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Feb-1-2008 12:05

Hello,

The old email address that we used to receive new avatars is now so overrun by spam as to be pretty useless.

So, from now on, please send any pictures you would like to use for your detective avatar to this address:
sleuth.avatars@gmail.com

The rules:
1) This offer is only open to current subscribers.
2) Portrait photos only. No cartoons, illustrations, full body shots, etc.
3) Try to stick with the style of the game.
4) We reserve the right to refuse to post avatar images for any reason. The most common reasons we refuse are:

It can take up to six weeks to turn around avatars, so please don't freak out if you don't hear back right away.

If you sent an avatar to the old address that has not yet been posted, please resend it to this address.

Thank you! (And thanks to the volunteer avatar wranglers who help get these prepared and posted).

May-30-2008 17:41

hey, just coming back to playing sleuth after an extended absence :)... i was subscribed back in january (ask ddog, i was in hunter's academy) and submitted a picture at the time, and i'll subscribe again next month, so i was just wondering if i could save some time by submitting early before i've re-subscribed? though if those ones have just gone in then i might be waiting at least that long anyway..just a thought :)

Jun-2-2008 04:31

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Jun-2-2008 17:34

I saw an avatar when I was creating a mystery that I really liked. How can Ben get that avatar for me? Do I send it to the gmail address? I already sent one, and have not gotten a reply so.... What do I do?

Thanks!

Jun-2-2008 21:10

Yep, just send the photo to the gmail address given. You usually don't get a reply. Just wait for it to be changed, but be patient because it can take many weeks. We're still waiting for the last batch to be implemented.

Jun-3-2008 15:41

Thank you!

Jun-3-2008 16:45

Hey GraceAnn, I'm wondering if I'm reading your post wrong. Are you asking how you can get an existing avatar applied to your detective? If so, I can tell you that it won't happen. You have to send in your own avatar, and although some people have the same person as an avatar (I think I've seen two Amelia Earhardt avs), no two people have exactly the same picture.

Apologies if I've misunderstood. :)

Jun-3-2008 19:06

Yes. There area couple of Grace Kellys. A couple of Ava Gardners. Humphrey Bogarts. Marilyn Monroes. I have started telling people to try elsewhere where I know there's 2 or 3 of the same person. Otherwise Ani is right, as a rule you can't have the same avatar as another player. Ben has made exceptions to this rule, but not often.

Oh and I'll jog Ben's memory about the last batch since it doesn't seem to be up yet.

Jun-10-2008 09:40

..............

is there a problem?

Jun-10-2008 16:54

lol... define 'problem'. I don't think so, Ben's just busy I suspect getting the ship err ship-shape and ready for launch and hasn't gotten to the last batch of avatars yet.

Jun-10-2008 18:06

ok there's probably enough for 'another' batch in the email folder. So whilst we're waiting on the last one I'll do a new one this week as well.