28-09-2001 01:16									#61
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quote: Originally posted by Big Crunch If you are mostly a lurker, you do not often post, therefore no-one will likely see your avatar, and so you don't really need one. Problem solved.

That must be why the Avatar rules were changed

Seeing as MarkG & Dan havn't responded ( ), I guess that explination will have to do.

	28-09-2001 12:56									#62
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quote: Originally posted by Blaupanzer You folks are probably lucky the mods have not been following this thread. Or you all get hit with the spam penalty and never reach 500.

Well, a response from the mods would have ended this thread so its their fault. How about a PCR for MarkG and DanQ?

	28-09-2001 14:31									#63
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I am curious as to why a privilege previously given is now taken away.


It happened when the boards were "upgraded" to version X.XX.

	29-09-2001 00:36									#64
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quote: Originally posted by Gasmaske quote: Originally posted by Blaupanzer You folks are probably lucky the mods have not been following this thread. Or you all get hit with the spam penalty and never reach 500. Well, a response from the mods would have ended this thread so its their fault. How about a PCR for MarkG and DanQ?

Or maybe they tolerate this thread, so that everyone who bothers can spam here to 500 to get his custom avatar, in stead of taking the trouble of changing the rules.

	29-09-2001 00:50									#65
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quote: Originally posted by Mercator Or maybe they tolerate this thread, so that everyone who bothers can spam here to 500 to get his custom avatar, in stead of taking the trouble of changing the rules.

And then PCR everybody who has participated...

	29-09-2001 01:37									#66
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Scary thought

	29-09-2001 18:41									#67
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Blau: the majority of the posts here are actually relevent to this problem. A few *cough* Crazy Horse *cough* Provost Harrison *cough* have been spamming here. But on the whole Mark and Dan should listen to us because we're not the the only ones who feel this way about custom avatars.

	01-10-2001 04:28									#68
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Mark or Dan, if you change the rules on custom Avatars I'll click on your banners as if my life depended upon it

	01-10-2001 16:50									#69
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quote: Originally posted by Case Mark or Dan, if you change the rules on custom Avatars I'll click on your banners as if my life depended upon it

LOL



ROTF

	02-10-2001 15:32									#70
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I agree. I would have a custom avatar if I hadn't lost my entire post count a few moths ago to the server crash.

	02-10-2001 17:11									#71
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I have just the avatar for you OneFootInTheGrave!

I don't believe it

Attachment: victor.gif
This has been downloaded 151 time(s).

	02-10-2001 18:40									#72
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Who is that guy?

looks like the mix of Kirk Douglas, and prince Charles


OK, I get it now... must be one of the series actors...

i never watched it well....

	02-10-2001 22:57									#73
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Who is that guy?

Richard Wilson aka Victor Meldrew.

	03-10-2001 07:35									#74
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Now that I have 500 posts, I've changed my position on this issue. Mark and Dan, I urge you not to give into these pitiful lurkers demands



(just kidding)

	03-10-2001 19:07									#75
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BOOHOOHOO

	04-10-2001 03:38									#76
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Why that rule is in, I have no idea, it only encourages spammers to spam even more, even people who don't like to spam will start spamming, so they can use their own avatar. silly rule. something Afghanistan leaders would do

PH: don't gloat too much, you might end up like me, I've posted here since 1998 I think it was.. or early 98 or late 97, anyway, from the beginning, I was up to prince or king level and suddenly I was forced to reregister, and lost all my posts... I'm waiting on someone to bump me back up so I can use my own avatar again

	04-10-2001 05:01									#77
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Just curious, why exactly were you forced to reregister?

