Problems with linked PBase images

05/18/2005 11:20:53 PM · #1

I have some links represented by images in my sig and in my bio, but the links seem to be broken often, i.e., not have the images associated properly. The images are hosted on PBase, and I'm wondering if it's a PBase issue or a DPChallenge issue.

Also, some old versions seem to show up randomly as though they've been cached in weird places. I've tried clearing my local cache and reloading, but the problem persists.

05/18/2005 11:22:32 PM · #2

Right now, I can see the first icon (my 2005 PaD mosaic) is an old version of the file (it's been updated with text for several days)

05/18/2005 11:24:17 PM · #3

And, now it's the full icon with 2005 PaD in it.

Also, I love my Jedi user icon!!

05/19/2005 12:26:11 AM · #4

help?

art-inept

Olympus C-5060WZ

Canon EF 35mm f/2.0

05/19/2005 12:29:16 AM · #5

i dont think pbase likes people linking images because it takes up extra bandwidth or something.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

05/19/2005 01:03:44 AM · #6

Originally posted by art-inept:

i dont think pbase likes people linking images because it takes up extra bandwidth or something.

Hmmm. I'll check with them too then. I'm a paid-up user, and their help section gives instructions on how to direct link images when you're a paid member.

Thanks, though. =]

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

05/19/2005 02:05:58 AM · #7

Originally posted by BikeRacer:

It is probably a combination of excessive bandwidth demand and server overload on either or both ends. Remember when you put a photo in your signature, it has to get served up for every post you've made in any forum someone's looking at. If 20 users are perusing a popular forum to which you've made five posts, your signature has to be served up 100 times simultaneously, and that's not counting someone reading another thread to which you've posted.

I strongly suggest just removing any linked images from your signature -- you can replace them with text links if you want -- and limit the signature to one or two lines of text.

Perhaps you can do as I do; when I do post my signature, I do so for the first posting I make to the thread, and turn it off for subsequent posts.

Message edited by author 2005-05-19 02:06:55.

05/19/2005 02:46:12 AM · #8

Thanks, GeneralE! I didn't think of the cumulative effect of all those sigs out there... I'll shrink the files and maybe reduce the icon count as well. Is PBase really that stingy? I mean, the .jpgs for those icons are only a few KB each.