# Can we get 'how to enable avatars' added to the 'FAQ - Technical issues for Posting' sticky? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 22, 2012, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-how-to-enable-avatars-added-to-the-faq-technical-issues-for-posting-sticky/629033 "2012-07-22T10:51:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 57
**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-how-to-enable-avatars-added-to-the-faq-technical-issues-for-posting-sticky/629033/57 "2012-07-23T23:39:01Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > A better analogy is to discuss the policy on ads. The best analogy is the sticky about the [SDMB Portrait Gallery](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=539257), hosted by \*\*Arnold Winkelried \*\* That is a third-party, independent effort that allows SDMB users to post images of themselves if they choose to, and for others to view those images. It could be described as an off-board avatar system, not sponsored or supported by the SDMB staff in any official way, though participated in by some. Back in the day, [the discussion](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=542163) about making a sticky with information about that third-party project went down very differently: > [@Arnold Winkelreid's Doper picture gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnold-winkelreids-doper-picture-gallery/519649/1): > > Could it be made a sticky. please? Sitting up there atop Mundane and Pointless? Good idea, what? > [@Arnold Winkelreid's Doper picture gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnold-winkelreids-doper-picture-gallery/519649/5): > > Let me run this by the MPSIMS mods. > [@Arnold Winkelreid's Doper picture gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnold-winkelreids-doper-picture-gallery/519649/8): > > Arnold, you’ve obviously spent a huge amount of time on this, and your efforts are much appreciated. > [@Arnold Winkelreid's Doper picture gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnold-winkelreids-doper-picture-gallery/519649/9): > > So sticky it already. > [@Arnold Winkelreid's Doper picture gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnold-winkelreids-doper-picture-gallery/519649/10): > > You got it. > [@Arnold Winkelreid's Doper picture gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnold-winkelreids-doper-picture-gallery/519649/11): > > Thank you! > [@Arnold Winkelreid's Doper picture gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnold-winkelreids-doper-picture-gallery/519649/12): > > No, thank you! While it doesn’t really matter to me if the Avatar script is stickied or not, I would like to point out that it, too, is the result of a lot of time and effort by several posters to provide a requested service that a large number of posters find very useful. The avatar system exists through the generosity of several posters donating their time, scripting, and even a server to handle the avatar requests - all gratis. I wouldn’t expect huge thanks from the staff or users of the script but it certainly isn’t something that should be considered a sore subject, or something just barely being ‘tolerated’ by the staff. It is a good thing! It does what a lot of posters want for free, with no downside. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-how-to-enable-avatars-added-to-the-faq-technical-issues-for-posting-sticky/629033)._