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[andysocial]

Now, earlier I posted a note telling people who make userpics what to do and not to do.
Here's some ideas for those who are making requests for userpics:

• 100 pixels and 40 kilobytes are smaller than you think. We can't put an entire episode of Buffy in an icon.
• Know some of the terminology that you use: Flash is a file format, not an icon type, etc.
  • Corollary: The "ART" format is ugly and non-standard, do not attempt to post ART or BMP files on webpages.
• If you have a specific image or set of images in mind, point to them or send them
• Use proper capitalization in your requests
  • Corollary: use reasonable English skills
• Some of us are older than 12 and don't know who the heck Justin et al are.
• Please stop asking for userpics of Nsync, Britney Spears and the cast of Buffy. There is no shortage of those damned things already.
• Be polite. Nobody owes you anything.
• Don't claim a picture and then not use it. Someone else may have wanted it.

That about covers it for now. Anything I've missed?