Flash/Gif avatars

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**AvatarForm**

Anyone else find these incredibly annoying?

Many boards/forums disallow the use of these.

Not to mention a certain member on these boards has a particularly disturbing flash.

Anyway we can have this enforced?

**BoyMac**

I hate the gif's. Some of them (especially the bigger files like the star trek one someone has on here) lag my computer to the point where the browser freezes for a minute or 2.

**The Dreadnote**

Firefox users can download the add-on "Adblock Plus" which allows you to selectively block any images you wish to have hidden, as well as providing general advert-blocking services.

tl;dr "enforce" it yourself

Mu

Pretty sure you can block them yourselves with your Dakka profile.

**VikingScott**

Yeah you can always turn avatars off as well.

**AvatarForm**

Mu wrote:Pretty sure you can block them yourselves with your Dakka profile.

VikingScott wrote:Yeah you can always turn avatars off as well.

Already knew that... but why should we suffer by losing the worthwhile avatar pics for the sake of a few who are inconsiderate?

**WarOne**

I do ask if anyone has a problem with my avatars and signatures I have to let me know. I've taken down some of the more tasteless ones I have shown (head exploding one, hitler one, ect.).

We're adults here for the most part. A little fun goes a long way to enjoying this site, but let me know if it is not fun for you.

**Corpsesarefun**

Your avatars are fine IMO Warone, I didn't even notice this one was a gif until now, I think the op is complaining about the more in your face gifs such as those featuring pop stars with aerosol breasts.

**Kilkrazy**

I have to say I find your current sig GIFs somewhat painful. There's just too much going on.

**Corpsesarefun**

Kilkrazy wrote:I have to say I find your current sig GIFs somewhat painful. There's just too much going on.

This is true though.

**Chowderhead**

I used to have a Gif avatar, but it was a dancing 8-bit color changing monkey. People liked it because it was simple, easy and very cute.

.Gifs should have a small motion. In fact, I think the monkey should come back. And so it shall.

<--- THAT is a good Avatar .Gif. Simple, cute and a pleasure to look at.

**shingouki**

AvatarForm wrote:
Mu wrote:Pretty sure you can block them yourselves with your Dakka profile.

VikingScott wrote:Yeah you can always turn avatars off as well.

Already knew that... but why should we suffer by losing the worthwhile avatar pics for the sake of a few who are inconsiderate?

how is having gifs/animations on your sigs being inconsiderate.i think they look great and add character to the site.i didn't realise people were suffering .
come on guys its not that bad,have you ran out of other things to whine about or something.
lets put the flamers down eh.

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

Add character?

What adds character is wit and imagination, not an annoying 5 second loop. Especially if it is an off the peg copy/paste.

There are some really well executed and informative banners in sigs that add character.
Once you have seen Spock et al looking at each other once is it really amusing to have to see it repeated ad nauseum?

How is it inconsiderate?
Well I constantly have an unecessary distraction in my peripheral vision
Some are causing lagging as mentioned above
am sure others can add reasons of their own.

**shingouki**

wow sorry for the peripheral distraction and the off the peg copy/paste.it seems ive upset a few folks heh.

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

Upset is too strong a word but would rather not have them tbh

**shingouki**

ok chibi i can see you have chilled slightly there mate.look up at kirk and crew they're wondering where the smiles have gone this week.ive always found dakka to be a cool place populated by lively,creative and polite folk and don't want to annoy anyone with my sometimes weird humor etc.
i still love the gifs though.

**Vandez**

I'm not a fan of the moving gifs. An unnecessary distraction at best, tasteless and annoying most of the rest of the time.

If you need gifs to make your post seem worthwhile, you're doing something wrong.

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

Haven't chilled slightly at all or steam out of the ears furious in the first place.
Just telling it as I find it. They are annoying and an unecessary backgroind noise that have zero contribution to anything people have to say.
Which is why I visit Dakka. not to see flashing lights and/or tasteless garbage.

**shingouki**

ok we will have to agree to disagree.have a nice weekend.

**Ma55ter_fett**

It doesn't matter to me one way or the other.

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

Thanks Shingouki
Will do if I can make some progress on my SFSP Dwarves which is not liking likely at the moment!

have a good weekend yourself.

**shingouki**

thanks buddy.(chibi)
im struggling with painters block (im sure thats the term for it)
ive just been basing twenty uruk hai and have lost all motivation,hence my long session here.
stay cool mate.

