Strangness in BladeForums...

[geothorn]

Hello --

I've noticed a strange thing today. Usually, everytime that I go offline, I delete all of my "cookies" and the entire contents of my Internet Explorer Temporary Internet Files folder. Doing so, it necessitates that I have to sign-in, everytime that I return to BladeForums, in order to see everything available...at least, that's what I thought.

Before signing-in I decided to go into the Community Forum, specifically the "My Dog is Cute" thread, http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=332666 and I checked for the avatars. They are all there, without my signing-in and taking the new "cookie." Once I signed-in, however, all of the avatars vanished.

Shouldn't things be working the other way around? No avatars until you sign-in, rather than avatars showing before signing-in, and that disappear after signing-in? BladeForums is *much* more colorful before signing-in, the way that the system is currently working.

Just a "heads up,"
GeoThorn

 

[Gollnick]

That is a strange occurance, yes.

 

[cerulean]

There's a box in the User CP that says "show avatars". Maybe that's not checked or something?

 

[geothorn]

As Emily Latella used to say, "Nevermind."

Cerulean hath cured my difficulty. The reason that I was seeing avatars and sigs, before signing-in, was because I didn't have my "Show Avatar" box ticked. Once I signed-in, that not showing of the avatars took effect.

Thanks for fast and terrific helpfulness!
GeoThorn

 

[Quiet Storm]

I can view all avatars even when I'm not logged in.

 

[Cougar Allen]

Yes, you will see avatars when you're not logged in, and you will continue to see them after you log in unless you have set your options NOT to show avatars. The default is to show avatars, but some people prefer to save the bandwidth.