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I keep seeing those banners I guess you would call them at the bottom of some people's posts. Go to this post here http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,86344.0.html and it has an example of what I'm talking about. On one of the banner things on Astoria's it has like different tv shows I keep seeing listed, Windows XP, the other and like on soybean's has a mozilla thing on his.

Anyways, I was wondering where you get them from? Are they free?
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Re: Where do you all get those things at the bottom of your profile?
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2009, 03:05:21 AM »
These?



http://www.userbars.com

Many people make their own.

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Re: Where do you all get those things at the bottom of your profile?
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2009, 12:51:48 PM »
Yes, thank you very much.
One other thing, do I need a cellphone to use one of these? Only reason I'm asking is it mentions something on the page about ringtones, and I know ringtones are for cellphones.



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Re: Where do you all get those things at the bottom of your profile?
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2009, 01:19:15 PM »
Where does it mention cellphone? That was probably an ad.

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Re: Where do you all get those things at the bottom of your profile?
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2009, 04:13:57 PM »
Much like a cellphone ringtone does in the real world a userbar makes your posts unique.




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Re: Where do you all get those things at the bottom of your profile?
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2009, 04:20:39 PM »
There you go. You can add two or three or more if you want.

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Re: Where do you all get those things at the bottom of your profile?
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2009, 04:21:31 PM »
that is called a "Simile" it's a language device used to compare two items. In this case, the function of a "userbar" in Posts is likened to the personalization of a Cellphone via ringtones.
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Re: Where do you all get those things at the bottom of your profile?
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2009, 10:21:11 PM »
Yes, but I don't even have a cellphone



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Re: Where do you all get those things at the bottom of your profile?
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2009, 10:55:32 PM »
I make my own but this is a download I have used. AmitySource Userbar Generator

Here is a detailed guide I used to learn how to make one with Gimp. Making an Complete Userbar with Gimp (Note some features in Gimp have changed since this guide was created) www.gimp.org.

You can animate them online with this Userbar Animator or do it yourself with UnFREEz.

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Re: Where do you all get those things at the bottom of your profile?
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2009, 10:57:55 PM »
Yes, but I don't even have a cellphone

so if somebody told you that a mp3 player was the same size as a cellphone, you'd say you don't have a cellphone?

its just comparing the two. It would be similar to saying, "much like desktop wallpaper does for your desktop a userbar makes your post unique". If you, for example, didn't have wallpaper set, would you say "I don't have wallpaper"?. It's simply comparing the two; drawing an analogy.
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Re: Where do you all get those things at the bottom of your profile?
« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2009, 12:36:53 PM »
The way they worded it, made it sound like you would need a cellphone in order to do it.
My mom thought the same thing and she made A's in English.
Yes, I also know how to set the background of the desktop.

I also know that like on forms we fill out, some of the things we can't fill out, like if it asks you for a cellphone or mobile phone number, if you don't own either, you can't put it down. So, you would just put in your home phone number.


Yes, but don't you need an mp3 player to play an mp3 file? Same as like a DVD, you need a dvd player, and a cd, you need a cd player or drive that will play them.



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Re: Where do you all get those things at the bottom of your profile?
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2009, 01:13:37 PM »
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Re: Where do you all get those things at the bottom of your profile?
« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2009, 05:09:54 PM »
Yes. This is like pulling teeth.


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I also know that like on forms we fill out, some of the things we can't fill out, like if it asks you for a cellphone or mobile phone number, if you don't own either, you can't put it down. So, you would just put in your home phone number.

Well, If the form has a "Home Phone" box then you would probably leave the cellphone/mobile number empty.

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Yes, but don't you need an mp3 player to play an mp3 file? Same as like a DVD, you need a dvd player, and a cd, you need a cd player or drive that will play them.

Do you know How BIG a MP3 player is PHYSICALLY? probably. small, usually square. So If somebody said that they got a cellphone that was about the same size as a typical mp3 player, would  you yell and scream at their inconsideration because you don't have one?

And if somebody says, "that's as ridiculous as a snow in July" you'd say, quite seriously, "I've never seen it snow in July".

You've read poems before? If the poet says, "the snow was like a dusting of talcum on the meadow" you don't think, "wow, I've never seen Talcum powder on a field before!" No, you realize it's a simile comparing the two- it's STILL snow, just like the userbar is still a userbar, even if snow is being compared to talcum powder and the customization ability of a userbar is being compared to the ability to customize ones cell-phone, your not supposed to take it litereally and start whining how you don't have a cellphone.

God forbid somebody try metonymy!

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    Re: Where do you all get those things at the bottom of your profile?
    « Reply #13 on: July 14, 2009, 08:36:50 PM »
    Ahah, It would of been easy to google.  ;)


    ''userbars'', but of course if you didn't know what they we're called, then whatever :D

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    Re: Where do you all get those things at the bottom of your profile?
    « Reply #14 on: July 14, 2009, 09:09:28 PM »
    I never heard them called user bars. Only Signatures...
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