Banner Size

[xerent]

Just a friendly reminder on banner sizes out there. Some banners are overly large, while others are numerous in nature. This really hasn't been a huge problem, but with more and more people coming to the forums, We thought it would be good to set some guidelines.

All in all, just use your common sense. Use these following guidelines if you still have quesitons.

A) Keep it to one banner

B) 600 width x 140 height maximum (keep it friendly for our low-res members)

C) Nothing Obscene or vulgar. Keep it PG-13.

D) There is no size limitation if your banner sports a Greek salad, imported from Greek.

[theburning]

I've noticed that people seem to think that because only banners are mentioned here that they can add as much text as they want to their signature.

Having one or 2 lines of text in addition to a banner is okay. However, anything more than that is just excessive.

[plusminus]

Can I quote you on that in my anti-sig thread?

[theburning]

Why wouldn't you be able to?

[plusminus]

I dunno, because, um...
Look, a three-headed money!

[Sub-Zero]

Is mine ok?

[plusminus]

I would say so.

[tyu]

is mine ok ????

[theburning]

Originally posted by tyu
is mine ok ????

It's about twice as large as it should be.

[Himura Kenshin]

Heh... That must make mines too much...

[theburning]

Not only is it too large, but there is really no need for more than one banner. Remember guideline A?

Originally posted by xerent
A) Keep it to one banner

[the hitman]

is mine ok hehe i love my banner even though its terrible...its prolly to big

[Sangreal]

I think this thread should not become a "is mine okay?" thread.

[Black Spyke]

Was the specification in pixels?

[T3km4n]

Yes.

[DeadFishGuy]

No one really reads this forum, so people still have insanely big banners.

This is getting out of hand:

http://www.tacticsarena.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=172079#post172079

We have to start enforcing these restrictions!

[chaos king77]

k this should be ok but im just checkin to make sure.

[chaos king77]

Originally posted by Black Spyke
Was the specification in pixels?
Originally posted by Snarr in 'Banners Banners Banners!"
Try to make banners of reasonable size, not too heavy on space and around the 100-150 pixels.

[Sub-Zero]

Originally posted by DeadFishGuy
No one really reads this forum, so people still have insanely big banners.

This is getting out of hand:

http://www.tacticsarena.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=172079#post172079

We have to start enforcing these restrictions!
Oh yea that thing.....that thing is FRIKINHUGE!!!

[roamingstorm]

im not quite sure i see the problem with mine, can someone point it out

[Sephiroth666]

is mine ok?
lmao

[T3km4n]

Put it this way, you deserve to die.

[Sub-Zero]

THAT"S THE GUY!....in that thread....... and yes, what t3k said.
Edit: my sig is good now. :D:D:D

[T3km4n]

Your sub zero part is really laggy and sketchy, I could make a custom little Sub Zero thing for you if you want in flash.

[nads]

Is my banner too hi resolution? I mean, I'd hate to have to lower the quality of it and risk being seen as less of a player because my banner doesn't crash 75% of our users like other people's do. Hey, know what? I'll finish this post later, I have to go buy a new Suburban. Ya see, my neighbor keeps buying brand new cars, and I wouldn't want anyone else on the block to think I don't make as much money as he does, so every time he does it, I do it too. It's just the wife and I, but we are now the proud owners of 7 fine automobiles, and we only had to refinance the house 4 times to do it!

think about it...

Also! I almost forgot this part. I read the forums at work. When people look over my shoulder and see the banners with half naked women, I get some strange looks. Now don't get me wrong, I appreciate the female body as much as the next guy, but looking at that should be a matter of personal choice as to the when and where, and not displayed in the forum unless it's under a thread with an appropriate warning in the title. For example, I'd never open the pictures thread at work because I can reasonably assume there will be a risque photo or 2 in there. I'll save that one for hoime, but the rest of the forum should be boss friendly.

[theburning]

It looks like I'm really going to have to start doing more than just warn people.

