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jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Sep-11-2006 14:20

Subscribed players can submit their picture to be used as an avatar. Please go to city hall "submitting content to sleuth" for details on how and where to submit. Avatar changes are however a freebie donated by the sleuth team and community volunteers. Reason why it is for subscribed people only is because too many avatars were received to keep up.

The process:
1. People submit avatars which all end up on the sleuth mail server.
2. Once in a while volunteers (Secret Squirrel and myself) pick up the avatars, and get to work if there are more then 5 avatars that we can approve.
3. We approve, and "sleutherize" the pictures. This is a process I won't bore you with.
4. We send the approved and sleuthererized avatars to Ben.
5. We post in this thread who's pictures have ben sent for upload.
6. Ben uploads, and they are live.

There is no need to keep submitting your avatar if you don't hear anything. Avatars sending is as reliable as email is. And we don't log in daily, hence why we are not answering you. There is no need to PM us either as to when we are going to do them. We will get to them, when we have time. If you PM us, that's exactly what we'll tell you. Just keep your eye on this thread.

Avatars that didn't get approved will receive email as to why, and with instructions how to fix the problem. They can them make the next batch.

Common reasons for rejection:
It is already an avatar submitted by someone else in Sleuth. It is not a picture of a person, ie. cartoons, drawn pictures, animals, objects.
Extreme poor quality (too poor to even be properly visual), Pictures that may create offence, copy righted pictures, people submit an avatar for someone else, and want it to show up without that other persons knowledge or permission, not adding the detective name to which they like the avatar to be added, other pictures that are for some reason not in line with the many avatars we already see in this game.

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Hawkeye Harris
Hawkeye Harris
Battered Shoe

Nov-11-2006 06:21

Thanks, SS. I just want to say publicly how much I appreciate the work of the volunteers who spend much personal time and effort to improve the quality and enjoyment of the game for all of us. They are taking time out of their days (and/or nights) so that we can reap the benefits. Let's don't forget that, sleuthers! Again, a public thanks to all of you - avatar people, admins, mods, etc. (you know who you are!)

HUSTLE SLEUTH
HUSTLE SLEUTH

Nov-26-2006 21:45

I have been waiting since the end of Oct. any news for me??

Fiddler's Green
Fiddler's Green

Nov-27-2006 00:20

Hmm- checked again today and I still look a little bit constipated.....

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Nov-27-2006 00:59

Hi folks,

Ah dear, having been away for a few days or so, I was hoping the Avatar news at the top of the heap meant there was a group of happy campers saying they had new av's.

Oh well.

In any event, Ben has them. He is trying to sort some av's for ethnicity. That is, if you're avatar looks asian it might end up in Shanghai as a suspect more often than not.

If you've been to Cairo you'll know what a different feel it gives the game to have all those suspects look like they belong there!

I know it's frustrating to be waiting nearly a month, and even more frustrating if you've had ME give you the "hurry up or you'll miss out this time round" spiel, but things happen and we haven't got all got CRAFTS disease (cant' remember a f..lipping thing - oh yes I cleaned that up some) so we know that Ben has been busy with other game changes that needed to be taken care of first.

And without wishing to irk anyone, because I forget this fact myself sometimes, the av's are a 'perk' and not part of the subscription. So they really do 'happen when they happen'.

I know I sound like a broken record, but be patient and go enjoy the game eh.

Happy Sleuthing.

Hawkeye Harris
Hawkeye Harris
Battered Shoe

Nov-27-2006 04:25

Thank you for the update, SS - they'll be worth the wait! It's going to be great to log on and see "my own self" one morning! (Fiddler - that's not constipation, he's just very deep in thought! LOL)

Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Nov-27-2006 11:05

Most of the avatars received through October are now up.

Hawkeye, yours is one of the two that aren't done yet (sorry).


AndreaX
AndreaX
Thespian

Nov-27-2006 11:09

Post your new pretty looks everyone! I want to see!

Hawkeye Harris
Hawkeye Harris
Battered Shoe

Nov-27-2006 11:43

*sigh* no problem, it doesn't affect my sleuthing abilities. I'll just get my avatar with the rest of my agents (who submitted in November, I think). Ditto, AndreaX - let's see all the pretty new faces!!!

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Nov-27-2006 14:18

I'll post a list of who's been 'done' later today sometime once I found which batches have been uploaded :D

Peach Pearl
Peach Pearl

Nov-27-2006 14:27

Yea! I have a new face! =-) Thank you guys soo much!

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