Ginevra Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I love my visual photo cues. Boo hoo. Laura Corin is just not the same without Calvin & Hobbes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 :iagree: I know it's necessary, but it does feel weird!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Please everyone: Now take a picture of your garden, your pets, your toes or something so we can identify you all again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatechip Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I love my visual photo cues. Boo hoo. Laura Corin is just not the same without Calvin & Hobbes. :iagree: x1000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Why are the avatars going away? And why is everyone looking back to edit old posts? What did I miss??? Look at the "ABsolutely essential..." Posts by SWB in every forum. We must remove photos and quotes that are not in our own domain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Someone needs to get a hold of a machine gun, give it to an orange tabby, and take some photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I changed my david Austin rose to Snoqualmie falls. tomorrow - I'll get some close-ups of roses in my garden. . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 :iagree: x1000. Laura probably has a Calvin & Hobbes book. Maybe she can take a pic of a page or trace it and draw it herself. She just needs to invest a little time, don't you think? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn- Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Maybe this is a good thread to post the instructions on how to become something other then a shadow. I've tried time and time again and nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I'm still me. It's a pic of ds1's desk and I'm keeping it as long as I'm here. I, too, am having trouble recognizing some posters w/o their avatars. It's a bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyontheFarm Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I liked my little woman with the red flowers. But I'm not sure I should keep her, so I going to use the same avatar everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I love my visual photo cues. Boo hoo. Laura Corin is just not the same without Calvin & Hobbes. Hmmmmpfh. I had a Calvin & Hobbes avatar, too. :toetap05: Or maybe people thought we were the same poster and she got blamed for all my grouchiness? :svengo: I know *I* get people mixed up when their names or pics at similar. haha just kidding... and I'm currently too lazy to resize a picture to use as my avatar. :nopity: Editing to add: I have obviously resized a picture. I don't like it, and will probabl ychange it soon, but there are very few photos of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 If you use FB, your profile pic there (or anything you've used as a profile pic in the past) is already resized to the right dimensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I'm so glad I don't have to change mine, but I agree that it's very disconcerting to not be able to quickly identify posters by their avatars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKim Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Maybe this is a good thread to post the instructions on how to become something other then a shadow. I've tried time and time again and nothing. I just chose a picture I wanted and put it on my desktop to be able to easily find it. Then I used this site to resize it and downloaded the resized pic to my desktop. There are many sites you can use to do this. Then, go to your profile and where your profile pic is should be something to click on (mine said "change" since I already had one). Then upload the file from your desktop. There are other ways to get a profile pic, but this is the easiest for me and I always do it that way. (My pic is a sunrise from our Nags Head trip, btw.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyroo Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Maybe this is a good thread to post the instructions on how to become something other then a shadow. I've tried time and time again and nothing. Reposted from an old thread...if you choose a picture online please make sure it is not copyrighted. Also, when you first add an avatar, you will see it, but many other people won't. Different browsers (explorer, firefox, chrome, etc.) seem to have different delays, but after a day or so everyone is normally able to see it. How to Add an Avatar / Profile Picture by Wendy Step 0. This is how it works on my Windows machine...I have no clue how it would differ for a tablet or Mac. Step 1. Choose your picture from either your computer or online. If online save the picture by right clicking on it and choosing Save Image As and saving it on the desktop or somewhere you will be able to find it. Step 2. See how large your picture file is. Find the file on the desktop or where ever and right click on it and choose Properties. See what it says under Size: xx KB. Ultimately the picture must be less than 50 KB in order to use it. Step 3. If your picture is already less than 50 KB skip to Step 5. If it is more than 50 KB then you need to resize it. There are many programs that will do that; I use PaintShop Pro. If you know how to resize it, do so and then skip to Step 5, otherwise, go to Step 4. Step 4. There is a website called Pic Resize that will resize your images for free. Go to the website and drag your picture file where it tells you (or browse for it). Click Continue. You can use any of the special effect tools you want, but the important one is the resize function. Under Resize, Make My Picture, choose Custom Size. Start by typing 200 in for the width and then click I'm Done, Resize my Picture. At the top check the new file size and make sure it is less than 50 KB. If it is not, click Resume Edit and enter something less than 200 as your width. If it