I cannot insert a Image, that uses copy/paste or....FIXED!

CurtB....I agree with your posted observation above.  This "joining the individual forums"  item only started happening for me on the Xmas Day.  I'm guessing for you too.  Your question "Is there anybody who can post images who didn't join the forum in which the comment is located" ....well we know that many other posters had no problem in the past....unless they also had to "join" and we were not informed.  I think WiderM was the only one to reply post any comment, and he had no problem.  Would be nice to here from WiderM if this is so, or he now has to log on.  Very strange that there has not been other users making comments on this subject.

I also did see that when you now "join", even if you plan not to insert images.....that a different view of the topic appears.  Under the lightning bolt, selecting the "you are now a member" shows a slightly different display than when you just select the 1 + 4 topics at the top or a specific entry under this Bolt.  I even see when someone joined into one of the topic columns....

But hey, Cox will not provide a dialogue so we must rely on observations from the user community!

ekhawaii, WiderMouthOpen is a member of the TV and Internet forums and he didn't join them anytime recently.  (I hope you don't mind that I looked at your profile, WiderM).  I don't think the ability to post images is a regional thing and I don't think any changes were made Christmas Day.  I think all we had to do to be able to post images all along was just join the forums.  I'm not sure if the "click to join" has been at the bottom of the screen this whole time, but I suspect it was.  I never joined the forums because it isn't required for posting comments.

Thanks CurtB...it's hard to realize the both of us were blind to that Join notice on the bottom for as long as we have been discussing this issue...as well as sending emails to Cox over the last 2mo.  Only on Xmas day did I receive a comment from Cox in my posted forum link about item on the bottom....then they closed the blog.  I like to try things and would definitely have tried that.  Unfortunately, we have had practically Zero users even commenting here and there about this.  We have seen in many other blogs lots of image posting...even Bruce today saying he had issues and had to find an internet URL approach....but I see users with PingPlot, modem results, cmd line Tracert and Ping, and a whole bunch more....but no responses back from any other people out there.  Either as you said, it was always there and users always used it....Since Cox themselves won't expand the commentary, all we can do is speculate and make wild guesses.  SAD!

Sure learned a lot today, Happy Holidays...

It was right in front of us, but apparently Cox didn't realize it either.  I think the issue is that the message says "Internet Forum requires membership for participation - click to join".  But, participation only requires authentication with your Cox credentials.  It doesn't actually require "click to join" to participate.

There's still some testing to be done before I can be sure of my thesis.  I'll probably check out a few postings with images to see if there are any without an Internet reference that were posted by users who aren't in the Forum group.  

I just found a screen shot I had saved on my computer of a Cox Forum page from 10/26/2019.  The "click to join" is at the bottom of the page, same as now. 

Happy Holidays!

CurtB...thanks again...so you show back in 10/26/19 that Join Request was already on the bottom....I guess I never paid attention.  I do now notice that after Joining, you stay Joined even if you log off the PC and exit the Forum.  I'm guessing if this Join was always there, that users Joined once and never had to repeat....thus they all could Insert Images.  Would have been nice if others out there could have informed you and I....even Cox.  Seems like the only way to Unsubscribe is to go to your Profile/setting/Subscriptions...  It's sure a good feeling to finally close out this subject.  Wish others would have jumped into the earlier conversations

If you click on the "click to join" at the bottom of the page, your "Insert image/video/file" options will include a third option of "File Upload".  You will then be able to post images including screen print/paste.  That's the upside.  The downside is that joining a forum subscribes you to that forum.  You will then receive the "red circle" you mentioned in another post today for every new post in the forum, including those to which you have not participated.  I too find that a bit annoying so I have opted to "Leave" each of the forums so as not to be inundated with new post notifications.  Should I ever want to post an image, I will "Join" the forum again long enough to post the image.  That wouldn't be an issue if Forum Settings allowed you to save notification option selections as discussed in that other post today. There are a few things about the process logic of these forums that I probably would have done differently, but once you understand the rules, you can come up with a workaround that best suits your needs.  

Wow, Bruce and CurtB...this has been an education...thanks for all your insights...So Bruce, you say that you have always had that login at the bottom of the category and joined when you wanted to insert and image or be a subscriber.  For me and maybe CurtB, Xmas day was the first I've seen it...and it works.  However, you said you had to post an image on the internet first, and it could never be on your computer's Clip Board.  Does that mean that everyone else that have posted had the lower screen Join, as part of their Forum Preference?  So who else has an comment...maybe WiderM.

CurtB...yes the Save part of the Settings that you posted is broken....I've never gone there before today...all my boxes are checked...failed at changing my TimeZone..... Having to subscribe or not in-order to control the Red dot notices makes following the Forum and bit awkward, but as you said, start understanding the rules and workarounds are created.

Hmm...I never noticed that.  I typed an entire spiel before selecting/testing Click to Join...then I lost it.  I then got the red circle notice I am now a member of the Internet Forum.  Wasn't I a member before?  And you say I need to become a member again each time I want to upload another image from my computer?

Who designed this?

And you say I need to become a member again each time I want to upload another image from my computer?

You don't have to join each time you want to insert an image from your computer.  You only need to join the forum, to which you're posting, one time.  However, for the reason I mentioned in my previous reply, I probably will join each time I insert an image, unless Forum Settings is fixed to allow notification options to be saved.  But, since I seldom actually need to post an image, it's only a minor issue for me.

Cox needs to escalate the Forum Settings issue of being unable to save option selections, to ensure that users' notification preferences are properly enforced.  They should review their internal administrative controls to verify that users are granted the ability to save Forum Setting selections.  If it's determined not to be an administrative issue, Cox should coordinate with the vendor to resolve the processing "bug" that's preventing users from selecting and saving preferences.  

The way outsourced applications generally work is:

1. The vendor develops a user interface to permit individual users to select their preferences.  These are the things individual users may be permitted not do. 

2.The company "Cox" uses administrative controls to determine which of the vendor provided controls that individual users may be permitted to select.

3. Individual users select their unique preferences.

in this case, all options are selected in Forum Settings and changes made are not saved (due either to an administrative control or a vendor bug). However, it's unclear if these settings have any actual affect on each user's experience.  

You will then receive the "red circle" you mentioned in another post today for every new post in the forum, including those to which you have not participated

You didn't mention how to leave the group.  If you go to your profile > Groups > and click Internet Forum (for example), there's a Leave option on the next page to stop the notification spam.

UPDATE:  I also noticed under the lightening bolt the You are now a member of the Internet Forum always stays there.  There is an option (the little X) to leave the Forum and turn off notifications.

How to unsubscribe from a Forum group:

1. Click on one of the Forum selections at the top of the page.

2. Click the "More" button in the lower right of the page.

3. Click the "Manage subscriptions" button.

4. Click "Unsubscribe" for each of the listed Forum groups.

You will now only receive notifications in the unsubscribed Forum group for those threads in which you have participated.  If you have joined the group, you will still be able to post images.  Remember that when you join a Forum group, it subscribes you to that Forum group.  So, be sure to join the group first, then unsubscribe from it.

Updated: An easier way to perform this process:

1. Click your profile icon in the upper right.

2. Click "Settings"

3. Click "Subscriptions"

4. Click "Unsubscribe" for each of the listed Forum groups.

Is this for me?  It's well instructive but it's a needless procedure.  Get rid of Membership and make Upload File default on customer accounts.

Hello, preacher. Choir here.  I didn't design, develop or maintain the process.  I'm just passing along the most recently discovered workaround.

Since I'm not a member of a Group...never have been...I didn't need instructions to leave one.  Therefore, I presumed your instructions were meant for Cox (vendor) to adopt and publish...perhaps in their Forum Guidelines, Forum Instructions or Group "Sticky Note"...because, really, in a few weeks, who could find your reply.

Since I presumed it was meant for Cox, I added my 2¢ in the Curt-Cox conversation.  Just get rid of membership and update our default privileges to upload files.

Is your solution really a "workaround?"  The option to Leave is already coded into the Groups.  You just need to choose one of the multiple paths to get to the option.

1. Group Home Page > Leave
2. Profile > Groups > [Select Group] > Leave
3. Settings > Subscriptions > Unsubscribe
4. Notification Icon (lightning bolt) > Locate You are now a member of the [Group] Forum message > click X icon

I do not want to scroll through 17 updates inside a tiny window about stuff I don't care about.

Since I'm not a member of a Group...never have been...I didn't need instructions to leave one. 

Why are you fussing with me?  I was just trying to help you eliminate the notifications you don't care about.  Being a member of a Forum group and being subscribed to a Forum group are two different things.  I didn't say anything to you about leaving a group.  My instructions were about "How to unsubscribe from a Forum group" to eliminate the notifications you don't want to receive. 

Now, I'm gonna be fussy.  You've got the clay there...now you need to chisel it.

Title.  Is this process really "How to post images..." or how to upload an image from my PC?  I can already post an image from either a URL or Community Search.  I just can't browse for an image on my drive.

Purpose.  The first paragraph is your Purpose, which is good because it explains what this checklist is to accomplish.  Why do I need to read this?  However, in your procedural steps, you repeat what the step is to accomplish.  It's redundant.  Keep your purpose(s) in the section called Purpose.

Definitions.  You should define and distinguish...or just eliminate...some of your terms:  comment, forum, group, post, thread.  What's the difference between a post and a comment?  Also, you're using the terms forum and group interchangeably.  What the difference between a group and an individual forum?  KISS.

Numbering.  You have an odd sequence.  How do you have a 1a without a 1?  Also, if you start with a Step 1a and follow with a Step 1b, you don't need "and then" between the steps.  It's assumed your steps are sequential.

Comments.  Do you need a step to "Do nothing?"  What does "enable unsubscribe" mean?  Don't create another How to section just to refer another How to section.  Rename the first How to section.

I'm just streamlining your procedural summary.

I made a few of the changes you suggested.

I didn't really like the sound of "how to upload an image from my PC".  Plus it's too long.  So I went with "paste copied images".

 I don't necessarily assume that everyone will do the steps in the proper order, but I get paid the same whether they do or not.  $0.00 🤑

I kept the text in the procedural steps.  It references back to the narrative. 

I changed "comment" to "reply".  That seems right.  

"Thread" is a widely accepted term.  It's shorter than "Questions and Discussions" and Cox uses it in their Forum Settings, so "thread" stays.  

II clarified the "enable subscribe" thing ( I think).

I'm not really sure what you were referring to with the How to section referring to another How to section.  But I'm good with the change I made.  It's a little repetitive because two of the multi-steps to Join and Leave are the same.  But it should be crystal clear... even to you!  😉

Proper grammar was occasionally sacrificed for space, but my HS English teacher will never see it.  😬

Here are the revised procedures.

Goodnight and God bless us all.