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Love the forums here. My only criticism is the constantly changing user avatars.
I prefer forums where you have the option to change that in the CP (I'm not missing something am I?)
The avatars allow the users to exist with a little more personality, you get use to seeing certain people's avatars and you can spot your friends commentaries easily. Here it's just kind of an annoying conglomeration of random photos...
Has there ever been any discussion of changing the avatar system to allow folks to load their own? I would see that as an improvement!
...and the "Navy Dude" avatar really scares me. Isn't that the biker guy from the Village People?
ReallyDedPoet
06-26-07, 09:23 AM
Love the forums here. My only criticism is the constantly changing user avatars.
I prefer forums where you have the option to change that in the CP (I'm not missing something am I?)
The avatars allow the users to exist with a little more personality, you get use to seeing certain people's avatars and you can spot your friends commentaries easily. Here it's just kind of an annoying conglomeration of random photos...
Has there ever been any discussion of changing the avatar system to allow folks to load their own? I would see that as an improvement!
...and the "Navy Dude" avatar really scares me. Isn't that the biker guy from the Village People?
Actually I like this option here at subsim :yep:
If you want to keep a certain avatar, or make a new one, contact the admin folks here, make a small donation and you will have your own personalized avatar.
RDP
The problem is if you have to pay for the service... no one uses it. So there's no community benefit.
...and probably not fair to call it an option. Perhaps feature.
ReallyDedPoet
06-26-07, 09:39 AM
Yeah, it is more of a feature :yep:
To be honest though, with many members here at subsim ( not sure of the total, it grows daily ), keeping track of all of the personal avatars would be a chore.
RDP
Yeah, it is more of a feature :yep:
To be honest though, with many members here at subsim ( not sure of the total, it grows daily ), keeping track of all of the personal avatars would be a chore.
RDP
No, you don't host em... you just allow folks to enter a URL.
It's no more of a chore than what you allow for signatures.
And sure, you can keep what you've got going now as the default.
Mush Martin
06-26-07, 09:56 AM
I dont dislike mine it seems to be a wonderful pencil drawing of
Prein in Profile. by Wolfgang Willrich
http://uboat.net/gallery/index.html?gallery=IllustrationsA&img=7
ReallyDedPoet
06-26-07, 09:58 AM
I dont dislike mine it seems to be a wonderful pencil drawing of
Prein in Profile. by Wolfgang Willrich
http://uboat.net/gallery/index.html?gallery=IllustrationsA&img=7
Yeah, here is the lot:up:
http://uboat.net/gallery/index.html?gallery=IllustrationsA
RDP
Do you happen to know?
When my avatar hits "Navy Dude" how many times will I have to bump this thread to change it?
ReallyDedPoet
06-26-07, 11:32 AM
Nor sure, take comfort in knowing you have Medic Boy before that :o
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/images/ranks/medic.jpg
RDP
Do you happen to know?
When my avatar hits "Navy Dude" how many times will I have to bump this thread to change it?
Whaaa!?! Is someone dissin' THE man!? :stare:
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/6486/sillynavydudesg1.jpg
Navy Dude FTW! :rock:
Nor sure, take comfort in knowing you have Medic Boy before that :o
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/images/ranks/medic.jpg
RDP
:eek:
:nope:
Do you happen to know?
When my avatar hits "Navy Dude" how many times will I have to bump this thread to change it?
Whaaa!?! Is someone dissin' THE man!? :stare:
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/6486/sillynavydudesg1.jpg
Navy Dude FTW! :rock:
:rotfl:
Oh good grief... I just made it to "Sparky"
bookworm_020
06-26-07, 06:26 PM
Your almost to Bonnet Boy! then you get Navy Dude, A.K.A. Village people!:lol:
Your almost to Bonnet Boy! then you get Navy Dude, A.K.A. Village people!:lol:
Did you happen to see my other thread?
The Village People Challenge (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=576993#post576993)
Onkel Neal
06-26-07, 09:24 PM
You wanna take away the meager revenue stream that keeps this forum online? :o
You wanna take away the meager revenue stream that keeps this forum online? :o
Avatar Extortion...
:hmm: If only I'd thought of it first!
I didn't realize til the first response that people were payin for their avatars.
HunterICX
06-27-07, 05:47 AM
there are 2 you can get for free
the Keelhauled and the Brig avatar
the only thing you have to do is ....
make Neal very very angry ;)
the downside is...you cant post anymore
Since the precedent has been set requiring that people pay for custom avatars...
I can see where it would be difficult to change from that practice without possibly upsetting folks who already paid for the priviledge.
Question then... If I send in a donation, do you enable the user CP feature that would allow me to enter the URL for my avatar or do you just make those adjustments manually? ...or could I host the avatar file and give you the URL to link to? That way I could change it if/when I needed to.
Willi Benz
06-27-07, 08:25 AM
Do you happen to know?
When my avatar hits "Navy Dude" how many times will I have to bump this thread to change it?
:rotfl:
John Channing
06-27-07, 09:09 AM
You wanna take away the meager revenue stream that keeps this forum online? :o
Not only that but you want to take away Neal's secret weapon (The dreaded "Wild Night in Bankok" avatar)?
Horrors!
JCC
Now that I have graduated from "Sparky" to "Bonnet Boy" (and anxiously awaiting "Navy Dude") I am starting to develop an appreciation for the comical nature of the avatars.
I wonder if I can lobby for the inclusion of the following great sailor pic...
http://www.xl-logic.com/temp/village_sailor.png
Since minorities seem to be lacking representation, I'm thinkin this would be a good addition. :yep:
nikimcbee
06-28-07, 12:20 AM
Do you happen to know?
When my avatar hits "Navy Dude" how many times will I have to bump this thread to change it?
Whaaa!?! Is someone dissin' THE man!? :stare:
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/6486/sillynavydudesg1.jpg
Navy Dude FTW! :rock:
The "un"official subsim song and subsim danceline.:oops:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2e8oWKMnKU8&mode=related&search=
You wanna take away the meager revenue stream that keeps this forum online? :o
Not only that but you want to take away Neal's secret weapon (The dreaded "Wild Night in Bankok" avatar)?
Horrors!
JCC
Well there it is.. I managed to earn the wild night avatar! :smug:
Edit: Aw man... it only lasted like 1 or 2 posts!
Sailor Steve
07-05-07, 08:04 PM
The problem is if you have to pay for the service... no one uses it. So there's no community benefit.
...and probably not fair to call it an option. Perhaps feature.
Actually a lot of us use it. Well, Dowly and me, anyway.:rotfl:
Not only that but you want to take away Neal's secret weapon (The dreaded "Wild Night in Bankok" avatar)?
Horrors!
Well, there is one other option: remember during the Drebbel Trial when Neal specifically said that there was one thread dedicated to the trial itself, and anyone who posted there got the 'Brig' avatar? Adam Warren and America Person posted there on purpose, and instead of the 'Brig' Neal gave them that cute little 'Sailor Dan' avatar. I earlier suggested that Sir Big Jugs be awarded that one, but maybe aaronblood could have it for free.
He might like it.:up:
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