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Posted by: riverman Mar 9 2005, 08:14 AM

I've noticed lately that not everyone's avatars are appearing. At first I thought maybe they just weren't using any, but judging by the captions I'm pretty sure there's supposed to be one there.

Could it be that I'm running some software (anti-virus or adware) that could be blocking them or do I need to fool with my settings? Or is there something on your end not letting them through?

I realize that some people might find this a blessing, but I truly enjoy most of the avatars and would like to see them all.

Posted by: ArtechnikA Mar 9 2005, 08:16 AM

you may have your browser security settings set to block images from 'other' sites. most people host their avatars on the 914Club site - but not all. also - some are animated, and you may be set to block those.

just a thought...

Posted by: seanery Mar 9 2005, 08:56 AM

empty out your temporary internet files, too...sometimes that'll fix the problem.

Posted by: riverman Mar 9 2005, 09:27 AM

QUOTE (seanery @ Mar 9 2005, 09:56 AM)
empty out your temporary internet files, too...sometimes that'll fix the problem.

I tried that, cleaned out my cookies, did a re-start, and it's still the same.

As an example, I can read your (seanery) avatar, but I can't read skline or SpecialK, and I'm pretty sure they both have one now. Do they host theirs off site, or are they animated?

Posted by: 914 novice Mar 9 2005, 09:51 AM

I believe that there might be a problem with the site.I have not had my pre loaded avenger avatar for some time and it won't let me use another.I just figured with all the stuff going on around here that it would get taken care of eventually when things settle down more.
Paul

Posted by: seanery Mar 9 2005, 10:02 AM

Paul, yours is Captain America, right?

right click on the image and click "Show Picture"

Posted by: seanery Mar 9 2005, 10:06 AM

sklines is an animated gif,
special k's is normal...they both fit the standard naming convention....

Posted by: riverman Mar 9 2005, 10:40 AM

It's not a big deal, and don't waste a bunch of time on it. Maybe it is my computer's settings, and maybe some member will know what the problem is. I haven't changed anything on my computer since joining and I used to see all the avatars (animated, clean, dirty). It seems that maybe since the club went down a while back is when this started.

Posted by: Rand Mar 9 2005, 11:10 AM

I notice that occasionally an avatar doesn't load, but it's just an intermittant timeout thing and reloading the page brings it in.

Posted by: 914 novice Mar 9 2005, 11:18 AM

QUOTE (seanery @ Mar 9 2005, 08:02 AM)
Paul, yours is Captain America, right?

right click on the image and click "Show Picture"

Sean,
I can't get a image to come up.When I click on one of the pre loaded avatars nothing happens.
Thank you,Paul

Posted by: SirAndy Mar 9 2005, 02:36 PM

some peoples avatars are just linked from other websites. if that site is down or your route to the server is broken, you won't see that avatar while other might ...

Andy

Posted by: davep Mar 9 2005, 02:50 PM

Some avatars are large files and it takes a log time to download them, basically wasting bandwidth because one cannot see the detail unless one clicks to view it.. Most avatars are thumbnails, and they load very quickly.

Posted by: bd1308 Mar 9 2005, 03:13 PM

you know andy, some of the guys who are having problems with thier connection *should* run traceroute to the picture's server.....that'll tell you for sure

Posted by: riverman Mar 9 2005, 07:22 PM

Thanks. Something happened, because I can see everybody's avatars again.

Posted by: Gint Mar 9 2005, 09:29 PM

PFM