cruise kitty Posted November 10, 2018 #1 Share Posted November 10, 2018 (edited) Hi, is there a way to disable the newest photos feature that shows up on the right hand of my screen. If I wanted to see trashy bikini photos I would google "trashy bikini photos" lol. But seriously, we need a way to choose whether or not to have this popping up on our screens. Thanks in advance. Edited November 10, 2018 by cruise kitty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted November 10, 2018 #2 Share Posted November 10, 2018 You are not alone - extensively discussed here:- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise kitty Posted November 10, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Thank you, it's a weird feature, hopefully a work around can be found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted November 11, 2018 #4 Share Posted November 11, 2018 6 hours ago, cruise kitty said: Thank you, it's a weird feature, hopefully a work around can be found. Easiest work around is post your own pics or encourage others to so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise kitty Posted November 11, 2018 Author #5 Share Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) 49 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: Easiest work around is post your own pics or encourage others to so. Thank you. I do post photo reviews, which people can choose to view or not. It would appear though, that when people post an album, we don't have a way to opt out of viewing it in the sidebar, unless we use an ad blocker, which I'd rather not do, as this site is paid for through ads. Edited November 11, 2018 by cruise kitty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansMotion Posted November 11, 2018 #6 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Another reason to dislike this new CC. I don’t want to see anyone’s photos unless in a forum I’m following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmoo here Posted November 11, 2018 #7 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Just now, babs84 said: Another reason to dislike this new CC. I don’t want to see anyone’s photos unless in a forum I’m following. Hear, hear! It's much like being forced to look at random strangers vacation pictures...., oh, wait, that's exactly what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansMotion Posted November 11, 2018 #8 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Especially bikini girl😫 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted November 11, 2018 #9 Share Posted November 11, 2018 46 minutes ago, cruise kitty said: Thank you. I do post photo reviews, which people can choose to view or not. It would appear though, that when people post an album, we don't have a way to opt out of viewing it in the sidebar, unless we use an ad blocker, which I'd rather not do, as this site is paid for through ads. FWIW, I dont really notice them on the phone version since they are at the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise kitty Posted November 11, 2018 Author #10 Share Posted November 11, 2018 15 hours ago, John&LaLa said: FWIW, I dont really notice them on the phone version since they are at the bottom. I'm on a mac book, & all I can say is that if I wanted to see a chubby woman in a bikini standing under a water fall, well, I'd go stand under a waterfall & have someone take my picture lol ;( 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted November 11, 2018 #11 Share Posted November 11, 2018 16 hours ago, cruise kitty said: Thank you. I do post photo reviews, which people can choose to view or not. It would appear though, that when people post an album, we don't have a way to opt out of viewing it in the sidebar, unless we use an ad blocker, which I'd rather not do, as this site is paid for through ads. AdBlock plus doesn't block the CC photo album. Just popup adds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmoo here Posted November 11, 2018 #12 Share Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) 48 minutes ago, davekathy said: AdBlock plus doesn't block the CC photo album. Just popup adds. You can block the photos using AdBlock Plus. I did it. Here's how: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2599244-the-only-thing-worse-than-not-turning-off-avatars-is-having-to-view-newest-photos/?tab=comments#comment-56145467 Edited November 11, 2018 by Shmoo here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted November 12, 2018 #13 Share Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Shmoo here said: You can block the photos using AdBlock Plus. I did it. Here's how: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2599244-the-only-thing-worse-than-not-turning-off-avatars-is-having-to-view-newest-photos/?tab=comments#comment-56145467 Thanks, but I just ignore the photos. Except the one John posted of Port Canaveral. I was interested in that one. Edited November 12, 2018 by davekathy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted November 12, 2018 #14 Share Posted November 12, 2018 17 hours ago, cruise kitty said: I'm on a mac book, & all I can say is that if I wanted to see a chubby woman in a bikini standing under a water fall, well, I'd go stand under a waterfall & have someone take my picture lol ;( I got rid of the bikini. 😉👙 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted November 12, 2018 #15 Share Posted November 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: I got rid of the bikini. 😉👙 Good work! I hope you have plenty more photos on standby for the next time a bikini (um) pops up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted November 12, 2018 #16 Share Posted November 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Globaliser said: Good work! I hope you have plenty more photos on standby for the next time a bikini (um) pops up. I'm really not qualified to judge. 