Originally posted by Dartmoor Dave Your advice about using Google Photos has come along at just the right time. I've just tried logging into Flickr and somehow it has figured out that the phone number I entered at their demand isn't legit. It looks like the old pay-as-you go number I gave them has expired from lack of use, and they must have sent a verification text that was rejected, which let them realise that I'd given a duff number.
Well I'm damned if I'm going to give them my real number, even if that means I can't log in anymore, so to heck with them. That's that for me and Flickr.
I took photos quite happily for thirty-plus years without an internet existing to post them on, and I've got no qualms about going back to just shooting for my own pleasure if web companies start making it all too much a hassle.
Your problems are over, Dave. My previously mentioned method seems to get around the privacy issue related to Google Photos.
Please give this a try to see if it works for you:
1. Choose your Google Photos image and click on the Share icon.
2. Click on Create Link and then click on Copy.
3. Go to
https://ctrlq.org/google/photos/ in your browser
4. Paste the copied link into the box that says “PASTE GOOGLE PHOTOS LINK HERE” and click on “GENERATE CODE”.
5. When the code is generated it will then automatically scroll down
6. Copy the link under “Direct Link (URL)”
7. In your forum post, click on the “Insert Image” icon (mountains and sun) and paste the copied link.
8. Click on “Preview Post” and your image should be there.
I'll be waiting to see if I can hear the echo when you say "YES!".