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Feedback / Re: *STILL UNSOLVED* My avatar display issues topic (I keep having them! >_>;)
« on: August 24, 2008, 04:35:20 am »
Not for the purpose I am using APNG for in the first place.
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Feedback / Re: *STILL UNSOLVED* My avatar display issues topic (I keep having them! >_>;)
« on: August 24, 2008, 04:32:51 am »
Using an APNG that doesn't repeat it's animation. (AKA it plays through only once)
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Feedback / Re: *STILL UNSOLVED* My avatar display issues topic (I keep having them! >_>;)
« on: August 24, 2008, 04:23:51 am »
What are you talking about? It still happens... you probably just got lucky (it works SOMETIMES...) or you "coaxed" it to animate normally. (I've explained this twice before, it's in my 1st post as well)
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Feedback / Re: *STILL UNSOLVED* My avatar display issues topic (I keep having them! >_>;)
« on: August 23, 2008, 09:27:50 pm »
Well, crap. My avatar is jumping back to it's first frame again. This appears to be caused by the resizing, since this was fixed when my avatar wasn't stretched. You can find more info on this issue in my first post under "Old Issues."
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Feedback / Re: *STILL UNSOLVED* My avatar display issues topic (I keep having them! >_>;)
« on: August 23, 2008, 03:00:59 am »
Including my avatar and Darklight's? If so what browser and version are you using?
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Feedback / Re: *STILL UNSOLVED* My avatar display issues topic (I keep having them! >_>;)
« on: August 23, 2008, 02:55:00 am »
That's because it's natively above 150x150 pixels, which is the forum limit for avatars.
(so then it's not actually stretched but shrunk
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(so then it's not actually stretched but shrunk
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Feedback / Firefox link in the "use a better browser" banner in IE links to Mozilla Europe?
« on: August 23, 2008, 02:53:31 am »
Is there a reason that the Firefox link in the "use a better browser" banner (only visible in IE) links to Mozilla Europe instead of the standard mozilla.com?
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Feedback / Re: *STILL UNSOLVED* My avatar display issues topic (I keep having them! >_>;)
« on: August 23, 2008, 02:47:59 am »
I think it just stretches APNGs.
Unstretched GIF:
http://www.zfgc.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=30
Unstretched PNG (not APNG):
http://www.zfgc.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1728
Stretched APNG:
http://www.zfgc.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1046
(and obviously mine)
Unstretched GIF:
http://www.zfgc.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=30
Unstretched PNG (not APNG):
http://www.zfgc.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1728
Stretched APNG:
http://www.zfgc.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1046
(and obviously mine)
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Feedback / Re: *STILL UNSOLVED* My avatar display issues topic (I keep having them! >_>;)
« on: August 23, 2008, 02:40:39 am »
I am too - my avatar isn't a "normal" PNG per-say (or however that's spelled), it's an APNG.
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Updates / Re: Chat Snooper
« on: August 22, 2008, 11:38:07 pm »
Yes, the snooper is back, and even better since it displays the actual chat right in the main window! Hopefully chat will finally be more active again like the old days.
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Feedback / Re: *STILL UNSOLVED* My avatar display issues topic (I keep having them! >_>;)
« on: August 22, 2008, 11:22:47 pm »
hence why I'm posting in this topic It doesn't seem to be with images that just use the PNG extension though, AKA normal PNGs work fine.
It doesn't seem to be with images that just use the PNG extension though, AKA normal PNGs work fine.
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Feedback / Re: *UNSOLVED* 1st frame of my APNG avatar is stuck being displayed
« on: August 22, 2008, 11:03:50 pm »
Looks like this doesn't happen anymore, probably either from the site overhaul or the Firefox 3.0.1 update, but I'm having the issue with my avatar being stretched to 150 x 150 again... (it's natively 100 x 100)
EDIT: OH CRAP I didn't realize I made the last post in this topic, which means I just double-posted
Sorry about that!
