Aw, c'mon.You cannot really believe that. That, after a month of having them proudly posted (FactCheck made a really big deal about posting the big pictures), they suddenly pull off all of them and swap them for ones 1/10th the size??
It's like going in to buy a 20oz bottle of Coke, and all they have are 2oz bottles because they want to save money.
Have you ever run a popular website? Serving out a popular 2mb image is expensive. I know you want to see this as a tactic to discredit your hard work (which I think is flawed in that it discounts the effects of jepg compression)—and I’m not saying it’s not. I’m just saying that there are other reasons they’d pull the high res image. Have you called them out on this? I’d be interested in hearing their ‘reasons’. You definitely have a point to make with them. I just don’t think your explanation is the only viable one, and I hate jumping to conclusions. I believe in “truth” over “what I want to hear.”
Are the high res pics for sale? Or will they soon be? That may be the answer why. $$$$$$$$$$$