Wed Aug 2, 2017, 02:43 PM
Leith (6,618 posts)
Is Anyone Else Having Trouble Seeing Avatars?
Mine disappeared and so have a few others. I went to my profile page to see what was going on and I can't find my old avatar (the original starship Enterprise), so I replaced it. It's still gone.
Is anyone else having this problem?
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24 replies, 8794 views
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Author | Time | Post |
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Leith | Aug 2017 | OP |
madamesilverspurs | Aug 2017 | #1 | |
sheshe2 | Aug 2017 | #2 | |
Leith | Aug 2017 | #3 | |
Hayduke Bomgarte | Aug 2017 | #4 | |
sheshe2 | Aug 2017 | #5 | |
red dog 1 | Aug 2017 | #6 | |
procon | Aug 2017 | #7 | |
red dog 1 | Aug 2017 | #11 | |
procon | Aug 2017 | #19 | |
red dog 1 | Aug 2017 | #8 | |
SamKnause | Aug 2017 | #9 | |
red dog 1 | Aug 2017 | #10 | |
SamKnause | Aug 2017 | #12 | |
red dog 1 | Aug 2017 | #13 | |
LeftInTX | Aug 2017 | #16 | |
SamKnause | Aug 2017 | #17 | |
LeftInTX | Aug 2017 | #20 | |
red dog 1 | Aug 2017 | #23 | |
SamKnause | Aug 2017 | #24 | |
SamKnause | Aug 2017 | #18 | |
kimbutgar | Aug 2017 | #14 | |
LeftInTX | Aug 2017 | #15 | |
thbobby | Aug 2017 | #21 | |
Leith | Aug 2017 | #22 |
Response to Leith (Original post)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 02:50 PM
madamesilverspurs (14,556 posts)
1. You are not alone.
Response to madamesilverspurs (Reply #1)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 02:54 PM
sheshe2 (70,678 posts)
2. I can see both of yours...
Go to "My Account" and check to see that you have the display box checked.
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Response to madamesilverspurs (Reply #1)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 02:57 PM
Leith (6,618 posts)
3. I Checked the Announcements Forum First
and there was nothing there.
All right. It's Firefox. I just looked at one of my recent posts using IE and Chrome and it showed up. Hhmmm... it worked so well for years but it's been doing goofy things lately. |
Response to Leith (Original post)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 02:58 PM
Hayduke Bomgarte (1,965 posts)
4. Nope
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Response to Leith (Original post)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 02:58 PM
sheshe2 (70,678 posts)
5. I responded in post number 2....
I have not had a problem..... until a few minutes ago. I think this is a question for Skinner.
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Response to Leith (Original post)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:07 PM
red dog 1 (20,422 posts)
6. My avatar disappeared too - I tried to replace it & wasn't able to do that either
Response to Leith (Original post)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:08 PM
procon (15,805 posts)
7. No avatars for any posts in this thread -- using Chrome. nt
Response to procon (Reply #7)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:34 PM
red dog 1 (20,422 posts)
11. Your avatar shows just a shadow of a man
Response to red dog 1 (Reply #11)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:51 PM
procon (15,805 posts)
19. Hmm... can't see that either. nt
Response to Leith (Original post)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:09 PM
red dog 1 (20,422 posts)
8. I can see your avatar
perhaps I should start my own thread?
UPDATE: I did start my own thread, and apparently others CAN see my avatar, (I also posted in the "Ask The Administrators" section) Are you still unable to see yours? |
Response to Leith (Original post)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:28 PM
SamKnause (12,163 posts)
9. I can see everyone's avatars.
Response to SamKnause (Reply #9)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:32 PM
red dog 1 (20,422 posts)
10. Your avatar shows just a "shadow" of a man
Response to red dog 1 (Reply #10)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:34 PM
SamKnause (12,163 posts)
12. I didn't choose one because I don't know how.
I am a female.
I guess the avatar is male because of my name. Sam is my nickname. |
Response to SamKnause (Reply #12)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:41 PM
red dog 1 (20,422 posts)
13. Click on "My Profile" at the top of this page..you'll see "Avatar" then click on "Edit"
and then it will show you categories of different types of avatars
Click on a category, then click on the avatar you want, and that should give you an avatar. (That "shadow" has nothing to do with being a male or female) Or, you can upload your own avatar in the "My Profile" section Good Luck! (Let us know if you are able to choose an avatar) |
Response to red dog 1 (Reply #13)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:47 PM
LeftInTX (15,392 posts)
16. I tried this and nothing is happening
So, I logged out of DU. I closed my browser (Firefox). I logged back in. I tried to select an avatar, but nothing happens after I select it. I tried various avatars and nothing happens.
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Response to red dog 1 (Reply #13)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:49 PM
SamKnause (12,163 posts)
17. I chose Bernie.
Can you see it.
I can't. |
Response to SamKnause (Reply #17)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:57 PM
LeftInTX (15,392 posts)
20. Yes, I can see it, but I can't see mine.
I logged out and could see my avatar when I was logged out. When I logged back in, I couldn't see it!!
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Response to SamKnause (Reply #17)
Fri Aug 4, 2017, 02:39 PM
red dog 1 (20,422 posts)
23. Your avatar now says "War Is A Racket"
Response to red dog 1 (Reply #23)
Fri Aug 4, 2017, 02:44 PM
SamKnause (12,163 posts)
24. I changed it.
Bernie never showed up.
There was just a box with some kind of symbol in it. I didn't like that. I tried to change it back to the shadow and that didn't work. I tried War Is A Racket and it did show up. I think I will leave it for now since I agree with the quote from Smedley Butler. |
Response to red dog 1 (Reply #13)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:50 PM
SamKnause (12,163 posts)
18. The shadow is gone as well.
Response to Leith (Original post)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:43 PM
kimbutgar (15,047 posts)
14. I lost one of my avatars also.
Response to Leith (Original post)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 03:45 PM
LeftInTX (15,392 posts)
15. Me!!!!!
I went to My Profile to get my avatar back. I selected a bunch of them and zip...nada. So I logged out. Closed Firefox. Logged back in. Avatar still gone. Selected an avatar again and zip...nada
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Response to Leith (Original post)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 04:08 PM
thbobby (1,474 posts)
21. I cannot get an avatar
I select one from categories, but nothing happens. Really looks like a software problem to me.
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Response to Leith (Original post)
Wed Aug 2, 2017, 05:11 PM
Leith (6,618 posts)
22. Thanks, everyone, for your responses
I'll just answer them all at once.
I can see everyone's avatar except my own, but that's okay. Earlier there was nothing but blank space where my avatar should be, now there is the symbol showing that the image can't be found (a white square with a broken image in it). No shadow of a man anywhere. Per sheshe2, I double checked My Account: all good. Thanks to red dog 1 for starting the thread in Ask the Administrators. I was going to do that next after finding if there was a universal problem or just me. Thanks to everyone for checking and I'm sorry that many people are experiencing the same problem. Still, there is solace in not being alone in this. Edited to add: now I don't have anything but blank white where my avatar should be. It doesn't make any difference, just an item of note. It would be nice to be able to see posts in Ask the Admins before they are resolved. In a case like this, they could very well get a bunch of threads about the same thing because nobody can tell if a problem has been reported yet or not. |