Avatars for Forum Profiles - Can we, can we?

polzyb · Post by **polzyb** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:46 am

Any chance we can add avatars to forum profiles?

It adds a bit of individual personality, colour and incresed recognisability to peeps profiles........

Please add to wishlist......

Thanks MM
polzyb

rovingcowboy · Post by **rovingcowboy** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:04 am

and offers the opportunity for abuse,? and adds to the amount of ram used to view messages, but so does the signature,

so maybe a good thing maybe a bad thing, i just wanted to add my 2 cents in. of course with the value of money dropping its more like 2 dollars worth, but thats another message.

spacefish · Post by **spacefish** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:52 am

I'd personally like to see avatars supported though it would also be nice if there was an option to turn them off. Some folks like 'em. Some don't.

trixmoto · Post by **trixmoto** » Tue May 13, 2008 12:42 pm

Yeah, I'd be a nice option for the forum. There'd obviously be limitations on the size (both dimensions and filesize) so I don't think bandwidth would really be a problem.

Dreadlau · Post by **Dreadlau** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:21 pm

I don't know.

Not sure I want them on this forum. It feels kinda cleaner without them.

paulmt · Post by **paulmt** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:26 am

Yeah I like them, they offer a light hearted insight into the person behind the post...

----------------
Now playing on MediaMonkey: Flowchart - Ask the boss
via FoxyTunes

polzyb · Post by **polzyb** » Wed May 14, 2008 8:01 am

As indicated in discussion - mixed opinion.

With the idea to turn avatars on or off for personal / bandwidth considerations both sides of opinion can be appeased - a good idea I reckon!

Likewise avatars can be static images only - I am not fussed about seeing r2-d2 breakdancing or the like but as paulmt notes they offer a lighthearted insight into the person and (imo) break up the drab look of forum sites. Moreover they offer more instatnt recognition to particular postees.....

As for avatar abuse - I see no reason why this should happen. Either set the forums ruling to discourage this OR - should certain types enjoy that so much

- Give them their own folder ('playground') to do so.

Full_Circle · Post by **Full_Circle** » Wed May 14, 2008 8:11 am

I think Avatars would be a real nice idea. They've give each poster an immediate distinct identity. And I dont think that in this day and age that bandwidth would be an issue where tiny still images are concerned. Sure some people currently have pictures (and even animated ones) in their sigs!