Avatars? No or Yes?

[mol]

Avatars are little pictures that go under your name that represent you...or may even be a pic of you...

Anyway, I have them disabled...mainly for speed, but I dont think they will bog down the server that much..

So I will leave it up to all of you..

Do you want avatars? Yes or no..

[mol]

Vote everyone. Dont be shy!!

[StephenFox]

I use Avatars on my BBS if anyone would like an Idea of what they look like. You can get there through this link (http://www.sacredchant.com/bbs). You can see them all on the registration page. If you wish to join our community as well. I'm running a different BBS software however the idea of avatars are the same throughout all of them. I like the idea of it. BB!

[Polaris]

MM
never heard of avartars or whatever but they seem pretty cool. my computer is sooooo slow anyway that they couldnt make that much difference. wot sort of pics can you get?
MP
Polaris

[StephenFox]

Originally posted by Polaris
MM
never heard of avartars or whatever but they seem pretty cool. my computer is sooooo slow anyway that they couldnt make that much difference. wot sort of pics can you get?
MP
Polaris

Avatars are little pics that show up in user info area. If you take a peak at my forum you'll see a picture like this:
http://www.sacredchant.com/images/faces/drake.gif
under My Name and title. :) I have a few. I have to work on renaming them so they're more Alphabetical and more name friendly though. :)

[Red Dragon]

Gee, I think they're kinda cute, let's keep em for now! You can always get rid of them if they become a problem, Hee, hee.

[eaglewolf]

I think the names are good enough, not everyone has a T-1 connection :D

~ew

[mol]

Originally posted by eaglewolf
I think the names are good enough, not everyone has a T-1 connection :D

~ew

Actually on most of the other boards..like this one..that I seen that use the avatars I dont notice an increase in download time...and that is on my 56k.

And,really, who doesnt at least have a 56k modem now?

[Wildwood]

How could we go about choosing pictures for everyone
now that there are hundreds of us?

Wildwood

[Wyrdsister]

Merry meet all,

I'm voting 'yes' for avatars with one suggestion - that we restrict the pixel size and file size of the avatars. Nothing is more annoying than a server slowed down by a 500x500 image of someone's eyeball (and yes, I've seen that...)

Is this possible mol?

Blessed Be,

Wyrdsister

[eaglewolf]

Originally posted by mol

And,really, who doesnt at least have a 56k modem now?

The modem really doesn't matter these days. Phone lines are the problem... I have many clients who have 56k modems, but cannot connect higher than 30k... The neighborhood I used to live in connected at a steady 26.4 regardless of your modem capacity. This is just speaking of the US...

I can imagine what it may be like in many rural areas of the UK and other countries. Many of our members do not live in the US.

Just a thought.

~ew

[mol]

Originally posted by Wildwood
How could we go about choosing pictures for everyone
now that there are hundreds of us?

Wildwood

You choose. If we implement this feature then you would make the choice in your profile. you could pick from some that I have on our server here...or you could upload your own...

[mol]

Originally posted by Wyrdsister
Merry meet all,

I'm voting 'yes' for avatars with one suggestion - that we restrict the pixel size and file size of the avatars. Nothing is more annoying than a server slowed down by a 500x500 image of someone's eyeball (and yes, I've seen that...)

Is this possible mol?

Blessed Be,

Wyrdsister



LOL! Absolutely. I am looking at a 50 x 50 image..as far as size...I am not sure yet.

i still dont know if we are going to do it...the votes not over yet...

[mol]

Originally posted by eaglewolf


The modem really doesn't matter these days. Phone lines are the problem... I have many clients who have 56k modems, but cannot connect higher than 30k... The neighborhood I used to live in connected at a steady 26.4 regardless of your modem capacity. This is just speaking of the US...

I can imagine what it may be like in many rural areas of the UK and other countries. Many of our members do not live in the US.

Just a thought.

~ew

You are right..I wasnt thinking..but then again..i have that problem at work..usually I am stuck at 24 to 26k and I usually browse the vb forums and they avatars on...

Of course, if we do go ahead with the avatars and it slows down the forums...then they are gone.

[mol]

Lets have a go at it...shall we...everyone that is on right now...I am going to upload some default avatars...you can also use your own...

50 x 50 pixels max...
and 10k limit..

You can do all of this in the edit profile section..

[Lady Tana]

Originally posted by mol
And,really, who doesnt at least have a 56k modem now?
*waves her hand frantically*

i dont... *pout*
my dinosaur... poor little thing... it wont take it..lol

but Avitars would still be cool... :D

[mol]

I dont like it...it has added some extra sql queries and now that I think about it...it seems unecessary...like eaglewolf said.

So...if it something the Community REALLY wants then i will do it..but otherwise i think we should just leave it be.

[pattyann]

When I tried to check out avitars it said administer disabled them..???
pattyann

[mol]

Originally posted by pattyann
When I tried to check out avitars it said administer disabled them..???
pattyann

yah..I did. Right now it is just not applicable..i would have to add all of them one by one..bleh!

[Ayla]

I figured I'd stick me oar in anyways ! LOL
Yes to Avatars!!! (and is there any way we can have the img or html functionality turned on for signatures too?)

Love & Hugs,
http://ayla.brinkster.net/ayla/images/signatureT.gif

[mol]

Originally posted by Ayla
I figured I'd stick me oar in anyways ! LOL
Yes to Avatars!!! (and is there any way we can have the img or html functionality turned on for signatures too?)

Love & Hugs,
http://ayla.brinkster.net/ayla/images/signatureT.gif

Hmm...then you have the problem of someone putting a HUGE PICTURE of a Giraffe or something in their sig...I am really being cautious about all of this...because I dont want to slow things down. Right now i am using 28.8 to test and it runs...pretty good.

[Mairwen]

I have many clients who have 56k modems, but cannot connect higher than 30k... The neighborhood I used to live in connected at a steady 26.4 regardless of your modem capacity.

FCC regs have a lot to do with that, too. TOO, I live in an old building (well, old as me; 32 years), and I never connect faster than 28.8 ... We all suspect the phonelines in the walls are older than kraut. :(

[Mairwen]

Originally posted by mol
LOL! Absolutely. I am looking at a 50 x 50 image..as far as size...I am not sure yet.

I have mine uploaded already. 50x50. That's the size limit at the Midnight Garden (my board, poor thing).