🐶🐾🐾 Others need to step up. In my opinion, photos need to rotate out after a few hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise kitty Posted November 12, 2018 Author #17 Share Posted November 12, 2018 5 hours ago, John&LaLa said: I'm really not qualified to judge. 🐶🐾🐾 Others need to step up. In my opinion, photos need to rotate out after a few hours Thanks for the new photo! Honestly, it wouldn't be so annoying if it wasn't always the same photos over & over again. Or if the algorithm would just choose photos without people (scenery, monuments, etc.) that would be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted November 12, 2018 #18 Share Posted November 12, 2018 1 minute ago, cruise kitty said: Thanks for the new photo! Honestly, it wouldn't be so annoying if it wasn't always the same photos over & over again. Or if the algorithm would just choose photos without people (scenery, monuments, etc.) that would be fine. Until people embrace the galleries, pictures arent going to rotate out much. From what I can tell, on the directories we see the last 4 pictures posted to any album. In the threads we see one picture from the 4 latest albums. Not sure how it picks the one. You have the ability to move the most popular photos to the front of an album, I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwcruisers Posted November 12, 2018 #19 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I also wish that the mods/admins would do away with the 'photos from strangers' column. Really-WHO wants to have that on their screen, all the time? One suggestion: at least give us a 'toggle switch' to turn it off -- like we have with signatures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrina651 Posted November 13, 2018 #20 Share Posted November 13, 2018 On 11/11/2018 at 2:36 PM, davekathy said: AdBlock plus doesn't block the CC photo album. Just popup adds. Yes, it does. But you have to use "Block Elements" because the pictures aren't third-party ads. You can also use it to block individual avatars; you can't block them globally and you have to be careful not to block the text, just the image. I have successfully blocked the pictures but not the captions. Here, you have to be careful not to block the whole sidebar because it also includes important (and not so important) global announcements from the Management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrina651 Posted November 13, 2018 #21 Share Posted November 13, 2018 10 hours ago, John&LaLa said: Until people embrace the galleries, pictures arent going to rotate out much. Sorry, I just don't understand why people would want to post pictures here in the first place since in doing so, you are granting CC a perpetual license to use them any way they want. From the CC guidelines: Use of Content By submitting content to our site (www.cruisecritic.com & boards.cruisecritic.com), you hereby grant Cruise Critic the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display any message posted in Cruise Critic's message boards or in our published member or port reviews (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or later developed. For additional information, please see Cruise Critic's Terms of Use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrina651 Posted November 13, 2018 #22 Share Posted November 13, 2018 On 11/11/2018 at 8:23 PM, davekathy said: Thanks, but I just ignore the photos. Except the one John posted of Port Canaveral. I was interested in that one. The problem with the photos is not just that some people have no sense of what not to share but also that those photos eat up a lot of data for those of us who don't have unlimited data on our mobile devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 13, 2018 #23 Share Posted November 13, 2018 On 11/11/2018 at 3:23 PM, Shmoo here said: You can block the photos using AdBlock Plus. I did it. Here's how: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2599244-the-only-thing-worse-than-not-turning-off-avatars-is-having-to-view-newest-photos/?tab=comments#comment-56145467 yeah thanks for that tip I do not mind the text but the photos are gone .they were annoying 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted November 13, 2018 #24 Share Posted November 13, 2018 10 hours ago, Peregrina651 said: Sorry, I just don't understand why people would want to post pictures here in the first place since in doing so, you are granting CC a perpetual license to use them any way they want. From the CC guidelines: Use of Content By submitting content to our site (www.cruisecritic.com & boards.cruisecritic.com), you hereby grant Cruise Critic the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display any message posted in Cruise Critic's message boards or in our published member or port reviews (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or later developed. For additional information, please see Cruise Critic's Terms of Use But the same applies to all the photos that appear in the threads. 🤔 This place would be boring with no pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted November 13, 2018 #25 Share Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, Peregrina651 said: Yes, it does. But you have to use "Block Elements" because the pictures aren't third-party ads. You can also use it to block individual avatars; you can't block them globally and you have to be careful not to block the text, just the image. I have successfully blocked the pictures but not the captions. Here, you have to be careful not to block the whole sidebar because it also includes important (and not so important) global announcements from the Management. That's correct if you elect to use the block elements function. I didn't even know there was that option. I won't enable it. If you don't enable it than AdBlock Plus doesn't block photos which sounds like a few of us posters haven't. . Edited November 13, 2018 by davekathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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