Forum Avatars need fixing(?)

[343N]

I try to upload this gif file (113x200):

And the forum crops it into a square...

Why is it like this, and is anything going to change?

 

[Exedra]

It crops it into a square because avatars are meant to be square...

 

[343N]

it should say that in the avatar upload page then. would be better if we could have custom dimensions though and have them retain their proportions

 

[Exedra]

No, avatars IN GENERAL are generally square, as it's more compact and takes less space and looks better if you only make a short post.

 

[343N]

uh yeah but on most other forums I go on (neogaf, facepunch) the avatar is not forced as a square. and being compact? that's what the image resolution limit is there for, to constrain the size of the avatar. (along with preventing people from uploading massive images)

 

[SatanicSanta]

uh yeah but on most other forums I go on (neogaf, facepunch) the avatar is not forced as a square. and being compact? that's what the image resolution limit is there for, to constrain the size of the avatar. (along with preventing people from uploading massive images)

You cannot have a forced-image resolution and allow it to be larger than standard at the same time.

 

[343N]

I know that. I never said anything about larger than standard?
Couldn't the avatar uploader at least resize it instead of cropping it? (and keeping the aspect ratio the same)
I know it's probably never going to happen and I shouldn'tve made this thread, i'm just curious, why forced squares?

 

[Yusunoha]

I know that. I never said anything about larger than standard?
Couldn't the avatar uploader at least resize it instead of cropping it? (and keeping the aspect ratio the same)
I know it's probably never going to happen and I shouldn'tve made this thread, i'm just curious, why forced squares?

I think this question should rather be directed towards the developers of XenForo, as I doubt the FTB staff has specifically coded the forum to handle the avatars like this...