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[fox mulder]

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How to ....
Add or Change a Forum Avatar

(1) Go to My Controls at the top right hand corner of the Showmasters Forum front page (http://showmastersonline.com/forums)

(2) Click on Edit Avatar Settings, under Personal Profile, on the left side of My Controls.

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Now you have two choices:-

(a.) Pre-installed avatars - Select any avatar from the list by clicking on it, and then on Add This Avatar To My Profile at the bottom of the page.

(b.) Your image avatars - You will have to add a web address (for example www.collectormania.com/avatar.gif) to link to in the blank area next to 'Your Avatar'. It is best if you link from your own webspace, unless you have permission from the owner.

NOTE: FORUM AVATAR UPLOADS WILL NOT WORK - YOU HAVE TO LINK TO ONE.

To find out the address of an avatar - Right click on the picture, and then left click on Properties. The Address (URL) will appear, and you can copy and paste this into the appropriate place on the forum controls.

Again, click on Add This Avatar To My Profile at the bottom of the page, and you should have your new avatar.
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Tip - Photobucket (http://www.photobucket.com) provides free webspace for picture files and supports file linking.

Imageshack (http://www.imageshack.us) also does, but possibly has limited bandwidth. Use the 'direct link' option once uploade onto their site.

Be wary of some websites such as Yahoo Photos (http://photos.yahoo.com) not allowing linked files, or having limited bandwidth (you can only view files so many times in a specified time period) like Angelfire (http://angelfire.lycos.com).

To find avatars, use a search engine such as Google (http://www.google.co.uk) or use their image specific section.
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Edited by fox mulder, 01 May 2008 - 08:34 PM.

[timelord81r]

fox mulder, on Jul 9 2004, 09:46 PM, said:

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How to ....
Add or Change a Forum Avatar

(1) Go to My Controls at the top right hand corner of the Showmasters Forum front page (http://showmastersonline.com/forums)

(2) Click on Edit Avatar Settings, under Personal Profile, on the left side of My Controls.

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Now you have two choices:-

(a.) Pre-installed avatars - Select any avatar from the list by clicking on it, and then on Add This Avatar To My Profile at the bottom of the page.

(b.) Your image avatars - You will have to add a web address (for example www.collectormania.com/avatar.gif) to link to in the blank area next to 'Your Avatar'. It is best if you link from your own webspace, unless you have permission from the owner.

NOTE: FORUM AVATAR UPLOADS WILL NOT WORK - YOU HAVE TO LINK TO ONE.

To find out the address of an avatar - Right click on the picture, and then left click on Properties. The Address (URL) will appear, and you can copy and paste this into the appropriate place on the forum controls.

Again, click on Add This Avatar To My Profile at the bottom of the page, and you should have your new avatar.
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Tip - Photobucket (http://www.photobucket.com) provides free webspace for picture files and supports file linking.

Imageshack (http://www.imageshack.us) also does, but possibly has limited bandwidth. Use the 'direct link' option once uploade onto their site.

Be wary of some websites such as Yahoo Photos (http://photos.yahoo.com) not allowing linked files, or having limited bandwidth (you can only view files so many times in a specified time period) like Angelfire (http://angelfire.lycos.com).

To find avatars, use a search engine such as Google (http://www.google.co.uk) or use their image specific section.
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Hi, ive tried photo bucket and it doesnt upload to my controls, just says no avatar selected when i try to upload it via the ulr link, can anyone help?

[Queen_Sindel]

How large is the file? Usually that's the problem. 64x64 pixels and 20 KB is the maximum.

[timelord81r]

Queen_Sindel, on Jul 23 2009, 12:08 PM, said:

How large is the file? Usually that's the problem. 64x64 pixels and 20 KB is the maximum.

yer ive cropped loads of pics to the size and dimension limits but all i get now is

The upload failed. Please contact a member of staff to help rectify the problem

[Queen_Sindel]

Are you trying to upload directly to the forum? That's actually the error message if you try that.

You need to upload to Photobucket and then use the Photobucket link. You can't upload avatars directly to the forum. If you're on Photobucket, which of the links are you trying and where are you putting it in?

[timelord81r]

Queen_Sindel, on Aug 12 2009, 06:31 AM, said:

Are you trying to upload directly to the forum? That's actually the error message if you try that.

