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Is there a reason why pictures fail to load?

Discussion in 'Suggestions & Bugs' started by Existential_Bread, Nov 23, 2020.

  1. Existential_Bread

    Existential_Bread 2020 Survivor

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    I can see the pictures I'm trying to fix just fine in editor view, but when previewing or looking at it in the actual forum, they show up as broken.
     
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  2. alethiophile

    alethiophile Shadowed Philosopher Administrator

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    Usually that means that the picture you're linking to isn't visible to the server, like if it requires a login or a special referrer.

    You can try downloading them and rehosting on imgur or some other host that doesn't impose special requirements.
     
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  3. da3monh0st3d

    da3monh0st3d Эскапист

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    Sorry for the older thread bump, but I've been wondering much the same.

    Would the reason they display in the editor would be their availability in your browser cache?
     
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  4. alethiophile

    alethiophile Shadowed Philosopher Administrator

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    Yes, if you've got the image cached then the editor will see them but the server won't.
     
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  5. Sinnerlust

    Sinnerlust The bastard

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    So I can put links to pictures but if try to post them they are broken why is that, do I need to get pictures from a specific site
     
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  6. da3monh0st3d

    da3monh0st3d Эскапист

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    Cookies and other such things can affect availability of content. I suspect that while browser cache is one reason the editor display can work, a cache-miss with a successful local fetch (because you have the right cookies on whatever site it fetches from), might also provide with visible images in the editor.

    Some sites, like Sankaku, do things like checking not only cookies but also HTTP referrer headers to determine whether someone should be allowed to see content. This makes Sankaku unusable for hotlinking content, for example, as QQ's referrer obviously won't match their expected values.
     
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  7. killgore444

    killgore444 Versed in the lewd.

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    Is there a way to upload images directly from your computer without having to place them on a 3rd party site?
    I was able to do so for my avatar, but haven't been able to figure out how to do so for general messages.
     
  8. Biigoh

    Biigoh Primordial Tanuki Moderator

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    Alas, there is not.
     
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