Questions about 2025 posting from a returning member

[jbvb]

1. In 2014 I'd started a Freight Car Photos topic in the Rolling Stock forum.  It had been idle since 2018, so I figured it would be OK to add something relevant to experiment.  I did see the "Do you really want to update this old thread" warning, but went ahead.  Now the "Rolling Stock Forum" page shows me as the last person to update that topic (Today at 7:58 pm), but when I open the topic I don't see either post.  Will my new posts eventually appear?  Or am I just annoying the Forum software or management?

2. Does the "Insert an Image" button on the top toolbar fetch the image and store it locally to the Forum?  I think so, as the loading time is faster than I'd expect for re-fetching the image from the remote host.

3. Is Modeler's Forum constrained regarding image storage? My backup of my personal RR-Line threads is almost 1 GB, but the way I saved pages by making PDFs with my browser may not be very efficient.

Aside from those questions, the two new topics I've created under Scratchbuilding (images copied from RR-Line) are working fine.

[jbvb]

Re-reading the 2016 "Full function signal system" thread under Lighting Your Model, I was able to fix a couple of broken links with the Quick Edit button at the bottom of the post's window.  The correction is visible when I return to the thread.

[GPdemayo]

Welcome back James.....

[jbvb]

Still hoping for an answer to my first question, I'll ask two related questions:

Do old threads get locked as soon as the "Do you want to update this old thread?" warning appears, or is there some time window (days? months?) where an update to the thread will be properly displayed?

Does that also unlock the thread?

[Keep It Rusty]

1. In 2014 I'd started a Freight Car Photos topic in the Rolling Stock forum.  It had been idle since 2018, so I figured it would be OK to add something relevant to experiment.  I did see the "Do you really want to update this old thread" warning, but went ahead.  Now the "Rolling Stock Forum" page shows me as the last person to update that topic (Today at 7:58 pm), but when I open the topic I don't see either post.  Will my new posts eventually appear?  Or am I just annoying the Forum software or management?

2. Does the "Insert an Image" button on the top toolbar fetch the image and store it locally to the Forum?  I think so, as the loading time is faster than I'd expect for re-fetching the image from the remote host.

3. Is Modeler's Forum constrained regarding image storage? My backup of my personal RR-Line threads is almost 1 GB, but the way I saved pages by making PDFs with my browser may not be very efficient.

Aside from those questions, the two new topics I've created under Scratchbuilding (images copied from RR-Line) are working fine.

Sorry for the delayed response. Just getting around to this.

1) There is an issue with this thread. I will have to do some digging, but it may have got botched when the forum was pulled over to phpBB (different forum software) a while ago. A few things were lost. Do not post in it until I have had a look. The thread has been fixed. Your latest post is now visible and you can continue posting in the thread.

2) The "Insert an Image" is not an upload tool. It only links to an image already uploaded either from your Gallery or elsewhere on the internet. You can use the Attachment function if you want to upload inside a post.

3) There is no limit for your Image Gallery

[jbvb]

Thanks, Craig

[Jim Donovan]

Opps!

Welcome back James. I apologize or not catching your initial questions, I am suppose to be helping in that department. I am glad Craig was able to get this all fixed and and really happy you decided to hop back on. Looking orward to your posts.

Jim