No offense, but No, That is called a template modification. I'm talking about a switch option/setting. They are two different things.
To whip people who don't like it ??Now I have to go find my cane...
No, for support after how old I feel keeping up with this thread (and the old one before it was accidentally deleted).To whip people who don't like it ??
Seen this for the first time today (mustn't have been online when it was tried previously) and despite not knowing beforehand what it was, it was immediately crystal clear to me what it meant.I know some of you are going to hate it, but give it some time to sink in. Everybody is resistant to change at first.
The thinking behind it:
We could have used a generic blob to indicate that you have posted in a thread, but everyone does that, and if a blob is acceptable, it de-facto means that you consider the content of the indicator to be unimportant.
Using your own avatar allows the display to be personal to you, and while the image is too small to pick out details, that's not the intention. You should be able to recognise the colours and basic forms from your avatar without a problem. The mini-avatars are now 20px instead of their previous 16px, which goes a long way to making them more recognisable.
The intention of the graphic is to differentiate threads that you have posted in from threads you have not, at a glance. I believe that the current implementation does that in a unique way.
The long and the short of it is that I like this implementation and I believe the reasoning behind it is sound. If you disagree, we have a wonderful template system that allows you to change any of this stuff very simply on your own installation.
I like.
Although, how will it work on boards that don't allow avatars?
I know vBulletin had the option of turning off avatars, but tbh, why would anyone want to turn off avatars in 2010?
Nothing about that site says, "2010" though.There's a number of boards I visit that disable them, eg this large one: Digital Spy
For consistency maybe? not too sure thoughI am not entirely sure why it lists that I posted in a thread I started though
They fixed it the first time they had the mini-avatars... not sure why it's back though.I am not entirely sure why it lists that I posted in a thread I started though
But the thread starter is you, and you'll recognize your own avatar (or should). It then goes without saying that you obviously posted in it if you started it.They fixed it the first time they had the mini-avatars... not sure why it's back though.
Edit: Brandon could be right... it would make sense to keep it there for consistency, so you can easily recognize threads you've posted in by quickly scanning the column for a mini-avatar.
But the thread starter is you, and you'll recognize your own avatar (or should). It then goes without saying that you obviously posted in it if you started it.
But the thread starter is you, and you'll recognize your own avatar (or should). It then goes without saying that you obviously posted in it if you started it.
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