I finally got around to checking out all the features and love it! I'm sure there are features that aren't even turned on yet that keep the forum healthy, useful, and fun!

How about the emoticons!

Anybody else wan't them?:D

Al which emoticons are you missing? My screen seems to have lots of them:rolleyes: :mad: :eek: :confused:

Jim,

I think I used the wrong word, are they called ?avitons? The ones we can choose to show up under our names and posts.

Help!!!

I addressed avitars in a recent thread. As I said, I understand the concept but for now they're turned off. It involves getting pictures uploaded and 'pathed'. I think people can even upload their own picture (which is then reduced in size). It's not on my 'immediate' list. All they are is little pictures that you choose which show under your name. Nothing to get excited about.

Go to:

http://www.vBulletin.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=19

Click on any thread and look by the name of the poster. Those pictures are Avatars.

Marc: Checked out the link - Glad it's not on your immediate list
:D

Thinking .... a pic of a bald - old guy on a message board would sacre away most posters :rolleyes:

BUT will haave digital pics avaliable of a couple real good lookng Pinto/Paint colts pretty soon :cool:

Warmest Regards!!
Jim

Right now I'm sorta monitoring. This is all pretty scarry - I still feel a bit overwhelmed with this new software - it is so far beyond UltimateBB. If everything goes well for a month or so I'll probably get the Avatars together and turned on. If I can say anything about UltimateBB (it was a pretty nice system all in all) I can say it was stable and didn't require much maintenance. Never had a crash or other 'disaster'.

By then you should have a good picture for us! :D

Originally posted by Jim Biz

Thinking .... a pic of a bald - old guy on a message board would sacre away most posters :rolleyes:

Jim, that description will fit a few of us. As for the animals in lieu of people, now that's scary.

Just to help 'troubleshoot'... Hey energy - no big deal but lately when you post you're 'attaching your signature' by checking the "...Show Signature: include your profile signature..." check box in the Options: block AND you're also typing your name on posts as well. Doesn't matter to me but it does look strange. :p

Marc

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Marc

Hey, Me strange? You betcha. Just a habit from the old system. Gotta member to not do dat!
Tanks. This better?:cool:

OK, Al. This one's for YOU! The Avatars function is enabled. Go to the User CP (User Control Panel. Click on the User Options link. The last option on the page (at the very bottom of the page) is Change Avatar. Click it and you will see your options. There are a bunch - you might want to browse the pages. Or - you can upload your picture if you think you can figure out how.

Testing, testing, 1,2,3

Ok Al - Look what happens when a guy takes a quiet weekend off!!

Function seems to work well though.

Figured I'd start with one that has lots of hair & a lot younger too.
(wishful thinking perhaps??:)

Regards
Jim

Here I am

Good job Howard! I love it! :D

I think I have it set at something like 60 x 60 pixels for uploads - the software comes 'set' at 50 x 50 pixels. I may change it to 70 x 70 but I want to see how all the screens look. I figure a lot of people won't know how to take a picture and 'scale' it to 60 x 60 pixels so I don't expect a lot of people's real faces. But - it is kinda a neat, personalizing feature of the software.

Good to see your face! Yeah - I like the 'avitar' feature.

Originally posted by Jim Biz
Ok Al - Look what happens when a guy takes a quiet weekend off!!

Figured I'd start with one that has lots of hair & a lot younger too.
(wishful thinking perhaps??:)

Regards
Jim I wanted to wait to say this but --- I guess now's the time. What the heck. The 'avitar' you choose is always your perceived personality. By choosing Calvin (I have several 'collections' books here which, of all things, my daughter gave me some years ago when she was 7 years old..) I now know your TRUE personality!

Now - I'll needle Al. Al chose the 'Harley Davidson Rider' avitar. Comments, Al?

energy's worm I can understand - he's 'Gone Fishin'' - which matches his custom 'user label'.

Psychology 101 anyone?

Marc,

The beard and blasses are the same as mine and I sometimes have the attitude, but I don't have the hog!

I bet you WISH you had a 'hog'! :p Just kidding. I don't know if you knew it was a biker or not. I knew from the file name but had it not been for that - they're so small - I'm not sure I would have made the connection. FYI there were over 1000 of those 'avitar' pictures in the set I downloaded. If you saw the others - some were REALLY strange, but some were OK - you'd have freaked. I put a lot up as it is. Of course, the ones I chose reflect personalities that (in my feeble mind) were more along the line of what people who visit here might use. Some were - well, as I said, really off the wall.

If you want to look through them all, they're at http://Elsmar.com/temp/

Thank you anyway!

