Remove advertising avatars as well as banners (POLL)

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crus

Jan 23, 2006

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• Jan 23, 2006

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Hi All,

seeing as this is all up for discussion.

Should we remove advertising avatars as well as banners from the threads,
I am not stating my position, but they work in the same way as banners and can be equally distracting.

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clairemackaness

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Jan 23, 2006

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• Jan 23, 2006

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I think they can stay, avatars dont take up any more space if they are advertsing or just an image. They also dont flash away and distract people. Also a lot of the avatars on here are personality, I know people by their avatars and it helps add to the community feel.

 

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creospace

Jan 23, 2006

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For me it depends on the size, I don't care what they say as long as they are small.

no bigger than 119 x 119 I think.

ah hem which makes your one too big

 

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clairemackaness

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Jan 23, 2006

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If Crus tried to change it now it would only allow him a 90x90. Thats what happened to me when I took off my photo.

 

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DavidHorn

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Jan 23, 2006

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I don't see anything wrong with a static avatar - it doesn't impinge on the message and if they stay static (i.e. not a blinking, flashing, distracting, annoying, nuisance) then I think it's just fine!

 

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Ozzy

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Jan 23, 2006

#6

• Jan 23, 2006

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I voted No as I like the use of company logo's as avatars.

By the way, I never reduced the maximum size for the avatars, they were previously set to 80x80 but the forum software had a bug that meant it didnt work. When I increased the size to 90x90 it started working

 

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crus

Jan 23, 2006

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• Jan 23, 2006

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Hi All,

will reduce my photo down to the new size, you all now how I hate offending anyone, 90 x90 yeah?

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creospace

Jan 23, 2006

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out of interest who is that in the photo?

 

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clairemackaness

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Jan 23, 2006

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Yeah, I want to know that, he's creepy!

 

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crus

Jan 23, 2006

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Maury Ballstein, of Balls models.

A character out of the film zoolander that I am looking to base my business philosophy upon.

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Admiral Collections

Jan 25, 2006

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• Jan 25, 2006

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clairemackaness said:

Yeah, I want to know that, he's creepy!

Click to expand...

He gives me the creeps too, ugly bugger.


NIc :wink:

 

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easyasit

Jan 25, 2006

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• Jan 25, 2006

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personally i cannot see the harm in the advertising avatars, this is after all a business forum!
makes sense we know what each other does, plus i think it adds personality to the member. Would be boring if we were all the same.

I disagree with using the forum for head on adveritsing, it is what the ukbf offers forum is for anyways.

Other than this, if its not broke don;t fix.

Crus i agree with nicthe chick , that is one of the ugliest of buggers i have ever seen. So glad its not you

Al

 

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