A silly little request re: avatars...
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A silly little request re: avatars...
Could we have the ability to post avatars underneath our names?
Is that even an option with this software (I think it is)?
Is that even an option with this software (I think it is)?
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Space/Bandwidth is not an issue.
We avoided that at gonegold, and the reason was we were very much into the "substance over form" thing. It was a small thing, when we made that decision early in GG's lifestyle. But it was one thing we felt helped differentiate us, and we felt like the decision to do that reflected the tone we wanted in the forums. Not stuffy and adult, quite. But we definately didn't want to be your typically game developer forums.
So, like everthing else, this is something we're willing to discuss. Gromit, you might want to note in your thread title what specifically you are bringing up - and everyone can weigh in.
We avoided that at gonegold, and the reason was we were very much into the "substance over form" thing. It was a small thing, when we made that decision early in GG's lifestyle. But it was one thing we felt helped differentiate us, and we felt like the decision to do that reflected the tone we wanted in the forums. Not stuffy and adult, quite. But we definately didn't want to be your typically game developer forums.
So, like everthing else, this is something we're willing to discuss. Gromit, you might want to note in your thread title what specifically you are bringing up - and everyone can weigh in.
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Peace--
Until about four months ago I agreed with you about avatars.
....but seeing freely allowed avatars on a board I frequent based around Cardinals baseball, all I can say is "I'm converted".
It's fun.
It lets you get to know people you thought you knew well...better.
It's a great outlet for creativity (we're some of the biggest lunkheads in the world over there, but I've seen some brilliant avatars that have made me laugh for a long time; I can't imagine what kind of goofy brilliance we'd see here...) Some folks keep the same avatar all the time, others change avatars the way they change their underwear. (and yes, the mods over there have had to ask folks to drop some of their more...outrageous...avatars....)
Obviously not a make or break issue for me, but consider this another person in favor.
Until about four months ago I agreed with you about avatars.
....but seeing freely allowed avatars on a board I frequent based around Cardinals baseball, all I can say is "I'm converted".
It's fun.
It lets you get to know people you thought you knew well...better.
It's a great outlet for creativity (we're some of the biggest lunkheads in the world over there, but I've seen some brilliant avatars that have made me laugh for a long time; I can't imagine what kind of goofy brilliance we'd see here...) Some folks keep the same avatar all the time, others change avatars the way they change their underwear. (and yes, the mods over there have had to ask folks to drop some of their more...outrageous...avatars....)
Obviously not a make or break issue for me, but consider this another person in favor.
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If we're taking a weigh-in, I prefer the kind that end up on left hand side of the screen and aren't too big. I hate browsing forums for whatever purpose and seeing two lines of content and the equivalent of 200 lines of the same pictures again and again down the page.
I'll probably be in the minority, but it's still how I feel.
I'll probably be in the minority, but it's still how I feel.
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Trig, that's sort of become my stance on avatars as well as other things. Take member rankings for example: I don't like promoting snobbery. But they can be fun too, and we may well do them here.
I think one of the keys will be making every one know it's a bout having fun and nothing more. I don't know how the rest of staff are going to feel about Avatars, you understand. But I'm willing to think strongly about allowing them since it's another outlet for the community to be the community (and that's a good thing).
I think one of the keys will be making every one know it's a bout having fun and nothing more. I don't know how the rest of staff are going to feel about Avatars, you understand. But I'm willing to think strongly about allowing them since it's another outlet for the community to be the community (and that's a good thing).
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I'm a flip-flopper myself. After checking out other forums that allow them (just tiny ones on the left), I'm okay with them. I don't think I'll ever come around to liking images in signatures (Tals and hitbyambulance, I'm looking at you!), but tiny avatars under names are okay by me. I'd stipulate out animated gifs and would elevate avatars as "highly moderatable" (a la nicknames, signatures, post titles, etc.) meaning they'd get cracked down on for questionable content moreso than just post images, but I'd be okay with them in general.triggercut wrote:Peace--
Until about four months ago I agreed with you about avatars.
....but seeing freely allowed avatars on a board I frequent based around Cardinals baseball, all I can say is "I'm converted".
