# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Mars\_Horizon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mars_horizon/32/2804_2.png) [@Mars\_Horizon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mars_Horizon)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/41 "2018-08-08T02:33:43Z")
We’ve got avatars on the SD, says the admin Tuba D (It’s true!) Thanks, Tuba! ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/42 "2018-08-08T02:34:22Z")
woot! ---
**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, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/43 "2018-08-08T02:40:30Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Testing Well, well, well, look who changed his mind! 😃 (Sorry, just joshin’ with ya 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/44 "2018-08-08T02:41:19Z")
Is there a way to turn off the viewing of avatars? ---
**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, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/45 "2018-08-08T02:43:31Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > Is there a way to turn off the viewing of avatars? User CP\>Edit Options\>Scroll to “Thread Display Options”\>uncheck “Show Avatars” Click “Save Changes” at bottom ---
**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, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/46 "2018-08-08T02:44:25Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > Is there a way to turn off the viewing of avatars? Go into “User CP”, then into “Edit Options” and then scroll down. You’ll see a box checked that says “View Avatars” or something like that. Uncheck it. There, simple as can be. ---
**Author:** ![Kiwi\_Fruit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kiwi_fruit/32/12_2.png) [@Kiwi\_Fruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiwi_Fruit)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/47 "2018-08-08T02:48:37Z")
I’ll dip my toe, but may pull out again. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/48 "2018-08-08T02:56:38Z")
Thanks, I like it! > [@SmartAleq](#): > > Yup. Pull whatever pic you want to use into any image manipulator, size the largest value to 50 and keep the aspect ratio and bob’s your uncle. I used Mac Photos, and in addition to selecting 50 pixels as the maximum dimension, I also had to change the “color profile” to Adobe RGB to get the file size small enough. Somehow, the default color profile gave me a much larger file. (in mb, not in pixels.) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/49 "2018-08-08T03:11:13Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Also, this is a good site for resizing a photo to meet size constraints. [http://resizeimage.net/](http://resizeimage.net/) I used this, and it worked perfectly-Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/50 "2018-08-08T03:12:39Z")
Does it only work on new posts? ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/51 "2018-08-08T03:12:57Z")
Testing…and yep, that’s me in a biplane. I like that they’re small - keeps them from overwhelming the post. ---
**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, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/52 "2018-08-08T03:15:11Z")
> [@Bone](#): > > Does it only work on new posts? Nope, it’s retroactive. Just like username changes. ---
**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/53 "2018-08-08T03:16:44Z")
Sweet fancy Moses, I never thought this day would come. Thanks Tuba. ---
**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, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/54 "2018-08-08T03:20:33Z")
Soooo…when do we get a “Like” button? :flees: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/55 "2018-08-08T03:24:05Z")
Yo. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/56 "2018-08-08T03:47:22Z")
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**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/57 "2018-08-08T03:53:08Z")
This is not something that I cared much about one way or the other but I know people have been asking for it so I’m happy to see it. I’ll have to think about what I want for an avatar if anything. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/58 "2018-08-08T03:54:29Z")
I give up. Can’t get a picture to the right size. I downloaded Gimp, resized an image, saved it, then tried to install it and it failed. Oh, well. ---
**Author:** ![Panther\_Modern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac8455/32.png) [@Panther\_Modern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panther_Modern)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/59 "2018-08-08T03:55:07Z")
Boom. Thank you, Tuba! ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255/60 "2018-08-08T04:01:41Z")
testing… Ah, here’s Freddy… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255.md?page=4)