Since we have new owners, I thought I'd ask if the official policy against avatars still stands. Other sites under the IB umbrella allow their users to have avatars.

Will wait patiently until the weekend is over for a response.

What happens if Monday rolls around and still no answer?

avatars make a site look trashy

Trashy? So avatars are the equivalent of celebrities not wearing underwear?

Close.

I just think they clutter up a site. There are tons of forums out there that are just covered with random images from avatars and images in sigs and all kinds of crap like that.

I have my avatars turned off. I don't even want to see the mods' avatars. I had an avatar for a little while when I became a mod, but got rid of it.

God no. I hate forums that allow that crap. I don't even like the ones that are allowed here.

I can't say I miss having one, but I do have one I use on other forums if we are ever allowed one.

isn't that what's cool?... if you are unusual, and don't like avatars, you can turn them ALL off... and never know they are there...

yet most of the other people, who do like avatars, can see the avatars since they dig them...

they are, after all, on almost every forum on the internet for a reason...

they're kinda cool...

I'm seriously not trying to threadcrap or be cruel, but avatars? Aren't those for kids? I don't see them except on the more immature aimed forums. I thought most people here were adults.

Not keen myself - but since they can be switched off (and I have) it won't bother me.

I don't necessarily miss them but I think it makes for more of a community, being able to put a "face" to the post. As it is now I just read the forum and don't notice who posts what.

I have no problem putting a "face" to the usernames of members here without seeing pictures. Heck, half the time I can just read a post and automatically know who posted it without even looking at the name...Sarcastic one liner? yup, I know who posted. Right-wing ranting in every non-political thread? yup, know who posted. Nonsensical post filled with smilies? Yup, I know. Thread title with a question mark? yup... I think I've been here too long.

count me in the group against avatars
they do make a site look trashy, they clutter up the screen, and they are pointless

yes, you have the option to turn them off.. but i dont get the option to turn off the strain the add to the forum servers.. and if that effects my browsing, then its a bad thing!

I have avatars turned off because I don't like them. But some people do. Some people also like to put lots of bumper stickers on their car.

If a post is a sarcastic one-liner, who is it? One of a couple dozen members. If it's really funny it still only reduces the count by half.

Just like ads that take up half your fucking browser and shoot sound blarring out your speakers? This place fucking sucks.

Exactly. Allowing them COULD make everyone happy, if only some would make three extra clicks.

Hell, make it so that Avatars are, by default, off, and we actually have to go turn them ON. I'd be for that, if the clicking is too much of a pain for the opposers.

We riot.

You have obviously not seen lotsofdvds classy avatar.

not a forum.. if you dont put something there, you get that ugly 'no image' image

not even comparable

edit.. i see that they do show up in the forums over there.. and look cluttered and trashy

So, uh... hello?

It's only tuesday.

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