Mr Jim,
Am I over looking the feature in my settings or is it not there?? I've also noticed that I can't view profiles of other members. Are these features private or am I missing something here? Is there some sort of probationary period for us newbies? If so I can give references. Just curious, and thanks in advance!
GunDog, private messages will kick in automatically after your 25th post. That, along with the other permissions are board wide meaning everyone has to go through the same probationary period. I cant adjust the setting for a single user.
That rule, simply prevents people from joining the board to sell things via private message advertisements. There's no fee to sell things here or run banners, the only thing required is participation. So if someone has to advertise via private message, then they clearly have no interest in participating.
I'm 100% sure that you fall no where near that category :wink: Just explaining the permission rule.
As far as avatars, we ran into some trouble a while back with images getting uploading that contained malicious code. (described here (http://finsandfur.net/forums/index.php?topic=8937.0))
Again I'm near positive you have no intentions of this either, but the board wide permission for adding avatars, comes after 100 posts.
Since there is no good way to override that either for a single user, you or any other new member waiting to cross the 100 posts threshold, are more then welcome to send me the avatar along with your board name and I will gladly put it into place for you, eliminating your 100 post waiting period. :wink:
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Thanks for the help Mr. Jim! I had it about figured out from reading some of the other post here. I do appreciate your quick response just the same. Is there some where to read the avatar and/or picture posting requirements, sizes? From here on out I'll try and be less aggravating to ya :biggrin:
Most of the rules or permission procedures are pinned in the Board Announcements (updates and rules) Forum (http://finsandfur.net/forums/index.php?board=24.0). But what you dont find, feel free to ask. You arent aggravating anyone :wink:
As far as picture sizes, you can post any size picture you want. The site is trained to adjust them accordingly.
Good info! I didn't know about the avatar and I miss mine!! lol
Send it to me Wolfwoman, and I'll put it in for you.
Quote from: FinsnFur on October 06, 2009, 10:04:53 PM
As far as picture sizes, you can post any size picture you want. The site is trained to adjust them accordingly.
You should have seen him waking up in the mornings to let the site out. It took Jim the longest time before he got the right amount of BS and fishing stories in the mix so the site could hold it till morning. But now look all traiined and house broken. Self adjusting pictuers and sending out automatic emails. How far the site has come. I hear next week hes going to try to teach it to shake hands and roll over. :biggrin: :wink:
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f132/Wolfwoman7/Avatar.jpg)
That's my avatar.
Your right it is. :wink:
and Slag...your pretty perceptive arent ya. :biggrin:
<---------------------- ME!!! Thank you!
Cool avatar Wolfwoman
Thanks, that's Dakota :)
Quote from: FinsnFur on October 07, 2009, 06:26:11 PM
Your right it is. :wink:
and Slag...your pretty perceptive arent ya. :biggrin:
somebody has to make you do a :confused: everynow and then :eyebrow:
Jim - Can ya get this one in my avatar for me? One on the walls in the dusty old man cave. Thanks
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/AceGunDogs/IMG_0569.jpg)
How's that? :wink:
Thanks Boss. It's starting to look more like home here now! :highclap:
UPDATE!
I've done some rearranging and changed how your avatars are stored on the server. The way the developers of this forum software have it, it just wastes valuable resources and slows things down.
For inquiring minds, every single avatar load is another php call, which loads a session, the user's settings and permissions, the board and its theme. In addition, two additional calls to the database are made to load the avatar itself, and to increment the view counter.
If five different avatars are displayed on a page, that's five additional php calls and dozens of database queries getting made.
So not only will this reduce the processor load on our server, it's also reducing our database load. Which keeps this place humming just that much faster, even under traffic.
The side effects to this
Very minute when compared to the performance increase, but
your avatars will have to be resized to a maximum width of 99 pixels before they will upload for you. Which is the standard avatar size around here.
Previously you could upload a picture the size of Lordal's tablecloth and PHP would resize them for you.
Need one resized? I'm not too hard to find :biggrin:
That's cool boss but I think mine will look after itself :shrug:
QuotePreviously you could upload a picture the size of Lordal's tablecloth and PHP would resize them for you.
I bet I'm guilty :doh2: I have not seen Lordsal's table cloth but, I've loaded a couple of big'uns. Sorry boss ... :innocentwhistle:
no, no there's nothing to feel guilty about.
By me removing all stress of php, and session calls when an avatar is required to load, the resizing which is a php call also, goes with it.
Just saying that because of it, the avatars will have to be resized ahead of time now. :wink:
I am so glad I found this post. I was going nuts trying to figure out how to navigate around and contact others. I'm no computer genius ( my daughter helps me a lot ) . I just need to look around more :doh2:
:wink:
And if you want an to use a particular avatar, you'll have to email it to me and I will put it in place for you. admin@finsandfur.net
No offense, but with the recently discovered risks involved with embedding malicious code into images, we've eliminated the right for new members to upload any images to the server.
I understand completely. Can any picture, such as a snapshot, be used for an avatar? And by the way, the avatar is the little picture directly under the screen name, correct?
Any picture can be used, yes. With some obvious discretion of course.
And yes the avatar is the picture below a users name, which are sized 99x99. You may want to resize it yourself as close as possible to those dimensions, because if not, the server will resize, but it will lose some clarity if it's reduced a lot.
Thanks! I also found the RULES section ( I saw the CAPITAL letters ) right above this one
Hey Jim my avatar disappeared. Think it's because I'm a new member ( less than 25 posts ) or what? No problems just wondering.
It wont disappear becasue have less then 25 posts. You wont be able to upload one until your have 25 posts.
Send me the picture you want as your avatar at admin@finsandfur.net and I can put it in for you.
Jeembu, I vuoold leeke-a tu edd un efeter. Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp! Vuoold yuoo pleese-a tveek zee setteengs oon my pruffeele-a su I cun uplued my efeter? Thunk yuoo fery mooch.
Send me the picture you want as your avatar at admin@finsandfur.net and I can put it in for you.
Jimbo cant change the settings for just one person. The boards dont work that way. If you want an Avatar you have to email it to the Boss. OR wait till you have the required number of posts.
Dont worry guy's..........If your having trouble playing with your avatar......No Problem! It's just a matter of time before the Yotehntr and HaMaR Hijack it anyway! :madd:
Protect your Avatar at all cost from these Bastieds! Or you'll end up wearing a red wig and they will steel your rifle and your game!
I'm gettin mad again! :argh:
:laf: I thought I seen one of them stealing your posts last night also. :huh:
Ugh Oh........I gotta find it! :doh2:
Quote from: FinsnFur on May 16, 2010, 09:35:04 AM
:laf: I thought I seen one of them stealing your posts last night also. :huh:
WTH Jimbo!! Thanks for rattin Brad out again!! I bet he blames it on me again too. :rolleye:
:alscalls: :alscalls:
I said one of em :shrug:
Quote from: FinsnFur on May 16, 2010, 05:38:24 PM
I said one of em :shrug:
:confused: Sure thought I heard "Brad stole one of your posts last night". I'll have to go back & look now. :laf: :laf:
Quote from: HaMeR on May 16, 2010, 07:04:55 PM
Quote from: FinsnFur on May 16, 2010, 05:38:24 PM
I said one of em :shrug:
:confused: Sure thought I heard "Brad stole one of your posts last night". I'll have to go back & look now. :laf: :laf:
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Guilty Dog bark's first.............You Flippin Hijacker :argh: :argh: :argh:
:laf: :laf:
"you flippin hijacker", he says. roflmao! :laf: