TFMF Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Just out of interest - is my Avatar too dark - can people see it? Do i need to make it brighter so it's visible (it has been pointed out that it may not be visible to all) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S0V13T Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Naw, Lee is just blind / dosen't have his brightness up enough or something. Looks fine to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFMF Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Naw' date=' Lee is just blind / dosen't have his brightness up enough or something. Looks fine to me.[/quote'] haha - well ok - I'll improve it soon anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StitchInTime Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Now that you mention it, it does seem a little dark to me, as well, but I have seen worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
str82u Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 This is a very patriotic flag of the USA' date=' for those who do not know, the Blue and the Stars of the American Flag is called the Union. Now the Union is facing forward because it is a symbol that the United States Union never retreats. It is most commonly used in the Military.[/quote'] Well, at the risked of being proved an ass... No kidding it's an American Flag, and it's backwards, which unless it's worn on the right sleeve of a uniform or the right side of a vehichle (like it's blowing in the breeze from the motion of the vehichle) should always have the Union in the upper left corner. Even though I'm from Texas, we take the flag seriously and I was always taught that displaying it backwards was disrespectful to the flag...please see flag code below. Section 7, paragraph i; When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, that is, to the observer's left. When displayed in a window, the flag should be displayed in the same way, with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street. You can find this and more at this address - Flag Rules and Regulations Otherwise, look who is above me, thanks Stitch, I was able to use this one a little differently...yeah, I'm in a pissy mood tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFMF Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Ok - i tried to make my Avatar brighter but it meant a significant loss of quality so it looked really bad - i do have another Avatar i'm considering that may be better..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S0V13T Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 My god, str82u I had no idea there were so many rules regarding the amarican flag. Very interesting and educational read, thanks for the info. Looks like GhostShadow made an honest mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TetsuoShima Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Well, now that you mention it.... It does look kinda funny like this! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFMF Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 My god' date=' str82u I had no idea there were so many rules regarding the amarican flag. Very interesting and educational read, thanks for the info. Looks like GhostShadow made an honest mistake.[/quote'] Well isn't he right - that it means the United States Union never retreats as he said - I don't really know but it makes sense.... I don't see why the way Ghostshadow displays the flag should be insulting - there are patches that would be used on military uniforms that would be displayed this way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S0V13T Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Okay, I don't see why this is such a big deal, so I'm gonna use some pictures to clear this thing up. GhostShadow's pic is technichally correct, in regards to a military uniform. And the only military uniform that has a nationality patch on it that I can think of off the top of my head, is the the people on Atlantis. Above. promo shot of the cast of Atlantis. Wier and Sheppard have American flag patches on their left shoulders, and I think Atlantis mission patches on their right. Above: Lets pretend that for the sake of argument that they have USA flags on both sides. If they were to show their right shoulders, the patches would be inverted (like GS's pic) to have the blue field facing forwards. It's basically the same idea as standing in a mirror (, darkly ;) )and moving your left arm, and seeing it as your right arm in the mirror. That's why Canada, made their flags they way they did, to save money on making two different patches my making it symetrical, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyran Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 look at the union jack again laddie it is not symetrical if you hang it upside down it's a signal of distress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S0V13T Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 after reading this page, I totally see my mistake by saying it's symetrical. My mistake, post edited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFMF Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 I added somthing to my signature - i would have liked this to be my Avatar (with improvments) but i understand that not everyone has fast download speeds. :) - I had to seriously cut down the frames and quality to get this. Originaly it was 700K!!! - but i was able to cut it down to 96K. (sorry 56k people) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S0V13T Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Hey, so did I. Made this beautiful hand written gif that weighs in at a solid 1.1 KB's today. God, we're l33t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostShadow Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 This is a very patriotic flag of the USA' date=' for those who do not know, the Blue and the Stars of the American Flag is called the Union. Now the Union is facing forward because it is a symbol that the United States Union never retreats. It is most commonly used in the Military.[/quote'] Well, at the risked of being proved an ass... No kidding it's an American Flag, and it's backwards, which unless it's worn on the right sleeve of a uniform or the right side of a vehichle (like it's blowing in the breeze from the motion of the vehichle) should always have the Union in the upper left corner. Even though I'm from Texas, we take the flag seriously and I was always taught that displaying it backwards was disrespectful to the flag...please see flag code below. Section 7, paragraph i; When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, that is, to the observer's left. When displayed in a window, the flag should be displayed in the same way, with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street. You can find this and more at this address - Flag Rules and Regulations Otherwise, look who is above me, thanks Stitch, I was able to use this one a little differently...yeah, I'm in a pissy mood tonight. Very astute... This is a fourm, i am putting it up to show my patrioic spirit..... I have a badge on my right sleve of my jacket like this one. I am too serious about the flag, and to me the only way to disrespect it is to burn it. Would it make you feel better if i made an avatar of it blowing in the wind? either way, it is still patriotic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
str82u Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Wow, I can't believe I've been off the site for about as long ago as when I posted that, I come back on today right where I left off. That's got to be a sign, whether you believe in that or not. I'd post an image for you, but that's your business. EDIT: to get this back on track, I'm still waiting for someone to rate this avatar before I trash it. No, it's not sci-fi, but it does show I have at least a slight sense of humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beawulf Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I give you a 7 because family guy really cracks me up :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest c4evap Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 This is a very patriotic flag of the USA' date=' for those who do not know, the Blue and the Stars of the American Flag is called the Union. Now the Union is facing forward because it is a symbol that the United States Union never retreats. It is most commonly used in the Military.[/quote'] Well, at the risked of being proved an ass... No kidding it's an American Flag, and it's backwards, which unless it's worn on the right sleeve of a uniform or the right side of a vehichle (like it's blowing in the breeze from the motion of the vehichle) should always have the Union in the upper left corner. Even though I'm from Texas, we take the flag seriously and I was always taught that displaying it backwards was disrespectful to the flag...please see flag code below. Section 7, paragraph i; When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, that is, to the observer's left. When displayed in a window, the flag should be displayed in the same way, with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street. You can find this and more at this address - Flag Rules and Regulations Otherwise, look who is above me, thanks Stitch, I was able to use this one a little differently...yeah, I'm in a pissy mood tonight. Very astute... This is a fourm, i am putting it up to show my patrioic spirit..... I have a badge on my right sleve of my jacket like this one. I am too serious about the flag, and to me the only way to disrespect it is to burn it. Would it make you feel better if i made an avatar of it blowing in the wind? either way, it is still patriotic. There's nothing (IMHO) unpatriotic about burning the flag. It's our right as Americans. Geez...it's really only a piece of cloth anyway...a symbol. Anyways, I thought this thread was about "rating the avatar above yours" not about pics in the sigs...? c4 B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werecow Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 i give yours a 8 c4...cause i dont unnerstand what it is but i do want you to know i really respect you because you take a stand right or wrong and stand up for who you are and what you believe in ........you have chutzpah!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foil Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Damn that little guy is cute. I'll give it a TEN. I like the little wistling mouth shapes he makes while driving his invisible car (I assume?). Who is the little munchkin anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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