The position is very good. I didn't even think about it, but it makes sense combined with the local time. Also, I don't see any position below the avatar where you could put the flag so it still looks good.

nope I am just bad with money. I am having a hard enough time getting everthing straight with my cc bills and getting them paid off.

This one looks better! http://f4c3.free.fr/jollyroger.gif

It does, Face. =)

Did we have a pirate flag before? I could have sworn we did.

I think the current placement doesn't make a lot of sense, actually. I can see how it fits with the local time display, but country flags are user-specific and should really go in the left column. Unless the IP origin for that specific post is represented by the country flag, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense, if you think about it.

Then again, I agree that the country flag doesn't really fit in with the overall style of the avatar column, so placing it in the post-specific bar above the post content seems like a reasonable compromise.

There's the one I have right now, St. Pierre & Miquelon, though it's not quite a real pirate flag.

Which reminds me. We still haven't figured a good place to put gender icons or gender indication or online status. I did have that dot system. Let me go dig it up and see how it might work now.

I figure up to the left of the flag is probably a good a place as any. Don't wanna go unbalancing the great postbit area we have.

I've come up with two ways of positioning the dots. Vertically and Horizontally.

http://a.photos.cx/onlinegendervertical-c1a.png

http://a.photos.cx/onlinegenderhorizontal-83b.png

I'm more of a fan of the horizontal (oh ho!) so I'll demo that out.

Online and Male: http://a.photos.cx/onmale-4e0.gif
Online and Female: http://a.photos.cx/onfem-8a4.gif
Online and N/A: http://a.photos.cx/onun-4d7.gif

Offline/Hidden and Male: http://a.photos.cx/offmale-44d.gif
Offline/Hidden and Female: http://a.photos.cx/offfem-4fa.gif
Offline/Hidden and N/A: http://a.photos.cx/offun-983.gif

That's only six different images you'd have to load weighing in at a whopping 83 bytes each. Not bad. Or you could do them individually and have five.

Wha'cha think? I'm up for the vertical positioning if you guys like that more. It's an idea.

I really like the dot idea! and for me the vertical positioning look better XD

Vertical looks pretty good to me.

That's a good idea, Acer, although I'd prefer the former gender icons instead of the dot, but I like the dot system, too, so I don't care which way it's gonna be.

I decided to try combining the two using sex symbols and online status creme filling.

http://a.photos.cx/capoisonlinemale-eee.png

Here's another batch.

Male online & offline/hidden: http://a.photos.cx/mon-dfb.gif http://a.photos.cx/moff-e3b.gif
Female online & offline/hidden: http://a.photos.cx/fon-9af.gif http://a.photos.cx/foff-7ce.gif
N/A online & offline/hidden: http://a.photos.cx/uon-7a8.gif http://a.photos.cx/uoff-e7e.gif


I've also came up with a version where the sex symbol is the online/offline color.

http://a.photos.cx/capoisonlinemale2-47f.png

And another batch of symbols.

Male online & offline/hidden: http://a.photos.cx/wmon-b81.gif http://a.photos.cx/wmoff-575.gif
Female online & offline/hidden: http://a.photos.cx/wfon-e32.gif http://a.photos.cx/wfoff-4c3.gif
N/A online & offline/hidden: http://a.photos.cx/wuon-a55.gif http://a.photos.cx/wuoff-3bb.gif


Which one do you guys like? =o

I think the symbols are pretty dandy and if you'd like to debate where their placement might be best then feel free.

I love the second set of symbols. Really goes with the whole minimalist style we've been moving towards. Great job, Acer.

Yeah, looks awesome! I prefer the first set (dots), in the vertical alignment.

I agree with User on that one. The dots are probably as minimal as you can get them. And it doesn't really stick out like a sore thumb.

yes even if those symbols are great I still prefer the dots in vertical alignment.

Status-filled symbols are pretty rad. Sure the dots are more minimalist, but someone's gonna come to the forums and see these dots and think, "huh, some dots. Wonder what the hell those mean?" and then we'll get posts asking about it all the time.

You probably will only have to mouseover the symbols in order to see a handy tooltip telling you exactly what they are for. That's how it works with most of the forum's other icons.

My opinion is that this stuff is great, but belongs only in the postbit. That's where details about the user go.

I demand the Europe flag back.

Also while you're at it, any chance you can at the flag for Belka? I'd so use that.

Agreed.

I like the symbols with the dot in the circle that changes color more than the symbols themselves changing color.

Also, can we have the "undeclared" ones being a Prince symbol or something.

Also take the girl one and add an arrow to it to make a hybrid for Sarah's dupes.

that be nice to have :D

http://a.photos.cx/prince-209.gif http://a.photos.cx/princeonline-29a.gif http://a.photos.cx/princeoffline-2fe.gif

=)

Hey, five dollars wouldn't be bad at all for something like that. It's almost like a "luxury" item so it's not like we really need it and are charging unfairly.

Why not just make it a reward for donors? I'd much rather leave people the option of contributing whatever they want, instead of actually selling some privileges for a fixed amount.

That not really a privilege though (in the sense that when only staff had custom titles and regulars didn't it was a privilege), it's more of a customization. Besides, people don't donate for any privileges right? They do it because they can and they care.

Of course, I wouldn't be against any donator getting this for free if they want. Incidentally, you've already donated face. =O