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Forum request - open images without log in ?

AnimAnim Posts: 241
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Posts often have images attached. If I am not logged in I can't open them to see them in original size. Would it be possible to change this (allow original size images without login)?

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  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,172

    Anim said:

    Posts often have images attached. If I am not logged in I can't open them to see them in original size. Would it be possible to change this (allow original size images without login)?

    Art forums usually don't allow this for a reason. If they allow images to be seen by anyone, anyone can rip them off, so that privledge is usually reserved for members of the forum, who can also rip them off, but since most are artists themselves, are more conscious of not doing that ;).

    Laurie 

  • AscaniaAscania Posts: 1,855

    AllenArt said:

    Anim said:

    Posts often have images attached. If I am not logged in I can't open them to see them in original size. Would it be possible to change this (allow original size images without login)?

    Art forums usually don't allow this for a reason. If they allow images to be seen by anyone, anyone can rip them off, so that privledge is usually reserved for members of the forum, who can also rip them off, but since most are artists themselves, are more conscious of not doing that ;).

    Laurie 

    The issue is not so much ripping them off as it is automated scrapers.

  • fred9803fred9803 Posts: 1,564

    I often don't log-in when just browing the forums. In Firefox right click the image, copy image link, paste it into the URL bar, remove "thumbnails/", enter.

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