Quick question about ATS uploads! (And Image Deletions)

If I delete a picture from my uploads...does it delete it from the thread I posted it in too?

I only ask because I need to do a cleaning on my uploads (it's become quite a mess)...and I don't want to leave threads with that awkward blank box with a red "x" in it!

Any help would be appreciated...and forgive me if it sounds like a ridiculous question!

reply to post by jerryznv


Yes, it deletes them from the post. But you can sort the images in folders, unless those are crowded too

reply to post by Casandra


Ahhh...I didn't even know we had a folder option until your post!

Much appreciated...it's funny how I missed that!

In progress straitening up commences!

I guess the best way to test this is with an experiment...posting a picture...then will delete it from my uploads...and see what happens.

Here goes...



Okay...deleted the picture from my uploads and yet it remains in the thread!

reply to post by jerryznv


I tried that before answering your question just to make sure. There was an empty post after, and I had to hurry to repost the pic before someone complained

Originally posted by Casandra
reply to post by jerryznv

 

I tried that before answering your question just to make sure. There was an empty post after, and I had to hurry to repost the pic before someone complained

edit on 22-1-2012 by Casandra because: (no reason given)

Seems not to be the case in my above post though...so hmmm...this is odd!

ETA: I have PM'ed a couple mods and got responses from both...there seems to be some uncertainty amongst them too...I was suggested just to try it and see what happens...so I have...and it seems the results are different for different users.

reply to post by jerryznv


Seems to be the case from my view...



ETA: perhaps you're viewing a cached version

reply to post by jerryznv


Hmm... I want to try again now.

reply to post by Casandra


I see the same blank image with yours as well

It would stand to reason that if you move them to different folders it would have the same affect due to the original photo URL in a thread the pic was posted in originally will be pointing to a different location than the folder one later organizes a photo to.

reply to post by UberL33t


Wow that is odd...the picture shows up in my post just fine for me...holy smokes...weres Skeptic at...we have a problem?

Send In The Test Pony!

When in doubt...

Fig. 1: The test image is embedded between the two lines.

I uploaded the picture of Octavia above and then deleted it from my catalog. If you can see it, then deleting an image from your catalog doesn't kill the image itself and links to it should work.

Sorry I don't have a link to it, but I seem to remember Bill saying something about that. The image service uses "cloud" storage, so it's quite possible a deleted image will be visible for a while, then disappear as the cloud gets updated.

Just to be on the safe side, I don't recommend deleting anything unless you're absolutely sure you don't need it or want to risk breaking links.

Caching can also affect results, however, and whatever the case, it's not a ridiculous question.



Edit: And, after clearing my browser cache: no pony!

Conclusion: Deleting images from your catalog deletes them completely, so be careful.

Further edit: And now, despite clearing my cache again, after a reload, Octavia is back!

New Conclusion: Ghost ponies are real. Oh, and maybe deleted images aren't as deleted as I may have thought.

Even further edit: Okay, after yet another cache clearing and reload, Octavia is gone again.

Newest Conclusion: The images do get deleted, but may bounce around in the cloud and browser caches for a while before finally disappearing. If Octavia appears again, I'll contact a pony exorcist, just in case.

reply to post by jerryznv


Hmm that's weird. I could see it at first (after you said you deleted it), then after refreshing the page it disappeared, now It's back again.

That's.. odd, lol.

Ok, so I posted a pic here and then deleted it but it still appeared in the post. Ctrl+F5 and the pic is gone, so it was the cached version

Now my picture is gone...just took awhile I guess...hmmm...very mysterious!

So Majic has the right advice for sure...don't delete anything unless you absolutely sure!

That sure makes it hard to keep images in upload sorted out (I have a ton of them)!

I remember the old system deleted them...I was kind of hoping the new system would keep the images in your posts...oh well....still a way better upload system than the old one!

ETA: Now the picture is back again...at least from my view...LOL...this is nuts!

reply to post by jerryznv


True! I see my cat but not Majic's pony or your pic. So it's only for the person that uploads/deletes the image, I guess, the others can't see it.

Gone But Not Forgotten

The disappearing/reappearing images are definitely intriguing, but I think that's probably a result of the image link being handled by different serves throughout the cloud, some of which may have already deleted the image, and others of which haven't updated yet.

Is my theory.

Meanwhile, for science, comparison with my previous post and with a nod to her adoring fans, here's a copy of the picture of Octavia I used:


Ultimate Conclusion: Can't stop the ponies.

Originally posted by Casandra
reply to post by jerryznv

 

True! I see my cat but not Majic's pony or your pic. So it's only for the person that uploads/deletes the image, I guess, the others can't see it.

edit on 22-1-2012 by Casandra because: (no reason given)

I see Majic's pony and my picture...but I dont see yours...so I don't know what to think now!

Mine was there...then it was gone...now it's there again...just random I suppose!

reply to post by jerryznv

reply to post by jerryznv


I see nothing in your "test post" after deleting the image from your uploads.

All it has is a box that says image inside it.

Same with Majic's test post.

Originally posted by Chamberf=6
reply to post by jerryznv

 

I see nothing in your "test post" after deleting the image from your uploads.

All it has is a box that says image inside it.

Seems to bounch back and forth...sometimes it's there...sometimes it's gone!

It is completely deleted out of my uploads though...and I haven't re-uploaded it...so who knows at this point...at the moment it is still viewable to me in my post...as is Majic's pony...so conclusion: I don't know whats going on!