Admins and big avatars.

**cooliscool** · March 5th, 2003

Why can they have huge avatars? I would have thought rank wouldn't matter as it's to conserve space.

eh?

**Shiori** · March 5th, 2003

This is the only unofficial "perk" I get, and it's just 4KB. So I honestly think my using a slightly larger avatar is justifiable.

March 5th, 2003

how do you do that anyway?

**Shiori** · March 5th, 2003

Admin panel.

March 5th, 2003

thanks...expect BIG racecars, ROFL LOL

jegHegy · March 5th, 2003

it isn't filesize, Shiori, it's resolution. but i don't care anyway, except the fact that admins shouldn't have any exceptions.
the thing that REALLY annoys me, btw, is some users' HUGE text signatures. it fills up the whole screen sometimes -.-

nyaa

March 5th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by jegHegy
it isn't filesize, Shiori, it's resolution. but i don't care anyway, except the fact that admins shouldn't have any exceptions.

nyaa

hm...but we do have to deal with all the **** around here. surely we can reward ourselves just a littlebit?

**cooliscool** · March 5th, 2003

Aren't alot of stars and a big hunk of pride reward enough? I mean, if I were to make a big avatar that's only 4kb, would it be acceptable? I mean cmon, it's only 4kb. :eek:

**Shiori** · March 5th, 2003

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Originally posted by jegHegy
it isn't filesize, Shiori, it's resolution. but i don't care anyway, except the fact that admins shouldn't have any exceptions.
the thing that REALLY annoys me, btw, is some users' HUGE text signatures. it fills up the whole screen sometimes -.-

nyaa

While currently there isn't any limit for us on how big it could get... hell I can put up my sig image as an avatar... it's really up to our judgement on how big is too big. Personally my oversize ones have never reached any bigger than 110 height... and only because I felt I needed that res to show off details, not because I'm pointing out "hey I got bigger avatar than you nya-nyaah".

I understand your position on this thing, however I personally feel I also have my own stand. It isn't all that unreasonable, and doesn't really slow down page loading times. All it has is a slightly bigger res. Unlike some other admins, I don't get FTP space for my site/images, nor do i even have an ngemu email address. All I get for moderating is this privilege. So why do you think I can't have at least this? If you can give me a good reason, I'll take it down immediately.

March 5th, 2003

cooliscool > the normal avatar-upload is limited; we would have to manually alter it probably...imagine all regulars here wanting larger avatars :/

March 5th, 2003

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Originally posted by Shiori

Unlike the other admins, I don't get FTP space for my site/images, nor do i even have an ngemu email address.

uh...I dont have that either, just in case you didnt know that...

**cooliscool** · March 5th, 2003

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Originally posted by Shiori

While currently there isn't any limit for us on how big it could get... hell I can put up my sig image as an avatar... it's really up to our judgement on how big is too big. Personally my oversize ones have never reached any bigger than 110 height... and only because I felt I needed that res to show off details, not because I'm pointing out "hey I got bigger avatar than you nya-nyaah".

I understand your position on this thing, however I personally feel I also have my own stand. It isn't all that unreasonable, and doesn't really slow down page loading times. All it has is a slightly bigger res. Unlike the other admins, I don't get FTP space for my site/images, nor do i even have an ngemu email address. All I get for moderating is this privilege. So why do you think I can't have at least this? If you can give me a good reason, I'll take it down immediately.

For the obvious reasons. Standing out from the croud means more and more people will want to do what you're doing and it'll cause an uproar. In some circumstances it might mess up the page's look when your pic is in the crowd of a bunch of small avatars.

Sorry if I'm sounding like a whiny *******, I don't mean to be. As long as it doesn't cause problems with people wanting them/the pic messing up the readability of a thread, then I see no problem.

**Shiori** · March 5th, 2003

Yeah, i know that... will edit the post a bit.

shadow_dreamer · March 5th, 2003

Somehow, I already know how they got their avatars that big... Since, they are admins... you already know what i mean...

Syed Fawad · March 5th, 2003

cooliscool, I find your complain to be lame. They MUST look different.

**cooliscool** · March 5th, 2003

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Originally posted by Fawad
cooliscool, I find your complain to be lame. They MUST look different.

Er, my complaint is not self centered if that's what you're implying, I was just thinking that standing out may cause problems which I mentioned above. :loopy:

**Shiori** · March 5th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by cooliscool

For the obvious reasons. Standing out from the croud means more and more people will want to do what you're doing and it'll cause an uproar. In some circumstances it might mess up the page's look when your pic is in the crowd of a bunch of small avatars.

Sorry if I'm sounding like a whiny *******, I don't mean to be. As long as it doesn't cause problems with people wanting them/the pic messing up the readability of a thread, then I see no problem.

I've been using them for quite some time now; it's only now that somebody brought the matter up, which means no one noticed any significant distortions due to unreasonably-sized avatars, which also means the current policy of self-disciplining ourselves is working.

