Would you like bigger avatars??

MrSeanKon · 06-01-2007, 05:40 AM

Please vote.
IMHO the size should be increased.

*Kage* · 06-01-2007, 11:58 AM

The size was increased to 90x90.

**k0NG0** · 06-01-2007, 03:07 PM

What's the point of making the maximum size even bigger, I wonder?

*SRTDodge05* · 06-01-2007, 04:47 PM

I dont see a reason why to make them bigger. I would rather not see any then have them bigger then they are now.

*polonyc2* · 06-01-2007, 06:16 PM

I'm for bigger avatars...why not make them bigger?...the slow load time reason is pretty much non-existent nowadays due to the prevalence of high speed connections...this site is already known for being filled with older members who are not hard core tech people...good way to somewhat open things up for new members

*SRTDodge05* · 06-01-2007, 06:19 PM

You go to forums for problems and talk news not look at peoples avatars.

*polonyc2* · 06-01-2007, 06:27 PM

if that was the case then why do pretty much all forums allow avatars...I think people do care about avatars (especially younger people) because it allows them to express their creativity (along with their sigs)...and most of them allow big to even huge avatars...obviously people are still visiting those forums and contributing...and by the way those other forums get 10 times more active posts/hits then ABX gets...so they must be doing something right...SRT you sound like that "older" demo

**k0NG0** · 06-01-2007, 07:02 PM

"Why not" is a fair point as always, I guess.

As for larger avatars being an incentive to join for prospective members, I doubt the avatar size much of a deal-breaker. Bringing in new members is more about visibility and drive than anything else, I'd say. We're lacking in both, that's why the membership trend is pretty flat, if not negative.

For those who don't like avatars, it's easy to turn them off in the User CP under Edit Options. They ain't going away, that's for sure.

Suggest a new maximum size. I mean, we can always discuss it. Personally, I don't give a hoot as long as they aren't 200x200 or something. That's when they start taking up so much room it may become a problem layout-wise. (I guess I can always resize them with a Greasemonkey script or a Stylish-style if need be.)

yamawho · 06-01-2007, 07:06 PM

I voted ... I don't care.
If you must, make the smilies bigger

Drufuss · 06-02-2007, 03:09 PM

What the ....?

What about us ISDN users? Häh!
Whats that about "high speed"?!? Häh!

But... I wannna Bigga AvaTar, yow brother, wanna present my self, men need to express myself.

But i wanna to talk to the nice members here, i don't want to be bothered by their appearance or there plump ways of pictural conversation.

What avatar do i have now? Does it fit into bigger frame?

Greetings

Dru

Wry1 · 06-02-2007, 03:29 PM

They should be at least 1920x1200.

JoeFrat · 06-02-2007, 03:40 PM

I'd like to see them around 110x110 or even 120x120.

If for no reason other than every time I find an avie I like it's always too big and I need to beg someone to make it smaller....

*polonyc2* · 06-02-2007, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kONGO

What's the point of making the maximum size even bigger, I wonder?

I don't understand what you mean by this...the current max size of avatars here at ABX is not the max allowable avatar size for vBulletin 3.6...even earlier versions of vBulletin allowed much bigger avatar sizes...other forums that I am registered with that use vB have much bigger avatar sizes

as far as a requested size...I'm with JoeFrat--120 x 120 sounds good...plus those that don't like large avatars can always keep their current ones or just continue using smaller ones...everyone wins!!

*SRTDodge05* · 06-02-2007, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polonyc2

I don't understand what you mean by this...the current max size of avatars here at ABX is not the max allowable avatar size for vBulletin 3.6...even earlier versions of vBulletin allowed much bigger avatar sizes...other forums that I am registered with that use vB have much bigger avatar sizes

as far as a requested size...I'm with JoeFrat--120 x 120 sounds good...plus those that don't like large avatars can always keep their current ones or just continue using smaller ones...everyone wins!!

Sounds good to me.

**k0NG0** · 06-02-2007, 05:16 PM

The allowable size of avatars in vB is arbitrary, you can set it to be pretty much anything (I'm guessing there's an upper limit of MAX_INT due to the database field). What I meant by "maximum size" was the imposed limit here, 90x90 currently.

I guess I just wanted to read a motivation for why it should be increased. I'm not suggesting mine was a good question to begin with...

