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jkc5
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Aug 10, 2008 6:46 AM
I just ran across this thread by a very well-known & helpful boardie on the Photos/HTML Board. It contains easy to understand info. on how to do many things on the boards that new boardies often ask about:

Posting photos so they're a size that's not too big

What size a siggy should be & how to use it in your posts

How to post HTML code for others to check out (if you're having trouble with something & want others to take a look at the code)

Where you can practice things like code, photos, etc. for your listings

And more...

Thought it might help boardies here, too. ;)

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jkc5
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Aug 10, 2008 9:05 AM
Guess I titled this wrong. It looks like I'm asking for help on this stuff, instead of it being about where others can find help.
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Aug 10, 2008 9:28 AM
Great information! This should be tacked to the top IMHO. The practice poster link is a perfect place to test siggies and photos before posting. Thanks for sharing that:)!

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Aug 10, 2008 10:11 AM
I thought so, too, littleblueegg, especially since there's always newbies want to know that stuff. But...I don't think many are going to open & take a look at it.
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Aug 10, 2008 10:15 AM
especially since there's always newbies want to know that stuff. Absolutely! And people who've been around a while, but forget how to do it. ;)

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Aug 10, 2008 1:27 PM
Great link, thanks for sharing. This would be a good one to tack to the top.

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

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Aug 10, 2008 4:35 PM
You're welcome. At least the 3 of us will know where we can direct them when/if they need help with those things. ;)
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Aug 10, 2008 7:19 PM
THANK YOU! I am one of the ones who needs the help. Thanks for sharing this.
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Aug 11, 2008 1:46 AM
Thanks for sharing.
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Aug 12, 2008 5:58 PM
Here's something else that's helpful to use, especially for posting a link on the boards (to a completed listing, search result, etc.), that you want others to take a peek at. If you use it, it prevents a sometimes extremely long link from "stretching" the board. That way, people don't have to scroll sideways to see all the discussion posts.

The website that has the tool to do it is Link. It's totally free & easy to use. Once it shortens the link that you input...you just copy and paste that shortened one here, into your post on the boards.

Here's what you'll see on the home page (except I've made the background gray & added the red arrow to post it here):



Where the red arrow points is where you'd input the URL of the listing or search result that you want shortened. Then just click the button that says Make TinyUrl.

When you do that, the program will make that original long link much shorter, and you'll see what's below. For an example only (I input the long link to current listings for 2T dresses on eBay).



The red arrow points to the new, much shorter link that was made from my original longer one. I'd then just copy that shorter URL link, and paste it into the discussion on the boards.

It definitely won't stretch the board discussion & makes viewing it much easier then.
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Aug 12, 2008 7:25 PM
Hey! It got tacked to the top! Yay!

Now everyone will have access to this great info. It would've been such a shame if it fell off the page and landed in the basement.

Thanks again for sharing jkc5 ! :)

And thanks to whoever found it worthy of a sticky and stuck it! :-p

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Aug 13, 2008 5:58 AM
I looked for it yesterday afternoon, even in the basement, but it wasn't there. Couldn't figure out why it might have been pulled. Was then very surprised to find it tacked to the top! :)

Hopefully, when others find more hints or helpful board posting things...they'll post them here, too.
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Aug 14, 2008 1:11 PM
Thanks for sharing the info with us.
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Aug 16, 2008 6:54 AM
thanks for the post and thanks to those that sent it to the top - I spent hours last night trying to post a photo to a question and finally gave up - question too - many thanks for thinking of us newbies and your patience... we always need a little boost when navigating the ebay adventure!
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Aug 16, 2008 9:33 PM
many thanks for thinking of us newbies and your patience... we always need a little boost when navigating the ebay adventure

ALL of us have been eBay newbies at one time, who needed a little boost, too. Please, always feel free to ask questions and seek help here. There are many who are very willing to provide it. ;)
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