Since I've been a member every once and a while I try to put my avatar picture over on the left with my member name... as you can see I do have it as my signature. but for the life of me I can't figure out how to put it over where it belongs. it is the right size and is from Postimage.org and I have no problem posting pictures here but this just is something I can't figure out.
EDIT: Finally went back to this thread to see which hosting site to use for my avatar and saw Orguss's offer and took 'them' up on it... Looks like it works! THANKS!This message has been edited. Last edited by: Blume9mm, February 13, 2023 05:29 AM
My Native American Name: "Runs with Scissors"
January 29, 2023, 08:00 AM
SIGnified
FWIW - I can’t do a postimage avatar either, hence old Samuel C. in the spot.
"Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein
January 29, 2023, 08:02 AM
parabellum
Sounds like postimage does not allow hotlinking.
January 29, 2023, 11:06 AM
Greymann
I used "imgur", I first resized picture with paint on my pc (imgur resize feature doesn't work well for me).Then uploaded to imgur. Imgur requires you make an account. Copy the direct link from imgur, then paste into your SIGforum profile, under where you post your email.
For most pictures I use postimage, no account needed and the resize feature works fine.
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January 29, 2023, 11:08 AM
mark123
I get the following error when trying to add an avatar:
quote:
The provided avatar URL does not appear to be accessible.
This is the avatar I tried:
January 29, 2023, 11:11 AM
parabellum
Fish and CHIPS!
January 29, 2023, 11:26 AM
mark123
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum: Fish and CHIPS!
Yeah! It’s a classic.
January 30, 2023, 10:27 AM
Blume9mm
So, it sounds like it is an issue with postimage which is really strange because I've never had a problem posting a picture in a thread from there here. I've actually paid them money.....
I fired photo#uckit when they tried to hit me with their 'slight' price increase. Are they still around?
Sounds like I might have to try Greymann's "Imgur" just for an avatar.
My Native American Name: "Runs with Scissors"
January 30, 2023, 10:54 AM
Balzé Halzé
Yes, use Imgur. Postimage is great for everything except Avatars.
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Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan
I'm hosting a few other avatars for people, as well. You can always let me know if and when you want to change it in the future.
"I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes"
I'm hosting a few other avatars for people, as well. You can always let me know if and when you want to change it in the future.
Thanks. Now I have to figure out why my server is being rejected.
January 30, 2023, 01:38 PM
patw
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Originally posted by mark123:
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Originally posted by parabellum: Fish and CHIPS!
Yeah! It’s a classic.
I was wondering what the connection was and then it hit me.
January 30, 2023, 01:52 PM
HRK
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Thanks. Now I have to figure out why my server is being rejected.
Not just you, clicked on it and it blocked me from access, just wanted to click and see if it would allow access. something Orguss needs to do to allow it...
January 30, 2023, 03:47 PM
Orguss
You're not supposed to click the link. He was supposed to copy and paste it into the textbox for custom avatar, which he clearly has done.
"I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes"
January 31, 2023, 08:52 AM
hberttmank
I am not having any luck trying to post my avatar that is on imgur. Not matter what link I tried it says "The provided avatar URL does not appear to be accessible" And it is odd because it will show the avatar below my email on the edit page when using the direct link. Any ideas?
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January 31, 2023, 09:08 AM
Rick Lee
I haven't been able to get it to work for years.
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January 31, 2023, 09:18 AM
Rey HRH
quote:
Originally posted by patw:
quote:
Originally posted by mark123:
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Originally posted by parabellum: Fish and CHIPS!
Yeah! It’s a classic.
I was wondering what the connection was and then it hit me.
I would not have figured it out on my own nor even considered there was something there other than the alternating images. I can appreciate the cleverness though.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
January 31, 2023, 10:00 AM
clubleaf206
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Originally posted by hberttmank: I am not having any luck trying to post my avatar that is on imgur. Not matter what link I tried it says "The provided avatar URL does not appear to be accessible" And it is odd because it will show the avatar below my email on the edit page when using the direct link. Any ideas?
I have the same issue, sigmonkey tried to host my avatar recently and just yesterday I attempted to use both imageshack and imgur to host it with no success.
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January 31, 2023, 10:10 AM
HRK
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Originally posted by Orguss: You're not supposed to click the link. He was supposed to copy and paste it into the textbox for custom avatar, which he clearly has done.
Well, maybe so but I can't see his, or your avatar, it's a small broken link box, wonder if it has to to with the link not being https
January 31, 2023, 10:18 AM
Rick Lee
I post photos all the time from Flickr. My stuff is hosted and the URLs work fine. I can never make it work for my avatar here. No prob on other sites either.
It’s a classic.