You need to upload to Photobucket and then use the Photobucket link. You can't upload avatars directly to the forum. If you're on Photobucket, which of the links are you trying and where are you putting it in?

if you cant upload direct why is there a link? ;-)
I did go onto photo bucket but on my first attempt to upload it failed, I lost patience lol, will have another go later, im no genius with computers but im not an idiot either lol so I dont know why im having so many issues, im on a mac, could that be a factor?

[timelord81r]

error returned was:
Sorry, that is not a valid file extension

thats all I get from trying to upload a link from photobucket, i tried c&p every share link in photobucket, the pic is below the size requirements, what link on photobucket is the correct one?

thanks

R

[DavidB]

It's the Direct Link one that you need to use.

Post the link here if it doesn't work, let me have a look.

[Queen_Sindel]

timelord81r, on Aug 12 2009, 02:59 PM, said:

error returned was:
Sorry, that is not a valid file extension

What format did you save the picture in? Only gif, jpeg, jpg, swf and png are allowed.

Are you trying bmp or something? That may be the problem going from this error message.

[timelord81r]

DavidB, on Aug 12 2009, 02:20 PM, said:

It's the Direct Link one that you need to use.

Post the link here if it doesn't work, let me have a look.

here is the link to one of the pics i tried, its below the limits a

http://i634.photobuc...3202_3161-1.jpg

thanks

R

Queen_Sindel, on Aug 12 2009, 02:32 PM, said:

timelord81r, on Aug 12 2009, 02:59 PM, said:

error returned was:
Sorry, that is not a valid file extension

What format did you save the picture in? Only gif, jpeg, jpg, swf and png are allowed.

Are you trying bmp or something? That may be the problem going from this error message.

it was uploaded to photo bucket as a jpeg, so shouldn't of changed, its all very annoying lol

[DavidB]

http://img9.imagesha...timelord81r.jpg

Try that one instead. Make sure it's in the Enter The URL part.

If that doesn't work then hmm!

[timelord81r]

DavidB, on Aug 12 2009, 07:14 PM, said:

http://img9.imagesha...timelord81r.jpg

Try that one instead. Make sure it's in the Enter The URL part.

If that doesn't work then hmm!

cheers mate

[DavidB]

No problem

[enty]

I'm trying to give my mum (I'm not Enty) an avatar
http://yfrog.com/5y77170113g
But its not working  
I also tried Photobucket
http://s229.photobuc...urrent=S5-1.gif
Which also didnt work
"The error returned was:"
"Sorry, that is not a valid file extension"

I made it myself so i made it 64x64, its GIF, its within 20KBs

Can anyone help?
Thanks~

[DavidB]

http://i229.photobuc...edRach/S5-1.gif

Use that link instead?

(Make sure you right click and copy the whole link, not just how it looks above.)

Edited by DavidB, 13 December 2009 - 10:24 PM.

[enty]

Thank you xD

[vlfowler]

DavidB, on Aug 12 2009, 03:20 PM, said:

It's the Direct Link one that you need to use.

Post the link here if it doesn't work, let me have a look.

HI David,
I am having the exact same problem. Here is the direct link(it is a JPEG). Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

http://i898.photobuc...st_i_think1.jpg

        

[DavidB]

OK, make sure you've followed these:

1) Go to 'My Controls'
2) 'edit Avatar settings'
3) Paste that link where it says 'Enter a URL to an online avatar image' and then 'update avatar'.

It should resize it and accept it.

I just tried it myself with your link and it worked fine.

Not sure if you need to 'remove avatar' first if you have one already but there's nothing wrong with the file/link you just posted.

Edited by DavidB, 19 June 2010 - 07:13 PM.

[vlfowler]

DavidB, on Jun 19 2010, 09:12 PM, said:

OK, make sure you've followed these:

1) Go to 'My Controls'
2) 'edit Avatar settings'
3) Paste that link where it says 'Enter a URL to an online avatar image' and then 'update avatar'.

It should resize it and accept it.

I just tried it myself with your link and it worked fine.

Not sure if you need to 'remove avatar' first if you have one already but there's nothing wrong with the file/link you just posted.

Thanks David! YOu're a doll! Have a great weekend!!

[mmmedwardcullen]

Im having the same problem , I uploaded to photobucket but on here i keep getting error. What am I doing wrong?
This is the link

mmmedwardcullen, on Jun 19 2010, 10:12 PM, said:

Im having the same problem , I uploaded to photobucket but on here i keep getting error. What am I doing wrong?
This is the link

how weird its done it here but wont upload in my settings!