	04-10-2001 05:18									#78
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I just pulled out the old email convo, and look what I found! aiyah, I was supposed to have my count up anyway! but it was never done, DanQ must he a busy man! here it is:


=================
At 02:30 AM 08/08/01 +0000, you wrote:
>hi,
>
>I changed my email address for ContradictioN, and realised its
>wrong. Next thing I know I can't use that login.
>
>So I made another one, Sn00py. I used the email address
>icedan@myrealbox.com
>
>I never received an email to give me authorization.
>
>So I thought that I had done something wrong.
>
>I then decided to create another login, Sn00ps. Using another email
>address: ************ (took it out)
>
>I still didn't ge an authorization, so...now I am thinking you guys think
>I am creating a double login. What a double login would be useful is
>beyond me, but believe me thats not what I care about. All I want is to
>have my registration cleared up. And infact I want my name to be
>Sn00py, but if thats taken up, I'd like Sn00ps.
>
>Please help if u can. thank you,
>bye.

Hi.

What I can do, if you specifically request it, is delete your two current
accounts which will then allow you to create either "Sn00py" or "Sn00ps"
again if need me. If you do this and let me know what your new account is,
I can transfer your current post count for "ContradictioN", 665, into your
new account.


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	04-10-2001 22:23									#79
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quote: Originally posted by The ANZAC "MarkG and DanQ: change it back to one year membership!!!!"

ANZAC, I give my fullest support to your efforts.
Communistic slogan: Freedom to the members! Avatars to everyone!

I think the 1 year rule should absolutely be reintroduced.
I mean, what would the forums be without those so darn
personal avatars? The old good Celtic warlord can't feel
at home here!

*looks for his sword*

	05-10-2001 01:44									#80
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Have I missed some important news from the admins? Did they give a reason why they have not allowed people to use their own avatar?

My brain is hurting, trying to come up with a reason for this pathetic, useless, waste of time. It has no logic to me at all.

The only way to beat us, is to ignore us. Just pathetic


I can't believe Apolyton has come to this, Apolyton used to be a great place, and now it's just another one of those forums that only a few people can stand long enough and the rest just fade away.

It's such a shame you guys, you really held this site up a lot and did an excellent job, why are you doing this to yourself?

	05-10-2001 02:16									#81
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I agree with the ignoring: we don't ignore you and the forum rules, so don't ignore us. Replying is jsut being decent

	05-10-2001 02:44									#82
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Hmmm.

Being generally too lazy to make 500 posts in any amount of reasonable time, I want the one year rule put back in.

OR

As an alternative, make OT posts count towards the total. That's where I spend most of my time. Howzabout it?

	05-10-2001 21:30									#83
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I've been here long enough. I just made the mistake of playing ctp for a year, and thus not posting.

Forget about the ctp thing! Please... I just made Prince... less than 200 posts to go... xcuse the spam. It won't take long.

	05-10-2001 22:36									#84
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quote: Originally posted by CapitanGarlic As an alternative, make OT posts count towards the total. That's where I spend most of my time. Howzabout it?

Yeah...right...

	06-10-2001 00:19									#85
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For some reason, MarkG is dead-set against OT posts counting. He's already closed down numerous threads which bring up this suggestion. Death to the oppressor!

	06-10-2001 00:46									#86
	Let's refuse to post any more. Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

Planning a coup d'etat?

Might be diifficult. Instead I think we should all go on strike and refuse to post in OT until posts count there.

	06-10-2001 02:19									#87
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quote: Originally posted by Big Crunch Planning a coup d'etat?

A second Communistic October Revolution.

	06-10-2001 03:33									#88
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quote: Originally posted by Rasbelin A second Communistic October Revolution.

October, a good idea. We'll all be busy next month.

	06-10-2001 04:49									#89
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quote: Originally posted by Sn00py PH: don't gloat too much, you might end up like me, I've posted here since 1998 I think it was.. or early 98 or late 97, anyway, from the beginning, I was up to prince or king level and suddenly I was forced to reregister, and lost all my posts... I'm waiting on someone to bump me back up so I can use my own avatar again

Oh, I have had this problem before but I have managed to get the nice admins to sort out my problems. If you do 'favours' for them, you can get your post count back

	06-10-2001 12:29									#90
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why is having an avatar so important anyway? Shouldn't the quality of what you say be more important than how much irrelevant stuff you can crap out to increase your post count just so you can have a cutsie lil pic by your name??