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[BlackadderV]

I have been playing around looking for different pictures to use as an avatar. I've gone into gravatar, followed the instructions, googled images and copied the url. When I paste it it comes up encrypted and the next page, where I should be able to crop, is just a black square. This happens no matter what image I choose. Am I doing something wrong?

[Dizmo]

Personally I'd just save the image to computer (desktop) and then just upload that way. It's a damn sight easier mate.

[Psybbo]

Did you select 'G'?

[Dizmo]

Psybbo: it shouldn't matter as on Gravatar you can have any rating to crop and upload - just not to use on AB.

[Old_Geezer]

I agree it may be easier to copy it somewhere where you can check it isn't encrypted, first.

[BlackadderV]

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Thanks Dizmo, you are a star. I shall certainly bear your advice in mind for the future. Thanks also to OG.

[BlackadderV]

I'm still curious, though, as to why this image would not load from the URL but loaded no bother when I pasted it to my desktop.

[Dizmo]

Chances are it's a problem with Gratavar and how it uses 'permissions' for google images.