Changing your avatar

[Feather]

I was trying to change my avatar but the picture from my file remains large instead of automatically converting to avatar size here.   Do I need to shrink the original picture to avatar size first?

[Bilthehut]

I've kept my avatar small as I did not know whether the forum reduced its size.  It's irrelevant anyway when Mince or his cronies fiddle about with other's avatars.

[Feather]

Thank you, Bill. I tried that. It still seems too large though.

[Bilthehut]

Nice avatar.  The size is not too large.  I believe the important bit is not to make them too small or too large (especially as it looks odd when one only posts a single line of text - then there is a lot of empty space - like in my head at times)

[Feather]

I believe the important bit is not to make them too small or too large (especially as it looks odd when one only posts a single line of text -

Like what I just did. If I made it smaller it just looked like some weird hand attached to my head.

[Bilthehut]

Are you cropping the picture (i.e. cutting the edges off) or reducing the pixel count (which shrinks the picture but keeps it in proportion - including errant hands)?

[Feather]

It's not cropped. I just used the auto-size change to "small". "Tiny" looked ridiculous. As long as it is not too big for the forum, it's okay with me.

Thanks for your help!

[Bilthehut]

Thou art welcome.