Re: Anyone else have trouble getting into the photos section?

[Guest guest]

hey there...i'm getting the same error...it was working fine like 3

days ago...hmmmmm...it's strange.... --ashley

> Just wondering, because I get this " error-group check " message.

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

That message means that the group's photo tummy is full. The moderator

needs to do some maintenance (delete photos).

> Just wondering, because I get this " error-group check " message.

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

It just means that the photo section is too full. You can post, and

look at, photos in the file section. But I'll send a message to Ray,

the moderator, to ask him to tend it.

C.

> > Just wondering, because I get this " error-group check " message.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

[Guest guest]

Good morning everyone,

Sorry if the photo section got that full, I was away of the computer as my cat

required

medical attention.

Ok, back the matter at hand. Every 2 or 3 days, I open up the photos section,

check every

new entry, and remove the full size. Usually, one or two pictures are

oversized. This time,

3 members alone had posted 12MB of pictures.

Now, you may not realize this, but the group's total storage for pictures is

30MB. Which

means, 3 members had used up 40% of the storage space!

And this morning, I had to delete pictures, not only full size versions, but

entire pictures,

before I could do anything.

So, let's review the basic rules for photo storage :

- Take 2 or 3 of your best shots. It's nice to see your country house, the

neighboor's dog

and your 1971 xmas gifts but with the finite storage space we have, let's

preserve space.

One front, one profile and perhaps another one showing your new (or new to

become)

smile.

- On your computer, it's ok to have pictures of 500 Kb, but here, on Yahoo!,

it's not so ok.

Just to make sure everyone here understands, we have 30MB of space (thirty

megabytes).

1MB (one megabytes) = 1000 Kb (one thousand kilobytes). If someone posts a

picture of

500kb (and believe me, this is not unusual at all), we'll have space for 60

pictures and

that's gonna be it.

- If you need to show something special (a special retainer, the high-tech

facility you got

your surgery at, etc.) it's ok to post the picture here. Just remember to come

back and

remove it a days later.

- Your photo space is temporary because of the nature of the space requirements

that's

being imposed. If you need a permanent storage space, consider external service

such as

PBase. There are free alternatives, such as http://www.pixentral.com/

I may sound severe but that's not my intention. I just want to make sure every

member

has an equal chance of showing her/his pictures here. We're all proud of what

we

achieved and showing pictures of before & after is one way gaining more moral

support,

especially if you live far and alone.

moderator