Miles,
The harm that it is doing is this, first this is not a photo hosting site, the gallery is just there for members enjoyment and to post downsized pictures. As Bill so patiently explained with his small car, 18 wheeler explanation, you should be able to read that and at least kind of understand what goes on. If you want to put unlimited pictures with the huge sizes the newer cameras take, it slows the site down so much that many membes get tired of trying to log in and just stop. Next, the old software did have limits and all the clubs that I belong to do, even the ones which charge dues. Brent was just slow in getting the limits set with the new software and as a result people started loading everything they had and not downsizing them at all. You can leave what you have in and go to Fotki, or one of the other hosting sites and start another gallery. You can use their free part or pay and have unlimited space. See Yetmins gallery in his signature line. Hope this helps.
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A Possible Work Around Picture Storage Post # 6
Ron
Ron