Avatars.... Or Galaga Badges... Or both?

[Leon]

Well, I finally found a galaga hack and it looks quite nifty. For those of you who don't know, our forums were originally using the Galaga badges and people seemed to like them a lot. When we switched over from UBB to vBulletin, there wasn't a Galaga hack for VB. Well, now it's here and it looks great!

Problem: I think it would be too much to have both Avatars and Galaga badges. Not to mention the bandwidth issue. What do you guys think?

Here's an example of the Galaga hack:
http://www.tekkenzaibatsu.com/BETAvB...php?threadid=1

[ArkiStan]

Yes it looks very nice with both. The Galaga badges give a sense of rank, and the avatar adds a flavor of identity. I think they are both equally important and should all be used.

[IrishSS]

Ahhh ya... back to the badges we go! (hopefully)

[BrewMaster]

Leon, change my vote from Avatars only to Badges only. I like the badges but I voted before i saw your posted link...I'm an idiot. Thanks.







Done.

-Leon

[revil]

GALAGA! Just be sure to keep the text ranks. I like those. and if we lost those, we'd loose eternally ensign kim.

[ArkiStan]

well, there might be the bandwidth issue, but do you guys really wanna get rid of the Avatars with ALL the fun we're having right now???

[ProMinx]

Whoa! Dude! That guy has 17868 posts! Even Hapoo can't touch that (although the guy is an Admin, so he could have edited...).

ProMinx

ps - avatars and galaga here...but if we have to choose one or the other for bandwidth...Galaga!

[ProMinx]

okay...that guy definitely edited his post #. He registered on 8/4/2K1 and his last post was 8/14/2K1. No way he could fit 17K posts in 10 days...

ProMinx

ps - there is another guy with over 31K posts there too.

[oblongmelon]

Galaga Galaga Galaga-they look so "superior"

[TheLoneGunman]

Perhaps we could also change the rank names a bit.

here is a possible ranking:

< 250 = total newbie
< 1000 = wannabe
< 2150 = shows potential
< 5000 = board stud
> 5000 = hapoo!

[Grimm]

Why not just add rank badges to the availabe avitars? Just make them available only to peeps with a minimum number of posts. 500 posts for a Lt. Commander, 1000 for a Commander etc...

[ChrisMG187]

both

[hapoo]

as much as i loved the galaga badges i suggest we dont use them. It encurages Spamming, believe me... I should know
Plus, the avatars are much more unique.

[GraingerGuy]

I voted both....but if there is just one...then I would like the Galaga badges.

[coleslaw]

If bandwidth is an issue if both avatars and the Galaga badges are used, the avatars can be disabled in the options menu of them user control panel.

[Sir_Froggy]

both!

cuz i kinda like the avatars cuz u got ur poke ball and everything which i really like
and the badges look kool too
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they're flip flopped! ahahaha

[Sir_Froggy]

d'oh!
the reply before this was the words that were flip flopped where 'look and kool'
i sorta forgot to preview first....

[sbp]

I agree with hapoo. Avatars are unique while the Galaga Badges are pretty hokey.

[revil]

Originally posted by sbp
I agree with hapoo. Avatars are unique while the Galaga Badges are pretty hokey.

Galaga Badges may be hokey, but their uniform, unlike the avatars. the avatars are far from uniform. They give the forums a feeling of chaos. I'd prefer those hokey badges any day over avatars.

[Sir_Froggy]

where's tha badge thingy from?
or it might not have been badges it mite have been something else....

[IrishSS]

I brought this up to Leon, but I think if we continue to use avatars, they should be unique to each person. He said it can be done, and it could be automated, but then there's the problem of trolls coming and posting pr0n or offensive pics. Kinda hard to police it 24/7, although I volunteered to help.

[revil]

Originally posted by IrishSS
...but then there's the problem of trolls coming and posting pr0n or offensive pics.

well, your asking for it when you title a thread like this:

Sticky: Poll: Avatars.... Or Galaga Badges... Or both?

but seriously, if that's why you don't let people personalize their avatars, then you might as well get rid of SIGs.

[Speedfreak]

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[ZrEo0]

Originally posted by Reverend Evil


but seriously, if that's why you don't let people personalize their avatars, then you might as well get rid of SIGs.

it would just reduce the size of the sigs, or it should

[sbp]

Trolls can already post porn in threads and in sigs. Avatars are already more limited due to size limitations.

[revil]

Originally posted by sbp
Trolls can already post porn in threads and in sigs. Avatars are already more limited due to size limitations.

Couldn't have said it any better myself

[Sir_Froggy]

Originally posted by sbp
Trolls can already post porn in threads and in sigs. Avatars are already more limited due to size limitations.

uhhh......wut are trolls?

[Speedfreak]

Trolls are little frogg... uh people who post in threads to say somthing to make people mad, or just to post crap that has nothing to do with the topic, or even just to increase their post count not caring what it is they post.

Trolls are EviL, they must be exterminated.

[Grimm]

Originally posted by Speedfreak
Trolls are little frogg... uh people who post in threads to say somthing to make people mad, or just to post crap that has nothing to do with the topic, or even just to increase their post count not caring what it is they post.

Trolls are EviL, they must be exterminated.

Hey! I resent that!


Trolls are just anoying, not even evil. They just aren't important enought to be evil.

[Nija]

I duno if this is even possible, but make it an option. Like someone can click on the galaga bages or they can click on the avatars or they can do both... *shrug* that's my two cents.

I'm down with doing both ;P

Nija