Talk:Posting images in the Bogleheads forum

I removed the following:

'''Warning. The following information is accurate but this method of posting images in Bogleheads is not recommended. The problem, as with any link, but particularly insidious with images, is that the link may not just passively display an image--it can invoke executable code, which can have effects ranging from being a silly nuisance to being a malware threat.'''

...which is better formatted in a template:

and looks like:

The problem is that any website, even ones in which you copy-n-paste images into, can inject malware. The warning sends the wrong message and is ineffective. This warning was prompted by a thread in the forum linking to a Vanguard website that went offline.

Refer to: New Vanguard Life Ticker site.

Since the site went offline, clicking on the link produced a login dialog box. Images that were posted in the forum also linked to that site. When a reader viewed the thread, every linked image resulted in a login prompt instead of the image. That's not a result of malware, but of inexperienced programming. The warning is not necessary. --LadyGeek 18:51, 21 February 2013 (CST)

That's fine. I was feeling guilty because I'd posted some of those images, and, worse yet, the site where I got my original "Get Out Of Debt" boulder image has been fingered by Google for perhaps containing malware. It's so obviously (seemingly) a personal website with a limited audience. that I wouldn't have expected that.

Reader feedback: still couldn't post any images
76.92.217.209 posted this comment on 16 July 2014 (view all feedback).

"still couldn't post any images"

Any thoughts?

Blbarnitz 18:58, 16 July 2014 (CDT)

There is insufficient information to determine if the wiki page needs an update. Please ask for assistance in the Forum Issues and Administration forum. --LadyGeek 19:44, 16 July 2014 (CDT)