Moving Avatars and impossible Usernames

[sepia]

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Dear Forum-Members, dear Moderators

I have my opinions about a few things on the Forum that I would like to put on the table, just in case I'm not the only one who feels disturbed by these factors.

• I don't like moving Avatars: I personally find it absolutely annoying when on my open page the big picture is jumping up and down, running or flying towards me, walking across, blinking, or spinning.
  
  
• on a stressful day I'm even annoyed by the moving smilies - but I'm willing to take this on me instead of destroying the peoples pleasure with them
  
  
• I find it absolutely confusing when the same Avatar is used by more than one person.
  
  
• It is my strong opinion that a name should be somehow pronounceable.
  I don't find names like bbj3n546pt, torzbc, xm15e2, MzVaFf helpful. (Sorry guys!)
  

I'm really wondering what other people's opinions are about this.

[bluestflame]

can be a tad distracting i agree

[norman]

I think, in most browsers, you can turn off moving gifs.

I agree about the unpronounceable user names.

[xm15e2]

lots of things disract many people in different ways, i think sometimes a distraction might be better to the alternative, if we continue to becomeing distracted over things that dont matter than what does and why are we here, topics like this have a domino effect, my actual name was already taken, sometimes peoples personal messages are distracting but i personally do not care, its them, not me, i dont know them and wouldnt want to interfere with there personal energies bye pointing that out, but if people disagree i will gladly change it

[Banshee]

Posted by sepia (here)
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Dear Forum-Members, dear Moderators

I have my opinions about a few things on the Forum that I would like to put on the table, just in case I'm not the only one who feels disturbed by these factors.

• I don't like moving Avatars: I personally find it absolutely annoying when on my open page the big picture is jumping up and down, running or flying towards me, walking across, blinking, or spinning.
  
  
• on a stressful day I'm even annoyed by the moving smilies - but I'm willing to take this on me instead of destroying the peoples pleasure with them
  
  
• I find it absolutely confusing when the same Avatar is used by more than one person.
  
  
• It is my strong opinion that a name should be somehow pronounceable.
  I don't find names like bbj3n546pt, torzbc, xm15e2, MzVaFf helpful. (Sorry guys!)
  

I'm really wondering what other people's opinions are about this.

As much as I find the cocky little strutting tiger avatar annoying (without naming names) and as completely difficult as it is to read the baby blue print some seem to adore, I am more interested in content and of course, freedom of choice. I rarely look at names and since I gave up reading out loud at 4, I really don't need to pronounce their "names".

[morguana]

yep agree, they make me feel travel sick sometimes, one way is to compleatly turn of avatar mode from the personal settings/general settings (not really the answer tho)

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[yaksuit]

I am in total agreement with you Sepia.

[Bill Ryan]

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I 100% agree.

My request to the mods (I'm not really the boss, you know!)

• Please change the light baby blue color of the new members - the names simply can't be read on a white background.
• Usernames should be pronounceable, and in my opinion should mean something - even though they may be very abstract. (Like Yaksuit! But I can remember that, spell it, say it, and it conjures up an interesting mental image.)
• Moving Avatars should be disabled. Like these!

• No duplicate Avatars. In cases where there are duplicates already (some are used by as many as four different people), we can ask the later arrivals to kindly change.
• Some Usernames are near-duplicates as well, which is not the new member's fault - they don't know what's already been chosen. An example is Nenuphar/Nenufar - two different people. We also have Baron/Barron, and Billiam/billym. There are other instances.
• My personal beef: no signatures. In my view they're a waste of space and attention in long, complex threads - like the new ones about Charles. Though - new members please note - viewing them they can be turned on/off as a default in the member's control panel.

[yaksuit]

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
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I 100% agree.

My request to the mods (I'm not really the boss, you know!) [INDENT][INDENT][LIST][*]Please change the light baby blue color of the new members - the names simply can't be read on a white background.[*]Usernames should be pronounceable, and in my opinion should mean something - even though they may be very abstract. (Like Yaksuit! But I can remember that, spell it, say it, and it conjures up an interesting mental image.)

i may as well explain what yaksuit means to me

in the mid 90's a friend of mine was feeling very down.....i said to him "i guess i could go design and wear a one piece yaksuit with salami knee pads, that might cheer you up"
it did cheer him up and the word stuck.

good suggestions Bill in regards to user profiles

[The Truth Is In There]

i'm all for total control. stop individualism if it annoys others. remove moving pictures, give yourself a proper name, use a spell checker and for god's sake start your sentences with a capital letter!

