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15 September 2012 @ 04:57 pm
Helpers Helping the Helplessly Helped  
There is nothing that I dislike more than not knowing how to do something. Like tying my shoes. For years (and I was a slow learner so we are truly talking years), I had to wear velcro shoes because I couldn't tie my own shoe laces. It was horrid. And then one day, a nice person finally showed me something that clicked and VOILA! I could get shoes with laces again!

This community seems to have become a sort of gateway into LJ from the larger interwebz around us and there are things that some of us take for granted because we've been here a really long time. At one time, we didn't know how to do certain things. None of us is born with this knowledge in our brains. It doesn't happen overnight. Unfortunately, it needs to be learned.

So I've decided to make a post where questions can be asked (anon or not) and answered. Not necessarily by me but by EVERYONE in this cool bar! If you see a question that you have an answer to, please feel free to answer it! We are a surprisingly intelligent group of people when you come right down to it!

This is a place for all the questions that have ever kept you up at night! They can be related to canon (How old is Natasha? What is her real hair color? What is that specific line from the movie that I want to use in fic but can't because I know I'm not getting it right.) or fandom (What came first - Harry Potter or Star Trek? If I want to make a Clint cosplay costume, should I have sleeves or no sleeves?) or technical (How do I make an LJ cut? What is the correct story header to use for most every community? Where are good places to post my fic?) or anything else that hits you.

Come here to ask questions. Come here to answer questions.

To help everyone's brains out, if you are asking a question, please put QUESTION in the subject line. Conversely, if you are offering up an answer, please put ANSWER in the subject line. Clear as mud?
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http://lar_laughs.livejournal.com/: Marvel - <3 in the bar[identity profile] lar_laughs.livejournal.com on September 18th, 2012 03:47 am (UTC)
ANSWER - as many as I can fit into one thought
I can address several of these but will leave it up to others to help with some of the others!

First, WELCOME!

Second, I get most of my icons from specific icon journals or from communities like this one that have people who make icons and are willing to share. A good rule of thumb is to only take icons from entries that say they are up for grabs. It's wise to let the person know you are taking them (because it helps them tell what icons worked and what people are looking for) and you should always, always credit.

To credit, it's best to use a link to the journal (like this: [livejournal.com profile] be_compromised) so that other people can visit the journal if they want to get icons like the one you have.

A gif will always link back somewhere. Most often the account you have it in. These are the options you have in Photobucket (it's what I know so that's the example I'm using)

Image (http://s106.beta.photobucket.com/user/countess_rain/library/)

HTML code is what you use to post it so that the picture can be seen. Most often, I use it as is. If you have an icon that you saved in Photobucket, you can use the Direct Link in the From URL: section Manageing Userpics.

I find it's nearly impossible to tell who made a gif. If I know, I try to credit. Most of mine have been snagged from Dance Party types of challenges and aren't usually credited there. It's an honor code sort of thing, I guess. As long as you aren't saying that you created it, use it with abandon and glee!

I don't think I remember how to change nest vs. flat view. I choose to see it in nest BUT I follow most of the larger posts by email and then I see the replies as they are posted.