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| Introducing Avatars & Blog Enhancements!! - By Bob Swauger |
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you know the way that things go
when what you fight for starts to fall
and in that fuzzy picture
the writing stands out on the wall
so clearly on the wall
send out the signals deep and loud
and in this place, can you reassure me
with a touch, a smile - while the cradle's burning
all the while the world is turning to noise
oh the more that it's surrounding us
the more that it destroys
turn up the signal
wipe out the noise
send out the signals deep and loud
man i'm losing sound and sight
of all those who can tell me wrong from right
when all things beautiful and bright
sink in the night
yet there's still something in my heart
that can find a way
to make a start
to turn up the signal
wipe out the noise |
Posted on 11/21/2009 at 12:01:05 AM
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AVATARS!
Yes, we heard you!!! We've heard those calls to further personalize the forum and allow members to have an avatar appear when they post. Until recently we've resisted the idea for a number of reasons; the primary being members could not upload images and cross linking slows down page loading because the website has to go out and get the image.
Well now everyone has the ability to create their own personal gallery on the website and post their own member blogs. We thought "What better way to encourage the use of these features!!"
You'll notice both the forum and blog now show avatars for the poster and the those who reply. Clicking on the photo will bring up a full size version without taking you away from the page! The arrows below the picture will allow you to scroll through the Avatars of other members. Now you can get a visual of who is posting... put a face to a name... get a glimpse of who they are and maybe find out if it's someone you know or have seen... or someone you WILL know the next time you see them.
The avatar is actually your profile picture, and while you can still remotely link, we suggest you create your personal gallery and upload an image for your profile. Once uploaded you'll see an icon below the image to set it as your profile picture. You can also use the regular photo gallery the same way. Simply search for your member number and use the same icon.
BLOGS!
To further enhance the blog module we've given members the ability to control the blog a little more. The Author can now lock their blog, and not allow comments (they will have to unlock it to edit it too, but they can prevent members from posting to it!). Members can also delete posts from other members (not admins or moderators) if they don't like them. The blog is yours!!! You can also delete a blog once it's been replied to (the only caveat is you have to delete the replies first - if there are any). Yes, we know there are some limitations here, but they were necessary. We hope you understand.
You can also easily link images from your member gallery into you blog! In the post Format: Options look for the ( ) Icon. You can also post YouTube Videos in your blog using the( ) icon.
When reading a blog, at the very top to the right you'll see a few more icons and a list of websites you can share the blog on. If you find a member's post interesting share it on your favorite website or email it to a friend. You can also search for blogs by specific players and get a list of blogs by date.
Comments, questions and bug reports are always welcome!
Enjoy everyone!
Bob Swauger
Maryland APA Web Admin
Pool Players, designing for Pool Players.
Search is still your friend!
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Fultimebum
Moderator & Stupid 6
I'm not allowed to run the train
The whistle I can't blow
I'm not the one who designates
How far the train will go
I'm not allowed to blow the steam
Or even ring the bell
But let the damn thing jump the track
And see who catches hell.
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 Posted 11/21/2009 : 09:20:30 AM
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COOL!! I like the Avatars.
I hope everybody gets one. |
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Icon of Sin
Website SL 6
"I'm the best you ever seen Fats, I'm the best there is, and even if you beat me I'm, still the best." -'Fast' Eddie Felson |
Posted 11/21/2009 : 10:08:23 AM
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Good stuff... the avatars are pretty cool! Good job guys.
_________________________
-Heath
Playing Cue: Mike Capone, Tim Scruggs
Break/Jump Cue: Sly
Case: Instroke Buffalo 3x5
Playing Hours per week: 15+
Sorry, this post was intended for discussion with pool players... my bad.+
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Fran Kuhn
Webmaster
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Posted 11/21/2009 : 11:57:36 AM
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Just a quick note to those that may ask before you post or email us.
If you are seeing a Photo Error: Invalid URL next to your post, blog or in your profile then the link to the picture is invalid.
Some members still have links in their profiles from the old photogallery that need to be updated.
This can also happen if the picture was moved or removed from the photogallery.
If your linking to a picture that's on another website, either the link is wrong, the photo has been removed or moved, or our resizer script cannot process the photo properly.
I am in the process of making tutorials on how to use your membergallery and how to use the new Blog feature. Once complete I will post them.
Enjoy.
Fran Kuhn
Webmaster
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Bob Swauger
Webmaster
you know the way that things go
when what you fight for starts to fall
and in that fuzzy picture
the writing stands out on the wall
so clearly on the wall
send out the signals deep and loud
and in this place, can you reassure me
with a touch, a smile - while the cradle's burning
all the while the world is turning to noise
oh the more that it's surrounding us
the more that it destroys
turn up the signal
wipe out the noise
send out the signals deep and loud
man i'm losing sound and sight
of all those who can tell me wrong from right
when all things beautiful and bright
sink in the night
yet there's still something in my heart
that can find a way
to make a start
to turn up the signal
wipe out the noise |
Posted 11/21/2009 : 3:06:34 PM
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Another thought. Sites like facebook may block externally linking to their images so other sites don't leech bandwidth.
Best advice is create your personal gallery on the site and upload the image. It helps us not make external links and resizing calls and keeps the pages loadin quickly.
Bob Swauger
Maryland APA Web Admin
Pool Players, designing for Pool Players.
Search is still your friend! |
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Fran Kuhn
Webmaster
1174 Posts
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