I just wanted to say Yay! for personal avatars. I drew one today to celebrate. Its just me and my dog.
So have you waited for this, dreading the day or couldnt care less?
While I like how you can choose any avatar you want, I grew rather attached to my old one, so I tracked it down and personalized it only by adding my psudonym to the corner.
I thought it would be cool if we could have our own avatars but figured it would never happen. Now they wanted us to have avatars so I first just uploaded a picture of Richard's eye from the webcomic LFG. I then changed that after a few hrs to a picture of Sir Schmoopy of Awesometon from the webcartoon Unforgotten Realms. Now after I was able to get a few pics up I started trying out the different pics and finally decided to settle on this lass that is squatting while looking out of this skeleton while it is still halfway in the ground. I'm liking how it looks as an avatar which is cool cuz I really like the pic. I'm now really liking this use your own avatar thing. I'm glad they made it a new feature.
I haz the bestest avatar eber!
I certainly welcome the option of a personal avatar.
I haz the bestest avatar eber!
I wouldn't know about best but I really like it
.You used to recognice frequent posters instantly by their avatars, I guess that I don't have to adjust to a new one for you Owls.
I haz the bestest avatar eber!
Well it is pretty cool but it cant beat a pooping poodle me thinks.
You used to recognice frequent posters instantly by their avatars, I guess that I don't have to adjust to a new one for you Owls.
Aye. That's why I'm keeping to the same symbol, but a different version of it.
Should I make this my personal avatar? 
I was a little surprised to see the lack of built in avatars when logging into the new forum. Going from a selection of like 1000 to so few. At first I picked the avatar I first picked on the old forum, Ajani Vengent. I figured that with such a small selection their would be so many other people with the same avatar... unlike the old site. Like I guessed, I have seen the series of Ajani avatars all over the new forum.
So, searched the Goggle and random pictures I had and found a good one. The origin of my nickname/screenname/gamertag/bnetaccount whatever you want to call it. Kind of makes me want to change any/all of my other forum avatars to this one.
I did origninally find the lack of ready to go avatars annoying and disappointin, but now I like it :P
You can't use Gif's for an avatar. I think the only supported format is jpeg.
You can't use Gif's for an avatar. I think the only supported format is jpeg.
yeah about that. I think the only time I saw something like that mentioned is when I was doing all the necessary stuff to my profile when I logged in. I however can't find anywhere where it says what kind of files you can upload and what kind you can use for an avatar. I did just now try putting the gif as my avatar and I got like an error type response or something. I wish it would have like a little note of what file types were accepted.
I liked my old avatar... it was almost a status symbol, that I had been around so long that I had an avatar that you could no longer select. Didn't really worry about a personalized avatar.
With the option, though... well, now all my forum and art accounts (Y!, FA, DA, and half a dozen different forums throughout the web) have the same avatar (though some have a different cropping of it) which is a crop of a picture I made.
So now it's really my own. And if I ever see someone with it first I'll feel happy that they liked it enough to steal it and then I'll yell at them for stealing it.
I have the most awesome avatar on the boards. Truth.
(Currently it's Vartan Hai Sylvar from the old Forgotten Realms comic they did back in '89-'90.)
Oddly I can't seem to find the list of pre-made avatars anymore. I wasn't using them anyway, sure, but still weird.
Hmm... Maybe I'll draw up an OotS-style avatar on Inkscape.
I like it. I don't confuse people with the same AV.
Though I really liked my creepy old one.
I may have to look for it, though all I know is that it came from hetacomb, which is now defunct ...
Ah, the classic.
Just checking if mine is not stretched...
It is. What a shame.
You can't use Gif's for an avatar. I think the only supported format is jpeg.
the site supports .GIF and .JPG files
and i think the person most recognizable on these forums at this point has to be PK...a pig in a suit of armor, you cant beat with a stick...unless you put a tree in a suit of armor ;)
I like it but i'm still debating on drawing my own avatar and then uploading that but i'm not sure
and i have to actually read the names of people now before i read their posts because i don't recognise peoples avatars anymore either, guess i'll get used to them though :S
-Kraik
While I like the idea, I have had mine since I joined some three years ago or so, and I don't want to change it. Fortunately, and don't ask me why, I had it saved on my computer... I didn't even recall what it was named.
Meh, I liked my old one a bit better than this. Maybe I can hunt down a picture of a major video game villain, complete in the traditional pose for him...
EDIT: Found one.
I haz the bestest avatar eber!
No mine's the best. Because mine is really me :d 
I do like my old one still though.
I don't like relearning everybody's avatar but that'll sort itself out eventually. I really didn't like being forced to choose one, either. Now that I have binge drinkin' OTTo as my avatar, though, I feel ever so slightly better about it.
