Originally Posted by
rakers
Mary, of what history do you speak? Did something horrible happen on FT with avatars in the past?
And although it's not "so important", I will say I do enjoy looking at avatars. I think it adds rather than takes away from the forums.
In general, I like having options rather than restrictions, and I consider this, one of the more mature and responsible (as well as interesting and fun) forums I visit, the ideal place to give users more options rather than restrictions when it comes do this kind of stuff.
What do you think?
Thread ratings were discontinued due to misuse by a handful of members.
Reputation points were discontinued due to misuse by a handful of members.
Signatures have been on again and off again over the years due to misuse by a handful of members.
The OMNI forum has been switched on and off over the years due to misuse by a handful of members.
Avatars and image attachments would have a life here measured in hours and those features, trust me, would then be switched off.
In a perfect world, we'd be able to have all these features and more.
But FT is not a perfect world.