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Some web resources propose a profile image for account.
For example my profile image from ProjectEuler:
It will be cool to implement automatic generation such images for CodeAbbey.
I try to paint an example, but I'm not an artist:
But it is necessary to draw large icons for all ranks.
196, WOW! Any advice for someone who could barely make it to half that number?
> half that number
You all are laughing at me! My own "progress" is just over 40 at PE :)
As about the images - at first glance I like the idea. However PE uses them because (if I remember correctly) there is no way to see user's profile.
I'm trying to meditate over questions about where to store these images, how to generate them and who will draw the icons. Well, the latter looks most puzzling to me currently, though I hope to add such functionality in the future.
Thanks for idea!
I think you are pretty correct, but I'm afraid that custom executables (ones of ImageMagick) could not be run at hosting where the site lives. So this probably will not work until site is moved to VPS or something like this. :)
However I believe image processing could be also done by some PHP library...
Oh, and Nicolas have shared with me his friend-key at PE and I've found he solved also almost 200...
I felt so miserable at once that I solved few more problems to raise the level of 50...
P.S. Please do not think that original question about adding profile images is completely lost. I saved it here: https://github.com/CodeAbbey/meta/issues/3 - though I added label long, I still hope to bring these images to life by and by!
I’m at 182 but some problems need some decantation, others need algorithmic technics.
Moriarty and Rodion, please share your PE friend-key or use mine
554982_8ffff9c3e81bb397e90ed973ab50f410
Thanks, I used your key - though I do not know whether "friend" relations at PE are bi-directional?
I try to paint vector icons for ranks.
The main idea is to paint like Olympic sport symbols.
My firts attempt is to paint bishop:
64x64 
128x128 
I'm not an artist, it's a rough copy of main idea.
Any other ideas? Is anybody can paint vector graphics good?
The rank table is:
peasant (0-4 tasks);
acolyte (5-24 tasks);
believer (25-44 tasks);
follower (45-64 tasks);
priest (65-84 tasks);
fanatic (85-104 tasks);
deacon (105-124 tasks);
bishop (125-144 tasks).
But in the Church of England priest is the name of 2-nd degree. The priest is higher than deacon but lower than bishop.
> My firts attempt is to paint bishop:
That is far not too bad!!! But what size of user banners you want to have?
Those of PE are 200*60 as I see.
Probably some symbols of ranks could be utilized but I have no great idea of any church-related symbols... For example the variant with candle and candlestick you proposed earlier looks great!
On the other hand I have no much idea how to distinguish, say, bishop, cardinal and pope by picture of a person...
You are correct about somewhat messed ranks, but probably it is not wise to change their order now :)
Does LinkedIn allow inserting such icons? :)
Well, it looks I really should return to considering this idea!
I'll try to make some experiments on image generation and also try to come up with some designs for icons (though I think the candlestick proposed by Sergey should be used as is, it looks great).