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Hi Bruce...New guy here GaryC. How's it going? I've been trying to figure out how to add an avatar to where my member name is. I have a teeny weeny pic of my Z on photobucket I think it's like 1.75 KB and when I try to load it in my profile where I have to add the URL I keep getting an 'Improper Picture Type' error. Photo is jpg.
It's the same avatar I use on the CRG website member 69Z28.

Also, how the heck do I add a pic in my sig area like how you have your red vert?

Gary

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Hi Gary...I will respond when I get home...

At work now!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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Hey Gary,

See here-also your avatar pic must be 80x80 pixels size or less (you can get a program called EZthumbs to adjust the pixel size):

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You can get the software here: EZ Thumbs software

The picture posting tutorial has steps on how to use it. It's free, fast and doesn't take up any space...

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Thanks Bruce. I'll give it a shot in the A.M.

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Nope, not happening either way. I can't post a pic in my sig, it says something is too long.
I'm assuming the http addres from photobucket is what it's referring to.

If I try to add the URL as you have pointed out I still get 'Improper Picture Type' error.


I downloaded program from the link you posted but I usually use Irfanview it accomplishes the same task. The pic is 80x61

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Shorten up the total characters in your signature. There is a limit to the number of characters TOTAL (including spaces). I had to just upload the pic and then add text until it gave me the error...

As far as the avatar...I'll have to fool with it. Email me your pic and I will see if I can get it to work.

EDIT: use <span style="font-weight: bold">Microsoft paint.
Open your picture file in Paint and choose <span style="color: #FF0000">resize</span></span> by <span style="font-weight: bold">pixels</span>
Change the first value to 80 and the other one should change as well...as long as you have the <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #FF0000">&quot;mantain aspect ratio&quot;</span></span>checked.
<span style="font-weight: bold">Save the file to a new name</span>.
Go to the Comments/Suggestion area and <span style="font-weight: bold">upload</span> the picture using the 5th choice from the left at the top of the post box area.
Post the picture. <span style="font-weight: bold">Then right click the picture and copy the image location. Paste the location into the avatar box and click done</span>

Your avatar should appear!

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Well Bruce, I at least put a pic of my car in my sig. It says I have more characters I can add,
but I think what I stated is enough.


Now on to the avatar. If I can figure it out I'll be in business then. I do have something in mind.

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Bruce...this is the avatar I want to use. Still not able to figure out any reason why it's not loading.

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...llthecat1a.jpg

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I right clicked on your photo, copied the location and pasted it in the avatar area and it worked. Yours should, too?

I will check after work today!

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Damnnnn, ole Bill the Cat looks good over there. I'm gonna give it a shot to see what happens. I'll keep you posted.



Didn't work. Where did you copy from, the pic I sent to your email or what's in my post here on the site? When I'm on photobucket I right click for location and paste in the url space in my profile and just get that error like I was saying, 'Improper Picture Type' this is with the radio button and without the radio button ticked. We'll get it. It's probably something simple I'm over looking.

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Paste this into where it says this: <span style="font-weight: bold">URL to your avatar (Your image must be smaller than 80x80 pixels; .gif, .jpg, .png accepted)</span> https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...llthecat1a.jpg

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Hi Bruce. Copied and pasted that link twice. Once with the radio button and once without the radio button, nothing there.



OK. It's there now. I left clicked on your link which opened a window with the avatar, so I copied the link from the address line from my browser, pasted it in the url line, clicked the radio button on and it worked this time around.

Finally. What did you have to do? I'll never know how to do it if you don't tell me. I've tried a couple times this afternoon and couldn't do it. Shouldn't be that hard.

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Gary, I think that you were somehow adding a space or something that was confusing the code....

Glad it worked for you [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

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I was following along and got mine working now too!
Thanks fellas!!!

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/HollyRocks.gif[/img]
~ Pete

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Been following and trying to add an avatar but haven't figured it out yet.

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Bill...we can help. What part is confusing?

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Hi Bruce,trying to use img0072 as my signature.The link to all my pics came up instead of just that one pic.Thanks,Bill.

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Use this right click and copy this &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...ll%20small.jpg and paste it into the avatar area

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Hey Pete, what's that in your avatar? Is that snowmobiles or speedboats? Can you make it bigger?


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PeteLeathersac</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I was following along and got mine working now too!
Thanks fellas!!!

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/HollyRocks.gif[/img]
~ Pete
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I like your Nova. Beautiful.

These cars of ours are as rare as hens teeth where I live. It's been 10 maybe 20 years since I laid eyes on anything Chevelle, Camaro, or Nova. I have to go online and look at pictures. Damnnn.



<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BJCHEV396</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hi Bruce,trying to use img0072 as my signature.The link to all my pics came up instead of just that one pic.Thanks,Bill. </div></div>

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GaryC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey Pete, what's that in your avatar? Is that snowmobiles or speedboats? Can you make it bigger?
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It's snowmobiles Gary, pic has lots of pixels so try stretching or Control + to enlarge.
I have a small collection of factory race sleds including #97 in the middle of the pic.

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
~ Pete

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Thanks for all your help Bruce.And thanks for your compliment Gary.Keep your eyes open to the MUSCLECARS FOR SALE section 'cause she might be in there soon.Bill.

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Man, that's a cool pic Pete. I haven't seen a snowmobile in ages. I grew up in Atlanta, so there wasn't any snow to speak of. When I joined the Air Force in 73 I went to Dover AFB Delaware after I got out of tech school and there was a lot of snowing going on then and a lot of snowmobiles around. Now 40 years later with climate changing like it is there's not much snow here at all. Always been a Harley rider, never been on a snowmobile. I bet they are fun, especially in hot rod form.



<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PeteLeathersac</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GaryC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey Pete, what's that in your avatar? Is that snowmobiles or speedboats? Can you make it bigger?
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It's snowmobiles Gary, pic has lots of pixels so try stretching or Control + to enlarge.
I have a small collection of factory race sleds including #97 in the middle of the pic.

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
~ Pete
</div></div>

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Cool Bill. I can't afford it though as much as I like them. I have my hands full now trying to keep my unrestored 69 Z maintained and looking for missing parts. I could have bought one for a couple of hundred bucks but it was in really sad condition. Just your run of the mill Nova, nothing special about it. I have a 350 in the garage that came out of a 71 or 72 Nova. It's been sitting for 15 years under a table bench. Left me high and dry one winter night steaming out the tail pipes when I started it up. I had it in a 67 Chevy Pick up long bed small back window.

Right now I'm looking for a driver 69 Impala 327 or 350 2 door for my dad to fart around in. He bought one in Atlanta when I was 14. He's getting up there and I want to find something for him to putt around in and we can can tinker on.


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BJCHEV396</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks for all your help Bruce.And thanks for your compliment Gary.Keep your eyes open to the MUSCLECARS FOR SALE section 'cause she might be in there soon.Bill. </div></div>

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Pete I was told to get a hold of you. But your PM box is overful. I have the 68 Z28 in the Berger section. I need help with dealer cosed and was told you are the man that can helpme out. Dan

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Avatar test

Jim

&lt;edit&gt;added pic to signature(JFW)

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Looks good Jim!

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Thanks,

I think I might adjust the size on the sig pic so one can read the BREMERTON RACEWAY tower signage. I also need to post the Logo (Avatar) and the story behind it creation,,,,

JIM

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Cool...interested to know what the story is!