# I turned on avatars today. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 8, 2018, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255 "2018-08-08T00:29:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/1 "2018-08-08T00:29:45Z")
You may use them or not, as you wish. Please remember that we reserve the right to ask you to remove any avatar that is unsuitable for this site. You may view them or not, as you wish as well. This is controlled in in your User Control Panel (User CP hyperlink in the blue band across the top of every SDMB page), select “EDIT OPTIONS,” look under “Thread Display Options,” and click the box by “Show avatars.” Enjoy! And please report any problems to me and/or your moderators. Jenny your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/2 "2018-08-08T00:46:22Z")
Boom ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/3 "2018-08-08T00:50:57Z")
Cool, Tuba! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/4 "2018-08-08T00:51:58Z")
I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![expectopatronum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/expectopatronum/32/173_2.png) [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/5 "2018-08-08T01:02:14Z")
Yay! Another good move, Tuba. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/6 "2018-08-08T01:06:09Z")
Is there some reason why there is so much space between the avatar and the username? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/7 "2018-08-08T01:06:14Z")
Yay! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/8 "2018-08-08T01:10:10Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Is there some reason why there is so much space between the avatar and the username? I’m not seeing excessive space. Can you post a screen shot? Also, this is a good site for resizing a photo to meet size constraints. [http://resizeimage.net/](http://resizeimage.net/) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/9 "2018-08-08T01:12:00Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > I’m not seeing excessive space. Can you post a screen shot? > > Also, this is a good site for resizing a photo to meet size constraints. [http://resizeimage.net/](http://resizeimage.net/) The newer theme has a space, the old theme doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/10 "2018-08-08T01:12:07Z")
The picture is generally as wide as “today” is above it and then the username doesn’t start until the “PM”, generally. ---
**Author:** ![expectopatronum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/expectopatronum/32/173_2.png) [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/11 "2018-08-08T01:12:33Z")
I just tried to set one (I had to resize it to fit the dimension limits first) and it says upload of file failed? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/12 "2018-08-08T01:13:17Z")
> [@expectopatronum](#): > > I just tried to set one (I had to resize it to fit the dimension limits first) and it says upload of file failed? Yup, mine did too. But hey look, it worked anyway! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/13 "2018-08-08T01:13:53Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The newer theme has a space, the old theme doesn’t. Seems to be the answer these days- if it’s a glitch it’s the new theme. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/14 "2018-08-08T01:14:18Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > The picture is generally as wide as “today” is above it and then the username doesn’t start until the “PM”, generally. Yes, this is how it looks to me. ---
**Author:** ![expectopatronum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/expectopatronum/32/173_2.png) [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/15 "2018-08-08T01:14:29Z")
Yeah, looks like mine did, too. Cool. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/16 "2018-08-08T01:16:04Z")
Actually, I just switched themes a couple of times, and now there is no space. ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/17 "2018-08-08T01:18:28Z")
I find I am certainly posting a lot more since avatars were enabled. If you include this post, that makes a total of once today! ---
**Author:** ![expectopatronum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/expectopatronum/32/173_2.png) [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/18 "2018-08-08T01:19:41Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > I’m not seeing excessive space. Can you post a screen shot? > > Also, this is a good site for resizing a photo to meet size constraints. [http://resizeimage.net/](http://resizeimage.net/) Do you know which option on that site I would use to resize an image to fit the Dope’s size constraints? I’m trying to make my picture a little bigger. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/19 "2018-08-08T01:22:40Z")
I just used paint. Resize. Click pixels. Type in 50. Save. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/20 "2018-08-08T01:22:46Z")
I used [picresize.com](http://picresize.com), it seems easier. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255.md?page=2)