I appreciate the reply, admin, although I'm not too fond of the verbal smackdown I received. :-/

I thought my question was fair enough. I don't think it warranted a "thumbs down" icon right off the bat, nor do I think I deserved to be told I was "talking to the hand" (though it was nice to see this phrase being used while it's still fresh, and not when it's been mind-numbingly overused by people ;D).

I understand how forum members might complain about having to "portage" the weight of an oversized graphic, however if these images were not allowed to exceed a certain pixel size or a certain file size, as is the practice at other discussion forums, I believe those complaining of back problems would find relief.


wrote on Feb 25^th, 2005 at 10:32pm:

Anyway, who want's to see the same image all the time? I do flip the switch on occasion though, a few weeks ago as I recall. You must not visit enough.

I guess you're right. There are over 500 members here, and I can see how each one having their own personal image which reflects their love for the BW/Q would indeed be quite boring, and would be considerably more bland than our names simply being displayed alongside our posts, all using the same font.

I also apologize for not coming here more often. Though to borrow your practice of using BW/Q situations, such as portaging, packing and the cleaning of campsites as analogies for forum situations, I suppose yes it had been a while since I've visited the "campsite." Perhaps some people visit the "campsite" very, very frequently. However it had been a while since my last "trip" to the "campsite." Unfortunately I now regret not having set up a motion-sensing camera, to alert me of things I should not miss. ;)


wrote on Feb 25^th, 2005 at 10:32pm:

This site is about the BW/Q. It's not here to display personal flair. (In fact that's pretty much frowned upon when it's noticeably overt.) This forum exists only to share ideas and experience. I hope it also says something about being considerate of your surroundings and the other people who visit after you're long gone.

The "personal flair" I suggested could be anything, a shot of our favorite BW/Q scene, an image of us canoeing or camping, an outfitters logo, a wildlife photo we're quite proud of, the possibilities would be endless. I fail to see how one could liken these ideas to trash left at a campsite. By forcing the images to adhere to file size and dimension rules there would remain the level of cleanliness and uniformity which it seems we should all aspire to.


wrote on Feb 25^th, 2005 at 10:32pm:

Just be glad QJ doesn't exist for advertising income. I also might be tempted to frame in an extra 220KB you can't even see, just to pad the stats. Nah. That in itself is noticeable with all the extra server calls; even with a cable modem.

I'm not really sure what any of this means. I guess it means that you're doing us all a favor by not framing in something we can't see to pad something we don't understand, and something about modems and servers and kilobytes. I suppose what it all means is that we should just be thankful for having been allowed the privilege to post here.


wrote on Feb 25^th, 2005 at 10:32pm:

I do appreciate the question... been there done that. In this particular case you're talking to the hand.   (You need to Login or Register   (You need to Login or Register

Oddly enough, the user icon images I asked about in the first place would be roughly the size of your cute little hand graphic there.


wrote on Feb 25^th, 2005 at 10:32pm:

There is no such thing as a stupid question. Answers, on the other hand, are always debatable.

Guess you proved there's a first time for everthing. I'm sorry that my question was as out of line as it apparently was. Now excuse me while I row out onto the lake, in search of a campsite where folks are allowed to talk to peoples' faces, rather than their hands.