Possibly useful info about the avatar problem

[bibblebub]

I still only see the sabre-toothed squirrel avatar on both my profile and in my postings.

HOWEVER if I use the Tineye add-on in Firefox to search for that image by right clicking and choosing the 'Search Image on Tineye' option then, for the main picture in my profile, Tineye looks for my currently selected image in Gravatar whereas if I do the same for the avatar used for postings in threads Tineye looks for the image that was my previous selection in Gravatar. Both of those images are different from the squirrel picture.

Hope this info proves useful.

[bibblebub]

I should add that if I right click and view or save the images here then I only get the squirrel picture in both cases.

[redman41]

Thanks for the info bibblebub, even though it's as clear as mud to me !!! :-))))

[bibblebub]

It might prove useful to the techies; if nothing else it does indicate that problem is very probably in AB and not Gravatar.

[AB Editor]

Here's what I've got for you Bibblebub:



I'll pass this on to the Techies.

[snags]

''if nothing else it does indicate that problem is very probably in AB and not Gravatar''

Agree. I have changed my avatar a few times and on other sites I use that use Gravatar (same email address I use for Answerbank) the update shows instantly.

[B00]

lol, read Bibble's OP a couple of times, and still don't geddit.

[bibblebub]

Yes Mr. Ed, that's the currently selected pic in Gravatar and the previous avatar that gets picked up looks like this: http://dl.ziza.ru/oth...2010/01/glaza/005.jpg

[Mamyalynne]

I just want my Santa hat to show!!

[yogi-bear]

I think the problem could well be in AB too

.......I just want you all to see my big sack. :0)

[Mamyalynne]

Coooooooooooo

[Maydup]

I've mention to Ed before that my avatar is up to date on other sites, only out of date on this one.

[bibblebub]

B00 - that Indiana Jones picture is what I currently have selected in Gravatar but on my computer the only avatar I see in AB is a picture of a squirrel that I had previous selected on Gravatar..

Using the Tineye add-on one can right click on any online image and Tineye will search other sites for where that image has been used and then displays a list of those sites. So if I do that with the avatar as I see it then I would expect Tineye to be searching for the squirrel pic but in practice it is searching for the Indiana Jones pic i.e. AB has received the info from Gravatar telling it what the current avatar should be but AB is choosing to display that previous avatar.

[vivandorron]

If Gravatar images are getting through to AB then it becomes obvious that there is a problem within AB.

No doubt the Ed has a theory on this one in the same way as he has a theory about the back arrow button and has posted......"I've got a new theory to try with the Techies. We'll see how it goes."

Perhaps the Ed should submit a question in the 'Technology Section'. Who knows there may be some Techie AB members who could give an explanation.

Give the Ed a chance!! :-)

Ron.

[bibblebub]

all we are saying is give ed a chance...

[vivandorron]

Hi bibblebub....Sounds like a line from a Beatles song.

Seriously, I am on the side of all ABers who are having difficulties with their Avatars being placed into AB and am still of the opinion that AB has problems with its USA Server. The Ed hasn't yet said that I am wrong.

Ron.