Ship Simulator
English forum => Small talk => Topic started by: TerryRussell on February 26, 2009, 22:36:31
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Announcing the "FORUM ICONS" competition.
Fred and I invite you to submit new icons that we can use on this Forum. These are the "Smileys" or "Emoticons" that you see in messages. Like these: :angel: :evil: :police: :o :thumbs: :sleepy: and so on.
Your prize is the prestige of having your icons used on the forum for a while. (You may grin very smugly for at least a month!)
We're starting with a simple competition. Please submit your set of thre icons, covering the following:
1. A "Shhh" icon
2. A "Captain" icon
3. A "Cheering" (YAY!) icon.
From the entries, we will select icons to enhance the existing set, if suitable entries are submitted.
Competition is now open. It closes at 11pm UK Time on 22nd March 2009. The judges decision will be announced within a day or two of that date.
Please read the guidelines below.
Guidelines for creating icons for Ship Simulator:
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What do you get out of this?
We will use your set of icons on the forum until we hold the next competition or until we decide to use another set of icons. Generally, this will be for a minimum of a month. In that time you will get the appropriate level of hero-worship from other forum members.
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The judges will consist of selected Moderators and/or Administrators. Do not try to influence them or you may be eliminated from the competition.
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All work submitted must be your own creation. This is most important. Do not submit anyone else's images.
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Icons should be preferably produced in "gif 89a non-interlaced" format (not essential, though). If you don't know what this (or any other terms used here) means, the answer is Google!
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You should probably set the background as the transparent colour, unless you have a really good reason to do otherwise.
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The size of your icons should be consistent with those already on this site. It's probably not going to win many favours if your icons cause the text to look strangely positioned.
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When you submit the icons, you are giving Vstep permission to use them in whatever way they see fit, in perpetuity (forever). You won't be able to stipulate what happens to them. This is the case whether your icons are selected as competition winners or not.
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One entry per person, per competition.
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The judges decision is final. No discussions will be entered into. Unless it involves Marmite.
* update 2nd March - underlined words added in section 4.
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Mine for Captain.
I have three versions. Bearded, non bearded or pirate. I hope this doesnt violate the rule n0 9.
(http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6811/beardedcaptain.gif)
(http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7816/captain.gif)
(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1210/pirate.gif)
PS: About rule 9 - can I post my ssh and Yay on another post or will that break rule 9?
edit: forgot the zip file
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Well, the reason I didn't upload the zips in the first place is because they just dont exist if you have mnore then 1 when you try to attach it
Ill try again here,
edit: worked, here you go!
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Well, the reason I didn't upload the zips in the first place is because they just dont exist if you have mnore then 1 when you try to attach it
Ill try again here,
edit: worked, here you go!
So we'll take the second one as your entry, then?
Probably best if you delete whichever set you don't want to enter. That'll avoid complications later. ;D
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Here is mine
Hope you like them
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Hi MMMMMM.
They're very good! But unfortunately, they don't seem to be your own work. Or are they?
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What are the pixel dimensions we should use?
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What are the pixel dimensions we should use?
See item 6.
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Oh no sorry terry these are from the POTCO fansite iasked the person who made them if i could and they said yes i promise
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Oh no sorry terry these are from the POTCO fansite iasked the person who made them if i could and they said yes i promise
Sorry, I have to disqualify these.
See item 3. "must be your own work".
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Sorry, I have to disqualify these.
See item 3. "must be your own work".
this smiley can you find on this site http://www.mysmiley.net/free-happy-smileys.php
ore this http://planetsmilies.net/
TJK(http://planetsmilies.net/person-smiley-1185.gif) (http://planetsmilies.net)
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DIAMANT, save the image as a .gif, witch allow a transparent alpha channel. (This will only work in things like Piant.net, GIMP, Photoshop)
gif 89a non-interlaced is an option you get when saving a .gif in GIMP or photoshop (don't know about paint.net, don't use it)
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Just to add to Austin's good words, when you save the image (File/Save as), you will probably see an option that allows you to "make background transparent" or "set background color as transparent" etc. Select that.
Regarding the 89a, if it isn't shown as an option, then is probably already set to that in your image editor. I won't worry too much about that. (I'll update the rules slightly in a moment)
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TJK, Austin, I removed the last few posts. A discussion about the specifics about the formats and possibilities might not be the best thing. People might get confused rather than having it help them...
I hope you understand, it's in the interest of the topic. Which ideally should be used to enter your possible.. well.. entry.. ;D
Cheers guys!
Regards,
Fred
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TJK, Austin, I removed the last few posts. A discussion about the specifics about the formats and possibilities might not be the best thing. People might get confused rather than having it help them...
