pm:
Trust me, i'm not going to upload a 500kb image on slow dialup even if the forum rules would allow. I'm gonna shrink, crop, tweak, & compress the heck out of it... Grin


My point exactly  Wink
 
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Reply #14 - Jan 10th, 2008 at 6:54pm

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& what's the point of going over 100KB? Remember that some of the greatest shots we've ever seens here have been 70K!


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