BigHam
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Get your image and host it online at either:
<a href="www.imageshack.us" target="_blank">Imageshack</a>
Or
<a href="www.photobucket.com" target="_blank">photobucket</a>
Then copy the direct URL to the image and click the IMAGE button in the instant mark up area.
Or simply put the link between these:
[image][/image]
If this happens:
Then you have gone wrong somewhere. 
Or you can post a forum friendly link directly from photobucket or imageshack.(Thanks Biggles)
Hope this is helpful
Edited by BigHam (14/09/2007 16:35)
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Biggles
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Great stuff! This should be a sticky in FAQ's
You might want to add that you can copy a Forum friendly link for the image in photo bucket and then paste as you have described.
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makka
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nice work BigHam.
Must go to FAQ surely
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immy
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So if I can do images from PhotoBucket why cant I upload an avatar from the same Photobucket? It seems I have to store a piccy on local disc- reduce it then upload it on to here. So why 2 different imaging systems?? 
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Biggles
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I think it is because the "system" copies your avatar for frequent use. Your avatar appears on all your posts everywhere at once. This is also why it needs to be small data wise.
Where as the pic of your latest sprocket enhancement is just referenced once or twice on a post.
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BigHam
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Yep, pretty much right biggles, some forums do allow you to use an avatar hosted elsewhere, but they still have to be small for the reasons above.
The avatar we upload is hosted locally on the SB server.
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makka
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Hey Big Ham,
do you work for SB.
I'm so thick I never realised 
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makka
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BigHam
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I'm flattered that you think I do, but no I don't. Wouldn't mind though Kenny. 
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skidqueen
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help! i tried what you said but my pic hasnt gone on my profile it has gone on the tech forum page? how does i make it my prof pic#????
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chappers
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you mean avatar, needs to be 80x80 pixels and less than 10,000kb then on the avatar options click browse and find the piccy on your puter click on it then click save and it should upload.
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makka
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I have a Macintosh and it often doesn't seem to work but then I tried it on another browser and the new one was there.
Back on the original and it was the old one. Even on my posts. Bizzare.
Gifs seem to work better for me.
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xxrider
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OK skidqueen, this should work......
Use photobucket or some other image host to resize your chosen piccie to avatar size, 80x80 or less. Save it as a .gif image somewhere in your 'puter where you can find it.
On this here forum, click 'user options' at the top of the screen, find the main configuration section, and next to personal information, click 'edit'.
Scroll down to the avatar bit, click 'browse' and find your pic.
Click 'upload your avatar', then click change. Click 'submit' at the bottom of the screen. Job done.
Unless I've got it wrong.
Again.
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Biggles
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Quote:
I have a Macintosh and it often doesn't seem to work but then I tried it on another browser and the new one was there.
Back on the original and it was the old one. Even on my posts. Bizzare.
Gifs seem to work better for me.
I have had the exact same thing. The old avatar appears *but* after a few hours the new one showed up. Firefox as a browser seems to work better with the Forum on the Mac.
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makka
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Yup, I gave up on Safari.
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Biggles
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Just found out that for once the people at Apple have used non standard code in their browser, or rather made their browser not respond to some old standard code.
As a response to a security issue, apparently the Javascript used to make rollovers work was deemed insecure (in Explora would you believe), so they changed how Safari responds-this has effected all kinds of things, not only rollovers, and not only Safari.
Anything that uses certain aspects of javascript on the mac at the mo might well suffer. Apparently Quicktime VR software has been severely affected by this move too.
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skidqueen
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oh my god, i want to kiss you, in 2 different forums you've helped me, it worked as you can see
mwwwwwwahhh
thanks mate
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xxrider
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Quote:
Just found out that for once the people at Apple have used non standard code in their browser, or rather made their browser not respond to some old standard code.
As a response to a security issue, apparently the Javascript used to make rollovers work was deemed insecure (in Explora would you believe), so they changed how Safari responds-this has effected all kinds of things, not only rollovers, and not only Safari.
Anything that uses certain aspects of javascript on the mac at the mo might well suffer. Apparently Quicktime VR software has been severely affected by this move too.
Once I've passed by evening class in Greek, I'm sure the above will make sense to me......
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FastBikerBoy
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If javascript security is an issue for anyone use firefox and download "NoScript" as an add on. Then you can pick and choose what sites you let run java scripts.
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Biggles
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I have no probs with JS - it is the black hats who have been abusing some JS savvi apps. Hence the folk at Apple (and now Mircosoft) starting to reduce the way that JS is and can be used.
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immy
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Im a Dinosaur BUT its the 21st c sooo on this site-why do I ave to use:
1. another site to upload piccys?
2 another site to upload avater???(cant spell)
ANNDDD
3 yet another bleeding site to upload a vid?
3 bleeding diiferent sites???
Cant SB do it all on the same site or is it too differcult? or am I that stupid, careful I will find you
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