Totster Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Hi, My Avatar has disappeared after the upgrade, and when I try to either upload from my computer or from URL it fails. Have the settings been changed in some way (i.e file size)? I have always used the URL method which uses a 3rd party host like photobucket, but cannot see this option now. I'll look into gravatar in the meantime totster (seems there are some smileys missing also) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Hi Remote avatars can not be used as we had problems with some of them. Upload avatar should wor, will look into the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Hi Remote avatars can not be used as we had problems with some of them. Upload avatar should wor, will look into the issue. Thanks - it's a 310KB animated gif, totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Animated gifs are not working yet (see mine and G's for example), but you should be able to upload your gif file Totster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Animated gifs are not working yet (see mine and G's for example), but you should be able to upload your gif file Totster. I get this error.. totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Could you try uploading it to your TV gallery and linking to it from there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Is it too big tots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fookhaht Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 After my avatar disappeared about 3 months ago, it came back with this upgrade. Go figure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Could you try uploading it to your TV gallery and linking to it from there? That would be the same as a remote avatar, which is not available now Is it too big tots? Not sure what the max is - it's 90x90 and 310KB. I have just uploaded an image to do for now, so it's something specific about my normal avatar that the system doesn't like, quite possibly file size. totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Totster, looks like animated gifs is not allowed anymore for security reasons. Look at my Cheeta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Totster, looks like animated gifs is not allowed anymore for security reasons. Look at my Cheeta Fix it. Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 My animated gif stopped working on the forum too, but was still working on my profile page, so I suspect the avatars on the forum are resized. I successfully changed it for a jpg file uploaded from my computer, but now when I try and change to another jpg it seemingly allows me to - uploading a new image and changing on the profile view, but when I go back to the forum the old jpg is still there. I've tried removing the image, which does remove it from the forum, but when I add a new image it goes back to the original one. The "photo editing" page on my profile shows the one I want, but as soon as I exit it I get the old one back. Any ideas anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rixalex Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 My animated gif stopped working on the forum too, but was still working on my profile page, so I suspect the avatars on the forum are resized. I successfully changed it for a jpg file uploaded from my computer, but now when I try and change to another jpg it seemingly allows me to - uploading a new image and changing on the profile view, but when I go back to the forum the old jpg is still there. I've tried removing the image, which does remove it from the forum, but when I add a new image it goes back to the original one. The "photo editing" page on my profile shows the one I want, but as soon as I exit it I get the old one back. Any ideas anyone? Have a beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 My animated gif stopped working on the forum too, but was still working on my profile page, so I suspect the avatars on the forum are resized. I successfully changed it for a jpg file uploaded from my computer, but now when I try and change to another jpg it seemingly allows me to - uploading a new image and changing on the profile view, but when I go back to the forum the old jpg is still there. I've tried removing the image, which does remove it from the forum, but when I add a new image it goes back to the original one. The "photo editing" page on my profile shows the one I want, but as soon as I exit it I get the old one back. Any ideas anyone? Have a beer. Have a beer? With a jammed avatar? If only it were so simple. My Christmas is ruined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rixalex Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 (edited) Have a beer? With a jammed avatar? If only it were so simple. My Christmas is ruined. Don't give up hope mate. I understand that Sir Bob Geldoff is looking for a needy cause over Christmas. He did do wonders for the starving in Africa. I see no reason why he wouldn't want to aid in your plight. Give him a shout - after all, he can only say no. Edited December 24, 2011 by rixalex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 I'll have a dig in the avatar issue on Monday. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted December 25, 2011 Author Share Posted December 25, 2011 I'll have a dig in the avatar issue on Monday. Cheers Cheers G, have a nice Christmas ! totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantilley Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Animated GIFs are still allowed in emoticons ( , etc.), so it seems strange that they'd be intentionally blocked from avatars. Nice temporary avatar by the way Totster - I had a few pints of that on Xmas eve here in Blightly, lovely stuff. You haven't managed to find it in Thailand, have you?