And what is the deal with stars anyway? They're just a bunch of tiny .gif images... trust me, when you've been here for long it doesn't really account for much anymore; probably because the toll of doing an admin's work will simply outweigh the "benefits" you get from it, if there are any at all.

Syed Fawad · March 5th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by cooliscool

Er, my complaint is not self centered if that's what you're implying, I was just thinking that standing out may cause problems which I mentioned above. :loopy:

I wasn't saying anything particularly to you. It was just I think that Admins having big avatars may not cause problems.

Big Avatars IMO will cause as much problems as Admin's special stars.

**cooliscool** · March 5th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Shiori

I've been using them for quite some time now; it's only now that somebody brought the matter up, which means no one noticed any significant distortions due to unreasonably-sized avatars, which also means the current policy of self-disciplining ourselves is working.

And what is the deal with stars anyway? They're just a bunch of tiny .gif images... trust me, when you've been here for long it doesn't really account for much anymore; probably because the toll of doing an admin's work will simply outweigh the "benefits" you get from it, if there are any at all.

I don't see stars as anything special actually, Though I registered *nearly* 2 years ago I've only had my 7 for close to 5 months and don't think much of it.

Huh? I never noticed you used big avatars before.. oops. Sorry about that Shiori.

I guess Ayumi stands out in a big crowd.

March 5th, 2003

yeah, being an admin has its annoyances:
1) you can never act really wack and get away with it if you're admin

2) people act different because you're admin (sucks)
3) your PM folder is larger than your IQ

March 5th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
cooliscool Natural medicine Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Redmond, Washington, USA Posts: 6,156	Admins and big avatars. Why can they have huge avatars? I would have thought rank wouldn't matter as it's to conserve space. eh? __________________ Fayt : Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 3.06GHz (1360MHz FSB), 2GB Crucial DDR2-800 Dual Channel @ 800MHz 4-3-3-11-14, 512MB BFG nVidia GeForce 7950GT OC @ 650/1600, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, MSI P6N-SLi - nVidia 650i SLi, 200GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2, 80GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2, Lite-On DVD+-RW 16x w/ Lightscribe, Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM, Aspire X-Dreamer II case, Logitech MX518 Optical Mouse, Asetek Waterchill kit (distilled water + Red Line Water Wetter), T.I.M - AS Ceramique

March 5th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	This is the only unofficial "perk" I get, and it's just 4KB. So I honestly think my using a slightly larger avatar is justifiable. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

March 5th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Admin panel. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

March 5th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
cooliscool Natural medicine Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Redmond, Washington, USA Posts: 6,156	Aren't alot of stars and a big hunk of pride reward enough? I mean, if I were to make a big avatar that's only 4kb, would it be acceptable? I mean cmon, it's only 4kb. :eek: __________________ Fayt : Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 3.06GHz (1360MHz FSB), 2GB Crucial DDR2-800 Dual Channel @ 800MHz 4-3-3-11-14, 512MB BFG nVidia GeForce 7950GT OC @ 650/1600, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, MSI P6N-SLi - nVidia 650i SLi, 200GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2, 80GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2, Lite-On DVD+-RW 16x w/ Lightscribe, Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM, Aspire X-Dreamer II case, Logitech MX518 Optical Mouse, Asetek Waterchill kit (distilled water + Red Line Water Wetter), T.I.M - AS Ceramique

March 5th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Yeah, i know that... will edit the post a bit. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

March 5th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	how do you do that anyway?

March 5th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	thanks...expect BIG racecars, ROFL LOL

March 5th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
jegHegy Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Hungary Posts: 2,184	it isn't filesize, Shiori, it's resolution. but i don't care anyway, except the fact that admins shouldn't have any exceptions. the thing that REALLY annoys me, btw, is some users' HUGE text signatures. it fills up the whole screen sometimes -.- nyaa

March 5th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	cooliscool > the normal avatar-upload is limited; we would have to manually alter it probably...imagine all regulars here wanting larger avatars :/

March 5th, 2003	#14 (permalink)
shadow_dreamer Simple smile.. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 1,491	Somehow, I already know how they got their avatars that big... Since, they are admins... you already know what i mean... __________________ Forgive and Forget... Forgive and Forget... the Dreamer's tales: . . . I'm in this place again.. Though, i think i shouldn't be.. I've always wondered what is my purpose in this world, and still, the answer hasn't come... Or should i say, i must find that answer in this world... Oh well, i must do my job... (went off and assasinated the minister) Evil people led me to this kind of life... Now, i must return those things back to them by death...

March 5th, 2003	#15 (permalink)
Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,261	cooliscool, I find your complain to be lame. They MUST look different. __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

March 5th, 2003	#20 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	yeah, being an admin has its annoyances: 1) you can never act really wack and get away with it if you're admin 2) people act different because you're admin (sucks) 3) your PM folder is larger than your IQ

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