Photos albums vs. Preferences albums - what's the difference?

[GetMeMyStogie]

If I click "Preferences" on the top toolbar, then "Pictures and Albums" under 'Your Control Panel/Networking' on the left side, I have one set of albums with some photos in it. I can add albums and photos to each album here.
If I click "Photos", then "My Photos" or "My Albums", they have different photos.
What's the difference between these two places to store pictures/albums. Which one should I use when adding pics to forum posts?

[MM03MOK]

If I click "Preferences" on the top toolbar, then "Pictures and Albums" under 'Your Control Panel/Networking' on the left side, I have one set of albums with some photos in it. I can add albums and photos to each album here.

It appears this one is part of vBulletin, the forum software.




If I click "Photos", then "My Photos" or "My Albums", they have different photos.

This is part of the website plug-in, PhotoPost.



What's the difference between these two places to store pictures/albums. Which one should I use when adding pics to forum posts?
Never noticed the first one. Don't know where it resides but it's not in the Photo Gallery we use from PhotoPost. I only have an album in PhotoPost.

For forum posts, you can either post as an attachment in the thread or use the "Photo" gallery, PhotoPost. No idea what you get when you use the first one mentioned above. Try to keep your uploaded photos for linking in the Gallery, because it's easy to access and review.