Flickr will delete photos unless paid
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Dave Crossland
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https://www.shutterbugging.net/links/flickr-new-account-policy-the-flickrpocalypse-is-coming/
There's a lot of great type imagery on Flickr, and it is likely to be deleted unless you pay them
There's a lot of great type imagery on Flickr, and it is likely to be deleted unless you pay them
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I just signed up [$30 per year] for a pro account. I have been with them for many years.0
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Although charging for a pro account makes sense, deleting over-1000 photos will pretty much kill the loyalty of the free users.
But maybe:
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Wow that's crazy. I think I might go slightly insane if accounts like [Bibliodyssey] has their stuff deleted.1
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It is not as bad as is sounded initially:
https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/07/flickr-wont-delete-creative-commons-photos/
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But slightly worse than that. Here’s a few of my favorite accounts whose images will be deleted.1
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