EDIT: OH CRAP I didn't realize I made the last post in this topic, which means I just double-posted
Sorry about that!
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Feedback / Re: Where In The World is Carmen Spamiago?
« on: July 23, 2008, 07:35:53 am »
but did you stalk for the community or the games? if it was for the games, my theory is still valid.
If not... well... YOU'RE A FREAK GTFO naw j/k
If not... well... YOU'RE A FREAK GTFO naw j/k
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Feedback / Re: Where In The World is Carmen Spamiago?
« on: July 23, 2008, 06:18:46 am »
In "my theory", I said that we all (or most) originally came for the projects. In my last post, I was referring to now.
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Feedback / Re: Where In The World is Carmen Spamiago?
« on: July 23, 2008, 05:58:03 am »
Well, at least those last 2 posts support my theory of people coming to zfgc not specifically for the development. (they don't apply to the "still will randomly come across an interesting project" part of the theory though)
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Feedback / Re: Where In The World is Carmen Spamiago?
« on: July 23, 2008, 05:32:32 am »
Well, I guess I should say that it's not so much that people don't care about development anymore, they just don't come to ZFGC really looking for it. But that doesn't mean they won't ignore it, it's just not a constant main focus.
Also, like I said before, like a "group of friends", they aren't always JUST socializing, they do actually talk, discuss, and do things.
Referring to the socializing and having RL friends, the problem is that everyone is unique and you can't really replace them, hence why people may stay in a "social community"-like-thing in the first place, because of the people (which can never truely be replicated)
Also, like I said before, like a "group of friends", they aren't always JUST socializing, they do actually talk, discuss, and do things.
Referring to the socializing and having RL friends, the problem is that everyone is unique and you can't really replace them, hence why people may stay in a "social community"-like-thing in the first place, because of the people (which can never truely be replicated)
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Feedback / Re: Where In The World is Carmen Spamiago?
« on: July 23, 2008, 05:18:51 am »I see your idea Nintendo Maniac 64, but your vision of the community is too limiting. If this forum were to just to be socially oriented and development was just a tag-along from the past, there is no outreach. Linguistically I am probably butchering this, but think about it: the idea that users stay here no matter what is not practical to reality. Users have lives, are busy, etc. You probably knew this though so sorry if it sounds patronizing. Development can be used not only to make ourselves look better but it can be used to draw in more users who can develop and will also be a part of the community that people come to know and love. Take King Mob, for example, he was not that much of a known veteran, but when he came here he made the place better. Sometimes I wonder if the users here are afraid to meet new people.
This is kind of what I was trying to get at. I was NOT trying to suggest that ZFGC should go "social only", I was only stating what the current situation looks like. This is also why I was so concerned, because having a foundation of only "socialness" of single group is not exactly very strong...but drifting away from that could be disastrous at the same time.
We're between a rock and a hard place.
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Feedback / Re: Where In The World is Carmen Spamiago?
« on: July 23, 2008, 04:45:15 am »
Aw crap, it seems that yet again, my opinion and thinking is COMPLETELY different from everyone else Don't you love mental disorders?
(note, I actually DO have a mental disorder, though I'm not saying it's the direct cause of my "different" opinion, but it DOES make the way I think different in general resulting in such differences)
Well, at least I'm sane enough that I recognized the possibility of being completely off.
Don't you love mental disorders? (note, I actually DO have a mental disorder, though I'm not saying it's the direct cause of my "different" opinion, but it DOES make the way I think different in general resulting in such differences)
Well, at least I'm sane enough that I recognized the possibility of being completely off.
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Feedback / Re: Where In The World is Carmen Spamiago?
« on: July 23, 2008, 04:39:31 am »Why is it that something development related can be canceled, changed, or removed, and it passes over and nobody cares. But remove spam, and the administrators are working against you?
Well, if the theory in my post is correct, it would explain this...
