It's not Ken's fault, this decision has been in the wind for several weeks now. It's just been getting to the point where some threads looked like we were on a gaming forum, not an astronomy forum.
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Size as in number of pixels does not matter so much, but size as in KB does
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True that's the major reason for the change, but size in pixels was also reduced for aesthetic reasons because everything was pushed out if someone had a 150x150 avatar.
The smilies are not going anywhere, i'm planning to upload more smilies and take away some of the smilies that don't get used.
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Paul, don't leave! Surely this issue can be sorted out
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I'm not sure what that's about, I must've missed the original post.
I knew this wouldn't be popular for everyone, but at the same time I figured most people would understand. As the site grows, so does the consumption of bandwidth. With a few features to be announced in the near future, we're expecting it (usership + bandwidth consumption) to grow even more. So I have to be mindful of this.
We're an astronomy forum, not a gaming forum. So the focus should be on the content and the information, not the pretty signatures or avatars. We already have image posting limits (60k for most forums, 100k for the camera/photography forum), and people are now used to these and adhere to them.
In the big scheme of things, a smaller avatar and signature really isn't a big deal.
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Mike, you are still over your own 25k limit
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You're right, I've amended it now.
Thanks for the feedback everyone, i'm happy to discuss this openly to hear any concerns, or privately via PM if you wish.