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[Stella-Io]

1. Avatars need to stay 100x100 or smaller to keep transparency without any extensions, if the file gets resized at all it will lose the transparency

2. Ideally, the smaller the better. In my opinion anything larger than 600x600 won't look good at all resized down to 100x100. The site honestly does a pretty good job resizing automatically, but the closer you get to having the original file 100x100, the better it's gonna look small

3. From what I can tell, there is no "too large" of a file for the site. I have an extension and it tells me the largest size I can upload is either 150x100 pixels, or 253.9 KB, but the site might just resize anything larger than that rather than deny the upload.

Ps. I can't say anything for certain for when you link an image address rather than upload from your computer! Hope this answered your questions

This helps out alot, thanks much! I'm gonna write this down so I can look back on it and make my own avatars to actually look good.

 

[Valzed]

If we want to host a giveaway do we have to accept entries from any members on our Ignore List? Thank you!

 

[MasterM64]

If we want to host a giveaway do we have to accept entries from any members on our Ignore List? Thank you!

Hey my dear friend, even though auctioneers and giveaway hosts have the right to add their own conventions/rules to their events, the biggest thing to be wary of is to not cause a scene or a "black list" scenario since both cause unnecessary drama and could possibly flirt with breaking the rules in context of Re-Tail (thinking that public blacklists are not really allowed).

When it comes to giveaways, I think it is best to treat everyone fairly even if they wronged you so the fun isn't ruined for everyone else. o/

Hope this helps!

 

[Valzed]

Hey my dear friend, even though auctioneers and giveaway hosts have the right to add their own conventions/rules to their events, the biggest thing to be wary of is to not cause a scene or a "black list" scenario since both cause unnecessary drama and could possibly flirt with breaking the rules in context of Re-Tail (thinking that public blacklists are not really allowed).

When it comes to giveaways, I think it is best to treat everyone fairly even if they wronged you so the fun isn't ruined for everyone else. o/

Hope this helps!

Taking what you've said into consideration I'd rather just never host another giveaway. If someone is on my Ignore List I do not wish to interact with them at all on here so having to include them would then ruin the fun of the giveaway for me. Thank you for your advice.

 

[Alienfish]

Taking what you've said into consideration I'd rather just never host another giveaway. If someone is on my Ignore List I do not wish to interact with them at all on here so having to include them would then ruin the fun of the giveaway for me. Thank you for your advice.

Yeah, I guess it's not a good idea to ignore publicly either since you can still view the things they write for you... shame block isn't really blocking when it comes to posting and only contacting

 

[Valzed]

Yeah, I guess it's not a good idea to ignore publicly either since you can still view the things they write for you... shame block isn't really blocking when it comes to posting and only contacting

I hadn't intended to post the names of anyone who may be on my Ignore List in a giveaway thread. I was hoping it was just possible to report an entry post and ask the Staff to remove it due to the person being on my Ignore List. I've already taken steps to minimize the possibility of interactions occurring so I'll just add not hosting giveaways to what I'm already doing.

 

[Alienfish]

I hadn't intended to post the names of anyone who may be on my Ignore List in a giveaway thread. I was hoping it was just possible to report an entry post and ask the Staff to remove it due to the person being on my Ignore List. I've already taken steps to minimize the possibility of interactions occurring so I'll just add not hosting giveaways to what I'm already doing.

No, I meant like ignore their entry if they would post. Honestly block should be like not being able to see it at all. :/ But yeah I see.

 

[Jessy_Azran]

Wow guys and gals who run this website.

I like how you steal a lot of people's bells by double posting. I have seen it on other profiles too. We only click ONCE and we get "Do you want to leave this page" and we didn't put the back button. and BOOM, double post.

thanks a lot (not)

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Wow guys and gals who run this website.

I like how you steal a lot of people's bells by double posting. I have seen it on other profiles too. We only click ONCE and we get "Do you want to leave this page" and we didn't put the back button. and BOOM, double post.

thanks a lot (not)

 

[Jacob]

Wow guys and gals who run this website.

I like how you steal a lot of people's bells by double posting. I have seen it on other profiles too. We only click ONCE and we get "Do you want to leave this page" and we didn't put the back button. and BOOM, double post.

thanks a lot (not)

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Wow guys and gals who run this website.

I like how you steal a lot of people's bells by double posting. I have seen it on other profiles too. We only click ONCE and we get "Do you want to leave this page" and we didn't put the back button. and BOOM, double post.

thanks a lot (not)

Double posting does not take away bells

 

[seliph]

Wow guys and gals who run this website.

