# what does this mean?!?!? PLEASE HELP!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [August 16, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/what-does-this-mean-please-help/30508 "2017-08-16T16:17:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reppert7](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Reppert7](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Reppert7)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/what-does-this-mean-please-help/30508/1 "2017-08-16T16:17:42Z")
I am unable to see a lot of photos now in forums, i get the image of “please update your account to enable 3rd party hosting” I have no idea wha this means and I’ve been playing with my account for a while now, will someone please help!! Thank you!!! ---
**Author:** ![DarkSpectre](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/958977/32.png) [@DarkSpectre](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/DarkSpectre)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/what-does-this-mean-please-help/30508/2 "2017-08-16T16:23:23Z")
Photobucket wants you to pay for your account. I have the same issue long with many of us here ---
**Author:** ![Reppert7](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Reppert7](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Reppert7)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/what-does-this-mean-please-help/30508/3 "2017-08-16T16:25:30Z")
> [@DarkSpectre](#): > > Photobucket wants you to pay for your account. I have the same issue long with many of us here well thats horse shit… ---
**Author:** ![kingpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/kingpin/32/187259_2.png) [@kingpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/kingpin)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/what-does-this-mean-please-help/30508/4 "2017-08-16T23:05:09Z")
Yes it is, unfortunately it means that a lot of the past several years’ worth of photo posts have now technically gone offline… although most may still be hosted on those users’ accounts. Whether they’ll get reuploaded and put back into the topics is up to those respective members. ---
**Author:** ![DarkSpectre](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/958977/32.png) [@DarkSpectre](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/DarkSpectre)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/what-does-this-mean-please-help/30508/5 "2017-08-17T15:35:07Z")
Ben, is it possible to get a direct file upload into posts? I don;t want to know how many threads are now lost due to this photobucket debacle ---
**Author:** ![kingpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/kingpin/32/187259_2.png) [@kingpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/kingpin)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/what-does-this-mean-please-help/30508/6 "2017-08-17T17:47:08Z")
AJ would be the better person to ask as he handles all the technical stuff to do with the forums. ---
**Author:** ![EctoRalph](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e9a140/32.png) [@EctoRalph](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/EctoRalph)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/what-does-this-mean-please-help/30508/7 "2017-08-20T12:42:55Z")
If photobucket was asking for a reasonable upgrade fee, I would not mind but to upgrade to the P500 plan is $400.00 a year…ouch. Are there any other options that anyone can think of? ---
**Author:** ![RettMikhal](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/3bc359/32.png) [@RettMikhal](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/RettMikhal)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/what-does-this-mean-please-help/30508/8 "2017-09-25T22:33:23Z")
I suggest everyone just move their albums to imgur since this is clearly the last gasp of dying website.