02-08-2015, 03:10 PM | #1 |
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Banning animated avatars
I find animated avatars to be annoying. I know I'm not the only one who find animated avatars annoying.
So in the interest of making MR more user friendly, would it be possible to ban animated avatars and bring peace and order to MR? Thanks. |
02-08-2015, 03:16 PM | #2 |
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See the previous discussion: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=255668
Also note that the official guidelines permit (but discourage) animated avatars. I can only assume there was a reason for that. |
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02-08-2015, 03:35 PM | #3 |
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They don't bother me in the slightest. Let them be, I say.
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02-08-2015, 04:02 PM | #4 |
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In Firefox you can go into about:config and set image.animation_mode to once.
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02-08-2015, 08:40 PM | #5 |
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We may not want to disable animated gifs on all sites...
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02-08-2015, 10:48 PM | #6 |
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02-08-2015, 10:56 PM | #7 |
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@JSWolf: murg meant that IF he selected that option in Firefox, it would disable animation wherever he went; not just at MR on Avatars.
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02-08-2015, 11:02 PM | #8 |
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02-09-2015, 01:03 AM | #9 | |
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I also have adblock installed. Right click avatar you do not like, select "adblock picture", select whether you want to block the entire domain with counters, or just single avatar, and BAM! This was the last you saw that avatar/graphics/add/whatever. No need to block it for everyone. Last edited by kacir; 02-09-2015 at 05:49 AM. Reason: edited typo, I had "said avatar" instead of "saw avatar" |
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02-09-2015, 01:39 AM | #10 | |
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People that use animated avatars are not thinking of others. If they were, they would use static avatars. |
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02-09-2015, 04:41 AM | #11 |
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The moderators feel that the current guidelines are sufficient.
"Animated avatars are discouraged but permitted. Excessively flashy or annoying animated avatars may be deleted." I think I know which avatar is annoying people at the moment, and in due course it will be deleted. |
02-09-2015, 07:14 AM | #12 |
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I don't recall ever seeing an animated avatar. What I find annoying are signatures, so I block them.
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What you need to do is moan mercilessly about them (because there is no difference between your opinion and fact after all) until the mods cave in and ban them. Last edited by Bilbo1967; 02-09-2015 at 08:37 AM. |
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02-09-2015, 09:21 AM | #14 | |
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02-09-2015, 09:30 AM | #15 |
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Personally I can deal with them if they are not super conspicuous, but I don't see why people have to have them. They add little. Ban them.
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