Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

I set a URL: http://www.azbanjo.com/argitoth/Pictures/Shrapnel.bmp

and I press "select avatar" and update my profile. Guess what happenes? Nothing happenes. It says I have updated my profile but my avatar remains blank.

[ March 13, 2004, 20:04: Message edited by: Argitoth ]

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

Probably, the avatar file should be PNG or JPEG,
at least it seems a logical assumption.

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

It's a URL, not an upload. The type should have no effect.

Edit: I just tried both, same problem. I shouldn't have to use low-quality jpg anyway. I'm trying to upload a freaken Black and White picture. When I save as JPG it makes grey artifacs.

That's just so stupid... Artifacts on a black and white picture.

[ March 13, 2004, 17:12: Message edited by: Argitoth ]

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

bump

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

So use a 2-color GIF. Rather efficient.

PvK

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

but the issue here is still why my avatar's link isn't staying when I update.

Can anyone tell me how they did their avatar?

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

I entered the URL, and *poof* there it was.

Most likely your provider does not allow remote-linking.

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Or a parental control on his PC that he doesn't know about. Or a firewall issue.

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

I'm not sure, but I don't think you can use BMPs as image files. Generally it's JPG or GIF. It may very well simply be rejecting your extension.

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">That's another good point. BMP is not an accepted Web format. Only JPG/PNG/GIF are.

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Which, of course, they certainly should be doing. BMP files, even for small pictures, are just too large to be used on the web.

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Or a parental control on his PC that he doesn't know about. Or a firewall issue. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Umm... these causes are actually impossible.

I've tried JPG, PNG, and GIF. The file format is not the problem. The problem is my link not staying active after I update my profile. Oh, look at that. A shrapnel avatar works.

[ March 16, 2004, 10:57: Message edited by: Argitoth ]

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

[quote]Originally posted by Argitoth:

Quote:

I've tried JPG, PNG, and GIF. The file format is not the problem. The problem is my link not staying active after I update my profile. Oh, look at that. A shrapnel avatar works.

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">What's the size of the picture you're trying to use? Maybe that's the problem?

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

it's a few bytes more than a kilobye: 1,036 bytes

Oh hey look at that, I figured out the problem.

[ March 16, 2004, 11:05: Message edited by: Argitoth ]

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

The problem was that when I updated the link, it made everything lowercase.

The link was http://www.azbanjo.com/argitoth/Pictures/Shrapnel.GIF

But shrapnel kept changing it to this when I updated: http://www.azbanjo.com/argitoth/pictures/shrapnel.gif

I realized this because I'm just that intuitive. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/blush.gif


And the #1 thing I hate about asking for help: people always giving stupid answers, I don't want to name names, but oh... here's one, "Arryn".

Now Arryn, is it nice to be mean to me when I did nothing wrong to you? Wait, I can answer this one. That would be a no. So get off my damn back, seriosly. I'm tired of your harrassment.

[ March 16, 2004, 11:23: Message edited by: Argitoth ]

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Look, if you don't want people to offer suggestions, don't ask for help. Considering what information you'd supplied, Arryn's suggestion was quite reasonable. A little far-fetched and unlikely, perhaps - but far from possible; and without more knowledge about the particulars than you'd given, it is hard to give concrete advice. Listing a handful of "might be the problem" is the best help you could get.

You're not being polite.

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

Oh, no one was giving stupid answers. Just Arryn is being a real pain lately and has been consistently harrassing me making cracks and comments about anything he can think up.

[ March 16, 2004, 11:29: Message edited by: Argitoth ]

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I can't see that Arryn was being anything but civil and helpful in this thread. If you see anything else, let me respectfully suggest that the problem might be with your eyes, and not with what is actually there to be seen.

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I can't see that Arryn was being anything but civil and helpful in this thread. If you see anything else, let me respectfully suggest that the problem might be with your eyes, and not with what is actually there to be seen. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Thanks, Leif. The problem may well be eyes, or with basic reading comprehension, since I have said on many occasions that I'm not a 'he' ...

