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Started by Wolfy T Twisted on 03 Sep 2003, 22:39 UTC · 20 preserved posts

87-106196078703 Sep 2003, 22:39 UTC

Hello, I know I've already suggested a forum once, but I was wondering, with the new update, seems a few things have changed. Do you suppose a small forum for board related questions or bug reports would be good. I saw the balto questions forum but I figured that was for questions about balto in general, not the board.

I'd gladly be the first poster!

When I try and link my avitar, it says "Sorry, that is not a valid file extension"

I have tried linking it both in gif and jpg forms.
Please help x.x

67-106196056204 Sep 2003, 01:58 UTC

The only thing I know to suggest is, when you tried linking to it, did you keep the http:// part in the URL? Other than that, I'll wait until I see what Silver says.

83-106196071604 Sep 2003, 19:20 UTC

Err, techically this is the help forum. Well, it can double as a help forum, so there's no need for a new one.

As for your avatar, that's a strange problem indeed. Did you test the avatar on your own server before linking it? If so, did you make the possible mistake that CW pointed out? I'd double check to see if you haven't one or the other. If that doesn't work, e-mail me the avatar and I'll give it a try. ^_^;

87-106196078704 Sep 2003, 22:12 UTC

It shows up fine on a server I have. And I did add the http ect part. I'll try a few more times though.

106-106196082206 Sep 2003, 02:27 UTC

Don't feel bad Wolfy, it's doing the same darn thing to me! I have the http:// part and everything, the pixels and dimentions are perfect, they're not even 100 by 100, and it won't let me upload it! I mean, I drew t a pic specialy and specifically for my av, and now it won't work. Maybe the place where you uplosd the av's is slow or something.

But yeah, Wolfy your not the only one this is happening to.

67-106196056206 Sep 2003, 03:06 UTC

Maybe the servers don't allow remote linking (showing their images on different sites)? Which server did you upload your avatars to?

87-106196078706 Sep 2003, 03:32 UTC

I've tried both Bloop and Angilfire.

83-106196071606 Sep 2003, 03:37 UTC

Send me the avatar, I'll check it out for you.

67-106196056206 Sep 2003, 04:07 UTC

I don't know about Bloop, but Angelfire, if I recall correctly, is one of those sites that don't allow remote linking of their images.

69-106279399506 Sep 2003, 12:44 UTC

forgive me for being a retard but i can't even find where to apply an avatar. it(the control panel) says i can change it in my personal info, but i cannot find it.

where are you my little avatar?!?!

87-106196078706 Sep 2003, 12:58 UTC

Alrighty, thanks silver! I'll just post it on this reply.

http://www.bloopdiary.com/users/user13112/avviwolfytib.JPG

Oh, and Echo Husky, you get the avitar option when you reach fifty posts. That's why you can't find it.

83-106196071606 Sep 2003, 15:12 UTC

Okay lemme take a look at for you, Wolfy.

And yes she's right. �I know it's annoying right now, but I also wanted to give people the option of changing their member titles as well. �So it's like a trade off of sorts.

*Edit*

Hmm, it could have been that your avatar was in a .JPG format and not .jpg, Wolfy. I changed the file name to lowercase in Photoshop, uploaded it to my server and tested it out. It worked fine for me. If you'd like to reupload the image to your own server with the lower case file extension, here's the file. http://www.theicecave.org/temp/avviwolfytib.jpg

If it still doesn't work for you on your server, I'll host the image for you.

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87-106196078706 Sep 2003, 16:02 UTC

Oh, thankyou, Silver! I didn't know that JPG and jpg were different. A million thanks! ^^

83-106196071606 Sep 2003, 16:08 UTC

You're very welcome, i'm glad I could help! And I learned something new about the board in the process. ;)

106-106196082206 Sep 2003, 19:32 UTC

i tried to upload mine at Shutterfly. It shows the pics fine and everything.

67-106196056206 Sep 2003, 21:54 UTC

We'll need to add another FAQ for problems with avatars! Oy. *Slaps Ikonboard for being case sensitive.*

106-106196082207 Sep 2003, 00:36 UTC

That is a good idea ^^

83-106196071607 Sep 2003, 15:35 UTC

I'll get around to it in my free time. ^_^; I'm actually trying to *gasp!* update TIC at the moment.

106-106196082208 Sep 2003, 02:43 UTC

Um..I think I managed to upload my avatar, on my screen I can see it. However, I've experienced this problem in other forums before, where only I can see my av and other people can't, because I need a different link. To you guys, it will appear as a small box with a little red "X" in it. Can you guys see it?

77-106196065608 Sep 2003, 03:08 UTC

Yep the red x is there.When I went to the site where your picture is it took me to a log in. I think that in order to see the image you have to be a member there or something with the permissions. I don't know about hpphotos since I don't use them.