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Originally posted by q25
hm.. I think I like it saying when we each joined, but I guess we can see that in the profile... so that one is ok

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Using that same argument you could also argue that we don't need anything apart from the username and avatar (something which I personally agree with ).

why do people want to remove the stars if there isnt a new line being added? it's just a little image at the side of the sex thing

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Originally posted by tony

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i dont see any problem with having the stars

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lol @ saral being chilean

and even if they are on dial-up one TINY, LITTLE image like that isn't really going to slow it down is it?

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Originally posted by ICD
and even if they are on dial-up one TINY, LITTLE image like that isn't really going to slow it down is it?

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Especially since the famfamfam flags are less than 1K in size.

I like the idea of having it in the postbit... But I won't die if it's just in the bio.

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Originally posted by Chrono
why do people want to remove the stars if there isnt a new line being added?

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Because the postbit is already (too) long as it is now... while we're changing it, let's remove some unnecessary things .

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Originally posted by ICD
and even if they are on dial-up one TINY, LITTLE image like that isn't really going to slow it down is it?

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It is not about one tiny image, it is about all the images and bits and bolts together.

1 tiny extra line underneath all the info isn't going to do much. But what is going to be suggested next? And after that? And then what? etc.. etc...

This already happened in the past with the size of avatars and signatures. First it was X then it was a bit larger because what would 10px more hurt, then it was again a bit larger, etc...

What I find important is the usefull information, the info which, when put together, could give an idea of what the person knows or what his background is and how much he/she is familiar with the forum. This is a support forum in the first place, so I find such info more important than knowing from which country he/she came or what their gender is. Such info includes postcount, time of joining(!), rep, and maybe age.... All the rest is just 'interesting'...

As a last thought, you can not say to people if you don't like it don't show it. That is way too easy and cheap... People who like to see such things should not be punished because other people abuse it. Aka: it is not because I do not like SonicSam's random avatars sometimes containing +100 KB animated gifs, and thus slowing everything down, that I should disable the view of avatars.

I wouldn't mind the country flag being there as long as it does not add any more height (not one pixel) to the whole user info column.

I prefer to have the flag on the postbit than the bio
Anyways....

Edit: About the stars, for me, I think it should be kept as they are...

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Originally posted by .Lou
Dial-up users should be able to set in the user cp not to download them

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! Bah, I suppose I'll add a "show flag images next to posts" option if you guys insist...

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Originally posted by saralk
Also, you could get rid of the Joined bit, which is even more useless if you ask me.

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I dunno, I find it useful... (and so does Cookie! =p)

Here's another idea to think about: hide the "Status: Offline" text. The status could be shown only for members who are Online or Away.

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Originally posted by MenthiX
... get rid of the "IP Address: Logged" part, at least hide it for non-admins/mods, that information is completely useless for normal members.

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Umm, OK. But if you normal members don't have to see it, I don't want to see it either. Maybe I'll add a little button for it like the Quick Delete.

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Originally posted by MenthiX
If somebody didn't fill in an age, sex or location field you can just replace it with a small "-" or "N/A" or something like it, just makes sure it doesn't draw to much attention away from the fields that are filled in.

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Originally posted by WDZ
Here's another idea to think about: hide the "Status: Offline" text. The status could be shown only for members who are Online or Away.

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awesome idea

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
I find such info more important than knowing from which country he/she came or what their gender is. Such info includes postcount, time of joining(!), rep

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Originally posted by WDZ
I dunno, I find it useful...  (and so does Cookie! =p)

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* Chrono slaps wdz around a bit with a large trout.

although i do find it useful, at least you'll know if he guy who's replying to your question is a newbie on the forums or just doesnt post much.