Small Scale Military Headquarters

I used a program called "faststone image viewer" to resize my avatar pic.Just type that into google and it will bring it up.Plus its free! There ia edit functions in the program that lets you fiddle with the pic resize etc.hope this helps. Kim

With the suggestions, I've been successful with the avatars and embedded photos. However, I recently updated my avatar but can't get it to 'stick'

I can get it in the text body just fine:


Do I use the same code line for the avatar?

Thanks,
JimBob

Still can't get it to work. In the past, I've changed it a few times without a problem. I still have no problem with photos in a post:
<img src="http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7061/flynavy5ql.jpg" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us" />

the above image was using the "Sites" code beginning in <img
...But my previous message was using the "Forum" code beginning with [IMG] (???)

But the avatar continues to defy my efforts on my profile page. I'm still using ImageShack and have tried some of my earlier images, with no luck. Am I missing something dreadfully simple on the profile page? I even deleted some images from ImageShack with the thought that I'd gone over some 'magic' number.

No big deal, really... but AARRRGGH!! Just frustrating.

Thanks,
JimBob

Aha!! I used the direct link this time.

Most likely a "DUH" thing.

It's late...I need sleep...or coffee...or both...

....Or an Avenger

Sorry about my soliloquy!
JimBob

trying an avatar

hope it works
Kurt

testing am avatar, disregard

trying to get it to work

I notice a lot members are switching to new avatar's. It must be that time of year to change.

"The URL of the remote avatar is not valid"

ok im getting this when i try to put my avatar back up -im using image shack and never had this before? what do I do?

Me too. I can't seem to post another one. Help!

Finally got it to work.

I would like a P-39 Airacobra avatar, but I can't figure out how to do it. Can anyone fix me up with a cool P-39 avatar? Thanks!

So I joined Image Shack and Photobucket.

Tried to get my avatar to load. I even resized it to fit within the specs, still I get URL is invalid.

I have no problem loading it in the post like this: [img][img]http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3188/sbdg.jpg[/img][/img]

but it won't load in avatar control. Any help would be appreciated.

What am I doing wrong

This is the only frustrating computer issue I've had in this site. Everything else works like a dream.

I did the resizing, well within the limits. I even had the avatar up for a day and then it went away leaving the dreaded box with an X in the corner. Couldn't recover it. It was like it was never there. Did it again, same thing. Tried a third time. it lasted less than a day.

Tried again..

Now it won't even accept it, only says "Invalid URL"

Again, What am I doing wrong

Okay, so you made sure your pic fell within these guidelines, yes?

Current image:
Maximum dimensions; width: 150 pixels, height: 250 pixels, file size: 58.59 KiB.

Make sure you have the width/height correct and not switched. Also that file size isn't terribly big but an image that small should usually stay inside the limit.

And for your url, what do you have? Does it follow this format:

http ://img.YOURHOSTINGSITE.com/albums/v510/YOU/YOURPICSNAME.jpg

or however your host shows it? Mine is Photobucket, and that is how their's will look (except there is no space after http; had to put that in to keep the forum from showing it as a link).

Thanks!

Yes, it was 140 X 120.

I'll keep trying with that advice. The URL seems to be the problem.

Well, it took four times. The first two times I got the dreaded box with the X in the corner. The third time it said it couldn't determine the size. Finally, the 4th try, it came through. I used a slightly different picture of 130 X 130 dimensions.

Now, let's see if it will stay.

Thanks [CAT]CplSlade for the help