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MiHale

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21. I didn't have the avatar...

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #8)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:40 PM

Mar 2025

I was surprised, kinda taken aback, that they could be removed…especially at a Democratic message board.
Most of my wife’s family has deep Canadian roots. Spent a lot of time banging around Ontario in my wild youth, when loonies were just crazy people, living across from Windsor made it easy back then.

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Why are Canadian Flag avatars missing now? Particularly excruciating in these times [View all] Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 OP

What??? MiHale Mar 2025 #1

My Canadian Flag avatar (DU standard issue) shows a "broken image" icon. Do you see that for my avatar? Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #2

I do...that's gonna need a very good explanation.. MiHale Mar 2025 #4

Perhaps it is in your cache. Try clearing your data cache (not cookie cache, or maybe that too but have to login). nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #8

I didn't have the avatar... MiHale Mar 2025 #21

Would you mind posting a link to yours... Think. Again. Mar 2025 #3

Link Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #10

All the DU avatars are missing. Any avatars you see are almost certainly personal and hosted elsewhere. highplainsdem Mar 2025 #5

Thanks. However, I do see some DU hosted avatars, so it is not all of them, it seems. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #11

When I click on browser "Show image in new tab" I get the 503 Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #6

Canada took them back. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #7

That gave me a sad chuckle... yorkster Mar 2025 #12

I tried to think of a joke like that, couldn't. You made me lol :) Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #13

When you come from a large Irish Catholic family Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #22

I'm seeing a lot of no-image avatars so I don't think it's just yours. CrispyQ Mar 2025 #9

I still see mine dweller Mar 2025 #14

I don't see it EYESORE 9001 Mar 2025 #16

I see your dweller Mar 2025 #17

That's weird... EYESORE 9001 Mar 2025 #20

I was wondering if there is a disconnect between the "www." and "upload." versions, but I tried www and same thing. .nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #25

Oddly, too, I see yours as well Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #19

That's odd. I see yours too, and it is a DU hosted avatar Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Mar 2025 #15

It's not about Canada. Some work on the platform as described by EarlG CoopersDad Mar 2025 #23

Suuure, not about Canada ... well, yeah :) I know its not. But I thought maintenance was over Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #24

I'm showing all the avatars as broken links. Ocelot II Mar 2025 #26

My Canadians flag avatar is broken. riverbendviewgal Mar 2025 #27

Oh 🇨🇦 VMA131Marine Mar 2025 #28

Ukraine flag gone too? Sneederbunk Mar 2025 #29