Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: X30XE on 15 November 2008, 21:22:20
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Using opera 9.6 browser, as I pretty much always have done, and half of the posts are completely obscured by unessecarily large Avatar pics. Is there anything that can be done about it?
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everybody should be converting their avatars to the correct size so this shouldnt be an issue
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everybody should be converting their avatars to the correct size so this shouldnt be an issue
Which, from the Forum Guidelines, is
110x110, 50kb max.
120 is too wide, it covers the first part of the post.
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I just got too fussed with messing with my avator so got rid of it completely as i couldn't get it the right size. Avators are fine here on IE7 but I do see a lot of complaints from people about avator sizes.
To be honest, i preferred the site as it was altho I am probably in a minority with that opinion lol.
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If you use IE7. Then there wouldn't be any conplaints.
People using firefox and opera should be banned.
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If you use IE7. Then there wouldn't be any conplaints.
People using firefox and opera should be banned.
Mmm interesting .... it's ok to break site rules on avatar sizes .... (and signature sizes) ... but users who obey these rules will be forced to use particular software or face punitive sanctions .....
Discuss
(places tin-hat firmly on head and ducks behind parapet)
:)
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If you use IE7. Then there wouldn't be any conplaints.
People using firefox and opera should be banned.
Mmm interesting .... it's ok to break site rules on avatar sizes .... (and signature sizes) ... but users who obey these rules will be forced to use particular software or face punitive sanctions .....
Discuss
(places tin-hat firmly on head and ducks behind parapet)
:)
Having posted details on oversized avatars I got my last post deleted on the subject stating
it served no useful purpose ;)
Which basically I took as I dont matter as I use Firefox.
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I promise u, the remark on IE7 was said in jest.., I've used firefox and didn't like it.., but that's just my personal opinion and neither Jue nor I would ever suggest seriously that people should only use one thing.
But at the same time, I'm getting a little tired of being told I should use you instead of 'u' and other things that to me are the business of staff, not members. It makes this site feel like a bit of a police state, that you are being judged, and less pleasant to be on. And i do genuinely love the friendliness of this site. Since the remark was made about my writing style.., and then the next time I came on a few days later, my avator (which i have tried to reduce even further in size without success).., it seems much much less so. I have removed my avator and I've posted less as a result.
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I take what you say in the spirit you mean it .. and hope you take my comments likewise :y :y :y
I don't make the rules, and I find text speak very annoying, ok .. others like it, their choice ... but the rules are there for everyone, and that means ALL the rules IMHO .. we can't pick and choose which ones we wish to obey.
As for resizing avatars ... this is MY way of doing it .. might not work for everyone .... but certainly works for me... :)
go to Imageshack ... http://imageshack.us
choose to upload the picture you want as an avatar using the "browse" option
Tick the "resize" box and choose "100 x75 (avatar)"
click on "host it"
After its uploaded you'll get a list of links .. copy the BOTTOM ONE - "direct link" into your profile space on OOF and you'll have an avatar of 100 x 75 pixels .. it really is that easy .. :)
You can also have a free account on imageshack and use it for all your pictures should you wish .. :)
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I take what you say in the spirit you mean it .. and hope you take my comments likewise :y :y :y
I don't make the rules, and I find text speak very annoying, ok .. others like it, their choice ... but the rules are there for everyone, and that means ALL the rules IMHO .. we can't pick and choose which ones we wish to obey.
As for resizing avatars ... this is MY way of doing it .. might not work for everyone .... but certainly works for me... :)
go to Imageshack ... http://imageshack.us
choose to upload the picture you want as an avatar using the "browse" option
Tick the "resize" box and choose "100 x75 (avatar)"
click on "host it"
After its uploaded you'll get a list of links .. copy the BOTTOM ONE - "direct link" into your profile space on OOF and you'll have an avatar of 100 x 75 pixels .. it really is that easy .. :)
You can also have a free account on imageshack and use it for all your pictures should you wish .. :)
I dont like text speak at all, but it took me ages to find out what SWMBO meant, then a member pointed me to a link on the forum with all the abbreviations on it. (Cant acctually find it at the moment) but in a sence is a contradiction to the rules.
Whilst I was looking for it I found this link.
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1164311267
With an oversized Avater thats animated and saying . . . . . ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Interesting welcome after reading the rules.
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OK, I hear what u say. I haven't looked yet but if i am contravening the rules using 'u' instead of you.., and its a habit I would find impossible to break I shall only post on here very briefly if at all. Its too restricting. I do use some, not all and not many text shortforms and its part of my style of writing online. It makes me smile. Part of who I am - but if it offends people I just will not post. Don't feel terribly welcome on here to be honest.
My avator is gone .., I spent ages trying to reduce it in size with only partial success so I won't be using it anymore. I'm here to have fun, give and gain information, not be irritated lol. The whole thing has become rather unpleasant in my mind.
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I have to agree with Helen, We are here to have fun and make friends, not be at war with people over silly pics
If avatars are over-sized then i'm sure that TB can write into the scripting an auto resize script. :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X
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Sorry this has come to this!
Skruntie, if you want you can download adblock plus,,,,,
Ill give you a block list and no more avatars to annoy you!
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I fixed Helens
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I think the avatar thing only really became an issue with the latest update of YABB forum software. Lots of folks have now managed to get their avatars into the guideline sizes that have been there pretty much from day one although no real pressure was made to enforce things until the software update thing.
