Avatar Gallery Submission Thread

[Semiurge]

who would implement them? My tongue isn't nearly brown enough.

I've never seen an avatar rejected if it's in the correct size and format. Size is 96x96 pixels and I'm not sure on format for animated, but I'd assume it's gif

There are countless avatars here that don't conform to those specifications.

 

[PulsatingBrain]

There are countless avatars here that don't conform to those specifications.

Some of them don't properly fill it out, but they fit into a 96x96 frame. That's how large the avatar window is.

 

[Semiurge]

There are countless avatars here that don't conform to those specifications.

Some of them down't properly fill it out, but they fit into a 96x96 frame. That's how large the avatar window is.

You misunderstood. They are larger than 96x96, and not even symmetrical squares. I'm sure it's just the width that is limited to 96 px, not the height.

 

[PulsatingBrain]

There are countless avatars here that don't conform to those specifications.

Some of them down't properly fill it out, but they fit into a 96x96 frame. That's how large the avatar window is.

You misunderstood. They are larger than 96x96, and not even symmetrical squares.

Which ones are larger? And yes they're not all squares, but they fit into the window.

 

[Semiurge]

There are countless avatars here that don't conform to those specifications.

Some of them down't properly fill it out, but they fit into a 96x96 frame. That's how large the avatar window is.

You misunderstood. They are larger than 96x96, and not even symmetrical squares.

Which ones are larger? And yes they're not all squares, but they fit into the window.

Just confirmed it. Maximum height of avatars is 150 px, max width is 96 px. So the "limitation" of 96x96 is bullshit. I don't remember all the usernames with those avatars, JarlFrank has one but there were even larger ones.

 

[PulsatingBrain]

150 px, max width is 96 px

Make it this size then. What's got you so worked up about this dude?

 

[Infinitron]

Maybe it's a trick to save disk space on our server.

Anyway you could have done the work in the time you spent whining here. Many such cases!

 

[Semiurge]

Maybe it's a trick to save disk space on our server.

Anyway you could have done the work in the time you spent whining here. Many such cases!

Here's a tip: Allow custom avatars again and save yourselves the work that should be the users' domain. There are ways of limiting file size of custom avatars on Xenforo.

 

[Heroic Liberator]

Maybe it's a trick to save disk space on our server.

Anyway you could have done the work in the time you spent whining here. Many such cases!

Here's a tip: Allow custom avatars again and save yourselves the work.

Explain the reasoning behind your rating, Infinitron.

 

[Semiurge]

Maybe it's a trick to save disk space on our server.

Anyway you could have done the work in the time you spent whining here. Many such cases!

Here's a tip: Allow custom avatars again and save yourselves the work.

Explain the reasoning behind your rating, Infinitron.

I'll not pretend that the mods could or would be willing to police avatars, but this is a gaming site so I bet most users would still be using a game related avatar anyway even if custom avatars were allowed. But that was not the original issue with custom avatars, was it? It's not that some were deemed too offensive either, because this is the Codex. So the
only remaining explanations are that they must be from games because of image reasons, that their file size can't currently be limited, or because custom avatars are a possible future source of revenue for DU.

 

[Ghulgothas]

And the "right dimensions" is just a bullshit trick to reduce the amount of avatar suggestions, this version of xenforo has no such built-in limitations unless some hack systems admin or addon has fucked something up.

For a guy with an affinity for buttons, you're displaying a stunning lack of flexibility when it comes to avatars, man. But I still like you, Semi.

I've no idea where the hell you dug the original up, but throw up some other token ones for Cho Aniki and you can have your precious blue avatar.

 

[Heroic Liberator]

that their file size can't currently be limited

Taluntain?

 

[Semiurge]

that their file size can't currently be limited

Taluntain?

Might as well ask what are the real size guidelines here? I know the height at least must be more than 96 px.

 

[Taluntain]

Of course the file size can be limited. The original issue from what I remember was that nobody wanted to police potentially hundreds of offensive avatar changes around here every day. As far as avatar dimensions go, you can't just arbitrarily allow whatever sizes because the avatars appear in a dozen other locations besides the postbit, and those elements are often a set dimension from the original XF style. So every change you make could look fine in the postbit but break a dozen other elements in different locations.

