Avatars

[RogerP]

Fed up with all the annoying animated avatars I turned off all avatars in user profile. Reading the board is much nicer now without those irritating things. Why do folk think they need to use them?

 

[Alex H]

You obviously do, as I can still see yours #-o

(some sort of measuring tool?)

 

[Graham Orm]

You obviously do, as I can still see yours #-o

(some sort of measuring tool?)

Read again Alex you skimmed past the word 'animated' Animated ---> (hammer) Not animated ---> :|

 

[Alex H]

animated[/b]' Animated ---> (hammer) Not animated ---> :|

Oh Yes Well it's earlier in the morning over here you know :lol:

personally I like them :lol: and at least there is the option to turn them off if you don't

 

[RogerP]

Quite, which is what I've done

 

[Phil Pascoe]

So that's that then.

 

[RogerS]

Interesting I never knew you could do that. But is there a separate option for animated avatars or is it the option to not display ALL avatars ?

 

[RogerP]

The options in your user control panel.

 

[RogerS]

To kill all avatars (which i've found) or just the animated ones?

 

[RogerP]

As I said in my opening post "I turned off all avatars in user profile." It's not possible to just turn off animated ones.
I've never quite seen the need for any avatars anyway.
But that's probably because I date to a time before they were invented - BBS and usenet

 

[Graham Orm]

I think they have a use. It makes posts instantly recognisable when from regulars.

 

[mailee]

Spoilsport! :lol:

 

[woodfarmer]

As I said in my opening post "I turned off all avatars in user profile." It's not possible to just turn off animated ones.
I've never quite seen the need for any avatars anyway.
But that's probably because I date to a time before they were invented - BBS and usenet

Now if I remember correctly both those things use electricity

It must be a day for me to remember things from long ago.

One day in primary school a girl who I liked was really excited because they had just had electricity installed in her home. It was coming up to Christmas and after school I agreed to go with her to her home to see the new electric light. When we got to her little stone cottage down in the valley it was already quite gloomy. She unwound the string that connected the door handle to a nail in the door post and opened the door which led into the one downstairs room. It was pitch black in here. With a practiced sure footedness she walked into the middle of the room and picked up a box of matches and lit the candle that was on the kitchen table. With this in hand she returned to me to hold the candle close to illuminate the light switch on the wall by the door and switched on the light. We marvelled at this, and worked the switch a time or two. I said my good byes and left for home. I had grown up with both electricity and the modern marvels of hot water and inside bathroom. I did not have the heart to tell her it would have been simpler to just use the light switch by the door and forget about the candles. I was sure she would figure that out for herself. I wondered also how long would it be before she would have water on tap, as she had to go to a well that was about 10-150 yards away lower in the valley. to get to it meant going down steps for about 8 feet to a big steel door. behind the door was the water which was an underground stream. I had explored tunnels of this stream for about two miles as it was fed from disused tin mines and the tunnels were covered in malachite, white arsenic and the odd lithium crystal.

 

[joethedrummer]

As I said in my opening post "I turned off all avatars in user profile." It's not possible to just turn off animated ones.
I've never quite seen the need for any avatars anyway.
But that's probably because I date to a time before they were invented - BBS and usenet

Now if I remember correctly both those things use electricity

It must be a day for me to remember things from long ago.

One day in primary school a girl who I liked was really excited because they had just had electricity installed in her home. It was coming up to Christmas and after school I agreed to go with her to her home to see the new electric light. When we got to her little stone cottage down in the valley it was already quite gloomy. She unwound the string that connected the door handle to a nail in the door post and opened the door which led into the one downstairs room. It was pitch black in here. With a practiced sure footedness she walked into the middle of the room and picked up a box of matches and lit the candle that was on the kitchen table. With this in hand she returned to me to hold the candle close to illuminate the light switch on the wall by the door and switched on the light. We marvelled at this, and worked the switch a time or two. I said my good byes and left for home. I had grown up with both electricity and the modern marvels of hot water and inside bathroom. I did not have the heart to tell her it would have been simpler to just use the light switch by the door and forget about the candles. I was sure she would figure that out for herself. I wondered also how long would it be before she would have water on tap, as she had to go to a well that was about 10-150 yards away lower in the valley. to get to it meant going down steps for about 8 feet to a big steel door. behind the door was the water which was an underground stream. I had explored tunnels of this stream for about two miles as it was fed from disused tin mines and the tunnels were covered in malachite, white arsenic and the odd lithium crystal.

Hi Woodfarmer,,,,
I really fancied a girl at primary school as well,,,I wish I had the chance in the dark that you did,,,, please finish the story ,,,what happened to her ?
,,,,,,joe,

 

[Sheptonphil]

Fed up with all the annoying animated avatars I turned off all avatars in user profile. Reading the board is much nicer now without those irritating things. Why do folk think they need to use them?

Forum posting rule 8.2. 'Using a commercial logo as an avatar may only be allowed with the permission of the moderating team, please consult a moderator. Animated avatars are not allowed'

Probably because if all avatars were animated it would detract from the posts to the point of people not bothering to read them.

Phil

 

[woodfarmer]

As I said in my opening post "I turned off all avatars in user profile." It's not possible to just turn off animated ones.
I've never quite seen the need for any avatars anyway.
But that's probably because I date to a time before they were invented - BBS and usenet

Now if I remember correctly both those things use electricity

It must be a day for me to remember things from long ago.

One day in primary school a girl who I liked was really excited because they had just had electricity installed in her home. It was coming up to Christmas and after school I agreed to go with her to her home to see the new electric light. When we got to her little stone cottage down in the valley it was already quite gloomy. She unwound the string that connected the door handle to a nail in the door post and opened the door which led into the one downstairs room. It was pitch black in here. With a practiced sure footedness she walked into the middle of the room and picked up a box of matches and lit the candle that was on the kitchen table. With this in hand she returned to me to hold the candle close to illuminate the light switch on the wall by the door and switched on the light. We marvelled at this, and worked the switch a time or two. I said my good byes and left for home. I had grown up with both electricity and the modern marvels of hot water and inside bathroom. I did not have the heart to tell her it would have been simpler to just use the light switch by the door and forget about the candles. I was sure she would figure that out for herself. I wondered also how long would it be before she would have water on tap, as she had to go to a well that was about 10-150 yards away lower in the valley. to get to it meant going down steps for about 8 feet to a big steel door. behind the door was the water which was an underground stream. I had explored tunnels of this stream for about two miles as it was fed from disused tin mines and the tunnels were covered in malachite, white arsenic and the odd lithium crystal.

Hi Woodfarmer,,,,
I really fancied a girl at primary school as well,,,I wish I had the chance in the dark that you did,,,, please finish the story ,,,what happened to her ?
,,,,,,joe,

Just lost track of her. We went our separate ways at the 11 plus. I do remember she was called Gwen, never met another but have always liked that name. The cottage has long been demolished in fact the entire hamlet has disappeared as did another farther down the valley. Almost mediaeval little abodes. The well is now closed by and padlock by the council as health and safety wouldn't let anyone near such an "unsafe" place these days. Odd thing, the unsafe tunnels have outlasted both the "new council offices" and many of my old schools "modern" buildings.