It's fun.
It lets you get to know people you thought you knew well...better.
It's a great outlet for creativity (we're some of the biggest lunkheads in the world over there, but I've seen some brilliant avatars that have made me laugh for a long time; I can't imagine what kind of goofy brilliance we'd see here...) Some folks keep the same avatar all the time, others change avatars the way they change their underwear. (and yes, the mods over there have had to ask folks to drop some of their more...outrageous...avatars....)
Obviously not a make or break issue for me, but consider this another person in favor.
I'm fine without them, too, however.
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Small user-icons beneath a user's name can be valuable. It helps to make individuals distinctive and memorable, adds a bit of their personality. It isn't too much different than doing custom tags on Gone Gold.
As others have said, I am completely against images in sigs, though. It feels like I am driving into Vegas.
As others have said, I am completely against images in sigs, though. It feels like I am driving into Vegas.
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Ditto that. I find that it helps me recognize who a particular post belongs to without moving my eyes over to the left and actually, you know, reading the poster's name. In this world of information overload and supreme laziness, small aids like this are big.Blackhawk wrote:Small user-icons beneath a user's name can be valuable. It helps to make individuals distinctive and memorable, adds a bit of their personality. It isn't too much different than doing custom tags on Gone Gold.
As others have said, I am completely against images in sigs, though. It feels like I am driving into Vegas.
Plus, then I can show my true colors and post my Powerpuff Girls icon.
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I don't mind little left-hand side avatars, though I'm perfectly content if they're not allowed. No animated .gifs, though. That moves from 'distinct' to 'distracting.' And pictures in .sigs should never even be considered.
It would be a big change from the GG forums, but then, I guess we're not GG anymore.
It would be a big change from the GG forums, but then, I guess we're not GG anymore.
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You clearly haven't seen the animated .gifs of Mike Martz doing his happy dance (he really *does* look like Mrs. Doubtfire) or the one of Dodger pitcher Jose Lima's wife and her, um, assets, um, "moving".Little Raven wrote:I don't mind little left-hand side avatars, though I'm perfectly content if they're not allowed. No animated .gifs, though. That moves from 'distinct' to 'distracting.' And pictures in .sigs should never even be considered.
It would be a big change from the GG forums, but then, I guess we're not GG anymore.
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What about OOOOTP? Who doesn't like that?Tareeq wrote:I doubt BSOOTP will go over that well with the baseball crowd. But who knows? Different strokes for different folks.
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My vote would be for NO avatars. I mostly check boards when I'm at work. It's one thing for my boss to see me on a clean bulletin board, it could be work related. It's another for him to be walking by and seeing a whole bunch of cartoons/pictures/gifs being used as avatars on my computer, it definitely shows him that it's a frivolous thing.
But, if you do guys do allow them, could you please impose a limit on it's size? Thanks.
But, if you do guys do allow them, could you please impose a limit on it's size? Thanks.
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Yea, I think there also may be a way to allow user to chose not to see, or download them. For the poor dialup users.The Meal wrote:I've seen the limits in both dimensions *and* in kB. I think it'd be wise for us to limit both of those.
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Oh, that's *perfect*, assuming it doesn't break anything else.Rip wrote:Yea, I think there also may be a way to allow user to chose not to see, or download them. For the poor dialup users.The Meal wrote:I've seen the limits in both dimensions *and* in kB. I think it'd be wise for us to limit both of those.
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If that's not an inconvenience, I would appreciate that as well. Though my work doesn't care, as I get paid to do a job and not by the hour. They still don't appreciate me advertising my habbits.Yea, I think there also may be a way to allow user to chose not to see, or download them. For the poor dialup users.
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It sounds like I'm in the minority, but I hate forum avatars. I ESPECIALLY hate them when they're huge, or when they're in people's sigs, but I pretty much hate them all the time.
If everybody else feels strongly that we need them, then I could live with the small, somewhat-unobtrusive ones. But I'd prefer it without FWIW.
Sith
If everybody else feels strongly that we need them, then I could live with the small, somewhat-unobtrusive ones. But I'd prefer it without FWIW.
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