Profile Pics

[abishur]

Is it possible to add an avatar to our profile? Right now we're all just faceless blobs. It's creepy

[Lerc]

I have not added an avatar specifically for this board. That would lead me to think they are using http://en.gravatar.com/

[abishur]

Hey it worked! I have a face again, Thanks Lerc!

[Gert van Loo]

Does not work for me.
I tried very carefully, make sure I made no errors but it does NOT accept my Raspi name + password.

[jamesh]

HI Gert,

Not sure whether this will help, but I did the Gravatar stuff, but nothing changed, then went in to My Profile, click update (without any changes!) and when I next looked, I had an Avatar.

It's only the email address that links the forum with Gravatar, so that's the only thing that needs to match.

James

[Michael]

It can take a few tens of minutes for the profile changes to filter through the gravatar system.

[Gert van Loo]

My problem is that Gravatar does not accept the name + password I use for the Raspberry Pi forum.
I assumed both used the same 'WordPress.com' database. Seems not, or it is not working.
Until I can log into Gravatar I can't upload a picture.

[jamesh]

You can use a completely different username and password on Gravatar, in fact you should I guess. Once set up, you specify what email address you want to use and associate that with an avatar.

[liz]

Well, I can see you, and you look just like…Gert.

[ukscone]

i was going to suggest that he just tell everyone to go to the post office and look at the "most wanted" poster. that's what i do when people want a photo of me. just look for the one with the long hair and unkempt beard and that's near enough

[liz]

Just had a call from Eben, who is soaking up the California sun. I quote:

"It's good that Gert is happy. It's not so much that when Gert is happy, everybody is happy; it's more that when he's miserable, it…communicates itself."

Hurrah for a working gravatar.

[Nightsurfer]

The email address I use on the forum is registered with Gravatar, yet I still appear to be a faceless blob. Ideas, anyone?

[Michael]

If you've only just made changes, be patient - it takes a little time for Gravatar to update itself.

[Montekuri]

I just found out it:
We must change the rate of our photos to G, on the gravatar site.

[Nightsurfer]

Thanks, Montekuri, just done that. Hope it works, because no other suggestions have, even though my image appears on the Gravatar site.

[Nightsurfer]

No, didn't work

[Montekuri]

Quote from Nightsurfer on October 20, 2011, 01:32
No, didn't work
It worked! I see your image (a man with glasses).

[Nightsurfer]

Haha! Got it!

[Nightsurfer]

Thanks. It took longer than I expected. I guess I should be more patient.

[Midnight Caller]

Thanks for info, you can now see my ugly mug. 

[rgmward]

Excellent web2.0 integration

good to see it works - but what a scary bunch we all are!  i think i prefered faceless blobs!

[Lynbarn]

rgmward said:


Excellent web2.0 integration

good to see it works - but what a scary bunch we all are!  i think i prefered faceless blobs!



Yes, but I have heard (although it may be only a rumour) that some forum members don't actually use their own photos....

[Bad Wolf]

Yes, but I have heard (although it may be only a rumour) that some forum members don't actually use their own photos….



Well I am shocked!

Where could that rumour have started?

[grumpyoldgit]

Disgraceful!

[Mushroom_Lord]

I'm posting now, purely to get my lovely default avatar in your faces

Don't worry, I'll upload my own in a minute