Of course, I'm complaining about a 'Free' service that I'd use rarely, so I realize I have not right to demand, but to see a site that thousands of people have trusted to hold memories-people that my not even check back before the site closes-makes me a little sad. They all use different upload methods and most take a huge amount of manual labor-Also many have limits so you can't really just blindly upload all your pictures anyway. Subsequently for a few years, I too simply logged into Flickr by using my original Yahoo ID and Password. I opened my Flickr account in 2011 and I have NEVER had a Yahoo email address. You could just spam all the services with all your pictures, but that has a bunch of problems. Already in January 2007 every Flickr account got tied to a Yahoo mail account, thus a Yahoo mail address was needed to login. Many people consider the pictures of their family among their most treasured possessions. Eventually a server crashes or screws up and you don't reload it, also-what a waste to leave a server running 24/7 for years just in case you need to review a picture! I know that sounds like a silly worry, but when you are talking about long-term continuity (across generations, possibly), at some point there is going to be a payment screwup of some sort.ĭoing it yourself is probably the worst case.

Paid services are worse because any accidental lapse in payments and your photos all drop into the bit bucket. It would just be nice to know that if I happen to forget about the service for a year or two and then happen to need it, it's there-ready to serve those pictures that you uploaded years ago. Not that I ever really trusted them, but as a user the ONLY thing I really really need is a continuity of service.

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