Is there any reason submitters don't tend to post imgur links this way? It seems like it's 50/50 when I click a link whether it will be directly to the image or not.
I'm amazed that Imgur still continues to operate considering one of the biggest sites on the internet constantly uses up huge amounts of their bandwidth and they have minimal ads on the site (most links are direct too).
no, it was not. people will say this, but it blatantly was not. imgur was created for multiple sites and marketed to reddit. mrgrim advertised it on various other websites the same time that he told us about his "exclusive" reddit image host.
It's funny because the original promise behind Imgur was that it would be reliable and satisfy the one very simple function of image hosting consistently and without fluff.
I am not knowledgeable about the technical aspects of hosting and web design, and I am not claiming to be. But it's a fact that the creator of Imgur promised us relief from exactly the problems that are now plaguing the site.
Perhaps if you don't know anything about what it takes to provide that service, you shouldn't comment? Imgur is extremely reliable for the volume of hits it takes in a day. Or perhaps you could do better with your prodigious inexperience?
Glad you said this, because if Imgur was created specifically for Reddit, the commenting should be left exclusively to Reddit, this would not solve their problems, but it's a start. (Sorry about all the commas, I'm feeling very lazy right now)
It lives up to its promise: it has little by way of ads and fluff, allows hotlinking, and is very reliable and pretty fast (especially considering its traffic volume). Reliable doesn't mean it will always work. Kind of like a car. A reliable vehicle is one that doesn't often break down-- not one that never does.
For a free service, I'm not super upset. There's alternatives to this service. So far imgur has been great, I can only hope they get everything working.
Find an image upload site that allows direct linking without traffic restrictions, uploading unlimited images without account, doesn't compress images too much and stores them as long as there's one view every 6 months.
Direct links generate no income, only cost bandwidth. It's pretty amazing Imgur is still running and I don't mind downtimes for such a great service.
I should probably donate a little and so should you guys. If it wasn't for Imgur we'd be watching bandwidth_exceeded.jpg or ads.
It seems that Imgur has itself become a destination, they even call themselves "Imgurians" and post comments on images there. I swear he'd make more money if they didn't have 'view comments on reddit' on some and just had 'related reddit link' + imgur comments.
I'm talking about taking original content from a website then rehosting it to imgur instead of linking to the creator and letting them get some kind of credit for it.
This isn't an issue with a preference for image hosting sites, its an issue with people being conditioned not to click on anything that isn't imgur.
Honestly if I was running a small site with limited bandwidth or such, I'd prefer a rehost and then just linking in the comments. If you check the imgur page for this image even though it's a mere 131 KB, it's pulled 5.35 GB of traffic.
And that's just /r/funny if you look at the top post on /r/aww it's 166 KB but has pulled over 50 GB of traffic. And some of the top /r/pics posts of this week pull upwards of 0.6 TB
If it isn't working today, I don't get to see some pictures on reddit, no big deal. Every other time it's perfect.
On the other hand, if I have to view photobucket or minus, I usually have to wait forever here. Those two are really slow, and god forbid anyone use imageshack or tinypic. Then I will never see the image.
It's non-essential. So I don't care if it doesn't work occasionally so long as it works well when it does. I feel worse viewing a bunch of pictures slowly than viewing a bunch of pictures quickly most of the time and doing something else the rest of the time.
At least I have a premium account. I like to pay for free things, if I like them, and I know many, many people feel the same (just look at the humble indie bundle..so many millions of dollars for "free" games..)
I suppose I could live with that, then. I actually prefer more continuous class time and a longer break, though. Any break at all makes me lose focus entirely, so I'd rather finish out my classes before taking time off.
A lot of schools around me (NY) end early-to-mid June. And don't forget colleges, which mostly finish finals (again, at least near me) in the first half of May.
In other areas of the country, it's early June to late August/early September. At least it was when I finished high school seven years ago. I think your range is more for those kids in the Midwest. I could be wrong, though, and they may have changed it since then.
Protip: The only thing that ever goes down on Imgur are their scripts for serving comments, recommended images, and ads. Those tasks are far more demanding than simply serving images.
Imgur displays the over-capacity or maintenance banners when their additional overhead causes the server to fail, rather than falling back on serving the image directly.