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06-01-2007, 05:40 AM	#1
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06-01-2007, 11:58 AM	#2
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06-01-2007, 03:07 PM	#3
k0NG0 Remembering TQ Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 13,630	What's the point of making the maximum size even bigger, I wonder? __________________ Use Firefox - "the one that blocks all the schmutz" Feeling multicore elation? Remember this correlation: Amdahl's Law.
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06-01-2007, 04:47 PM	#4
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,830	I dont see a reason why to make them bigger. I would rather not see any then have them bigger then they are now.
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06-01-2007, 06:16 PM	#5
polonyc2 Helter Skelter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 7,455	I'm for bigger avatars...why not make them bigger?...the slow load time reason is pretty much non-existent nowadays due to the prevalence of high speed connections...this site is already known for being filled with older members who are not hard core tech people...good way to somewhat open things up for new members __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** EVGA 8800GT Superclocked 512MB Intel E8400 * Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital RE2 500 GB WD5001ABYS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX620 AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Lite-On DVD-RW w/LightScribe LH-20A1L-06 * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP1 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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06-01-2007, 06:19 PM	#6
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,830	You go to forums for problems and talk news not look at peoples avatars.
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06-01-2007, 06:27 PM	#7
polonyc2 Helter Skelter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 7,455	if that was the case then why do pretty much all forums allow avatars...I think people do care about avatars (especially younger people) because it allows them to express their creativity (along with their sigs)...and most of them allow big to even huge avatars...obviously people are still visiting those forums and contributing...and by the way those other forums get 10 times more active posts/hits then ABX gets...so they must be doing something right...SRT you sound like that "older" demo __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** EVGA 8800GT Superclocked 512MB Intel E8400 * Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital RE2 500 GB WD5001ABYS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX620 AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Lite-On DVD-RW w/LightScribe LH-20A1L-06 * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP1 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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06-01-2007, 07:02 PM	#8
k0NG0 Remembering TQ Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 13,630	"Why not" is a fair point as always, I guess. As for larger avatars being an incentive to join for prospective members, I doubt the avatar size much of a deal-breaker. Bringing in new members is more about visibility and drive than anything else, I'd say. We're lacking in both, that's why the membership trend is pretty flat, if not negative. For those who don't like avatars, it's easy to turn them off in the User CP under Edit Options. They ain't going away, that's for sure. Suggest a new maximum size. I mean, we can always discuss it. Personally, I don't give a hoot as long as they aren't 200x200 or something. That's when they start taking up so much room it may become a problem layout-wise. (I guess I can always resize them with a Greasemonkey script or a Stylish-style if need be.) __________________ Use Firefox - "the one that blocks all the schmutz" Feeling multicore elation? Remember this correlation: Amdahl's Law.
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06-01-2007, 07:06 PM	#9
yamawho Linux user Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 4,070	I voted ... I don't care. If you must, make the smilies bigger __________________
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06-02-2007, 03:09 PM	#10
Drufuss CUSL2-C -> P5Q ? Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Österreich Posts: 2,772	What the ....? What about us ISDN users? Häh! Whats that about "high speed"?!? Häh! But... I wannna Bigga AvaTar, yow brother, wanna present my self, men need to express myself. But i wanna to talk to the nice members here, i don't want to be bothered by their appearance or there plump ways of pictural conversation. What avatar do i have now? Does it fit into bigger frame? Greetings Dru __________________ System specs: Asus P5Q Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz @ 3.42 GHz 4 x 2GB DDR2-Ram PC2-1066 Corsair Dominator @ 800MHz 3 x Seagate 7200.ESII 500GB SATA Sapphire HD4870X2 2048MB Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS, Hauppauge HVR4000 DVB-S/S2/T, Dlink DWL-G510, Logitech Z-5450 5.1 THX Wireless Enermax Modu82+ 625W Win XP MCE 2005, openSuse Linux 11 64bit, Vista Home Premium 64bit CUSL2-C ruled! ..äh... RulEd! Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
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06-02-2007, 03:29 PM	#11
Wry1 No, you're not. Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 313	They should be at least 1920x1200.
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06-02-2007, 03:40 PM	#12
JoeFrat Registered Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,850	I'd like to see them around 110x110 or even 120x120. If for no reason other than every time I find an avie I like it's always too big and I need to beg someone to make it smaller....
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06-02-2007, 05:16 PM	#15
k0NG0 Remembering TQ Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 13,630	The allowable size of avatars in vB is arbitrary, you can set it to be pretty much anything (I'm guessing there's an upper limit of MAX_INT due to the database field). What I meant by "maximum size" was the imposed limit here, 90x90 currently. I guess I just wanted to read a motivation for why it should be increased. I'm not suggesting mine was a good question to begin with... __________________ Use Firefox - "the one that blocks all the schmutz" Feeling multicore elation? Remember this correlation: Amdahl's Law.
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