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Still can't get an avatar.....

Post by redheadedslt » Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:23 am

as a couple of you know, i tried to change my avatar a few days ago and failed miserably. i thought that perhaps, like a creepy spider in the shower, if i left it be for a little while, the problem would go away and everything would be ok.
but this is not the case. i can't get the avatar i wanted, i can't get ones that i'd settle for and i can't get the one i had back..maybe somebody could try to assist me one last time?


:help: please
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Post by Boogie Man » Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:39 pm

have you tried PMing twitter mouse with your avatar request?

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Post by Twitter Mouse » Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:22 pm

well, I know bout this problem, and I don't have a clue what's wrong. :-?
And it's hey babe, with your guardian eyes so blue,
Hey my baby, don't you know our love is true,
I've been so far from here,
Far from your loving arms,
Now I'm back again, and babe it's gonna work out fine.

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Post by Laura » Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:55 pm

To me it looks like the gallery section name is missing from the url of your current avatar: its url is images/avatars/gallery/makeup.jpg
whereas Twitter's for example is images/avatars/gallery/reserved11/twitter.jpg
Do you know which section the avatar you wanted was in?
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Post by redheadedslt » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:49 pm

hm. interesting theory, Laura. the one i originally wanted is in Eclectic7 in the lower right-hand corner. its a red eye with black tribal around it. jo mamma and mallie both tried to get it for me, though and it didnt work. theres another i'd settle for, also in E7. its like, an amber-colored background with a clearish red heart on its side in the corner. with a shadow. wow, explaining is tough..der :-?
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Post by Laura » Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:12 pm

Well, what I said is definitely what's wrong, cos if I insert "eclectic7" into the url then I do get the picture
images/avatars/gallery/eclectic7/makeup.jpg
whereas without it it's not found.

What I don't know is how to get the board software to use the correct url.
Is it only eclectic7 that has this problem? Can you successfully select an avatar from another gallery?
I think as an experiment I'll try setting my own avatar to one from eclectic7 to see.

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Post by Jomomma » Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:18 pm

Apparently fairies_angels 2 is having some problems as well

I was trying to help Aladriel get one btu it doesn't seem to want to work

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Post by Laura » Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:20 pm

The whole thing is messed up. Even if I remove and try to reselect my own avatar, it decides to omit the gallery name (in my case "reserved") from the url and breaks it.

I think this means nobody's been able to change avatar since Deb did the upgrade. Not sure if we admins are able to fix this, I think we need Deb.

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Post by sine nomine » Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:01 am

let me see if i can find out what the problem was and get it fixed.

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turn your back and run, then that is frightening. -- Krishnamurti[/blockquote]

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What is the good of running away if whatever we are is always there? -- Krishnamurti[/blockquote]

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Post by sine nomine » Thu Nov 10, 2005 2:31 am

it should be fixed, at least for now.

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[blockquote]Facts are not frightening. But if you try to avoid them,
turn your back and run, then that is frightening. -- Krishnamurti[/blockquote]

[blockquote]Why are we so frightened of what is?
What is the good of running away if whatever we are is always there? -- Krishnamurti[/blockquote]

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