Avatar size question

Lvanett · **Joined:** Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:11 pm **Posts:** 879

Just wondering...why is it Avatars can't be larger than 6kb in file size? I have a couple images I wanted to use and had to scrap cuz they were 30kb.

Thanx in advance

dollz4moi · **Posted:** Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:38 pm

Linda I think it's because the bigger the image it stretches the board more than it should be...just a guess

Mao · **Posted:** Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:22 pm

Just make the file size smaller. It shouldn't affect the quality or proportion of it.

Impy · **Posted:** Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:45 pm

As far as I can tell that part of the avatar rule isn't enforced because 6kb is itty bitty and I think most people's would break that if anyone cared to look. Usually that bit of the rule is just enforced for boards where you can upload your own image to keep bandwidth issues down.

I think it's just the dimensions here that are [semi]regulated, to keep the forums from going all wonky.

Max · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:38 pm

The last thing we need is someone rocking an avatar the size of a desktop wallpaper. LOL

Spunkboy · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:51 am

LOL Maybe I should try it someday just to see what reactions I'll be getting lol.

birdie · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:45 pm

It's a bandwidth thing, not a width (stretch) issue. Not necessarily to keep the board's bandwidth spendings down, but to be polite towards those visiting on dial up and slow connections. The page load will take forever with "heavy" avatars and signatures in addition to all the pictures posted in the topics.

turquoise13 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:39 pm

Spunkboy wrote:

LOL Maybe I should try it someday just to see what reactions I'll be getting lol.

Ditto! XD ^_^

kingkevin · **Joined:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:53 pm **Posts:** 2515

Spunkboy wrote:

LOL Maybe I should try it someday just to see what reactions I'll be getting lol.

omg
do it!

just for like 2 days though!

tscene · **Posted:** Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:10 pm

kingkevin wrote:

Spunkboy wrote:

LOL Maybe I should try it someday just to see what reactions I'll be getting lol.

omg
do it!

just for like 2 days though!

Hey, I'm really going to do it though just to prove a point. Some poeple on here are really ridiculous when it comes to their avatar size. Oh and another thing: When people reply to a post with pictures, they never edit out the pic's URL so the pictures repeat 100 times.

Okay I'm off to go find a picture. :twisted:

tscene · **Posted:** Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:21 pm

And speaking of avatars, I was checking my emails and in this one from Britannica (or whatever its called, kevin you would know) there was this picture and I immediately thought of Kevin.:

Spunkboy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:19 pm

tscene, your avatar isn't big enough lol.

Spunkboy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:28 pm

Check mine out, it's so HOTTTT!!!!! LOL

tscene · **Posted:** Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:37 pm

Spunkboy wrote:

Check mine out, it's so HOTTTT!!!!! LOL

Now I just need to find some threads to post in. :lol:

dollz4moi · **Posted:** Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:22 pm

Wow...they are really BIG...some others are just too selfish to reduce their avatars no matter how many times they've been told so BRAVO to you both

birdie · **Posted:** Sat Jun 06, 2009 4:11 am

tscene wrote:

Hey, I'm really going to do it though just to prove a point. Some poeple on here are really ridiculous when it comes to their avatar size. Oh and another thing: When people reply to a post with pictures, they never edit out the pic's URL so the pictures repeat 100 times.

Amen on both accounts. Point well proven, btw.. *scrolls and scrolls to read entry somewhere out there on the right side of the screen*

turquoise13 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:49 am

I can't see your avatars lol!

It's awesome! :lol:

picklepud · **Posted:** Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:53 am

Hehehe!

Its so true.

But its the same with pictures.
Some people have them huge. Massive. Giant!

Spunkboy · **Posted:** Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:57 am

I wonder if I'm guilty for pictures. My screen is in high resolution so the pics often look small on my screen.

picklepud · **Posted:** Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:06 am

Spunkboy wrote:

I wonder if I'm guilty for pictures. My screen is in high resolution so the pics often look small on my screen.

No hun. Not that Im aware of.

Its simple enough for people to resize them.
I think they just load them straight from flickr or Photobucket without changing the size.

They just need to import things in the large option.
Thats what I do.

It nice to have big pics. Just not giant, massive ones.

xx

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