# I'm thinking it's time to have me an avatar . . **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 15, 2021, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-its-time-to-have-me-an-avatar/932929 "2021-02-15T05:15:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [February 16, 2021, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-its-time-to-have-me-an-avatar/932929/41 "2021-02-16T05:16:29Z")
Those sites, like this one, are a little fussy if you don’t log in. And it would be weird to create a post with no context, that’s solely for the purpose of pointing outsiders to. I’ll stick with Dropbox or Google drive. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-its-time-to-have-me-an-avatar/932929/42 "2021-02-16T05:16:53Z")
> [@GreenWyvern](#): > > > [@puzzlegal](#): > > > > I don’t want to develop a relationship with some hosting site > > You don’t even need an account to upload an image to ImgBB or Imgur. Just go there, upload the image and post the link. Just a hint about Imgur: don’t post the URL you get just after uploading an image – Imgur considers that an “album” and the image is displayed wierdly cropped. Navigate to the actual JPEG (in Firefox, right-click and “View Image”) and select that URL, which will end in .JPG. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-its-time-to-have-me-an-avatar/932929/43 "2021-02-16T05:21:10Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I used imgur once to post a photo here. Took me several minutes to figure it out. It will take me that long the next time. I personally prefer ImgBB. Simpler and cleaner interface. But it’s worth creating an account there, even if you only use it a few times a year, so that you can easily post direct links to the images, rather than having to edit an html or BBCode link. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-its-time-to-have-me-an-avatar/932929/44 "2021-02-16T05:22:35Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Those sites, like this one, are a little fussy if you don’t log in. And it would be weird to create a post with no context, that’s solely for the purpose of pointing outsiders to. > > I’ll stick with Dropbox or Google drive. The only thing that’s weird is that Imgur allows it (free image hosting without even signing up) since they don’t really get anything out of it, but I use it all the time. I suppose the downside is that the images may eventually expire and get deleted, but I’m not aware of when or if that might happen. So far all images have stayed in place. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-its-time-to-have-me-an-avatar/932929/45 "2021-02-16T05:31:27Z")
Actually, the one downside to anonymous uploading to Imgur is that you lose control over the image – i.e.- even as the original poster, you can’t delete it should you want to. I assume if you have an account, you retain full control over everything you’ve uploaded. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-its-time-to-have-me-an-avatar/932929/46 "2021-02-16T05:34:27Z")
The Internet is forever! Imgur is forever! Cthulhu fhtagn! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-its-time-to-have-me-an-avatar/932929/47 "2021-02-16T05:44:06Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Actually, the one downside to anonymous uploading to Imgur is that you lose control over the image – i.e.- even as the original poster, you can’t delete it should you want to. I assume if you have an account, you retain full control over everything you’ve uploaded. Indeed you do. And you can nicely see all of them, too, making it easy to link an image again without having to reupload it. You don’t have to let anyone know your username, either. You can publish or not publish. If you publish, Imgur becomes a form of a social media. And getting an account means you can comment on published images, and actually make full on posts with images. But I rarely if ever use those features. The last time I did was before the site redesign, when one guy was doing reviews on Imgur. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2021, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-its-time-to-have-me-an-avatar/932929/48 "2021-02-16T08:41:01Z")
> [@GreenWyvern](#): > > > [@puzzlegal](#): > > > > I used imgur once to post a photo here. Took me several minutes to figure it out. It will take me that long the next time. > > I personally prefer ImgBB. Simpler and cleaner interface. > > But it’s worth creating an account there, even if you only use it a few times a year, so that you can easily post direct links to the images, rather than having to edit an html or BBCode link. So, do you use it for anything OTHER than displaying photos here? And if so, for what? ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-its-time-to-have-me-an-avatar/932929/49 "2021-02-16T09:01:03Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > So, do you use it for anything OTHER than displaying photos here? No, I only use it for posting photos here. ImgBB supports Discourse, so it would be possible to add a button to the Discourse editor to easily insert images here that are hosted on ImgBB. But unfortunately we don’t have an admin to handle technical things like that. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2021, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-its-time-to-have-me-an-avatar/932929/50 "2021-02-16T12:39:03Z")
So, here’ s the image I want to turn into an avatar on another site. > **[blueberrybuds.png](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jUw1z7jSkNgv8vvVPYk_Oy05qzaiD4YF/view?usp=sharing)** > > Google Drive file. I think if I could remove the background it would work okay. Can anyone recommend a tool to do that? ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-its-time-to-have-me-an-avatar/932929/51 "2021-02-16T12:44:52Z")
> **[Remove Background from Image – remove.bg](https://www.remove.bg/)** > > Remove image backgrounds automatically in 5 seconds with just one click. Don't spend hours manually picking pixels. Upload your photo now & see the magic. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-its-time-to-have-me-an-avatar/932929/52 "2021-02-16T12:53:15Z")
Thanks. I’m not sure I love the result, but that worked pretty well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-its-time-to-have-me-an-avatar/932929.md?page=2)