I knew making a dragon sprite in Photoshop would be a good thing one day!
I don't like relearning everybody's avatar but that'll sort itself out eventually. I really didn't like being forced to choose one, either. Now that I have binge drinkin' OTTo as my avatar, though, I feel ever so slightly better about it.
That's an awesome avatar ZB.
I only wish I was the one that made it. Or found it in the first place. 
I just ripped it off and took it as my own as fast as I possibly could. I deserve no credit for it but I'll take whate'er I'm given. 
I thought what I'd do was, I'd do the impossible and kick reason to the curb.
I thought what I'd do was, I'd do the impossible and kick reason to the curb.
And after that, you can touch the untouchable and break the unbreakable.
I thought what I'd do was, I'd do the impossible and kick reason to the curb.
Is that what I think it is? Did you touch up the laughing man logo thing?
Made it better, I'd say.
(He can also See the Invisible.)
and i think the person most recognizable on these forums at this point has to be PK...a pig in a suit of armor, you cant beat with a stick...unless you put a tree in a suit of armor ;)
Hmmph.
But your amphibian isn't toasted
If I may, how did you become toasted anyway?
But your amphibian isn't toasted
Is better now?
I dunno... sure there's fire in the background implying that he will be toasted, but he still looks just dandy as is, so he isn't toasted yet.
But I am just dandy. And toasty.
The pic seems to imply toastingamphibian where as your name is toastedamphibian which implies that you have already gone through the process of being toasted.
But I am just dandy. And toasty.
That is totally what I get from your AV now. The toad looks like he's smiling.
That is totally what I get from your AV now. The toad looks like he's smiling.
'cause I am smiling. [Kind of smuggly, even.]
But are you dandy as candy, and quicker then liquor?
... Wait a second, why does that sound familiar and where did it come from...
... ah! That's right, a rhyme about how to woo a woman into your bed: "Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker."
... anyway.
But are you dandy as candy, and quicker then liquor?
... Wait a second, why does that sound familiar and where did it come from...
... ah! That's right, a rhyme about how to woo a woman into your bed: "Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker."
... anyway.
Also Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
*insert joke about dandies, candy, boozes, and young children*
Oh Willy, your such a creepy pervert.
I think Jonny Depp ruined that character. Now whenever you think of Willy Wonka, you think of some creepy douche-bag who invites children into his extremely dangerous factory.
**** you Jonny Depp. You are not a good actor.
Um... the first Willy Wonka was also an extremely creepy fellow that invited children into his extremely dangerous factory. That was just being faithful to the source material there.
Um... the first Willy Wonka was also an extremely creepy fellow that invited children into his extremely dangerous factory. That was just being faithful to the source material there.
+1
Willy Wonka, sending kids the wrong message about candy wielding strangers for decades.
Yes but Gene Wilder had an endearing quality about him that Depp did not have. It's all a matter of opinion, but I whole heartedly believe that Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory is better than Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. A lot of childhood memories with that one.
Yes but Gene Wilder had an endearing quality about him that Depp did not have. It's all a matter of opinion, but I whole heartedly believe that Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory is better than Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. A lot of childhood memories with that one.
I agree, the old one is the better of the two, personally I don't think Depp was creepy enough.
As for the thread topic, I love it. Its MY avatar, MINE!
I think I'll get original some other time. Until then it's Awesome-Face.
+1 Awesome_Dude
Also I have Photoshopped myself a more appropriate avatar.
Nicely done, boj0.
Depp is a great actor. I would never see that kiddy movie he made, but he's done some amazing stuff. Srsly. Stuff like Dead Man, Blow, Donnie Brasco, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (can't wait for The Rum Diary!) etc, etc, etc ... he's really good. Not to take anything away from Wilder. Than man had some serious acting chops, too.
'cause I am smiling. [Kind of smuggly, even.]
It looks plenty toasted to me.
So, I've finished the avatars I'm considering.
Whoa. They totally screwed up the avatars. Mine is just a part of what it was before. Holy crap. Why were they even messing with the avatars anyway? It was one of the few things that actually worked right!
EDIT: Immediately after posting this, my avatar looked right again. What the hell are they doing?
Your mom.
Ah, Baney-Boy, still bearing your banner as the bastion of maturity and respect for all things living, eh?
Yeah, how could you tell?
Well, for one thing, you objectified someone's mom. They asked "what the hell are they doing?" and you responded "your mom", thus implying that she is a "what" and not a "who."
How could you do such a thing, Baney-Boy? How? How could you be so mean, so cruel?
... in case you missed it, this is the part where you say "Good... bad... I'm the guy with the gun."
