on the same note, i do want to post a pic in my signature, but, i want it to be one of those cool banner-type pics everyone seems to have lol. whats the best way to do this? should i just put the pic i want into microsoft paint and crop it there?

 

That , or post it here and have one of us hack it for ya.

 

hmmm, not sure what you mean by "hack it", but sounds good to me lol. its funny that youre the one that answered this post, because your signature pic kind of inspired me to make one in sort of the same style (a banner-type showing only a section of the bike). also, can someone tell me the required dimensions of an avatar pic?

 

there are no "required" dimensions -- but as a rule of thumb keep it small, so as not to offend others reading through the forum and having to sift through huge sig images.

 

right, but just how small is small? i really have very poor computer knowledge, so does anyone know the actual number values of the dimensions of a 'standard' avatar pic?

 

standard avatar pics are 150x150, or smaller. just for comparison's sake, the purple hippo that i have for my avatar is 100x100 and the picture in my signiture is 145x108

 

aha! exactly the info i was looking for! thanks 929!

 

just checkin if it worked....

YESSSSSSS!!! FINALLY!!!

 

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nice... looks good