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Ben · 05-15-2005, 07:49 AM

Anything in particular you would like to see? Anything explained or explained better?

The point of this topic is simple, and I am pinning it in hope that it will become a long-standing and good source of possible articles for SSCentral (and whoever else with a website beats us to each article!).

Edit: One thing I was considering adding: a feature that asks questions to determine what to repair on your water guns in a similar fashion to Identifont.

death angel · 05-15-2005, 05:23 PM

That would be really cool! Although that might be hard to setup seeing as there could be many problems, and each might be different for each gun. Would it just figure out what the problem was? Or would it have the solution at the end, like with the font example on the website? I think it would be cool if SSCentral got some more and better filmed movies. :P

MilkMan · 08-20-2005, 06:59 PM

Well I know that this topic has sort of a different meaning because of the new vbulletin forums but I would like to see a link back to the sscentral main site. I found this useful before.
Also, are we ever going to get avatars next to our name again?(looks back and forth in a worriedly)

RacerSoaker445 · 08-20-2005, 10:00 PM

I just want Images enabled in my siggy again.

I love my siggy image.

Forceuser · 08-21-2005, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RacerSoaker445

I just want Images enabled in my siggy again.

I love my siggy image.

They appear to have been allowed again now! Thank you Ben (at least I presume you did it anyway).

Wild Boys · 08-21-2005, 07:54 AM

Yay! Sigs are up again. I'm going to make a new one. Thanks!

Ben · 08-21-2005, 10:06 PM

I never really quite understood the point of those type of signature images... they don't really enhance anything or serve any sort of purpose. They only really seem to make pages take longer to load to me!

I'm not sure why images weren't enabled for signatures before. I think vB should work on importing board settings in a conversion from IPB.

joannaardway · 04-01-2006, 07:33 AM

I don't understand sig images either.

To me a sig should be informative or witty in someway. A sig image just acts as a second avatar really. And one avatar is normally enough.

Actually I find forums without avatars/sigs really hard to use - it's difficult to tell members apart.

Silence · 04-15-2006, 10:42 PM

@joannaardway:
Are you kidding? I don't remember anybody by their avatar (and I don't remember faces either

), and I barely recall images in signatures--and that's only because signature images are rare. Ben is right, though--signature images tend to be distracting and completely pointless.

I'm getting a bit tired of visiting the feedback forum--all the threads are dead and nobody cares about your opinions in the post because they've been settled long ago

.

joannaardway · 04-27-2006, 06:07 PM

In response to the above - to me an avatar is a little like a face - you remember the face (image) and attach the name to it.

Of course, it's different for different people (as it should be

[WOW- the first smily I've used on this forum])

Of course, I wasn't a major forum user before, so I'm starting to get used to the idea of picking up on who has said something before I read it.

Avatars just make it easier for me...

DX · 04-27-2006, 06:22 PM

Some members have had an avatar for so long that not only are they remembered by it, but it is so iconic of them that they can't change it. Such as my spinning x, which has been my avatar since late 2004. In fact, I myself look for the spinning x when I am scrolling for posts I made in various topics.

MilkMan · 04-27-2006, 07:20 PM

Yeah, I went on an avatar changing spree a little while ago. I then found this avatar and have stuck with it for a pretty long while now.

m15399 · 04-27-2006, 07:28 PM

I'm in the same boat as Joan. When someone changes their avatar I think "Where did this person come from?".

Speaking of avatars, I love your Linux penguin.

Spinner · 04-28-2006, 03:12 AM

Avatars do sometimes make an impression on me. For instance, I sometimes think automatically "USSA" when I see the XP 310 thumbnail in a new member's avatar at iScF.

joannaardway · 04-28-2006, 03:07 PM

Well - with regards to the penguin, I don't use Linux for various reasons, but I do very much like the image, and might change to Linux at some time - I haven't decided yet.

I support anyone that attempts to challenge Microsoft though (despite me using Windows... currently at least...)

But as people have said - if I change my avatar, it will confuse people...

05-15-2005, 07:49 AM	#1
Ben Founder Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: College Park, Maryland Posts: 6,054 UserID: 1	What would you like to see? Anything in particular you would like to see? Anything explained or explained better? The point of this topic is simple, and I am pinning it in hope that it will become a long-standing and good source of possible articles for SSCentral (and whoever else with a website beats us to each article!). Edit: One thing I was considering adding: a feature that asks questions to determine what to repair on your water guns in a similar fashion to Identifont. __________________ email: / Forum rules / Read this page before emailing me. Do not send me a PM or email with a water gun question if someone else could answer the question. Post at the forums. You will get a response from me along with others' views or ideas.

05-15-2005, 05:23 PM	#2
death angel Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: someplace Posts: 96 UserID: 146	That would be really cool! Although that might be hard to setup seeing as there could be many problems, and each might be different for each gun. Would it just figure out what the problem was? Or would it have the solution at the end, like with the font example on the website? I think it would be cool if SSCentral got some more and better filmed movies. :P __________________ Nintendo DS Forums! No longer undiscussed!

08-20-2005, 06:59 PM	#3
MilkMan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: PA Posts: 308 UserID: 110	Well I know that this topic has sort of a different meaning because of the new vbulletin forums but I would like to see a link back to the sscentral main site. I found this useful before. Also, are we ever going to get avatars next to our name again?(looks back and forth in a worriedly) __________________ "Anything with a nozzle and a pump is good enough for me." <--------------- Same lying signature 3 years and counting!

