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ma-games.de · Post by **ma-games.de** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 6:21 pm

Some other useres mentioned it in an other thread:
Why don't add an avatar option to this forum?

Headstrong · Post by **Headstrong** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 6:30 pm

i personally think avatars are a distraction and just use up bandwidth and load times for the page.

just my 2 pence worth

BOT_ev · Post by **BOT_ev** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 8:22 pm

Why don't add an avatar option to this forum?

Agree !!!!!

jnolles · Post by **jnolles** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 10:04 pm

John Headstrong wrote:i personally think avatars are a distraction and just use up bandwidth and load times for the page.

just my 2 pence worth

I agree with you!

just my 2 eurocent

counting_pine · Post by **counting_pine** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 12:22 am

What if you could choose to enable/disable showing avatars in your profile?

Harteex · Post by **Harteex** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 1:20 am

I would suggest to allow avatars that aren't animated...

BOT_ev · Post by **BOT_ev** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 1:48 am

I would suggest to allow avatars that aren't animated...

Yes, and maximum avatar dimensions 64x64 !!!

Denzil · Post by **Denzil** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 10:25 am

Harteex wrote:I would suggest to allow avatars that aren't animated...

I think that file size limit is better. For example I have animated avatar that have only 490 bytes.

Floyd · Post by **Floyd** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 1:00 pm

I like it when boards have avatars that fit with a theme. Maybe some ReactOS explorer icons or something similar; but otherwise, I like having an avatar.

Baldomero · Post by **Baldomero** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 1:31 pm

There are several posibilities for the avatar, without loading the server.

You can set avatar files to be less than x kb.

You can enable loading avatars from another sites outside the forum (this won't load the server)

wolvenwraith · Post by **wolvenwraith** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 8:32 pm

I would agree with havig avatars on the forum. I would limit the file size to 7k and 64x64 pixels.

I often use avatars on other forums to recognize who is who and be able to quickly tell who is saying certain things (assuming custom avatars).

ma-games.de · Post by **ma-games.de** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:10 pm

I guess this threat could be moved to the Feedback & Suggestions Forum.

Gedi · Post by **Gedi** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:25 pm

wolvenwraith wrote:I often use avatars on other forums to recognize who is who and be able to quickly tell who is saying certain things (assuming custom avatars).

Me too. It helps with the forums usability.

Epmak · Post by **Epmak** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:22 pm

I suppose that it is better to not use avatars becouse sometimes
avatars are politically influenced and that may start stupid conflicts.
For instance one creates avtar with meaning like "stop war in Irak"
then other will create avatar with oposite meaning and flame war begins.
I know one technical forum where such things happen
and avatars were disabled after that.

Post by **w3seek** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:49 pm

i personally oppose avatars but if the vast majority wants them I don't have a problem with them

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