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I've been thinking this for a while, but after a member had her video stolen (sorry can't remember who it was) I think making the Feathered Photo Fairway viewable to members only might be a good idea.

What do you all think?
 

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It was Vamstoro (sp) sorry I can't remember your real name!! :o:

But I think it would be a good idea considering a lot of people read books to look at pictures :)
 

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sounds like a great idea..but the only problem is that sometimes members post in the various avenues too
 

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sounds like a great idea..but the only problem is that sometimes members post in the various avenues too
True, but at least this one area with a huge concentration of pictures and videos can remain more private.
 

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I just turned off the ability for guests to see thumbnails, which blocks them from viewing images uploaded as attachments (that affects every section). Unfortunately that won't keep them from viewing linked images like photobucket (which are typically public anyway I would guess). The bad thing is you have to actually log in to get your fix now :lol:
 

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That is a good idea.

You can put your Photobucket albums on private, too. Jill, do you mean you need to log into YT to see videos posted? Or log into Avian Avenue? (still half asleep, lol)
 

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Log into AA to see pics... Can't block the videos or image links unfortunately.
 

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No problem, thanks for confirming. :)
 

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My photobucket is private, and my YouTube unlisted...I also only post here. Soooo....I would guess it happened by someome viewing here. Especially the video as I never post them elsewhere...sometimes I do pics, but never videos.
 

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Log into AA to see pics... Can't block the videos or image links unfortunately.
Does that mean that you can't add it to the member only area? I'm confused :huh::D
 

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Don't forget, if a video has been uploaded to YouTube then it can be seen from there. Videos can be found through web searches. All I can say if people do not want their stuff stolen then it is best to not upload it anywhere on the web. On YouTube, you can set your videos to be private then invite certain people to see it, I doubt those private videos can be found through web searches.
 

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My photobucket is private too but I do post pics here (obviously.)

I'm also confused. Why can't you make it a member only thing like some other parts of the forum are?
 

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Don't forget, if a video has been uploaded to YouTube then it can be seen from there. Videos can be found through web searches. All I can say if people do not want their stuff stolen then it is best to not upload it anywhere on the web. On YouTube, you can set your videos to be private then invite certain people to see it, I doubt those private videos can be found through web searches.
Jan, the video that was stolen was private, that's one of the reasons I made the suggestion.
 

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Does that mean that you can't add it to the member only area? I'm confused :huh::D
I can, just a little more involved as I have to take the old links out of the sitemaps and tweak a few other settings so it doesn't mess things up when the site is indexed by spiders (like google). So I will change it but might be another few days till I can get things set up correctly :)
 

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I can, just a little more involved as I have to take the old links out of the sitemaps and tweak a few other settings so it doesn't mess things up when the site is indexed by spiders (like google). So I will change it but might be another few days till I can get things set up correctly :)
Wonderful, feel free to kick my hiney for giving you extra work :D
 

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Jan, the video that was stolen was private, that's one of the reasons I made the suggestion.
Then it was by someone you knew who stole it?

I think hiding all the images and videos only do so much because all it takes is a member from here to copy it and post it else where even if the person is merely just trying to show it to others like on another forum. Most people do not even get images from an actual website, they can be found through the Google images. It is an iffy thing, that's for sure!
 

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Then it was by someone you knew who stole it?

I think hiding all the images and videos only do so much because all it takes is a member from here to copy it and post it else where even if the person is merely just trying to show it to others like on another forum. Most people do not even get images from an actual website, they can be found through the Google images. It is an iffy thing, that's for sure!
The video was another members not mine. While I agree that it could still be done, it's a deterrent for random net trolls.
 

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okay, set to registered users only :)
 
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