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GUIDE/FAQ: Hay guys, how do I get an avatar?
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That's one opinion. Of course, you can always start your own forum and establish any rules you like.
Because many people post a few times and then leave. Giving them an avatar option just wastes space/bandwidth on users that don't really need them.
Besides, if you're in it for the long haul, 500 posts isn't much. I personally disable avatars because it's distracting and wastes bandwidth when I'm on the MiFi.
Erm... let's suppose a person posts once every other day (about my rate). It will take more than two and a half years (2.73 to be exact) for a person like me to earn their avatar. Obviously the rules are purely at the discretion of those that run the site - I get that - but it does seem a little arbitrary. If bandwidth is an issue, then why not simply forgo avatars all together? If it is about recognizing contributions, then there are others ways of judging this, and right now the 500 criterion encourages even greater bandwidth waste with frivolous posts.
Like this one.
(that's 212, 288 to go...)
Like this one.
(that's 212, 288 to go...)
I didn't know that is an option. Thank you! (Odd, coming from the member who just added an avatar but I've always wanted to try one.)
black and white avatars?
I didn't know where to ask this.... but how come many of the moderators and demi-gods and demi-goddesses have black and white avatars lately? I haven't been on Macrumors much this week (I'm a professor, and it is final exam week), so I must have missed the reason for it. Just curious! Thank you for any information about this. I looked around but couldn't see why.....
I didn't know where to ask this.... but how come many of the moderators and demi-gods and demi-goddesses have black and white avatars lately? I haven't been on Macrumors much this week (I'm a professor, and it is final exam week), so I must have missed the reason for it. Just curious! Thank you for any information about this. I looked around but couldn't see why.....
It's a secret. If we told you, we'd have to kill you.
OK, GGJstudios, I don't want to die just to know this.... but I definitely see lots and lots of folks with this special kind of avatar. I looked on MRoogle too, but I don't see anything about it..... I didn't even really know what to search for, except black and white avatars???? It is very strange indeed.
It seems to be an epidemic, I even saw one over at TrekBBS (a message board for future technology not even Apple could devise, like the Flux Jeffries microbes for example).
OK, my wife said that these reveal some kind of secret if you scan them with your cell phone.
You all won't believe this, but despite my huge Mac Pro in my sig, I don't own a cell phone. I don't own a car either. So I'm a bit unaware of what is happening with cell phone technology. Pretty crazy.
Do the square black and white avatars have something to do with that?
(Wow I sound so naive!!!!!!)
You all won't believe this, but despite my huge Mac Pro in my sig, I don't own a cell phone. I don't own a car either. So I'm a bit unaware of what is happening with cell phone technology. Pretty crazy.
Do the square black and white avatars have something to do with that?
(Wow I sound so naive!!!!!!)
They seem to be doing a 12 Days of Christmas countdown, subbing the original lyrics for MR inspired ones.
It's a secret. If we told you, we'd have to kill you.
Kill me.
Thank you, angelwatt, that was very helpful indeed!! I appreciate you letting me know. Have a great day.
So how do you scan them with a iphone? I tried pointing it at it and nothing, and then...lol...i took a pic of it, and nothing.
My stepbrother has his profile pic of it on his facebook
So how do you scan them with a iphone? I tried pointing it at it and nothing, and then...lol...i took a pic of it, and nothing.
My stepbrother has his profile pic of it on his facebook
Try getting a bar code reader app like Red Laser for the iPhone
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Oh, okay, I was wondering about those myself.
So... this is a bit like the "Sig That Doesn't End" meme from a while ago. Neat. Adds flavor to the community.
I know this is quite an old thread but I felt it was better than creating a whole new thread again just for one, related question. Why is there a file size/dimensional limit on new avatars? Is it to stop people choosing stupidly sized avatars that take up space on threads? Or is to do with server space? Just wondering.