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After a couple of months of testing and settling in the new forums software we have now been able to turn our attention to avatars. As you may or may not know these are currently only available to moderators and officals.
What we need to know is the communities feelings and thoughts on extending the use of avatars to everyone.
There is a poll above to cast your vote on either yes or no to avatars. Also as much feedback as possible would be appreciated.
It's worth noting that Avatars can be disabled in the user cp if anyone really doesn't want to see them.
ParaSitius
30-06-2003, 23:48
I voted yes, but the main thing I like to know is whether the Avatars will be pre-defined or user specific.
Personally I see avatars as a pointless extra to bog down these forums.
But then again, I'm not a general fan of forums, I prefer Usenet.
kef_mayhem
01-07-2003, 22:50
moderators already have 'special powers' *cough* but i think avatars should be available to everyone. :)
Hmm I think they should be enabled but only if their going to be user-specific as i suggested in a different post. I don't think have 20 avatars as a selection would be worth anything at all..
Breath can you post up an announcement for the whole forum to see? Wireplay stuff forum does not get much traffic.
Newsgroups>forums
Punch in the face>avatars
sabotini
02-07-2003, 17:26
But you'll be first in line to have goatsex as your avatar phats and you know it.
Fusionage
02-07-2003, 18:11
yes
You're not wrong there Sab.
If you can disable them in the CP then thats a class idea. GOGOGOOGO!!!
I must admit, ive voted no. I just dont really see the point in avatars. But then maybe thats cos im dim :)
Might want to decide whether they're going to be user specific as well.
I'd like to see them, but if the overall effect (be it a nice one :P) Was robbing Peter to pay Paul, then no.. :(
Diablos0
02-07-2003, 22:42
I reckon yes, but user specific, otherwise you'll ge things as shown above... *cough* Goat Sex *end cough*
Or maybe an avatar depicting your post count? :O
Errr....WTF, post counter avatar o_O
Nah go for the good 'ol fashioned "off-site" linking avatars :)
Seeing that there's loads of space on the left, could always have them nice and big too, but also, if it's possible, limit the filesize of the avatar? Or perhaps just limit the width/height of it, then they're forced to have a small filesize. Hmmm, I sense some evil coming along :devil:
kain_spoo
03-07-2003, 02:55
what Varsh said.
bronsworth
03-07-2003, 03:14
what the hell is an avatar? haha, and who are these peeps, they from lothlorien?
JumpinZack
03-07-2003, 11:14
why dont you do smiliar to other forums and only allow an avater when a user has posted more than say 50 times.
kef_mayhem
03-07-2003, 11:42
what the hell is an avatar? haha, and who are these peeps, they from lothlorien?
an avatar is a small picture you can put with your name in certain forums. up to now, only moderators and officials can put up avatars on wp forums. they are still testing the avatar system i suppose.
this thread has been advertised on a lot of wp forums, therefor a lot of ppl you dont know are replying in it.
i, myself, am from the JK2 community.
Originally posted by Dash
Personally I see avatars as a pointless extra to bog down these forums.
But then again, I'm not a general fan of forums, I prefer Usenet.
I see avatars as a non-problem because you can just turn them off anyway.
I prefer non-trigger happy admins who ban people for absolutely no reason but we can't always get what we want eh?
Custodian
03-07-2003, 13:16
Originally posted by MeTa
...but we can't always get what we want eh?
/me wishes
/me checks the size of his breasts
apparently not then :naughty:
/me wishes.
/me checks the size of Custodian's breasts.
Yes, we can. :D
Originally posted by MeTa
I see avatars as a non-problem because you can just turn them off anyway.
Whether they are displayed locally or not, they will still have an effect on the database and the server, especially if they are stored on the server and not links.
I prefer non-trigger happy admins who ban people for absolutely no reason but we can't always get what we want eh?
I'm guessing that's a dig at something or someone, no idea what though.
IronFire
03-07-2003, 15:01
Avatars are a waste of my precious bandwidth, some of us are still connecting at 40kbps or less and signitures and or avatars with pictures just annoy me as they take extra time to load.
On another note I prefer the clean stylish layout of the WP forums without the random array of pictures slapped on the side and bottom of every post.
NO TO AVATARS :mad:
mr_grumpy_man
03-07-2003, 16:20
You can turn them off...