Nobody had better've given that psycho elfhumper a gun ...
How do I add a sig?
How do I add a sig?
On a forum page, at the top, you'll see a highlighted 'Preferences'. Clicky it and you'll see the siggy box. It also allows you to set some stuff like amount of posts per page an' junk.
Thanks much.
NP. Took me a bit to locate it mehself.
All the avatars just went funny on my screen... like they set a fixed size for avatars but instead of scaling up or down to them they just did a cropping of yoru avatar to fit.
Edit: And now it's back again...
All the avatars just went funny on my screen... like they set a fixed size for avatars but instead of scaling up or down to them they just did a cropping of yoru avatar to fit.
Edit: And now it's back again...
Yeah, I posted similar trouble in this thread someplace, IIRC. It's been off and on for me, too.
Ah, the Onion (source material). Kinda' miss my old one cuz' it was rare(r) I suppose. And yes, it was quicker to zero you guys per your images than handles.
Personalized avatars, demi-gods, and aspects are nice, but I'd kill for the "Find all Post by 'X'" button. I'm sure there's a million bells and whistles I'm just not finding now. Sigs included though I must confess, the pages are shorter, do I really need more fluff/filler no one cares about before upping to a new page (a lot more frequently now).
Advice, recommendations, recipes, blueprints?
You can set how many posts per page you see and whether or not sigs are displayed (as well as adding a sig for yourself) under the 'Preferences' linky at the top of a forum page.
My avatar has always been cropped, so I havn't noticed any diffrence. Damn cropping bastards, made me chop off a foot so that the whole head would be in the shot.
rawr. fear me. i am the evil...no, that just doesnt work for me. Avatar, yes. Me, no.
It occurs to me that once things settle down a bit, probably one of the more frequent posts in the Community Art forum is probably going to be "Hey, someone draw me a custom avatar, ok? k thnx bai."
Well, for one thing, you objectified someone's mom. They asked "what the hell are they doing?" and you responded "your mom", thus implying that she is a "what" and not a "who."
How could you do such a thing, Baney-Boy? How? How could you be so mean, so cruel?
... in case you missed it, this is the part where you say "Good... bad... I'm the guy with the gun."
"Good... Bad... I'm the guy with the gun."
I'm worse IRL. I'm censored here. You think this is mean and cruel? Hah! This is nothing.
Ha! Caught the glitch on print screen!
See what I mean about it doing a weird crop of the avatar pic?
Here is what the avatars always look like to me:
Yeah I need to re-crop my avatar so that the S on Owls doesn't clip the edge. It doens't do that on my MTGS account.
I jsut saw the re-cropped avatars too, in a group forum page. They went back to 'normal' as soon as I left. Strange.
Yeah, normally I see them right (like in TA's post), but I've had it show that weird cropping a few times now. Weird.
Yeah the same thing happened to me for like a split second.
**** you Jonny Depp. You are not a good actor.
You'r just jealous 'cause he's prettier than you.
**** you Jonny Depp. You are not a good actor.You'r just jealous 'cause he's prettier than you.
cry cry cry
Pah, my avatar is prettier than Johnny Depp.
Your avatar is an elf. Your argument is invalid.
Aye. Elves are a huge lot of bishonen.
*Pause. Looks at avatar*
You know what I mean. Say, how'd you get that 'Shoots first, votes later' thing under you name?
April 1'st Event. Being Awesome.
Ah.
Johnny Depp = epitome of hawt unless compared with Orlando Bloom. Then they're tied.
... so you like the "pretty" boys then, eh?
Johnny Depp = epitome of hawt unless compared with Orlando Bloom. Then they're tied.
I guess you can call be a pretty boy, and I love me a chick flick.
Mmm, Orlando Bloom. Especially as an elf.
Pic related:
Welcome to the new forums Irrelephant.
Yay! Go Irrelephant! Crush arguments, hopes and dreams!
Ever notice how you form ideas in your head of how people look in RL based on their posts and avatars.
Except for you PK, it seems just when I think I understand you, you throw something completely random out there and just blow me away
Ever notice how you form ideas in your head of how people look in RL based on their posts and avatars.
Except for you PK, it seems just when I think I understand you, you throw something completely random out there and just blow me away
I actually don't do that too much. Luckily we've had a few threads where people posted actual pics of themselves so we're able to know what some of us look like. Yep.
Which is why when possible I use an actual picture of me for an Avatar. So there's no confusion in anyone's head.
OMG it's Jeff Gordon
Which is why when possible I use an actual picture of me for an Avatar. So there's no confusion in anyone's head.
