Images stored in posts when deleted from albums

[kether1]

Hi, I seem to be bumping my old request, but I still would like to find a modification to do what I described in the opening post as quoted below. Can anyone offer any current solutions from the last year? VB4.2

Thanks a bunch,
Kether

Originally Posted by kether1

Looking for a way to keep posts and threads from being distroyed when a member removes an image from their vb album.

For example, say member 'Sam' has posted a thread about a issue he has with a piece of live coral he has in his saltwater tank. He includes a photo that he uploaded to his album.

The thread receives many replies, etc... and finally someone with a solution to his problem posts the solution. 'Sam' is overjoyed and says thanks for all the help.

A little time goes by and Sam visits his photo albums on the forum. He see the old photo of the damaged coral and decides to delete it because the issue was resolved. When he deletes the image, now the thread in the forum shows a big red x or image missing notice. No longer is that thread helpful since the photo that Sam had posted (and everyone commented on) is now missing.

What I am looking for is a mod that will store that image somewhere else so that if the member deletes it in his personal album, the thread where the image was posted will not be ruined. This way, the member that is done with the image as in my example above can delete it, but the visitors and members of the site that might have the same issue as Sam had who find the thread via search will get the benefit of seeing the original image still in the post.

Any ideas or suggestions welcomed!