100 x 100 avatars?

thirty-two · November 5th, 2006, 02:26 AM

Just throwing the idea out there.

Assface · November 5th, 2006, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by thirty-two

Just throwing the idea out there.

I second this nomination.

Mike Olbinski · November 5th, 2006, 09:17 AM

Why? Just curious

thirty-two · November 5th, 2006, 10:43 AM

Most icons used are 100 x 100. I think it's pretty standard.

Live Journal, other messageboards, most go up to 100 x 100.

Sometimes icons look better with than extra 15

jw7 · November 5th, 2006, 10:58 AM

I don't have any heartache with whatever Mike decides, but I personally prefer the 85x85 for a site like this.

I think it is a good balance between allowing avatars and not being intrusive, and keeps the board a bit more professional looking and tidy.

Plus, avatars are stored in the database and served from ASFN's host, which would have some impact on Skkorp's disk space and bandwith allowance.

Also, swd's and seattlecard's avatars are bad enough as it is. If they upped them to 100x100 I would

Pariah · November 6th, 2006, 06:21 AM

Some sites allow "established" posters to take up more space.

for example:

0-99 posts: NO AVATAR
100-9999 posts: 85x85
1000+: 100x100

Something like that might free up space, no? Also, maybe you could set something in motion that deletes a poster's avatar that hasn't posted in a certain amount of time. I'll bet there are a bunch of posters that haven't been around for months or even years that are taking up space with an avatar.

Just suggestions. I don't really have an opinion either way.

Mike Olbinski · November 6th, 2006, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Pariah

Some sites allow "established" posters to take up more space.

for example:

0-99 posts: NO AVATAR
100-9999 posts: 85x85
1000+: 100x100

Something like that might free up space, no? Also, maybe you could set something in motion that deletes a poster's avatar that hasn't posted in a certain amount of time. I'll bet there are a bunch of posters that haven't been around for months or even years that are taking up space with an avatar.

Just suggestions. I don't really have an opinion either way.

I like this idea, but I am wondering if we can even do it.

Bob, any ideas?

jw7 · November 7th, 2006, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Chandler Mike

I like this idea, but I am wondering if we can even do it.

Bob, any ideas?

Yes, that feature is native to the software and fairly easy to set up.

abomb · November 8th, 2006, 06:20 AM

Pariah · November 8th, 2006, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by abomb

Test

It didn't work.

jw7 · November 8th, 2006, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Pariah

It didn't work.

I didn't activate it. I just told Mike that it was a possibility. I need to talk with him about some tech details first assuming he wants to do this.

Mike Olbinski · November 8th, 2006, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by jw7

I didn't activate it. I just told Mike that it was a possibility. I need to talk with him about some tech details first assuming he wants to do this.

Yeah, I have no idea how to set that all up...I'm sure I could figure it out.

abomb · November 8th, 2006, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Pariah

It didn't work.

Sorry, I wasnt testing the avatar, I was testing my new sig. lol

This was the first thread I could find in this forum.

Pariah · November 8th, 2006, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by abomb

Sorry, I wasnt testing the avatar, I was testing my new sig. lol

This was the first thread I could find in this forum.

I didn't even know what you were testing. I just didn't see anything special, so I thought I'd let you know.

Assface · November 11th, 2006, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by abomb

Sorry, I wasnt testing the avatar, I was testing my new sig. lol

This was the first thread I could find in this forum.

The test wasn't a success, your sig still sucks.