How to get an Avatar or Signature

[Cosmic]

Update 3/7/2010:

www.avatar1.com is still experiencing DNS and technical issues.

To restore your avatar, consider the following alternative:


You may store your avatar at Imageshack or Photobucket. Ensure your avatar is no larger than 100 x 100, upload it to the site of your preference, and replace your current avatar URL location with the information in the "Direct Link" box on either site.

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Go to:
www.avatar1.com/avatar-upload/

Using the Browse button, go to the location on your PC where you have the avatar graphic stored.

(Note avatars should not be larger than 300 x 300 pixels.) Edit it first on your system using Microsoft Paint or another product to scale down your image or crop it to the appropriate size.

Click Upload

If the upload is successful, you will see a message Upload Successful!

Below that there will be 3 different links presented:

Embed on bulletin boards
Embed on webpages or Myspace
Direct link


Copy and paste the URL provided in the Direct Link box into the Avatar URL field on your profile.

Be SURE to save your modified profile. The button to do this is on the bottom left side of the Modify Profile page.


Your avatar should then be available. If you have problems drop a message in the Cobblers Hut.

[Cosmic]

To create a custom Signature, you use UBBC encoding similar to how you embed images in posts.

Upload your signature graphics to your preferred location (Imageshack, Photobucket, Avatar1 [if working]) and include the embedded code option in your profile signature area.

[Cosmic]

I've added the feature allowing you to directly upload an avatar image from your profile page.

Avatars should be age 13+ appropriate and within TOS guidelines. Currently there is a maximium size allowed for your avatar due to bandwidth consumption especially with mobile devices. If your image is rejected, use Microsoft Paint or Apple 'whatever' to resize your avatar to the size stated in the message.