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Avatar discussion revisited
Serack:
The forum auto-suggested that I start a new topic rather than continuing the old one.
--- Quote from: Priscellie on November 11, 2010, 01:11:47 PM ---Actually, we prefer for folks to use the standard 100x100 icon size, with 125x125 being the upper limit.
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I saw Shecky say earlier today that 100x100 was necessary, and I remembered the above post which I have quoted to people before. Now it's officially in the forum rules:
Forum Rules and Precepts. Please read.
--- Quote ---Avatars:
--Personalized avatars must avoid touchy topics.
--Please keep avatars to a size not to exceed 100 x 100 pixels.
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Of course Blaze's avatar (a great one that IMO is of a great size but I have a rather high resolution so I might not be the best judge) beside that rule is 106×159.
You've (the mod crew) written it down now, but I suggest you massage the wording a little...
Blaze:
You know... I had no idea what size my avatar was in terms of pixels... I use it everywhere and it is a standard photobucket reduction!
I guess I'd better come into compliance!
Shecky:
The avatar guidelines are really just guidelines; 100x100 is a good standard, while 125x125 apparently is the top end of fitting the geometry of the page, so we ask that erring on the side of caution be the standard approach. That being said, it really messes up page navigation for a lot of our members when avatars are bigger than that, so the "guidelines" are actually pretty necessary in the final tally. We're all about making it as universally accessible and non-annoying as we reasonably can without turning the place into blandsauce.
Blaze:
So, Serack, since you brought it up... want me to resize your avatar for you?
The set size is for compatibility with screen fit and to prevent scrolling. By having a standard size, everyone will know ahead of time, and if they squeak a little over, that is not the same as attempting a honking big avatar!
Serack:
--- Quote from: Blaze on December 17, 2010, 03:09:41 AM ---So, Serack, since you brought it up... want me to resize your avatar for you?
The set size is for compatibility with screen fit and to prevent scrolling. By having a standard size, everyone will know ahead of time, and if they squeak a little over, that is not the same as attempting a honking big avatar!
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I just adjusted my screen resolution to 800x600 and checked the locations of the post margins and they are the same in the x direction for posts with avatars of 100 and 125 pixels so apparently Shecky has it right for the x direction. I'm assuming that posts of only a couple few lines might have excess dead space in the Y direction, although the smaller the screen resolution, the more lines are needed to accommodate for the same amount of text. Honestly, I had a dickens of a time getting my old fluffy avatar pared down below what I had it at at somewhere around 180x160 and I loved it dearly but I ditched it shortly after I saw the post I quoted in my OP for a slightly larger version of my current avatar. Yesterday when I saw the newly posted rules, I figured out how to use Photobucket to resize the avatar to it's current size, which at 1920x2000 is incredibly diminutive so I was hoping I'd be in the clear.
But apparently I'll need to pare it down farther. I've only got 10 min to pack my lunch and leave for work though and they are kinda twitchy about photo control so I'm going to have to wait until I get back home to edit it down again on a photo sharing site.
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