<div class="IPBDescription">Help me pls</div>how do i get my custom avitar to work <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo-->
Click on 'your control panel' at the top, head over to 'personal info' and then 'avatar options'. There you can enter the URL of your avatar, wherever you uploaded it!
some sites don't allow imagelinking though (geocities I believe)I believe Molec and Spyder wrote about it in the main faq in these forums, general discussion i believe.
i dont have a website do i just set a link to a site that has it <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo-->
ok, find the pic you want, right click on it, go to properties, and it will give you a DIRECT link to the pic, just take that and put it in your avatar <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin--> You may enter a URL to choose an avatar that is on your own website. The URL MUST begin with http:// You may enter the width and height of your avatar. Please note that any value over the maximum allowed size in pixels will be resized to the maximum size. Leaving them blank will resize the image to the maxiumum size. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Now, first thing you need to do is find a picture. We will use <a href="http://www.readyroom.org/ns_models/post-1-54486-pudgy_8x6.jpg" target="_blank">Pudgy here</a> for this example. He can be found at the <a href="http://www.readyroom.org" target="_blank">Ready Room</a>.
To find the url of pictures, sometimes you can look in the address bar, other times you need to right click on the picture and goto properties. about half way down it says "Address(URL):" thats the line you need.
Pudgy's url address is <a href="http://www.readyroom.org/ns_models/post-1-54486-pudgy_8x6.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.readyroom.org/ns_models/post-1-54486-pudgy_8x6.jpg</a>
So, we take that address and put it in the line where it says <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin--> Your avatar The following file types are allowed: .gif .jpeg .jpg <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
In the avatar dimensions, you can leave them blank or you can enter 64 and 64. You want the avatar to be the maximum size in most cases.
Click Add my own image as my avatar.
Now, I really suggest uploading your own picture and not using one you found somewhere. Why? Well, because you will be stealing bandwidth from who ever that picture belongs to.
<!--QuoteBegin--Silver Fox+April 18 2002,18:46--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Silver Fox @ April 18 2002,18:46)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Now, first thing you need to do is find a picture. We will use <a href="http://www.readyroom.org/ns_models/post-1-54486-pudgy_8x6.jpg" target="_blank">Pudgy here</a> for this example. He can be found at the <a href="http://www.readyroom.org" target="_blank">Ready Room</a>. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Oh no no no... What you'd want to do for a file like that is save it to your computer, resize it yourself, and upload it somewhere else.
Linking to a file of that size on someone elses site for something as small as the avatar is is considered rude. It sucks bandwidth like crazy. Plus it'll load a TON slower compared to you resizing it and uploading it to somewhere like <a href="http://www.homestead.com" target="_blank">www.homestead.com</a>
Thats what I was trying to say by this comment <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Now, I really suggest uploading your own picture and not using one you found somewhere. Why? Well, because you will be stealing bandwidth from who ever that picture belongs to. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sorry if it did not convey the point well enough. The use of pudgy was mearly an example and in no way was I suggesting he use it.
In retrospect, I should have mentioned that you <b>should</b> use small pitures.
well i got it working thanks agin to alll who helped <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
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do i just set a link to a site that has it
<!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo-->
You may enter a URL to choose an avatar that is on your own website. The URL MUST begin with http://
You may enter the width and height of your avatar. Please note that any value over the maximum allowed size in pixels will be resized to the maximum size. Leaving them blank will resize the image to the maxiumum size.
<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Now, first thing you need to do is find a picture. We will use <a href="http://www.readyroom.org/ns_models/post-1-54486-pudgy_8x6.jpg" target="_blank">Pudgy here</a> for this example. He can be found at the <a href="http://www.readyroom.org" target="_blank">Ready Room</a>.
To find the url of pictures, sometimes you can look in the address bar, other times you need to right click on the picture and goto properties. about half way down it says "Address(URL):" thats the line you need.
Pudgy's url address is <a href="http://www.readyroom.org/ns_models/post-1-54486-pudgy_8x6.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.readyroom.org/ns_models/post-1-54486-pudgy_8x6.jpg</a>
So, we take that address and put it in the line where it says
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Your avatar
The following file types are allowed:
.gif .jpeg .jpg
<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
In the avatar dimensions, you can leave them blank or you can enter 64 and 64. You want the avatar to be the maximum size in most cases.
Click Add my own image as my avatar.
Now, I really suggest uploading your own picture and not using one you found somewhere. Why? Well, because you will be stealing bandwidth from who ever that picture belongs to.
Anyway, good luck - hope I helped.
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Oh no no no... What you'd want to do for a file like that is save it to your computer, resize it yourself, and upload it somewhere else.
Linking to a file of that size on someone elses site for something as small as the avatar is is considered rude. It sucks bandwidth like crazy. Plus it'll load a TON slower compared to you resizing it and uploading it to somewhere like <a href="http://www.homestead.com" target="_blank">www.homestead.com</a>
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Thats what I was trying to say by this comment
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->Now, I really suggest uploading your own picture and not using one you found somewhere. Why? Well, because you will be stealing bandwidth from who ever that picture belongs to.
<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sorry if it did not convey the point well enough. The use of pudgy was mearly an example and in no way was I suggesting he use it.
In retrospect, I should have mentioned that you <b>should</b> use small pitures.