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kgdrenefort
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 Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:33 am Post subject: Avatar on the forum |
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Hello,
Avatar are limited to 80×80 and 7ko.
Don’t you think it’s kind low regarding we are in 2024 with way stronger bandwidth ?
These value are from 2000, probably, but maybe that would be nice to increase allowed weight. Had to export N times in jpeg before it was less than the 7ko limitation.
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GASPARD DE RENEFORT Kévin
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rab0171610
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| The concept of avatars seems very 2000 to me. I vote we just do away with avatars. Unique usernames only. |
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Banana
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| Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 12:03 pm Post subject: |
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as long as the update to a newer forum version isn't done, the limitation exists.
| Quote: | | Don’t you think it’s kind low regarding we are in 2024 with way stronger bandwidth ? |
I personally wish, that those limitations from the past could be there again in some cases.
It would avoid so much overhead resulted from "because". Code compiliations would be faster, cars more efficient, games not ~200GB and e-mail would be readable again.....
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pietinger
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| Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Banana wrote: | I personally wish, that those limitations from the past could be there again in some cases.
It would avoid so much overhead resulted from "because". Code compiliations would be faster, cars more efficient, games not ~200GB and e-mail would be readable again..... |
I am not laughing because it is wrong ... I am laughing because it is so true ! I only can say:
Me too ! 
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szatox
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| Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Don’t you think it’s kind low regarding we are in 2024 with way stronger bandwidth ? |
No. Just because we _can_ do something doesn't mean we should.
What benefit would come from bumping the limits?
| Quote: | | The concept of avatars seems very 2000 to me. I vote we just do away with avatars. Unique usernames only. |
Well, I do actually see a benefit to having avatars. Humans are visual creatures, recognizing pictures with distinct features is way easier than recognizing random strings like rab0171610.
Mind that not all usernames are easy to pronounce or retain any meaning when crossing language and cultural barriers. Having avatars is good for developing interpersonal relationships in a setting like a world-wide text based forum.
Yeah, I'm totally going to forget you within like 5 seconds after pushing submit button.
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| Banana wrote: | | Code compiliations would be faster, ... |
I was doing maintenance on an old PDP system in the 90's. Dev machine had a couple of RK07 drives. A clean build for the software I was working on took over 12 hours, with the washing machine sized drives shaking/rattling/rolling the whole time. Because software has always expanded to fill the hardware available.  |
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Banana
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kgdrenefort
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| Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:07 am Post subject: |
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Hello,
I understand these point of view.
Still, 7Kb for an avatar is quite small, but I won’t push a forum upgrade for that purpose :).
Was just curious about it.
Thanks.
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GASPARD DE RENEFORT Kévin
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NeddySeagoon
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kgdrenefort,
The forum upgrade has been in the pipe for several years.
Maybe when it happens. :)
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pjp
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One advantage of their current x,y dimension is that they don't consume an obnoxious amount of screen space. I could have a 100" monitor and I still wouldn't want avatars to be much bigger than they are. As for bandwidth, wasting it doesn't produce a better result. I'm looking at you, modern web.
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