12-01-2012, 01:51 PM | #1 |
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Signature Max Height, Avatar Max Width
Not everybody is on the same page as far as signature and avatar etiquette goes. And since this has come up one time too many over the past year, I figured it might be a good idea to take the pulse of the situation. After all, if a super-majority of the current membership wants large-ass sigs, who am I to say no? So! Question for Kuno, but presented publicly so others can weigh in if they like: do we still want a max height for sigs and a max width for avatars on UPN or not? And if we do, what should those limits be?
The status quo has been avatars not to exceed a width of 200 pixels and signatures not to exceed a height of ??? pixels. I don't honestly recall what Dami's standard was for the latter but I seem to recall it was 450 or 500 pixels in combined text and imagery. Assuming these numbers are right, do we want to a) stick to them, b) allow larger avatars and/or signatures but still with limits, or c) remove all limitations?
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12-01-2012, 02:19 PM | #2 |
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What are you talking about? My signature is totally tiny. ;O
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12-01-2012, 02:44 PM | #3 |
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Yeah, right. I'm actually really bothered by huge signatures: if you insist on it being huge, can't you put it in a spoiler-box so I don't have to scroll through it every time and I can stop confusing signatures with picture content in a post?
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12-01-2012, 02:47 PM | #4 |
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Aren't we a tight-knit enough community just to say "Have your sig be a reasonable size and spoiler things that get to big"?
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12-01-2012, 02:57 PM | #5 |
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Sorry. I just made it larger to mess with Talon. ^^; I'll switch to the super-small version now.
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12-01-2012, 03:02 PM | #6 |
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Not mad at you per se, I was directing that post to pretty much everybody. ^^'' I've seen plenty of big signatures that are not there as a joke (like I gathered yours was).
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12-01-2012, 03:12 PM | #7 |
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I like how everyone knew beforehand that Talon would be the one to complain. =3=
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I haven't asked for punishments though nor do I plan to any time soon. I'm just saying: I'm tired of the "ask 'em to slow down once you see 'em speed but then let them go home" approach. Either punish people into complying ... or else change the rules to render their currently illegal behavior legal. The first, mild step in the former approach, and all that I have asked should it be decided we don't want to expand sig and avatar sizes past Dami's limits, is that Kuno officially declare the limits to be followed. That's all I ask today. If repeat offenders keep breaking that rule if and once it's clearly established, then we can talk punishment vs. changing the law.
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(Maybe y'all should simply turn off images like I do on dial-up. ;O *shot*)
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12-01-2012, 06:47 PM | #10 |
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I hate to be the Talon-supporter (that's a joke) but your sig is still really big lilblue...
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Edit- There, I trimmed the top and bottom a little.
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12-01-2012, 09:49 PM | #14 |
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I think Daisy and a couple of others are exceptions. I mean I put this avatar in today and it was far larger at source, but it always shrinks down to this size.
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12-01-2012, 10:12 PM | #15 |
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Why is it acceptable for some people to have table-breaking avatars but not others? The reason the 200 pixel limit was decided upon was because it was considered obscenely large by our old standards (back when we had a 100x100 avatar size limit) and was as large as we would allow the table column to be pushed over into the post column's space. Does anyone really need an avatar larger than 200 pixels? And if so, if that answer is "yes," then might there not be a time when everyone finds himself in need of such an avatar? Whatever the maximum acceptable size for avatars is considered to be, shouldn't everyone have equal access to it? And if you agree that it'd be off-putting were everyone to have super-sized avatars, then why turn a blind eye to it when one or two people do it?
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12-01-2012, 10:17 PM | #16 |
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I wasn't defending it, merely pointing it out that only a few are able to use larger avatars.
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12-01-2012, 10:31 PM | #17 |
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I'm not home and wont be till tomorrow. Im on my phone. I cant tell how large Yukis sig is or give any numbers. All I can say is Rangeets sig is fucking huge sometimes. I think my sig, with spoiler box opened, is too large. That's why I put it there.
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12-01-2012, 10:45 PM | #19 |
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First, that has to be the shittiest excuse for special privileges on this forum I have ever heard. I can think of plenty of people who would deserve the privilege before Daisy if we're going to chalk it up to "positive and substantial contributions to the community."
But second, this isn't about Daisy and it isn't about saying certain people deserve special privileges. I'm saying that if an avatar is too big when one person uses it, it's too big when anyone uses it; and vice-versa that when an avatar is acceptably sized when one person uses it, then it is acceptably sized when anyone else uses it and thus anyone else should be permitted to use it. Third, Daisy sure as fuck didn't draw the picture that is currently in her avatar, if that's what you were trying to suggest. Fourth, see Point #2 again. It bears re-emphasizing as it is my entire point regarding the avatar situation. "What works for one works for all; what doesn't work for one should not be used by anyone else because the reasons for its not working are global concerns."
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12-01-2012, 10:55 PM | #21 |
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As much as I like to dick around, this particular subforum isn't the best place for that. I also agree with Talon - avatars should be 200 or 175. The size I gave now I liked best. Cant check now phone.
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12-01-2012, 10:56 PM | #22 |
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The top image is currently 250 x 320 pixels. FB Banner is still the same height as before (52 pixels).
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12-01-2012, 11:00 PM | #23 |
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Thanks. But that doesnt mean anything until I see it on an actual PC. Being on a phone is bad for judging imagee. I just posted to give my input.
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12-01-2012, 11:02 PM | #24 |
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Talon, have you ever considered lying down for a bit and not getting quite as exercised about pointless things on the internet?
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12-01-2012, 11:07 PM | #25 |
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I can't tell you how annoying it is that people keep saying this. That I care at all does not mean that I OMFG THE WORLD IS GOING TO FUCKING END I'MMA SLIT MY WRISTS RIGHT NOW IF PEOPLE DON'T SHRINK THEIR SIGS ;_; care. -.-;
'Cause I don't. I just spoke up with about as much
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