Aulanis Posted November 18, 2018 #1 Share Posted November 18, 2018 @CC Help Jenn Is it in the pipeline that the gallery pictures can be turned off /made optional I waste several minutes every day blocking them. Todays effort there are really poor pictures a year old, of no interest to anyone but themselves, by someone who has NEVER posted in the forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted November 18, 2018 #2 Share Posted November 18, 2018 45 minutes ago, Aulanis said: @CC Help Jenn Is it in the pipeline that the gallery pictures can be turned off /made optional I waste several minutes every day blocking them. Todays effort there are really poor pictures a year old, of no interest to anyone but themselves, by someone who has NEVER posted in the forums The Eagle ones were fantastic, I was thinking we have been getting much better ones lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1025cruise Posted November 18, 2018 #3 Share Posted November 18, 2018 I use my ad blocker to block the entire widget. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aulanis Posted November 18, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted November 18, 2018 (edited) 33 minutes ago, 1025cruise said: I use my ad blocker to block the entire widget. Could you say how you do that as I seem to have to block each element - the picture- the poster- the date- I did look to see if ignoring the member would do it but it doesnt extend to the gallery. Edited November 18, 2018 by Aulanis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwcruisers Posted November 18, 2018 #5 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Agreed! Admins/mods/tecchies -- if you are reading this, PLEASE give us a toggle-switch to turn off that 'pictures' column (like we have for signatures)! 😩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzalady1 Posted November 18, 2018 #6 Share Posted November 18, 2018 I also agree--please with surgar on it--let us opt out of the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1025cruise Posted November 18, 2018 #7 Share Posted November 18, 2018 I use ublock origin. I just selected the object and told it to block. Note, this is the newest photos thing on the forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrina651 Posted November 19, 2018 #8 Share Posted November 19, 2018 11 hours ago, 1025cruise said: I use my ad blocker to block the entire widget. You have to be very careful about blocking/not blocking the entire sidebar because that sidebar element also includes announcements and while some of those announcements are more like advertisements, this is the place where they will probably announce any future changes or updates (like when the new app is ready for use). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmoo here Posted November 19, 2018 #9 Share Posted November 19, 2018 38 minutes ago, Peregrina651 said: You have to be very careful about blocking/not blocking the entire sidebar because that sidebar element also includes announcements and while some of those announcements are more like advertisements, this is the place where they will probably announce any future changes or updates (like when the new app is ready for use). Well, you can always check the "Announcements" section on the main forum page for that info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1025cruise Posted November 19, 2018 #10 Share Posted November 19, 2018 I just block the newest photos piece, not the whole sidebar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrina651 Posted November 19, 2018 #11 Share Posted November 19, 2018 22 hours ago, pizzalady1 said: I also agree--please with surgar on it--let us opt out of the pictures. Especially on mobile devices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Rare LauraS Posted November 19, 2018 Administrators #12 Share Posted November 19, 2018 OK, I'm not getting this at all. Why do they need to be blocked? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 19, 2018 #13 Share Posted November 19, 2018 I for one do not care for the photos on the side of the forums do not want to see "the girls" falling out of the bikini tops or people standing taking selfies etc... I have a link to my photo page if people want to view them they can go there no need to MAKE people view them JMO 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrina651 Posted November 19, 2018 #14 Share Posted November 19, 2018 17 minutes ago, LauraS said: OK, I'm not getting this at all. Why do they need to be blocked? They eat up data to download on mobile devices; not everyone has unlimited data to spend on photos they are not interested in viewing. They are right up there with data-eating ads and even if I don't scroll down to see them on my phone, they are eating up data because they have been downloaded along with the page I want to view. Every bit of data costs me something and I'm not willing to spend my money on something I don't want. Some people have no discretion in what they post. They post multiple pictures of the same scene. They post out of focus pictures. They post pictures that have nothing to do with cruising because all you can see in the selfie are faces of people you don't know in places you can't recognize because all you can see are the distorted faces. I'm not interested in other people's photographs; they are an annoyance, not a joy. If I want to see them, I know where to find them on Cruise Critic. This is Cruise Critic, not Pinterest. I'm not here to look at pictures unless they are an answer to a specific question--and in that case, they should be part of a thread. