Question

ALLOW GIFs AS PFP!

Answer 1

DO IT.

Answer 2

Lmao.....YAY

Answer 3

Reee, close this please.

Answer 4

Why, everyone wants GIF pfp

Answer 5

yes do it

Answer 6

@Ultrilliam

Answer 7

yeshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Answer 8

There is a reason as to why this is disabled (until I at least re-architecture pfps a bit)
Due to most of our users being on either school PC's or low end hardware, most of our users would be unable to handle Profile Pictures being GIF's and it would render their computer's unstable/laggy. As such keeping our audience in mind at this time I cannot implement that.

Answer 9

Do it like discord.

Answer 10

Mouse hovering triggers the gif

Answer 11

@Ultrilliam

Answer 12

That would be how I would have to re-architecture it, but it's easier said then done to set that up. Most likely this will also only be a subscriber feature when I implement it.

Answer 13

Ah, ok. Like nitro

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One quick question. How come forum sites that use MyBB and such do not lag when like 30% of people use gif pfps

Answer 15

This is a great thread

Answer 16

totally

Answer 17

Depends on your hardware, if you have a GPU, what browser your using, what version of that browser your using, what flags you have enabled, etc.

Our site would especially have problems due to the amount of places a single persons pfp can show up, so you could be rendering and SCALING 30 gifs from just a single user. Forums usually don't need to scale GIF's client-side (for each frame) as they pre-scale it to exactly the size it would need. That helps to reduce the load

Answer 18

Like how you have to have 100x100 gifs

Answer 19

Ah, I understand.

Answer 20

Like where people ask questions... in different chats... in messages...and in the online list

Answer 21

Thats alot of profile pictures XD

Answer 22

i think when you click their actual profile page

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it should allow the gif

Answer 24

Like https://questioncove.com/users/blankspace

Answer 25

But the picture could be a gif

Answer 26

oooo

Answer 27

I know it seems kind of dumb, because no-one really clicks the actual profile link, but I do.

Answer 28

But then it's in such a seldom used area that the point is practically moot, which is why it isn't there already, and instead pending a better implementation

Answer 29

How about when you click their name and it pops up with the little box

Answer 30

i say do it and try it out
😁😁👌👌👌

Answer 31

I mean if it lags for people, then they can tell you

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And if too many people get laggy, then stop it completely

Answer 33

yea it does

Answer 34

I actually had thought about doing it like that, but decided that would still be too little noticeable, better then just allowing it on profiles, but still not as good as a proper implementation

Answer 35

what we doing then???

Answer 36

BRB

Answer 37

Having it as a sub feature could have it so only subbed people could view them?

Answer 38

That prolly makes no sense either

Answer 39

That would defeat the purpose of the feature

Answer 40

more subs doe XD

Answer 41

I think it's hilarious that they said "Do it like discord" when not an hour ago my profile picture on Discord played without being hovered over and I was asked to change it, LOL

Answer 42

I noticed that too and I was like "excuse me how"

Answer 43

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Answer 44

eh

Answer 45

@justsaiyan I'm talking about the idea, not the way it's executed on discord.

Answer 46

lmao oof

Answer 47

facts

Answer 48

It seems like a good idea, but I can see it getting out of hand really quick.

Answer 49

Even then, that's boost likely a glitch

Answer 50

Most*

Answer 51

Its a suggestion to make more people choose QC over PA. Why are you giving me a reason to go to PA

Answer 52

definitely a glitch

Answer 53

Because as a user with a low-end PC I can tell you that I can't even log into PA. So.

Answer 54

thank u

Answer 55

@justsaiyan most people don't have really low-end PCs

Answer 56

I mean, my 2008 Mac works fine with PA

Answer 57

I don't see how many people would even operate a gif as their profile... dont they have special links for those

Answer 58

really

Answer 59

really

Answer 60

I think gif pfps could be earned

Answer 61

Like with smartcents

Answer 62

Why do you want animated profile pictures so much?

Answer 63

Because who doesn't want a gif pfp

Answer 64

ummm a nobody im guessing

Answer 65

Fair enough. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ However you'll be surprised how limited you'll be when you see the file size limit. :troll:

Answer 66

That's fine. We don't need a huge file size

Answer 67

What if it makes people lag

Answer 68

It only makes people lag the more frames or frames per second

Answer 69

facts

Answer 70

If a maximum size/framerate is established, there shouldn't technically be an issue

Answer 71

Because what everyone is saying, is everyone on QC will have a gif pfp

Answer 72

I doubt that very much

Answer 73

i dont either honestly

Answer 74

Like I like my pfp ATM. Every now and then I would have a gif pfp,but I would probably switch back

Answer 75

honestly its not about the computer its moreso about the data im guessing like frfr who doesnt love gifs??

Answer 76

but you'll make them abuse the BTS gifs as a profile you realize that right ??? @BlankSpace

Answer 77

Keep in mind, that not only the frame-rate number of frames count, but how much the image is scaled, client side the image would be scaled and possibly cause a document-reflow for each frame. Multiply that by every place a GIF is, and it becomes substantial. For example on some browsers if just BlankSpace had a GIF PFP, it would be doing all that 40 times! (indefinitely!)

Now let's take a typical GIF FPS (10fps), and that's 400 times it's scaled and calculated per second

So once again, if I were to implement it, it would likely be through the means of hovering to see, which is easier said then it actually is to architecture.

Answer 78

Yeah, ok

Answer 79

I see

Answer 80

lol

Answer 81

But just asking if it's possible to maybe try it out for like a day

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Just to see if there is lag

Answer 83

I had just my profile picture as a GIF for less then 2 hours a day or two ago, and I got two separate reports of it, actually.

Answer 84

Hi sorry for being late to the party.

Answer 85

So 2 people out of how many active users?

Answer 86

Where's that unsubscribe button ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Answer 87

Where's that file attached button for mobile

Answer 88

Where are those people who actually do schoolwork on mobile? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Answer 89

Me

Answer 90

Congratulations BS





You're a prophet