I hope you understand, it's in the interest of the topic. Which ideally should be used to enter your possible.. well.. entry.. ;D
Cheers guys!
Regards,
Fred
agree Fred Tanks god idea, sorry for the idiotic discussion, and if someone need help to transparent background joust ask and i help you got permission to do that
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No need for apologies!
There was nothing wrong... it was just getting potentially overly complicated. ;)
Fred.
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I think that the problem is that, most of us don't have the software to be able to make things like smileys unfortunately! ::) :'(
Jack.
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Windows Paint is fine.
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Here, it follows all of the guidelines, it is 20x20 which is a bit larger then the :D smileys but about the same as :police:
I used the same colors as the current smiles so they don't look weird. Suggestions would be helpful, I still plan on making it better. :)
(http://i41.tinypic.com/10nugeo.gif)
I might just have to manually do the stroke.
It is 100% my work, might be easier if I just copied the currently smiley and added a hat. :P
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Are you sure its your own work? that hat looks a bit familiar on google images...
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Yes sir. I built the hat & the head.
(I copied with my eye a hat on google images, so I didn't make it look funny)
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Thanks Austin.
Are you sure its your own work? that hat looks a bit familiar on google images...
Gloat, please don't try to trash the competitors, no matter how subtly.... :evil: :police:
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Thanks terry, I will improve it, since the stroke is horrible. Make the hat more visible.
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OK.
Don't forget that this competition will close at midnight (Forum time) = 23:00 GMT.
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Sorry Terry, I didn't want to get Austin disqualified or anything.
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OK, thank you for your entries. Fred and I will review your entries and announce our decision shortly.
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Spambot and Gentlemen.
We have a winner. Gloat's "Captain" icon is now available for use.
Gloat gets bragging rights for a month!
Yay.... :captain: :thumbs:
(I'll adjust the background colour tomorrow.)
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:captain: Captain Mike :captain:
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:captain: IRI5HJ4CK :captain: :lol:
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:captain: Gloat :captain:
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Congrats to GLOAT! :captain:
well done to Gloat and to all other entrants :)
I like the new captain, good choice Terry :captain:
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Bragging in Process.
Terry, I can see you have added TWO Captains!
:captain: (This is not on the selection)
:newcaptain:
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The old captain was allready there from when you made it, Gloat.. but it wasn't visible in the list though.... I tried that one out when you sent it to me some time ago.
Edit: Fixed now, the other one is gone.. I had to edit some of the posts here, cause the new one now has the old and easier code.. And the white square is gone too now..
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Thanks, Fred! :thumbs:
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My pleasure!! :)
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Its April now, are you going to restart the competition so I can win again?
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Maybe.
Nothing like having confidence, is there.
Of course, I've noticed that in the rules there is nothing that prevents Fred from entering.... :evil:
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hmmm.. ::)
My personal one;
(http://i41.tinypic.com/2db42f8.jpg)
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LOL...I like that... ;D
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Haha! Good smiley Fred :lol:
My Personal Smiley: (http://www.clipartof.com/images/thumbnail/337.gif)
Jack :lol:
p.s. I'll stop posting now :lol:
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Whilst I have your attention, shall we run another competition?
Post in this thread if you're likely to join in, please. If there's enough interest, we can do it! :thumbs:
What new icon (just one icon, please) would you like to see?
What existing icon would you like to see replaced?
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Hmmm, well, I'd like to see that Captain Icon that Gloat entered, as in, the one without the beard.
Jack :)
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When I say "replaced", that's as in "by one that you've made".
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How about a 'Happy Administrator' icon?
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I had thought of those kinds aswell.. but they can also potentionally be used for the wrong reasons, or taken the wrong way.
When advicing someone to stay on topic, a personal written reminder might be nicer than an icon.. :-\
Fred
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How about a 'Happy Administrator' icon?
Probably never get used. A Victor Meldrew icon, on the other hand.... ;D
[update] Lucky you removed that so swiftly Diamant. I won't tolerate any similar comments.
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Here you have an admin smily :lol:
(http://i42.tinypic.com/fcpojt.gif)
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hmmm.. ::)
My personal one;
(http://i41.tinypic.com/2db42f8.jpg)
thats quite lol mr. fred that personal one!!no joking here!!!
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thats quite lol mr. fred that personal one!!no joking here!!!
here are one for the music_Fred (http://i43.tinypic.com/2l9o7bl.gif) Sorry Mad_Fred :lol:
This is not mine so it's not in the competition BDW Fred to the left :lol:
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Heheh.. those are great, Tore! :thumbs:
And thanks CC! Much appreciated! :)
Fred.
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Can we start a new competition? What are the smilyes going to need to be? (Bad English)
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i say we can but i don't know ???