08-20-2005, 10:00 PM	#4
RacerSoaker445 Still selling stuff. Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: On my tricked out PC Posts: 944 UserID: 83	I just want Images enabled in my siggy again. I love my siggy image. __________________ WORKING Guns For Sale: CPS 3200, Max-D 5000, WW Glo-Blaster BROKEN Guns For Sale: CPS 1500 + 15 Balloon K-Mod, Flash Flood + 3-layer collossus & PRVD, XXP 175, WW Hornet, SS 50 More info here. Interested? PM me.

08-21-2005, 10:06 PM	#7
Ben Founder Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: College Park, Maryland Posts: 6,054 UserID: 1	I never really quite understood the point of those type of signature images... they don't really enhance anything or serve any sort of purpose. They only really seem to make pages take longer to load to me! I'm not sure why images weren't enabled for signatures before. I think vB should work on importing board settings in a conversion from IPB. __________________ email: / Forum rules / Read this page before emailing me. Do not send me a PM or email with a water gun question if someone else could answer the question. Post at the forums. You will get a response from me along with others' views or ideas.

08-21-2005, 07:54 AM	#6
Wild Boys ... Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 256 UserID: 346	Yay! Sigs are up again. I'm going to make a new one. Thanks!

04-01-2006, 07:33 AM	#8
joannaardway Do not adjust your TV set Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: SW Hertfordshire, England Posts: 875 UserID: 549	I don't understand sig images either. To me a sig should be informative or witty in someway. A sig image just acts as a second avatar really. And one avatar is normally enough. Actually I find forums without avatars/sigs really hard to use - it's difficult to tell members apart. __________________ "Over the hills and far away, she prays he will return one day. As sure as the rivers reach the seas, back in his arms again she'll be." - Over the Hills and far away, Gary Moore "So many people have come and gone, their faces fade as the years go by. Yet I still recall as I wander on, as clear as the sun in the summer sky" - More than a feeling, Boston

04-15-2006, 10:42 PM	#9
Silence Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,293 UserID: 576	@joannaardway: Are you kidding? I don't remember anybody by their avatar (and I don't remember faces either ), and I barely recall images in signatures--and that's only because signature images are rare. Ben is right, though--signature images tend to be distracting and completely pointless. I'm getting a bit tired of visiting the feedback forum--all the threads are dead and nobody cares about your opinions in the post because they've been settled long ago .

04-27-2006, 06:07 PM	#10
joannaardway Do not adjust your TV set Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: SW Hertfordshire, England Posts: 875 UserID: 549	In response to the above - to me an avatar is a little like a face - you remember the face (image) and attach the name to it. Of course, it's different for different people (as it should be [WOW- the first smily I've used on this forum]) Of course, I wasn't a major forum user before, so I'm starting to get used to the idea of picking up on who has said something before I read it. Avatars just make it easier for me... __________________ "Over the hills and far away, she prays he will return one day. As sure as the rivers reach the seas, back in his arms again she'll be." - Over the Hills and far away, Gary Moore "So many people have come and gone, their faces fade as the years go by. Yet I still recall as I wander on, as clear as the sun in the summer sky" - More than a feeling, Boston

04-27-2006, 06:22 PM	#11
DX Wicked Super Admin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Easton / New London, CT Posts: 1,576 UserID: 75	Some members have had an avatar for so long that not only are they remembered by it, but it is so iconic of them that they can't change it. Such as my spinning x, which has been my avatar since late 2004. In fact, I myself look for the spinning x when I am scrolling for posts I made in various topics. __________________ Mess With the Best, Get Soaked Like the Rest!! 2004 Red Sox - World Series Champions 2007 RED SOX - WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS! 2003 Patriots - Super Bowl Champions 2004 Patriots - Super Bowl Champions 2007 Patriots - God Damnit! If I change my sig, will the world end?

04-27-2006, 07:20 PM	#12
MilkMan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: PA Posts: 308 UserID: 110	Yeah, I went on an avatar changing spree a little while ago. I then found this avatar and have stuck with it for a pretty long while now. __________________ "Anything with a nozzle and a pump is good enough for me." <--------------- Same lying signature 3 years and counting!

04-27-2006, 07:28 PM	#13
m15399 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 224 UserID: 495	I'm in the same boat as Joan. When someone changes their avatar I think "Where did this person come from?". Speaking of avatars, I love your Linux penguin.

04-28-2006, 03:12 AM	#14
Spinner Administrator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,322 UserID: 77	Avatars do sometimes make an impression on me. For instance, I sometimes think automatically "USSA" when I see the XP 310 thumbnail in a new member's avatar at iScF. __________________ ISS: Soaker Sagas Submit your saga and see it up with other titans of water warfare.

04-28-2006, 03:07 PM	#15
joannaardway Do not adjust your TV set Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: SW Hertfordshire, England Posts: 875 UserID: 549	Well - with regards to the penguin, I don't use Linux for various reasons, but I do very much like the image, and might change to Linux at some time - I haven't decided yet. I support anyone that attempts to challenge Microsoft though (despite me using Windows... currently at least...) But as people have said - if I change my avatar, it will confuse people... __________________ "Over the hills and far away, she prays he will return one day. As sure as the rivers reach the seas, back in his arms again she'll be." - Over the Hills and far away, Gary Moore "So many people have come and gone, their faces fade as the years go by. Yet I still recall as I wander on, as clear as the sun in the summer sky" - More than a feeling, Boston Last edited by joannaardway : 04-29-2006 at 04:36 AM.

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