Ron2K wrote:I'll discuss this internally with the rest of the team.
Thanks Ron2K, I think the people will appreciate it.
What everyone has to realize is that the Avetars are all uploaded to the server. It is not just a simple matter your own bandwidth. If you want to save your bandwidth you can use a propper browser that actually cashes the images and uses them again. This has more impact on the hosting line as I don't think anyone here actually sets up their browsers correctly. Evern a 1k diffirence can have a huge impact. It can be the diffirence between then having to pay for a 3GB or a 5GB cap (Assuming they are using a DSL with a dynamic DNS addressing). In any case it puts more strain on the line and it has to be accomodated for. I doubt that any of us would get a decent browsing experience if the line starts taking strain as that would affect all of us at the same time. If for one don't care what they do. If the team sais it is cool I am happy otherwise I am happy too. I have a 27GB local cap which gets used if I have international cap left or not. I would agree with Stuart though. The sigs could use a bigger dimension rather than the avetars. They are a tad small if you look at the resolutions people tend to run at. IF I view the forum at any wide res bigger than 1024 x 768 it starts to look minute against the rest.
Ok, then just another suggestion if that be the case: How about using [img] tags for avatars same as sigs? I may be wrong but wasn't this the plan a few years ago anyway, or was it the other way around and sigs would be uploaded to the server
Synthesis wrote:Ok, then just another suggestion if that be the case: How about using [img] tags for avatars same as sigs? I may be wrong but wasn't this the plan a few years ago anyway, or was it the other way around and sigs would be uploaded to the server
If you want to turn them off go to the User Control Panel -> Board Preferences -> Edit Display Options and set what you want to see and what you don't. It is easy and painless. Mine is all on cuz I wanna see everything but I also cache all images.
Exactly the point a lot of people have been making. If the size bothers you, turn it off.
*note* I am totally unbiased here. I really don't care whether they increase the size or not. I'm actually happy with how it is.
RuadRauFlessa wrote:I have a 27GB local cap which gets used if I have international cap left or not.
The only way that that can be true is if you have a 27GB local only account that is managed by Routesentry, which is impossible, because 27GB local only accounts do not exist. You local bandwidth is used only once your international bandwidth is finished
That guy that used to mod cases. Now I take photos. True story.
RuadRauFlessa wrote:I have a 27GB local cap which gets used if I have international cap left or not.
The only way that that can be true is if you have a 27GB local only account that is managed by Routesentry, which is impossible, because 27GB local only accounts do not exist. You local bandwidth is used only once your international bandwidth is finished
Nope the ISP I use diffirentiates when you browse even if you have international cap left. And since I work for a company who sells for them I can kinda make my own packages as long as it sticks to their pricing. And yes I did test it. It actually deducted from the local account already since yesterday and there is not a change that I would have been able to use up my 3GB of international.
But this is not a thread about how my ISP package works. It is about Avatar sizes, which I am only pointing out is meaningless to me as I have 27GB local and 3GB international cap.
The only ISP I know of which has something similar to that is Cybersmart, but as said this is about avatars and not ISPs.
Also I had thought about that, I dont know what the current server specs and hosting details for PCF's site is.
Also cant we allow users to hotlink their avatars? They could then host it on their own site, photobucket or whatever. Sure it probably wouldnt be local (well, most of the time) if we allowed this and users used it.
Perhaps even keep the 16KB size for images hosted on PCF and allow users who host their avatars else where to have bigger avatars? Obviosuly you'll limit that as well. That wont affect PCF's hosting and if anything would reduce the bandwidth used by the server. I dont think it would put much more strain on the server either?
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PsyCLown wrote:
Also I had thought about that, I dont know what the current server specs and hosting details for PCF's site is.
Also cant we allow users to hotlink their avatars? They could then host it on their own site, photobucket or whatever. Sure it probably wouldnt be local (well, most of the time) if we allowed this and users used it.
Perhaps even keep the 16KB size for images hosted on PCF and allow users who host their avatars else where to have bigger avatars? Obviosuly you'll limit that as well. That wont affect PCF's hosting and if anything would reduce the bandwidth used by the server. I dont think it would put much more strain on the server either?
And that is the first sensible thing I have heard in this whole thread.
PsyCLown wrote:Perhaps even keep the 16KB size for images hosted on PCF and allow users who host their avatars else where to have bigger avatars? Obviosuly you'll limit that as well. That wont affect PCF's hosting and if anything would reduce the bandwidth used by the server. I dont think it would put much more strain on the server either?
And that is the first sensible thing I have heard in this whole thread.
Yeh, makes sense and im sure its possible as well. Could benefit both PCF as well as us users who want bigger avvies
Will work just as well, if not better, than increasing the size of avatars and having them uploaded to PCF.
The way I see it... A win win situation.
RuadRauFlessa wrote:BTW: PsyCLown - I love the sig.
hehe, thanks
“The true bare of any man is his willingness to accept the consequences of his actions.” - iser0073
well i use my phone as modem as well at home. And i only get gprs and i struggle to browes pcf. and i have also disable the images. if i had a better connection then it would be better but there is a few members like me at this stage. Telkom cant give me a line as they cant even get my street address on their system.
bosaap wrote:well i use my phone as modem as well at home. And i only get gprs and i struggle to browes pcf. and i have also disable the images. if i had a better connection then it would be better but there is a few members like me at this stage. Telkom cant give me a line as they cant even get my street address on their system.
If you have disabled images then it's obviously not our avatars and sigs that are causing you grief with browsing the forum.
