Stiffy Cash's .GIF image with dithering sucks.
 

This is what you get when you save a .GIF with dithering:

http://bbs.gofuckyourself.com/images/stiffytop.gif

I know, it sucks. Adobe will do this even if you have less than 256 colors in the image... it dithers anyway... why? I have no idea. But you gotta turn dithering off so those jaggies dont happen.... there's a tip for everyone.

never noticed that in Photoshop.

how do you know whoever made the banner didn't just leave 'antialiasing' turned off?

I hope that this thread offended NO ONE. It was not meant to offend anyone's abilities at making banners. The problem with the banner is a flaw in adobe.

They did not just leave AA off, since even AA makes a flat edge flat... these edges are not flat, they are jagged - it is a direct result of dithering - even though dithering is not needed if you have less than 256 colors, it does so anyway.

This post was meant for a tip for improving banner design - and not meant to cause any harm.

Cheers,