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John Earp
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Posted 4/26/2004 7:11 PM (GMT -6)

In other forums I have visited, participants are allowed to post with a small "Avatar" (picture or image) next to or below their name on their posts. As we already have literally tons of full-size pictures being posted on a regular basis here, would it be possible that we could have some itty bitty Avatars?

Thanks.

John Smile

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ataraxia
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Posted 4/26/2004 7:36 PM (GMT -6)

JCSites can tell us if this can even be done with our software. If it can be done, then I suppose the CVM Committee would talk about it. They may want to know what members thought about it or not. I'm not sure. As moderator for the time being I wouldn't want to make that decision alone (assuming we're able to have avatars). Some people like them. Others think they make a site look cheesy.

ataraxia

John Earp
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Posted 4/26/2004 8:28 PM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by ataraxia

JCSites can tell us if this can even be done with our software. If it can be done, then I suppose the CVM Committee would talk about it. They may want to know what members thought about it or not. I'm not sure. As moderator for the time being I wouldn't want to make that decision alone (assuming we're able to have avatars). Some people like them. Others think they make a site look cheesy.

ataraxia

Okay. Tks. I certainly agree we should not allow cheesy avatars. I was thinking more along the lines of personal photographs. They add a personal touch that text and smilies can't. Whatever the CVM board decides will be fine by me. Of course, you might not want to tell them it was me who suggested avatars.

Night.

BBBCanada
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Posted 4/27/2004 3:19 AM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by John Earp
Night.

G'night.

Brandon

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might-be-don
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Posted 4/27/2004 3:39 AM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by John Earp
As we already have literally tons of full-size pictures being posted on a regular basis here, would it be possible that we could have some itty bitty Avatars?

John,
The full-size pictures are not stored on the CVM site ( i think ). The pictures are stored by the user and only a link is stored by CVM. Thus it's not a matter of small vs. big.

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Laika
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Posted 4/27/2004 7:40 AM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by might-be-don

quote:
Originally posted by John Earp
As we already have literally tons of full-size pictures being posted on a regular basis here, would it be possible that we could have some itty bitty Avatars?
John,
The full-size pictures are not stored on the CVM site ( i think ). The pictures are stored by the user and only a link is stored by CVM. Thus it's not a matter of small vs. big.

Yeah, John. All this photoshop fun comes at the expense of maintaining my own server space, ya know.

No one said fun would be fun. Tongue

inside you the time moves and she don't fade
the ghost in you she don't fade

Laika
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Posted 4/27/2004 7:44 AM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by John Earp
As we already have literally tons of full-size pictures being posted on a regular basis here, would it be possible that we could have some itty bitty Avatars?

What tons are you talking about?

short tons of 2000 pounds avoirdupois?

long tons of 2240 pounds avoirdupois, such as used in the maritime industry?

register tons of 100 cubic feet, such as used by the maritime industry to measure cargo?

metric tons ("tonnes") of 1000 kg?

Or did you mean figurative tons?

inside you the time moves and she don't fade
the ghost in you she don't fade

John Earp
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Posted 4/27/2004 8:36 AM (GMT -6)

Figurative. Clown

I realize the images are stored elsewhere; I was only referring to the general amount of pics on the site, regardless of where they are actually stored. Bandit2

BBBCanada
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Posted 4/28/2004 2:50 AM (GMT -6)

Why don't you do what I do with the folding arms in my signature?

Brandon

Tom
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Posted 4/28/2004 6:03 AM (GMT -6)

Hey, that's the way to do it Brandon. But I'm telling ya it's really not easy to find SMALL pics on the interest.

Tom

John Earp
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Posted 4/28/2004 8:38 AM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by BBBCanada

Why don't you do what I do with the folding arms in my signature?

Brandon, do you store that pic at another site, or can you place it in your signature line in your CVM profile? Tks.

Truth Aficionado
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Posted 4/28/2004 8:42 AM (GMT -6)

For some reason I can’t remember if it was Spinriver or Spinlake, something like that, anyways he linked me to a "hippie" when I signed my name with "peace" so here is my new avatar:

Anti-Event – the LSD alternative.

BBBCanada
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Posted 4/28/2004 1:25 PM (GMT -6)

Tom,

What do you mean "find small pics on the interest?"

John,

That pic I got off of "about.com" It is this other guy's signature from Canada. So I simply highlighted the properties and then put it in my signature enclosed in image html. But yeah, it's in my signature in my profile that automatically comes up when I post. Though those aren't my hands, I love the pic and use it on every discussion board I'm on.

Brandon

1Heart
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Posted 4/28/2004 8:12 PM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by BBBCanada

Why don't you do what I do with the folding arms in my signature?

And all this time I thought those were your arms!

Big Smile

Jo-Anne

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1Heart
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Posted 4/28/2004 8:15 PM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by sparknheart

For some reason I can’t remember if it was Spinriver or Spinlake, something like that, anyways he linked me to a "hippie" when I signed my name with "peace" so here is my new avatar:

Anti-Event – the LSD alternative.

It was Spenlake...the "anti-event" man. Big Smile

(I'm still trying to wrap head around the "anti-event" thing. How can an event not be an event? Is "anti-event" an oxymoron?)

Off topic I know
Jo-Anne

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Tom
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Posted 4/29/2004 2:17 AM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by BBBCanada

Tom,

What do you mean "find small pics on the interest?"

John,

That pic I got off of "about.com" It is this other guy's signature from Canada. So I simply highlighted the properties and then put it in my signature enclosed in image html.

Right. But it's the size of the graphic. For example, here's the one I want:

But I can get it any smaller. Your hands graphic is originally as small as it appears as your signature, so it works. But I can't find any chess graphics small enough to be a signature logo.

Tom

Laika
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Posted 4/29/2004 2:52 AM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by TGB

Yeah, you can right click one of the chess pieces, but it just gives you the size (in bytes) and dimensions (in pixels). No way of reducing the size of just ONE of the pieces.

Tom

Use the thumbnail on that page, not the image the thumbnail links to. Look at the source of that page, then grab the thumbnail:

http://www.chessgraphics.net/thumbs/bishop.jpg

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spenlake
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Posted 5/1/2004 12:27 PM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by moon_river_j

quote:
Originally posted by sparknheart

For some reason I can’t remember if it was Spinriver or Spinlake, something like that, anyways he linked me to a "hippie" when I signed my name with "peace" so here is my new avatar:

Anti-Event – the LSD alternative.

It was Spenlake...the "anti-event" man. (I'm still trying to wrap head around the "anti-event" thing. How can an event not be an event? Is "anti-event" an oxymoron?)

Off topic I know
Jo-Anne

The anti-event is a "substitute event" thus not and oxymoron andy more than anti-christ is an oxymoron but is a substitute Christ.

Spen Lake

1Heart
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Posted 5/1/2004 1:43 PM (GMT -6)

quote:
Originally posted by spenlake

The anti-event is a "substitute event" thus not and oxymoron andy more than anti-christ is an oxymoron but is a substitute Christ.

Spen,

Alan suggested that a better term for it would be a cancelling event or a reversing event...you could also call it a healing or transformative event. But anti-event is not appropriate. I'm not sure cancelling event fits. In a way it does because it cancels the harm that the enemy intended. The same with reversing event.

We are fellow saboteurs with Jesus Christ,

Jo-Anne

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