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General Community => Site Comments, Issues and Concerns => Topic started by: UT99Shade on December 16, 2023, 09:52:31 AM

Title: Quick question. Where do I change my profile picture?
Post by: UT99Shade on December 16, 2023, 09:52:31 AM
Hello :)

I looked everywhere and I simply cant find the option. Also, where do I change the privacy settings? e.g. who can see my email adsress? If I open up my profile, my email address is listed there. Therefore others might see it to,or it would not be there, right?

https://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Profile Here it says there should be two separate settings. Account settings and forum profile. If I click on "Account settings" at the top left, it leads me to "forum profile", which again shows me only the settings listed under "account settings" in the link above. It makes no sense. Where are the actual settings listed under "forum profile" in the link?

I am confused. I hope someone can help me.

Regards
Shade
Title: Re: Quick question. Where do I change my profile picture?
Post by: Diego Andrés on December 16, 2023, 10:47:47 AM
I believe you need a few posts to be able to access more options in your profile, and get rid of the captcha before posting.
Title: Re: Quick question. Where do I change my profile picture?
Post by: UT99Shade on December 16, 2023, 11:50:01 AM
Thank you for this information. Where would I have been able to read about that?
Title: Re: Quick question. Where do I change my profile picture?
Post by: Diego Andrés on December 16, 2023, 12:14:10 PM
There's no public post about it afaik, it's just an anti spam measure on this site.
An admin can correct me on this if mistaken.
Title: Re: Quick question. Where do I change my profile picture?
Post by: Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen on December 16, 2023, 01:20:46 PM
No, that's right. Some general permissions are only granted after you have reached 10 posts, and not all boards increase the count. This is mostly because we get a lot of spammers.
Title: Re: Quick question. Where do I change my profile picture?
Post by: UT99Shade on December 17, 2023, 05:28:59 PM
Quote from: Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen on December 16, 2023, 01:20:46 PMNo, that's right. Some general permissions are only granted after you have reached 10 posts, and not all boards increase the count. This is mostly because we get a lot of spammers.
Then it would be nice to communicate that for new users. For many people, this forum here is the first impression they have of SMF. The first impression counts.
Title: Re: Quick question. Where do I change my profile picture?
Post by: Irisado on December 17, 2023, 06:52:08 PM
It is outlined, in general terms, in the first post of this topic: https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=250251.0.  The reason why it is overlooked is because of the title of the topic.
Title: Re: Quick question. Where do I change my profile picture?
Post by: Kindred on December 17, 2023, 09:39:25 PM
Oh, and Noone can see any user's email address except admins,  that's why there is no setting for it
Title: Re: Quick question. Where do I change my profile picture?
Post by: UT99Shade on December 18, 2023, 02:26:25 AM
Quote from: Kindred on December 17, 2023, 09:39:25 PMOh, and Noone can see any user's email address except admins,  that's why there is no setting for it
I suggest to state that for the normal user. Maybe put a "(not visible for other users)" behind the email address in the profile.
Title: Re: Quick question. Where do I change my profile picture?
Post by: Steve on December 18, 2023, 06:38:02 AM
Quote from: Irisado on December 17, 2023, 06:52:08 PMThe reason why it is overlooked is because of the title of the topic.
Possibly we could add '& Avatars' to the title

Or change 'Signatures' to 'Profile Information'

Lex?
Title: Re: Quick question. Where do I change my profile picture?
Post by: Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen on December 18, 2023, 06:41:40 AM
Policy Change: User Signatures & Other Profile Details (https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=250251.0)
Title: Re: Quick question. Where do I change my profile picture?
Post by: Steve on December 19, 2023, 08:23:11 AM
Awesome! Thanks Lex.  ;D