Off Site Avatar Question

Clara Yuri Asaki · Post by **Clara Yuri Asaki** » Fri Oct 25, 2002 11:53 pm

If I use an Off-Site Avatar, does it have to still comply with the 80x80 and 6kb rules? Just wondering, because it wouldn't take up space on the a-m-v.org computers. But of course, they might take longer to load when viewing posts than Avatars stored in a-m-v.org computers.

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This is the Off-Site Avatar that I would like to use as opposed to the Stored one I have now.

I'm just asking if it would be OK to link this Pic to my Avatar instead of using my currently Stored one. Probably not, right? I just wanna make sure anyways.

The Wired Knight · Post by **The Wired Knight** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 1:17 am

Yeah, those rules are based on board loading time as well as Phpbboard requirements. I've seen places that exceed the limits and it takes forever for a page to load.

Clara Yuri Asaki · Post by **Clara Yuri Asaki** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 8:29 am

I see. That makes sence.

This other Forum does allow for Off-Site Avatars to be larger than 80x80 and 6kb, and it doesn't take that long to load at all. Well, maybe it's just my computer then.

http://members.lycos.co.uk/thebebop/phpBB2/

Well, if the phpbboard or a-m-v.org MODs wanna test loading times for larger Avatars, they can try this Bebop Forum.

AbsoluteDestiny · Post by **AbsoluteDestiny** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 8:33 am

The 80x80 limit can be altered by the site configuration but, like sig banners, there is a reason for the size limitation.

Please respect the decision of the site owner in regards to these limitations.

Clara Yuri Asaki · Post by **Clara Yuri Asaki** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 8:44 am

I know the reasons.

That's why I didn't make Avatar ultimately huge. It does fit perfectly in the space for your Avatar on a post, and it isn't that big in file size either.

I just wonder if the Limitations should be reconsidered, because the speed and power of computers has changed tremendously since this site was first made, right? Or at least since phpbb first started. I wonder if all our computers would be able to handle a slight upgrade in Avatar and Sig Pic sizes now.

145x145 does fit perfectly in the Avatar space, width-wise.
300x80 for Sig pics wouldn't be so bad, either......

Oh well, my current Avatar and Sig are still cool anyways, so I'm not worried too much. I'm just wondering if it's time for alittle change.

Anime Jedi · Post by **Anime Jedi** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 12:19 pm

Could you guys teach me how to use that link-of site thing for an avatar? I want to put one up on my Geocities site, but when I try the avatar thing, the pic doesn't appear on the site

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Clara Yuri Asaki · Post by **Clara Yuri Asaki** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 3:56 pm

- You just type the name of the Pic exactly how you would with the [img]******[/img] code. Only, you don't type [img] or [/img].

- Make sure that the pic is still 80x80, Size < 6Kb, and a .JPG.

- If that doesn't work, just Private Message me with the address of the pic that you are trying to use and I'll be glad to find out.

bloodyfang · Post by **bloodyfang** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 4:09 pm

You can't use teh Geocities .txt trick when trying to upload an avatar. And since using .jpg or .gif is blocked. in other words you can't use geocities, angelfire or any other service that blocks remote image linking. ='(

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 4:14 pm

I just wonder if the Limitations should be reconsidered, because the speed and power of computers has changed tremendously since this site was first made, right? Or at least since phpbb first started. I wonder if all our computers would be able to handle a slight upgrade in Avatar and Sig Pic sizes now.

This limit was only imposed when the site moved over to this new board, which was something like... 3 months ago.

Clara Yuri Asaki · Post by **Clara Yuri Asaki** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 4:22 pm

Anime Jedi, if the pic isn't going to work because of what bloodyfang said, you can give me the Pic that you want to link your Avatar to, and I'll be glad to put it on my web space. (which as you know from my "My New Avatar" thread, my Pics don't get blocked! ^_^ And we're all very glad they're not!)

I'm using CompuServe OurWorld for web space, by the way.

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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.