I'm goofy about that stuff. There's pics of me around here (that I'm sure someone will dig up shortly), but I don't like to post 'em. If it wasn't for a drunken idea I had at a bachelor party, no pics of me would be posted here at all.
I don't do social networking, either. No My Space, Facebook or Twitter for me. I don't email many people and I don't IM. That's why I wasn't so sure about this new site. The good thing is I don't have to do anything I don't want to. That stuff just ain't my bag. I mean, I'm the kind of person that - were I to join one of those sites - would create a fake persona just to **** with people. Lucky thing that I'm also too lazy to do that sort of thing, I guess. I want to be as off the grid as possible. Kind of odd considering how huge my mouth is ...
OMG it's Jeff Gordon
You bastard lol. Well at least it's left in whatever thread graveyard you found it in.
ZB: I'm terrible with blogs and crap. I never update any of them. I had a myspace for a while but I've not done anything with it in a year or so. I might actually do stuff with this one though since this one I can just blog about gaming, and the horrible experiences and funny experiences I have while doing it.
I'm goofy about that stuff. There's pics of me around here (that I'm sure someone will dig up shortly), but I don't like to post 'em. If it wasn't for a drunken idea I had at a bachelor party, no pics of me would be posted here at all.I don't do social networking, either. No My Space, Facebook or Twitter for me. I don't email many people and I don't IM. That's why I wasn't so sure about this new site. The good thing is I don't have to do anything I don't want to. That stuff just ain't my bag. I mean, I'm the kind of person that - were I to join one of those sites - would create a fake persona just to **** with people. Lucky thing that I'm also too lazy to do that sort of thing, I guess. I want to be as off the grid as possible. Kind of odd considering how huge my mouth is ...
I almost never send out emails so a few months back I got something from yahoo saying that I needed to respond to their message or else they'd assume my account was inactive and close it. I'm on my email everyday. I just almost never send out emails.
-Ducks and covers, waiting for PK to jump in here and say something witty to me-
ZB: I'm terrible with blogs and crap. I never update any of them. I had a myspace for a while but I've not done anything with it in a year or so. I might actually do stuff with this one though since this one I can just blog about gaming, and the horrible experiences and funny experiences I have while doing it.
I'm just not too motivated to put anything in that stuff. Here is a li'l better, though, cuz it's more of a networking place for internet personas that people got to know - if that makes any sense.
I almost never send out emails so a few months back I got something from yahoo saying that I needed to respond to their message or else they'd assume my account was inactive and close it. I'm on my email everyday. I just almost never send out emails.
My main email gets activity every day. I don't usually send anything out, though. Occasionally my fiancee will send me something from work, but that's about it.
-Ducks and covers, waiting for PK to jump in here and say something witty to me-
I think you'll be waiting a very long time.
-Ducks and covers, waiting for PK to jump in here and say something witty to me-
I think you'll be waiting a very long time.
I shouldn't laugh I shouldn't laugh I shouldn't laugh I shouldn't laugh...
-Ducks and covers, waiting for PK to jump in here and say something witty to me-
I think you'll be waiting a very long time.I shouldn't laugh I shouldn't laugh I shouldn't laugh I shouldn't laugh...
That typically means you're laughing already, no?
I hate these smilies ...
That typically means you're laughing already, no?I hate these smilies ...
And they hate you.
That typically means you're laughing already, no?I hate these smilies ...
And they hate you.
Why should I care? They suck and are lame. Lame-o to the max, even.
Somebody needs to join the OTTer group. As it stands, I'm the only member on page 2 of the member list. I is lonely.
EDIT: Whoops! I meant I r lonely. My bad.
Flavor Flav!
Flavor Flav!
Yeah boy!
:yesyesyes:
Public Enemy was definitely one of the greatest musical acts of the 20th century.
iFrame Removed
... you lot are weird.
Nuh uh.
I wil have the best avatar ever when I kick my ass into gear and make one for myself.
I just made one for myself.
I think I'll change my avatar to a Warhammer orc.
I wil have the best avatar ever when I kick my ass into gear and make one for myself.
Actually, I think that your avatar goes really well with your nickname.
id make my own avvie, but i suck at drawing people. so ill stick with dragons, thanks.
and nice avatar, hater. very nice. it struck me blind (if you know what i mean)
I'm thinking about changing my avatar to this.
Its a beeholder. Just an exampel of my lame sense of humor. What do you think? But maybe you cant see the bees when its really small.
looks kind of neat. you might be right though about not being able to see the bees.
W00T! My avvy has my name on it, OVER my D&D character's portrait! Yay!
W00T! My avvy has my name on it, OVER my D&D character's portrait! Yay!
You are completely represented in your avatar. Neat.
