edesignuk said:erm....no it's not. There's been no talk about that at all
Geez, I was just making a reference to Vector's tar and just trying to be funny... don't be offended, didn't want to "spoil" your thread.
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GUIDE/FAQ: Hay guys, how do I get an avatar?
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Geez, I was just making a reference to Vector's tar and just trying to be funny... don't be offended, didn't want to "spoil" your thread.
I'm not offended in the slightest, and you didn't spoil the thread. I just didn't see the relevance in this thread to your comment, that's allDiatribe said:Geez, I was just making a reference to Vector's tar and just trying to be funny... don't be offended, didn't want to "spoil" your thread.
A few people have reported that they couldn't set an avatar after they reached 500 posts, only to say "never mind - now it works" shortly afterward. Is it necessary to log out and log back into the forums before trying to set an avatar for the first time? If so, this ought to be in this GUIDE. If nobody knows for sure, maybe it should be mentioned as a troubleshooting step in case the procedure doesn't work the first time.
Doctor Q said:
It seems to me more like it might be some kind of system lag, like a file being updated or something. My memory is that I tried logging out and back in, and that wasn't enough, but that I was able to add my avatar after an hour or two.
Then I suggest that that advice (i.e., wait a few hours and try again) be added as a troubleshooting tip until/unless we know better.mkrishnan said:
cluthz said:I reached 500 posts about a week ago, I couldn't add it before the next day.
(I tried to log in and out, no luck)
It takes some time to get the avatar, so I guess a few hours extra won't make much difference..
Yeah, patience seems to be the dominant curative. We could just put into the faq:
Q: OMG, I'VE BEEN A N00B 4 10 MNTHS NOW, AND I FINALLY MADE 500 POSTS. I PWNED MACRUMORS NOW111! Y CAN'T I GET AN AVATAR?
A: Wait a day, try again. Use the time in between to TURN OFF YOUR @#$@ CAPS LOCK KEY, and sign up for many, many free iPod offers. Because they're all true. And if that doesn't work, PM me. I promise to Paypal you $0.25 so you can call someone who really cares.
sushi said:Then again, there is some of us (well at least one of us) with well over 500 posts who have no idea what to use for an avatar.
...I am hoping to become enlighted around 800!
Sushi
We could start a find Sushi a 'tar thread!
My nomination:
mkrishnan said:
"If I gave you a penny for that thought, then I overpaid."
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Oh and my avatar came around because it comes in handy for a thread like, "MAC vs. Windows and my Windows won!!! Stupid Mac users!!!!"
Just read the 'tar...
edesignuk said:That's not a problem I suffer
*sighs* yes, so many beautiful women, so little time....
For those of us that are not so creative (me!) it's an easy theme to follow and there is an endless source pics of anyone all over the netmkrishnan said:*sighs* yes, so many beautiful women, so little time....
edesignuk said:For those of us that are not so creative (me!) it's an easy theme to follow and there is an endless source pics of anyone all over the net
I'm not really certain that you qualify for the non-creative list...then again, I grew up in Detroit, where people somehow simultaneously receive welfare payments and drive big Benzes with 23" rims....