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiangmaibruce Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 (edited) My animated gif stopped working on the forum too, but was still working on my profile page ... I successfully changed it for a jpg file uploaded from my computer, but now when I try and change to another jpg it seemingly allows me to - uploading a new image and changing on the profile view, but when I go back to the forum the old jpg is still there. I've tried removing the image, which does remove it from the forum, but when I add a new image it goes back to the original one. The "photo editing" page on my profile shows the one I want, but as soon as I exit it I get the old one back. Any ideas anyone? I am in exactly the same situation as you. Animated gif stopped working so tried several alternatives. Chose one - which shows in my photo editing page - but can't get rid of an earlier test pic. Tried logging out and in ... re-uploading, etc, but no joy. Edited December 26, 2011 by chiangmaibruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 so it seems strange that they'd be intentionally blocked from avatars. I suspect they are not intentionally blocked but the automatic rescaling software is losing the animation information. Think George has it on the list of things to look into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onionluke Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Hello , mine's has been cropped and lost it's all roundedness . Is it poss to reinstate it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiangmaibruce Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Animated gif stopped working so tried several alternatives. Chose one - which shows in my photo editing page - but can't get rid of an earlier test pic. Tried logging out and in ... re-uploading, etc, but no joy. Hi. I am still stuck with this problem. I now have the desired pic/avatar on my profile page so I again attempted to replace the pic that appears when I post (the old test pic). Tried the same procedure that I tried initially but just can't shake it. Any hints? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiangmaibruce Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Hi. I am still stuck with this problem. Not any more. I'm all fixed, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Animated gif stopped working so tried several alternatives. Chose one - which shows in my photo editing page - but can't get rid of an earlier test pic. Tried logging out and in ... re-uploading, etc, but no joy. Hi. I am still stuck with this problem. I now have the desired pic/avatar on my profile page so I again attempted to replace the pic that appears when I post (the old test pic). Tried the same procedure that I tried initially but just can't shake it. Any hints? It can take a few hours or maybe longer, depending on caching on server and your ISP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GooEng Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 i've changed my photo from the skull thing to another design, but when i post i see the skull still and i cannot see where to change the avatar in the profile editing page. i seem to recall having to set the avatar that is displayed on posts in a different place from where the profile photo is changed but i can't find it - it was a while back in the old version and i am wondering if something has changed or am i missing something obvious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 i've changed my photo from the skull thing to another design, but when i post i see the skull still and i cannot see where to change the avatar in the profile editing page. i seem to recall having to set the avatar that is displayed on posts in a different place from where the profile photo is changed but i can't find it - it was a while back in the old version and i am wondering if something has changed or am i missing something obvious? There are no longer two photo placements (avatar and personal photo) but just the one which is used for both purposes. It sometimes takes time for ISP caches to catchup. Try CTRL+F5 to reload the page. 2nd, the avatar/photo I see on your profile is not allowed as it is a QR code and especially since it is going to a fund raising site. So, you need to select a different one and try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GooEng Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 i've changed my photo from the skull thing to another design, but when i post i see the skull still and i cannot see where to change the avatar in the profile editing page. i seem to recall having to set the avatar that is displayed on posts in a different place from where the profile photo is changed but i can't find it - it was a while back in the old version and i am wondering if something has changed or am i missing something obvious? There are no longer two photo placements (avatar and personal photo) but just the one which is used for both purposes. It sometimes takes time for ISP caches to catchup. Try CTRL+F5 to reload the page. 2nd, the avatar/photo I see on your profile is not allowed as it is a QR code and especially since it is going to a fund raising site. So, you need to select a different one and try again. got it, and thank you tywais Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiangmaibruce Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hi. I am still stuck with this problem. Not any more. I'm all fixed, thanks. Well this is odd. Now I keep losing my pic/avatar and have to re-upload it each couple of days ... have done this 3-4 times already ...not sure why (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombkk Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I uploaded a new photo/avatar yesterday. When I look at my settings, I see the new avatar, but my posts still show the old one. Size of the new one is 37,599 Bytes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I uploaded a new photo/avatar yesterday. When I look at my settings, I see the new avatar, but my posts still show the old one. Size of the new one is 37,599 Bytes. Nearly always a caching issue either the ISP cache or local cache. Hit the CTRL+F5 keys to reload the page and refresh the local cache. If it doesn't reflect the new avatar then will have to wait for the ISP cache to update which can be 1-3+ days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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