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Old 03-12-2012, 05:03 PM   #21 (permalink)
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To be fair, Conan technically didn't change his name.
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Old 03-12-2012, 05:55 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Looks good, though I did remove my own list, as I've never actually been any of those people, as hilarious as that would be.
Thanks! I'll try and make the lettering more pleasing to the eye as well, and hopefully add people like Sparky later too.

And Rubato - by that logic surely no one other than Yac changes anyone's name?
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Old 03-12-2012, 07:04 PM   #23 (permalink)
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And Rubato - by that logic surely no one other than Yac changes anyone's name?
I mean his name is just an instruction that leads back to Conan.....nvrm...
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Old 03-12-2012, 10:27 PM   #24 (permalink)
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It's true. I'll do anything for a cheap laugh.
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Old 03-14-2012, 07:03 AM   #25 (permalink)
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i changed my name mainly cos of its fascist connotations

and also its association with a Black Flag song

my new nick reflects my love for comics
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Old 03-14-2012, 08:45 AM   #26 (permalink)
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It's true. I'll do anything for a cheap laugh.
Your new avatar is quite big.

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Old 03-14-2012, 09:01 AM   #27 (permalink)
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Your new avatar is quite big.



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Is it causing you problems or something?
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Old 03-14-2012, 09:23 AM   #28 (permalink)
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Is it causing you problems or something?
Yes, a couple of minor ones. First, if you look at Conan's (or "These Guys") post up there, you'll see roughly 50% of it is nothing, just empty space under his signature as his enormous avatar forces his posts to take up more space on a page than necessary. It's not a big problem, but it can make you have to scroll a bit more in threads he participates in to find relevant text and, in my opinion, it doesn't look good to have pages fill up with nothing just to accommodate enormous avatars.

In other words, the 250 pixel height guideline is there for a reason.

The second is that I don't think any regular members would've gotten such a huge avatar had they requested it. That makes it a very visual reminder that mods (or at least Conan) enjoy different privileges from regular users. Some may not mind, but I'm against that sort of thing on principle. As this is just one case, it's pretty minor. Had all the mods visibly enjoyed various privileges not available to members, I believe it would've had a negative impact on the community - or at least on the regular users/mods relationship. So basically, if it's bad when everyone does it, then I think no one should do it.
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Old 03-14-2012, 09:36 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Yes, a couple of minor ones. First, if you look at Conan's (or "These Guys") post up there, you'll see roughly 50% of it is nothing, just empty space under his signature as his enormous avatar forces his posts to take up more space on a page than necessary. It's not a big problem, but it can make you have to scroll a bit more in threads he participates in to find relevant text and, in my opinion, it doesn't look good to have pages fill up with nothing just to accommodate enormous avatars.

In other words, the 250 pixel height guideline is there for a reason.

The second is that I don't think any regular members would've gotten such a huge avatar had they requested it. That makes it a very visual reminder that mods (or at least Conan) enjoy different privileges from regular users. Some may not mind, but I'm against that sort of thing on principle. As this is just one case, it's pretty minor. Had all the mods visibly enjoyed various privileges not available to members, I believe it would've had a negative impact on the community - or at least on the regular users/mods relationship. So basically, if it's bad when everyone does it, then I think no one should do it.
I can't speak for other mods but they probably would have gotten it if they asked me. I actually wasn't aware of (or at least didn't remember) Freebase's comment about height until you pointed it out. The width of 175 is a specific number chosen for a reason, while it seems to me that height is more of a guideline. There's not really one specific numerical limit, but obviously no one wants people having avatars that are a million pixels in height.
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Old 03-14-2012, 09:52 AM   #30 (permalink)
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Not that I like being a killjoy, but ..

I also think it would've been really annoying if everyone had avatars with nearly 500 pixels height so for that reason, I figure no one should. Following that moral principle is fair, simple to understand (one rule for everyone) and won't cause conflict/discontent.

That's all. I'm ready to stop riding Conan for his choice of avatar now
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