[ScoutBlade]

mine was too big, i got rid of it.

[T3km4n]

So, yuratart1 will have to change his ways? I was also thinking that whenever my mom walks in the room I have to close the window because yuratarts banner is there.

[Jeffery]

Originally posted by Sephiroth666
is mine ok?
lmao

What part of maximum 600 x 140 do you not understand???
Yours is 525 (fine) by 624!!

[Sub-Zero]

Originally posted by T3km4n
Your sub zero part is really laggy and sketchy, I could make a custom little Sub Zero thing for you if you want in flash.
That'd be cool, thanks T3k.:D

[T3km4n]

I'm workin on it Subs.

[T3km4n]

Here you are teh subzor. (http://img72.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img72&image=subban.gif)

[Sub-Zero]

Cool, but i can like, barely see it. lol:D

[T3km4n]

Are you saying it is too small? You really aren't even supposed to have two images, but this could almost be counted as text, so it should be fine.

[Jeffery]

I think it is sad tyhat those who know about the limits purposefully make their banner just slightly bigger than it. When questioned, they respond with "it's not as bad as some people's"

That and the over use of animations is just plain rediculous.
"Gee guys, i bet you never saw a banner with animaion before! I'll make mine flashy and own you all!"

Makes me wish they just diabled banners sometimes.

[Walrus]

then turn em off and stop whining, i reckon my banner is a perfectly OK size, and unless a mod tells me otherwise it stays as it is.

im sure youll say "what makes you think i was talking to you walrus? you should take a closer look at yourself blah blah"

you were referring to me (perhaphs among others), we both know it.

[Jeffery]

Actually no. I was referring to 3 PM's I got last night from players asking about their banners, and after I replied to one, he pointed at Seph and said his banner was much worse.
If I was talking about you, I would have pointed you out.

I have had banners off for months.

[Walrus]

hmph, just when you posted in the other thread implying that it was too big.

then when i looked at the dimensions it was like 250x250. not including the text, but it cant be more than about 250x500.

u shud turn em on jeff, theres some cool banners going around

[Jeffery]

I have dialup......

Images = death.


But I do look at the banners quite often. I just have to click on the link.

[Walrus]

so..the dialup users do exist. well i never

[Serge]

The new wave of banners is getting ridiculous. *Looks at apz* And I've always been against Yuratarts choice of banners.

[Sub-Zero]

Yeah, those banners are obserd.

[Office_Shredder]

Too many animated banners... it lags me sometimes, and I have DSL... is that a hint?

[Jeffery]

Originally posted by Sub-Zero
Yeah, those banners are obserd.

You realise your one of those dumbasses they're talking about, right sub-zero?

[Sub-Zero]

......I'm talking about Yuratart1's choice of banner....:mad:

[Jeffery]

And they are also talking about animated baners, and the over use of them.

[Office_Shredder]

How about we just ban animated banners unless you make them yourself.... sure, it's easy enough to get around, but maybe that will help for a little bit

[Sub-Zero]

What'll become of Truff and APZ? after the ban of their expertice?

[theburning]

Originally posted by Walrus
then turn em off and stop whining, i reckon my banner is a perfectly OK size, and unless a mod tells me otherwise it stays as it is.

It actually is a bit much.
You know there is a problem when your banner takes up more space than your actual post.
Just the banner would be okay... but not with the text too.

[Sub-Zero]

Like mine?

[ArcPaladinZero]

I keep my banners small in both size and animation. My banners aren't sitting there flashing and giving you a seizure. You can simply turn off sigs if it's that much of a problem for you dial-up users. My banners are limited always to 300x100. I have another banner next to it that's 200x100. I have the smallest text size below it and it takes up one line. God, people whine too much.

[Walrus]

Originally posted by Jeffery
And they are also talking about animated baners, and the over use of them.

so some people are entitled to animated banners whilst others arent?

[Office_Shredder]

No, he's saying that people think too highly of animated banners.

