atfm said:
Destiny said: Hope this makes sense for you.
Not sure if I get the difference but let's leave it at that for now. Thanks for the explanation, just kick me if I misbehave.
Okay to make it easier, you see the pics (none clickable links) that
LSB posts? she uploads them to her storage place, one that SHE is responsible for and basically owns. When she does this its NOT hotlinking. But if she went to say "Louise's" website copied the URL of the picture and brought it over and posted like it she would if it were from her own storage (in a none Clickable Link), that would be hotlinking.
Hotlinking is basically stealing bandwidth from another site by post it on this site. Think of it like a string, they have a pic up, you like it but don't save it to your pc and don't upload it to your own storage place but you copy the url and post it here.
That stretches the string (which is bandwidth) and each time the thread is opened and the picture loads it tugs on the string using up more and more of it. In the end you can do pics one of two ways.
1. save pic to your pc and upload to your album "or"
2. Get the URL of the pic from said site then come here and post it as a Clickable Link (like you see with "isn't she cute in this pic").
Don't worry we will let you know but its good that you know the differences, so that you don't have to worry "Will I get in trouble?" lol especially when there are so many other things you could do that would get you in trouble. :lol: