Avatar Photo

[detritus]

Ok, since no one responded to my previous post, I'll try a different approach: the photo I want to use for my avatar has uploaded easily as my "photo" but won't upload as my avatar, becausee it says it's too big, although it isn't. Is there a way to designate your photo as your avatar also? And if there isn't, perhaps there should be?

thanks, Megan

[kareng]

Megan, Did no one respond? Maybe because none of us know how to re- size or the magic incantation. Was hoping to find out myself.

[realmaverick]

Megan, Photos are allowed to be bigger in both dimension and file size, than Avatars.

It maybe the file size is too big.

If you don't know how to make it smaller, post it here and I'll make it smaller and post it back for you

Ditto for anybody else who needs help with it.

[detritus]

Megan, Photos are allowed to be bigger in both dimension and file size, than Avatars.

It maybe the file size is too big.

If you don't know how to make it smaller, post it here and I'll make it smaller and post it back for you

Ditto for anybody else who needs help with it.

Thank you! Oddly, it now has come to be! My photo has become my avatar, as I wished. It just took a couple days to decide to co-operate, I guess

[realmaverick]

Ah I have a feeling that perhaps your browser had cached the old avatar. So it worked instantly but your browser was showing the other version that it help in memory.

Glad it worked anyway

[psawyer]

Ah I have a feeling that perhaps your browser had cached the old avatar. So it worked instantly but your browser was showing the other version that it help in memory.

This is a fairly common problem. When you upload a new avatar (or photo), the file name does not change, although other attributes do. Having an old, cached, version of an avatar (yours or another member's) is not unusual. Press F5 to refresh the page, and the problem will be resolved.

[detritus]

This is a fairly common problem. When you upload a new avatar (or photo), the file name does not change, although other attributes do. Having an old, cached, version of an avatar (yours or another member's) is not unusual. Press F5 to refresh the page, and the problem will be resolved.

I don't have an F5 to press but now I know what it was-my faulty old memories

Thanks, guys!