Quick Help?

[Carter_Blane]

Im still getting use to the forum, so bare with me..
I was just wondering if anyone could help me with my profile.. when i go to it, i have a question mark instead of a picture
how do i fix that? thanks

 

[rbar]

Next to "My Profile" is "Settings", click that and then under "My Settings" click "Edit Avatar", and upload a pic.

 

[tampa24]

Next to "My Profile" is "Settings", click that and then under "My Settings" click "Edit Avatar", and upload a pic.

Well, not quite Rbar. The profile page allows you to upload 2 pics. One is the Avatar picture. (Which Cater has already done.) The other is the Profile picture. It's the profile picture that shows up as a question mark on Carter's profile page. I knew the ins and outs of the old forum pretty well. Even I had to play with the new system to figure out the answer here.

Carter,

You can get on to the editing setting of you profile page by clicking on the "Settings" tab right below and in between the "O" and "Y" of the Broke Straight Boys banner at the top of this page. Once you've done that, then on the left of your settings page you'll see the tab for "Edit Profile Picture". That will allow you to fill in the other photo on your profile page just as you did for your avatar pic.

And of course it doesn't have to be the same picture posted on both, although you can do both the same if you wish. Your fans would probably hope you will add something else just for variety. Also, just like on F/B and other social networking sites, you can add albums on your profile to post other pictures of yourself. I hope you will consider doing that too. Because while your fans definitely enjoy nude photos of you, we also enjoy seeing pictures of our favorite models out and about in their daily lives in their Clark Kent identities. haha

If you do post album photos (And I hope you will!) , just be careful not to include ones that might give away familiar geographical sights that would let anyone know exactly where you lived and so on. Keep the backgrounds somewhat generic. As long as they include you! You should also not include pics of you with other people in them unless you're sure they'd be okay with having them shown here. Of course you're welcome to include favorite vacation pics of places you've visited and so on. haha

I hope that answers your question about filling in the profile picture!

 

[Carter_Blane]

Thank you for all the help, i will be sure to add a new photo to my profile page.
and ill have to gather some pictures to create an album!

 

[Carter_Blane]

Well, not quite Rbar. The profile page allows you to upload 2 pics. One is the Avatar picture. (Which Cater has already done.) The other is the Profile picture. It's the profile picture that shows up as a question mark on Carter's profile page. I knew the ins and outs of the old forum pretty well. Even I had to play with the new system to figure out the answer here.

Carter,

You can get on to the editing setting of you profile page by clicking on the "Settings" tab right below and in between the "O" and "Y" of the Broke Straight Boys banner at the top of this page. Once you've done that, then on the left of your settings page you'll see the tab for "Edit Profile Picture". That will allow you to fill in the other photo on your profile page just as you did for your avatar pic.

And of course it doesn't have to be the same picture posted on both, although you can do both the same if you wish. Your fans would probably hope you will add something else just for variety. Also, just like on F/B and other social networking sites, you can add albums on your profile to post other pictures of yourself. I hope you will consider doing that too. Because while your fans definitely enjoy nude photos of you, we also enjoy seeing pictures of our favorite models out and about in their daily lives in their Clark Kent identities. haha

If you do post album photos (And I hope you will!) , just be careful not to include ones that might give away familiar geographical sights that would let anyone know exactly where you lived and so on. Keep the backgrounds somewhat generic. As long as they include you! You should also not include pics of you with other people in them unless you're sure they'd be okay with having them shown here. Of course you're welcome to include favorite vacation pics of places you've visited and so on. haha

I hope that answers your question about filling in the profile picture!

i cant seem to figure out how to add other photos to an album?

 

[tampa24]

i cant seem to figure out how to add other photos to an album?

I'm on it. When I figure out how to expain it, I'll let you know. LOL

 

[tampa24]

This is tougher than I thought. I can't figure it out either.

These instructions under FAQ's for the forum seem to be outdated for the newer system:

"Albums and Pictures

How do I use albums?

As a member, you can create Albums of images that are linked to your public profile. Albums can be created by visiting the User Control Panel, and clicking on the 'Pictures & Albums' link, and then clicking on 'Add Album'.

Each album can have a title ('Joe's Holiday to Nepal'), a description ('A bunch of photos from my recent adventure') and can be of three different types: Public, Private or Profile.
•Public albums can be viewed by anyone
•Private albums can only be viewed by site staff (moderators, administrators) and your Friends and Contacts (info)
•Profile albums are viewable only by you. However, you can use the images to customize your public profile (info)

How do I upload pictures?

Once you've created an album you can upload images to it. Simply view the album and click on 'Upload Pictures'.

You'll have the option to give each picture a caption, and to set one image as the Album cover, which will be displayed on the public profile. To delete an album or edit the title, description or album type, click on 'Edit Album'. To delete an image, or to edit a caption or change the album cover, click on 'Edit Pictures'.

All members who have access to your album images can comment on them, in a similar way to Visitor Messages (more info). You can delete any image comments from your albums, and report inappropriate messages to moderators.

When you have uploaded a picture, you can place it in your posts by using the BB code text that is displayed below the image when you view it at full size."

It seems we'll need Scorpio or Webmonkey's help to figure out how to create photo albums in the new forum system.

Carter is graciously willing to share some pictures.

Webmonkey? Scorpio? Anybody? Can you help us figure this out? Pleeease?

 

[tampa24]

The new system supports all of our photos and albums already on the profiles. So it stands to reason that we can still use this feature.

 

[Carter_Blane]

I wish I could post picture for the members!

 

[tampa24]

I wish I could post picture for the members!

Scorpio has come through for us. He sent me these instructions. Click on the link on #1 that says, "Click here" and you should be ready to go. I really appreciate that you are willing to share photos with us Carter. It's very nice of you to make this gesture for your fans.

Here is how to add a photo album:
1. Click here
2. Type in a title/description, and click on "Save Changes".
3. Click on "Upload Pictures" (it's on the right).
4. You should then see a popup window.
5. Click on "Add Files" in the top right, and browse to the picture you want to upload.
6. Then click on "Upload" which is right below.
7. Finally click on "Done" (Bottom right)

Check your profile and the album should show there, on the left side.

Thank you Scorpio!!