[lightblue]

As much as I hate the cocky little strutting tiger avatar (without naming names) and as completely difficult as it is to read the baby blue print some seem to adore, I am more interested in content and of course, freedom of choice. I rarely look at names and since I gave up reading out loud at 4, I really don't need to pronounce their "names".

i cringe at the mention of banshee:

The Banshee (pronounced /ˈbænʃiː/, BAN-shee), from the Irish bean sídhe [bʲæn ˈʃiː] ("woman of the síde" or "woman of the fairy mounds") is a female spirit in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld. Her Scottish counterpart is the bean shìth (also spelled bean-shìdh).


but i smile anyway...


at the very mention of SEPIA i see tentacles of a large octopus - makes me think of NWO...i also see colour BROWN - most unappealing, but i smile all the same because i think i may be wrong as it's someone elses' chooice and the person behind it must be a good human being ...


you carry on hating, i keep happy anyway...


i bet you wouldn't be able to pronounce my christian name and surname to save your lives, but i don't worry...i won't change it for anyone's convenience...i feel sorry for you lot...sincerely l
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[morguana]

Posted by The Truth Is In There (here)
i'm all for total control. stop individualism if it annoys others. remove moving pictures, give yourself a proper name, use a spell checker and for god's sake start your sentences with a capital letter!

its not about control its about the members viewing the forum, as i have just explained as has bill that the avatars can be switched off but its not really the way forward, i happen to like the avatars most use on the forum, but moving ones can be a bit hard to look at especially ones that spin or cycle
just a personal thing
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ps have always liked the lion cub walking tho

[yaksuit]

Posted by The Truth Is In There (here)
i'm all for total control. stop individualism if it annoys others. remove moving pictures, give yourself a proper name, use a spell checker and for god's sake start your sentences with a capital letter!

communication perhaps requires "compromise"

[xm15e2]

k i tried changeing my name for a half hour now, and searched the faqs, i said id change it, so please tell me how, prime example on what i meant before, iv now wasted more time on the best forum on the internet over unimportant things than everyone combined has interacted with me my first few days here, some people need to realize most people new here are still EXTREMELY skeptical of what they have to say to begin with, youd honestly think, here more than anywhere, people would be more insterested in knowing whos really here and has to bring instead of worrying about a name you cant pronounce, that your typing not saying, is this really avalons future?the little things that dont matter and i shouldnt be wasteing my time on, whats next no questions that dont have an obvious answer that doesnt distract

[Banshee]

Posted by lightblue (here)
i cringe at the mention of banshee:

The Banshee (pronounced /ˈbænʃiː/, BAN-shee), from the Irish bean sídhe [bʲæn ˈʃiː] ("woman of the síde" or "woman of the fairy mounds") is a female spirit in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld. Her Scottish counterpart is the bean shìth (also spelled bean-shìdh).


but i smile anyway...


at the very mention of SEPIA i see tentacles of a large octopus - makes me think of NWO...i also see colour BROWN - most unappealing, but i smile all the same because i think i may be wrong as it's someone elses' chooice and the person behind it must be a good human being ...


you carry on hating, i keep happy anyway...


i bet you wouldn't be able to pronounce my christian name and surname to save your lives, but i don't worry...i won't change it for anyone's convenience...i feel sorry for you lot...sincerely l
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Hang on. Read my post again. I don't like your cocky little tiger, but I defend your right to use it!!!

[Celine]

Posted by norman (here)
I think, in most browsers, you can turn off moving gifs.

I agree about the unpronounceable user names.

How? and does this work for linux too?

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
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[*]No duplicate Avatars. In cases where there are duplicates already (some are used by as many as four different people), we can ask the later arrivals to kindly change.

With so many new users ..the choice of Avatars to use is limited. Perhaps as they go to senior Member they could be asked to choose a personal one?

Posted by The Truth Is In There (here)
i'm all for total control. stop individualism if it annoys others. remove moving pictures, give yourself a proper name, use a spell checker and for god's sake start your sentences with a capital letter!

Would you like a cup of tea with that cookie?

Posted by lightblue (here)
i cringe at the mention of banshee:

The Banshee (pronounced /ˈbænʃiː/, BAN-shee), from the Irish bean sídhe [bʲæn ˈʃiː] ("woman of the síde" or "woman of the fairy mounds") is a female spirit in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld. Her Scottish counterpart is the bean shìth (also spelled bean-shìdh).


but i smile anyway...


at the very mention of SEPIA i see tentacles of a large octopus - makes me think of NWO...i also see colour BROWN - most unappealing, but i smile all the same because i think i may be wrong as it's someone elses' chooice and the person behind it must be a good human being ...


you carry on hating, i keep happy anyway...


i bet you wouldn't be able to pronounce my christian name and surname to save your lives, but i don't worry...i won't change it for anyone's convenience...i feel sorry for you lot...sincerely l
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I can relate to that. One of my pet peeves is hearing my name miss pronounced... so i end up with nick names. Thank you for your positive outlook

