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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Dave Martindale
<dave.martindale@s...> wrote:
>
> >I do like the "Next/Prev" and the thumbnails. However, my big problem
> >with the Photos folder is that only the uploader and the moderator can
> >see the full size if you upload a larger file.
>
> That's a stunningly stupid decision on egroups/yahoo's part. They
create a
> Photos area so members can share images, allow people to upload large
> detailed images (taking more disk space than small images), and then
almost
> nobody is allowed to see the detail.
They did that for a selfish reason- you can buy prints of those
images, the high res is only for them to print, and only shows you the
low res so -you- can't print.
> In some other groups, people have adapted by putting their images
into the
> Files section, and ignoring Photos. You lose the visual browser,
but everyone
> can get the full-resolution image files.
That's why I've tried very hard to get people to use Files instead of
Photos. Yahoogroups won't let me delete the Photos area or I would
have set it up that way.
Steve