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posted 1-3-2005 @ 09:56 PM
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Avatar & Signature Information
Basic Information
All images must be suitable for a family website.
An Avatar image must not have dimensions larger than 150x150 pixels.
Easiest and fastest way to have an avatar:
- Goto http://en.gravatar.com/site/signup to obtain a free account and upload the image there you want (off your hard drive, off the internet etc).
- Ensure your email address at gravatar and at lottos are the same.
That's it! Your avatar should now show on all full topic/threads (unless you have posted an avatar on your lottos member profile, in which case that
will be shown).
Other info -
While a Signature image may be larger, please keep them reasonable 
All images must be hosted online.
Linking to images on your computer will not work.
Direct Linking To An Image
This is simply linking to an image directly on another persons website. Sometimes it is encouraged by artists as a form of advertising, other times
it is frowned upon as bandwidth theft.
Please follow the original artists wishes in how to use their property for your avatar and be respectful of all copyrights.
Image Hosting
Pictures found online and used as avatars can sometimes disappear without a moments notice. While net outages cannot be avoided all together, hosting
images on a reliable site takes a lot of the guessing out of what a random site may do with the image in the future.
If you'd like to avoid the dreaded little white box with a red cross, or worse in some cases, appearing beneath your name, please feel free to contact
one of the following people, who are happy to host your avatar pictures on their webspace:
rembrat
If you are happy to host images for others, please u2u and I'll add your details here ~ rembrat
If you would prefer to use a public online hosting option, you could try:
http://tinypic.com/
- or -
http://www.imageshack.us (requires free sign-up)
- or -
http://www.photobucket.com (requires free sign-up)
Image Editing, Resizing, etc
The following people are also happy to edit, resize, etc your pictures:
rembrat (editing, manipulation, cropping and/or resizing - can also find/create a selection of pics for you to choose from if you are stuck for
ideas or cannot find what you're after)
If you are happy to manipulate images for others, please u2u and I'll add your details here ~ rembrat
Please u2u one of the above people if you are in need of any of these services 
We're happy to help!
How To Display An Avatar Image
EXAMPLE INSTRUCTIONS:
Please replace the included url in the below example for that of your selected image!!!
AVATAR:
To use an image as your avatar, click on "Control Panel/Option" in the top right-hand corner of the page. Now click "Edit Profile", which is the
second choice in from the left-hand side in the top-ish part of the page. In the middle area of the screen you have "Edit Profile - Optional". The
ninth option down is "Avatar URL". Make sure the box beside that is completely empty. Now enter the following data only:
http://www.lottos.com.au/graphics/logo.GIF
Now select "Edit Profile" at the bottom of the options area. You should now have your avatar displaying as you wish
How To Display A Signature Image
EXAMPLE INSTRUCTIONS:
Please replace the included url in the below example for that of your selected image!!!
SIGNATURE:
To display an image in your signature, click on "Control Panel/Option" in the top right-hand corner of the page. Now click "Edit Profile", which is
the second choice in from the left-hand side in the top-ish part of the page. In the middle area of the screen you have "Edit Profile - Optional".
The last option is "Signature: HTML is Off BB Code is On". Make sure the box beside that is completely empty. Now enter the following data only:
[zimg]http://www.lottos.com.au/graphics/logo.GIF[/img]
Remove the z in the first img tag as I only include that so that the data displays, not the image.
Now select "Edit Profile" at the bottom of the options area. You should now have your picture displaying as you wish
Further Display Information
TICKERS:
If you would like your Ticker Central tickers to display the ticker image in your signature area, you will need to include the phpbb,
vBulletin and other BB Code Boards (the second code option) or the BBboy (the fifth code option).
MULTIPLE IMAGES
To have multiple images in your signature, just list each new image url surrounded by the [img] tag at the start and the [/img] tag at the end.
If you do them one after the other without spaces they will sit side-by-side, if you do it with spaces between each other they will also sit
side-by-side, but if you do it with a press of the return key after each one they will sit on top of each other.
Image Sources
The Animated Gifs: http://www.yatoula.com/gif/pages/smilies_6.html
Website of assorted animated images.
My Smileys: http://www.my-smileys.de/
Website of assorted smileys.
DeviantArt: http://www.deviantart.com/
Very large website of assorted images.