I know, right?
The lack of custom avatars on the old forums was the main reason I didn't have one before, since this is the only one I ever use anywhere... It was slightly annoying to have to crop it a bit, though...
I took that pic, though, so it's all sorts of cool - that's the hat I actually wear all the time, and the cast-resin skull was a b-day present from my brother.
(And have I mentioned just how much the new smileys suck giant dire moose balls?)
you have now.
lol we have a GIANT wasp nest in the tree in our front yard...i gotta walk by that thing every morning to go to school. the nest is probably between the size of a basketball and a football. so can i borrow that beeholder? thanks.
You have tempted me to make my own avatar, iwth my photoshop-fu!
Not bad at all! The Church of the Reformed OTTers approves of this Avatar.
lol, ty
did you have to put in the chinese yoyo???
Changed due to Confusion.
Ohhh...it still looks like a chinese yoyo to me. ;) (If you know what I mean)
Is that... a Harry Potter wand or something?
the wand I think is suppose to be a phallus symbol and if it is then the pic is a CoC violation and he can get b& for it.
Ok, be seroius for a second.
Were you kidding just then, because I just removed the pic and changed avatar.
I don't want to be banned. were you kidding or not?
is anyone having an issue with being logged off of the website automatically? (like when you click to open the thread, and it opens but youre signed out)
If the wand is suppose to be a phallus symbol then it would break section 2 of the CoC (look below). basically it would be considered to be masking of obscene, pornographic and/or sexually explicit content.
2. Do not use, post, distribute or link to obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit, graphically or gratuitously violent, derogatory, demeaning, malicious, defamatory, abusive, offensive, hateful or discriminatory language or content. This includes "masking" language by using alternative characters/spelling /spacing to get around profanity filters or claims of profanity filter “testing."
is anyone having an issue with being logged off of the website automatically? (like when you click to open the thread, and it opens but youre signed out)
I have not had that problem hon.
Even if it is a phallus symbol, it's still a wand. Dirtyfrank was just telling everyone of his puritanical upbringing.
Even if it is a phallus symbol, it's still a wand.
If it's still a wand it can be masking of sexually explicit content and thus be a CoC violation.
Phallus symbol? Oh yeah... like swords, towers, staves, rods, castles, the Eiffel Tower, the Washington Monument...
Something being a "phallus symbol" really isn't enough to get someone banned unless you're getting way too close to toeing the line.
A plain wand? Even if you give a wink and a nudge, that really isn't even close to the line.
Phallus symbol? Oh yeah... like swords, towers, staves, rods, castles, the Eiffel Tower, the Washington Monument...Something being a "phallus symbol" really isn't enough to get someone banned unless you're getting way too close to toeing the line.
I agree but a phallus symbol being a barbarian swinging a large sword is a lot different than a barbarian holding a sword like it's his wang.
A plain wand? Even if you give a wink and a nudge, that really isn't even close to the line.
Depends how you look at it. It is a wand at the base of the book centered and pointing out into the middle of the air. it isn't resting or leaning against the book. it was purposely positioned where it is. ex: this innuendo in explanation for the pic by the pic's creator "(psst, Idhriniel, thats a wand... (if you knowwhat I mean lol, (think about that))". it was purposely put there as a masking of something sexual which is against the CoC.
I agree. By the way, Escher, did someone steal your Helm of Resplendent Win?
you guys can ignore me if you want but I've seen people get hit by the mods for less.
I agree. By the way, Escher, did someone steal your Helm of Resplendent Win?
Yes. The forum change stole it.
Just like it stole half the capital letters from user names, and forced one on dirtyfrank.
Evidently, the forum change was a true cleptomaniac.
Ok everyone, calm down.
I was just kidding around with idhriniel, I in NO WAY meant my photo to be dirty, I just thought it looked cool because I thought book+wand = wizard/magic.
I apologize and have removed the pics. Please just stop the discussion about it.
Honestly dirtyfrank, I didn't mean for the comment and the pic to be related at all. I only posted it because she posted about something earlier, and - well, nevermind.
Point is, I didn't mean it to turn out that way, and I fixed any possible mistakes, I am sorry.
As a note to any mods,
I DID NOT , in ANY WAY! Mean it to look as it was accused of. I just saw a wand. And I will shortly remove the comment, in case that was also un called for
-Hits Forehead-
I could have just stuck with a plain old book.
ayuh.
Is that in agreement of me?
I was just kidding around with idhriniel, I in NO WAY meant my photo to be dirty, I just thought it looked cool because I thought book+wand = wizard/magic.
Just for the future though. our avatars are plastered everywhere. If they be dirty they be noticed. it's good to keep such in mind. the book+wand idea is a good one. just be a bit careful where and how you place them. that's all I'm saying.
