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Is there a reason It won't let me change my icon?

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chill_davis
Posts: 2107 - Karma: 650
everytime i try to upload a new icon it comes up with the one I have now or the Basic NS one.
Mar 17 2011 10:35AM
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chill_davis
Posts: 2107 - Karma: 650
?
Mar 17 2011 11:57AM
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.josh.
Posts: 600 - Karma: 18
is it 50x50p??
is it under 8mb?
is it in some crazy format?
Mar 17 2011 1:38PM
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chill_davis
Posts: 2107 - Karma: 650
no its all abiding by NS format
Mar 17 2011 1:40PM
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.josh.
Posts: 600 - Karma: 18
well, then i have no clue..
Mar 17 2011 1:41PM
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Jordan
Posts: 4079 - Karma: 2,122
mine pisses me off all the time too :/ can't change it

Mar 17 2011 5:37PM
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soulskier
Posts: 17806 - Karma: 3,841
yes
Mar 17 2011 7:01PM
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EL_TIGRE
Posts: 2984 - Karma: 48
same.
Mar 17 2011 10:11PM
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*TURBONERD*
Posts: 15082 - Karma: 9,170
but Jordan, why would you get rid of pikachu?
Mar 17 2011 11:09PM
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soulskier
Posts: 17806 - Karma: 3,841
last time i changed my icon it took several hours, if waiting doest work i apologize
Mar 17 2011 11:14PM
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I.B
Posts: 8137 - Karma: 24,353
FUCK YEAH

doin it gator style
Mar 18 2011 12:27AM
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TBigCat
Posts: 629 - Karma: 4
same
Apr 1 2011 6:56AM
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TBigCat
Posts: 629 - Karma: 4
same
Apr 1 2011 6:56AM
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DGski
Posts: 3491 - Karma: 2,328
gotta change it to 50 pixels, that was my problem.
Apr 1 2011 11:37PM
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[evan]
Posts: 5628 - Karma: 117
Still having this problem, I made a semi-good looking icon to match my name and now I can't even upload it.
Apr 5 2011 11:37PM
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stupendous-man
Posts: 8637 - Karma: 13,293
same thing happened with me, heres what i did:

1. make sure that the pic is 50x50 pixels.
2. make sure its under 8kb

if that doesnt work after following the first 2 steps,

3. remove ur current icon (press remove icon)
4. then, add your new icon

if that still doesnt work,

5. go to a different web browser (chrome, firefox, IE) depending on what you have and repeat steps 1-4

Apr 6 2011 6:46PM
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montageskier
Posts: 4725 - Karma: 126
I have here almost 7 years, and have never changed my icon. I would have no idea how to do it.
Apr 6 2011 8:31PM
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skijunkiedtm
Posts: 9229 - Karma: 61
My icon! It changed back!
Apr 7 2011 10:55PM
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skijunkiedtm
Posts: 9229 - Karma: 61
what the hell now today it's the one I was trying to get rid of. Please fix the icon uploader!
Apr 8 2011 3:30PM
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[evan]
Posts: 5628 - Karma: 117
Yeah this happened to me to. I really want the uploader fixed, the icon I have right now is the most annoying shit ever.
Apr 8 2011 3:38PM
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skijunkiedtm
Posts: 9229 - Karma: 61
and now it is fixed while I did absolutely nothing.
Apr 8 2011 8:04PM
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Yung_Gnarley
Posts: 9092 - Karma: 3,022
Yeahhh, I deleted my icon and tried uploading a new one. My old one just showed up again haha. Must be the media uploader that they are currently working on. I'm surprised it is part of the icon uploader.
Apr 13 2011 12:24PM
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Inline.
Posts: 4424 - Karma: 432
1. save an image on your computer
3. resize your pic to 50 pixels by 50 pixels.
4.go to "preview"
5. save to computer.
6. upload new icon to ns
YOUR STOKED
Apr 13 2011 10:36PM
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skijunkiedtm
Posts: 9229 - Karma: 61
So my icon changes every few hours, cycling between my three last icons.
Apr 13 2011 10:40PM
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FilmingBitch
Posts: 6463 - Karma: 212
Sometimes you have to clear your cookies before the new icon will show (other people see it but you don't). However, it appears that this may not be the case... if you try clearing your cookies and nothing changes, then one person should bring this to the attention of a mod.
Apr 13 2011 11:32PM
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LAME.
Posts: 5795 - Karma: 2,446
Ya, had this problem while helping a friend upload his icon.
Apr 13 2011 11:57PM
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DTibby
Posts: 689 - Karma: 179
won't let me change my icon either. everything is exactly as it is supposed to be, but every time i try it comes up with exactly the same one as i had before
May 15 2011 5:05PM
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brendo.
Posts: 1554 - Karma: 77
Thanks and hopefully soon
May 15 2011 10:58PM
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Mr_pretzel
Posts: 4616 - Karma: 1,290
I changed mine like this:

1. Look if you old icon is a gif or jpg.
2. save your new icon as a gif if the old one was a jpg. Save it as a jpg if the old one was a gif.
3. make sure its exactly 50X50 and under 8kb.
4. now it should work.
May 16 2011 7:29AM
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Mr_pretzel
Posts: 4616 - Karma: 1,290
I should also add that if you want a gif as your icon and you had an a gif as your old icon too, just upload a temporary icon in jpg and then upload the gif.
May 16 2011 7:31AM
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brendo.
Posts: 1554 - Karma: 77
How do u make it gif format?
May 16 2011 10:15AM
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stupendous-man
Posts: 8637 - Karma: 13,293
^crap, the advertisers are invading the threads now
May 16 2011 3:09PM
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Mr_pretzel
Posts: 4616 - Karma: 1,290
Open in some program and save as example.gif
May 16 2011 4:54PM
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YoungQuinton
Posts: 613 - Karma: 98
I am having sort of the same problem, but when i try to change my icon, i can never get it to abide by both of the 50x50 and under 8kb constraints. It is either not quite 50x60 or over 8kb. SOMEONE HELP!
May 23 2011 2:48PM
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.spaghetticat.
Posts: 4283 - Karma: 889
ya it wouldnt let me change my icon untill i got a new name
May 23 2011 5:06PM
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louie.mirags
Posts: 6015 - Karma: 5,027
I'm having a problem changing my icon now. I tried all the steps above too. It changes, but then when I change the page it disappears... I tried deleting my old one and changing it but it left me blank. Any suggestions?
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