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Uploading of custom avatars re-enabled
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:10 pm
by another_commander
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.
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:30 pm
by JazHaz
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]
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:38 pm
by another_commander
Just want to comment here that I would discourage images in signatures. They result in a messy looking forum.
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:45 pm
by JazHaz
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.
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:02 pm
by Lucidor
Perhaps you could replace those error messages with a text explaining that it's a disabled feature and why?
Where's the Boa 2 ?
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:37 pm
by Smivs
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?
Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 1:30 pm
by Yrol_Denjeah
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.
Re: Where's the Boa 2 ?
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:15 am
by Zbond-Zbond
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
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:01 am
by aegidian
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.
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:22 am
by Smivs
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?
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:37 am
by Cody
Good question… unfortunately, I suspect he means the gallery. Plenty of us out here who’d dearly like a custom avatar.
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 11:09 am
by aegidian
Yup, to the gallery.
Look what I did...
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:24 pm
by aegidian
For a limited time, custom avatar uploading has been re-enabled.
Huzzah!
-- Giles.
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:27 pm
by Cody
Right on Commander!!!
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:25 pm
by Smivs
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.