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Title: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: NekoJonez on April 18, 2012, 06:05:17 PM
Since it slows down the site for some people I am thinking of disabling or not allowing gifs and such in signatures and as avatars...

It would be too bad but before I make a new rule or do stuff against it in the admin board... what do you guys think... Does this idea get a green or a red light..
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: Mr.PowPow on April 18, 2012, 06:08:15 PM
But couldn't said people who find themselves loading pages for a while just.....disable sigs from their view? That way it doesn't affect others~
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: NekoJonez on April 18, 2012, 06:14:34 PM
But couldn't said people who find themselves loading pages for a while just.....disable sigs from their view? That way it doesn't affect others~
True...
So, better maybe no animated avatars?
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: dark 5FVD on April 18, 2012, 06:15:53 PM
well i don't think that if i'm the only one with this prob it may be because of my pc or safari. so if only i have this prob i sugsest that you just keep it like that.
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: Light on April 18, 2012, 06:16:44 PM
Animated avatars don't usually have a large file-size, so I don' think they'd be too much of a problem. If you want, couldn't you just add a rule that avatars and/or signatures can't be over a certain file-size?
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: NekoJonez on April 18, 2012, 06:18:25 PM
Well... I have some issues with small gif avatar's like my previous one and Maccaman's... The page loads awfully slow or freezes for some seconds to load the gif.

Animated avatars don't usually have a large file-size, so I don' think they'd be too much of a problem. If you want, couldn't you just add a rule that avatars and/or signatures can't be over a certain file-size?

There should be an option for that but ... you always could go host it somewhere else but it still doesn't take away the size problem.
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: Light on April 18, 2012, 06:26:05 PM
I mean make it a rule. Hosted here or not, if say, a user's avatar/signature is over a certain file-size, you temporarily remove it and ask the user to change it.
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: NekoJonez on April 18, 2012, 06:27:19 PM
Hrm... Well... That could be a good idea...

(Err, speaking about the rules... I seriously need to format them out / update them =P )
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: O:\msg on April 18, 2012, 06:29:14 PM
Nah, I use mobile broadband or my phone and it's never been a problem for me, are people still on dial up or something?
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: NekoJonez on April 18, 2012, 06:35:36 PM
It could also depend on your browser.
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: shredc0re on April 18, 2012, 06:49:20 PM
I only want a GIF as signature :( Don't disable it!
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: NekoJonez on April 18, 2012, 06:51:01 PM
I am listing to you guys... So... I don't do anything (yet)
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: megashell on April 18, 2012, 06:54:32 PM
I only want a GIF as signature :( Don't disable it!

Agreed! I LOLED soooooo much at the NO NEKO gif.sig LOL!!!! so dont disable
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: shredc0re on April 18, 2012, 06:55:32 PM
I'm just a genius with signatures.
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: O:\msg on April 18, 2012, 07:03:53 PM
I only want a GIF as signature :( Don't disable it!
Ban them!!! I never want to see that spider sig again in my life.
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: shredc0re on April 18, 2012, 07:05:04 PM
I only want a GIF as signature :( Don't disable it!
Ban them!!! I never want to see that spider sig again in my life.

I won't do spiders again?
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: Mr.PowPow on April 18, 2012, 07:13:36 PM
I'm thinking we should definitely keep signatures, and also that ShreddyWheat should put the spider sig back on =3
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: shredc0re on April 18, 2012, 07:14:52 PM
I'm thinking we should definitely keep signatures, and also that ShreddyWheat should put the spider sig back on =3

Don't you think me anti-Neko sig is good? c:
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: O:\msg on April 18, 2012, 07:15:03 PM
ShreddyWheat should put the spider sig back on =3
Goddammit NO!

I'm thinking we should definitely keep signatures, and also that ShreddyWheat should put the spider sig back on =3

Don't you think me anti-Neko sig is good? c:
Yeah keep that one, I like cats.
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: shredc0re on April 18, 2012, 07:17:41 PM
ShreddyWheat should put the spider sig back on =3
Goddammit NO!

I'm thinking we should definitely keep signatures, and also that ShreddyWheat should put the spider sig back on =3

Don't you think me anti-Neko sig is good? c:
Yeah keep that one, I like cats.

Spiders will be back soon..
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: Mr.PowPow on April 18, 2012, 07:18:03 PM
Don't you think me anti-Neko sig is good? c:
Yeah thats quite good, but you are neutral no?
That sig would look good on a Nega *wink wink* =3
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: shredc0re on April 18, 2012, 07:18:57 PM
Don't you think me anti-Neko sig is good? c:
Yeah thats quite good, but you are neutral no?
That sig would look good on a Nega *wink wink* =3

I'm just teasing Jonez.
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: Kiss x Miz on April 18, 2012, 07:56:21 PM
Unless I get a valid complaint, I'm against disabling either.
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: megashell on April 18, 2012, 08:03:17 PM
Well look at it like this guys, once a gif is loaded for a new member, its in the browsers "cash" so in other words, it only loads once, and if you really have super sucky internet, go to your Tools option and disable images
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: Caster no Mae on April 18, 2012, 08:21:33 PM
as a Owner of one of the Suckies (Maybe not ) net I can say to this Nay
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: Maccaman on April 18, 2012, 09:40:12 PM
....

You dislike my chicken?
I dislike you.

(no i don't ;D)
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: NekoBot on April 18, 2012, 10:19:44 PM
If you disable gifs, that defeats the purpuse of giving us the power to disable them from siggys and such. You can also limit the amounts of post per page there too. If you adjust that to its lowest setting Im sure itd get faster
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: megashell on April 19, 2012, 09:43:22 AM
okay so as i see it now, everyone wants to keep the gifs alive
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: O:\msg on April 19, 2012, 09:47:52 AM
okay so as i see it now, everyone wants to keep the gifs alive
Unless they have spiders in them.
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: shredc0re on April 19, 2012, 10:32:17 AM
okay so as i see it now, everyone wants to keep the gifs alive
Unless they have spiders in them.

The return of the spiders..
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: NekoJonez on April 19, 2012, 10:39:18 AM
Okay... I keep them alive for now... If anyone has a complaint or something to add... I leave this open, for now.
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: PriomBlazer on April 19, 2012, 12:24:36 PM
Well... I have some issues with small gif avatar's like my previous one and Maccaman's... The page loads awfully slow or freezes for some seconds to load the gif.

Animated avatars don't usually have a large file-size, so I don' think they'd be too much of a problem. If you want, couldn't you just add a rule that avatars and/or signatures can't be over a certain file-size?

There should be an option for that but ... you always could go host it somewhere else but it still doesn't take away the size problem.
Just stop using Internet explorer
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: NekoJonez on April 19, 2012, 12:59:45 PM
Well... I have some issues with small gif avatar's like my previous one and Maccaman's... The page loads awfully slow or freezes for some seconds to load the gif.

Animated avatars don't usually have a large file-size, so I don' think they'd be too much of a problem. If you want, couldn't you just add a rule that avatars and/or signatures can't be over a certain file-size?

There should be an option for that but ... you always could go host it somewhere else but it still doesn't take away the size problem.
Just stop using Internet explorer
Pardon me ... But I use the dev versions of Chrome.
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: marcy on April 25, 2012, 12:29:31 PM
I don't think disabling gifs is needed.

Every user can disable sigs themself. Also loading images shouldn't really be a problem because images should go to the browser cache and are also read from there later. Only drawing the image by the browser might slow page load down.
Title: Re: Thoughts of disabling GIFs as avatars / sigs.
Post by: Noob on May 05, 2012, 11:41:51 PM
I say make it an option for users
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