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the hermit crabs

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I know that the forum software was not written by Groundspeak, but maybe someone here knows: is there a way that I can make forum avatars not show up? (Other than dragging the window partly off the left-hand edge of the screen.)

 

I looked in "My Controls" and didn't see an "ignore avatars" option or other obvious way to do this, but I'm hoping that it's something easy and I'm just being oblivious to it.

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Beaverbeliever

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I know that the forum software was not written by Groundspeak, but maybe someone here knows: is there a way that I can make forum avatars not show up? (Other than dragging the window partly off the left-hand edge of the screen.)

 

I looked in "My Controls" and didn't see an "ignore avatars" option or other obvious way to do this, but I'm hoping that it's something easy and I'm just being oblivious to it.

 

Why would you want to turn off the Avatars? But no, I don't think there is a way to do this I'm afraid... :D

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I know that the forum software was not written by Groundspeak, but maybe someone here knows: is there a way that I can make forum avatars not show up? (Other than dragging the window partly off the left-hand edge of the screen.)

 

I looked in "My Controls" and didn't see an "ignore avatars" option or other obvious way to do this, but I'm hoping that it's something easy and I'm just being oblivious to it.

It is kind of drastic, but you could turn off "Show pictures" in your browser preferences. :D

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The Leprechauns

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Go to "My Controls" (link at the top of the forum page).

Click on the "Board Settings" link under "Options" in the menu on the left-hand side of the page.

On the page that comes up, under "Board Display Settings," the third question asks, "Do you wish to view members avatars when reading topics?"

Answer that question "No."

Click the "Change My Account Options" button below that window.

 

You will now have a forum browsing experience totally devoid of goats and half-naked men.

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the hermit crabs

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Go to "My Controls" (link at the top of the forum page).

Click on the "Board Settings" link under "Options" in the menu on the left-hand side of the page.

On the page that comes up, under "Board Display Settings," the third question asks, "Do you wish to view members avatars when reading topics?"

Answer that question "No."

Click the "Change My Account Options" button below that window.

 

You will now have a forum browsing experience totally devoid of goats and half-naked men.

Thanks! I didn't dig deep enough.

 

And it's not the goats that bother me... :D

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BlueDeuce

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Why would you want to turn off the Avatars?

some of them just creep me out :lol:

 

anyway, Lep's solution is working just fine for me now, although I will truly miss the daily morphing of Blue Deuce's wonderful selection of avatars. But it's the price I gotta pay.

 

For a minute there I was thinking it was mine you were trying to avoid. :D

 

I tell you what, I'll email you every time I change. (Now where's the most evil smiley I can find)

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Mushtang

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Go to "My Controls" (link at the top of the forum page).

Click on the "Board Settings" link under "Options" in the menu on the left-hand side of the page.

On the page that comes up, under "Board Display Settings," the third question asks, "Do you wish to view members avatars when reading topics?"

Answer that question "No."

Click the "Change My Account Options" button below that window.

 

You will now have a forum browsing experience totally devoid of goats and half-naked men.

Thanks! I didn't dig deep enough.

 

And it's not the goats that bother me... :D

Mine has a fully naked man on it. But I didn't think it was something that would weird anyone out. Is it mine?

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BlueDeuce

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Go to "My Controls" (link at the top of the forum page).

Click on the "Board Settings" link under "Options" in the menu on the left-hand side of the page.

On the page that comes up, under "Board Display Settings," the third question asks, "Do you wish to view members avatars when reading topics?"

Answer that question "No."

Click the "Change My Account Options" button below that window.

 

You will now have a forum browsing experience totally devoid of goats and half-naked men.

Thanks! I didn't dig deep enough.

 

And it's not the goats that bother me... :D

Mine has a fully naked man on it. But I didn't think it was something that would weird anyone out. Is it mine?

 

it's gotta be the pig.

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TotemLake

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Mine has a fully naked man on it. But I didn't think it was something that would weird anyone out. Is it mine?

fully naked is okay -- that's art. it's that fractional stuff that bugs me ;)

So fully naked cows are ok then? :lol:

yes. and cows with hats.

That's udderly ridiculous. :D

Give the man a cigar and another $5 dollars for playing You Bet Your LIfe!

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cache_test_dummies

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Mine has a fully naked man on it. But I didn't think it was something that would weird anyone out. Is it mine?

fully naked is okay -- that's art. it's that fractional stuff that bugs me ;)

So fully naked cows are ok then? :lol:

yes. and cows with hats.

That's udderly ridiculous. :D

Give the man a cigar and another $5 dollars for playing You Bet Your LIfe!

“One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know.”

 

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btw, if you just want to block SOME people's avatars, such as half naked men, this is easily possible with firefox extensions such as AdBlock plus. You simply right click any image and choose to block that particular URL.

 

I did it months ago.

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Mr.Yuck

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Go to "My Controls" (link at the top of the forum page).

Click on the "Board Settings" link under "Options" in the menu on the left-hand side of the page.

On the page that comes up, under "Board Display Settings," the third question asks, "Do you wish to view members avatars when reading topics?"

Answer that question "No."

Click the "Change My Account Options" button below that window.

 

You will now have a forum browsing experience totally devoid of goats and half-naked men.

Thanks! I didn't dig deep enough.

 

And it's not the goats that bother me... :lol:

Mine has a fully naked man on it. But I didn't think it was something that would weird anyone out. Is it mine?

 

Am I the only one who knows that's from Rush 2112?

