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I hear you guys and I'm investigating. Give me some time to get answers before this gets out of hand for no reason. I'm taking it seriously and I appreciate your patience.

Senan wrote: I hear you guys and I'm investigating. Give me some time to get answers before this gets out of hand for no reason. I'm taking it seriously and I appreciate your patience.

No need to worry about me. I am not going to flip a lid about this. I would just like an answer, any answer really. Its annoying and nothing more at least for me.

MadHatter wrote:

Senan wrote: I hear you guys and I'm investigating. Give me some time to get answers before this gets out of hand for no reason. I'm taking it seriously and I appreciate your patience.

No need to worry about me. I am not going to flip a lid about this. I would just like an answer, any answer really. Its annoying and nothing more at least for me.

And again, echoed.

We might have a prankster among our ranks! :laugh:

I would also like an answer.

I am not an admin and do not know the intracacies of the site. Those affected by the recent reversal to a default avatar should message Ren and/or John directly and ask them what has happened. I spent a great deal of energy around this topic when it appeared last time. I am unwilling at the moment to expend anymore. I don't know what happened. The only one's who may are admins. This is what I suggest. Change your avatar, change your password. If you need to process your feelings around this issue and want to speak with me directly I am available via PM, skype and other means. Please reach out. I am sorry this has happened. I am headed to a local cafe currently and will be unavailable until I return, and then only for a little while, so I may not get back to you right away. I will respond when I am able

Manu wrote: We might have a prankster among our ranks! :laugh:

Was there ever any doubt of that regardless

I have PMd Br. John and Ren myself to ask them to look into it. I'll let you know if I hear, but you should PM them as well if you haven't already.

Senan wrote: I have PMd Br. John and Ren myself to ask them to look into it. I'll let you know if I hear, but you should PM them as well if you haven't already.

Did that two minutes after I made the thread

All graphics are in a particular directory.

For example Senan's is https://www.templeofthejediorder.org/images/avatar/3f3a6b71edd3426bdb1a6962.jpg .

A solid white, or something that is close to white will be deleted. It makes a blank space in the forum. Any visible color is fine. Red, green, blue, and so on, as long as it does not look like a blank space. An automated program is almost complete to go through this directory https://www.templeofthejediorder.org/images/avatar/ and delete any all white, near white or clear graphics.

A white square with a user name or text in it is fine since it's not a blank space.

Nobody is going in anyone's account and changing anything. White squares (or near white) are being deleted at the system level. When they are they systems default avatar appears.

Just as the programmer of the site decides the fonts, layouts, colors, and so on, this is a programming and a sysadmin decision on the appearance of the site.

This is now a Term of Service. Continued use of the site constitutes an acceptance of this.