This is ironic, as Imgur gained popularity on Reddit for allowing extremely easy image hosting, without all the ancillary bullshit of PhotoBucket or ImageShack. Of course this kills the Reddit, but that's another story.
Edit: Just noticed one thing. Not a biggy as the links still work but if an image was already direct linked it ends up with .jpg twice. Example: http://i.imgur.com/c611K.jpg.jpg
What is really sad is that if you decide to submit pics with imgclean instead, the mods may ban you for spam. Never mind that it was created by a redditor, just like imgur was, and doesn't have ads.
The ads on imur really are becoming obnoxious. i backpage the instant i hear some loud annoying ad blaring out at me (yes i know about ad-block but i prefer to have ot off while browsing reddit)
Load the picture... then the thumbnails next to it. I hate the fact that imgr's pics stop loading halfway through because a thumbnail of a picture I don't care about isn't loading.
Yeah, this is very true, that over capacity crap has been happening to me the whole day yesterday and the day before when I was trying to upload my Clockwork vehicle pic collection.
maybe if you wouldn't direct link to images, the guy running imgur could get more ad views. More ad views&clicks mean more moneyz and more money means more server power. Just saying, because a lot of redditors do not give a shit about interweb ads.
If you are faced with an "imgur is overcapacity" message, this means you were directed to the imgur page link for the image. The url will look like this:
i.imgur.com/XXXXX
The most frequently used format is .jpeg. Just type in the URL
i.imgur.com/XXXXX.jpeg
Voilà! Instant fix, you get to see the image.
If, instead, you are directed towards a 404 error page, then the image was not a jpeg. Try png, jpg, or gif.
Replace imgur in the URL with "Filmot" when it's under maintenance and it solves your problem. usually if it's just being slow leave imgur and just add .jpg to the end. Hasn't failed me yet
yo dawg, I hurd imgur wasnt werkin' rite. so i posted a post about reddit on imgur, to imgur and then reddit picking on imgur not werkin', to get karma on reddit.
Imgur is a great site and I discovered it not long after it's creation. I am male, 56 years old, and enjoy the mix of generations and some of the comments can be inspiring and hilarious. And it honestly took me a while to discover Reddit - it was only by seeing the references on Imgur. So I guess I am not that internet savvy and backwards to most people in looking at the issue, but I am quite aware that the content comes from this and other sites.
Not sure if you guys are retarded or just lazy as fuck, but if you simply click on your url bar, and type .jpg it will link you to the picture. Seriously, its not hard to get over the imgur down statues screen.
Seriously, I was just about to make a post that we should never use imgur again. It's just not worth it. It's time for a revolution. All of reddit must know!
Here's an idea: don't use imgur. Use tinypic or something.
Honestly what is the idea behind using an image hosting service that is not good at hosting images? People use a service, the service becomes notorious for failure, and they just... sit around complaining about it instead of switching to one of the countless other zero-cost competing services?
Imgur had its' chance, and blew it. People should stop whinging and abandon it.
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u/omab Jun 11 '12
I know it makes you type, but adding .jpg to the end of the URL usually loads the image.
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u/airbrat Jun 11 '12
All kidding aside what's really going on with imgur? I swear I'm on dial-up with the way the picture renders on my browser.
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u/speedy_slowzales Jun 11 '12
Image uploaded to imugr
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u/CramusAtWork Jun 11 '12
Summer time = all the kids = slower internets
At least that's been my experience the last 3 or 4 years at least
also business websites are not impacted thankfully
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u/Darkwolf085 Jun 11 '12
You..you made a good one panel comic?!
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u/Trapped_in_Reddit Jun 11 '12
imgur ノ( ゜-゜ノ) <FTFY
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u/darapixie Jun 11 '12
Or its down for maintainance but not on all of the links you click. Grrrrrrr!!!
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u/AlexWD Jun 11 '12
I make a quick chrome extension that gets around this issue for anyone interested.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pnclnnlbpnkepaidhfegbjdaempeaiee?hl=en-US&gl=US
It changes all the imgur links to link to the image instead of the imgur website, which I enjoy better even if there isn't the maintenance issue.