I like how you steal a lot of people's bells by double posting. I have seen it on other profiles too. We only click ONCE and we get "Do you want to leave this page" and we didn't put the back button. and BOOM, double post.

thanks a lot (not)

i'm not entirely sure what you mean by this, but if you're worried about seeing bells being "spent" on your transaction log due to editing double posts:

It just does that when you edit a post. Then it recalculates the bells and give them to you in a new amount. You should see an earned near each spent because of this.

 

[Zura]

The whole "do you want to leave this page" does double post. It usually happens when I post in something that has been dead for a day or two. I usually just click cancel and then reload my page.

 

[Stella-Io]

Why are people so salty about double posting anyway? It's such a small issue, if you're really that concerned double posting takes away bells then go make another post! This is the second time I've seen someone swear double posting gets rid of bells despite many others saying it does not.

How about you stop being salty about it and ask more calmly and nicely?

The whole "do you want to leave this page" does double post. It usually happens when I post in something that has been dead for a day or two. I usually just click cancel and then reload my page.

I'm gonna do that next time, cancel and reload the page, cause I end up double posting ALOT when I add a pic to my post, esp my threads.

 

[AlyssaAC]

Can someone teach me how to use animated avatars? I'm having a hard time trying to get one up. Also, yes, I do have the animated avatar and avatar width extension both activated, so I should also have no problem with the size.

 

[seliph]

Can someone teach me how to use animated avatars? I'm having a hard time trying to get one up. Also, yes, I do have the animated avatar and avatar width extension both activated, so I should also have no problem with the size.

the size is actually likely the problem.

animated avatars only work if the dimensions are perfect (or a perfect ratio? not entirely sure on this one), so if your image isn't exactly 150x100 pixels the gif may not work. also make sure the image isn't over 253.9 KB.

 

[Midoriya]

Can someone teach me how to use animated avatars? I'm having a hard time trying to get one up. Also, yes, I do have the animated avatar and avatar width extension both activated, so I should also have no problem with the size.

Is the avatar you’re wanting to use 150x100 pixels? If not, you’ll want to resize it to be 150 pixels in width and 100 pixels in height. There are some easy and free image tools online that can help you do this. As long as the image is saved on your device, is one that animates, and you upload it with the correct size (150x100 pixels), it should work.

Additionally, some images will not animate if you don’t have the right size or for other reasons as well. In this scenario, I recommend cropping the image so that the pixels in both width and height equal each other, and then from there taking that new image and resizing it to 150x100 pixels so that it will animate.

I hope this helps.

 

[AlyssaAC]

the size is actually likely the problem.

animated avatars only work if the dimensions are perfect (or a perfect ratio? not entirely sure on this one), so if your image isn't exactly 150x100 pixels the gif may not work. also make sure the image isn't over 253.9 KB.

Is the avatar you’re wanting to use 150x100 pixels? If not, you’ll want to resize it to be 150 pixels in width and 100 pixels in height. There are some easy and free image tools online that can help you do this. As long as the image is saved on your device, is one that animates, and you upload it with the correct size (150x100 pixels), it should work.

Additionally, some images will not animate if you don’t have the right size or for other reasons as well. In this scenario, I recommend cropping the image so that the pixels in both width and height equal each other, and then from there taking that new image and resizing it to 150x100 pixels so that it will animate.

I hope this helps.

Thank you to you both. The size was the problem and so I used the website Jacob gave me awhile back to resize it so it would be 150x100 and it worked. I'll write this down later so I can remember what size it should be.

 

[Jessy_Azran]

The whole "do you want to leave this page" does double post. It usually happens when I post in something that has been dead for a day or two. I usually just click cancel and then reload my page.

Hey Excalibur,
I do press cancel but it still double posts. It's just frustrating, but I am actually asking nicely. Everyone else needs to chill.

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i'm not entirely sure what you mean by this, but if you're worried about seeing bells being "spent" on your transaction log due to editing double posts:

This happens to posts I've not edited. I only edit posts when I've done a dyslexic comment

 

[EpicGamer12]

Hey Excalibur,
I do press cancel but it still double posts. It's just frustrating, but I am actually asking nicely. Everyone else needs to chill.

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This happens to posts I've not edited. I only edit posts when I've done a dyslexic comment

When you have a post merge (such as a double post), your original post is actually being edited to include both of your posts together. As many have said before, it is a recalculation. If you want, I can shoot you a PM explaining how it works in depth so it’s easy to understand.

 

[Jessy_Azran]

Double posting with comments for replying to a different person is fine. Or a P.S. note. But what I am getting at, it posts duplicate post merges

 

[Zura]

Double posting with comments for replying to a different person is fine. Or a P.S. note. But what I am getting at, it posts duplicate post merges

Lets isolate the problem. How and when does it most happen? Does it happen all the time or only some times. Do you know what usually causes it?