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Posts from [HOLIDAY]Let us praise the Creator, brothers!
from my letter to the Creator-God dated 03/27/2008:
Greetings to You, esteemed and beloved by all, Creator-God. I cannot help but feel a tremor while writing this missive, the tremor of a creation addressing its Creator. I write to You for the following.
I—a simple country lad, as some claim—by the will of fate and a confluence of circumstances, have become registered upon this Forum. Yet almost immediately, I felt the differences between this Forum and others I have visited previously. Differences, it must be admitted, noticed not by me alone. Of course, the foremost among them is "I hate 30 characters," as we, the denizens of this Forum, have named it—the restriction on the minimum length of a message, should this fact have escaped Your gaze. This restriction is most very vexing; a simplest example being the certain difficulty of playing word association games, in which messages must be elongated by all means, primarily with "!", "." or even ")" signs. Naturally, this is not to our liking, and we bow our heads and most humbly beseech You to remove this restriction with Your right hand. In the event that You fear for the safety of the Forum from single-letter posts, I can only say—that the appointment of moderators is already nearing its finish, and on other Forums people live perfectly well and, as they say, without a care in the world even without such measures.
The second point of our petition is the size restriction on signatures, namely—no more than two hundred characters. But in practice, it amounts to only a couple of lines. We most earnestly request, bowing our heads, that You at least increase the permitted size, if removing the restriction entirely is something You do not wish. I conjure You to take my word that signatures will remain within reasonable bounds, again based on experience from other Forums, and taking into account the fact that the moderator's sword is sharpened keen and sacredly upholds law and order.
The third and final point of this union is the matter "Concerning Userbars." The essence of the question is simple—a userbar is a pleasant thing, not burdening the users' traffic, occupying space on an independent host, yet it cannot be created here. But, in turn, our simple folk, the peasantry, would breathe easier were such an occasion available. A rumor has recently spread among the plowmen that this is an imperfection of physical matter, an absence of IMG codes favoring this cause. Or perhaps not an absence at all, but a simple disabling. Which, in general, could be corrected in an instant by Your life-giving right hand.
For this, I offer You a low bow and my gratitude. Believe me, these prayers and requests are uttered by every one of us, and a blessing shall come to all from this.
Awaiting a swift reply, the community's diplomatic envoy, Loken.
and here is the radiant answer from Our Benefactor:
Greetings to you, diplomatic envoy Loken.
Of course, the foremost among them is "I hate 30 characters," as we, the denizens of this Forum, have named it—the restriction on the minimum length of a message, should this fact have escaped Your gaze. This restriction is most very vexing.
So be it, and it shall vex no more; 30 shall become 10.
The second point of our petition is the size restriction on signatures, namely—no more than two hundred characters.
This restriction also shall be moved from 200 to 500.
A rumor has recently spread among the plowmen that this is an imperfection of physical matter, an absence of IMG codes favoring this cause.
Let them also be available, the mystical IMG codes.
Respectfully, The Creator.
ah! rejoice, simple peasant folk!
We most humbly thank You, Creator! O! This is a Miracle of Miracles! Userbars can now be placed, And signatures—reach the skies!
Delivered from the tyranny of signs, Those thirty that were meant to spite! O Creator-God, You are so kind, And we are lucky to have You!
Первый, кто был забанен за Правду.
Amko
18 years ago
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I think we should at least thank Lokken. In general, we could have done it a long time ago, but he was the one who actually did it.
Added after 2 minutes P.S.: Don't pay attention to the ugliness of my bar: 1) I tried to minimize it as much as possible. 2) I didn't make it in Jasc Paint Shop Pro, but in a special program, so I think it's clear what the quality is like. But it was fast; I made it in a minute and a half before school.
:smile02:Клан "Lost Heroes" - Заместитель лидера:smile02:
Майор Вихрь
18 years ago
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Yeah, Lock. Just saying "thank you" isn't enough for what you've done :) You've accomplished something truly remarkable!
So, shall we now compare our userbars?)))
I think that soon, clans will start creating their own, clan-specific userbars.
P.S. I'm not a real expert in this... But generally, is it permissible to have more than one userbar in a signature?
O God of Earth and Altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die, The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, Take away our pride.
Let's do it. I know how to create them, and you, I see, are taking them from other sites?:p
I think that soon clans will start creating their own, clan-specific userbars.
How did you read our clan subforum? o_O I was just talking about that there today:D
P.S. I'm not a big expert in this... But in general, is it permissible to have more than one userbar in a signature?
I think it's not about the number of bars, but about their size. I think you shouldn't exceed the limit of 100 kb. And it's also not worth making more than 3 - the signature will become too bulky.
you're welcome :) I'm always happy to do something good for my favorite Forum.
...often, in the places I visit on the vast expanses of the Internet, the maximum allowed number of userbars was four. This, it seems, does not include "multiple" userbars, i.e., those that display dozens of alternating scenes at once. In my opinion, four is just the right number. More is silly, less is... a matter of taste.
Первый, кто был забанен за Правду.
Майор Вихрь
18 years ago
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2 NazG
Actually, this is my first forum, and I haven't dealt with userbars before, hence all the questions :) As for creating userbars... Is there special software for this? Or are they made in regular editors? Please provide some guidance and/or links, if it's not too much trouble.
O God of Earth and Altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die, The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, Take away our pride.
G.K. Chesterton: English Hymnal
Amko
18 years ago
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2Whirlwind
Usually made in Photoshop :) Detailed instructions are available here.
2ValgallaWolf
You seem to like "Fallen Hammers," right? Here's one of my works.
P.S. Please reduce the number of bars in your signature, as it takes up a lot of space and consumes a lot of traffic...
Check out these two celebratory images I made for Heroes 5: :smile09: (I made them myself). P.S. I made the first one in Photoshop, and the second one in UBMaker. Which one is better? :rolleyes:
Майор Вихрь
18 years ago
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Not bad, not bad, Pavel :) By the way, what is this "UBmaker" you mentioned?
P.S. I think when the unit banners in the signature are stacked one below the other, it looks better :) Although, I might be wrong.
O God of Earth and Altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die, The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, Take away our pride.
G.K. Chesterton: English Hymnal
Amko
18 years ago
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Yeah, tell us, what kind of mapmaker are you?:) P.S.: Major is right, it's better to post one after another.
Added after 49 seconds P.P.S.: I've already seen your first map on Nival.
P.S. Please reduce the number of bars in your signature, as it takes up a lot of space and consumes a lot of traffic...
