26-06-2003 02:20									#31
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quote: Originally posted by rah Yeah, you're right, almost 1800 post means you hardly post at all. Just what purpose does having 12 group logos listed serve for you? I'm just curious.

Most of those posts are from many months ago, not recently.

And the groups just built up and I never get around to taking out the old ones.

	26-06-2003 02:29									#32
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You are even listing/wearing groups that no longer exist
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quote: IIRC that's usually a browser issue............I get it with Opera sometimes.

I doubt it, I only get it when there is heavy trafic (IE6)

	26-06-2003 02:35									#33
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quote: Originally posted by Apocalypse And the groups just built up and I never get around to taking out the old ones.

Well, maybe you should

	26-06-2003 02:37									#34
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How about I get around to it if the smilies are turned off?

	26-06-2003 02:52									#35
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quote: Originally posted by panag hi , if we ged rid of them , then the next thread is bound to be " lets turn off icons " , ....... have a nice day

No. The next thread will be "let turn ON smilies".

	26-06-2003 04:21									#36
	Put an end to popups!

I haven't noticed them disappear...........and they are still here now.

	26-06-2003 05:15									#37
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quote: Originally posted by Gatekeeper Is it just me or do smiley animations stop when 'Poly's server is being used a lot?

It could be that the smiley hasn't finished loading all the frames, so doesn't play. Or one or more frames weren't transferred properly and Settler2 was under too much stress to be bothered fixing it.

	26-06-2003 06:21									#38
	Put an end to popups!

I'd think avatars take a little bit more bandwidth than smileys. And what purpose do they serve any way. Turn 'em off!

I don't think turning off smileys would cause any noticeable improvement in performance, but I could, of course, be wrong.

EDIT: Pfft, It looks from other threads that the avatars have already been turned off for a while... Of course, I wouldn't know, as I turned them off through the control panel, but that kinda ruins the little bit of sarcasm up there.

	26-06-2003 07:07									#39
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quote: I wouldn't know, as I turned them off through the control panel,

I've seen your avatar. Why would you want to have an avatar, when you turn them off?

	26-06-2003 07:31									#40
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quote: Originally posted by vovansim And what purpose do they serve any way.

You are able to tell at a glance who wrote what. And much easier than reading the name text.

	26-06-2003 07:36									#41
	Re: Let's turn off smilies Put an end to popups!

Let's not.

	26-06-2003 08:14									#42
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I agree with the proposal. ASCII smileys look much cooler than graphical ones anyway.

	26-06-2003 08:30									#43
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quote: Originally posted by Apocalypse Seriously. It was fun back in the day when we didn't have pictures in place of text. We could save bandwidth and bathe in nostalgia.

This option has been considered in the past, and again in the present. The decision now remains the same as it was then: smilies will not be disabled for the time being.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

	26-06-2003 10:22									#44
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quote: You are able to tell at a glance who wrote what. And much easier than reading the name text.

I can get so confused when everyone has the same flag in a thread, as to who posts what.

	26-06-2003 10:47									#45
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quote: Originally posted by DanQ This option has been considered in the past, and again in the present. The decision now remains the same as it was then: smilies will not be disabled for the time being. ----------- Dan; Apolyton CS

And that should end this discussion.

Thanks Dan.

	26-06-2003 15:50									#46
	Re: Re: Re: Let's turn off smilies Get a bigger avatar today!

quote: Originally posted by Rhothaerill And that should end this discussion.

Wishful thinking.

But it is good to know we at least will be keeping our smilies for the time being.
Thanks Dan.

	26-06-2003 17:57									#47
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quote: Originally posted by St Leo I agree with the proposal. ASCII smileys look much cooler than graphical ones anyway.

But much less recognisable at a glance.

	26-06-2003 18:03									#48
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Yeah, the avatars do assist in poster recognition. The flags were nice at first, but I could live without them.

	26-06-2003 19:27									#49
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger But much less recognisable at a glance.

Heaven forbid we remove something that detracts from actual CONTENT.

	26-06-2003 21:50									#50
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Apocalypse, you actually have some kind of avatar with such many civ group icons.

	26-06-2003 22:19									#51
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quote: This option has been considered in the past, and again in the present. The decision now remains the same as it was then: smilies will not be disabled for the time being. ----------- Dan; Apolyton CS

The Dan has spoken, all hail The Dan.

turn off smileys

	26-06-2003 22:28									#52
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quote: Originally posted by Chilean President Apocalypse, you actually have some kind of avatar with such many civ group icons.

Probably the point. Perhaps Mark should remove his actual avatar.

	26-06-2003 22:43									#53
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Prehaps Mark should remove the avatar since Zylka made it.

Speaking of Zylka, he agrees with me on this issue. We were just talking about that party smiley. What's up with that? Zylka mentioned it looks like a bunch of dancing 7 up spots. It's not even a real smiley.

	26-06-2003 22:52									#54
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quote: Originally posted by rah Yeah, the avatars do assist in poster recognition. The flags were nice at first, but I could live without them.

I could live without flags.

I am concerned with these anti-smilie activists. First they'll take our smilies. Then they'll take our avatars. Then they'll take our abilty to post text.

We have to draw the line, before its too late.

	26-06-2003 22:55									#55
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I can live without much of the things we have here at apolyton, but the smilies is not one of those! They are too important IMHO. It's ugly with those smilies that just is text. But whan that is said, we could survive with less smilies...!

	27-06-2003 00:08									#56
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quote: Probably the point.

ehmm..
now I can't see the civgroup icons!

what have I done!!

	27-06-2003 00:16									#57
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You've done us all a favour!

	27-06-2003 00:33									#58
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Indeed.

	27-06-2003 01:30									#59
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i am in favour of keeping the smilies on and going.....same with avatars

	01-07-2003 06:37									#60
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Take a look at this f*cking emoticon, and tell me how exactly that's a "smilie":



I just can't stand that thing... but it's not half as bad a this:



Look at how sh*tty they are - ESPECIALLY the guitar player