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Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

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Post by loktarogar »

rexreed wrote: post #39
CosmicShadow wrote: post #9

Strike while the iron is hot I guess, but not sure why you you are being such an ass in your copy, it's kind of a turn off, even if it is super cheap. Maybe it's a trend where if something is super cheap people tend to write in that style, but it kind of erodes trust, unless this is supposed to be a joke site, but the fact that I don't know really hurts your chance to actually get users to want to give you their emai…

Honestly I'd rather have this straightforward no-BS talk than the "take this amazing journey with us" all is happy BS that is much easier to be cynical and skeptical about. What about the copy is false? It seems true to me, if it is blunt. I can't say the same for other website content that is much more bland, but also much more false.

There's a middle ground that isn't "amazing journey" and isn't "i'm an asshole but i'll let you use my service, I guess"

From my perspective the latter associates itself with volatility which isn't fantastic for any kind of hosting.

Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

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Post by silisili »

stavros wrote: post #41
silisili wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same for me. I tried uploading this test image - https://bhi61nm2cr3mkdgk1dtaov18-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-... (dont ask, lol) and the uploaded image was a negative of it.

That one worked for me: https://imgz.org/i4mdbiQL.jpg

Sorry I may have been dishonest there. I downloaded it from the google search results directly, perhaps this link- https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTFsEM5...

it resulted in https://imgz.org/i5Q2gzwB.png

Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

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Post by [deleted] »

nimvlaj30 wrote: post #43
rexreed wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honestly I'd rather have this straightforward no-BS talk than the "take this amazing journey with us" all is happy BS that is much easier to be cynical and skeptical about. What about the copy is false? It seems true to me, if it is blunt. I can't say the same for other website content that is much more bland, but also much more false.

I don't know why talk like this gets a reputation as being straightforward and no-BS. It would be more straightforward and have less BS if it just said, "Image sharing made simple. Like imgur, but without he bullshit." Not a long ramble about being ashamed (why?) about an image board I never even think of.

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Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

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Post by jpomykala »

stavros wrote: post #11
statico wrote: post #7

I've been hoping for an Imgur replacement for simple, hosted image sharing. I'm happy to pay $1/mo, but when I tried to upload https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9ec8d13de2878c899fda0bd43... I got this, which doesn't look like what I uploaded: https://cln.sh/4coS9T / https://imgz.org/i5qphFzd.gif

Well that's extremely odd, I will look into that right now. EDIT: This is very odd, I'm not really doing any processing on the uploaded files, so it should definitely return the originals. I will have this fixed soon though. EDIT2: Unfortunately, the saved image in the DB itself is corrupt, so you will need to reupload after I solve this. EDIT3: Alright this should be fixed! Now I can start submitting animated GIFs t…

You said, no support. Why do you even care? F*k this guy. Delete his account. /s

Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

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Post by statico »

SkyMarshal wrote: post #30
CosmicShadow wrote: post #9

Strike while the iron is hot I guess, but not sure why you you are being such an ass in your copy, it's kind of a turn off, even if it is super cheap. Maybe it's a trend where if something is super cheap people tend to write in that style, but it kind of erodes trust, unless this is supposed to be a joke site, but the fact that I don't know really hurts your chance to actually get users to want to give you their emai…

From the site: > Looking for a dead-simple way to share some images but are ashamed of what Imgur has become? I don't even know why I should be ashamed of what imgur has become. I still use it to host images I want to post to social media, be they funny memes, or screen shots of system/programming errors I'm seeking help solving. It works fine. What's the problem with imgur exactly? I imagine I'm not the only imgur u…

What's wrong with Imgur:

Imgur started as a way to share images on Reddit. Imgur was even a great way browse all the images in a subreddit at once. Eventually Reddit implemented their own image uploading and hosting and added the new layout, which makes images bigger when browsing feeds. Imgur pivoted into being their own social network, and use cases like yours began to be ignored because they generated far more abuse than they do revenue.

Even if you once paid for Imgur, like I did, the non-social features are completely broken. I can't even view my own images using https://statico.imgur.com/all, and I can't get to my old albums of images.

Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

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Post by durpkingOP »

CosmicShadow wrote: post #9

Strike while the iron is hot I guess, but not sure why you you are being such an ass in your copy, it's kind of a turn off, even if it is super cheap. Maybe it's a trend where if something is super cheap people tend to write in that style, but it kind of erodes trust, unless this is supposed to be a joke site, but the fact that I don't know really hurts your chance to actually get users to want to give you their emai…

ok arbiter of copywrite, should we call it imgzen instead. kumbaya

Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

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Post by actusual »

rexreed wrote: post #39
CosmicShadow wrote: post #9

Strike while the iron is hot I guess, but not sure why you you are being such an ass in your copy, it's kind of a turn off, even if it is super cheap. Maybe it's a trend where if something is super cheap people tend to write in that style, but it kind of erodes trust, unless this is supposed to be a joke site, but the fact that I don't know really hurts your chance to actually get users to want to give you their emai…

Honestly I'd rather have this straightforward no-BS talk than the "take this amazing journey with us" all is happy BS that is much easier to be cynical and skeptical about. What about the copy is false? It seems true to me, if it is blunt. I can't say the same for other website content that is much more bland, but also much more false.

We're trying to maintain the puritanical simplicity of the internet, didn't you hear?

On a more serious note, I tend to agree with you and would add one more thing: I have several friends who have explicitly asked for more websites with this paid model. My friends want to pay to not be advertised to or have their data sold. It also happens to be the case that those same people all express their opinions in a very similar style as this website's copy.

Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

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Post by CaptainMarvel »

CosmicShadow wrote: post #9

Strike while the iron is hot I guess, but not sure why you you are being such an ass in your copy, it's kind of a turn off, even if it is super cheap. Maybe it's a trend where if something is super cheap people tend to write in that style, but it kind of erodes trust, unless this is supposed to be a joke site, but the fact that I don't know really hurts your chance to actually get users to want to give you their emai…

Funnily enough, my reaction was the opposite. This is blunt, honest, and makes fun of all the crap marketing and fake sale pitches of other services.

Re: IMGZ – Paid image sharing

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Post by carabiner »

CosmicShadow wrote: post #9

Strike while the iron is hot I guess, but not sure why you you are being such an ass in your copy, it's kind of a turn off, even if it is super cheap. Maybe it's a trend where if something is super cheap people tend to write in that style, but it kind of erodes trust, unless this is supposed to be a joke site, but the fact that I don't know really hurts your chance to actually get users to want to give you their emai…

The "no bullshit" is a low key HN meme: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=no+bullshit+guide
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