Avatars only 100 pixels wide now?
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The right answer is 150 x 150 pixels and it must be no larger than 50 KB. Alternative, you can upload a photo in your S2KI album and select it as your avatar. The size of the photo will be compressed and reduced as your new avatar automatically. However, I would suggest to resize your photo before uploading to achieve a better quality. 
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I don't think that is true anymore. The allowed file size went from 24kb to 50kb yet the viewable size shrunk. 150x150 is not the size you're getting when you look @ your avatar. It is 100x100. If you change your avatar right now, it will be smaller than the previous, energetic. My avatar file size is 6.4kb & was bigger last week. A member came to me about how small his new avatar was from the previous. I experimented with his & he was right. I reverted to my same avatar & it is smaller now. 
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Well, if you try to upload ie the 10 year avatars which are 150 x 150 pixels, you won't have an issue. They will maintain their original size. As far as I know that is the limit when uploading an avatar.
I don't know how the system compresses an image though. Perhaps it depends on the original size of the image. For example, an image of 300 x 300 pixels could be reduced (ideally) to 150 x 150, while your avatar in this case of 240 x 239, is reduced to 100 x 100 pixels.
I don't know how the system compresses an image though. Perhaps it depends on the original size of the image. For example, an image of 300 x 300 pixels could be reduced (ideally) to 150 x 150, while your avatar in this case of 240 x 239, is reduced to 100 x 100 pixels.
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The size has been changed to 100x100. This is to accommodate upcoming changes to the layout which will make sense in a few weeks. You can use the personal photo in your profile to upload a larger personal image.
Sorry for the confusion.
PS> This only applies to new uploaded avatars. Old ones are still the same size. I will resize them all once the upgrade is complete before it goes live.
Sorry for the confusion.
PS> This only applies to new uploaded avatars. Old ones are still the same size. I will resize them all once the upgrade is complete before it goes live.
