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Avatars?
I think small avatars are a great idea.
Me too.
They do seem to be working out fine.
yeah avatars are great
In my innocence I thought that this notion had been well-and-truly canvassed shortly before the 68K MLA Forum went AWOL, with the preponderance of sentiment being for retention of the military conceit rather than the self-centred (even if that is very 'now') free-for-all of 'personal expression'. As for recognition of others, is that not what names are for?Rank insignias. Go with the classics, the heritage.
I agree that post count magnifies the contribution of machine-posters, but I cling, perhaps naïvely, to the idea that the quality and content of worthwhile posts will shine through, especially to those who have mastered the art of drawing sense from the written word without needing to be cued with graphic symbols.
Why not continue with what we had? The whole point of a system of ranks is not only to promote, but also to level. It's not a matter of accident that armies have few generals and many privates.
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I have my old captain rank insignia in place as an avatar while this is all officially sorted.
I would like to see the 68kMLA return to the Army format again. Remember the days when our signatures contained something along the lines of "Lieutenant Commander" or "Captain, Intelligence Operations"? The 2 words we used so often, "Covert Ops"? What happened? We had a perfect theme going until about Mid 2006.
Give the Army another go. The holiday breaks are over, it's time to get back on the front lines. Get inspired, read the archives.
http://www.68kmla.org/forums/archive
PS. I've added my army status back in to my signature. Ready for duty.
I would like to see the 68kMLA return to the Army format again. Remember the days when our signatures contained something along the lines of "Lieutenant Commander" or "Captain, Intelligence Operations"? The 2 words we used so often, "Covert Ops"? What happened? We had a perfect theme going until about Mid 2006.
Give the Army another go. The holiday breaks are over, it's time to get back on the front lines. Get inspired, read the archives.
http://www.68kmla.org/forums/archive
PS. I've added my army status back in to my signature. Ready for duty.
I'm in on the 80 by 80, 40k.
If you want art then make it, if it's a good piece of art you can make it work in 80 by 80 40k?
Lets see who gets the most recognisable avatar
If you want art then make it, if it's a good piece of art you can make it work in 80 by 80 40k?
Lets see who gets the most recognisable avatar
avatars can be a pain for lynx so i voted no
I usually identify people by their avatars, which is why I find them really useful.
they can be untill some annoying guy starts using someone elses avatar. i've seen so many fights start that way
It needs a little adaptation to work with phpBB 2.0.22. There have been a couple of minor changes, plus the fact that we don't have some of the MODs installed that we did before. I'll get it up when I have a chance. I thought it'd just be better to get the forums online without worrying about the style for the moment.
i like the ability to choose your own avatar. it adds a sense of individuality to the forum.
and, like i said earlier the only thing the insignia's actually ranked was how much you posted...i don't need a visual representation of your ability to spam.
and, like i said earlier the only thing the insignia's actually ranked was how much you posted...i don't need a visual representation of your ability to spam.
I sorta did that with my location indicator.
Now to get the other 99 or so users in on the Army signatures and locations.
i put my location and division in, and i would tend to agree, i think that we should go back to rank, i mean, we are the 68k Macintosh Liberation "Army". I miss the ranks!
Not meaning to sound negative but why do we have avatars when it was rejected so strongly whenever I proposed it on the "old" forums? I even did a poll and even though the majority wanted avatars it was always rejected. Anyway...thanks for the avatars.
You know what would be really sweet, is if a 16x16 (or something) rank insignia was composited over the bottom corner of the avatar. Best of both worlds. It wouldn't have to be any actual compositing, just an overlay with positioning in the web page, as long as the foreground image has transparency.
Well, I just decided that with the new forums, it was a good chance to minimise the postcount++ aspect. By removing the number of posts from the side panel and getting rid of the ranks it should help to do that.
That would be quite nice, but again, it would introduce the postcount++ factor...
I say ranks all the way.
You can have ranks AND avatars, but if we did that the Snitz Forums Ranks (the stars) would be most effective for their 16px height.
Still, I miss the ranks. Hence my avatar.
Still, I miss the ranks. Hence my avatar.
so are we or are we not getting our ranks back? I added a pic of the one I had before the crash. I am also missing the old skin...
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The old skin IS coming back, it's just getting tuned up for phpBB 2.0.22. (the old forums used phpBB 2.0.17)
The ranks are unclear to some, but it appears avatars are the way to go.
Recommendation: The admins should enable the Gallery Avatars and upload all the old ranks there incase some of us want the old look and feel next to our posts. Only problem I can see is that some of us will go for the highest rank possible. :/
The ranks are unclear to some, but it appears avatars are the way to go.
Recommendation: The admins should enable the Gallery Avatars and upload all the old ranks there incase some of us want the old look and feel next to our posts. Only problem I can see is that some of us will go for the highest rank possible. :/
not a big fan of avatars - but i always say that. bring back simple view!
but just to add to the voices - not having post count is pretty good. i like that we are all on the same level as far as it looks. now we may all know that i am great and super!
i just dont need to advertise :-*
but just to add to the voices - not having post count is pretty good. i like that we are all on the same level as far as it looks. now we may all know that i am great and super!
i just dont need to advertise :-*
That is a neat idea. I personally kinda liked my silver bar, but having a choice between it and a regular avatar would be nice.
Agreed. Not only is it pretty good...It's very good. I can't wait for the old theme to come back.
I don't care but given the option to turn them off, I would use it. Don't see the point in increasing download time when all people use is logos or pics of computers and cars.
...and avatars of people's actual faces! [
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Your own I presume? My hat off to you. As a tribute to your guts, I shall now unveil my own glorious visage for all and sundry to see:
http://www.guenter-noris.de/seiten/Bilder/index1.jpg
http://www.guenter-noris.de/seiten/Bilder/index1.jpg
For some reason I tend to not believe you...
How dare you accuse me of wearing an unstarched toupee! Guards! Have his wrists removed, his elbows put on backwards and his knees stapled together!