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Avatars?

Avatars or not?

  • Yes, small ones (like 80x80, 40k)

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  • Yes, medium ones (like 150x150, 200k)

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  • Yes, friggin' huge ones (as big as you can upload)

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  • None at all

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they can be untill some annoying guy starts using someone elses avatar. i've seen so many fights start that way

 
PS. This is the closest thread to ask in... but what happened to the Platinum frontend? SubSilver is a nice theme, it just feels so cold compared to the old one. :b&w:
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It needs a little adaptation to work with phpBB 2.0.22. There have been a couple of minor changes, plus the fact that we don't have some of the MODs installed that we did before. I'll get it up when I have a chance. I thought it'd just be better to get the forums online without worrying about the style for the moment.

 
i like the ability to choose your own avatar. it adds a sense of individuality to the forum.

and, like i said earlier the only thing the insignia's actually ranked was how much you posted...i don't need a visual representation of your ability to spam.

 
i put my location and division in, and i would tend to agree, i think that we should go back to rank, i mean, we are the 68k Macintosh Liberation "Army". I miss the ranks!

 
Not meaning to sound negative but why do we have avatars when it was rejected so strongly whenever I proposed it on the "old" forums? I even did a poll and even though the majority wanted avatars it was always rejected. Anyway...thanks for the avatars.

 
i put my location and division in, and i would tend to agree, i think that we should go back to rank, i mean, we are the 68k Macintosh Liberation "Army". I miss the ranks!
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You know what would be really sweet, is if a 16x16 (or something) rank insignia was composited over the bottom corner of the avatar. Best of both worlds. It wouldn't have to be any actual compositing, just an overlay with positioning in the web page, as long as the foreground image has transparency.

 
Not meaning to sound negative but why do we have avatars when it was rejected so strongly whenever I proposed it on the "old" forums? I even did a poll and even though the majority wanted avatars it was always rejected. Anyway...thanks for the avatars.
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Well, I just decided that with the new forums, it was a good chance to minimise the postcount++ aspect. By removing the number of posts from the side panel and getting rid of the ranks it should help to do that.

i put my location and division in, and i would tend to agree, i think that we should go back to rank, i mean, we are the 68k Macintosh Liberation "Army". I miss the ranks!
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You know what would be really sweet, is if a 16x16 (or something) rank insignia was composited over the bottom corner of the avatar. Best of both worlds. It wouldn't have to be any actual compositing, just an overlay with positioning in the web page, as long as the foreground image has transparency.
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That would be quite nice, but again, it would introduce the postcount++ factor...

 
You can have ranks AND avatars, but if we did that the Snitz Forums Ranks (the stars) would be most effective for their 16px height.

Still, I miss the ranks. Hence my avatar.

 
so are we or are we not getting our ranks back? I added a pic of the one I had before the crash. I am also missing the old skin...

-digital ;)

 
The old skin IS coming back, it's just getting tuned up for phpBB 2.0.22. (the old forums used phpBB 2.0.17)

The ranks are unclear to some, but it appears avatars are the way to go.

Recommendation: The admins should enable the Gallery Avatars and upload all the old ranks there incase some of us want the old look and feel next to our posts. Only problem I can see is that some of us will go for the highest rank possible. :/

 
not a big fan of avatars - but i always say that. bring back simple view!

but just to add to the voices - not having post count is pretty good. i like that we are all on the same level as far as it looks. now we may all know that i am great and super!

i just dont need to advertise :-*

 
The old skin IS coming back, it's just getting tuned up for phpBB 2.0.22. (the old forums used phpBB 2.0.17)
The ranks are unclear to some, but it appears avatars are the way to go.

Recommendation: The admins should enable the Gallery Avatars and upload all the old ranks there incase some of us want the old look and feel next to our posts. Only problem I can see is that some of us will go for the highest rank possible. :/
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That is a neat idea. I personally kinda liked my silver bar, but having a choice between it and a regular avatar would be nice.

 
I don't care but given the option to turn them off, I would use it. Don't see the point in increasing download time when all people use is logos or pics of computers and cars.

 
I don't care but given the option to turn them off, I would use it. Don't see the point in increasing download time when all people use is logos or pics of computers and cars.
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...and avatars of people's actual faces! [:D] ]'>

 
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