Tell us about your avatar!

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 22 May 2006, 17:10

Izzie wrote:I would just like to know how to go about getting one

Not got a clue

It's very easy Izzie. Just have a wee look at our "How do I?" Forum. There's a whole thread about how you go about getting an avatar.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 22 May 2006, 17:17

ecm wrote:I still miss my original avatar (below) which was put out to pasture due to the forum guidelines re avatar size.

Boo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo etc.

And of course there was this one too ecm

Izzie · Post by **Izzie** » 22 May 2006, 17:20

Had a look at how do I all double dutch to me

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 22 May 2006, 17:22

Marya wrote:
ecm wrote:I still miss my original avatar (below) which was put out to pasture due to the forum guidelines re avatar size.

Boo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo etc.

And of course there was this one too ecm

Ah, I'd forgotten about that dancing Spidey. Very gay, that one.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 22 May 2006, 17:35

Izzie wrote:Had a look at how do I all double dutch to me

Not the only one, Izzie; I've never managed to make myself sit and study it properly - I'm sure it can't be that diffy!!

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 22 May 2006, 17:52

Izzie wrote:Had a look at how do I all double dutch to me

Mmm...don't apologise Izzie, it does sound a bit more complicated than I remembered!

I use a Mac so this is of some help only, but this is what I did :

1. Opened a free account at http://smg.photobucket.com to store my avatars, pics etc.

2. Copied an avatar or gif. that I found browsing the net onto my desktop. With a Mac there's no right clicking business you just drag and drop.

3. Used my photobucket account to upload the avatar from my desktop to my photobucket account. The instructions on the site are dead easy to follow.Once the image has successfully appeared in your new Photobucket album, copy the URL from under the newly uploaded image.

4. Open your user profile settings on the Forum and scroll down to the avatar section. Paste in the URL info which you copied from Photobucket and press submit.

Just remember that avatars must not be wider than 120 pixels or greater than 20k in size. You can do some basic editing of images in Photobucket.

Mate of Marya · Post by **Mate of Marya** » 22 May 2006, 18:44

ecm wrote:
Marya wrote:
ecm wrote:I still miss my original avatar (below) which was put out to pasture due to the forum guidelines re avatar size.

Boo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo etc.

Is your old avatar a video clip from you lot on a pol night out?

The female in the front looks just like you.

Mate of Marya · Post by **Mate of Marya** » 22 May 2006, 18:47

Cleopas wrote:My avatar is recognisable of course. Bart is probably a good motif for anyone who is an anarchist at heart ... like most 8 year old kids ... which I try to be at all times. Peter Pan ain't got nut'n' on me!

I tried to get a good one of Homer the Great, but couldn't find a decent one I liked of the Great Yellow Genius.

Help, anyone?

I heard Marya is always trying to get a good one of Homer!

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 22 May 2006, 19:22

Mate of Marya wrote:

Is your old avatar a video clip from you lot on a pol night out?
The female in the front looks just like you.

Hahahaha

Can't say I've ever noticed much in the way of co-ordination at a POL nightout, apart from the hand to glass to mouth variety

And if the dancing babe is ecm who might her sidekicks be... Ali bare chested in the Ali-baba white pants, Dada in the trendy but oh-so masculine blue leg warmers and Bob in his fave Spidey-man night-out disguise

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 22 May 2006, 19:34

foxy wrote:
Mate of Marya wrote:

Is your old avatar a video clip from you lot on a pol night out?
The female in the front looks just like you.

And if the dancing babe is ecm who might her sidekicks be... Ali bare chested in the Ali-baba white pants, Dada in the trendy but oh-so masculine blue leg warmers and Bob in his fave Spidey-man night-out disguise

I doubt if any of the aforementioned could get their legs up that high without doing themselves a damage but I'd like to see them try all the same.

We need to go clubbing at the end of the next PoL night out.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 22 May 2006, 19:45

Cleopas wrote:My avatar is recognisable of course. Bart is probably a good motif for anyone who is an anarchist at heart ... like most 8 year old kids ... which I try to be at all times. Peter Pan ain't got nut'n' on me!

I tried to get a good one of Homer the Great, but couldn't find a decent one I liked of the Great Yellow Genius.

Help, anyone?

Izzie · Post by **Izzie** » 22 May 2006, 19:50

Have been at this avatar thing for a while now and giving up

Some might say thick or what

Mate of Marya · Post by **Mate of Marya** » 22 May 2006, 19:51

I tried to get a good one of Homer the Great, but couldn't find a decent one I liked of the Great Yellow Genius.

One Homer is more than enough.
Imagine having a pair of Homers on POL.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 22 May 2006, 19:55

I like this one.............

need to chop it down some though.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 22 May 2006, 21:10

Poppy wrote:
Izzie wrote:Had a look at how do I all double dutch to me
Not the only one, Izzie; I've never managed to make myself sit and study it properly - I'm sure it can't be that diffy!!

How about this one Poppy?

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 22 May 2006, 21:23

or this ....

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 22 May 2006, 21:45

Excellent

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 22 May 2006, 22:06

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 22 May 2006, 22:45

Poppy wrote:Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!

You didn't like the cat then?

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 22 May 2006, 22:52

foxy wrote:
Poppy wrote:Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!
You didn't like the cat then?

How about a nice doggy then ?

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 22 May 2006, 23:03

or how about a nice wee fluffy cygnet

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 22 May 2006, 23:11

......or a nice, wee crispy duck?

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 22 May 2006, 23:21

Or what about a nice "Poppy" !!!!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 22 May 2006, 23:23

arachnid wrote:Or what about a nice "Poppy" !!!!

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 22 May 2006, 23:26

Thanks E.C.M.! had a little " hiccup there!!!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 22 May 2006, 23:29

arachnid wrote:Thanks E.C.M.! had a little " hiccup there!!!

No problem.

Wonder if Poppy will appreciate all the help we've given her here. We should insist she get an avatar by the end of the week, or else.

She's been going on about doing it for ages now.

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 22 May 2006, 23:31

Good idea!!!!
She's got four whole days!!!!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 23 May 2006, 09:21

I have a photobucket a/c, so partly there. Like A's poppy best.

gilo · Post by **gilo** » 23 May 2006, 10:43

Aaaahh cute Avatar Dada, dads eyes?

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 23 May 2006, 10:55

It's me actually. I pointed the camera at the mirror.

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 23 May 2006, 15:48

"Oh Dada", what big eyes you've got!!!!

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 23 May 2006, 15:51

Poppy wrote:I have a photobucket a/c, so partly there. Like A's poppy best.

Glad you like it Poppy!!!

Izzie · Post by **Izzie** » 23 May 2006, 20:16

Done it

Well hubby did

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 23 May 2006, 20:19

Izzie wrote:Done it

Well hubby did

Well done!!! $\:D/$
Nice feline Izzy!!!!

Novastar · Post by **Novastar** » 23 May 2006, 20:23

Nice Umm .... Cat

Go on someone crack the Mrs Slocombe joke...