Uploading of custom avatars re-enabled

Post by **another_commander** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:10 pm

For a limited time, custom avatar uploading has been re-enabled.

Huzzah!

-- Giles.
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Seeing that we get asked about this quite often, please be advised that due to security related issues, uploading of custom avatars to the forum has been disabled until further notice.

More detailed information here.

JazHaz · Post by **JazHaz** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:30 pm

As a way around this, either use the galleried avatars (standard Oolite ships) or use an image in your signature, found on your profile.

The code you use is as follows:

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[img]http://your.url.to.your.pic.goes.here[/img]

If you want the image to be clickable, use the following code:

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[url=http://the.website.to.link.to][img]http://your.url.to.your.pic.goes.here[/img][/url]

Post by **another_commander** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:38 pm

Just want to comment here that I would discourage images in signatures. They result in a messy looking forum.

JazHaz · Post by **JazHaz** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:45 pm

another_commander wrote:
Just want to comment here that I would discourage images in signatures. They result in a messy looking forum.

If you have Greasemonkey script support in your browser, you can install a script that strips out user's signatures. Find it here: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/32091

I can confirm it works nicely too.

Lucidor · Post by **Lucidor** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:02 pm

Perhaps you could replace those error messages with a text explaining that it's a disabled feature and why?

Commander Smivs · Post by **Smivs** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:37 pm

I'd be happy to have an avatar of my current ship, a Boa Class Cruiser (Boa 2), but there doesn't seem to be one in the gallery, just a regular Boa. Any chance of adding one, please?

Yrol_Denjeah · Post by **Yrol_Denjeah** » Sun May 09, 2010 1:30 pm

A Quote from another_commander:
"Seeing that we get asked about this quite often, please be advised that due to security related issues, uploading of custom avatars to the forum has been disabled until further notice."

It would only be fair then to switch the custom avatars off.
Make Everybody use the forum-avatars.
Its kinda "in the face" for everybody who is not allowed anymore
to use a custom one.

Or switch the feature on for one day every month,
like... every 1st saturday or so.

Zbond-Zbond · Post by **Zbond-Zbond** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:15 am

Smivs wrote:
I'd be happy to have an avatar of my current ship, a Boa Class Cruiser (Boa 2), but there doesn't seem to be one in the gallery, just a regular Boa. Any chance of adding one, please?

.. .. what he said

aegidian · Post by **aegidian** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:01 am

It can't be switched on because of issues with the out-of-date nature of the phpbb software here and the effects of a past attack on the system.

Ideally I'd switch the board to phpbb 3, but it's a non-trivial task.

Drop me a nice email with images no bigger than 100 pixels square and I'll upload them into the relevant folder. Mmmkay?

-- Giles.

Commander Smivs · Post by **Smivs** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:22 am

aegidian wrote:

Drop me a nice email with images no bigger than 100 pixels square and I'll upload them into the relevant folder. Mmmkay?

-- Giles.

Can I just check, by the 'relevant folder', do you mean an individual's BB account or are you asking for avatars that can be be added to the gallery?

Website · Post by **Cody** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:37 am

Good question… unfortunately, I suspect he means the gallery. Plenty of us out here who’d dearly like a custom avatar.

aegidian · Post by **aegidian** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 11:09 am

Yup, to the gallery.

aegidian · Post by **aegidian** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:24 pm

For a limited time, custom avatar uploading has been re-enabled.

Huzzah!

-- Giles.

Website · Post by **Cody** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:27 pm

Right on Commander!!!

Commander Smivs · Post by **Smivs** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:25 pm

El Viejo wrote:
Right on Commander!!!

Seconded

Edit:- I have prepared a few Avatars based on some of the Smivs'Shipset ships, plus the Boa Clipper and Contractor. You can find these here.

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