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AndyS

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2. I think the original reason was dialup connections.

Reply to Grumpy Old Guy (Original post)

Sat Aug 19, 2023, 01:26 PM

Aug 2023

A bunch of large files could choke a slow connection.

I did an informal poll,ie what's your download speed, and nobody responding had less than 20 mps. If that's the new standard large files should not be an issue.

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About the contest size limits [View all] Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2023 OP

I think resizing is fine. LakeArenal Aug 2023 #1

I think the original reason was dialup connections. AndyS Aug 2023 #2

I had a suspicion that might be the reason. Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2023 #3

I'll open a query in the photo group about speeds and image size. nt AndyS Aug 2023 #4

Maybe we can start a poll. Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2023 #5

I'll do that when I get some fresh "data" from the query. AndyS Aug 2023 #6

The reason for restricting the size of entries mnhtnbb Aug 2023 #7

Thanks for the background info. Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2023 #8

I resize to 1200 X 960 then i adjust the file size to 500 to 700 K alfredo Aug 2023 #9

A lot of people don't know how to resize a photo. Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2023 #10

The rules offer help: Ptah Aug 2023 #11