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

Lief, he has been harrassing me in many other threads, not just this one. But this time I'm saying that it's not right. Before, I was trying to ignore it thinking maybe he would stop, but now I can't take it anymore. I've reached my threshold.

Lief, already you don't even want to consider I am telling a truth. Have you ever considered that just maybe, by a slim chance, I'm not retarted and know what harrassment is and what is not? I'm not trying to be mean to you Lief, just trying to spell it out, make a point.

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">If you have a problem with Arryn, put her on ignore. Personally, I can see no harrassment of any kind in Arryn's suggestions in this thread. Your response, however, were you described her offered suggestions as "stupid answers" was impolite and rude.

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

just bringing my 2c to the discussion:

Cut Argitoth some slack.
I've played several games vs him, had some fruitful discussion about dom2 strategies among other things, and generally had a bLast. Yes, he acts like a teenager in that he is impulsive, but didn't we all? My opinion of him is that he never tried to hurt anyone intentionally and if he did so unintentionally, he always apologised.

I might be biased though, because I started hanging around in the web when I was 12-years old (back in 97), and quicly generated zero tolerance to ppl who think they are better than others just because they are older, and on the other hand have much tolerance to general "teen-agedness"

As for Arryn: just look at your comments of Argi on the Boards and think twice who is being immature. As I said, I dont know how you to date back, but to me it very much seems that you are the one acting immature and Argi is the victim. Yes, you are entitled to an opinion, but you dont have to hammer it down at every possible oppoturnity. Just let him be and everyone will be happier.

Antti-Ville Tuunainen

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Point of info: ignore only blocks PMs, not regular forum Posts.

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

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This is the comment this thread that I didn't appreciate.
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Or a parental control on his PC that he doesn't know about... </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">----------
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Well that's certainly worthless advice. Giving up is cowardly, and teaches one nothing, so one just goes on repeating mistakes. One learns the most from struggling on, the worse the challenge, the more one should learn. That is, if one is open to learning, instead of whining about losing and how unfair life, the universe, and everything is. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">----------
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">What is your problem Argitoth? I dont see why you are not civil with Arryn. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">lol, it was a joke. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">It wasn't funny (except to you). It was childish and annoying. Mainly annoying. And it's not the first time you've done it either. The Last time you did it, Gandalf removed your post. It's too bad that you refuse to learn to not cross the line.

You may be 15, but you act about half that. If you have such bad impulse control, may I suggest that your parents take you to an appropriate doctor for a thorough examination (for ADHD) and some appropriate medication?

This is a classic example of what happens when (immature) children are permitted unrestricted, unsupervised access to the Net ... </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">----------
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I think he just weenied out. This way he has an "excuse" for not losing. I'm given to understand that his super-duper pretender has repeatedly died ... </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">----------
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I'm far from being the only one, judging from the Posts I've seen and the PMs I've gotten.

{undisguised flame}
I'm not surprised at this most recent childish and irresponsible behavior, but my dislike actually stems from his rude, obnoxious, and generally annoying forum posting habits. The fact that he's also arrogant, conceited, and downright boorish only adds to his considerably negative charm. To be precise, I do not detest him. I loathe him. A loathing full of utter contempt and disdain. I'm embarrassed to even live in the same country as such an ill-mannered, undereducated lout.
{/undisguised flame} </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">

[ March 16, 2004, 12:46: Message edited by: Argitoth ]

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">*shrugs* Frankly, I don't give a damned what she has or has not called you elsewhere. In this thread she has been corteous and polite - so there was no reason whatsoever for you to react negatively to her Posts here.

She doesn't like you. You don't like her. Big deal. Common courtesy and politeness is partly created for the purpose of dealing with people you don't like - so the fact that you don't like someone is no excuse for being impolite or discorteous - quite the contrary.

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Point of info: ignore only blocks PMs, not regular forum Posts. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Ah, I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for the correction.

Re: Why isn\'t my avatar updating?
 

I never "didn't like" Arryn.

[ March 16, 2004, 12:24: Message edited by: Argitoth ]