beyond the blue wrote:
Bill
The method you suggest, is the way I've always done it, but when I tried to use that method on Tuesday to put photos in my Ooops thread in the Banter section I got the file warning message hence the rather small pics. I have just tried a sample post now and didn't get the message this time. Very confusing!!

When I uploaded mine they were from the original Nikon D40 full resolution. Photobucket didn't care. When I composed the message I did not use the editing tools on this site. I simply copied the IMG code text from PB and pasted it as text into my message. I use the plain text editor, not the fancier one. Words best express without all the formatting gibberish, I always say. So if that's not the steps you're using, try mine.
The one downside to using an external service is there's a chance the pictures will disappear. Should the site go offline or they get deleted to conserve space. For the convenience it's worth that small risk. I still have the originals and could repost them should needs arise.