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmoo here Posted November 19, 2018 #15 Share Posted November 19, 2018 8 minutes ago, Peregrina651 said: They eat up data to download on mobile devices; not everyone has unlimited data to spend on photos they are not interested in viewing. They are right up there with data-eating ads and even if I don't scroll down to see them on my phone, they are eating up data because they have been downloaded along with the page I want to view. Every bit of data costs me something and I'm not willing to spend my money on something I don't want. Some people have no discretion in what they post. They post multiple pictures of the same scene. They post out of focus pictures. They post pictures that have nothing to do with cruising because all you can see in the selfie are faces of people you don't know in places you can't recognize because all you can see are the distorted faces. I'm not interested in other people's photographs; they are an annoyance, not a joy. If I want to see them, I know where to find them on Cruise Critic. This is Cruise Critic, not Pinterest. I'm not here to look at pictures unless they are an answer to a specific question--and in that case, they should be part of a thread. Very nicely put. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted November 19, 2018 #16 Share Posted November 19, 2018 54 minutes ago, LauraS said: OK, I'm not getting this at all. Why do they need to be blocked? I think it would be nice to have this as an option under Account Settings, just like we have the ability to turn off signatures. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aulanis Posted November 19, 2018 Author #17 Share Posted November 19, 2018 @LauraS We are only asking for the option to view or not to view. @Peregrina651 s post above sums up a lot of it. Me, I just dont come on here to look at pictures, It is a forum a place or opportunity for discussing a subject - ie words. I know the saying a picture speaks a thousand words but that is only any good if it is relevant to anything. If I want to look at pictures I can find pictures of anything on Pinterest or google images. I even have tens of thousands of my own. I dont think it is asking too much we have the ability to switch off signatures, ignore members, switch off emails and notifications maybe avatars. Why not holiday snaps! The space they take up could be used to allow 4 pictures in signatures which I think a lot of members would like and those who dont like can switch them off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffstew Posted November 19, 2018 #18 Share Posted November 19, 2018 4 hours ago, LauraS said: OK, I'm not getting this at all. Why do they need to be blocked? Post #14 speaks for a lot of us. I for one have no interest in viewing other people's random vacation photos. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare broberts Posted November 20, 2018 #19 Share Posted November 20, 2018 @jeffstew, as painful as it is it's nice to see you avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted November 20, 2018 #20 Share Posted November 20, 2018 I like the picture albums. 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted November 20, 2018 #21 Share Posted November 20, 2018 26 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: I like the picture albums. 😎 And I therefore vote for you to have the ability to opt in to seeing them! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aulanis Posted November 20, 2018 Author #22 Share Posted November 20, 2018 37 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: I like the picture albums. 😎 Knock yourself out John. ( hope that means the same in US as UK) LINK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1025cruise Posted November 20, 2018 #23 Share Posted November 20, 2018 @LauraS It's simple. I think the desire is to make the "newest photos" that show up on the side (or bottom) of the forum list pages optional. At least that's the point in my case. The photos are "random" in the sense that they are the newest photos added to any album, and usually have no context to the forum being displayed on. Some of us just don't wish to see them. All we want is the option to turn off that feature if we choose to. That way, those who don't mind seeing the pictures are happy, and those that don't wish to see them are happy. Not sure if the board software supports it, but it would be nice. I don't want to block all pictures, since if they are posted in a post (with relevance) they add to the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 20, 2018 #24 Share Posted November 20, 2018 1 hour ago, 1025cruise said: @LauraS I don't want to block all pictures, since if they are posted in a post (with relevance) they add to the post. I use ADP & only block the ones on the side the photos in the posts are still there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted November 20, 2018 #25 Share Posted November 20, 2018 2 hours ago, 1025cruise said: @LauraS It's simple. I think the desire is to make the "newest photos" that show up on the side (or bottom) of the forum list pages optional. At least that's the point in my case. The photos are "random" in the sense that they are the newest photos added to any album, and usually have no context to the forum being displayed on. Some of us just don't wish to see them. All we want is the option to turn off that feature if we choose to. That way, those who don't mind seeing the pictures are happy, and those that don't wish to see them are happy. Not sure if the board software supports it, but it would be nice. I don't want to block all pictures, since if they are posted in a post (with relevance) they add to the post. I learned what SLS means. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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