Animated Avatar

[Igebotz]

A perfect example is the one OP is wearing I've never liked it for once wish he could change it, too flashy and annoying at the same time.

If avatars were still allowed by the forum, campaigns would not want to go for the easy-on-the-eyes designs, but the heavily animated ones which they believe would attract more attention.

OP you need to consider our eyes sights as some of us are too old to have those Chinese new year disco lights in our eyes. 

[LoyceV]

OP you need to consider our eyes sights as some of us are too old to have those Chinese new year disco lights in our eyes. 

Set your browser to animate only once

[Igebotz]

Looks like the chrome users' configuration is for Desktop only, I'm using a chrome browser on my phone so how do I go about it? Do I need to download firefox browser( not my favorite)

OP you need to consider our eyes sights as some of us are too old to have those Chinese new year disco lights in our eyes. 

Set your browser to animate only once

[OcTradism]

Damn, I knew that I am not the most perceptive person, but didn't know I suck this much. I've been on the forum for almost two years now, saw Vod avatar God knows how many times and I never realized its actually animated.

Animated avatars are not bad but those avatars will become annoying if
- They are designed badly, too fast animations that distract our eyes and concentration on the text and discussions that are main elements in the forum. The forum is for idea discussion, not for signature or avatar.
- They are overused by many companies and signature campaign participants.

I don't think theymos will bring animated avatars back but personally I feel good if they have good designs.

[LoyceV]

Looks like the chrome users' configuration is for Desktop only, I'm using a chrome browser on my phone so how do I go about it?

I can't tell you. I don't use mobile that often, but when I do, I have to move/zoom the page to be able to read posts. This moves avatars off the screen.

[Igebotz]

I don't think theymos will bring animated avatars back but personally I feel good if they have good designs.

Lol.. We live on a forum where dead things don't come back alive. Animations are gone for good.

Looks like the chrome users' configuration is for Desktop only, I'm using a chrome browser on my phone so how do I go about it?

I can't tell you. I don't use mobile that often, but when I do, I have to move/zoom the page to be able to read posts. This moves avatars off the screen.

Zoom makes it difficult to have the posts at one glance, I only swipe left and right. I did some dead-end research I think the only way is to grow a Thick Skin.

[Pmalek]

I don't mind the boob licker at all because it's barely noticeable, but some of the stuff that users wore or that some campaigns had people wear was just too much. I have never spoken out against ads or signatures because I understand that it's a way for the forum to finance its operations. Plus I am wearing a signature and it just seems weird to me to have them disabled while I am benefiting from one myself.

Flashy avatars are really distracting and they draw your focus away from the stuff you write or read. I don't min that they are gone. If everyone used something as simple as the boob licker there wouldn't be a problem with them.     

[Kittygalore]

I didn't know that they have discontinued the usage of the animated avatar since there's the Bitvest avatar that moves. I don't know the reason but if it's the size that they are worried in my opinion because movements in any graphic is going to cost more data to the website.

[Pmalek]

I didn't know that they have discontinued the usage of the animated avatar since there's the Bitvest avatar that moves.

Those who were already uploaded before theymos made the change remained. If you try adding an animated avatar now, it wouldn't work.

I don't know the reason but if it's the size that they are worried in my opinion because movements in any graphic is going to cost more data to the website.

They were too annoying. It looked like a disco on the left side of your screen. Judging by some old posts I found on that topic, you were never supposed to have the ability to upload an animated avatar. Users simple found a loophole that allowed you to upload an APNG, an animated picture if you want. When theymos found out what was going on, he simply put a stop on something that wasn't supposed to be a thing in the first place.   

[Mpamaegbu]

Animated avatar like the one is worn by Vod is not annoying. It is slow and friendly enough. You even don't realize it is an animated avatar if you don't look at it for a few seconds.

Yeah, cool and salient representing the avatar text of that user. One would miss it if one didn't pay a three seconds attention to it. It's a pity that the user exited the forum. Whereas OP's avatar is annoyingly distracting to say the least. If they were to bring back animated avatar I think it should be limited to just the legendary rank and it should be avatar type that won't have more than two switches or give us the Vod type - slow one.