Decisions, decisions

Somedays it's the logical Peppermint Patty or Lisa Simpson. But I almost clicked on the green faced witch too.:eek:

I'm sure to upload the real me in a few days.

:confused:

Well - Guess I picked out what I was in the mood for at the time (grin)

(Isn't Calvin the cranky little kid that's constantly complaining & always thinks folks are picking on him ??? ;) :p Come to think of it - It has been one of those days!! - HA

It was either that or the very bald engineer from Dilbert - didn't happen to see Dog-bert in the collection guess I'll look again later ....

Warmest Regards
Jim

All those Dilberts are there.

Yup - Calvin and Hobbs. I'm an old time fan. When ever I think of Calvin I think of him and Hobbs flying through the air after going over the 'jump' (read cliff) on the sled or the wagon.

When I was a kid we had what we called 'suicide hill' which ran down towards the river through the woods. I'd be at a loss after all these years to proclaim the incline of that hill in degrees of angle, but it was pretty darn steep and at the bottom, if you couldn't stop - you literally ran over the edge into the creek (with water {ice in winter} and rocks) which was down about 6 to 8 feet. There were a few broken arms now and again after a run down ol' suicide!

The Calvin and Hobbs strip was pretty weird sometimes, but often so true to life, as comic strip strips so often are. I can't remember when they guy quit writing the C and H strip. I don't read comics like I used to, but there are a lot of good ones out there still. In my 'early' life I often bought newspapers pretty much by comics content.

gotta see if it worked


CX<<<<<happy dancing!!!

will someone please get me a straight jacket....LOL

CarolX

Not sure if I need to reconfigure pixels...no preview was available in 'Edit Options' section....so we'll just have to have a look-see.

Nope didn't work...will have to try again.

Daddy always said 'Third times the charm!'
:D

Just to connect the threads. A quote from the announcement on the PPAP forum that I placed, the aviatars and every thing else.

I would like to express on my behalf and all the People of Israel to the American people our sympathy and horror at what has happened.
This situation, but never on the same scale, is one that many other countries have "learned" to live with. I trust that this will give the world the oppurtunity to remove from the root these "gangs of thugs".
To further reinforce Marc's comments, I have been active on the Web for a number of years and never hidden that I am from Israel, I have never had any responses that refer to Israel in any form of politically motivated way. Corespondence around these forums (except for SPAM's) have always been professional and to the point.
Please do not allow the thugs of the world to cause us to fear to continue our business.
With the hope that we can all live with out fear.
Howard Atkins
Israel

> Corespondence around these forums (except for SPAM's) have
> always been professional and to the point.

Well, I have to admit that other than this statement, I appreciate your candidness. I say this because I confess sometimes a 'thread' becomes contentious (for lack of a better word) and as often as not it's me being contentious.... I CONFESS! Maybe I should make my 'avitar' the 'Calvin' (of Calvin and Hobbs) avitar...

Howard, thanks for the post. You've been a regular here for years and know (not counting the November-December 2000 elections here in the US where I and a few others got a bit carried away) that this site and the Forums are what they have always been. People Helping People From Countries All Over The World.

amen!

Originally posted by Marc

Howard, thanks for the post. You've been a regular here for years and know (not counting the November-December 2000 elections here in the US where I and a few others got a bit carried away)

What you talking bout, Willis?;)

well, I finally got up the nerve to post my mug on the site. Keep your comments polite. We have policies here about personal attacks:p

Bill,

By *** your ugly.

Your friend Al,,, :cool:

Al D.

It takes big ones to put your face in front of your students. C'mon professor, show us! I'm besides myself with anticipation:biglaugh:

your pal, The Handsome One:smokin:

I don't think the animation will work...but I like this one!

I'm surprised. It doesn't work for me. All the other animations work. Why did you suspect it wouldn't?

Is this from your hard drive or is it one of the ones you chose here?

Bill,

I have only one picture of myself on the computer and it would not be right to post it here. I'll see what I can do!!!!!

Marc,

The avitar that E.Wall used is animation of that cute little face bringing it hands up to it's ears, like horns, and sticking out it's tongue-making raspberry noises and winking. It is not from the choices here. Kinda like this one:lick: :smokin:

Al D.
Send me your best photo. After posting it on America's Least Wanted, I'll send you the avitar for posting. No b****!:smokin:

I hadn't really thought about it. Are there any animated avatars? I don't even know if avatars will/do animate. I don't see any reason why they shouldn't - they're just gif files - but I haven't tried it or really noticed. Guess I'll have to open my eyes and check it out.

Energy is right on target and I'll try to attach the file to this message for anyone that wants it (given my recent efforts, I'm not expecting too much I'll e-mail it to Marc if it doesn't go through).

