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Make7

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9. Members that donate can upload custom avatars.

Tue Apr 13, 2021, 03:06 PM

Apr 2021

https://www.democraticunderground.com/star

Others are limited to choosing an avatar from the selection offered.

Custom avatars are stored on the DU servers after being uploaded.

When browsing DU, avatars images are loaded from the same domain as the page you are viewing - except for a signed in member's avatar image, those come from 'upload.democraticunderground.com'. That is the way the software is coded, the user does not have an option.

If you wanted to see what happens with other avatar images when using 'upload.democraticunderground.com', you can just view threads under that domain. For example:

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/125618409

Avatars seem to be working fine for me. It sounds like a browser related issue - force loading a page from the network may resolve it if it's a caching issue. I just posted to point out why seeing one's own avatar here can differ from viewing other people's or them viewing yours.

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Avatar problem [View all] edhopper Apr 2021 OP

I got the same thing going on! Backseat Driver Apr 2021 #1

I checked edhopper Apr 2021 #2

I am having the same problem h2ebits Apr 2021 #3

When I click on your piano avatar I'm taken to your journal. quaint Apr 2021 #4

I do not see any actual avatar for myself--only a block that is a "view profile" h2ebits Apr 2021 #5

Now I see everyones Avatar here but mine, edhopper Apr 2021 #6

The html source code loads the logged in user's avatar from 'upload.democraticunderground.com'... Make7 Apr 2021 #7

Thanks edhopper Apr 2021 #8

Members that donate can upload custom avatars. Make7 Apr 2021 #9

Okay edhopper Apr 2021 #10

Same problem. Are you using Firefox? Is this what you see? question everything Apr 2021 #11

Yes edhopper Apr 2021 #12

Except that it was not until the recent "problem fixing" question everything Apr 2021 #13

it happened edhopper Apr 2021 #14

Also a problem in Brave browser. Pinback Apr 2021 #15

Also happens edhopper Apr 2021 #16

After logging in to Firefox, I do see my avatar there. Pinback Apr 2021 #17

Thanks edhopper Apr 2021 #18

When I turned off Adblocker for Firefox edhopper Apr 2021 #19

Same here. I removed the uBlock and the problem disappeared question everything Apr 2021 #20

I have UBlock edhopper Apr 2021 #21

okay llashram May 2021 #22