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Skip to My Lou
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 08:05
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Why did we get rid of avatars again? The space they took up? I still picture a lot of the oldbies by their Ikonboard avatars. -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 08:30
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I think that that was the reason why. I had just got someone to host a little mung pic for me too...what a world... -------------------- ...well I thought it was funney...? didn't you? Posts: 296 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 19:34
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Custom avatars hardly take any space or bandwidth. Both come from the host, not Spiderweb. The problem was page loading times for dialup users who had to wait for the atrociously large avatars of certain members. Those with dysfunctional caches were also at a disadvantage. —Alorael, who misses avatars. He doesn't miss the loading times, which at their worst were even a problem for faster connections. Part of that was probably from the fact that his computer is always one step ahead of toasterdom, but part of it was a genuine problem. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Master
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 21:30
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IIRC, the line was pretty much officially broken when lost_king got his 800x600 avatar. EDIT: Me fail english? That's unpossible! [ Thursday, March 10, 2005 21:32: Message edited by: Wise Man is quite the ] -------------------- Polaris - Weather balloons, ninjas, and your big daddy Wise Man. What more could you want? Undead Theories - Don't Ask, Don't Tell Posts: 3323 | Registered: Thursday, April 25 2002 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 21:34
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Avatars...I've heard it somewhere. Please refresh my memory. -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. Polaris Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 21:35
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Well hmm why doesnt the Forum set guidlines such as 80x80 avatars only. Most other places do. -------------------- I stop rubber at 160km/h, five times a week. CANUCKS RESPEK! My Style The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00 |
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...b10010b...
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written Thursday, March 10 2005 21:47
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I don't know if it's possible to do that with UBB. Even if it is, a lot of forums which limit image sizes do so simply by shrinking down the dimensions of any image that's larger, which doesn't actually reduce loading times. [ Thursday, March 10, 2005 21:48: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Friday, March 11 2005 09:08
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i dont remember any avatars, were they before my time? -------------------- Avernum is as addictive as skribbane!!! Withdrawal symptoms are harsh so I just keep playing. Free skribbane at Wal-mart Posts: 296 | Registered: Monday, September 22 2003 07:00 |
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Skip to My Lou
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written Friday, March 11 2005 09:50
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quote:Can UBB do the image shrinking? To whom can we appeal for the return of avatars. Also, for those who wanted to know, avatars are a picture under your name that you choose to represent you. -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, March 11 2005 15:04
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I am sure that UBB forums elsewhere do limit sizes to 80x80. Meaning they don't allow you to link to or upload any image beyond a certain size. An alternative would be having the forum supply a list of say 3,000 possible avatars. -------------------- I stop rubber at 160km/h, five times a week. CANUCKS RESPEK! My Style The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, March 11 2005 17:58
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quote:I have not heard of any way to check the size of an off-site file that is linked to, without uploading it first. That is why some boards will allow you to upload, but not link to an avatar, in order to control the filesize directly. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Monday, March 14 2005 14:43
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anotehr reason they where disabled was becuase of newbie questions like "how do i get a pictue before my name?" and from people who don' look at option woh went "how do i get rid of thoose annoying pictures so it loads faster?" and, the answer for thoose who still don't, is if you wnat to read teh text switch to a Gecko browser. -------------------- -Sylak Proud Member of the Church of Devine Luchere Posts: 319 | Registered: Tuesday, May 14 2002 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, March 14 2005 14:48
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The newbie questions would be avoided for the most part but posting the information on hiding, adding, and removing avatars at the top of the page. [ Monday, March 14, 2005 14:49: Message edited by: Dolphin ] -------------------- Nena Posts: 2032 | Registered: Wednesday, January 26 2005 08:00 |
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...b10010b...
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written Monday, March 14 2005 15:45
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quote:There's a link to the FAQ at the top of the page. Doesn't stop people from asking questions that are answered in it. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, March 14 2005 18:19
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Pff who reads the FAQz. I never do what a waste of time. -------------------- I stop rubber at 160km/h, five times a week. CANUCKS RESPEK! My Style The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Tuesday, March 15 2005 11:59
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First, I'd like to say that Avatars are one of the best innovations of the Message Boards idea. They make it easy to recognize anyone at a glance, which is a good thing. I'm not familiar with UBB at all. I don't know whether its possible, but my favorite solution is one that I've seen used with vBulletin, which is to have a restricted list of (small) avatars that you can choose from, and good boards conduct can get you a Custom Avatar. Failing that, it would be good to look into limiting avatars to 80x80 or some-such-thing. Failing that, I guess we could do without them. :( As to newbie questions, they will always exist. They always have existed. They will never stop existing, failing total destruction of the Universe. No, not just the world. If any newbies survived the destruction of the world, they would be asking "wy cant i breeth in teh space??!/1/!?!/!!" Only destruction of the Universe will totally get rid of Newbie Questions. So deal with it. :P -------------------- What kind of idiot quotes himself? My kind of idiot! "As to newbie questions, they will always exist. They always have existed. They will never stop existing, failing total destruction of the Universe. No, not just the world. If any newbies survived the destruction of the world, they would be asking "wy cant i breeth in teh space??!/1/!?!/!!" Only destruction of the Universe will totally get rid of Newbie Questions. So deal with it." It's the Axial Tilt, Stupid! -Douglas Adams Posts: 24 | Registered: Monday, March 7 2005 08:00 |
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Skip to My Lou
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written Tuesday, March 15 2005 12:46
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C'mon Drakey! Give us back avatars please. -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, March 15 2005 13:08
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Avatars would take the entire fun out of changeable monikers. I've seen boards with avatars, and I've seen boards without them. They're both fine. But this board doesn't need them. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