I had to change the size to fit the pixel limitation and haven't been able to get the copy on my hd to animate either.

PS to Marc: the worm aviatar that energy used in the beginning is animated (the only one I've seen).

Yeah - I thought there were a couple of other animated ones, as well, but only remember the worm working. I'll look at the file closer later. It appears fine, though. I'm wondering if it has to do with a size restriction. In animations you have different 'cells'. If you re-size th first one I'm not sure if the rest of the cells are resized as well or not.

Not on my immediate to-do list, but I'll be looking into it. I did notice that if I click on the file you uploaded it shows up in my browser - big as life and very animated. I downloaded and checked the file out briefly and it's only a 2 cell amimation. As I remember the worm is 8 or so cells.

I've added a few Icons to both the Message Icons and the Smilies.

Since we get to weird here from time to time, to the Smilies I added:

:ca: = Covering your ass
:evidence: = Evidence
:agree: = I agree
:truce: = Truce! (energy and I will get to use this more than most of you folks...)

You may notice I put a couple extra icons in the Message Icons.

The water drop (or you might call it a tear) = My heart bleeds for you, or I'm so sorry or whatever.

The 'cyclone' = Spin

We all know what a screw is.

And the last is the tall person helping the small person = I take this to mean something along the lines of "...Here - Let me take you by the hand and explain this in a simple way..." or something similar.

Avatar uploading from your hard drive is temporarily disabled. The 'upgrade' from 2.2.2 through to 2.2.4 has broken it. It's a known bug which the developers are working on. See http://www.vBulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41956 for details...:thedeal:

OK - I noticed if I checked the button (Use Custom Avatar) and then browsed to the file on my hard disk, the Use Custom Avatar check would become UNchecked - which one wouldn't expect.

So when I re-checked it after browsing to the file and submitted it did work. I just didn't think about the check unchecking when browsing to the file I wanted to upload.

Avatar uploading is back on and working - just watch that you check the Use Custom Avatar just before you submit if you're uploading an Avatar from your hard drive.

When I look at your latest avitar of Mr. Marx, I'm reminded of his show where if you said the secret word a duck would come down and give you a $100. He was probably the quickest man I ever saw with comeback lines. His classic, to me, was when he asked a woman how many children she had. She replied 11 (I think). He said "Wow". She said "I just love kids". He replied "I like my cigar too, but I take it out once in a while". That was pretty racy for the 50's. The man was genius. I don't see the connection!:p :ko: :smokin:

> I don't see the connection!

I understand, but don't be down on yourself.... Only us geniuses understand the connection. It's up there with Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle... Now - Get back to work! :thedeal:

I knew there would be a price to pay!:biglaugh: :ko: :smokin:

hey folks, have just joined the site (looks great) but noticed with the avatars available a slight mistake.... the first "tigger" is actually Hobbes (notice Marc was and 'ol Clavin and Hobbes fan and thought this may have been picked up previously so apologies if I'm going over old ground).

cheers folks,
Scott

You're right. It's fixed. If you spot any others, let me know. Some were kinda hard to tell...

Originally posted by Marc
Does this mean you're going to help report broken links?

I fix broken hearts, I'm a candy man!:biglaugh: :ko: :smokin:

Originally posted by energy


I fix broken hearts, I'm a candy man!:biglaugh: :ko: :smokin:

Energy - :rolleyes: If you're talking the James Taylor song, its "handy man" ...."I'm busy 24 hours a day...." :bonk:

As opposed to "The candy man makes, .......satisfying and delicious...."

So which one are you now?

Originally posted by Laura M


Energy - :rolleyes: If you're talking the James Taylor song, its "handy man" ...."I'm busy 24 hours a day...." :bonk:

As opposed to "The candy man makes, .......satisfying and delicious...."

So which one are you now?

Come a come a come a come a c'mon now, hey yea yea ya:vfunny:

I'm just embarrassed that you caught me. Let's split the difference. I'm satisfying and you're delicious!:ko: :smokin:

Wadda ya do to reduce a picture down so it can be an avitar? Everything I try to upload is tooooooooo BIG:(

Do you have picture software like a Kodak application ? If you've scanned it in, then the scanner should also have a software. Try using the "transform" function to reduce the pixels.

Or you can email it to me or Marc and we can melt it down for you. Just don't get mad if I add horns or something...!
:biglaugh:

"Randy the Grunt" didn't come out as big as I hoped.

