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*OFF-TOPIC* .GIF avatars?

Discussion in 'General Off-Topic' started by iheartmods, Feb 27, 2013.

  1. iheartmods

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    Hey forum/devs!

    Is it possible to have animated .GIF avatars? If so, what does it take!
     
  2. luke198

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    I would like a car crashing gif. :D
     
  3. Nadeox1

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    I guess no, it will help people with slow/limited internet connection.
     
  4. Petrovsky

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    Yes. (look at mine)
    Just copy/paste the url for the gif where you would usually put an image
     
  5. iheartmods

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    it's too hard to find one without it saying "remote file is too large"
     
  6. Petrovsky

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    What the hell? I got mine on the first try!
     
  7. Callisto89

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    look at mine and then look on my page. It's the same .GIF picture but it doesn't move in forums but move in my page and I don't know why :(

    Help
     
  8. Petrovsky

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    OH GOD THAT'S SO FUCKING FUNNY!
    But why doesn't it work?
     
  9. Kibbinz

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    My Gif isn't working.
     
  10. Petrovsky

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    Am I the only one who has a working gif avatar?
     
  11. iheartmods

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    Meh, probably..
     
  12. Callisto89

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    yes in the forum you're the only .GIF that works
     
  13. Petrovsky

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    Holy crap I'm lucky!
     
  14. iheartmods

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    Yours must be under 100x100 dimensions. Yeah, not many good or discoverable GIFs out there like that.

    I'd say you did get lucky!
     
  15. IBsenoj

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    not quite... <-- look at mine
     
  16. Cardinal799

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    I hope you realize just how old this thread is and how people have probably figured out how since then.
     
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