What About Moderators in the New Forum?

Dave DPI may or may not be a Printer term But many programs including Graphics Converter use DPI reference, in their method used to reduce the file size in an image. example 300DPI image would print an excellent photo but would be several megabytes in size and would slow down to a crawl even a 1MB DSL connection. On the other hand if resolution is changed to 72 by 72 dpi for web viewing, the image will look to the human eye just as good as the 300dpi image. Look at any image editing program. see if under resolution they use 600, 300, 150, 72dpi in setting resolution.

the higher the resolution the better an image will print. But for posting on website, anything over 150 dpi is wasted bandwidth on a Website. All of the images I use in the Family trees on my website are no more than 150 dpi. If they are not sharp and defined enough its because they are scanned images of old photos and newspaper clippings.

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but I really mean in the new forums, when people may be coming across the designation for the first time
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Ah OK. Apart from Adobe´s own public definition, what do you think needs to be explained ?

The use of NNTP means that their users don't see any of the posted images which are considered by those of us that use the principal Adobe Graphic Arts Applications (such as Photoshop) to be essential in conveying help to other Forum members.

Thank you Günter - but I really mean in the new forums, when people may be coming across the designation for the first time.

On the 85k, I was just commenting on what Phil reported. I realize that is large for most avatars, but feeding back what he reported. Even at 250kB, that is a lot of waste for me. I am just asking the option to turn off downloads of avatars (leave them for the folks that want them). That way we are all happy.

Many of the forums, that have been pointed to, have various display options, including threads. Thus the question comes up of what is the big deal about providing an option that displays in the current Adobe forum style, as well as all of the other styles. If the display options were provided, then all of the arguments about avatars, labels on folks, history of folks, etc, would be unnecessary.

My question: Are such display options being considered? If so, then maybe we can turn to more useful comments.

I do not know much about the NNTP form getting information, but it sure sounds like such a format should be considered in the design of the forums - even if I might not use it.

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I see the ACE designation no different that MVP. Its just a Title bestowed upon a Person by MS or Adobe to show they have a little more expertise than the average person
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I for once have been granted membership in the Adobe Community Expert program in early 1997, and those who assume we´d be using this designation for publicly acting up as braggers do us (and the program) wrong. Please consider that if we would really dare to act up like that in those forums where we use this "badge" to identify ourselves, other participants would (absolutely legitimately) tear us to pieces -- and our Community Expert days were numbered, as the decision makers who review our activities once a year would certainly not accept such a demeanour.

Adobe expects us to provide competent help within the realms of the product(s) we have received the designation for, and we are also expected to help others in a regardful, respectful and continuous manner. By the way, I´m not aware of any fellow Community Expert who has ever misued this temporary designation respectively the "badge" to demonstrate superiority to all those other forum participants who often reveal an incredibly high level of knowledge which might excel what we can come up with, but who haven´t received this designation.

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It needs explaining to people though, I think, so they don't get the wrong idea
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While I´m not sure if I´m qualified to provide a satisfying explanation, please allow me to contribute some of my personal assessments:

Trying to be a "good" Community Expert is, to my experience, not just about demonstrating one´s technical skills -- having these skills alone wouldn´t even warrant such a designation, as they don´t make you any better than all those other product users who are equally skilled or even better than you.

The reason why Community Expert fellows such as David or Murray have become popular and well accepted within the Dreamweaver user community over the years is not just their undoubtedly immense knowledge -- it´s also their ability to establish a consistent "at eye level" communication with other users in general and to accurately explaining matters without ever apperaring arrogant or opinionated.

85k phil - gif from his website...



14k phil, jpg just converted by my 2 minutes ago:

>This image is 4K 72pdi and slightly over 1x1"

dpi is meaningless on the web phil. that's a printer term.

If you wish would be fine.

Phil, do you think we should take this to the Web Design Forum ?