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Post by Bean on Jul 18, 2017 9:20:10 GMT
Our lovely personalised forum icons are currently stored on photobucket, and have been ever since the forum was started. But I had a message from them recently saying this wasn't allowed and my account is about to be suspended or something?! So I have a feeling they may all disappear soon. I will look into other hosting options, and think I might actually be able to upload them here now (there was no storage space when we started) but it'l take me time to sort it out. If the forum suddenly looks rubbish in the meantime, this'll be why!
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Post by Bean on Jul 18, 2017 20:40:41 GMT
I'm so gormless, I hadn't even noticed that most of our personalised images have been replaced by the default ones - only when I logged into make sure all the images were saved safely did I see how many we have and notice they weren't actually on here anymore (we used to have special reply etc buttons)!
It looks like the best plan will be to do a new template for the forum and upload the images directly, so if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. Colours etc?
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Post by 3piggles on Jul 18, 2017 20:54:41 GMT
I don't remember the icons. I have no problem with suggesting colors, once I have an idea of what the icons will be.
Photobucket has been sending a lot of those messages lately. They seem to be cleaning house, and not want to keep old accounts or any free accounts that have limited space remaining. I'm waiting for them to threaten to close my account, and honestly think I'll let them, as they've become a major problem.
You should be able to upload them to Wheekers. It could be difficult to get through to them, but give it a try. Maybe it's easier from the UK?
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Post by Bean on Jul 19, 2017 7:52:16 GMT
I'm not sure the icons will work out now since the button functions are different (which I assume is when they were taken off). We might need extra ones to make it look good, and that's not my forte. I'll see how it goes. They were pretty neutral images though, so I wouldn't base a theme around them.
I think I always tend to go for blues and greens, and chose yellows for this forum for a change! But I'd probably go back to blues and whites - something nice and clean looking.
It looks like any customised images can be stored on here now, so that makes it easier. I'm no longer looking for an image hosting alternative, just wondered if anyone had any ideas for a new look.
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Post by Bean on Jul 19, 2017 8:31:26 GMT
Sorry Jo, I'm conscious you're online while I'm playing around - hope I'm not making you dizzy changing things!
It's pretty easy to change (compared to 10 years ago!) - I've picked a few colours but let me know if you'd like to try something different. The images are now stored here, so I don't have to worry about photobucket suddenly pulling them!
It's strange as we have our own images for the buttons along the top - home, profile etc. But although they were still showing as being live, only the words are showing up for me. Odd! *scratches head*
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Post by 3piggles on Jul 19, 2017 16:28:39 GMT
I like the colors, and love your avatar  It's a fresh look. I don't think it hurts to freshen things every once in a while. |
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Post by Bean on Jul 19, 2017 19:52:04 GMT
Thanks, glad you approve! It's simple but I like it looking fairly clean. I think you can make different colour schemes that people can pick from, so that's an option to consider.
I added some feature about members being able to customise their smilies - haven't checked it out yet but if anyone uses it, let me know if it's any good.
I also added a bunch of piggy drawings for the forum avatars, ones that people can pick from until they add their own. The one I'm using is a picture of Fred that Alix drew for me about 20 years ago - I still love it just as much now!
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Post by bazookagoof on Jul 19, 2017 22:56:41 GMT
For a brief moment I thought I logged into the wrong forum! |
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Post by jolovespiggies on Jul 20, 2017 8:01:41 GMT
Ha ha Baz love, me too. The drawing is adorable Bean hunni.
Hugs
Jo xx
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Post by 3piggles on Jul 20, 2017 20:21:51 GMT
I came on today, looked at the Participated list, didn't see the NEW bubbles in the yellow, and thought no one had been on the forum, lol! My second look was more informative |
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Post by Teebers on Aug 17, 2018 8:58:18 GMT
Oh no! This thread makes me sad. Alix's drawings were so lovely.
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Post by Bean on Aug 17, 2018 12:23:13 GMT
Oh, don't bob your head up and make me feel like I should be trying to sort stuff out all the time - everything's JUST FINE!
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Post by Teebers on Aug 17, 2018 12:27:45 GMT
But but but :*(
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Post by Bean on Aug 18, 2018 7:09:46 GMT
Mind your manners please, young man. We're pretty sophisticated here these days.
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It's a fresh look. I don't think it hurts to freshen things every once in a while.