Ok, ty for the heads up, as you can see, I've changed my avatar.
i need to make a costume for king richard's faire, get some elf ears that work with my uber-pale skin tone, and take a picture of me in the costume, with said ears. but should i go druid or assassin? b/c id use said picture as an avvie
Druid.
;) was leanin more towards druid meself...my hair color wouldnt really work for an assassin...
Huh?
=P dirty blonde isnt the best color for an assassin
... not having something covering your hair isn't exactly the best for an assassin.
lol not having something to cover the face isnt right for an assassin =P although hood/mask combo looks awesome ;)
*shrug* I didn't say covering your face wasn't good for an assassin. We were talking about hair color. If you have identifying hair color, or hair color you don't think is "cool" enough for an assassin, then covering it up is the way to go.
Though I think it's funny when an assassin doesn't cover his/her hair. The look should be, IMO, head-to-toe covering. But that's just me.
...hmm, maybe a Night Watchman look from the television series of Robin Hood...Marian looked quite nice (even though Guy had to be an ass and kill her) as the Night Watchman...and my hair is not luxuriously long, it is barely longer than my chin.
I was using the general "you", and I edited that out anyway. For just that reason.
I think the best thing an assassin could do as far as hair is keep whatever hair they have under a very good cap. And then wear a real human-hair wig on top. That way when those CSI people say "aha! a strand of hair! let's go to way-simplified crime lab that magically has records on anyone ever to find out who it is!" they end up accusing some Tibetan monk halfway around the world that's been growing and cutting his hair for religious reasons.
My AV is a cake.
I like cake.
Me too. :-)
All hail cake!
=P dirty blonde isnt the best color for an assassin
depends on what kind of assassin. if you are to be a ninja or stealth type assassin then having anything that is easily seen, flashy or recognizable is not good for you. hair however can be bundled up and covered. However not all assassins are about stealth. Some are all about being seen so that they can get easy access to their target. when the time is right they can strike and then vanish never to be heard from again (changes disguise).
My AV is a cake.
THE CAKE IS A LIE!!! =p
I already did that cake for another friend.
My AV is a cake.
THE CAKE IS A LIE!!! =p
Damn you!
Obvious joke is Obvious.
*Drools over KGM's avy*
*Drools over drool*
*Drools over explosives*
...What?
My AV is a cake.
Huh? I thought it was an orange shouting at an apple.
It is now a cake! :D
That's a lie! It's an orange and apple again! Why are you toying with us?! WHY?!! OH GOD WHY?!!
... are you joking with me? I see my cake ...
I see your cake, too. Yep. They's jus' meany-heads.
... are you joking with me? I see my cake ...
I kid you not:
see? Weird huh? I was seeing your cake earlier, but I can't remember if I saw it on this computer or the one at work. So it might be a cache thing on my end. I've noticed that a lot with the photos and things where a change doesn't force a cache refresh so it's sometimes a while before you see a new picture properly.
... are you joking with me? I see my cake ...
I kid you not:see? Weird huh? I was seeing your cake earlier, but I can't remember if I saw it on this computer or the one at work. So it might be a cache thing on my end. I've noticed that a lot with the photos and things where a change doesn't force a cache refresh so it's sometimes a while before you see a new picture properly.
That's why I asked. You usually don't make jokes.
Yeah, it's probably the cache thing.Whoa. That's odd. An' here I was callin' peeps meany-heads. I should probably take that back. I should, but I won't. Meany-heads.
If you you're just now realizing I'm a "meany head" then I don't think you've been paying attention.
It's not that I haven't been paying attention, it's that I've been thus far too lazy to post my realization. Meany-head.
... are you joking with me? I see my cake ...
I kid you not:see? Weird huh? I was seeing your cake earlier, but I can't remember if I saw it on this computer or the one at work. So it might be a cache thing on my end. I've noticed that a lot with the photos and things where a change doesn't force a cache refresh so it's sometimes a while before you see a new picture properly.
That's why I asked. You usually don't make jokes.
Ha ha! I saw the orange aswell and didn't understand a thing. I thought that I missed some obvious joke or something.
Hrm. I'm also seeing the Orange & Apple avvy, and now I'm at my work computer where I know I saw your cake avvy yesterday. So it's not a cache thing. Weird.
This new place is all screwy an' junk.
It was a cake for me when it was first switched. Today it is now orange and apple to me.
I assume that from the discussion of this thread, personalized avatars were a general No-No without some kind of special treatment? Glad I came in on these changes then, I'd be lonely without my PaladinHelm avatar I like to use frequently. I've seen some pretty intresting avatars around, all in all, nifty!
