30-01-2002 14:52									#1
	Avatars are back! Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

Thanks Markos and Dan, or Dan and Markos

I suggest that the avatars can be made smaller (say 40x40 and 5K or less).

*runs away from the lynching mob*

	30-01-2002 15:10									#2
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I'm really sorry to say this, but I've noticed a definite slow-down since avatars have come back (and this is with only 68 Users on the forums!).

	30-01-2002 15:14									#3
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Avatars Rule !!!!!

	30-01-2002 15:14									#4
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that must be what the picture is beside my name

	30-01-2002 15:24									#5
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Maybe I'm just stupid or something, but is it possible to use an avatar that isn't in the little list of choices? I didn't see anything, but as my friends will tell you, that usually means it's there twice.

Steele

	30-01-2002 15:36									#6
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger I suggest that the avatars can be made smaller (say 40x40 and 5K or less).

Are you crazy?!? 40x40 would make them hardly recognizable in many of the avatars!
About the size, well, I don't know if everyone's avatar is pushing to the 10k limit (mine's 4k, BTW).

quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger *runs away from the lynching mob*

You better!

And a Thank you very much to the person(s) that brought back the avatars!

	30-01-2002 15:52									#7
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ah, finally my beautifull appearance will satisfy the female crowd at Apolyton again !

	30-01-2002 16:06									#8
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quote: Originally posted by steelehc Maybe I'm just stupid or something, but is it possible to use an avatar that isn't in the little list of choices? I didn't see anything, but as my friends will tell you, that usually means it's there twice.

You can only have a custom avatar after you reach 500 posts.

	30-01-2002 16:48									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Case You can only have a custom avatar after you reach 500 posts.

only with 500 on topic posts? I thought that being a member fo a year or so also counted. If not, I'm screwed: I mostly post off topic and probably will be reaching 500 ON-topic posts by 2010 I guess.

	30-01-2002 17:15									#10
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make sure you complain enough about this fact in this forum, and you will be able to have your own avator soon

	30-01-2002 17:44									#11
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Damn, I should have spammed my way up to 500 posts when the avatars were gone

	30-01-2002 18:12									#12
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Uh, guys, you should consider custom avatars as a privilege provided to those that, for some considerable time, have been contributing with good/valid oppinions that make a better Apolyton!

I've registered in June 2000, and just about a month ago I reached 500 PC. My point is:
It takes time to reach this PC, so please don't even start thinking about spamming us all.

One "Libertarian" is more than enough!

	30-01-2002 18:25									#13
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At last I can get rid of these rose.

	30-01-2002 19:02									#14
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Yahooooo, praise the Wombat

Oh, and the admins Thanks

	30-01-2002 19:10									#15
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Wow, and it doesn't seem to be slower then yesterday!

	30-01-2002 19:16									#16
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cause my thread is locked

in response to
----------------
1. buy a normal computer
2. rent a normal DSL / Cable connection.
3. stop complaining, apolyton wouldn't be the same without my beautifull appearance in the forums
=============

I have a new (well 6 months old) 1 Gighz Athlon with 256 MB of DDR Ram fast harddrive, decent graphics card and so on

I get 100 Mbs (well that is really my max usually it is a bit slower)

it is mostly just a statement that I do not think others have the bandwidth

Jon Miller
(free my thread, it is not like I make many)

	30-01-2002 19:30									#17
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I haven't noticed any slowdown this morning, either.



I just need 20 odd more posts and I can use a custom avatar.

	30-01-2002 19:44									#18
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why no response on my 'beautifull appearnce' point, John ?

You have a 100Mb connection ?
I guess that's not your private line, right ?

	30-01-2002 19:50									#19
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I must be crazy. I've spent the last months browsing mostly fora where next to everybody has had an avatar. Now that I return to Apolyton this time, the first thing I do is I turn off avatar viewing...

	30-01-2002 19:54									#20
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quote: Originally posted by CyberShy why no response on my 'beautifull appearnce' point, John ? You have a 100Mb connection ? I guess that's not your private line, right ?

yah you are right, it is not

but next week ardly anybody will be on and I will speed

(usual speed is only 40Kb)

I don't know what appearnce is??

Jon Miller

	30-01-2002 19:58									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Case I'm really sorry to say this, but I've noticed a definite slow-down since avatars have come back (and this is with only 68 Users on the forums!).

I might be in denial - @ Dan and Markos, btw - but I see no change in server speed. There are currently 198 member(s) and 156 guest(s) on the boards.

But, a person can get really accustomed to lack of avatars. Honest. After months of avatar-celibacy, the change seems odd... But I like my nebula nevertheless.

	30-01-2002 20:00									#22
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Well, the posts are loading at the same speed, but let's not judge too soon, there are still some Americans still sleeping

Ow, and fear my new avatar!

	30-01-2002 20:33									#23
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quote: Ow, and fear my new avatar!

What was the earlier creature supposed to be? Some sort of bird with digestion problems?

	30-01-2002 21:09									#24
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quote: Originally posted by kassiopeia What was the earlier creature supposed to be? Some sort of bird with digestion problems?

Twas more a walking potato with a bazooka

	30-01-2002 21:31									#25
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Hooray! And there seems to be no noticable slow-down, either.

	30-01-2002 22:09									#26
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quote: Originally posted by ixnay37 Hooray! And there seems to be no noticable slow-down, either.

Well, the slowdown is no longer on the server side, as the last time they were reinstalled (which means that if someone has a slowdown hewould get rid of it by turnng of the Avatars.)

Last time the server slowed down, and even the thread andd forum listings took longer to load.

	30-01-2002 22:42									#27
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This seems a suitable place to bemoan the fact that I ams till waiting to use my custom avatar

Any chance of restoring the rule that you can have one after being a member for a year?

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	30-01-2002 23:05									#28
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Hmm, seen this before...

How long will it last this time?

	30-01-2002 23:24									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Chris 62 How long will it last this time?

Probably until we go back to the Gamestats server

	31-01-2002 00:06									#30
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Finally! The full glory of the EU can be shown once more!