Disney Avatars: http://www.johnswdwpage.com/avatars.htm
Website dedicated to Disney images.
Google Avatar Search: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=%22fre...
Not a specific site, but a search in Google for free avatars.
Image Altering Software
To alter your images you’ll need an editing program.
MSPaint is a free basic program that a lot of people have access to.
Adobe Photoshop is a purchasable program that is widely used.
Other programs can be found online for free:
PhotoPlus: http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/PhotoPlus/default....
20Mb download after registering an email to be sent the program key. |
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posted 1-3-2005 @ 09:56 PM
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Avatar & Signature Information
Basic Information
All images must be suitable for a family website.
An Avatar image must not have dimensions larger than 150x150 pixels.
While a Signature image may be larger, please keep them reasonable
All images must be hosted online.
Linking to images on your computer will not work.
Direct Linking To An Image
This is simply linking to an image directly on another persons website. Sometimes it is encouraged by artists as a form of advertising, other times
it is frowned upon as bandwidth theft.
Please follow the original artists wishes in how to use their property for your avatar and be respectful of all copyrights.
Image Hosting
Pictures found online and used as avatars can sometimes disappear without a moments notice. While net outages cannot be avoided all together, hosting
images on a reliable site takes a lot of the guessing out of what a random site may do with the image in the future.
If you'd like to avoid the dreaded little white box with a red cross, or worse in some cases, appearing beneath your name, please feel free to contact
one of the following people, who are happy to host your avatar pictures on their webspace:
rembrat
RooBoy
Image Editing, Resizing, etc
The following people are also happy to edit, resize, etc your pictures:
rembrat (editing, manipulation, cropping and/or resizing - can also find/create a selection of pics for you to choose from if you are stuck for
ideas or cannot find what you're after)
RooBoy (manipulation, resizing, inserting into static or animated pics - can also rip, resize & convert some flash graphics)
Please u2u one of the above people if you are in need of any of these serivces
We're happy to help!
If you would prefer to use a public online hosting option, you could try:
http://www.imgjax.com/ (no sign-up required)
http://www.imageshack.us (no sign-up required)
- or -
http://www.photobucket.com (requires free sign-up)
How To Display An Avatar Image
EXAMPLE INSTRUCTIONS:
Please replace the included url in the below example for that of your selected image!!!
AVATAR:
To use an image as your avatar, click on "Control Panel/Option" in the top right-hand corner of the page. Now click "Edit Profile", which is the
second choice in from the left-hand side in the top-ish part of the page. In the middle area of the screen you have "Edit Profile - Optional". The
ninth option down is "Avatar URL". Make sure the box beside that is completely empty. Now (for example) enter the following data only:
http://www.lottos.com.au/graphics/logo.GIF
or the address where you are having your image hosted.
Now ensure you have some numeral in the Prize Value field (even a zero will do) and then select "Edit Profile" at the bottom of the options area. You
should now have your avatar displaying as you wish
How To Display A Signature Image
EXAMPLE INSTRUCTIONS:
Please replace the included url in the below example for that of your selected image!!!
SIGNATURE:
To display an image in your signature, click on "Control Panel/Option" in the top right-hand corner of the page. Now click "Edit Profile", which is
the second choice in from the left-hand side in the top-ish part of the page. In the middle area of the screen you have "Edit Profile - Optional".
The last option is "Signature: HTML is Off BB Code is On". Make sure the box beside that is completely empty. Now enter the following data only:
[zimg]http://www.lottos.com.au/graphics/logo.GIF[/img]
Remove the z in the first img tag as I only include that so that the data displays, not the image.
Now select "Edit Profile" at the bottom of the options area. You should now have your picture displaying as you wish
Image Sources
The Animated Gifs: http://www.yatoula.com/gif/pages/smilies_6.html
Website of assorted animated images.
My Smileys: http://www.my-smileys.de/
Website of assorted smileys.
DeviantArt: http://www.deviantart.com/
Very large website of assorted images.
Disney Avatars: http://www.johnswdwpage.com/avatars.htm
Website dedicated to Disney images.
Google Avatar Search: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=%22fre...
Not a specific site, but a search in Google for free avatars.
Image Altering Software
To alter your images you’ll need an editing program.
MSPaint is a free basic program that a lot of people have access to.
Adobe Photoshop is a purchasable program that is widely used.
