Editing our posts and blocking members in discussions we've started

Well, I'm making do with what I've got, my dear François 😄. And these are indeed my original photos.
Thanks Masterpo 😁

Hi Masterpro,There’s no need to resize original-format photos before posting them on the site. As long as they’re larger than 2000 pixels in width or height, the site will accept them.When you artificially enlarge a photo, the resulting blur will be most noticeable on high-definition screens (displays with a resolution higher than 1080 pixels in height and on tablets).Best regards,François

Yeah, that’s definitely possible, François. I’ve no idea. It’s probably when I store them in my cloud. But so far, it’s worked just fine for me

What’s your camera?

By the way, the requirement for a minimum of 2000 pixels (width or height) dates back to 2016.
Hard to believe, but that’s already 8 years ago!

Hi again Christelle,That’s very possible. I’d recommend trying to figure out what’s causing this drastic drop in resolution/size, because it’d be a shame to lose the original size of all your photos... Best regards,François

Hi Christelle,
I was also really happy to see VF reopen. So happy to be one of the very first to start writing again and open a new travel journal in peace, good spirits, and harmony. But when I was contacted by a Belgian guy I didn’t know but who seemed to know me based on what he wrote—and who had been German in his last messages before the site closed, after going through lots of other nationalities and various usernames of both genders, thanks to his VPN—I shuddered. No matter the mask, you immediately recognize the style. I thought: Oh no! Is this going to start all over again? I ignored this person and their messages to avoid playing their game, but I was determined not to write anymore... I didn’t want to start reporting people right after the forum reopened either. I preferred to stay quiet and not engage.
Then the encouragement I received changed my mind about not writing anymore. And I see that he hasn’t come back. Maybe he was identified by other members or by the moderation team?... Personally, I really don’t want to relive those periods of high tension, and I hope our exchanges can continue in peace, harmony, tolerance, and mutual respect.

HelloWe’re going to be stricter with moderation—we don’t want any drama between members. So please report anyone who’s being unpleasant or critical right away.Thanks, the VoyageForum Team

Hi there,I’d like to report a small technical issue that happened with a private message.
I wrote my message—it included quotes, regular text, and internet links.
During the preview, everything looked normal, so I sent it.
When I went back to read it, thinking I’d forgotten something, I found the text unreadable: lines were missing, some text was underlined or in italics, my opening sentences had jumped to the end, and my quotes had been replaced with regular text and vice versa.
In short, it was completely garbled!
Thanks for looking into this!

Hello Jean Marie,Following your message and some tests on my end, I noticed that the message being drafted disappears when you switch pages on Chrome, but not on Firefox. I’ll see what I can do to improve this on Chrome.There isn’t one, but it’s on our list of features to create.Hosting and streaming videos requires a massive infrastructure, and we’re far from having the budget for that. That said, a simple link to a video site like YouTube allows them to display directly in messages. Check out this travel journal with lots of videos as an example: voyageforum.com/v.f?post=10353033.Contract-wise, I have to support the new team with the transition until the end of December. After that, it’s possible I’ll stay with them, but nothing is official yet.Best regards,François

Hi again Jean Marie,Please, when this happens, report it to us... We can’t see everything... Also, when you report it, it reduces the chances that this person can harass other members.If you don’t report it to the moderation team, don’t complain about it later... Thanks in advance.Best regards,François

Hi again Jean Marie,It's most likely your connection cutting out during the upload. With a good connection, a photo of a few MB will only take a few seconds to upload to the site.Lucky you're not uploading videos to the site... Best regards,François

Hi Catherine,May I take a look at what’s happening with your private message to try and figure out what’s causing the issue?There’s probably a tag that was forgotten or misplaced, but the site should have warned you about it.Thanks for reporting the problem.Best regards,François

Hi François,Yes, of course, it’s the one that was sent on November 13th at 5:58 PM.
Thanks.

Before VF shut down, several of us reported these intruders (or this intruder) who seemed to act with complete impunity and were spoiling almost all the discussions in the "India" section with strange remarks, a recognizable style, and recurring obsessions. Instead, it was sometimes those who reported them who got banned from the forum (Marcomarco). So, I won’t go too far in saying that the moderation was flawed in this case—it’s a fact.
Lively discussions, frank exchanges, and even heated debates don’t bother me; they’re even necessary for a forum’s vibrancy, and that’s what’s missing in VF’s ersatz version. But sociopaths who spoil everything while hiding behind the anonymity of their fake accounts and benefit from the moderation’s leniency are harmful.
This pushed me to participate less just before it closed, and if it happens again, I don’t think I’ll continue using VF.

Let's fight trolls with kindness and humor 😁. I had a great example in my Omani travel journal: the crowd stood up to block them, and moderation followed 👍.
Things are improving, I think. It's up to us to make sure it lasts 😁