It be cake once again.
Just like it stole half the capital letters from user names, and forced one on dirtyfrank.
ACK!!! I just noticed that... I've been capital-jacked... 
Me sad.
On the other hand, one of my friends' children once pointed out that if you make Mad Jack into a single word (Madjack), and say it seven times really fast, by the seventh time you're actually saying "Magic"...
My AV is a cake.
RAWR! I'm a dessert pastry!
On the other hand, one of my friends' children once pointed out that if you make Mad Jack into a single word (Madjack), and say it seven times really fast, by the seventh time you're actually saying "Magic"...
Nah, I'm pretty sure that, if you are saying madjack seven times really fast, your not saying magic, your saying madjack, seven times, really fast. You probably are not enunciating properly.
You can make your name look right by editing the name you used for your profile. Simply edit you profile to show the name as you'd like it to. For some reason, if your name there differs from your screenname, it gets screwed up. Mine used to say 'Steve'. When I changed it to Zombie_Babies, it finally looked right.
Anyone have any Red vs. Blue avatars??? As long as it's not Caboose...=P
You can make your name look right by editing the name you used for your profile. Simply edit you profile to show the name as you'd like it to. For some reason, if your name there differs from your screenname, it gets screwed up. Mine used to say 'Steve'. When I changed it to Zombie_Babies, it finally looked right.
Thanks ZB! Now I can have as many capital letters as I like.
NP. I saw it mentioned by a couple of people and gave it a shot. Glad it helped.
My AV is a LIE!!
Cute, KGM, very... cute.
Heehee. Thanks.
I got a whole set of icing tips and some disposable icing bags. I've warned my friends that they'll be eating my experiments in cake/cookie decoration in the future.
You can make your name look right by editing the name you used for your profile. Simply edit you profile to show the name as you'd like it to. For some reason, if your name there differs from your screenname, it gets screwed up. Mine used to say 'Steve'. When I changed it to Zombie_Babies, it finally looked right.
I just noticed, after reading this, that my username is now with all lower cases. That's cool.
So I had a weird dream last night. In the dream I came to the forums this morning and found that my avatar had been replaced with one of their default ones and I had a new e-mail from them saying "We changed your avatar due to a copyright complaint, yadda yadda yadda We take these complaints very seriously yadda yadda yadda"
To which I, of course, responded "... well this is certainly a creative way to try to steal my copyright. Gimme their name so I can break their kneecaps for trying. This image is 100% mine, and any douche that trys to say otherwise is either malicious or stupid (not exclusive) and needs to be educated."
And then I woke up.
Makes me wonder if there is a way to report someone's avatar on copyright grounds. If so... there's a heck of a lot of people that could potentially be reported. I mean, how many people do you believe actually got permission from the copyright holder before using their image here as an avatar? It certainly doesn't count as a parody in most cases, and I don't think this qualifies as fair use... hrm...
Well that means pretty much everyone would be reported. And then it's the question of why have custom avatar stuff in the first place. We might just go back to the same few defaults that we had before.
Well that means pretty much everyone would be reported. And then it's the question of why have custom avatar stuff in the first place. We might just go back to the same few defaults that we had before.
To be honest, that's kind of why I thought we originally only had the avatars they gave us. It's the only way that WotC can be sure that there's no violations.
Public domain + personal Photoshop use = win
I guess you're a bit right or whatnot.
Anyways it all sort of depends upon the artist. If I was all arty and had a bunch of stuff I'd be a bit flattered seeing people using my works for different things on the net. I'd also see it as advertisement especially if it was artwork that I was looking to sell. Of course not everyone is like that. I could always go and find the DA page my avatar is from and link to it to give the artist props, which would help them get some more DA traffic or whatnot. That would be cool I guess.
IIRC, there's some bit someplace about making sure you're allowed to use whatever pic you choose to. So it's on us to be sure we're permitted to use the image we choose. I honestly don't know if mine is ok or not. But I am one lazy bastard.
Public domain + personal Photoshop use = win
If it's public domain, sure. But most of the stuff you'll find on the internet... isn't. Fact is that nothing in the US "automatically" becomes public domain anymore. So unless something is specifically stated by the rights-owner, it's not.
Anyway, not trying to make anyone paranoid. It's just an amusing (to me) thought.
Meh, those on DA that don't want people using their work usualy have that annoying DA stuff over the pic and the same thing with many other sites.
Meh, those on DA that don't want people using their work usualy have that annoying DA stuff over the pic and the same thing with many other sites.
And that in no way equivaletes to permission. Just because someone isn't paranoid yet to watermark their images doesn't mean other people have permission to use their work.