**biztheclown**

Haters gotta hate.

**AvatarForm**

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:Add character?

What adds character is wit and imagination, not an annoying 5 second loop. Especially if it is an off the peg copy/paste.

There are some really well executed and informative banners in sigs that add character.
Once you have seen Spock et al looking at each other once is it really amusing to have to see it repeated ad nauseum?

How is it inconsiderate?
Well I constantly have an unecessary distraction in my peripheral vision
Some are causing lagging as mentioned aboveam sure others can add reasons of their own.

Vandez wrote:I'm not a fan of the moving gifs. An unnecessary distraction at best, tasteless and annoying most of the rest of the time.
If you need gifs to make your post seem worthwhile, you're doing something wrong.

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:Haven't chilled slightly at all or steam out of the ears furious in the first place.
Just telling it as I find it. They are annoying and an unecessary backgroind noise that have zero contribution to anything people have to say.
Which is why I visit Dakka. not to see flashing lights and/or tasteless garbage.

The bold says it best.

Which is why other boards/forums dis-allow these.

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samusaran253 wrote:Disclaimer: I did NOT write this, I just thought it would be funny to share another similar thing I found. I repeat, it is only for a laugh. If a mod want's me to snip it, I will. Or feel free to delete it.

Let’s begin with the very name of the song, ‘Friday’. The name of this day of the week, which follows Thursday and comes before Saturday (Sunday comes afterward), which is the sixth day of the week. 6 being the number of the beast.

In the opening scene, Rebecca wakes up from bed and sings about having her daily “bowl” and cereal. As we move on to the next scene, we notice that her family in the back is moving unusually fast. These are all signs which indicate that she’s on some type mind controlling drugs.

Rebecca ponders on which seat to take; the front seat (the leader role), or the back seat (the follower). Rebecca, being the puppet of the Illuminati, chooses the backseat, of course.

In the second car shot, Rebbeca seems to have finally made up her mind, and she appears to be sitting in the backseat right in the middle of her two friends, who are, coincidentally, both wearing red dresses and have braces, symbolizing the blood and restraint she will have to go through as she transform into a mindless puppet.

On our right we have one of Rebecca’s “friends” whose uncontrollabe (based on her arm movements) glee doesn’t match the activity or emotion of the moment, on our left we have her other friend whose horrified expression speaks to the dilemma of the soul when one chooses to enroll in Satan’s army. They truly are the angel and devil on her shoulders.

To whom is Rebecca pointing? The viewer. And to what purpose? The acquisition of your soul.

When Rebecca does finally arrive at the party she’s excited for we find it mostly populated by teenagers like her, this represents Limbo and the fact that their souls are still up for grabs. Now it just depends on who gives to them first, the dark or the light.

Need we explain who this is?

Satan.

In all his glory. Fast cars, expensive jewelry, he’s there to entice the millions of unsuspecting teenagers to give up their families and futures for an eternity of damnation.

As above. I rest my case.

**Karon**

Several are just stupid, just as the new Samus_Aran115, and Darthbob. They're annoying, and distracting.

**WarOne**

Karon wrote:Several are just stupid, just as the new Samus_Aran115, and Darthbob. They're annoying, and distracting.

Not all of them are bad...

You should see the head exploding one I wanted to put up. I had better sense than that however.

**kenshin620**

Do the emocons count? I know they're an integral part of Dakka but I find it kinda annoying when someone decides

is a sig. Dont recall the exact time I last saw one of those but I have seen a few

**sub-zero**

Tell you the truth, i was kinda wondering how to add a gif to my profile picture, i guess now is probably not the right time to ask for assistance with that, huh? LOL

**Karon**

WarOne wrote:
Karon wrote:Several are just stupid, just as the new Samus_Aran115, and Darthbob. They're annoying, and distracting.

Not all of them are bad...

You should see the head exploding one I wanted to put up. I had better sense than that however.

No, not all of them. Your avatar you can barely tell is a .gif unless you focus on it. I'm really talking about Darthbobs avatar, its just fething annoying.

**AvatarForm**

Karon wrote:
No, not all of them. Your avatar you can barely tell is a .gif unless you focus on it. I'm really talking about Darthbobs avatar, its just fething annoying.

Yeh, that is the annoying/disturbing one I referred to.

I have asked the member, then when a response was not forthcoming, asked mods to remove it.

This forum is frequented by younger members also...