 

[Heroic Liberator]

The original issue from what I remember was that nobody wanted to police potentially hundreds of offensive avatar changes around here every day.

Can't you just revoke avatar uploading privileges for the repeat offenders? Doesn't seem like that big of an issue all things considered.

 

[Semiurge]

As far as avatar dimensions go, you can't just arbitrarily allow whatever sizes because the avatars appear in a dozen other locations besides the postbit, and those elements are often a set dimension from the original XF style. So every change you make could look fine in the postbit but break a dozen other elements in different locations.

Funny, I don't recall that being an issue with other sites using this (now outdated) version of Xenforo. You could upload an image way larger than the optimal dimensions and it would get automatically resized everywhere. Don't tell me you lack some essential plugin.

 

[Taluntain]

Can't you just revoke avatar uploading privileges for the repeat offenders? Doesn't seem like that big of an issue all things considered.

We could. Same as we could change a lot of unwanted behaviour around here by consistently applying laid out penalties for misbehaviour, such as Polish spamming in the shoutbox. But that's up to DU and from what I've seen, DU doesn't really want to do it. "Low moderation" and all that.

Funny, I don't recall that being an issue with other sites using this (now outdated) version of Xenforo. You could upload an image way larger than the optimal dimensions and it would get automatically resized everywhere. Don't tell me you lack some essential plugin.

That would be because we're not using the default XF avatar behaviour. By default, XF forces all the avatars to be the same square size, which eliminates the problem I was talking about altogether. Here, this automatism has been removed to keep all the different kinds of avatars intact. (Not necessarily all true since I mostly remember how I've done it on my site, it could be slightly different here.)

 

[Semiurge]

Can't you just revoke avatar uploading privileges for the repeat offenders? Doesn't seem like that big of an issue all things considered.

We could. Same as we could change a lot of unwanted behaviour around here by consistently applying laid out penalties for misbehaviour, such as Polish spamming in the shoutbox. But that's up to DU and from what I've seen, DU doesn't really want to do it. "Low moderation" and all that.

Funny, I don't recall that being an issue with other sites using this (now outdated) version of Xenforo. You could upload an image way larger than the optimal dimensions and it would get automatically resized everywhere. Don't tell me you lack some essential plugin.

That would be because we're not using the default XF avatar behaviour. By default, XF forces all the avatars to be the same square size, which eliminates the problem I was talking about altogether. Here, this automatism has been removed to keep all the different kinds of avatars intact. (Not necessarily all true since I mostly remember how I've done it on my site, it could be slightly different here.)

So the culprit is that avatar selector monstrosity?

 

[Taluntain]

The avatar gallery integration is a pretty big custom-coded addon that we've had developed for the Codex. Any changes deemed necessary there can be made when it'll be recoded for XF2, which handles avatars a bit differently again by default IIRC.

 

[Kalin]

Yeah remove all animu thanks.

 

[Semiurge]

I've no idea where the hell you dug the original up, but throw up some other token ones for Cho Aniki and you can have your precious blue avatar.

It has lost its magic now.

 

[Ol' Willy]

I'll not pretend that the mods could or would be willing to police avatars, but this is a gaming site so I bet most users would still be using a game related avatar anyway even if custom avatars were allowed. But that was not the original issue with custom avatars, was it? It's not that some were deemed too offensive either, because this is the Codex. So the
only remaining explanations are that they must be from games because of image reasons, that their file size can't currently be limited, or because custom avatars are a possible future source of revenue for DU.

Dude, Codex has Green Elephant avatars! Everything is possible with the right reasoning

Except for Numenera Collector's Edition avatars, these are still rejected

 

[Semiurge]

https://easyupload.io/m5u1bh

Infinitron

Some of those are 150 px in height, but they should work in theory. Otherwise page Bad Sector on how he has such an avatar.

 

[Infinitron]

You'll get the ones I was able to resize without the colors getting fucked up.

 

[Lady Error]

DarkUnderlord Could you make that my avatar, please?

It's in the avatar gallery now: