# No Avatars Here? Why?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-avatars-here-why/625626>\
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**Created:** [June 19, 2012, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-avatars-here-why/625626 "2012-06-19T09:55:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-avatars-here-why/625626/157 "2012-06-19T22:27:00Z")

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> [@Crazyhorse](#):
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> I guess it is worth pointing out at this juncture that we have a way, right now, within our own power, to enable a SDMB avatar system if we want one that does not rely on permission from TPTB.
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> \*\*Polerius \*\*was kind enough to create a greasemonkey script and \*\*ntucker \*\*generously wrote and hosted a CGI that, if combined with a small line in any SDMB user’s profile, would display an avatar of their choosing to other Dopers using the script.
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> It was a great solution, but surprisingly underwhelming demand after so many vocally requested avatars caused the project to sort of fizzle out. (note that I still have my SDMB avatar faithfully posted in my profile, just in case the idea ever takes off again).
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> [Here is the thread with the details.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=626125)

Look-problem solved!  
Everyone o.k. with closing this thread?

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