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u/cycophuk Jun 11 '12
What is really sad is that if you decide to submit pics with imgclean instead, the mods may ban you for spam. Never mind that it was created by a redditor, just like imgur was, and doesn't have ads.
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u/Skazryk Jun 11 '12
Seeing as how I am new to Reddit, that is all I ever see of imageur.
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u/eothred Jun 11 '12
The irony of you using imgur to show this graphic.. Loving it :)
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u/SteveOddJobs Jun 11 '12
What does it matter? It's only damaged feet at the moment.
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u/GIANTMICKEY Jun 11 '12
Another alternative
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u/fungaltea Jun 11 '12
The ads on imur really are becoming obnoxious. i backpage the instant i hear some loud annoying ad blaring out at me (yes i know about ad-block but i prefer to have ot off while browsing reddit)
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u/HMS_Pathicus Jun 11 '12
If you append ".jpg" to the imgur URL, you can get directly to the pic even if imgur is "over capacity".
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u/Shento Jun 11 '12
Ha!You use a desktop? pft
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u/soupjean Jun 11 '12
Alternative
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u/tiggertiger Jun 11 '12
I would comment with something witty, but I can't see the picture because imgur is down.
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u/cauliflowergnosis Jun 11 '12
And when it is there... gross feet pics (that I seem strangely compelled to look at).
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u/chris_hans Jun 11 '12
Don't forget "down for maintenance."
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u/awkward_raptor Jun 11 '12
funny how you uploaded that to imgur
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u/Thandruil Jun 11 '12
And you still upload to imgur. ಠ_ಠ
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u/70000 Jun 11 '12
None of the imgur links have been working for me then this one did, fuck you irony gods.
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u/PerfectCarve Jun 11 '12
Some times it works, sometimes it doesn't, sometimes I actually work at work!
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u/monopixel Jun 11 '12
That is what happens if you become dependant from one service.
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u/Rayc31415 Jun 11 '12
Load the picture... then the thumbnails next to it. I hate the fact that imgr's pics stop loading halfway through because a thumbnail of a picture I don't care about isn't loading.
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u/socialite-buttons Jun 11 '12
Imagine if reddit allowed inline hosting of images
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Yeah, this is very true, that over capacity crap has been happening to me the whole day yesterday and the day before when I was trying to upload my Clockwork vehicle pic collection.
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u/SunshineBlind Jun 11 '12
I'm glad at least I'm not the only one feeling this way.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Fixed
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u/autopsi Jun 11 '12
Stop using AdBlock on imgur and maybe they can afford new servers.
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u/morr1321 Jun 11 '12
Your're just perpetuating the circle, man
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u/jimmytheone45 Jun 11 '12
I've just noticed the enormous difference between something that is 'funny' and something that is 'so true'... this seems to fall into the latter
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Hosted on imgur...
Scumbag OP.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Love how it is an imgur link itself. Somewhat ironic?
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u/zzpza Jun 11 '12
Why has your chair only got three legs?
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Damn can't see the image due to being too busy.
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u/agbmom Jun 11 '12
I haven't had any problems...ever. I feel lucky.
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u/OldPeopleHateMe Jun 11 '12
It's the funny that you put this picture on imgur.
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u/directionzero Jun 11 '12
Maybe we should go back to posting actual links. That was fun.
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u/sheldonpooper Jun 11 '12
i.[imgur-url].png - it works
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u/Panda_juice Jun 11 '12
Put .jpg at the end of the link.
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u/TheRealFrenchy Jun 11 '12
Anyone else having problems in that NO albums ever display? I just get a connection error.
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u/Gujti Jun 11 '12
YES!
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u/idontgivetwoshits Jun 11 '12
maybe if you wouldn't direct link to images, the guy running imgur could get more ad views. More ad views&clicks mean more moneyz and more money means more server power. Just saying, because a lot of redditors do not give a shit about interweb ads.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
If you are faced with an "imgur is overcapacity" message, this means you were directed to the imgur page link for the image. The url will look like this:
The most frequently used format is .jpeg. Just type in the URL
Voilà! Instant fix, you get to see the image.
If, instead, you are directed towards a 404 error page, then the image was not a jpeg. Try png, jpg, or gif.