is small enough, click Save to Disk and save your new file on the desktop of somewhere you will be able to find it. Step 5. Now it is time to put that picture in your profile. At the top of the forum page you should see your username next to Sign Out. Click your user name and choose My Settings. Under Profile Settings the top option is Change My Photo. Once in there, browse for your photo where you saved it. Step 6. In my experience, you now have to leave your picture file on your computer where ever it was when you uploaded it. Don't delete it or move it or your profile pic will disappear. If you don't like where it is, then move it and then re-upload it to your profile. I think that is it. Let me know if you have questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn- Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Woohoo! My yarn and I went and had a photo shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Anyone who has had to change should have a tribute to the old avatar in their sigs: -stripe, who used to have the creepy guy photo for my avatar. -judomom, formerly the guinea pig judo master avatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 After all these years I now felt obligated to put a pic in my avatar. My avatar is now my smooshy puppy who is technically an old dog now but will always be my smooshy puppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Several years ago I was a webdesigner & webmaster for a couple non profits.We got a shake-down letter for copyright violation on images.We went through the site & found really nothing wrong. Sometimes the images were not attributed but they were our own images. Others had been put into public domain for non commercial use.When I spoke with some other webdevelopers, it turned out this was a common scheme. Everyone was getting these letters & it all sounded very official & scary but if you ignored it, they went away.Getty is known for this nonsense.https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140820/18020328272/getty-threatens-wrong-ip-law-firm-its-copyright-trolling-efforts.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Anyone who has had to change should have a tribute to the old avatar in their sigs: -stripe, who used to have the creepy guy photo for my avatar. -judomom, formerly the guinea pig judo master avatar. Your wish is my command :). Now that's Jed (the dog) in my avatar. He doesn't know Judo. But he's fluffy and he loves me, so I keep him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Several years ago I was a webdesigner & webmaster for a couple non profits. We got a shake-down letter for copyright violation on images. We went through the site & found really nothing wrong. Sometimes the images were not attributed but they were our own images. Others had been put into public domain for non commercial use. When I spoke with some other webdevelopers, it turned out this was a common scheme. Everyone was getting these letters & it all sounded very official & scary but if you ignored it, they went away. Getty is known for this nonsense. https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140820/18020328272/getty-threatens-wrong-ip-law-firm-its-copyright-trolling-efforts.shtml I wondered if it had anything to do with the recent unauthorized release of nekkid celebrity selfies, and the subsequent tiger-lawyer follow up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I wondered if it had anything to do with the recent unauthorized release of nekkid celebrity selfies, and the subsequent tiger-lawyer follow up. well, I'm not in the know but it would be pretty standard mo for getty to ride the coat-tails of this & start another mass mailout to freak people out & see how many just send them a cheque to make things go away. (the letters we got were worded like parking tickets - pay us this $ now or it will be much more later! Pay now! Serious! Except we had done nothing wrong & didn't owe them a dime. I'm sure others have just paid...) (can everyone tell I think US copyright laws need a massive overhaul LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 My avatar is of my land hermit crab, Didier. Since he shares a 100 gallon tank with 40 other crabs, I suppose I could have 40 different photos and a "Crab of the Day" theme, and perhaps shake things up with an occasional bearded dragon or Silky Terrier pic. <----------- :001_wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2hunangirls Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I'm so confused. I don't know who any of you people are!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKim Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Well, now mine is not showing up, and neither are several who were saying they just got new ones. I could see them a while ago (including my own). Wonder what's up with that? Edited to add that I can see them on Chrome, but not Safari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn- Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Well, now mine is not showing up, and neither are several who were saying they just got new ones. I could see them a while ago (including my own). Wonder what's up with that? Edited to add that I can see them on Chrome, but not Safari. What happens when you hit F5 in Safari? Sometimes you need to force the page to update itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I feel like I'm having an identity crisis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Going to Disney soon......... going to have a new avatar made there by dh so it will be MINE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homebody2k Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 posting to see my new avatar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I want to change back but I think I'll have to work on drawing up my own little thing. I still hold that the image is in the public domain but changed it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I made one in PicMonkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I've been a water lily for quite a while. I have two options that I'm thinking of using when I get the time to work on it. I have pictures of my bee hives. I also have a picture of two mud puppies--my boys who took a mud wallow and then presented at the door for a wash down in the garden hose. I'm thinking of using it for their graduation announcements one day. