6 Replies Latest reply: May 19, 2009 6:10 PM by Bill Hunt RSS

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    Michelmnr Community Member

      Hi all, still trying to find my feet in the forum! I uploaded a picture for an avatar, It's actually one of the icon I copied in paintshop added simple facial feature and uploaded back in avatar. It's there with the "Pending" and "delete" words top and bottom. and is unusable? I had it overnight some 12 hrs ago. So I change it to the present one that was an instant affair. Does anyone has any idea how I could get it working?

      Thanks MM

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          John T Smith CommunityMVP

          Far as I know, you wait for a forum moderator to look and approve

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            Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

            MM,

             

            It took about three full days, for mine to get up and running. This was in the very beginning of the new fora, so it might be quicker now. I asked the same question then, and the various MOD's indicated that it was just a time thing, and not an action by a committee.

             

            I think that I'd just be patient. Can't wait to see it.

             

            Hunt

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              Stan Jones CommunityMVP

              The "instant one" is a standard option - i.e. does not need approval.  It was not clear to me whether, since that is still your current avatar, you have switched back to your not yet approved custom avatar.  I suspect that it will not get reviewed if you do not have it selected.  I suggest selecting your custom avatar again, and wait for the approval.

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                Michelmnr Community Member

                Ha ha ha!

                Thanks guys, I had no idea it could take so long so I'll give it another go. I would like Bill's one I thought it well suited for a Frenchman but I'm no copy cat so I'll stick to my one if it's approved.

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                  Michelmnr Community Member

                  And here is the new "Me"! Reward is for those who know how to wait for it.

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                    Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                    MM,

                     

                    I have not yet declared "wine-thirty," so that cannot be the problem. Your "new and improved" (or should that be "new and approved?") avatar looks just like the old one. Am I missing something here?

                     

                    As for mine, I should have used a glass of white (obviously a nice white Burg) and a glass of red (maybe a Bdx, or big Cal-Cab), as I have no preferences. Anything from Affentaler to Zinfandel, and everything in between - so long as it's well-made. However, this is the avatar that I've used for some years on Chowhound, so I stuck it up here. Took about 3 full days for the approval process. I guess that they had to run it through Photoshop and make sure there were no subliminal messages in the wine, say "buy Final Cut Pro... " or similar.

                     

                    Please tell me what has changed with your avatar, unless you just like messin' with my mind.

                     

                    Hunt