Avatar from photobucket ?

espins1 wrote:

If I remember correctly, the avatar is actually stored on the FSM servers, so you simply brows for your avatar file on your local computer, and upload the picture file (as long as it doesn't exceed the maximum size allowed).

Thanks guys , i'll try that again , didnt have much luck with it the last 20 times i tried to use the browse .

Carl,

Save the photo to your desktop. Go to your profiles page and scroll down to the part where you upload the avatar. Browse for the photo (Please God don't let it be corn!) and upload the image. Do NOT do this from photobucket or any other hosting site, only from your computer. Within ten minutes you should have success.

Now go and try it again, or I'll call Ed and his bat!

Bill 

Bill that sounds like the process i used , i missed something obviousely  .

Thanks for the assistance .

 Corn !? Now that you mentioned it Bill ........

Shellback wrote:

Scott , i browse , choose the pic from "my pictures " file , open the file , select update , watch the loading bars at the bottom of screen ,they go across ,then i get the message "page cannot be displayed " ..........

Interesting.....

What browser are you using to upload your avatar file? 

Maybe try clearing your browser cache, then go back to FSM and try again?

espins1 wrote:

Interesting..... What browser are you using to upload your avatar file?  Maybe try clearing your browser cache, then go back to FSM and try again?

Scott i dont have an answer . The browser is the one in the FSM "Profile " and i'm not aware of having my own "avatar file " , perhaps that is the mistake i'm making .

Shellback wrote:

espins1 wrote: Interesting..... What browser are you using to upload your avatar file?  Maybe try clearing your browser cache, then go back to FSM and try again? Scott i dont have an answer . The browser is the one in the FSM "Profile " and i'm not aware of having my own "avatar file " , perhaps that is the mistake i'm making .

When I say browser I'm refering to Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari etc.  You might need to try using Internet Explorer when you go to update your profile. 

The "avatar file" is the picture you're trying to use as your avatar.  Make sure you have the little button clicked to "enable avatar".  Your file must be no bigger than 99 by 99 pixels.  If you're not sure how to do this, why don't you e-mail the picture file you want as your avatar to me and I'll double check to make sure it meets the size requirements.  If necessary I can resize it for you and e-mail it back. 

espins1 wrote:

When I say browser I'm refering to Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari etc.  You might need to try using Internet Explorer when you go to update your profile.  The "avatar file" is the picture you're trying to use as your avatar.  Make sure you have the little button clicked to "enable avatar".  Your file must be no bigger than 99 by 99 pixels.  If you're not sure how to do this, why don't you e-mail the picture file you want as your avatar to me and I'll double check to make sure it meets the size requirements.  If necessary I can resize it for you and e-mail it back.

I need to look into the Browser question and see what i'm using for sure , supposedly its Internet Explorer , not sure thow .

I resized the photo i'm trying to use , i'll check that also Scott .

Scott thanks to your help i finally realized that the picture had to be re-sized , just as you told me twice . I thrashed around on my computer for an hr and finally figured out how to do it . Know if i can just remember what the heck i did . Well i'm off to my next computer crisis .

 Thanks a bunch