- joekc6nlx
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Re: Forum "issues"
I sent a picture to Dropbox, after resizing it to 128 X 128 pixels. Then created a link to it, added the URL for that link to my profile, and nothing....well, maybe it's not "Public", even though I thought I'd done that.
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- joekc6nlx
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Aja Jin wrote:
I hosted an avvy on Imgur, and then added. That worked.
dang got the spam posting thing again.
How did you get it to work? I have an avatar on Imgur, but tried to copy the link, it has to end in .jpg or .jpeg, and the Imgur-generated link doesn't.
"Those who can give up essential liberties in order to purchase a little extra security deserve neither liberty nor security." - Benjamin Franklin
"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." - Marcus Aurelius
- Aja Jin
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I hosted an avvy on Imgur, and then added. That worked.
dang got the spam posting thing again.How did you get it to work? I have an avatar on Imgur, but tried to copy the link, it has to end in .jpg or .jpeg, and the Imgur-generated link doesn't.
Not sure if I used the "image link" or "direct link", but it has 22 views, so it will need to be public/visible
yikes had to verify I'm not a (dumb) robot
- ready4more
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Site is working well for me, only one captcha when I established my account. Not in love with staying logged in after closing the app, but I'll get used to having to logout. User interface seems mostly intuitive. I used Imgur for my avatar picture. Once I figured out where on Imgur to go to copy the image, it was a piece of cake. Now all I have to do is remember my previous postscript (or maybe not).
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- joekc6nlx
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I'm trying to figure out how to add an avatar also. My old Photobucket account won't allow it. Will try Imgur later -- thanks for the tip.
When I used Imgur, it asked me if I wanted to set links for the picture. So I did, but when I tried adding that link to the avatar line, it said it wasn't a valid avatar, because it didn't end in ".jpg" or ".jpeg". Boardhost suggests using imgbb instead, and so I opened an account there, and did the same thing I did for Imgur, same result, but then, I found that if I selected "HTML Thumbnail Link", it pulls out a very long link, mostly extraneous code, but I copied just the URL that was inside that link, and pasted it onto the avatar line, and it took it immediately. Perhaps Imgur has that same feature, I didn't go back and check.
Ah, I found it on Imgur. When you go over to your account (mine is a green circle in the upper right corner), click on it, a drop-down menu will appear, select Images. If your image was uploaded, click on it, and it should open up a window that will give you links. As Aja Jin used "Direct Link", I believe, but you have a choice of various links. I hope this helps.
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- HRHSpence
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Re: Forum "issues"
I changed the anti-spamming limits and that should make it easier to post in multiple threads.
- 82Eridani
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Had no issues registering, and checked a box for Captcha but saw no bridges or bikes. Cannot figure out Imgur. It provides a link to my picture but as Joe said, not the right kind of image, and don't see any other settings. Will try later.
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- joekc6nlx
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When I logged in on Imgur, there's a green circle with a B in the middle. That's apparently my account. The dropdown menu listed "Images", which took me to my library. I clicked on the picture I wanted, and it opens up a window with a larger picture, but off to the right is a set of listings for links. I just copied the "Direct Link" and pasted it into the URL space that Boardhost asks for on the avatar page.
I hope this helps.
"Those who can give up essential liberties in order to purchase a little extra security deserve neither liberty nor security." - Benjamin Franklin
"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." - Marcus Aurelius
- Busifer
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I had some issues with registering; used my phone and the captcha wanted me to check pics with cars in them. Small, dark, images, but I eventually made it.
Format seems okay-ish, but haven’t had time to check everything out yet.
- Aja Jin
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I had some issues with registering; used my phone and the captcha wanted me to check pics with cars in them. Small, dark, images, but I eventually made it.
Format seems okay-ish, but haven’t had time to check everything out yet.
Not much here so far, but suggestions/comments are welcomed.
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