Posted by xm15e2 (here)
k i tried changeing my name for a half hour now, and searched the faqs, i said id change it, so please tell me how, prime example on what i meant before, iv now wasted more time on the best forum on the internet over unimportant things than everyone combined has interacted with me my first few days here, some people need to realize most people new here are still EXTREMELY skeptical of what they have to say to begin with, youd honestly think, here more than anywhere, people would be more insterested in knowing whos really here and has to bring instead of worrying about a name you cant pronounce, that your typing not saying, is this really avalons future?the little things that dont matter and i shouldnt be wasteing my time on, whats next no questions that dont have an obvious answer that doesnt distract

Ask a Moderator...and i apologize for this kind of welcome, but we tend to be open about how we feel here.






i tend to begin sentences sometimes without a capital letter. There are reasons for it, my reasons. i don't always use the spell checker sometimes due to laziness other times emotional reaction. Most of these complaints that have been made i agree with for this forum.

IMHO it shows individual personalities good or bad

[lightblue]

banshee:

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Hang on. Read my post again. I don't like your cocky little tiger, but I defend your right to use it!!!

with respect, but i do not need ANYONE to deffend be as i don't feel accused...the moving cub is one of avalon's original gallery of avatars, which is where i found and adoppted it - you see, i am all about moving and movement - it closely represents what i am like....

a propos your advice to read you entry again - I don't feel i need to, i read it carefully enough - was commenting on the your "hate" bit...again, you carry on hating waht ever makes you feel so and i carry on happy regardless..

p.s. i find light blue, fonts included, every time i see it...sorry if this doesn't agree with your likings....best wishes l

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[yaksuit]

Posted by lightblue (here)
banshee:

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with respect, but i do not need ANYONE to deffend be as i don't feel accused...the moving cub is one of avalon's original gallry of avatars, which is where i found and adoppted it - you see, i am all about moving and movement - it closely represents what i am like....

a propos your advice to read you entry again - I don't feel i need to, i read it carefully enough - was commenting on the your "hate" bit...again, you carry on hating waht ever makes you feel so and i carry on happy regardless..

p.s. i find light blue, fonts included, every time i see it...sorry if this doesn't agree with your likings....best wishes l

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"hate" is the new "dislike"

[Anchor]

I had a play with the members screen, notepad++ and some regular expressions.

Here are the last 100 people who joined the forum, interestingly all since Dec 23rd.

John White
Sebastasoul
ThePythonicCow
g.k.r
MarkS
charcia1
lizeuleric
Bald
schnurfel
PennyDrop
NinJin
Arupa
slipknoted
Inelia
elizabeth123
zagzig
jsb_swampfox
psyfly
solipsism
timetraveller
latte
synaxis
webyourstuff
daveyc
Anunnaki8
MetalGuru
ovis
FJMcD
GoldenYears
Hypothetical
Kjolsen of Kjolsen
noprophet
Dila
ndroock1
1159
Levent tonga
andrewgreen
namd3
sambience
fergy
peterspm
OmetaOne
bhakti8
OneOfThePeople
gripreaper
Faunus
agentofchange
peter67
goldenprincessca
Arrowwind
GK76
naethai
Fractalius
trenairio
deadfoot
xm15e2
LonR
ruisatriani
billym
blake
buffski
randymaugans
w1ndmill
Dom1noe
silverchimes
Maiden PEI
Chandala
Innerbliss
earthanomaly
Knowrainknowrainbows!
galacticctzn
XGibbo
Ascended
Atticus
Daniel31
proactive1130
FearNot
U N I Sonosinu
anput
enfoldedblue
mnh4mc
pwn_thyself
MOUSE EARS
112358
Tea
ShieldPacal
Sneed
RiverDawg47
noamsh
cacklingmuse
Flash
Galaxy
Awaker.Wanderer9.CN
gryphynsclaw
Mutchie
pscherrer
bbj3n546pt
lihong
Harmoniques
serene

Now, there are not too many names in there that should cause so much problems - are there ?

Some people have had "handles" for a long time, in some cases 20yrs+, and, IMO for these people it is not fun to be asked to change them.

John..

[Banshee]

Posted by lightblue (here)
banshee:

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with respect, but i do not need ANYONE to deffend be as i don't feel accused...the moving cub is one of avalon's original gallery of avatars, which is where i found and adoppted it - you see, i am all about moving and movement - it closely represents what i am like....

a propos your advice to read you entry again - I don't feel i need to, i read it carefully enough - was commenting on the your "hate" bit...again, you carry on hating waht ever makes you feel so and i carry on happy regardless..

p.s. i find light blue, fonts included, every time i see it...sorry if this doesn't agree with your likings....best wishes l

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Fair enough, I used the word hate. The 33 must be infiltrating my consciousness. I'll change it right away ( the word hate and the infiltration)

peace