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I know that I work really hard on my banners and make sure to keep them within the size limits. It's sad that some people can't follow the rules and end up ruining things for everybody.
Once it's saved go into paint and resize. Once you save it there go look in the file you have it saved under and just place your mouse over it, it will show you how large it is at the bottom of the screen. The beauty of this is that resizing it you can always fix it for later.... it takes what 5 minutes????
It's so easy to make it the right size, it's a shame that some can't follow it.
just giving my opinion.
I always make sure mine are small enough - though, I make them large first. But, it's called shrinking. Sometimes, you hafta shrink them first, before adding the writing, so you can read the writing - lol. It's a little extra work, but totally worth it. :) Though, I've stopped making them for the most part now - no inspiration - lol.