# Should we allow Avatars **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 2, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-allow-avatars/591237 "2011-08-02T23:24:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-allow-avatars/591237/81 "2011-08-04T05:20:20Z")
You know, I wonder if I could do the following, just for fun (it’s been a while since I’ve done any programming): [list] [li]register something like [avatar-sdmb.com](http://avatar-sdmb.com) or something like that;[/li][li]write a quick (probably not secure) registration system allowing people to upload their avatars and associate them with their screen names;[/li][li]load the SDMB into a frameset;[/li][li]do some dynamic DOM manipulation to load the users’ avatars.[/li][list] Or do something similar via a FireFox plugin (but not everyone uses FireFox, and I’ve never programmed Firefox besides). Oh, for the record, I voted no, but now I’m interested in the technical challenge. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-allow-avatars/591237/82 "2011-08-04T11:59:00Z")
Oh, man, sorry about that mess above. Must learn to preview. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-allow-avatars/591237/83 "2011-08-04T15:12:32Z")
I don’t care. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-allow-avatars/591237/84 "2011-08-04T15:42:48Z")
I voted yes because of it being optional for those who do not want to see them. Also I thought the poll would be more 50/50ish. ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-allow-avatars/591237/85 "2011-08-04T16:11:06Z")
I voted in this poll, but won’t say whether I voted yes or no as that might be construed as debate on the subject. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-allow-avatars/591237/86 "2011-08-04T20:02:55Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I voted yes. Since the default would be avatars off, why the hell not?.. Likewise. Seems pretty straightforward to me. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-allow-avatars/591237/87 "2011-08-04T20:13:09Z")
> [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](#): > > I voted in this poll, but won’t say whether I voted yes or no as that might be construed as debate on the subject. Good question, seeing as Czarcasm seems to have arbitrarily stopped enforcing the rule. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Mewl\_Dear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-allow-avatars/591237/88 "2011-08-04T20:24:53Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Please don’t speak for me. Yeah, because you were who I was thinking about.:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-allow-avatars/591237/89 "2011-08-04T20:28:24Z")
Sure. Why not? It’ll be a choice as to whether you want to see/use them anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-allow-avatars/591237/90 "2011-08-04T20:43:13Z")
> [@Mewl\_Dear](#): > > Yeah, because you were who I was thinking about.:rolleyes: Someone doesn’t know what “100%” means. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-allow-avatars/591237/91 "2011-08-04T20:51:55Z")
> [@Red\_Barchetta](#): > > Good question, seeing as Czarcasm seems to have arbitrarily stopped enforcing the rule. :dubious: Closing thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-allow-avatars/591237.md?page=4)