NUb Sig/Av Contest Discussion

[stig-cl]

I figured I'd make a new thread for people to discuss this contest, since Stogie did ask for one post per person for that thread, I guess to keep it clean and to help keep the spam down.

Anyways, I was gonna ask about custom avs to promote NUb, but it looks like someone else already got to it. Awesome! I was sad to see my squirrel av go away, but it's coming back now...

[elmomac]

Originally Posted by stig

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Anyways, I was gonna ask about custom avs to promote NUb, but it looks like someone else already got to it. Awesome! I was sad to see my squirrel av go away, but it's coming back now...

Did you read the last question in the rules?

[stig-cl]

That's what I meant by someone else got to it. That wasn't in the rules originally, but someone else asked, and Stogie added it.

[chip19]

elmomnac Nice Avitar!!

[Stogie]

Yes I added the Custom Avatar Rules after the fact. Also Sam had no idea I was doing this contest until he called this morning. I knew he would be cool with it even if it is a bit of a different kind of contest than the norm. I think I came up with it at like 2:30 am this morning and just went with it. I was done posting rules by 4:00am so I went to sleep. I woke up at 6:30 am and 9 people had already participated. Wow!

[sysrock]

I would like to see some more truly unique avatars for this contest. Anyone else got one? Remember, this ain't no Jerk-Ass Homer Cigar!!!

[boomerd35]

Originally Posted by sysrock

I would like to see some more truly unique avatars for this contest. Anyone else got one? Remember, this ain't no Jerk-Ass Homer Cigar!!!

I'll make one as soon as I get my NUB cigars.

[boomerd35]

Whaddo I get if I legally change my name to "Nub"?

[elmomac]

Originally Posted by sysrock

I would like to see some more truly unique avatars for this contest. Anyone else got one? Remember, this ain't no Jerk-Ass Homer Cigar!!!

That's funny right there!!! I had to look twice before I recognized it!! Good job!!

[Stogie]

Originally Posted by boomerd35

Whaddo I get if I legally change my name to "Nub"?

YOU get DIVORCED

[tx_tuff]

Originally Posted by Stogie

I think I came up with it at like 2:30 am this morning and just went with it.

That must be a first for you LOL, you could put that Quote in every post you make brother!

[tx_tuff]

Originally Posted by sysrock

I would like to see some more truly unique avatars for this contest. Anyone else got one? Remember, this ain't no Jerk-Ass Homer Cigar!!!

I think more are doing it Bo, which is good! Everybody with the same avatar was getting crazy!

[Doogie]

Originally Posted by tx_tuff

I think more are doing it Bo, which is good! Everybody with the same avatar was getting crazy!

the members are being creative. don't forget its only the second day. i like the plate

[doblemaduro]

I wish someone would post how to make a custom avatar for us old farts that aren't quite up to snuff about stuff like that.

[stig-cl]

There's a number of ways. For editing still images, you can use the Paint program built into Windows, which is sufficient for some basic stuff. For more advanced editing, you can use Photoshop (not free) or GIMP (free), both of which have many tutorials out there on the net. GIMP is a little less friendly at first, but there's a project called GIMPshop that makes the interface of GIMP look more like Photoshop, which is easier to use and understand.

Editing animated avatars (.gif files) is a little harder. GIMP has an add-on, that comes with it I think, called GAP, or GIMP Animation Package, that can help with animated avatars.