invitation to become a member of DRAFT

[NateO]

Heh. Yes, there was this commentary from three years ago:

http://www.mrexcel.com/board2/viewtopic.php?p=269109#269109

I think that was the first 'real' avatar I used...

 

[erik.van.geit]

After two weeks of absence ...

I haven't been around much the last few months. When I started coming to the board again recently, I noticed a large spike in the number of real faces. Now I know why. Erik you can count me in.

Welcome, PA HS Teacher !

WOW, Nate, you've made post 200 !
This thread was started as an honest try to make our life more beautiful by adding a human touch on the board. I don't know about statistics, but it seems like this must be a top-ten-thread !? (readers, posts)
Enjoying all those real faces

 

[Gary Drumm]

Intresting thread.
I like seeing the faces of real people, but a few are objectionable, one in particular is lude. I avoid reading threads with his responses, because his expression is suggestive and pornographic.

I rather like Fair Winds, and Just Jon, I think by their tone of responses on the board, that they look somewhat alike.

I envision Aladin as being a slightly gray haired professor, with Clark Kent specticles.

I'm glad Eric post his pic, as I too am missing some hair on top.

I don't think I will do a photo, most rookies probably feel the same way.
We like to see you hero types however.

Thanks Mr Excel for what I consider to be one of the greatest web sites / forums around.

 

[HalfAce]

but a few are objectionable, one in particular is lude. I avoid reading threads with his responses, because his expression is suggestive and pornographic...

...I envision Aladin as being a slightly gray haired professor, with Clark Kent specticles.

You've got me curious about whom you mean in the first part.

As for Aladin, I can asure you there is only a very little (if any) gray hair and no specs.
(At least not that I saw.) He is a heck of a fisherman though...

 

[just_jon]

I rather like Fair Winds, and Just Jon, I think by their tone of responses on the board, that they look somewhat alike.

Why, that's a horrible thing to say, and if I were fairwinds I should sue for slander!

 

[Patience]

The trials go on. I tried to upload a file from Photobucket, but it wouldn't have it. It told me:

General Error

Unable to upload file

DEBUG MODE

Line : 250
File : usercp_avatar.php

Whatever that means.

So I deleted Morrissey, thinking that he might be in the way. But nooooo, and now I can't get Morrissey back. I tried to upload the file from my Pc, and I get the usual 'Your File has to be smaller than 6KB' stuff. So now I have no avatar. Unless I can upoad Morrissey fro my PC, rather than Photobucket.

Now, if I am told that the image is larger than 6Kb I know it is lying, because it worked from the URL before...

*goes off to try and resurrect Morrissey from my PC...*[/quote]

 

[Patience]

Well, the same file that I was using before (Morrissey) that I had uploaded to Photobucket from my machine, will now not upload direct to Mr Excel from my machine, as it is 'more than 6kb.'

I am not technical genius, but I didn't think that uploading an image to Photobucket made it shrink in size.

You'll just have to believe me when I tell you I am gorgeous.

 

[Greg Truby]

Patience,

Yes, you can upload directly from your machine. That's the only way I have uploaded my avatars as a matter of fact...
<hr />

Gary,

The only picture I have ever seen of Aladin. As for Fairwinds looking like Jon -- I ain't touchin' that one with a barge pole...

And as for the "one in particular is lude", if you mean Barry K. you've just got to get to know him a bit. I'll admit when I first saw that pic, I found it "unsettling". But now after seeing it for a couple of years I find it... unsettling But Barry's a good chap. If you mean someone else, then I haven't seen the avatar.

 

[HalfAce]

Greg,
Yeah, I'd seen that pic of Aladin too and I suppose if one had to they could mayhap use it to pick him out of a line up, but in truth he doesn't look near that haggard in person.
I have some photos (somewhere around the house) of us barbequing in my backyard (with Brian from Maui no less!) that would confirm he's actually more photogenic than that picture implies.
And on top of being a heck of a fisherman, I'd have to say he's got to be without doubt one of the most extremely interesting and enjoyable people to talk to that I'm ever likely to meet.
You ever get the chance, I highly recommend it. He and his wife both, along with Brian and his family, very, very nice folks.

 

[Greg Truby]

Dan,

• BBQ'ing w/ Aladin and Brian! How cool is that?!
• I notice that you are still resisting the draft :wink:
• I have a sneaking suspicion that I may find your new signature quote extremely "profound" in a few years! Over the weekend we celebrated Gabriel's tenth birthday.