Animated Avatars

PeterT · 11-11-2017, 08:29 AM

I like seeing images besides posters names, but I cannot stand those that are animated; the constant flickering of them draws my eye to them and distracts me from reading the thread.

issybird · 11-11-2017, 09:22 AM

Well, we do allow animated avatars, but we can also exercise discretion in regard to them. You could report any you find especially annoying; I can't guarantee that we'd have the poster replace it.

Deskisamess · 11-11-2017, 09:42 AM

I turn avatars off at times in the Options. I’ve got some neurological issues including mild nystagmus, and sometimes animations can cause vertigo for me.

I don’t know if it works here, but back when I always used a computer for internet, the ESC key on the keyboard would freeze animations on a web page.

Someone on this forum has an avatar with crawling ants on it. That one is particularly problematic for my eyes for some reason. But the option to turn them off is there when I need it.

GrannyGrump · 11-11-2017, 10:49 AM

The ESC key works for me on Win7 and Win8, using Internet Explorer and Opera. I use it to swat the crawling bugs and jitterbugging emoties. Ugh!

arjaybe · 11-11-2017, 11:41 AM

I used to turn them off in Firefox using about:config, but then the Scientific American website began using something that made it unusable with that setting. Now I have to endure them while I read as quickly as possible so I can scroll them off the screen. Needless to say, anyone or any site that sticks their jiggling, jittering crap in my face loses a great deal of goodwill with me.

Is there a setting on these forums that will turn them off?

Deskisamess · 11-11-2017, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arjaybe

Is there a setting on these forums that will turn them off?

Yes, in your User Control Panel, in the Settings and Options section, Edit Options.

dwig · 11-11-2017, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

I like seeing images besides posters names, but I cannot stand those that are animated; the constant flickering of them draws my eye to them and distracts me from reading the thread.

I totally agree. I hold those that use them in rather low regard.

arjaybe · 11-11-2017, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deskisamess

Yes, in your User Control Panel, in the Settings and Options section, Edit Options.

I see a switch for showing avatars, but not for turning off animation.

HarryT · 11-11-2017, 04:29 PM

That’s your choice: see avatars and put up with animation, or don’t see avatars.

arjaybe · 11-11-2017, 04:54 PM

Dang.

BetterRed · 11-11-2017, 04:55 PM

For me, most avatars convey very little useful information, so I turn them all off.

BR

JoHunt · 11-20-2017, 04:44 AM

If you use a browser with an ad blocker, you can block specific avatars you don't wish to see.

11-11-2017, 08:29 AM	#1
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,511 Karma: 78910202 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Animated Avatars I like seeing images besides posters names, but I cannot stand those that are animated; the constant flickering of them draws my eye to them and distracts me from reading the thread.

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issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,290 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Well, we do allow animated avatars, but we can also exercise discretion in regard to them. You could report any you find especially annoying; I can't guarantee that we'd have the poster replace it.

11-11-2017, 09:42 AM	#3
Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,752 Karma: 45301087 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 13 Pro, iPad mini, iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8", Scribe 2022	I turn avatars off at times in the Options. I’ve got some neurological issues including mild nystagmus, and sometimes animations can cause vertigo for me. I don’t know if it works here, but back when I always used a computer for internet, the ESC key on the keyboard would freeze animations on a web page. Someone on this forum has an avatar with crawling ants on it. That one is particularly problematic for my eyes for some reason. But the option to turn them off is there when I need it.

11-11-2017, 10:49 AM	#4
GrannyGrump Obsessively Dedicated... Posts: 3,221 Karma: 35037583 Join Date: May 2011 Location: PA {back in the usa!} Device: Sony PRS-T2, ADE on PC	The ESC key works for me on Win7 and Win8, using Internet Explorer and Opera. I use it to swat the crawling bugs and jitterbugging emoties. Ugh!

11-11-2017, 11:41 AM	#5
arjaybe Wizard Posts: 1,069 Karma: 12500000 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Okanagan Device: Sony PRS-650, Kobo Clara	I used to turn them off in Firefox using about:config, but then the Scientific American website began using something that made it unusable with that setting. Now I have to endure them while I read as quickly as possible so I can scroll them off the screen. Needless to say, anyone or any site that sticks their jiggling, jittering crap in my face loses a great deal of goodwill with me. Is there a setting on these forums that will turn them off?

11-11-2017, 04:29 PM	#9
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	That’s your choice: see avatars and put up with animation, or don’t see avatars.

11-11-2017, 04:54 PM	#10
arjaybe Wizard Posts: 1,069 Karma: 12500000 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Okanagan Device: Sony PRS-650, Kobo Clara	Dang.

11-11-2017, 04:55 PM	#11
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,722 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	For me, most avatars convey very little useful information, so I turn them all off. BR

11-20-2017, 04:44 AM	#12
JoHunt I am what I am Posts: 6,625 Karma: 62235665 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: iPad3, Voyage	If you use a browser with an ad blocker, you can block specific avatars you don't wish to see.

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