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How do I put an avatar on my posts?
What size should the picture/file be?
It says in my dictionary that an avatar is the descent to earth of a deity in incarnate form, so should I have it blessed before I stick it up there. (As the actress said to the Bishop)

Thank you all.

 

Go to user control panel and add a internet link to the box below avatar, it will re-size the image for you.

 

Is it 'upload personal photo' or 'upload profile image'? I can't see avatar mentioned anywhere.

 

Profile image.

 

Thanks nt

 

No problem. nt

 

I've got problems with it as well.

Whatever I put in all I get is the damned white box with a red cross!!!!! (banghead)

 

me too, every time i upload photo, it just clears when i submit nt

 

You're using the wrong link from Imageshack

You need the one that says something like "Direct link to image". The one you're using is a link to a page that includes the image, not the image itself.

 

What you need is . . .

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1816/footballerde6.jpg

 

cheers nt

 

No problem, but you might want to use a smaller picture

Resize it first, or let Imageshack resize it - that one's huge! It gets resized by the BBS but it takes ages to load on anything but really high speed connection.

 

im doing it on photobucket

theres 4 codes under the pic, which one shall i use?
Share URL
URL Link
HTML Tag
IMG Code

Thanks A Lot.

 

RE: im doing it on photobucket

URL link looks the likely candidate.

 

RE: im doing it on photobucket

Thanks for the help Burgundy Red

 

No problem

Burgundy Red's Avatar Surgery. We could make it a weekly event. It's even got a nice acronym (bras).

 

Site Admin..........IN A NUTSHELL...........THE CONTROL PANEL IS CRAP........

I can't use it - never have been able to
Always problems with it

So its over to you Site Admin.....................could you come up with a control panel that is actually user friendly

 

RE: What you need is . . .

Thanks, Burgundy. You're a gem! (although what Ryhilltyke is going to do with my avvy I'm not sure!) (respect)

 

Most of these problems aren't down to the control panel

They're down to the image hosting sites not being very clear about which link to use.

 

Not sure what you mean

The post about your avvy was in a reply to your post, just below a reply from Ryhilltyke.

But anyway, glad it's sorted. Your avvy brought back memories of something my Nan (now sadly no longer with us) knitted for me with a number 10 on the back when David Hirst was playing for us.