April 27, 2004 at 10:44 pm
Hi All;
Just registered on this great forum after sneaking in and reading most of the threads for some time now! I thought that it was about time that I started to make a contribution to the proceedings…
I’m having a problem allocating myself an avatar and could really do with some help. I start off by going to the edit avatar screen, but simply cannot deselect the “do not display avatar” selection…or do anything for that matter! How do I get myself set up with one of these? By the way, I am a bit of a computer nit-wit.
Sincerely looking forward to joining in the fun here. I am well behaved, polite and have an all consuming passion for historic aviation. . .so I shouldn’t be too much bother… 🙂
TIA;
Steve aka Fighter_Sweep
By: GDL - 28th April 2004 at 14:43
Working now… 🙂
By: Ray Jade - 28th April 2004 at 12:59
Mine works! Now to find a decent avatar…
Ta Webbie
By: WebMaster - 28th April 2004 at 12:36
This issue should be fixed now, if people are still having problems please let us know
Regards
WM
By: Ray Jade - 28th April 2004 at 11:55
Don’t think there is qualification limit, just a hic-up with the upgraded forum.
Comments please webmaster…
By: Fighter_Sweep - 28th April 2004 at 11:24
Puzzled now. . .
So what would be the minimum number of posts required before I would qualify for one of these Avatar thingies???? :confused:
TIA
Steve
By: Ray Jade - 28th April 2004 at 11:17
I did have the custom avatar option before the upgrade (before I’d even posted) but didn’t use it.
Now its gone 🙁
By: dodrums - 28th April 2004 at 10:14
In true Blue Peter fashion, here’s one I prepared earlier:
don’t see that, no custom avatar box! Just checked with my old ken_murray account, and the box is there. Looks like there is a minimum number of posts required greater than the old system (same for custom title)
By: GDL - 28th April 2004 at 01:17
Welcome to the Forum Steve.
If you want to add an avatar, you’ll need an image that’s 75 pixels square or less or less than 19.5k in size.
From the Edit Avatar screen, click on Use Custom Avatar and hit the browse button to locate the file on your hard drive and click on the “Save Changes” button. That should do the trick.
In true Blue Peter fashion, here’s one I prepared earlier:
For some reason the Edit Avatar section does not have an Edit option for me. Why would that be?
😮
By: Fighter_Sweep - 27th April 2004 at 23:45
Thanks everyone…
Ahhh!! So its possible that because I am wet behind the ears and need to post more, I don’t qualify for an avatar….better get posting then..
Thanks for the detailed idiot proof explanation Robbo, I think that even I can get to grips with it now. However, looking at the screen you posted, I only get the top part of the field which says about not having avatar selected. I don’t get all the stuff about browsing and pixel sizes. Maybe this backs up Moggy’s point about me being an F.N.G..or something like that.. 🙂
Thanks for the welcome…I look forward to getting involved here on this all singing, all dancing, brand spanking new look forum!
Anyway, My Nan swears that in 1942 there was this bloke who worked in her local chip shop called Douglas who had these tin leg………..
🙂
By: Last Lightning - 27th April 2004 at 23:27
mmm cant decide if i like the new look or perhaps im stuck in my ways?
By: Moggy C - 27th April 2004 at 23:17
Is it possible that you need to have a certain number of posts before the Avatar option becomes open to you?
Moggy
By: Chipmunk Carol - 27th April 2004 at 23:14
Welcome aboard Steve aka Fighter_Sweep.
What a time to join! This forum just reopened today after a major revamp and all the regulars (and irregulars) have spent the rest of the day feeling around the place trying to find where everything is. Give us geeks a few minutes and we may have the answers for you.