Problem with size of avatars .....too big

jibi
jibi Posts: 857
Take a look at Red Panda's for instance,

takes up half the page

Not getting at Red Panda,, just the size of the avatar

george

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  • blacksun
    blacksun Posts: 381
    They all look fine on my monitor (19" 1280x1024)
    I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally ~ W. C. Fields
  • jibi
    jibi Posts: 857
    Red seemed to have changed his so I have put a new one up to show to avatar problem

    seems it will take larger than specifeid

    george
  • blacksun
    blacksun Posts: 381
    Now yours is WAY too big now, so is ashbyalien.
    I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally ~ W. C. Fields
  • jibi
    jibi Posts: 857
    edited July 2007
    blacksun wrote:
    Now yours is WAY too big now, so is ashbyalien.

    can you imagine the boards with avatars that big?

    that was 400 by 300 and 46kb and it got allowed

    going back to my smaller avatar now

    george
  • ashbyalien
    ashbyalien Posts: 609
    how easy is it to resize your own pic?
  • jibi
    jibi Posts: 857
    ashbyalien wrote:
    how easy is it to resize your own pic?

    you need some sort of photo editing program like irfanview, the gimp,( both free downloads) or photoshop etc

    george
  • ddoogie
    ddoogie Posts: 4,159
    Or paint?
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  • Red Panda
    Red Panda Posts: 269
    jibi wrote:
    Take a look at Red Panda's for instance,

    takes up half the page

    Not getting at Red Panda,, just the size of the avatar

    george

    Hi Jibi, twas a very brief test (20secs no more)to see if the Bike Radar site would let me use that size of image. Interesting that it did as I feel it should lock to a suitable size limit and not let people go beyond it.
  • jibi
    jibi Posts: 857
    It was a shock when I saw it Panda, must have been in the 20 second test period.

    Steve Austin has posted this URL.

    http://www.shrinkpictures.com/create-avatar/

    does what it says on the box.

    george
  • Red Panda
    Red Panda Posts: 269
    No worries Jibi :) still, it's one to be raised with the site developers.
  • Red Panda
    Red Panda Posts: 269
    Rest easy guys, I'm not going to test whether my signature will let me post a 2560 x 1600 wallpaper :shock: :lol:
  • Red Panda

    That's very much appreciated! :)

    I guess we now have to find a way to limit avatar size.

    Ah well, I hope this and the return of decent quoting begins to demonstrate that we are paying attention!

    Sorry it's taken so long.
    John Stevenson
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,719
    Think mine is sorted now...
  • blacksun
    blacksun Posts: 381
    Sheepish.. you're just a twat. Fact!
    I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally ~ W. C. Fields
  • Sheepish
    Sheepish Posts: 93
    no... well, yes, i'm simply showing how appalling this forum is. it truely sucks. they could have waited, and maybe tested it.
    Uncooked Prawn
  • blacksun
    blacksun Posts: 381
    Yes, they should have waited, but there's no need to abuse the features.

    Remember how long images were available on MBUK? A couple of hours if I recall, because kids like you abused the privilege.
    I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally ~ W. C. Fields
  • Sheepish
    Sheepish Posts: 93
    blacksun wrote:
    Yes, they should have waited, but there's no need to abuse the features.

    Remember how long images were available on MBUK? A couple of hours if I recall, because kids like you abused the privilege.

    i didn't abuse them on there, because the forum actually worked, it's my very childish way of making a point. they closed the forums too suddenly and opened the new one too soon.
    Uncooked Prawn
  • blacksun
    blacksun Posts: 381
    So that means you have to try and ruin it for no good reason does it?
    I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally ~ W. C. Fields
  • Sheepish

    Yes, and we have admitted, fairly extensively, that we stuffed up. We're now working hard to improve things. Having to mess about blocking over-sized avatars just distracts our developers from improving the forum for everyone.
    John Stevenson
  • Sheepish
    Sheepish Posts: 93
    :oops: i won't do it again :wink:
    Uncooked Prawn
  • ddoogie
    ddoogie Posts: 4,159
    Pwnt
    S-works Stumpjumper FSR

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  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,719
    I want a dancing weetabix too!
  • Red Panda
    Red Panda Posts: 269
    That's very much appreciated! :)

    No worries John :)

    I'm wondering if it's worth turning off BBCode? ...just till vulnerability of the image size thing's sorted of course...
  • blacksun
    blacksun Posts: 381
    Right click .. 'save image as'. Voila, your own dancing weetabix.
    I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally ~ W. C. Fields
  • Red Panda wrote:
    That's very much appreciated! :)

    No worries John :)

    I'm wondering if it's worth turning off BBCode? ...just till vulnerability of the image size thing's sorted of course...

    It's being sorted as we speak, and the ability to use avatars is being withdrawn from those who abuse it.
    John Stevenson
  • Gavin Weeks
    Gavin Weeks Posts: 321
    This is very odd, i activated the ability to use avatars earlier, in order to comply with the original designs for my testing, but the limit should be 80px x 80px however even though that is set it doesn't seem to be enforcing it. I will look into this and see what wonders I can perform.
  • Red Panda
    Red Panda Posts: 269
    It's being sorted as we speak, and the ability to use avatars is being withdrawn from those who abuse it.

    That's good, glad the issue's being worked on by Gavin during the day, I could of seen it being a bit of a field day for the 'naughty types' later on.
  • Gavin Weeks
    Gavin Weeks Posts: 321
    This has now been sorted.

    Maximum 80x80 pixels :)
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