View Poll Results: Should AppleNova enable Avatars? | |||
Yes, allow users to upload their own avatars. | 31 | 36.05% | |
Yes, but only let users pick from a "set" of avatars we design. | 3 | 3.49% | |
Yes, but treat it like the "Custom Title" thread; evaluate on a case by case basis. | 5 | 5.81% | |
No, disallow avatars entirely. | 29 | 33.72% | |
Don't care. | 0 | 0% | |
Don't care as long as I can turn them off. | 16 | 18.60% | |
Yes, but only let images be in greyscale. | 2 | 2.33% | |
Voters: 86. You may not vote on this poll |
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Oregon
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LoCash,
Thanks for at least making a poll. I first saw the no avatar thing and was a bit shocked and somewhat turned off on how many were so dead against it but I do admit I do not know the history of this board. I have only been on Bones board for over a year. I can definitely see why some people don't want avatars. I know a few people from our board (the flashing avatar that will induce a seizure) have avatars that are somewhat of eye soars but I think to a degree it ... it sets them apart from everyone. That is Noodle. You know him and that's his avatar. I think an avatar just accentuates someone's personality. I personally have used a certain avatar and actually have gotten flack for changing it because that was me and I think it's just a form of self expression. I personally am the kind of person where... if no avatars is the rule then that's that. No point in whining or carrying on. I do think if there was an option to where a user could turn it avatars on then that would be satisfying a lot of people and also the people who don't want avatars. They would never have to mess with that option and won't have to have their eyes become traumatized from some people's wild avatars. Anyway that's just my two cents. If it came down... no avatars and that's just the way it is. I won't lose sleep over it. :smokey: |
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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LoCash, one of the users over in the general suggestions thread tossed out the idea of having greyscale avatars. Could something like that work so long as they weren't animated?
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So in all honesty, those users who don't want to see the avatars won't have to, and those who do want to see them can. |
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hustlin
Join Date: May 2004
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If avatars are allowed, I would turn them off. However, then you have one chunk of the board with one experience and one with a totally different one. Some of these kids already said they will be scanning for avatars, meaning you will have a clique-like community.
Two totally different interfaces seems so unapple-like, as does the idea of gaudy avatars. The nice thing about the AN interface is that it is reminiscent of the pro apps, essentially including many of what makes them such a joy to work in. |
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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Avatars ... are just a way to express your individuality. It's what you visually represent yourself on the internet ...
If you don't have a face to communicate to, then we all might as well be blind ... I'm not sure if I would appreciate being in a world like that. I would much prefer communicating to someone that I can atleast identify a picture to since it can give me a better idea of who they are - aside from the words they write. What's the point of having a face if you don't like communicating to one? |
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Mile 1
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I must say, that I do not care about avatars, if people want them and the default for them is not to show them, then I don't care if they have them. The site will not chage for me. But it must be toggled to a default of off for all current members and all new members.
Now, I have a question, where would people upload them too exactly? On another non-Apple board, I use an avatar that I have to host. All I do is list the URL in the designated personal preferrence box. There is also a size limitation 65 x 65 pixels. Mile 1 |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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Since this keeps getting casually mentioned... images in signatures will NOT be happening. We can't control the sizes of those through vBulletin, and I'm not going to go around asking people to ditch large images from their sig. I really do put the foot down on that
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I don't need representative pictures of the people I communicate with. I LOVE how clean, simple and uncluttered these forums are. Avatars are totally unnecessary! |
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Join Date: May 2004
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I think Avatars are doable, but there should be some moderate restrictions against having distracting obnoxious avatars.
If Some members were upto it, maybe we could create like 50* or so different avatars, all nice and subtle and aesthetically with the site. I don't really know Jack's hosting situation, but having avatars might greatly increase the bandwidth usage maybe fewer to start with, but adding more as we can |
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After you are here for a while, you'll be amazed at the clear picture you get in your mind of the people with whom you discuss. Plus, you *can* put an avatar or actual picture of yourself on your profile page, and see those of other people on their profile pages. Last edited by Windswept : 2004-07-02 at 12:53. |
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Of course you can be an individual - via your thoughts, ideas, insights, opinions etc. In other words, you individualize yourself by what you post here.
I don't want to see some silly avatar that'll probably change every week blinking at me. I know people here and at other forums by their names and the tone of their posts. If avatars are allowed here, there really, really must be a way to turn them off if you don't want to see them. Again, avatars are totally unnecessary in a forum envoirnment where communication through words is the entire purpose of being here. |
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Do you read books, articles, listserv posts, emails or even man pages wishing for a little animated matrix ad or robot graphic next to every paragraph? |
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