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Razors Edge
10-20-2006, 09:17 PM
Hey, I've been on other forums alot, and 1 think, that I think WE ALL have noticed is that there is no avatar privledge here. I might have not listlened to somthing or missed out, but how come we don't get avatarS?
simon275
10-20-2006, 09:21 PM
Check out the rules of the road forum.

http://thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14


Avatars are not allowed. Sorry

I don't think this forum supports them anyway.
moOmL
10-20-2006, 09:31 PM
"Avatars are not allowed. Sorry"

That's not really an explanation. Not that its too big of an issue, but i'm curious too. Any admins wanna fill us in?
Crimson Sky
10-20-2006, 09:43 PM
Sure we can allow avatars, but they get annoying fairly quickly. I just dont think its necessary on a modding forum. If you need to express your individuality or personality---go mod something--or make a cherry looking sig.
AKA_RA
10-21-2006, 12:14 AM
Word to that, Crimson. I come to these forums for mods not animated gifs. Not to be mean or anything, but whats wrong with making a sig?
GT40_GearHead
10-21-2006, 02:12 AM
Sure we can allow avatars, but they get annoying fairly quickly


yep, not to mention they add to the loading time of the pages

ouu..!! and i love razor's sig :smoker: :up:
Zephik
10-21-2006, 03:36 AM
Yep, I like the fact that we dont have avatars. I actually cant stand them. To me they are so un-uniform and ugly. But I do like the signatures. Thats cool. :up:

A great example of a sig is from forum member Tybrenis. I think he utilized his signature to the fullest. :up::up:

Or you can go simple like mine. Just a few words.

Anyways, I love this site just the way it is with that kind of stuff so dont change it! :)

-SF
DaveW
10-21-2006, 08:03 AM
I think the place looks more pro without Avatars. Avatars are useful for helping newbies get to know who folks are, but appart from that, they don't really serve much of a purpose.

-Dave
gaz_the_chav
10-21-2006, 12:18 PM
Only static images are allowed.If we find anything winky, blinky or otherwise animated (gifs, flash, etc) you will be drawn and quartered. That means kicked off the forums forever.

Why is the whole animated part such a sin?? It sounds pretty serious lol

-gaz
nil8
10-21-2006, 07:32 PM
Because blinking, flashing, attention-grabbing crap is annoying and unnecessary.
You can say the same thing with a static image.

I've never found avatars to be useful on a forum. If you spend enough time on a board, then you will get to know who is who anyway.
tybrenis
10-21-2006, 07:46 PM
I also find avatars to be quite annoying. They really make the forums look kinda clustered and unprofessional. Also, anything animated just screams cheesy and unprofessional... maybe its because I always see those dumb flashing banners etc. However, that sort of stuff ends up just junking up the forums, IMHO.
Slug Toy
10-21-2006, 09:55 PM
the actual making of avatars is damn annoying too. its hard enough to make a good sig... the last thing i would need is the option of another, smaller picture that needs to be added in.
a.Bird
10-22-2006, 03:44 PM
Lmao, I'm sorry but come on. Not trying to point fingers and sound like a turd but tybrenis, your sig picture is 397.65 KB (that's deadly for a dial up user) and not to mention, much more attention grabbing than an avatar. It's huge. And slug toy, yours is a bit softer visually but still a whopping 109.63 KB. Seriously. Okay I'm done.
Logic Zero
10-22-2006, 06:20 PM
Ok testing my sig size....

EDIT: Pleh its not too bad ^^

I for one want avatars, they add a bit more individuality and flair to the forum. Maybe we should allow avatars but have the option for other users to disable viewing other peoples avatars in their options?
Razors Edge
10-22-2006, 06:26 PM
Ok testing my sig size....

EDIT: Pleh its not too bad ^^

I for one want avatars, they add a bit more individuality and flair to the forum. Maybe we should allow avatars but have the option for other users to disable viewing other peoples avatars in their options?

Agreed, Avatars let us understand people better. If someone has a funny avatar, means they enjoy alot of humor, ok nevermind, this is starting to sound gay. Just....add avatars please?
DaveW
10-22-2006, 06:57 PM
Just....add avatars please?

This comes up repeatedly, and the general population of the forums will normally say no to avatars.


Avatars let us understand people better.

The sigs say much more about you than a stupid little picture can. What can you honestly learn from a 32*32 image? It's not worth cluttering the forums with stupid flashy images.

I'm against them, I'm pretty sure Rankenphile's against them, and i guess if Paul wanted them, then they'd have been turned on from the start.

So i'm sorry to say that for now, TBCS is going to stay that little bit different.

-Dave
simon275
10-23-2006, 01:22 AM
Yah!.

Avatars make the sidebars and the interface look nasty as well.
silverdemon
10-23-2006, 03:47 AM
If someone wants an 32x32 pixel picture than they can add one in their sig... I don't see the whole point of this discussion... Is this only about the location of your personal picture?

Every member here makes his own personal little sig, I don't see how it is much different than an avatar...