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Just getting used to the forum. Gotta few questions:
  1. Can I choose an avatar of my own?
  2. Is there a a creation position: 'Slightly older than Young-Earth' ?
(just to be awkward :mrgreen: )
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Ged wrote:Just getting used to the forum. Gotta few questions:
  1. Can I choose an avatar of my own?
  2. Is there a a creation position: 'Slightly older than Young-Earth' ?
(just to be awkward :mrgreen: )
1. Yes, look at the picture
2. Don't think so

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1. Yes. You can choose an image, and use a free image resizer website.

2. I guess it would depend on exactly what "slightly older" means. Young earth creationists usually believe in a 6-10 thousand year old earth. But I've seen some who believe it's possible for the earth to be upwards of 50-80 thousand years old.
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Tried to upload an avatar directly from my computer, but it has to be a url. nevermind
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Ged wrote:Tried to upload an avatar directly from my computer, but it has to be a url. nevermind
It has always worked from my iPhone. If you don't have an iPhone, get one. :lol:
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Heck Rick, Im 70. I have enough trouble working my TV. y:-/

So, Ive got a picture on my computer. How does it magically become a url? :yoyo:
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OK, just had my coffee y~o)
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Ged wrote:Heck Rick, Im 70. I have enough trouble working my TV. y:-/

So, Ive got a picture on my computer. How does it magically become a url? :yoyo:
What's a url?

Signed,

:wheelchair:
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Ged wrote:Heck Rick, Im 70. I have enough trouble working my TV. y:-/

So, Ive got a picture on my computer. How does it magically become a url? :yoyo:
URL is this:
Image

Usually called link or hyperlink (because of its function -- linking/connecting two websites)

However, other than uploading your picture from a URL, you can do it from your computer by choosing the third option called "upload avatar" (check the picture of mine in the first post I made here).

Now, I bet, the picture is larger than it should be and, well, therefore you need to resize it to 128x128 pixels with <30kb file size.
To do that you need to go to this site ( http://resizeimage.net/ ) and upload your image by clicking "upload your image" under the 1st point.
Then, at the 4th point, type 128 x 128
Ignore the rest and at the bottom of the page press "Resize image", download it and then upload it here on the forums in your profile > edit avatar tab.

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Bonus:
To make a picture M A G I C A L L Y become a URL you find yourself a picture hosting site such as imgur (http://imgur.com/) or, what I used here, postimage (https://postimage.io/) and upload it there. It then gives you the link (the URL) which you can then send/share with other people, etc.
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Post by Philip »

Just NO more clown avatars! :P
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Philip wrote:Just NO more clown avatars! :P
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John 5:24
24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.


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Oh, crap!
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