 

Now the other naked man, the self-proclaimed "hottie", that's kind of strange. :D

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CacheNCarryMA

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Team Cotati 's avatar creeps me out.

And I live in that bastion of weirdness Massachusetts where we all voted against a certain kind of marraige but the Legislature decided that they know better than us.

 

How do you know the Cotati hottie isn't hetero? <Seinfeld>Not that there's anything wrong with that.</Seinfeld> :D

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trainlove

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Team Cotati 's avatar creeps me out.

And I live in that bastion of weirdness Massachusetts where we all voted against a certain kind of marraige but the Legislature decided that they know better than us.

 

How do you know the Cotati hottie isn't hetero? <Seinfeld>Not that there's anything wrong with that.</Seinfeld> :rolleyes:

 

I don't know and it does not matter. The image itself creeps me out.

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the hermit crabs

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btw, if you just want to block SOME people's avatars, such as half naked men, this is easily possible with firefox extensions such as AdBlock plus. You simply right click any image and choose to block that particular URL.

 

I did it months ago.

Perfect! Thanks!! Now I won't have to miss all those blue avatars, or the cow's holiday get-ups. Cool. Thanks again.

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9Key

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How do you know the Cotati hottie isn't hetero? <Seinfeld>Not that there's anything wrong with that.</Seinfeld> :)

Its orientation isn't an issue at all for me -- just its general creepiness.

Agreed. It kinda bothers me that I would most likely get a warning or worse if I had a chick with a tiny bikini as an avatar but that particular avatar seems to be ok. Why is that? :):rolleyes:

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Mr.Yuck

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Am I the only one who knows that's from Rush 2112?

 

Nope, in fact for $50 you can go out to amazon and buy a Rush 2112 Man in Star Tapestry Throw Blanket.

 

Probably a zany Canadian. :rolleyes: One of the 3 or 4 times I've seen Rush, they had a huge neon 2112 guy behind the stage.

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cache_test_dummies

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How do you know the Cotati hottie isn't hetero? <Seinfeld>Not that there's anything wrong with that.</Seinfeld> :rolleyes:

Its orientation isn't an issue at all for me -- just its general creepiness.

Agreed. It kinda bothers me that I would most likely get a warning or worse if I had a chick with a tiny bikini as an avatar but that particular avatar seems to be ok. Why is that? :):)

I think you'd probably be ok.

 

chick.gif

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trainlove

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btw, if you just want to block SOME people's avatars, such as half naked men, this is easily possible with firefox extensions such as AdBlock plus. You simply right click any image and choose to block that particular URL.

 

I did it months ago.

 

Does this method prevent viewing ALL the avatars of someone who might change their avatar daily?

I'll have to see if the URL to ones active avatar is a constant while the pool of images in their avatar each have a different URL.

 

I'm in agreement that certain avatars I'd block but that's by no means means all of someones avatar are objectional to me.

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9Key

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How do you know the Cotati hottie isn't hetero? <Seinfeld>Not that there's anything wrong with that.</Seinfeld> :)

Its orientation isn't an issue at all for me -- just its general creepiness.

Agreed. It kinda bothers me that I would most likely get a warning or worse if I had a chick with a tiny bikini as an avatar but that particular avatar seems to be ok. Why is that? :):rolleyes:

I think you'd probably be ok.

 

chick.gif

Funny, but not quite what I was getting at. :)

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Cedar Grove Seekers

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Go to "My Controls" (link at the top of the forum page).

Click on the "Board Settings" link under "Options" in the menu on the left-hand side of the page.

On the page that comes up, under "Board Display Settings," the third question asks, "Do you wish to view members avatars when reading topics?"

Answer that question "No."

Click the "Change My Account Options" button below that window.

 

You will now have a forum browsing experience totally devoid of goats and half-naked men.

Thanks! I didn't dig deep enough.

 

And it's not the goats that bother me... :D

Mine has a fully naked man on it. But I didn't think it was something that would weird anyone out. Is it mine?

 

Am I the only one who knows that's from Rush 2112?

 

Nope.

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KBI

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Team Cotati 's avatar creeps me out.

And I live in that bastion of weirdness Massachusetts where we all voted against a certain kind of marraige but the Legislature decided that they know better than us.

How do you know the Cotati hottie isn't hetero? <Seinfeld>Not that there's anything wrong with that.</Seinfeld> :D

I don't know and it does not matter. The image itself creeps me out.

I'm pretty sure the word "cotati" is Italian for "nipples."

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Mushtang

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btw, if you just want to block SOME people's avatars, such as half naked men, this is easily possible with firefox extensions such as AdBlock plus. You simply right click any image and choose to block that particular URL.

 

I did it months ago.

 

Done! I've had Firefox for 6 months or so, and it hadn't occurred to me yet to do that.

 

No more Italian nipples! Hooray!

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Mr.Yuck

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btw, if you just want to block SOME people's avatars, such as half naked men, this is easily possible with firefox extensions such as AdBlock plus. You simply right click any image and choose to block that particular URL.

 

I did it months ago.

 

Done! I've had Firefox for 6 months or so, and it hadn't occurred to me yet to do that.

 

No more Italian nipples! Hooray!

 

Are we allowed to say nipples? :D I'm surprised the "hottie" hasn't chimed in, he usually has plenty to say. :D

 

I'm a firefox user most of the time, but I didn't know about that extension. I do know that many BB code forums on the internet allow you to turn off Avatars and/or signatures. Especially ones that allow all sorts of obnoxious animations. I'd imagine that option exists for this software, it's just not enabled.

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