# Avatar not specified, but I get one in the grease monkey script

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**Created:** [November 26, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-not-specified-but-i-get-one-in-the-grease-monkey-script/642155 "2012-11-26T14:53:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-not-specified-but-i-get-one-in-the-grease-monkey-script/642155/211 "2012-11-29T11:00:15Z")

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> [@Crazyhorse](#):
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> I wrote to Arnold (the admin of the gallery website) a couple of months ago via PM and then later by direct email, asking if he would prefer me not to link to them, or a different set, or use google’s or other web archive’s cached images instead. He hasn’t responded, and last time I looked hasn’'t been active here in almost a month. So without additional guidance I selected the smallest, lowest bandwidth versions of the portraits.

I stumbled across this:

> [@Greasemonkey script to add your own SDMB avatars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greasemonkey-script-to-add-your-own-sdmb-avatars/598062/14):
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> Remembering a fairly recent similar proposal, I (the gallery maintainer) would ask that this be implemented only for people in the gallery who consent to this type of use for their gallery photo.

Did Arnold ever restate that opinion? If not, I guess you have your answer there: He doesn’t want you linking to people in his gallery if they haven’t expressly consented to this use.

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