Other programs can be found online for free:
PhotoPlus: http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/PhotoPlus/default....
20Mb download after registering an email to be sent the program key. |
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posted 2-3-2005 @ 06:50 AM
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Thankyou to the following lovely people for their advice, patience, understanding & help in compiling this information
MGM, Jenny, clipboard58, AngelInBound, WhitePointer, finnsin, Andrew, lizard, rembrat, luckyduck, luscious1978, ssrattus, RooBoy, ScALLIwag, Nelke |
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posted 2-3-2005 @ 06:50 AM
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Thankyou to the following lovely people for their advice, patience, understanding & help in compiling this information
MGM, Jenny, clipboard58, AngelInBound, WhitePointer, finnsin, Andrew, lizard, rembrat, luckyduck, luscious1978, ssrattus, RooBoy, ScALLIwag, Nelke |
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posted 15-1-2007 @ 08:28 PM
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This thread will be tidied periodically
Please feel free to offer advice, ask questions and post in order to test your images are working |
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posted 15-1-2007 @ 08:28 PM
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This thread will be tidied periodically
Please feel free to offer advice, ask questions and post in order to test your images are working |
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posted 22-1-2007 @ 06:47 PM
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Okay this year Im going to have my own avatar and signature, one of my new years resolutions, oh yes a win would also be great, thanks rembrat |
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posted 22-1-2007 @ 06:47 PM
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Okay this year Im going to have my own avatar and signature, one of my new years resolutions, oh yes a win would also be great, thanks rembrat |
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posted 22-1-2007 @ 09:37 PM
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Testing ... sorry everyone ... just checking my edited ticker thingy.
Cheers |
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posted 22-4-2007 @ 10:26 PM
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Thanks for the topic.
Just testing. |
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posted 23-7-2007 @ 08:49 AM
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Well, try as I may I cannot for the life of me get my signature picture to show up!
I followed the instruction to the letter...managed to get the Lottos.com.au picture, but when I replaced the URL with mine..it only shoes the URL NOT
the picture....
My avartar worked out fine...please....can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? 
Thanks, in advance  xx |
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posted 23-7-2007 @ 08:53 AM
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You need to place [img] at the front of the url and [/img] at the end. |
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posted 23-7-2007 @ 09:05 AM
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Oh Thank you Jen!!!
I knew it would be something so simple...even I couldn't work it out... hehe
really appreciate you taking the time to respond....Have a great winning day and week! |
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posted 23-7-2007 @ 09:21 AM
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Can I ask one more question please?
How do I go about adding more than the one picture in the signature box please?
I tried a couple of different ways but none seemed to work...
thanks again. |
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posted 23-7-2007 @ 11:59 AM
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I've sent you a u2u to help explain and I'll go add that info into the top post as well
Thanks for letting me know it was missing |
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posted 23-7-2007 @ 06:03 PM
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Thanks to our FANTASTIC mods Jenny and rembrat for all their assistance....Love ya girls! |
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posted 8-9-2007 @ 05:37 PM
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Im so thrilled, I think I actually figured out my avatar thingy.
Thanks for the help thread....when I paid attention...I got it to work.
Yippee!
Now to figure out the signature! |
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posted 8-9-2007 @ 06:18 PM
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testing signatures again!
This is wonderful! |
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posted 6-11-2007 @ 04:17 PM
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Hi,
I still can't get this to work. I am trying to use an image I have put on facebook and I am pasting the whole url. It works with the lottos logo, but
not my pic.
What do I do?
Ashley01 |
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posted 6-11-2007 @ 04:32 PM
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Alright,
just tried again with Photobucket. No success there either - someone please help?
I have made a pic which is 150 pixels across so size should not be an issue.
Ashley01 |
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posted 6-11-2007 @ 06:20 PM
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Ashley, I'll send you a u2u and try to help you out |
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posted 12-11-2007 @ 08:55 PM
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Thanks rembrat,
I haven't been on for a few days and have only just seen the U2U, to which I have replied.
Ashley01 |
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posted 14-11-2007 @ 06:41 PM
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hi i am just testing my avatar
thanks for the hosting and help rembrat |
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posted 14-11-2007 @ 09:14 PM
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You're most welcome luckysevens |
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posted 18-11-2007 @ 06:06 PM
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testing my siggy
looks smurftabulus But my avtar is not working
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