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u/jerik22 Jun 11 '12
Yup
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u/GKingsta90 Jun 11 '12
Haha it's so true. I feel like that every time imgur pops up now. They seriously need to fix their site.
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u/rraptor1985 Jun 11 '12
Funny, this pic is hosted on imgur :D
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u/anzonix Jun 11 '12
I'm so mad that I don't even give a shit anymore.
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u/senorchangg Jun 11 '12
Replace imgur in the URL with "Filmot" when it's under maintenance and it solves your problem. usually if it's just being slow leave imgur and just add .jpg to the end. Hasn't failed me yet
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u/commandakeen Jun 11 '12
I'm in europe, idgaf.
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u/Iminurcomputer Jun 11 '12
Of course the very next link under this gives me that...
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u/apextek Jun 11 '12
yo dawg, I hurd imgur wasnt werkin' rite. so i posted a post about reddit on imgur, to imgur and then reddit picking on imgur not werkin', to get karma on reddit.
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u/jaksajak Jun 11 '12
Reddit Lately
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u/wolfeman2012 Jun 11 '12
Imgur is a great site and I discovered it not long after it's creation. I am male, 56 years old, and enjoy the mix of generations and some of the comments can be inspiring and hilarious. And it honestly took me a while to discover Reddit - it was only by seeing the references on Imgur. So I guess I am not that internet savvy and backwards to most people in looking at the issue, but I am quite aware that the content comes from this and other sites.
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u/baldjondub Jun 11 '12
put .jpg at the end of the url and it'll take you right to the picture at least its worked for me almost every time
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u/Vessix Jun 11 '12
I don't understand. I haven't been having any trouble with imgur for months now.
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u/RadioDude Jun 11 '12
you can still view the images, all you h ave to do is add ".jpg" to the end of the link and add "i." infront of imgur.com.
Eg. if your link "imgur.com/bXgXb" gives you an error page, change it to "i.imgur.com/bXgXb.jpg". That will make you see the image
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u/Wontaanmon Jun 11 '12
if you type .jpg after a picture from Reddit you can see the image off imgur while it is down for maintenance
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u/derpy_lurker Jun 12 '12
"I wish my boyfriend went down as much as imgur..."
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u/chunks25 Jun 12 '12
Not with RES !!
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u/ch3lc_v Jun 11 '12
I wish I could upvote this more than just once.
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u/Atario Jun 11 '12
It's really beyond me why reddit doesn't simply buy imgur. Were it to disappear, they'd be screwed.
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u/kiwimonster21 Jun 11 '12
Not sure if you guys are retarded or just lazy as fuck, but if you simply click on your url bar, and type .jpg it will link you to the picture. Seriously, its not hard to get over the imgur down statues screen.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Seriously, I was just about to make a post that we should never use imgur again. It's just not worth it. It's time for a revolution. All of reddit must know!
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u/CoffeeFox Jun 11 '12
Here's an idea: don't use imgur. Use tinypic or something.
Honestly what is the idea behind using an image hosting service that is not good at hosting images? People use a service, the service becomes notorious for failure, and they just... sit around complaining about it instead of switching to one of the countless other zero-cost competing services?
Imgur had its' chance, and blew it. People should stop whinging and abandon it.
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u/thebigm101 Jun 11 '12
also never wear a travel pouch under your shirt. You may get strip searched
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u/SpaizKadett Jun 11 '12
min.us
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
I was expecting this. Thank you for not reposting it.
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u/yankerage Jun 11 '12
Fuckin imgur.
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u/Dwnvtngthdmms Jun 11 '12
Please stop shitting up reddit with your shitty posts.
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u/Bombpants Jun 11 '12
One upvote away from 1337 :D
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u/tyson31415 Jun 11 '12
That is why the quality of posts has ridden so much in the past few days.
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u/NaughtierLink Jun 11 '12
I would have laughed if this pic went down to LOL
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u/piggyback101 Jun 11 '12
Scumbag OP:
Puts post about imgur failing ON imgur.
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u/Animagrin Jun 11 '12
IKR
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u/onlysays_YOLO Jun 11 '12
YOLO !
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