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In order to benefit the most from the new style, I have made new rules for both avatars and signatures.

Before avatars were allowed to be 120x120, which is now changed to 120x80. The shorter pics will make the bar with you info in all your posts look nicer than with the older bigger size limit. By default, it lets everyone keep their originals intact, so I ask that everyone resize there avatars if it's bigger than 120x80.

Also, because I hate huge signatures, I am imposing a 5 line limit on signatures. While there is not way (that I know of) to force this kind of thing, I ask that everyone respects my decision and adjusts their signature according. A few sigs that I seen require almost the entire height on my screen to display (and I run use a 20" monitor). Make reading posts a chore IMO. Sucks to have to scroll alot just to see the next post!

I'll give everyone a few days to make the necesary changes. I'm looking to achieve a nice clean look for the site and I feel this will be better for the community as a whole. After that anytime I spot a violation I'll simply delete the sig or avatar without warning. Continued disregard will result in bannings! Let's all be adults about this .

Thanks,
John

done and done

Done, Good choice on the sigs to!!!!!! Hopefully my avatar still works!

Oops still 120x120 I'll fix it later!

fixed mine too

You can change my Avatar cuz i dunno how to lol

How do ya fix the avatar? I'm a hillbilly ya know!?

most any PC Paint or Photoshop type picture editting program will resize the image to any size you need. Resave it with a new name and upload to your settings here.

And you guys...by 120x80, he means longer than it is tall. Notice how he was talking about getting the posts a little shorter than now? Well keeping the same height and making the avatar narrower ain't gonna do anything now is it.

guess I didn't fix it lol. guess I'm screwed cause I'm stupid when it comes to this stuff.

AddictedtoNITRO Wrote:guess I didn't fix it lol. guess I'm screwed cause I'm stupid when it comes to this stuff.

I tried resizing it in paint and all it does is chop off half of the pic.
Looks like no avatar for me lol

If anyone needs help to resize their avatars, click on my name on any of my posts and use the drop down box to send me an email. Attach your old avatar and I'll resize it for you.

Thanks for all those who adjusted already. It's a whole lot easier to read threads with shorter signatures!

or u could go back to the old layout

You'll learn to like the new layout! haha

just wondering when is the new classified system going in place?

Hey Dimo I think I got it lmk if it is ok

Hey John, is my avatar too big yet?:confused:

If you guys are not sure about the size. You can always just right click on the picture. Select 'properties' and it should tell you the size of that picture. So bubba,yours is 120x90

bubbaracing, the height on yours is too much. When you upload avatars, it automatically checks to make sure it fits. The reason I asked everyone to check and change them, is because theres no automatic checking if there already in use.

Oh ok, thanks Drew, i'll resize later today John!

Mr. Tune Wrote:bubbaracing, the height on yours is too much. When you upload avatars, it automatically checks to make sure it fits. The reason I asked everyone to check and change them, is because theres no automatic checking if there already in use.

wait so then did i beat the system?

Your basicly grandfathered in. Your and his were already on there as they are. YOU have to go in and change it,make it smaller.

So if you pull yours down,then put it back up. It will tell you its to big.

AddictedtoNITRO Wrote:I tried resizing it in paint and all it does is chop off half of the pic.
Looks like no avatar for me lol

I'm late, but you used the wrong option. In paint click the Stretch/Skew button under the image tab. Also the smaller the number %, the more of a change it will make, so a bigger # will make a slight change.

Also you can always click the attributes button under the image tab to check the size of yout pic (in this case avatar)

I didn't see this post and now I have no sig. I definitely wanted at least one of the quotes and have no idea how to get any of it back. I wish there would have been a better way of getting the word out on this, especially since new posts are highlighted BARELY darker than old ones. Any way to get it back so I can edit it accordingly? :-\

Sig is gone. You don't use the new post button? You might be the only one who actually looks at the forums for new posts, lol. Plus, it's right on the homepage too.

I look at old posts but pay even more attention to new ones. I have no idea what this "new post" button it....