PICS IN PROFILE

[GWENNAP CAPTAIN]

HOW DO YOU GET A CARICATURE IN YOUR PROFILE THAT APPEARS IN YOUR THREADS, UNDER YOUR NAME A STAR RATING? WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO INCLUDE ONE IN MINE.
TA JIM
PS THINK I NEED A BETTER 'CORNISH' RELATED NAME...ANY SUGGESTIONS? PLEASE REPLY

[Cornish Terrier]

Jim - the 'caricature' you mention is called an 'AVATAR' but I am afraid that I am not sure how to produce one. (I concentrate more on other things here.
But you should be able to do something by editing your profile.

Best leave it to our Administrator or one of our other members who have more expertise in that side of things to help.

As for your 'handle' - just use some imagination and you should be able to come up with something.

For example - when I was in Cornwall in 1994 I met a cousin I had never known.
She was a long term researcher and helped me with lots of things at the Cornwall Record Office and beyond.

Having been an avid reader of Agatha Christie, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the likes I had a penchant for 'detective work' and Nancy detected that I would not let go of something once I 'got my teeth into it' - and so she dubbed me the Cornish Terrier!

And that is the name I chose for my profile. (Our Administrator came up with the 'avatar' which has turned out most apt.) ;D

So, if your main connections are with, for example, Gwennap then maybe look at some connection there that might supply you with a 'name'.

Gwennap Pit might be one.

Just use your imagination.

[cornishmaid]

I'm afraid I haven't got much imagination when it comes to names

As to an Avatar (or piccie), look at the top of the screen where you will find "profile". Click on this and a screen will come up where all your personal details are recorded. Click on "modify profile".

Scroll down until you come to a section called "Personal Information", and there you will find a box for your "Avatar".

There are some Avatars already set up for the use of members, and if you click on the down arrow the list will be displayed from which you can choose.

Alternatively, you can choose your own Avatar, just type in the URL of your Avatar. There is probably some limit to size of picture you can use.

When you've chosen your Avatar, scroll down to bottom of screen and click on "modify profile".

That should do the trick, but just shout if my instructions aren't very clear or don't work

[cornishmaid]

What about "Murdoch" for a name Well known name in Redruth and surrounding areas