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Well, now mine is not showing up, and neither are several who were saying they just got new ones. I could see them a while ago (including my own). Wonder what's up with that? Edited to add that I can see them on Chrome, but not Safari. I can't see a lot of avatars, all the ones where people are saying they just posted a photo. I use Safari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I'm giving the thread five stars because I recently learned how to do that. Let's hope I remember how I did my avatar the first time as easily! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyroo Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I can't see a lot of avatars, all the ones where people are saying they just posted a photo. I use Safari. As I said in my post upthread... Also, when you first add an avatar, you will see it, but many other people won't. Different browsers (explorer, firefox, chrome, etc.) seem to have different delays, but after a day or so everyone is normally able to see it. I just checked and Internet Explorer is displaying many of the new avatars on this page, but Chrome isn't yet. From experience, I would guess that Chrome, Safari and Firefox will start displaying them some time in the next 24 hours. Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeeMommy Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Waaaahhhh! I really liked my old Monty Python Knight who says "Ni" eye chart avatar. There's no replacing that! Maybe I should go see if I can get it on a tee shirt and take a picture of myself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 <<<=====New avatar here (formerly Patrick Stewart, aka Capt. Picard) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I'm kind of glad it took me forever to even make an avatar because I still have mine. I didn't even know how or if you could get another's picture avatar from the internet so I cropped a photo to microscopic pieces to fit the memory requirements of the website. But now all that hard work paid off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Waaaahhhh! I really liked my old Monty Python Knight who says "Ni" eye chart avatar. There's no replacing that! Maybe I should go see if I can get it on a tee shirt and take a picture of myself? But only if you're sure the tshirt doesn't violate copyright...... (doesn't this all seem a bit kafkaesque?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 <-------formerly the cute cheerful pirate bee, now the more realistic grumpy pirate bee. Yes, my six year old will have drawing lessons this year and his fine motor co-ordination issues are being dealt with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 My cat photo (of my own fraidy cat) I tried to post was too big, so I had to go with the cupcake shot I snapped while riding on Heimlich's Chew Chew Train at Disneyland California Adventure. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 This is super-annoying. I am in Safari and most of these photos are not displaying for me at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 This is super-annoying. I am in Safari and most of these photos are not displaying for me at all. I wonder if you clear your cookies and history and start fresh if that would help. They are all showing up for me in Safari, but I'm on the iPad, not sure how the safaris differ for each device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 (can everyone tell I think US copyright laws need a massive overhaul LOL) You're not the only one, that's for sure. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html https://stallman.org/articles/end-war-on-sharing.html Thank you for your informative posts on this matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 <<<<------My cat Velvet. She's on the brink of the sofa arm. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brehon Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 If you use FB, your profile pic there (or anything you've used as a profile pic in the past) is already resized to the right dimensions. Is that a...? <horrified gasp> Oh, great googly moogly, I think it is!! brehon falls away in a dead faint> P.S. It's not your dd(?) I'm talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 <-------formerly the cute cheerful pirate bee, now the more realistic grumpy pirate bee. Yes, my six year old will have drawing lessons this year and his fine motor co-ordination issues are being dealt with. Drawing skills using a mouse are different than using a marker. I couldn't make anything recognizable with a computer mouse during elementary school, even though the paint program we had was just about my most favorite thing ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I've been a water lily for quite a while. I have two options that I'm thinking of using when I get the time to work on it. I have pictures of my bee hives. I also have a picture of two mud puppies--my boys who took a mud wallow and then presented at the door for a wash down in the garden hose. I'm thinking of using it for their graduation announcements one day. :laugh: Critterfixer, I have a water lily photo that I took myself that I can upload for you, if you'd like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 That's nice of you, NowWeAreFour. But I think I will try something new. It's good for me, they tell me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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