# Use of Avatar **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 27, 2006, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818 "2006-01-27T05:57:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![socal57chevy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@socal57chevy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/socal57chevy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/1 "2006-01-27T05:57:35Z")
I was too lazy to look very hard, but a search for avatar turned up little info. and none of it helped. So…Do I have to purchase a subscription before I can use my avatar?? 😕 Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/2 "2006-01-27T06:06:17Z")
No, avatars are disabled on this message board, due to bandwidth considerations. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/3 "2006-01-27T06:06:44Z")
Nope–no avatars on the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![socal57chevy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@socal57chevy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/socal57chevy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/4 "2006-01-27T06:07:17Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > No, avatars are disabled on this message board, due to bandwidth considerations. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/5 "2006-01-27T06:08:39Z")
Sorry, no avatars for anyone. This board is quite bandwidth-intensive and focused more on content than flashy visuals. Quite a few features are turned off in order to accommodate the high traffic here. But come on in anyway! The water’s fine. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![socal57chevy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@socal57chevy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/socal57chevy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/6 "2006-01-27T06:11:14Z")
O.K. here’s another one. Why doesn’t my location show up on my posts?? ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/7 "2006-01-27T06:12:27Z")
> [@socal57chevy](#): > > O.K. here’s another one. Why doesn’t my location show up on my posts?? THAT you can have when you pony up for a membership. Also your post count and the ability to search past threads. ---
**Author:** ![socal57chevy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@socal57chevy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/socal57chevy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/8 "2006-01-27T06:13:48Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > THAT you can have when you pony up for a membership. Also your post count and the ability to search past threads. GROOVY…it’s all about the $$, huh? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Feydeau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Feydeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feydeau)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/9 "2006-01-27T07:31:42Z")
> [@socal57chevy](#): > > GROOVY…it’s all about the $$, huh? :smack: Well, the goats _do_ have to be fed, after all. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/10 "2006-01-27T08:02:24Z")
Goats? Did we upgrade from the hamsters? Or do you mean the ones used in the _initiation_? Lok ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/11 "2006-01-27T08:11:37Z")
Well, no, we don’t feed the hamsters, exactly. Don’t they eat posts? ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/12 "2006-01-27T09:15:27Z")
Lord no, they are what power the place. Why, if they stop running in their wheels, the entire place with come to a halt. Lok ---
**Author:** ![Regardie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Regardie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regardie)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/13 "2006-01-27T09:16:56Z")
The goats actually eat the hamsters! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/14 "2006-01-27T13:28:50Z")
Strike that. Reverse it. The hamsters eat the goats. These are no ordinary hamsters. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/15 "2006-01-27T13:47:38Z")
> [@Telperien](#): > > Well, no, we don’t feed the hamsters, exactly. Hamsters need to eat? So that’s what’s been going wrong… I think I know what we can do for our next board upgrade. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/16 "2006-01-27T13:57:34Z")
We must feed the goats. For one cannot felch a starved-to-death goat. …err… uhhhh… on second (and quite unpleasant) thought, maybe one can. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/17 "2006-01-27T15:15:03Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > The hamsters eat the goats. These are no ordinary hamsters. [Miniature giant space hamsters?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Space_Hamster) ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/18 "2006-01-27T15:24:01Z")
> [@fluiddruid](#): > > Hamsters need to eat? > > So that’s what’s been going wrong… I think I know what we can do for our next board upgrade. See, that’s why they had to start charging… they’d just buy some hamsters, put them to work, and a couple days later, it’s time for more hamsters. They’ve started feed them, and now they don’t have to buy so many hamsters. See? All part of the circle of life. Too bad about the goats, though… ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/19 "2006-01-27T15:52:37Z")
> [@fluiddruid](#): > > Hamsters need to eat? Yes. Apart from goats, they eat Kraft Cheese Food; this means that the cheese starves, without cheese food to eat. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818/20 "2006-01-27T16:00:52Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Yes. Apart from goats, they eat Kraft Cheese Food; this means that the cheese starves, without cheese food to eat. Won’t somebody think of the cheese?!!?!? No? Well, if it’s going to starve anyway, I guess it’s time to cut the cheese loose … [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-avatar/341818.md?page=2)