Re: How Could We Improve Scioly.org?
Posted: March 22nd, 2018, 8:53 pm
^ I would have just upvoted that if upvoting existed.
Science Olympiad Student Center
https://scioly.org:443/forums/
The main reason against larger profile pictures is the amount of storage resources that images take up, and even small increases add up with the large number of users that would use larger images. Also its a fun tradition and challenge to have to work to make an avatar!Tailsfan101 wrote:Thirded. I think that even if the max pixel space was expanded to 128 x 128, it would open up lots more possibilities.PM2017 wrote:I second this. I've tried three times, and given up three times to set my icon to an astronomy image, or my school's logo etc.Riptide wrote:Really minor detail but having profile pictures that are larger than 6 KiB and 75 by 76 pixels would be nice lol - I've resorted to the horrendous Scratch cat because I couldn't find anything else xD
lol, where's yours then?robotman wrote:The main reason against larger profile pictures is the amount of storage resources that images take up, and even small increases add up with the large number of users that would use larger images. Also its a fun tradition and challenge to have to work to make an avatar!Tailsfan101 wrote:Thirded. I think that even if the max pixel space was expanded to 128 x 128, it would open up lots more possibilities.PM2017 wrote: I second this. I've tried three times, and given up three times to set my icon to an astronomy image, or my school's logo etc.
Yeah, having an avatar to call your own changes everything.PM2017 wrote:lol, where's yours then?robotman wrote:The main reason against larger profile pictures is the amount of storage resources that images take up, and even small increases add up with the large number of users that would use larger images. Also its a fun tradition and challenge to have to work to make an avatar!Tailsfan101 wrote: Thirded. I think that even if the max pixel space was expanded to 128 x 128, it would open up lots more possibilities.
In all seriousness, that makes complete sense. (except for that last part. Maybe I'll think otherwise once I do get an avatar though)
...John said right after changing his avatar to conviently match the Assassinator's.John Richardsim wrote:Yeah, having an avatar to call your own changes everything.PM2017 wrote:lol, where's yours then?robotman wrote: The main reason against larger profile pictures is the amount of storage resources that images take up, and even small increases add up with the large number of users that would use larger images. Also its a fun tradition and challenge to have to work to make an avatar!
In all seriousness, that makes complete sense. (except for that last part. Maybe I'll think otherwise once I do get an avatar though)
There are ways to resize the photo. I did it to mine.Tailsfan101 wrote:...John said right after changing his avatar to conviently match the Assassinator's.John Richardsim wrote:Yeah, having an avatar to call your own changes everything.PM2017 wrote: lol, where's yours then?
In all seriousness, that makes complete sense. (except for that last part. Maybe I'll think otherwise once I do get an avatar though)
How? Share your secrets!Cow481 wrote:There are ways to resize the photo. I did it to mine.Tailsfan101 wrote:...John said right after changing his avatar to conviently match the Assassinator's.John Richardsim wrote: Yeah, having an avatar to call your own changes everything.
This link to resize file storage: https://www199.lunapic.com/editor/?action=quick-uploadTailsfan101 wrote:How? Share your secrets!Cow481 wrote:There are ways to resize the photo. I did it to mine.Tailsfan101 wrote: ...John said right after changing his avatar to conviently match the Assassinator's.