Edited:
Imagine having an avatar like that below 👇

[Macadonian]

I say instead of allowing old members who already had animated avatars to keep them theymos could make a new rank which is only for members who have earned 2500+ merit, have the activity. At least then only the most big members of the forum would have the animated ones which would set them apart from the community more. 

[libert19]

Guess I'm missing something but op's avatar looks animated to me 

[nc50lc]

Guess I'm missing something but op's avatar looks animated to me 

The quoted message from theymos in post #2 should answer your question.
If it wasn't clear, "grandfathered" means "exempted", and the "old ones" are the already-in-use animated avatars before it was disabled.

[Mpamaegbu]

Guess I'm missing something but op's avatar looks animated to me 

It doesn't look animated. It's ANIMATED! Except if you're imagining it isn't 🙄

[Pmalek]

I say instead of allowing old members who already had animated avatars to keep them theymos could make a new rank which is only for members who have earned 2500+ merit, have the activity.

What makes you think legendary members are the ones who would be interested in having an animated avatar, or more precisely, those with 2.500 and more earned merits?

Let's use this thread as a case study.
If my count is correct, 11 legendary members have posted in this thread so far. Only 4 of them have +2500 merits. Not a single legendary member wears an animated avatar. Not only that, but the thread starter is the only user who has posted in this discussion and has animation in his avatar.

[LoyceV]

What makes you think legendary members are the ones who would be interested in having an animated avatar, or more precisely, those with 2.500 and more earned merits?

See Vod and ibminer
It took me years to notice Vod's avatar is animated, because it's subtle (and my browser only shows it once). I don't think I noticed ibminer's animation until I read about it here.
It's too bad those subtle animations can't be added anymore, just because of overly active signature campaigns.

A  cycling fox with background animation would be really cool though

[UserU]

Animated avatar like the one is worn by Vod is not annoying. It is slow and friendly enough. You even don't realize it is an animated avatar if you don't look at it for a few seconds.

Wait, what?

I always thought his avatar was non-animated. After all, it shows Peter licking his boob to begin with

[Findingnemo]

I say instead of allowing old members who already had animated avatars to keep them theymos could make a new rank which is only for members who have earned 2500+ merit, have the activity. At least then only the most big members of the forum would have the animated ones which would set them apart from the community more. 

Old members can't wear animated avatars, only people who wore animated avatars before the change is wearing it and once they changes it they can't be able to wear the old or new animated avatars.

[Macadonian]

I say instead of allowing old members who already had animated avatars to keep them theymos could make a new rank which is only for members who have earned 2500+ merit, have the activity. At least then only the most big members of the forum would have the animated ones which would set them apart from the community more.  

Old members can't wear animated avatars, only people who wore animated avatars before the change is wearing it and once they changes it they can't be able to wear the old or new animated avatars.

That is what I mean by old members.

What makes you think legendary members are the ones who would be interested in having an animated avatar, or more precisely, those with 2.500 and more earned merits?

Let's use this thread as a case study.
If my count is correct, 11 legendary members have posted in this thread so far. Only 4 of them have +2500 merits. Not a single legendary member wears an animated avatar. Not only that, but the thread starter is the only user who has posted in this discussion and has animation in his avatar.

It is a option and does not mean that everyone over that merit has to use a animated avatar but it would still allow using it if you have achieved a lot of merit. Old members having use of it does not make sense because most are inactive today.

[Findingnemo]

I say instead of allowing old members who already had animated avatars to keep them theymos could make a new rank which is only for members who have earned 2500+ merit, have the activity. At least then only the most big members of the forum would have the animated ones which would set them apart from the community more.  

Old members can't wear animated avatars, only people who wore animated avatars before the change is wearing it and once they changes it they can't be able to wear the old or new animated avatars.

That is what I mean by old members.

That is why they got exception, so users may not affected by new rules and I remember the issue started when campaign started to use flashy avatars which is kind of annoying for the people to read the posts. Maybe in future theymos can remove them completely if he think that existing avatars falls into the annoying category.