Hosting/linking photos on imgur

[DJMar]

Just a heads up, FYI, etc. for y'all. I'm not sure this has been mentioned before, but I just ran into this issue yesterday.

If you are hosting photos on imgur.com, and then linking them in your posts here, it's possible that some users may not be able to see them. Some ISPs have throttled and/or blocked access to that website and all its content.

When I first encountered the issue, I thought it might be my browser security configuration, so I tried several different browsers with no change. After a little searching and hair pulling, I realized my main ISP (Comcast/Xfinity) was blocking site access and giving back 409 conflict errors. Luckily, I also have secondary internet because of work (T-Mobile), and I was able to see everything just fine using it. Ditto on access via my phone (Verizon).

This isn't an issue with the MCM board, obviously, but if any mods want to add their thoughts on this issue, feel free. I understand that posting photos from outside sites saves space on the forum end of things.