Per-user configuration of Avatar format (rounded v. squared)

[Gabriel Torres]

We recently ran a survey asking our users if they wanted the avatars to be rounded or if they prefer avatars to be square again. Our community was split 50%-50% on this question. Therefore, my suggestion for a future version is that this configuration to be per-user instead of global.

Cheers.

[MADMAN32395]

im in support for this ; my thought is maybe they were trying to go with uniformity?

[Rikki]

If this is something you really want to give people a choice over, create a copy of the default theme, and set the 'use rounded photos' theme setting off. Personally, for something so minor, I'd pick one or the other and go with it instead  

[Théophraste]

Avatars rounded is not pretty, my community prefers avatars to be square again. i hope it's possible in 4.1.x

[Navigare]

It's possible, as indicated above it is a per theme setting.

[Gabriel Torres]

13 hours ago, Rikki said:

If this is something you really want to give people a choice over, create a copy of the default theme, and set the 'use rounded photos' theme setting off. Personally, for something so minor, I'd pick one or the other and go with it instead  

Oh, you should talk to my users... Every little detail for them is something big... As I explained, I can't pick one and go, as our users are split 50%-50%. I am leaving rounded and users are asking to go back to squared; if I change, then the users who support the rounded avatars will complain. Our users complain a lot.

As for creating new themes, it is a good idea, actually, the problem is that we've already have four themes installed, so this would increase our total count to eight. Kind of a maintenance nightmare.

[Rikki]

13 hours ago, Gabriel Torres said:

Oh, you should talk to my users... Every little detail for them is something big... As I explained, I can't pick one and go, as our users are split 50%-50%. I am leaving rounded and users are asking to go back to squared; if I change, then the users who support the rounded avatars will complain. Our users complain a lot.

This is something that all admins have to deal with in one form or another (in fact, we ourselves have to handle it as developers of the software too - everyone has an opinion on how something should look/work). Bear in mind you can't please everyone all of the time - make a decision based on your intuition/experience/preference, and stick with it. Others will adapt - especially for such a minor thing that doesn't impact their use of the site in any way  It's usually not a good idea to put every tiny change to a committee.

[SJ77]

I got an enormous amount of complaining when I switched from SMF to IPB. Most of the complaints were "this used to look/work in such a way that it no longer does".

I could work to make every detail of my site exactly as it was before I converted to IPB but then what would the point be of converting if not for change? I wanted things to change.

[chilihead]

So you want a user to select round or square for his/her pic so the site is a mix, or you want users to select their preferred global view setting? Then you run into the issue of people that designed their pic for square, but now it doesn't look right to people that choose to view it as round and vice versa.

I'd take a stand as admin, it is your site, you decide how it looks, and let the shock wear off, they will adapt over time.

Idea: Tell your users you have decided to go with square, if they prefer rounded they can turn their image to round in a photo editor. And move on.  

[Gabriel Torres]

Thanks guys with all your support. And yes, being the admin of a big community with 500,000 users is tough!

[chilihead]

On 2/17/2016 at 2:17 PM, Théophraste said:

Avatars rounded is not pretty, my community prefers avatars to be square again. i hope it's possible in 4.1.x

It is possible to choose one or the other for admins.