Meh, those on DA that don't want people using their work usualy have that annoying DA stuff over the pic and the same thing with many other sites.
And that in no way equivaletes to permission. Just because someone isn't paranoid yet to watermark their images doesn't mean other people have permission to use their work.
Nope it doesn't but they should understand that if they are to show their work then someone is likely to take it and especially so on the internet.
Then I'm not really sure why and what you're arguing, as I never said anything to the contrary to that.
You can pick up free legal fantasy avatars
Here
www.allavatars.com/about.php
And yes artist usually prefers to be asked for permission before people use their work. When it comes to avatars permission is usually granted as long as its only resized and cropped. So painted on bunny ears on their cool picture is usually a no no.
When it come to other copyright stuff like pictures from movies, companies generally dont care since there's no money in avatars anyway.
So I had a weird dream last night. In the dream I came to the forums this morning and found that my avatar had been replaced with one of their default ones and I had a new e-mail from them saying "We changed your avatar due to a copyright complaint, yadda yadda yadda We take these complaints very seriously yadda yadda yadda"
To which I, of course, responded "... well this is certainly a creative way to try to steal my copyright. Gimme their name so I can break their kneecaps for trying. This image is 100% mine, and any douche that trys to say otherwise is either malicious or stupid (not exclusive) and needs to be educated."
And then I woke up.
Makes me wonder if there is a way to report someone's avatar on copyright grounds. If so... there's a heck of a lot of people that could potentially be reported. I mean, how many people do you believe actually got permission from the copyright holder before using their image here as an avatar? It certainly doesn't count as a parody in most cases, and I don't think this qualifies as fair use... hrm...
Actually, WoTC is the copy right holder of your avatar, atleast under their old rules. (I don;t know if they changed the EULA or not with the new forums.) Anything you upload to their site becomes their legal intellectual property to do with as they see fit.
@ Frida: What about pictures of stuffed animals that sit attop my home monitor for the last 8 years, and zoomed in + narrowly croped pictures of flames? Do I need to get a picture taker and bust out with some personal fire pictures? (Please say yes, please say yes, please say yes....)
Actually, WoTC is the copy right holder of your avatar, atleast under their old rules. (I don;t know if they changed the EULA or not with the new forums.) Anything you upload to their site becomes their legal intellectual property to do with as they see fit.
Thats not quite it, you are still the copyright holder but they can use the picture or whatever as they see fit.
I think that that term is only there so that they wont get sued if someone claims that Wizards have stolen some idea that a user have posted on the forum.
@ Frida: What about pictures of stuffed animals that sit attop my home monitor for the last 8 years, and zoomed in + narrowly croped pictures of flames? Do I need to get a picture taker and bust out with some personal fire pictures? (Please say yes, please say yes, please say yes....)
What on earth is a picture taker? But I guess you would have to ask your little froggy how it would like to be depicted.
One of them flashy things that make the pictures.
$100 and I make goatse my avatar for five minutes.
One of them flashy things that make the pictures.
Ok! well then, Toasted Ampfibian: you must to go out and make a bon fire, right this minute and take some pictures of it. If not the person who took the picture you used will come to your house and beat you up.
Drat! Dastardly fiends! Good thing I have all the fiery stuff on hand, now I just have to figure out where I can get one of them picture takers.
$100 and I make goatse my avatar for five minutes.
Interesting proposal. I'll counter with this: You give me $50 and I'll make Tub Girl my avvy for 2 minutes. I'll also give you $50 to make goatse your avvy for two minutes. Deal?
I 100% support this idea
I 100% support this idea
Ah! Then I suppose you'll be ok with giving both of us $50 for the privilege of making Lemon Party your avvy for two minutes, right?
Nah, I'd use something from the Gore Boar folder
I haz the bestest avatar eber!
QFT!
But the pun probably wasn't intended:
"Eber" (apart from a cute, nasal "ever") means "boar" in German - you know: a male pig!
So the only competition (I can think of) to the title "bestest avatar eber" would have been Rumplestix old avatar that isn't around any more. ;)
Makes me wonder if there is a way to report someone's avatar on copyright grounds. If so... there's a heck of a lot of people that could potentially be reported. I mean, how many people do you believe actually got permission from the copyright holder before using their image here as an avatar?
Damn, knew there was something I forgot...
Jack: Hey Jack, can I have your permission to use that picture?
Jack: Um, dude... You're me.
Jack: Oh, like that's ever prevented you from starting an argument with me about something...
yeah I like it better than the last.
I'm still more soft and cuddly than you.
I'm a fan of Jak & Daxter, so my avatar is them on the Sand Shark going through the Wastelands.