As to Timbuks avatar and its size etc, Doug is not on here as much as he was previously due to personal matters but, i have no doubt, he will amend it when he can. :y
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Sorry this has come to this!
Skruntie, if you want you can download adblock plus,,,,,
Ill give you a block list and no more avatars to annoy you!
Dont make me the Scape Goat.
Going by the rules is one thing. I didnt create them. Personally when I cant see what I was supposed to be reading I took an image and posted it so you vould see what I could see, Not so much to complain but as in to help out. Sadly that fell on deaf ears.
Text speak all I said is that I dont like it. Did I tell anyone to stop using it, I then referred to a post of abbreviations.
If you dont like what I put then please dont have a go at me for pointing out things that the forum creates.
Feel free to close my account. Wasting my time here.
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P.S. Helen. Your Avatar is now the biz :y :y
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Sorry this has come to this!
Skruntie, if you want you can download adblock plus,,,,,
Ill give you a block list and no more avatars to annoy you!
Dont make me the Scape Goat.
Going by the rules is one thing. I didnt create them. Personally when I cant see what I was supposed to be reading I took an image and posted it so you vould see what I could see, Not so much to complain but as in to help out. Sadly that fell on deaf ears.
Text speak all I said is that I dont like it. Did I tell anyone to stop using it, I then referred to a post of abbreviations.
If you dont like what I put then please dont have a go at me for pointing out things that the forum creates.
Feel free to close my account. Wasting my time here.
chill out a bit ! bloody hell tensions are running high latley :o :o
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Sorry this has come to this!
Skruntie, if you want you can download adblock plus,,,,,
Ill give you a block list and no more avatars to annoy you!
Dont make me the Scape Goat.
Going by the rules is one thing. I didnt create them. Personally when I cant see what I was supposed to be reading I took an image and posted it so you vould see what I could see, Not so much to complain but as in to help out. Sadly that fell on deaf ears.
Text speak all I said is that I dont like it. Did I tell anyone to stop using it, I then referred to a post of abbreviations.
If you dont like what I put then please dont have a go at me for pointing out things that the forum creates.
Feel free to close my account. Wasting my time here.
Not making you a scapegoat mate!
Obviously by the amount of posts you have made on the subject, it is annoying you more than anyone else...
All the graphics on here use to much bandwidth for my browsing method, so I found adblock, and put a lot of effort into making a large blocklist, of all avatar and signature graphics.
I have given this to a few people who have had similar issues...
Was just trying to fix your problem until the forum is back to normal, be that by Admin policing the graphics, or getting a fix for the resize bug that was the route of all this.
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Feel free to close my account. Wasting my time here.
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Easy tiger!!! I saw what happened and there's no need for that Skruntie. A mod took offence to one of 7,300 posts. I appreciate what you were trying to do and have posted the odd identical post myself.
Oversize avatars are a PIA and you were trying to help. No malice intended is my view. But I can see that it could have looked the other way.
Pick yourself up mate, dust your knees off and Carry On Posting!
Jim
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Skruntie - PM sent.
Right. Avatars. History. Site stability/capacity.
Firstly, the software upgrade. This HAD to be done quicker than we anticipated, thus only had 1 week of testing - mostly with ie7 and ff3, and mostly by me (which introduces a false sense to test due to my network connectivity). Reason it had to be done in a hurry was the forum was about to hit its capacity limit, and anyone with an ounce of intelligence could have DOS'd it. Remember, we have a few credible DOS threats from people capable, as well as a few from those incapable, not to mention another forum we severely pissed-off. So, the upgrade was hurried with insufficient testing. We were within days of pretty much losing the site.
Once upgraded, we had a massive problem with the new code, which meant we had to disable automatic image resizing - this is when the avatar issue came to light. The avatar sizes have always been in rules (mainly for low bandwidth users).
Now we have, until people resize, and issue - page jumping for ie users, or avatars sizes for ff users. in october, the ie:ff ratio for our site was 72%:19%, so guess which way we chose, and why ;). Add 93% in october used windows, and all windows comes with ie, thats a simple workaround :-X, esp when there are very few reasons to use ff on windows technically (even if just temp whilst we resolve this issue).
I cannot dedicate 100% of my time to resolve this issue - I have worked closely with developers to get current workaround, and a full fix some be in next release. I do not have the time to test and deploy a cvs version at the moment.
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If you use IE7. Then there wouldn't be any conplaints.
People using firefox and opera should be banned.
Mmm interesting .... it's ok to break site rules on avatar sizes .... (and signature sizes) ... but users who obey these rules will be forced to use particular software or face punitive sanctions .....
Discuss
(places tin-hat firmly on head and ducks behind parapet)
:)
Having posted details on oversized avatars I got my last post deleted on the subject stating
it served no useful purpose ;)
Which basically I took as I dont matter as I use Firefox.
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Misread ;) - the thread i deleted (and is probably still in our recycler if admins/mods want to view) served no useful purpose, in fact came across as a witchhunt, hence deleted, as it served no useful purpose, but i guarantee, like this thread, would cause friction. The admins were/are deleting avatars as fast as we find non compliant ones - obviously concentrating on the worse first
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120 x 90 TB
ooops
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;D ;D
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/me shoves Jue into the nearest deep rocky crevice - with a week's bread and water.
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Skruntie - PM sent.
and replied. Cheers Jamie. :y :y