Can't change my avatar

[Wayne]

Dunno if it's just a glitch, but i can't change my avatar.
Just changed my sig pic no problem, but it won't let me change my avatar no way.
Tried uploading from my pc, & also a web based avatar url, but nothing will work.
Any clues?

I even tried using the url of Si Hunt's current avatar, but even that won't work. It just tells me: 'This JPG has the wrong file extension'. That's coz it's a gif! But it works for Si.

[Si Hunt]

My avatar pic is a .jpg not a gif. Are you sure you're using the right URL?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/simon.hunt17/Eye/cover.jpg

Are you getting an error or does it just not appear? Mine changed fine.

Si.

[Lissa]

I got "Unable to save image" when I tried. Might it be trying to store the images at the regular PS location rather than the new one?

[Pip Madeley]

It's because the link will be directing to www.planetskaro.org.uk - I'm afraid it's too much hassle to change hundreds of links for a few days. We're hoping to get our domain name away from Streamline and then things will return to normal. We can't even edit the PHP/CSS of our pages at the moment (hence the out of date babble at the top of the page).

Bear with us.

[Wayne]

Well i right clicked on your avatar Si, & this is the url that the Properties says:

http://www.planetskaro.dnsalias.org/...avatar2_21.gif

I just tried the jpg url in your post, but that didn't work either. It says: 'The remote file is too large'.

ETA: Just seen Pip's post. No probs Pip. It's no big deal. I was just wondering if it was something easily fixable. No worries.

[Pip Madeley]

Yes Wayne but the coding might not point to the new address. Hang on a few days and you can sort your new avatar out then.

[Wayne]

I must've just been editing my above post as you were typing. I didn't see your reply before i made my post. Simultaneous posting going on, & you're faster than me.

[Philipnet]

Yes, I'm afraid you're going to have to bear with us on this one . It's not pleasant, but at least the forums up and running . Who else wants to forget what Monday felt like ?

Once we get the original domain name pointing to this server then we can be sure that it's not a domain name issue, but a permissions one; which I can then work on.

Phil L.

[Wayne]

Cheers Phil. (More simultaneous posting)

[Si Hunt]

The size message might have been down to some sort of Admin privelage allowing us bigger pictures as avatars or something? Not that you need it, I just couldn't be bothered the shrink the file so I used the same one I put up to show everyone the cover on the thread.

Everyone knows Admins are larger.

Si.

[Pip Madeley]

Some of us are too large.

[Philipnet]

I've tweaked the permissions since you, Wayne and Lissa, tried uploading new Avatars.
Try again and report back to this thread.

Ta.

Phil L.

[Wayne]

It works now, Thanks Phil.

[Dirk Gently]

I tried to change my avatar as well but as I couldn't I don't think I'll bother in the future.