How do I get a picture when I post? (Avie and Siggy advice)

[Shakespeare]

I didn't really know where I should ask this, so sorry if this is the wrong place.

When I go on fanistes, I usually note in my signature that I'm an anti (mostly just to be honest). However, I'm a little unsure about whether or not I'm allowed to do that on this site. Also, would I be allowed to use an anti-Twilight avatar or banner?

Thanks.

[December]

Hi and welcome!

I think the issue here is one of tact. I can understand why you'd rather not post here under false pretences. Being upfront about your opinions helps everyone, and it's good manners as a guest on a site run by and for fans. But it obviously all depends how you do it. Carrying an avie, banner or sigline which is rude and/or antagonistic towards the books or the characters or Stephenie or her fans would obviously be pretty discourteous here. But if you can find a way of expressing your views that's conciliatory rather than confrontational (or contemptuous), I'm inclined to say: more power to you. Especially if you can keep your temper -- I think you have to assume that running the "anti" flag up the flagpole will be a red rag to a bull for some hot-headed posters, which puts a burden on you to help to keep the conversation civil!

As for being "anti", you definitely don't have to love the books to contribute to the conversations here. It's just a question of variety: being relentlessly negative gets as tedious as being relentlessly swoony. One reason you might not want to officially label yourself "anti" is that it could get you bogged down in "pro" v. "anti" conversations when you'd rather be branching out into other topics. Something to consider....

Does that help at all?

[Moonlit Sunlight]

Okay i was wondering how to put up a picture for my signature cuz i really am starting to believe that computers don't like me....

[December]

For advice on getting an avie and signature -- and lots more helping hints about the way things work here -- check out Alcyone's Guide to the Perplexed:

[Bella_Cullen_13]

Okay i was wondering how to put up a picture for my signature cuz i really am starting to believe that computers don't like me....

Find the Direct URL of the image, & put it in between image brackets [img] & close it with the same thing with a backslash before it says 'img' & then when you go to your User Control Panel & under the second tab from the left & signature & paste it in there.

[Moonlit Sunlight]

Okay i was wondering how to put up a picture for my signature cuz i really am starting to believe that computers don't like me....

Find the Direct URL of the image, & put it in between image brackets [img] & close it with the same thing with a backslash before it says 'img' & then when you go to your User Control Panel & under the second tab from the left & signature & paste it in there.

OMG thank you although i do feel a little stupid for not realizing how to do that.... Thanks again!!!!

[debussygirl]

I signed up for photobucket, and I've been trying to upload images from the web but it won't let me. Any help? And sorry if this is the wrong place, but it is to make a banner.

[Eri]

Try uploading the image you want as a banner to Imageshack instead of Photobucket

[Bella_Cullen_13]

I signed up for photobucket, and I've been trying to upload images from the web but it won't let me. Any help? And sorry if this is the wrong place, but it is to make a banner.

You're probably not using the right URL - it needs to end in an image tag (.jpg , .gif etc.) & you need to make sure on your upload form, it says upload from web.

[ellalou73]

I wanted to share the avatars that I made, are we allowed to do that in a post but then what subject and group would that fall under?