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# I do, its called facebook
Could use your interwebby power and influence to get flickr to rewrite its FAQ properly?
(I helped save b3ta! P3te "the Meat", Sat 2 Aug 2008, 12:07, archived)
# or its user interface
which is truely awful
(I helped save b3ta! connor, Sat 2 Aug 2008, 12:12, archived)
# pfffft
(asciifaceofbob bob bob bob bob bob bob bob, Sat 2 Aug 2008, 12:17, archived)
# the worst bit about flickr is
when you copy an image, open tattyshop, open a new document, ctrl-v.. and then bam. spaceball.gif

well fuck you spaceball.gif
(I helped save b3ta! connor, Sat 2 Aug 2008, 12:18, archived)
# you have to view the source to get the code for the picture
kind of annoying, but doable
(I helped save b3ta! MrSanity has maybe kicked the WoW habit forever, Sat 2 Aug 2008, 12:23, archived)
# Or just print screen
(asciifaceofbob bob bob bob bob bob bob bob, Sat 2 Aug 2008, 12:26, archived)
# all viable
but still annoying
(I helped save b3ta! connor, Sat 2 Aug 2008, 12:31, archived)
# i think that's only on images
that arent shared under creative commons - i.e. ones you shouldnt be downloading.

There's also a greasemonkey script that lets you see "all sizes" even when you're not meant to...
(MrChimp previously Monsieur, Sat 2 Aug 2008, 13:43, archived)
# Huh?
*tries*
Oh yeah! Sneaky gets!

Spaceballs rocks
(I helped save b3ta! P3te "the Meat", Sat 2 Aug 2008, 12:24, archived)
# Use firefox's image zoom extension
to shrink the offending transparent gif to 10%, so you can copy the image underneath.
(_Felix 's school of dance and occult sciences, Sat 2 Aug 2008, 12:27, archived)
# good plan
there used to be another firefox extension that grabbed the underlying image no problem, that doesn't seem to work any more so i've been screen grabbing.
(I helped save b3ta! god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback, Sat 2 Aug 2008, 12:29, archived)
# Spaceball gif...
If you click and drag across the image theres a small bar along the bottom of the image that spaceball doesn't cover, rightmouse click and save, so easy!!
(lordy lordy, Sat 2 Aug 2008, 12:34, archived)
# nice one
it takes a bit of doing, that bar is tiny and tricky to hit, but it works
(I helped save b3ta! god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback, Sat 2 Aug 2008, 12:46, archived)
# this is the flickr business model
* offer a good product for free
* offer a better product for money
* let people find out why they need the better over time

it's basically try before you buy and wouldn't work if they emphasised the restrictions of the free account before you you signed up.

you're not keen on this model - oh well - come up with something better and if it works (i.e. you make lots of money) then everyone will copy it and do that instead.
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Sat 2 Aug 2008, 12:34, archived)
# I think he was emphasising the restrictions of the free account before people sign up
which, as you say, they wouldn't if they knew.
(_Felix 's school of dance and occult sciences, Sat 2 Aug 2008, 12:36, archived)
# Lest thou do owt for nowt do it for thysel'
if something is 'free' you should carefully look for the catch. The catch is plainly written in that faq. Why should I care for someone to gullible to not to check what he/she/it is agreeing to?
(k3b/-\b Peace man., Sat 2 Aug 2008, 12:41, archived)
# I was considering getting a pro account
then I unexpectedly hit the 200 photo limit and changed my mind.
They lost my trust.
(I helped save b3ta! P3te "the Meat", Sat 2 Aug 2008, 12:46, archived)
# You were going to upgrade from the free account until you realised the free account was limited?
I think you're doing it the wrong way round.
(I helped save b3ta! my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Sat 2 Aug 2008, 12:47, archived)
# Thats pretty much what putfile.com did.
They went from one of the biggest hosting sites to, well... anyone here use putfile any more?
(I helped save b3ta! mr.dogshit The world's premier anthropomorphic canine faeces, Sat 2 Aug 2008, 13:09, archived)