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Avatar Help?
« on: March 30, 2013, 12:52:24 PM »
For some reason I am avatar challenged.

I understand that it wants a link to a web site.  Apparently it does not like Flickr. 

Is there a size requirement?

I'm just wondering if I am missing something very fundamental, or just dumber than my children think...


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Re: Avatar Help?
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2013, 01:17:20 PM »
It works from Flickr, you just have to select share on Flickr and select only the address to the image in the long string it gives you.
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« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2013, 08:04:37 PM »
so one must have a flickr account then !
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« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2013, 09:07:53 PM »
Tah-dah!

Thanks!  I figured it was something fairly simple, but would probably have spent days figuring it out.  If ever...  :wink:
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« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2013, 09:49:19 PM »
you're welcome
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« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2013, 08:51:07 AM »
All sorted out? Good.
I'll just paste this in then for future reference  :)

ah thanks !
btw how do I  get a profile  pic to work ?
cheers

simple:
  -find an image you want to use
  -right click it
  -copy the url adress
  -then paste it in in your forum profile.

I don't know if the forum resizes images, so try to find a small image you want to use. :)   no worries! the forum resizes.
everone else; sorry for going all OT over here ;)


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« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2013, 06:10:59 AM »
so one must have a flickr account then !

No. You can use other locations. As long as the image is accesible via url.
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Re: Avatar Help?
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2013, 11:21:58 AM »
Guys, thanks very much for helping to answer these questions. I should have been on it, but I wasn't, sorry :-[

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Re: Avatar Help?
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2015, 10:26:40 PM »
Was wondering if anyone could help me out on this too? im having a hard time making it work out.

Didnt know if i really should make a new post about it.

Maybe i could a mod my info and the link to the picture i wanted...i feel like ive tried it a million times now.

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« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2015, 10:28:48 PM »
Are you having trouble finding a link that works or just with the interface?
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« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2015, 10:32:31 PM »
Im not 100% i think its just the interface, i mean its very simple to grab the link from my flickr, but when i paste it  and hit change profile my photo just comes up blank after it reloads.

i thought i could figure it out, but after a couple months thought i would ask.haha

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« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2015, 07:26:33 AM »
Im not 100% i think its just the interface, i mean its very simple to grab the link from my flickr, but when i paste it  and hit change profile my photo just comes up blank after it reloads.

i thought i could figure it out, but after a couple months thought i would ask.haha
can you post the link you're trying to use here?
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« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2015, 06:58:47 PM »
Im not 100% i think its just the interface, i mean its very simple to grab the link from my flickr, but when i paste it  and hit change profile my photo just comes up blank after it reloads.

i thought i could figure it out, but after a couple months thought i would ask.haha

Same boat here. The URL from Flickr just doesn't seem to work. Here's the one I am trying to use:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/adoephoto/11153548816/

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Re: Avatar Help?
« Reply #13 on: January 20, 2015, 07:01:40 PM »
Glad im not the only one, haha, i kept repeatedly reading this thread thinking i was missing something. which i might be, but im trying all the right stpes.

Here is my link as well https://www.flickr.com/photos/satchmolouie/15674855874/

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« Reply #14 on: January 20, 2015, 08:06:22 PM »

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« Reply #15 on: January 20, 2015, 08:14:59 PM »

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« Reply #16 on: January 20, 2015, 09:34:54 PM »
Or try the link from the link button
https://flic.kr/p/hZARtN
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Re: Avatar Help?
« Reply #17 on: January 21, 2015, 03:40:00 AM »
Or try the link from the link button
https://flic.kr/p/hZARtN

Thanks for the suggestion Francois, but that didn't work either.

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Re: Avatar Help?
« Reply #18 on: January 21, 2015, 08:09:11 AM »
here's a link to try. it needs to be a direct link to an image, usually ending with ".jpg"
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7434/11153548816_177bed5979_s_d.jpg

I'll put up a guide shortly
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« Reply #19 on: January 21, 2015, 08:30:00 AM »
okay, here's a click by click guide.

it's how how I made the avatar I'm currently using.  :)
« Last Edit: January 21, 2015, 08:44:00 AM by jojonas~ »
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Re: Avatar Help?
« Reply #20 on: January 21, 2015, 01:36:06 PM »
OK, that, with the additional step of removing the "s" from "https" that Satish suggested, worked. Thank you!

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« Reply #21 on: January 21, 2015, 03:06:16 PM »
great!

ohyeah, the https was a new thing that came with the flickr redisign
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Re: Avatar Help?
« Reply #22 on: January 21, 2015, 04:08:23 PM »
Thank you so much jojonas~!!!
It works. It was very helpful your post and the advice about the ¨s¨.

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« Reply #23 on: January 21, 2015, 05:27:49 PM »
I'm just glad to see more avatars around here. it's so much easier to remember everyone :)
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Re: Avatar Help?
« Reply #24 on: January 21, 2015, 07:12:22 PM »
Thanks jojonas! Now i feel involved!!