Off Site Avatar Question

mexicanjunior · Post by **mexicanjunior** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 5:13 pm

Clara Yuri Asaki wrote:Zarxrax, there must've been some limit not to different from the current limits when the site started... no? Well, I was just assuming that there was..... Well... ok... even if it was only 3 months ago..... Still, 80x80 jpgs are unnessicarily small compared to what we could be using now. I can understand a-m-v.org not wanting to store all these 30kb 145x145 jpgs on their own computers, but you should at least be able to use your own web space for your Avatar and just link it back here. It doesn't take but a second for even 56k PCs to load a 30kb .JPG.

Actually, the last forum didn't have avatars or sig pics available, it was all text and html based. When the site moved to the new forum, that's when the limits for pic size began. Also, one 30kb jpeg doesn't take long to load for us 56kers, but if 20-30 were on a page, that would really bog down people with slow connections and CPU power (like me =\ ) although I don't mind whenever they're those hot anime pics you always put up.

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 5:37 pm

The limits are what they are, because... well you shouldn't really need anything more. The physical size limits are in place so that half the width of the screen doesnt get taken up because of someones worthless avatar pic. The filesize limit is there because people come here to read, not to download pics. For anyone still on a phone modem, the pics have an impact on performance.

Clara Yuri Asaki · Post by **Clara Yuri Asaki** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 8:05 pm

I didn't say that they should be limitless in size, I just meant that it is probably time that the limits were loosen up a bit. At least going up to 85x85 or 90x90 Avatars or something.... Just to see if that really starts a problem.... and if it does, just go back to 80x80 then. And if it doesn't, keep it like that for awhile, then slowly raise it again, and see if that causes problems. And you could just keep doing that.

Avatar pics are far from worthless! Look at mine, it's Art!!!!! Avatars also give off a good idea of what the person who is talking is like. And it just makes the site look so much cooler!

As for Sig Pics, I see nothing wrong with 300x80. It would take the same amount of time as a 600x40.

When you read a Manga, are you just reading the words?

I use a regular 56k phone modem, and it doesn't take long at all to see those larger Avatars like my 145x145 one. Don't forget, Windows automatically partially saves all the Pics you see if you use Microsoft Internet Browser. Which saves alot time, because it doesn't have to fully reload the same pic everytime you change a post or something. It even works on really large pics. So, even for slower PCs, you'd only have to wait for a slightly longer loading time ONCE.

RyanGlazner · Post by **RyanGlazner** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 9:23 pm

If you look closely, you'll notice that you've already stated your request and reasons. Now, if you look closely at how boards work, you'll also notice that only admins can change the avatar dimensions. If the admins choose not to change the avatar dimensions, there isn't much you can say to make them change their mind. If, on the other hand, they are going to change the avatar dimensions, then they're going to do it regardless of the number of times/passion with which you request it (although bugging them about it may make you a nuisance, and not help your cause any).

This board is about anime music videos, not about your supposed "art in the form of an avatar".

When you read a Manga, are you just reading the words?

Interesting point, except for one thing. This is not manga, nor are avatars. It's so dissimilar as to be uncomparable. The analogy doesn't work.

Clara Yuri Asaki · Post by **Clara Yuri Asaki** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 9:40 pm

I know that they can change it whenever they want to.

I'm just saying that if the only reason why they are not changing it is because of possible problems with loading times, they should at least just experiment for a short amount of time and see what happens. And then just change it back to the current limits and decide if it really is necassary to go either way.

I'm not here for the Anime Music videos, I'm here to chat on the forums. So, Avatars are more of a part of my experience here than it would be for someone who is here for Anime Music videos. And I'm not the only one here just to chat. Actually, it seems that more people are here just to chat than those who are here for AMVs..... which is actually bad.

About the Manga thing. I meant that, sure, you could read a manga story without the drawings, right? Or have these forums with no Avatars. But that just wouldn't look right.

klinky · Post by **klinky** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 10:18 pm

Big avatars and sigs are annoying.

~klinky

RyanGlazner · Post by **RyanGlazner** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 10:21 pm

And, as Ryan supposed would happen, the point was missed entirely ~_~

Anime Jedi · Post by **Anime Jedi** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 12:13 am

Thanks Clara, it works now.

Bloodyfang, how come you say it doesn't work? Because it worked for me.

Using the .txt thingy.

Clara Yuri Asaki · Post by **Clara Yuri Asaki** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 6:39 am

Glad it's working, Anime Jedi.

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I didn't say I wanted HUGE Avatars and Sigs, just slighty bigger than what we have now.

Eek-1 · Post by **Eek-1** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 7:29 am

<-- Good size avatars should be no bigger than the initial width of the left table column. In this case the td width=150, not counting cellpadding, therefore its quite safe to set the limit to 140x140. However...

Although 140x140 avatar may look good on 1600x1200 display or higher, it is too big (thus annoying) on 1024x768 and lower. In case of a-m-v.org, the admin probably had thought that there maybe still Internet users using older comp (like mine 0.166GHz 800x600) and so 80x80 limit (not too big, not too small) had been decided.

Same goes with signature.
Klinky's sig is too long to fit in my IE browser display even maximized. Fortunately its only 600 pixels. Any wider than that would give me a hard time reading the posts.