:)

Come a come a come a come
I almost skipped the rest of that post, but it was like passing a car wreck, just couldn't turn away. I thought for sure you were going to follow that up with CARMA CAMELION!!!!:eek:

Energy and Boy George!?!?!?!? Nope, just doesn't make it. Kid Rock maybe, Boy George, no way. Don't scare me like that!@!!!
:eek: :confused: :bonk: :ko:

Originally posted by Lucinda
Do you have picture software like a Kodak application ? If you've scanned it in, then the scanner should also have a software. Try using the "transform" function to reduce the pixels.

Or you can email it to me or Marc and we can melt it down for you. Just don't get mad if I add horns or something...!
:biglaugh:

I wanna see da horns... :ko:

This is the first time visiting and to say the least I'm impress with the amount of things going on here. Keep it up

Hullo Ed, and welcome to the Cove :bigwave:

Randy (the grunt): You can use just about any paint program to reduce the picture size. Personally I use Paint Shop Pro.

/Claes

Hullo Ed, and welcome to the Cove

Randy (the grunt): You can use just about any paint program to reduce the picture size. Personally I use Paint Shop Pro.

/Claes

I noticed that more and more members are using their pics for avitars. While we may not all be as handsome as Kevin :eek: , it's nice to see the real person. If we can use our handsome faces, others should not be intimidated to use theirs! If any out there would like to have their pics formatted for use, I would gladly crop a photo and do it for you. I've done a few already. Please, no Nosmos need apply. Just a thought. PM me for e-mail address. Strictly confidential.:cool:

I noticed that more and more members are using their pics for avitars. While we may not all be as handsome as Kevin :eek: , it's nice to see the real person. If we can use our handsome faces, others should not be intimidated to use theirs! If any out there would like to have their pics formatted for use, I would gladly crop a photo and do it for you. I've done a few already. Please, no Nosmos need apply. Just a thought. PM me for e-mail address. Strictly confidential.:cool:

I'm not sure what picture to use. Me with hair or without. With the hair, more of me is hidden, so perhaps that would be better. But without hair is more up-to-date. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions........

Well I don't have any web space to put my avitar onto...
BUt I rather like the stressed out cat! :ko:

Well I don't have any web space to put my avitar onto...
BUt I rather like the stressed out cat! :ko:

You don't need to host your avatar somewhere else. You can load it to the forums here. Just go to the bottom of the avatar page and click on the Browse button. Find the picture on your hard drive and click Open. Click on the Submit Modifications button, and you're done!

You don't need to host your avatar somewhere else. You can load it to the forums here. Just go to the bottom of the avatar page and click on the Browse button. Find the picture on your hard drive and click Open. Click on the Submit Modifications button, and you're done!
Really?
Cool now I need to find something fun or take a picture...

I'm not sure what picture to use. Me with hair or without. With the hair, more of me is hidden, so perhaps that would be better. But without hair is more up-to-date. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions........

I had one or two without a hat and it was scaring me everytime I logged on. :vfunny: There are other follicly challenged members that don't seem to mind. Don't be so vain. You post yours and I'll change mine, sans hat. Deal? ;)

I had one or two without a hat and it was scaring me everytime I logged on. :vfunny: There are other follicly challenged members that don't seem to mind. Don't be so vain. You post yours and I'll change mine, sans hat. Deal?

As long as you issue dark glasses to the rest of us so we can stand the glare from those polished surfaces... :eek:

/Claes (Taking cover) :cool:

As long as you issue dark glasses to the rest of us so we can stand the glare from those polished surfaces...

/Claes (Taking cover)

You can say that because it looks like somebody can grate cheese or sand a board on your head. You really know how to hurt a guy! ;) :ko:

As long as you issue dark glasses to the rest of us so we can stand the glare from those polished surfaces... :eek:

/Claes (Taking cover) :cool:

I resemble that... :biglaugh:

I'm only working with the standard pictures, how can I change this to my own image then? :bigwave:

You can say that because it looks like somebody can grate cheese or sand a board on your head. You really know how to hurt a guy! ;) :ko:

That's why I'm hiding over here in Europe.... If I tried to sneak into your saloon you'd be able to make your artillery bear...:eek:

/Claes

I'm only working with the standard pictures, how can I change this to my own image then? :bigwave:

A piece of cake... All you need to do is to go to your user control panel, choose avatar and find the controls to upload your own... You'll find them below the standard pictures.

/Claes

You can also post another picture - a larger one - in your User Profile for people to see.

That's why I'm hiding over here in Europe.... If I tried to sneak into your saloon you'd be able to make your artillery bear...
/Claes

When we get visitors from overseas, they are usually selling elixers and such. Most of the well heeled, educated youreopeons open up their own businesses in town and fleece the population that way. :p

You can also post another picture - a larger one - in your User Profile for people to see.

