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  1. sweeter than a cherry pie's Avatar
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    I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    I have tried uploading lots of different ones, some over the size limit (to be automatically resized) and some comfortably within it, and even though the picture is displaying on my profile when I view it, it isn't when others do so. Please help.
  2. Illusionary's Avatar
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    (Original post by sweeter than a cherry pie)
    I have tried uploading lots of different ones, some over the size limit (to be automatically resized) and some comfortably within it, and even though the picture is displaying on my profile when I view it, it isn't when others do so. Please help.
    Your profile picture is showing just fine on your profile page http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/member.php?u=358405
  3. Gofre's Avatar
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    (Original post by Illusionary)
    Your profile picture is showing just fine on your profile page http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/member.php?u=358405
    Not for me;

    ^^What I'm seeing :holmes:
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    (Original post by Gofre)
    Not for me;

    ^^What I'm seeing :holmes:
    I think you're looking at her avatar (on the right of a profile page) rather than her profile picture (on the left)?
  5. Gofre's Avatar
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    (Original post by Illusionary)
    I think you're looking at her avatar (on the right of a profile page) rather than her profile picture (on the left)?
    I'm not seeing anything at all on the left :lolwut:
  6. Illusionary's Avatar
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    (Original post by Gofre)
    I'm not seeing anything at all on the left :lolwut:
    Hard refresh the page? It shows fine for me. Can you see the image that I've posted below?

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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    (Original post by Illusionary)
    Hard refresh the page? It shows fine for me. Can you see the image that I've posted below?

    I can also see nothing below, despite knowing that there's the HTML for a picture there!
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    :ditto:
  9. sweeter than a cherry pie's Avatar
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    I quickly made another account from which to view this one's profile and couldn't see my picture either. Hence this forlorn little thread. :sad:

    Is it possible it's only visible to mods for some reason?
    Last edited by sweeter than a cherry pie; 09-02-2012 at 22:17.
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    (Original post by Illusionary)
    Hard refresh the page? It shows fine for me. Can you see the image that I've posted below?

    Nope, nothing there.
    I'm seeing a placeholder image in your post though.
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    Strangely, I can see the placeholder (greyed-out question mark) in Gofre's quote of Illusionary's post, but not in the original post or in either of the other quotes.

    Ctrl+F5 does nothing to alleviate matters, either.
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    Try going to settings > privacy settings and check the display options, there's an option there to choose who sees your profile picture.
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    Tested and it's only visible to supermods - I think this is likely to be related to privacy settings.

    (Original post by sweeter than a cherry pie)
    I quickly made another account from which to view this one's profile and couldn't see my picture either. Hence this forlorn little thread. :sad:

    Is it possible it's only visible to mods for some reason?
    Check the permissions settings on this page: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/profile.php?do=privacy


    Edit: outworn got there first
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    (Original post by Illusionary)
    Tested and it's only visible to supermods - I think this is likely to be related to privacy settings.


    Check the permissions settings on this page: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/profile.php?do=privacy


    Edit: outworn got there first

    (Original post by outworn)
    Try going to settings > privacy settings and check the display options, there's an option there to choose who sees your profile picture.
    Ooh, ooh, I just changed my settings and hopefully it's visible to all registered members now! Please check again and let me know? You'd think I've been a member long enough to have worked this out, but had no idea those settings were there...
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    (Original post by sweeter than a cherry pie)
    Ooh, ooh, I just changed my settings and hopefully it's visible to all registered members now! Please check again and let me know? You'd think I've been a member long enough to have worked this out, but had no idea those settings were there...
    yeah I can see it now. Strange how Illu could see it before but I couldn't...
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    (Original post by mr tim)
    yeah I can see it now. Strange how Illu could see it before but I couldn't...
    Not really :nah: Privacy settings don't apply to supermods as we need the ability to moderate all content on the site.
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    Huzzah, thanks everyone!
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    (Original post by sweeter than a cherry pie)
    Ooh, ooh, I just changed my settings and hopefully it's visible to all registered members now! Please check again and let me know? You'd think I've been a member long enough to have worked this out, but had no idea those settings were there...
    Its ok, I have been on the site even longer and I never knew a setting for that existed, I blame the supermods wanting to confuse TSR members to make themselves look good - so they add in new settings sneakily
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    (Original post by rmhumphries)
    Its ok, I have been on the site even longer and I never knew a setting for that existed, I blame the supermods wanting to confuse TSR members to make themselves look good - so they add in new settings sneakily
    :giggle:
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    Re: I don't seem to be allowed a profile picture :(
    (Original post by sweeter than a cherry pie)
    I have tried uploading lots of different ones, some over the size limit (to be automatically resized) and some comfortably within it, and even though the picture is displaying on my profile when I view it, it isn't when others do so. Please help.
    i can see it :sexface:
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