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KillerB
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Give us a graphic

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The title graphic on here is a default one. Obviously it says nothing about Port so it's time to start looking around. Can't use a bottle on its side, it's been done. Wide-angle picture of the Douro Valley - maybe. Row of Port bottles or full glasses?

See what you've got. The winner will get the prize of seeing their submission every time they sign on.

De-stickied by admin 6/7/7
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Post by Conky »

This is a photo of my favourite bottle of Port. (Its not really, haven't really got a clue what it is).
And although not suitable for the site graphic, I thought it might get you in the mood.
Please concentrate on the bottle.... :D

{Picture of woman in low-cut dress removed because JDAW is at work, this should help explain some of the later comments - changed by admin 21/07/2007}

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a bottle might not look like ‘work’

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My preference would be nothing. Don’t waste the space. And, for those logged on from work, a bottle might not look like ‘work’.
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Space is already taken up by the big @ graphic, so something more appropriate does make sense.
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Re: a bottle might not look like ‘work’

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jdaw1 wrote:for those logged on from work, a bottle might not look like ‘work’.
Agreed - I can supply a wide graphic with the words UK Pensions Forum in bold type - not sure if this would help everyone else but it would certainly help me when I'm in the office :lol:

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Each to his own alibi

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Fantastic idea! Can we each supply our own? Bottled gases, Uruguayan bonds, Pension reform — each to his own alibi.
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KillerB,

When does Webmistress Treacle get home? We need urgent assistance to set-up user defined banners with a panic button that turns the whole screen into a spreadsheet with one click 8) (OK, so I copied that idea from somewhere else :roll: )

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So all we've got so far is a pair of boobs, is it?
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Post by Conky »

I think your being harsh on you and Derek. I find you mature erudite fellows with a Quirky Port side. A pair of Boobs...no, definately not.
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I wasn't thinking of me.
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Post by Conky »

KillerB (Alex)

Julian has made the point that my photo may cause him problems viewing the site whilst at work. I thought it was pretty tame, but fairs fair, I'm happy to delete it, it was only a bit of juvenile humour. Of course that would make some of the following posts seem odd. Could you have a look and delete what will cheer Julian up but leaves all the graphics conversation intact.
I cant say I wont get up to mischief in the future, but with such a great Forum and promising start, I'm in a very comprimising mood.
Over to you bud.

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Done - now that's forum moderation, isn't it?
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Square parentheses

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Or, when deleting one's own stuff, replace it with something like “[Mildly raunchy picture deleted on the suggestion of …]†. And perhaps leave in a link to the picture.

And, to be emphatic, there’s nothing wrong with mischief. :-)

Back to the main point: when I said
jdaw1 wrote:My preference would be nothing. Don’t waste the space.
what I meant was not the current “@† picture, what I meant was no picture at all.
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Derek T. wrote:KillerB,

When does Webmistress Treacle get home? We need urgent assistance to set-up user defined banners with a panic button that turns the whole screen into a spreadsheet with one click 8) (OK, so I copied that idea from somewhere else :roll: )

Derek
Hiya Derek

I have seen that facility on other sites. I think I can create a spreadsheet and then link a button through. I assume it should go near the top somewhere.

Are people happy with the colour scheme - not very "port-like" but quite clean

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Clean, simple, easy to read, high-contrast: fantastic.

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Clean, simple, easy to read, high-contrast: fantastic.

Graphic designer gone mad and a pestilence on the users who we hate anyway: bad.
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Post by DRT »

Treacle,

The colour scheme does me fine, thanks.

The panic button was a joke but woul be cool to have if you want to make it happen.

The bottles of cloudy bay we owe you are adding up quick! And I suppose we could get Alex a cruz tawny !
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Is there a fixed size to the graphic?
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RonnieRoots wrote:Is there a fixed size to the graphic?
See that big blue strip at the top with "The Port Forum.com" - it's got to go in there. Doesn't have to be full width, but that's the height. Could be several of course.
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Post by RonnieRoots »

I made a couple. Height and Width will probably not be ideal, but I can adjust them any way you like (they're crops from bigger pictures)

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I can also make high-res versions of these. I can e-mail those if you like 'em.
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That's the sort of thing - excellent.
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Post by Conky »

Although the classic view may be the way to go,
something about what Jdaw1 said appealed to my sense of style.
I'll throw this one in as a small picture that would take the place of the @ on the top banner. I think the colours complement, and then I'd leave it alone as a modern,stylish banner for our site.

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Feel free to laugh out loud!
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That is also good, it could take over from the @.
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I like the last of the Ronnie Roots images and have colourised it a bit.
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I like that.
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Post by DRT »

I like that too - I' would suggest you just stick it in there and see what people think

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