# Avatars

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars/590594>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [July 28, 2011, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars/590594 "2011-07-28T05:25:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars/590594/367 "2011-08-05T19:01:53Z")

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> [@Guinastasia](#):
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> Huh, **elmwood** , I had forgotten all about that. Well, minds do change. And at the time, this place was a lot different. (I’m not stating that to mean it was better or worse, just that, well, it was different. Things change – it always happens).

He pointed out how your opinion has evolved, but he neglected to mention [how his](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4473619&postcount=37) has evolved: (from the same thread)

> [@When are you going to allow us to put avatars and banners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-you-going-to-allow-us-to-put-avatars-and-banners/217871/37):
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> On the SDMB, it’s substance over style. I like it that way. Please, no k-rad KeWl anime avatars with gamerZZZ-style dark green text on a black background that PWnssS!!!1!!! 420 2600 69 420 2600 69 420 2600 69!!! … uhh … sorry. Got carried away.

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