where can I read about the forums BB codes?

I had tried to post an image using [img] code

I put the url between the two and after I posted it, the words "external Image" was there instead?

Click on Help in the board menu, then select BBcode.

Test

The relevant part about new image tags and their usage is in the column on the right side of the handbook section SO linked to.

When I use the code for posting an image it comes back like the above post.

"External Image"

Help??

take a deep breath...relax...and read carefully the other posts in this thread.

Originally posted by Fringefellow
Test

You are getting external image because you are hot linking an image.
If you want an image in a post you can either buy upload space here on ATS or you can host images for free on putfiles or image shack.

Originally posted by wecomeinpeace
take a deep breath...relax...and read carefully the other posts in this thread.

Ok, I took a deep breath

I read carefully the following:

To include a picture or graphic within the body of your message, you simply surround the address of the image as shown here:

So I surrounded the url of the image with the appropriate

Instead of the image being there, it reads " External Image"

Taking another deep breath now........

Originally posted by Sauron

Originally posted by Fringefellow
Test

You are getting external image because you are hot linking an image.
If you want an image in a post you can either buy upload space here on ATS or you can host images for free on putfiles or image shack.

Thanks......... I got ya

This site has massive traffic, nearly 2 million visitors and 14 million page-views in June alone.

As such, hot-linking to an image within threads can end up being a significant drain on the website hosting the original image. Because of this, the image code BBcode has been altered to automatically insert the external image link, rather than an inline image.

There are a couple methods around this, as explained in the help site, and Sauron's post.