And APZ, personally I have no problem with your banner, it's the fact that everyone seems to want a 600x200 banner with flashing colors and fireworks, accompanied by War and Peace and select parts of Webster's dictionary (namely the S and T sections)

[Jeffery]

I agree. APZ has always limited his banner quite efficiently.
The complaints are not aimed at you APZ, but at the over use of the overlarge and aniamted banners.

Walrus, your attempt at argument is thin here. No one is denying anyone their "right" to a banner, or animated banner.
But the use of huge banners that take forever to load is frowned upon. Go get indignant somewhere else.

[Walrus]

there you go again trying to make it sound like im causing some sort of argument.

it was simply the fact that when only a few people had animated banners, no1 cared, and people thought they were cool. now lots more people have em and suddenly people begin to get fussed.


if there are people who like seeing the banners and stuff, they will.
if you dont think much of banners, turn em off.

[Sub-Zero]

Walrus, u don't need your avatar info and stuff in your signature. that's a waste of space and to much for your signature.

[Jeffery]

Originally posted by Sub-Zero
Walrus, u don't need your avatar info and stuff in your signature. that's a waste of space and to much for your signature.

Worth saying again. Ans yhes, you has 1337 posts, how leet. But the leet banner is much larger than allowed, and 2 banners are also not allowed.

[Sub-Zero]

Mine takes up basically as much space as your text does so i c no problem.

[Jeffery]

Did you mean basically same by over twice the amount of verticl inches on the screen, or same by the hundreds of kb's your banners are compaired to my dozens of kb's in my siggy?

Either way yours is MUCH larger than mine.

Now, if you listened to the guidelines, and used ONE banner, you would be right. But since your special, and think Xerent is someone you can ignore, I am sure your overuse of banners is perfectly fine.

[Walrus]

and all that comes after he was complaining at me for it. if thats not hypocricy i dont know what is. or how it would be spelt. :P

[Spyke72]

What's so important about having a banner anyway? What new information can you supply to us than we already know? We know your SN. We know your signature. We know you play TAO. What else is truly necessary? (Unless it's a huge picture of a greek salad, imported from Greece)

[Jeffery]

I hereby would like to apply to have this banner in my siggy.

http://img83.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img83&image=greek-salad.jpg

I believe it fits the rules as specified.

[Sub-Zero]

Originally posted by Spyke72
What's so important about having a banner anyway? What new information can you supply to us than we already know? We know your SN. We know your signature. We know you play TAO. What else is truly necessary? (Unless it's a huge picture of a greek salad, imported from Greece)
Dude, i soooo got your back! (http://img33.exs.cx/img33/4323/greeksalad.jpg)

[Jeffery]

haha! i beat you by a few seconds!

And i even took time to enlarge mine to the HUGE size to qualify!

[lostandconfused]

So my banner is a perfectly fine size?

*Don't worry, I'll take it down soon enough*

[Medemia]

While I do believe your salad is a Greek Salad, I don't think it fits both qualifications of the stipulation. Xerent said that it must be a Greek salad imported from Greece. Your salad is way to fresh to be imported from Greece. It looks like it was made in the restaurant just minutes before the picture was taken. So your banner is in violation of the rules.

Thank you, come again.

Edit: Other defense of broken stipulations:

If this picture was actually taken in Greece (which I doubt by the English lettering and not Greek lettering), then it failed to be exported from Greece to be imported elsewhere. You cannot import within your own country. That is just called a delivery.

[xerent]

Actually, if you read carefully, I SPECIFICALLY stated size specifications, except if sporting a greek salad, made in Greek. That salad is clearly from Greece, making it invalid.

Try again.

[Sub-Zero]

Yes, try again, and well, take it off of your sig!

[lostandconfused]

Aye, sorry for having it up so long, I meant to have it off two days ago, but had Cross Country meets until late at night, at which point I then did homework, so no time for computer. My apologies for having it up for such an extended period of time.

[Sub-Zero]

Oh, i forgive you! :D