Posting an Avatar

[hardH2Onut]

OK I have read just about every current and old post regarding this topic yet my avatar does not show up.  Here is what I did.

Join photobucket, loaded image into my album, re sized to less than 120x120, checked the box stating that I have my own avatar,  copied the hltm and pasted in the avatar line in my profile and then hit change profile.  No luck

Can anyone spell it out for a computer idiot? 

Thanks

[Bean]

I helped you out a little. You were real close. You had the url of your whole photo album instead of just the url of that photo. Now it has just your photo url.

[firemedic07]

Test. looks like it worked. All I can see in my profile is an empty box with a red x??

[crawdude]

i must be stupid i cant do it either keep getting the box with the red x

[FISHNFIREMAN]

Help please... Tried using photobucket for avatar. resized photo, copied link and changed profile yet all I get is a box with a red X any thoughts???

[americanfisher77]

i have tried every thing i can think of resized croped re uploaded. i cannot get my avatar to work. the closest it goes was when it says its to big or not an avatar. can any one help me

[americanfisher77]

HELLO,
REPOSTING TO GET A RESPONSE.

[FoxyCleo]

first off I can see every avitar onthis page.
second i had alot of trouble the other day with mine.
this is what i did... take the img link copy and paste. then remove [img] infront of http-then remove [img] at the end of the link.
hope that helps???

[americanfisher77]

test

[americanfisher77]

first off I can see every avitar onthis page.
second i had alot of trouble the other day with mine.
this is what i did... take the img link copy and paste. then remove [img] infront of http-then remove [img] at the end of the link.
hope that helps???

why did it work that way, when the direct link is the same address and won't work

[FoxyCleo]

why did it work that way, when the direct link is the same address and won't work

looks like it worked, did it???

[americanfisher77]

yes it did
but i don't understand the instructions tell you to use the direct link. and that did not work for me. when i used the image code and deleted the [img] like you said it worked that way. confusing i guess. but i got it so thank you

[WYIfish]

I am an everyday poster during the winter. My third season. I have changed my avatar a few dozen times. It still takes me over 20 trys to stumble on the right secret code to make it work. Note I have no avatar now. 

Can any software writer with common sense help up poor ice fishermen get a program that is user friendly?

Photobucket works well enough but the avatar program on IceShanty.com really is not very compatable for many of us.  Please Brian, can you help us common computer literate guys get a better plan?
Dave F.

[Steuben1]

test

[SilverCityJiggerNut]

OK GUYS...GOT IT.  WHEN LOOKING AT YOUR CODE....DROP THE ALBUM ADDRESS AND COPY JUST THE PHOTO ADDRESS.  I HAVE A FLIKR ACCOUNT AND ITS VERY EASY...NO NEED TO RESIZE AND SAVE PICS FLIKR HAS AN AUTO CODE GENERATOR.  IM GONNA COPY THE FULL CODE THEN DROP THE ALBUM INFO.....LOOK AT THE BEFORE AND AFTERS AND HOPE IT HELPS!!!!

BEFORE

"
2_3lb Larrys FEB 5th by "

AFTER

"http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5058/5442330137_8950aa80fb_t.jpg"

PS...I ADDED QUOTES TO PREVENT THE PIC FROM POSTION HERE IN THE THREAD!!!!  SO I HOPE THIS HELPS EVERYONE!!!