Where does that show up? When someone goes to your profile? :thedeal:

Yes. I haven't done it myself, but that's how I understand it.

Go to:

http://elsmar.com/Forums/profile.php?do=editavatar

It's down below the Avatar selection box.

Yes. I haven't done it myself, but that's how I understand it.

Go to:

http://elsmar.com/Forums/profile.php?do=editavatar

It's down below the Avatar selection box.

Note the maximum size of your profile image is 100 by 100 pixels or 65535 bytes.
That's bigger than the avitar which is limited to 70 by 70?
Now here's a place to let it all hang out. Thanks. :smokin:

<ol><li>What are your expectations?<li>What would you want to put there anyway?<li>Is there anything you're not critical of?</ol>

What are your expectations?

I never had any.

What would you want to put there anyway?

Maybe a close up of my nose?

Is there anything you're not critical of?

Where's the criticism? Is that what you see? Or, do you just wanna go a few rounds? :p :smokin:

Energy- I think the small pic of you is more than we need, please don't put a lrger one out there! :vfunny: :truce:

Oh yeah, and stop being so darn critical! :biglaugh:

Where's the criticism? Is that what you see? Or, do you just wanna go a few rounds?
On my part, maybe 'sarcasm' would have been more appropriate than the word 'critical'....

Admittedly, 100 x 100 isn't much larger than 70 x 70 (which I raised from the standard 60 x 60 a while back). I can raise it, but does anyone really want a larger Profile picture? heck - practically no one uses them anyway.

On my part, maybe 'sarcasm' would have been more appropriate than the word 'critical'....
Admittedly, 100 x 100 isn't much larger than 70 x 70 (which I raised from the standard 60 x 60 a while back). I can raise it, but does anyone really want a larger Profile picture? heck - practically no one uses them anyway.

No sarcasm even intended. We have a saying in this business..."Never pre-qualify a sale." What that means is that when you drive up to a potential Customer's home, never assume that because of the neighborhood, your experience or any prejudices you may have, that the sale is lost. Very often, the sale was completed much quicker than expected. You know, the "Never Judge a Book by the Cover" adage. That rule could be applied to reading a post. Not, who it's from, but rather, its content. I agree that there are a few members posts that force me to think about this rule! And, sometimes I mistake the content for intent. But, I'm getting better at it. ;) :agree:

You can say that because it looks like somebody can grate cheese or sand a board on your head. You really know how to hurt a guy! ;) :ko:
Hey Claes, why don't you try this new avatar on for size...

Hey Claes, why don't you try this new avatar on for size...

I will.... In 20 years, or so.... LMAO

/Claes

Right now I'm sorta monitoring. This is all pretty scarry - I still feel a bit overwhelmed with this new software - it is so far beyond UltimateBB. And here we are - 2 years later... And all SORTS of toys!

Al which emoticons are you missing? My screen seems to have lots of them:rolleyes: :mad: :eek: :confused:
In honour of you and energy, I've just added a few more 'smilies'. :magic: :energy:

I love the forum rant dude. I will be using him later on in the Coffee Break Threads. Unfinished business to tend to. ;) The "Paint me a picture" and "Try Reading" emoticons will prove interesting depending who sends what to who.. :notangel: :bighug:

Now for a reply in 2004, More robust, informational, and astute on all fronts. I feel more free to post and expound my views as any problems between Marc and myself are forgotten. I've had some messages from old friends that are very powerful and show the continuing committment to the Cove.

Hopefully back in the fold for good!!!:biglaugh:

Al...

I finally got around to checking out all the features and love it! I'm sure there are features that aren't even turned on yet that keep the forum healthy, useful, and fun!

How about the emoticons!

Anybody else wan't them?:D

I hope so - you're comments are appreciated - the Cove lives!!!

.....the Cove lives!!!
Sounds like the old frankenstein movie....

It's Alive!!!!!!

:rolleyes: Finaly got around to adding my Avatar.

How's my self-portrait Gram?

Finaly got around to adding my Avatar.

How's my self-portrait Gram?

You look just like Randy! :yes:

Thanks Dave, I appreciate the sentiment ;)

Did I mention about how when we 1st met in Troy, I immediately thought of a dog whose fanny had been shaved and was being forced to walk backwards? :lmao:

Am I bad or what? :naughty:

:rolleyes: Finaly got around to adding my Avatar.

How's my self-portrait Gram?
I could say it looks better than me ... :mg:

Graeme

I'm told on another forum "It creeps me out". :tg:

I'm not sure it's the best avatar to use in a forum like this. It may be more appropriate to a gaming forum or such. I would suggest you use something more 'mainstream', but it's up to you.