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Feedback / Re: Where In The World is Carmen Spamiago?
« on: July 23, 2008, 04:13:30 am »
ok, this will seem kind of off-topic at first, but I still think I need to voice my opinion...
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I think what's kind of happened is that originally you know we had the whole OOT2D thing and lots of zelda fan game and other development stuff. That lasted decently 2-3 years. Problem is that during that time we developed a good community ahd we decently know other people. But now we've kinda moved past the fan-game part but don't want ZFGC to die out or change or something nor do we want to leave because of this group of people that frequent this site.
Unfortunately that was obviously not the plan for ZFGC, but I think that's what we have now. A bunch of people that want to kinda "hang out", talk, etc. with each other but can't do it anywhere else because those specific people we're referring to in the first place just aren't there. Does that make sense? Yes there are people that want the development part of ZFGC strong again, which isn't a problem, but I think a lot come here just for each other and are afraid of losing "us" and our ways of just plain old friendly interaction. We're almost more like just a group of friends than a group joined for a purpose or a particular thing.
This is not necessarily a bad thing - in my opinion it's just that we're almost out of our element now. Even though ZFGC's focus is supposed to be about fan games and stuff, yet again, many of us seem to just want to not lose this "group of friends". I've never been in a gaming clan before, but I reckon that we're almost more something like that.
Now what's this gotta do with spam? Well, IMO that was one of the main spots of the "friend-like socializing" that I've described. Friends commonly are goofy with each other and just kinda "hang out", which IMO was what spam got used for. Yes there's community speak and Other Discussion, but friends aren't always just discussing things.
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So basicly, I think our problem is that ZFGC is now more of a group of friends (maybe even almost like being a clan) than a group interested in a particular area (though we have gaming interests because of ZFGC's roots in development, which supports my clan analogy). But ZFGC itself is still designed and geared for fan game development, and spam was a (if not THE) main spot that our "group of friends" hung out at.
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Now I feel like I'm either COMPLETELY off or right on the spot. Thoughts? Flames? Slaps for utter cluelessness?
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I think what's kind of happened is that originally you know we had the whole OOT2D thing and lots of zelda fan game and other development stuff. That lasted decently 2-3 years. Problem is that during that time we developed a good community ahd we decently know other people. But now we've kinda moved past the fan-game part but don't want ZFGC to die out or change or something nor do we want to leave because of this group of people that frequent this site.
Unfortunately that was obviously not the plan for ZFGC, but I think that's what we have now. A bunch of people that want to kinda "hang out", talk, etc. with each other but can't do it anywhere else because those specific people we're referring to in the first place just aren't there. Does that make sense? Yes there are people that want the development part of ZFGC strong again, which isn't a problem, but I think a lot come here just for each other and are afraid of losing "us" and our ways of just plain old friendly interaction. We're almost more like just a group of friends than a group joined for a purpose or a particular thing.
This is not necessarily a bad thing - in my opinion it's just that we're almost out of our element now. Even though ZFGC's focus is supposed to be about fan games and stuff, yet again, many of us seem to just want to not lose this "group of friends". I've never been in a gaming clan before, but I reckon that we're almost more something like that.
Now what's this gotta do with spam? Well, IMO that was one of the main spots of the "friend-like socializing" that I've described. Friends commonly are goofy with each other and just kinda "hang out", which IMO was what spam got used for. Yes there's community speak and Other Discussion, but friends aren't always just discussing things.
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So basicly, I think our problem is that ZFGC is now more of a group of friends (maybe even almost like being a clan) than a group interested in a particular area (though we have gaming interests because of ZFGC's roots in development, which supports my clan analogy). But ZFGC itself is still designed and geared for fan game development, and spam was a (if not THE) main spot that our "group of friends" hung out at.
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Now I feel like I'm either COMPLETELY off or right on the spot. Thoughts? Flames? Slaps for utter cluelessness?