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I swear, sometimes I wonder if there’s a hidden mic at Fluther HQ. Just this week people were talking about phoenyx’s nifty avatar enlarger, while others were embedding hidden messages in the tiny 40 x 40 avatars we use on the site.
During all this (and completely unrelated to the shenanigans on Fluther), we’ve been reworking the avatar engine to rescale all the pictures so they’re bigger on profile pages.
We’ll switch over later this week — so get ready!
Now, this is good news. When I have gone to the trouble of looking at the enlarged thumbnails, I have sometimes been so surprised. These old eyes would love to have a better look at how people have chosen to represent themselves.
Also a bigger version of my avatar would let everyone see for sure that it is Cate Blanchett in her royal and other roles and not I who deserves the admiring comments. I have simply been borrowing her lovely face from day 1.
Very cool. Now, if I could just get that goddamn guacamole…
*shrugs*
well, it’s about time. now maybe people will stop asking me what the question mark on my avatar means. A bigger look at my ugly mug will make them forget everything, in fact.
Oh, Bob, now I have to go into Photoshop and use the stamp tool on my zits! :/
That is good news!
I’ve been waiting all my life for this! Thank you!
Oh, and by the way… be sure to check out jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities full avatar! Absolutely hilarious.
http://flutherviewer.heroku.com/?username=jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities
Yay! This is a fantastic idea and one I have been hoping for 😀
Ooh, ooh…can’t WAIT to see my eyeball get bigger.
Sweet!
This will definitely be a great new feature, I’m really excited to see it. Thanks!
A big GOODY! These tiny little things are the shits! Can’t wait. 🙂
Im new. but a geek, I first uploaded my Avatar and I was like :/ It’s so small
Looking forward to seeing daloon’s behind magnified!
@Jeruba – Say it ain’t so!
Great idea, guys. I, too, would like a look at daloon’s ass.
OH now this totally ROCKS!!!
(Jeruba HA HA HA HA!)
This will be a blast!
That really is great news. I can’t wait to see Daloons ass either. And would you guys please send Grisaille his guacamole?
^^ Seriously… he gets so _grouchy_ about it.
I’m pretty sure this will have no impact on my plain ol’ avatar, but it’ll be nice to see some of the more complicated ones right on the site. Good work!
Any word on the new size (dimensions)? I will probably have to arrange a new photoshoot with the photographer at playgirl, because my current avatar is only 40×40.
Awesome, thanks!
markyy: 200×200
andrew: Thanks!
Very cool new feature guys. Keep it up!
Awesome! I’m tired of enlarging some avatars just to figure out what they are.
Keep up the good work, Timendrew! 😀
Nice!!!
Good. Now the people who thought that my avatar is of a chicken (don’t ask me) will sleep easier.
A chicken, Gail? But I was absolutely SURE that your avatar was a turkey! Maybe I need a new glasses prescription… [mumble]
Resistka, I heard that line on a date once. Seems she was talking about my car.
I likey!
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!