On reflection, given you have the option to see them or not and the default is off why not just do it? People can decide themselves and there's no need for Dash to get his knickers in a twist about the whole idea.
someone mind giving me the ability of having an avatar as all the other mods do and also change my name on the left to sommat aswell
please :x
Arachnamus
03-07-2003, 19:41
who died and made you mod, mandy?
tfc died and i was sent back to save it :P
[XTM]Vortex
04-07-2003, 02:37
I think that avatars will be fine but only if some sort of control is put in place to prevent Wireplay moderators from smiley spamming, as I can't handle the download time.
Exhibit A (http://forums.wireplay.co.uk/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=292523)
I'd say yes only if they didn't affect forum speeds for those of us who won't use them. I voted no though because they always look so utterly cheesy and are a waste of time and bandwidth.
Next thing you know it'll be img code allowed in siggies with poster sized images appearing. I dunno, kids these days :P
[COMIX]VaMpIrE
04-07-2003, 11:32
ahhh the amazeing link to the same thread gag...........
Blood_God
04-07-2003, 15:16
comical...
back on topic - i think avatars are good - providing that there is the option not to view them for those people on slower connections
I say yes, BUT limit them to 50x50 pixels or something, and a filesize of 5k.
chosen_one
04-07-2003, 18:23
What's the point in that? 50x50 and 5k is so small that we might has well not have them at all in my opinion. Best off going for something nearer 80x80 and 10k I reckon.
-BIG AL-
04-07-2003, 19:20
As long as there is a sensable filesize limit i see no problem.
wuaffiliate
04-07-2003, 19:49
avatars yes only if u can turn em off in cp, they dont really slow down the forums anyhow.
wuaffiliate
04-07-2003, 20:10
Originally posted by chosen_one
What's the point in that? 50x50 and 5k is so small that we might has well not have them at all in my opinion. Best off going for something nearer 80x80 and 10k I reckon.
the avatar i use everywhere is 50x50x2.2k... its plenty 5k should be max.
this is mine
http://www15.brinkster.com/wueh/temp/avatar.html
b-u-r-n-s-i-d-e
04-07-2003, 20:47
wo0t im the 100th voter!
sabotini
04-07-2003, 22:57
I've already reserved this one, and you know this. (http://www.teamshs.com/sabotini/imagenotcat.gif)
wuaffiliate
05-07-2003, 02:42
lol i love it
Amourdia
05-07-2003, 05:27
Voted yes, all other forums have them and if your connection can't handle the overwhelming girth of a 5kb image, you can um just turn them off.
id rather nobody had them, but then again id rather everyone had them than a select random few
avatars are those pictures those ppl have under their name.... and i think most of them are wireplay staff0rz
I think they're staying in profiles tbh, like mine :P
Maybe you could have it just a smilie in the avatar nothing more. You choose from a huger list than you have now. Wouldn't really stack make the forums load slower.
I voted yes btw.
[ZakalwE]
07-07-2003, 23:55
Well this wins points for the "smallest issue : biggest discussion ratio" award.
I think you should just turn them off, a 5k picture loads in about half a second and i connect at 45.2kbs, if anyone connects at 14.4kbs then they damn well turn them off or buy a 56k modem for about 20 pounds.
Democracy sucks btw. :bomb: :bomb:
Sorry but i wouldn't mind knowing the tiny percentage of internet users viewing a GSP website connecting at 14.4k - think about what your saying buddy..
The thing is either everyone should have them or no-one. Another issue is Custom Titles.. Fair enough having people with Custom Titles in posts, the you know who's important, but having Avatars in Profiles is a bit of a cheek imho. Don't wanna bring the forum into disrepute and lose friends over these comments btw, i just feel upset that i've been here and done so much for the community and was once rewarded with a Title for hard work in my (now deceased) community, and now have nothing, not even an 'experience advantage' in Applications for Admin jobs, after years of effort, because most CL's are much 'newer than me' :/
[edit: spelling check]
GameGuru
08-07-2003, 10:48
c'est la vie mate :(
GameGuru
08-07-2003, 22:03
Now't wrong with them!
mr_grumpy_man
09-07-2003, 09:11
Until they open their mouths.
Well, open their mouths to sing or speak :naughty:
Mr blags
11-07-2003, 14:30
hoi
Thanks to everyone that voted and posted there comments.
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